THE PORTUGAL VOYAGE ad. 



1589. 



fearefull terror to the countrey-man, who if by chance he 

 play the man yet is he never the richer : and who know- 

 ing many holes to hide himselfe in, will trie them all 

 before he put his life in perill by fighting : whereas the 

 Invader casteth up his account before hee goeth out, and 

 being abroad must fight to make himselfe way, as not 

 knowing what place or strength to trust unto. I will not 

 say what I observed in our countrey-men when the enemy 

 ofrred to assaile us here : but I wish that all England 

 knew what terror we gave to the same people that 

 frighted us, by visiting them at their owne houses. 



Were not Alexanders fortunes great against the mightie 

 Darius, onely in that his Macedonians thirsted after the 

 wealth of Persia, and were bound to fight it out to the 

 last man, because the last man knew no safer way to save 

 himselfe then by fighting ? Whereas the Persians either 

 trusting to continue stil masters of their wealth by yeeld- 

 ing to the Invader, began to practise against their owne 

 king : or having more inward hopes, did hide themselves 

 even to the last, to see what course the Conquerour would 

 take in his Conquest. And did not the advise of Scipio, 

 though mightily impugned at the first, proove very sound 

 and honourable to his countrey ? Who seeing the Romans 

 wonderfully amazed at the neerenesse of their enemies 

 Forces, and the losses they daily sustained by them, gave 

 counsell rather by way of diversion to cary an army into 

 Afrike, and there to assaile, then by a defensive warre at 

 home to remaine subject to the common spoiles of an 

 assailing enemie. Which being put in execution drew 

 the enemie from the gates of Rome, and Scipio returned 

 home with triumph : albeit his beginnings at the first 

 were not so fortunate against them, as ours have bene in 

 this smal time against the Spaniard. The good successe 

 whereof may encourage us to take armes resolutely 

 against him. And I beseech God it may stirre up all 

 men that are particularly interested therein, to bethinke 

 themselves how small a matter will assure them of their 

 safetie, by holding the Spaniard at a Baie, so farre off: 



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