THE PORTUGAL VOYAGE a.d. 



1589. 



out of the chambers and other places whereof we beat 



into the same with our musquetiers. 



The next day in the afternoone there came downe 

 some 2000 men, gathered together out of the countrey, 

 even to the gates of the towne, as resolutely (ledde by 

 what spirit I know not) as though they would have 

 entred the same : but at the first defence made by ours 

 that had the guard there, wherein were slaine about 

 eighteene of theirs, they tooke them to their heeles in 

 the same disorder they made their approch, and with 

 greater speed then ours were able to follow : notwith- 

 standing we followed after them more then a mile. The 

 second day Colonell Huntley was sent into the countrey 

 with three or foure hundred men, who brought home 

 very great store of kine and sheepe for our reliefe. 



The third day in the night the Generallhad in purpose 

 to take a long munition-house builded upon their wall, 

 opening towards us, which would have given us great 

 advantage against them ; but they knowing the com- 

 modity thereof for us, burnt it in the beginning of the 

 evening ; which put him to a new councell : for he had 

 likewise brought some artillery to that side of the towne. 

 During this time there happened a very great fire in the 

 lower end of the towne ; which, bad it not bene by the 

 care of the Generals heedily seene unto, and the fury 

 thereof prevented by pulling downe many houses which 

 were most in danger, as next unto them, had burnt all 

 the provisions we found there, to our woonderfull 

 hinderance. 



The fourth day were planted under the gard of the 

 cloister two demy-canons, and two colverings against the 

 towne, defended or gabbioned with a crosse wall, thorow 

 the which our battery lay ; the first and second tire 

 whereof shooke all the wall downe, so as all the ordinance 

 lay open to the enemy, by reason whereof some of the 

 Canoniers were shot and some slaine. The Lieutenant 

 also of the ordinance, M. Spencer, was slaine fast by 

 Sir Edward Norris, Master thereof: whose valour being 



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