GEORGE FENNER a.d. 



1567. 



In these many fights it could not otherwise be but 

 needes some of our men must be slaine, (as they were 

 indeede) and divers hurt, and our tackle much spoyled : 

 yet for all this we did our best indevour to repaire 

 all things, and to stand to it to the death with our 

 assured trust in the mercie and helpe of God. 



This night the May-floure came up to us, and our 

 Captaine tolde them his harmes and spoyles, and wished 

 them if they could spare halfe a dosen fresh men to hoyse 

 out their boate and sende them to him, but they could not 

 spare any, and so bare away againe. Which when our 

 enemies sawe in the next morning that we were one 

 from another, they came up to us again and gave us a 

 great fight with much hallowing and hooping, making 

 accompt either to boorde us or els to sinke us : but 

 although our companie was but small, yet least they 

 should see us any whit dismayed, when they hallowed 

 we hallowed also as fast as they, and waved to them 

 to come and boorde us if they durst, but that they would The 7 Portu- 

 not, seeing us still so couragious : and having given us &»**&** 

 that day foure fights, at night they forsooke us with J rm (me 

 shame, as they came to us at the first with pride. English ship. 



They had made in our ship some leakes with their 

 shot which we againe stopped with al speed, and that 

 being done, we tooke some rest after our long labour 

 and trouble. 



The next day in the morning the May-floure came 

 to us, and brought us sixe men in her boate which did us 

 much pleasure, and we sent to them some of our hurt 

 men. 



Then we directed our course for our owne countrey, 

 and by the second day of June we were neere to our June. 

 owne coast and sounded being thwart the Lyzard. 



The third day we had sight of a shippe which was 

 a Portugall, who bare with us, and at his comming to us [II. ii. 64.] 

 (the weather being calme) our Captaine caused him to 

 hoyse foorth his boate to come aboord to speake with 

 him, and at their comming our Captaine and Marchants 



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