THE VOYAGE TO CADIZ ad. 



1596. 

 vestrae, ut in hoc etiam casu vos, vestro pro arbitrio, 

 de illis quicquid velitis, imperetis. Ex Regia classe 

 Anglicana, apud Cadiz, 3. die Julii stylo antiquo. 1596. 



Carolus Howard. 



The next day after, being the 4. of July, the LL. 

 general caused the town of Cadiz to be set on fire, and 

 rased & defaced so much as they could, the faire cathe- 

 dral Church, and the religious houses only being spared, 

 and left unblemished. And with the town al such pro- 

 vision for shipping, & other things, as were serviceable 

 for ye K. use, & yet were not either so convenient for 

 us to be caried away, or els such as we stood no whit 

 at all in need of, were likewise at the same instant con- 

 sumed with fire. And presently therupon, their Lord- 

 ships, with as convenient speed as they could, and the 

 whole army in such good order and leisure, as they 

 thought best, came aboord. 



The next day being the 5. of July, the LL. general 

 with all the armie being under saile, & now making for 

 England, & but as yet passing the very mouth of the bay 

 of Cadiz, a galley ful of English prisoners, with a flag of 

 truce, met us from Rotta, sent by the D. of Medina 

 Sidonia, & sent as it should seeme, one day later then 

 his promise : but yet their flag being either not big 

 enough, or not wel placed in the galley, or not wel 

 discerned of our men, or by what other mischance I 

 know not : but thus it was : by one of our smallest 

 ships y' sailed formost, assoone as the said galley came 

 within gunshot, there was a great peece discharged upon 

 her, & at that instant there was one man slaine outright, 

 and 2. other grievously hurt. The error being espied 

 and perceived, our ship gave over immediatly from any 

 farther shooting. Assoone as the galley came neere us, 

 my L. Admiral caused a gracious salutation to be sounded 

 with his trumpets, & willed the captains forthwith to 

 come aboord his ship : which they did, and then he feasted 

 them with a very fine and honorable banket, as the 

 time and place might serve. And then by them under- 



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