a.d. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1589. 



a necessitie of Apologies for those men & matters, which 

 all former times were accustomed to entertaine with the 

 greatest applause that might be. But to answere the 

 reports which have bene given out in reproch of the 

 actors and action by such as were in the same : let no 

 man thinke otherwise, but that they, who fearing the 

 casuall accidents of war had any purpose of returning, 

 did first advise of some occasion that should move them 

 thereunto : and having found any whatsoever did thinke 

 it sufficiently just, in respect of the earnest desire they 

 had to seeke out matter that might colour their com- 

 ming home. 

 [II. ii. 137.] Of these there were some, who having noted the late 

 Flemish warres did finde that many yong men have gone 

 over and safely returned souldiers within fewe moneths, 

 in having learned some wordes of Arte used in the 

 warres, and thought after that good example to spend 

 like time amongst us : which being expired they beganne 

 to quarrell at the great mortalitie that was amongst us. 



The neglect of discipline in the Armie, for that men 

 were suffered to be drunke with the plentie of wines. 



The scarsitie of Surgions. 



The want of carriages for the hurt and sicke : and 

 the penurie of victuals in the Campe : 



Thereupon divining that there would be no good 

 done : And that therefore they could be content to lose 

 their time, and adventure to returne home againe. 



These men have either conceived wel of their owne 

 wits (who by observing the passages of the warre were 

 become sufficient souldiers in these fewe weeks, & did 

 long to be at home, where their discourses might be 

 wondred at) or missing of their Portegues and Milrayes 

 which they dreamed on in Portugall, would rather 

 returne to their former maner of life, then attend the 

 ende of the journey. For seeing that one hazard brought 

 another ; and that though one escaped the bullet this 

 day it might light upon him to morow, the next day, 

 or any day ; and that the warre was not confined to 



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