THE PORTUGAL VOYAGE ad. 



1589. 



so held the same till the other regiments came in the 

 morning. About midnight they within the towne burnt 

 all their houses that stood upon their wall either within 

 or without, least we possessing them, might thereby 

 greatly have annoyed the towne. 



The next morning Sir Roger Williams attempted (but 

 not without peril) to take a Church called S. Antonio, 

 which joyned to the wall of the towne, and would have 

 bene a very evill neighbor to the towne : but the enemy 

 having more easie entry into it then we gained it before 

 us. The rest of that morning was spent in quartering 

 the battell and arrereward in the Suburbs called Bona 

 Vista, and in placing Musquetiers in houses, to front 

 their shot upon the wall, who from the same scowred 

 the great streets very dangerously. 



By this time our men being thorowly weary with our 

 sixe dayes march, and the last nights watch, were desirous 

 of rest : whereof the enemy being advertised, about one 

 or two of the clocke sallied out of the towne, and made 

 their approch in three severall streets upon us, but chiefly 

 in Colonell Brets quarter : who (as most of the army was) 

 being at rest, with as much speed as he could, drew his 

 men into armes, and made head against them so thorowly, 

 as himselfe was slaine in the place, Captaine Carsey shot 

 thorow the thigh, of which hurt he died within foure 

 dayes after, Captaine Carre slaine presently, and Captaine 

 Cave hurt (but not mortally) who were all of his 

 regiment. 



This resistance made aswell here, as in other quarters 

 where Colonell Lane and Colonell Medkerk commanded, 

 put them to a sudden foule retreat ; insomuch, as the 

 Earle of Essex had the chase of them even to the gates 

 of the high towne, wherein they left behinde them many 

 of their best Commanders : their troupe of horsemen 

 also came out, but being charged by Captaine Yorke, 

 withdrew themselves againe. Many of them also left 

 the streets, and betooke them to houses which they found 

 open : for the Sergeant major Captaine Wilson slew in 



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