THE PORTUGAL VOYAGE a.d. 



1589. 



home with the rest : And for the shifting of men and 

 victualles accordingly, purposed the next morning to fall 

 downe to the Hands of Bayon againe, and to remaine 

 there that day. But Generall Drake, according to their 

 apointment, being under saile never strooke at the Hands, 

 but put straight to sea ; whom all the fleet followed 

 saving three and thirty, which being in the river further 

 then he, and at the entrance out of the same, finding the 

 v/inde and tide too hard against them, were inforced to 

 cast ancre there for that night ; amongst whom, by good 

 fortune, was the Foresight, and in her sir Edward Norris. [II. ii. 151.] 

 And the night folowing, Generall Norris being driven 

 from the rest of the Fleet by a great storme, (for all 

 that day was the greatest storme we had all the time 

 we were out) came againe into the Hands, but not with- 

 out great perill, he being forced to trust to a Spanish 

 Fisher-man (who was taken two dayes before at sea) 

 to bring him in. 



The next morning he called a council of as many as 

 he found there, holding the purpose he had concluded 

 with sir Francis Drake the day before, and directed all 

 their courses for England, tarying there all that day to 

 water and helpe such with victuall, as were left in wonder- 

 full distresse by having the victuals that came last, 

 caried away the day before to sea. 



The next day he set saile, and the 10 day after, which Their returne 

 was the 2 of July came into Plimmouth, where he found t0 phmmout/l - 

 sir Francis Drake and all the Queens ships, with many of 

 the others but not all : for the Fleet was dispersed into 

 other harbors, some led by a desire of returning from 

 whence they came, and some being possessed of the 

 hulks, sought other Ports from their Generals eie, where 

 they might make their private commoditie of them, as 

 they have done to their great advantage. 



Presently upon their arrivall there, the Generals dis- 

 solved all the armie saving 8 companies which are yet 

 held together, giving every souldier five shillings in 

 money, and the armes hee bare to make money of, which 



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