A.D. 



1586. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



We found here also 13. Englishmen, which were by 

 force of weather put into the bay of Tunis, where 

 they were very ill used by the Moores, who forced 

 them to leave their barke : whereupon they went to the 

 Councell of Argier, to require a redresse and remedy 

 for the injurie. They were all belonging to the shippe, 

 called the Golden Noble of London, whereof Master 

 Birde is owner. The Master was Stephen Haselwood, 

 and the Captaine Edmond Bence. 



The thirde day of December, the pinnesse called the 

 Mooneshine of London, came to Argier with a prize, 

 which they tooke upon the coast of Spaine, laden with 

 sugar, hides, and ginger : the pinnesse also belonging to 

 the Golden Noble : and at Argier they made sale both 

 of shippe and goods, where wee left them at our 

 comming away, which was the seventh day of Januarie, 

 and the first day of February, I landed at Dartmouth, 

 and the seventh day came to London, with humble 

 thankes to Almightie God, for my safe arrivall. 



A true report of a worthy fight, performed in 

 the voyage from Turkie, by five Ships of 

 London, against 11. Gallies, and two Frigats 

 of the King of Spaines, at Pantalarea within 

 the Streights, Anno, 1586. Written by 

 Philip Jones. 



He Marchants of London, being of the 

 incorporation of the Turky trade, hav- 

 ing received intelligences, and advertise- 

 ments, from time to time, that the 

 King of Spaine grudging at the pros- 

 peritie of this kingdome, had not onely 



1 of late arrested al English ships, bodies, 

 and goods, in Spaine, but also maligning the quiet 

 trafique which they used to and in the dominions, and 

 provinces, under the obedience of the Great Turke, 

 had given order to the Captaines of his gallies in the 



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