a.d. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1589. 



accompanied with an honourable care of defending that 

 trust committed unto him, never left that place, till he 

 received direction from the Generall his brother to cease 

 the battery, which he presently did, leaving a guard 

 upon the same for that day ; and in the night following 

 made so good defence for the place of the battery, as 

 after there were very few or none annoyed therein. That 

 day Captaine Goodwin had in commandement from the 

 Generall, that when the assault should be given to the 

 towne, he should make a proffer of an escalade on 

 the other side, where he held his guard : but he (mis- 

 taking the signall that should have bene given) attempted 

 the same long before the assault, and was shot in the 

 mouth. The same day the Generall having planted his 

 ordinance ready to batter, caused the towne to be sum- 

 moned ; in which summons they of the towne shot at 

 our Drum : immediatly after that there was one hanged 

 over the wall, and a parle desired ; wherein they gave 

 us to understand, that the man hanged was he that 

 shot at the Drum before : wherein also they intreated 

 to have faire warres, with promise of the same on their 

 parts. The rest of the parle was spent in talking of 

 Don Juan de Luna, and some other prisoners, and some- 

 what of the rendring of the towne, but not much, for 

 they listened not greatly thereunto. 



Generall Norris having by his skilfull view of the 

 towne (which is almost all seated upon a rocke) found 

 one place thereof mineable, did presently set workemen 

 in hand withall ; who after three dayes labour (and the 

 seventh after we were entred the base towne) had bedded 

 their powder, but indeed not farre enough into the wall. 

 [II. ii. 141.] Against which time the breach made by the canon 

 being thought assaultable, and companies appointed as 

 well to enter the same, as that which was expected should 

 be blowen up by the mine : namely, to that of the canon, 

 Captaine Richard Wingfield, and Captaine Philpot, who 

 lead the Generals foot-companie, with whom also Captaine 

 Yorke went, whose principall commandment was over 



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