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for the Kings provision, which wee caried out to the 

 Sea with us, and there discharged the said wines for 

 our owne store, and afterward set her on fire. Moreover 

 we tooke 3. Flyboats of 300. tunnes a piece laden with 

 biscuit, whereof one was halfe unladen by us in the 

 Harborow, and there fired, and the other two we tooke 

 in our company to the Sea. Likewise there were fired 

 by us ten other ships which were laden with wine, 

 raisins, figs, oiles, wheat, & such like. To conclude, the 

 whole number of ships and barkes (as we suppose) then 

 burnt, suncke, and brought away with us, amounted to 

 30. at the least, being (in our judgement) about 10000. 

 tunnes of shipping. 



There were in sight of us at Porto Real about 40. 

 ships, besides those that fled from Cadiz. 



We found little ease during our aboad there, by 

 reason of their continuall shooting from the Gallies, the 

 fortresses, and from the shoare : where continually at 

 places convenient they planted new ordinance to offend 

 us with : besides the inconvenience which wee suffered 

 from their ships, which, when they could defend no 

 longer, they set on fire to come among us. Where- 

 upon when the flood came wee were not a little troubled 

 to defend us from their terrible fire, which neverthelesse 

 was a pleasant sight for us to beholde, because we were 

 thereby eased of a great labour, which lay upon us day 

 and night, in discharging the victuals, and other pro- 

 visions of the enemie. Thus by the assistance of the 

 Almightie, and the invincible courage and industrie of 

 our Generall, this strange and happy enterprize was 

 atchieved in one day and two nights, to the great 

 astonishment of the King of Spaine, which bread such 

 a corrasive in the heart of the Marques of Santa Cruz 

 high Admiral of Spaine, that he never enjoyed good 

 day after, but within fewe moneths (as may justly be 

 supposed) died of extreame griefe and sorrow. 



Thus having performed this notable service, we came 

 out of the Road of Cadiz on the Friday morning the 



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