ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1589. 



the shippes that came first in, gave them a respit to 

 cary all away. 



The next morning by breake of the day the Colonell 

 generall (who in the absence of the Generals that were 

 on boord their ships, commanded that night on shore) 

 caused all our companies to be drawen out of the 

 Figp burned, towne, and sent in two troups to put fire in every 

 house of the same : which done, we imbarked againe. 



This day there were certaine Mariners which (without 

 any direction) put themselves on shore, on the contrary 

 side of the river from us for pillage ; who were beaten 

 by the enemy from their boats, and punished by the 

 Generals for their offer, in going without allowance. 



The reasons why we attempted nothing against Bayon 

 were before shewed to be want of artillery, and may now 

 be alledged to be the small number of our men : who 

 should have gone against so strong a place, manned with 

 very good souldiers, as was shewed by Juan de Vera 

 taken at the Groine, who confessed that there were sixe 

 hundred olde Souldiers in garrison there of Flanders, 

 and the Tercios of Naples, lately also returned out of 

 the journey of England. 



' Capitan Puebla, 

 Christofero Vasques de Viralta a souldier of 

 Flanders. 

 Under the . Don Pedro Camascho, del tercio de Napoles. 

 leading of 1 Don Francisco de Cespedes. 



Cap. Juan de Solo, del tercio de Naples. 

 Don Diego de Cassava. 

 Cap. Sauban. 

 Also he sayth there be 18 pieces of brasse, and foure 

 of yron, lately layed upon the walles of the 

 towne, besides them that were there before. 

 The same day the Generals seeing what weake estate 

 our army was drawn into by sicknesse, determined to 

 man and victuall twenty of the best ships for the Hands 

 of Acores with Generall Drake, to see if he could meet 

 with the Indian fleet, and Generall Norris to returne 



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