THE PORTUGAL VOYAGE a.d. 



1589. 

 (if the Admirals had not come in) with some 500 men 

 out of them all to have landed, and attempted the 

 taking of Vigo. The rest of the fleet held with 

 Generall Drake, who though he were two dayes before 

 put upon those Hands, cast off againe to sea for the 

 Acores : but remembring how unprovided he was for 

 that journey and seeing that he had lost company of his 

 great ships, returned for Bayon, and came in there that 

 night in the evening, where he passed up the river more 

 then a mile above Vigo. 



The next morning we landed as many as were able 

 to fight, which were not in the whole above 2000 men, 

 (for in the 1 7 dayes we continued on boord we had cast 

 many of our men overboord) with which number the 

 Colonell generall marched to the towne of Vigo, neere 

 the which when he approched, he sent Captaine Anthony 

 Wingfield with a troupe of shot to enter one side of Vigo taken. 

 the same, who found upon every streets end a strong 

 barricade, but altogether abandoned ; for having entred 

 the towne, he found but one man therein, but might 

 see them making way before him to Bayon. On the 

 other side of the towne entred Generall Drake with 

 Captaine Richard Wingfield, whose approch on that side 

 (I thinke) made them leave the places they had so 

 artificially made for defence : there were also certaine 

 shippes sent with the Vice-admirall to lie close be- 

 fore the towne, to beat upon the same with their 

 artillery. 



In the afternoone were sent 300 under the conduct of 

 Captaine Petuin and Captaine Henry Poure, to burne 

 another village betwixt that and Bayon, called Borsis, and 

 as much of the country as the day would give them leave 

 to do ; which was a very pleasant rich valley : but they 

 burnt it all, houses and corne, as did others on the other 

 side of the towne, both that and the next day, so as 

 the countrey was spoiled seven or eight miles in length. 

 There was found great store of wine in the towne, 

 but not any thing els : for the other dayes warning of 



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