AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1596. 



standing of that unfortunate mischance that had hapned 

 by the shot of the said ship, he was very sory for the 

 same, and yet such was the merciful providence of 

 almighty God, that even in this mischance also, he 

 did hold his holy hand over the English. And al the 

 harme that was done did light only upon the poore 

 Turk, and the Spaniard himselfe. When this Lorde 

 had well banqueted them, hee presently called for his 

 barge, and did accompany the said galley to the Lorde 

 general the Earle of Essex, who then did ride with 

 his ship a good distance off: and there they being in 

 like maner most honorably received, and intertained, the 

 Spanish gentlemen delivered up their prisoners the 

 English captives, of whom some had bin there 6 yere, 

 some 8, or ten : yea, and some 22. yeere, and upward, 

 and some of them but lately taken in S. Francis Drakes 

 last voiage to the Indies. The number of the prisoners 

 delivered were but 39. and no mo, and were brought 

 in, and delivered by Don Antonio de Corolla and his 

 brother, and by Don Pedro de Cordua, and certaine 

 others. If you demaund why, of one and fiftie Captives, 

 there were no moe delivered then was, I presuppose, 

 (and I thinke it true to) that at that time the residue 

 were farther off in some remote places of Spaine be- 

 stowed, and so by that meanes, not able at this time 

 [I. 619.] to bee in a readinesse, but yet like enough that there 

 is some good order taken for them hereafter, to be 

 redeemed, and sent over into England. 



If any man presume here so farre, as to enquire how 

 it chanced, that the Lords generall rested so long at 

 Cadiz, and went no farther, and why Port S. Mary being 

 so faire a towne, and so neere to them, was forborne ? 

 and why Sheres alias Xeres ? And why Rotta and the 

 like ? And why this or that was done ? And why that 

 or this left undone ? I will not answere him with our 

 common English proverbe, as I might, which is : That 

 one foole may aske moe questions in one houre, then 

 ten discrete men can wel answere in five dayes. 



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