THE PORTUGAL VOYAGE ad. 



1589. 



Colonels together, and to advise with them, whether it 

 were more expedient to tary there to attend the forces 

 of the Portugall horse and foot, whereof the King had 

 made promise, and to march some convenient number 

 to Cascais to fetch our artillery and munition, which was 

 all at our ships, saving that which for the necessity of 

 the service was brought along with us : whereunto, some 

 caried away with the vaine hope of Don Antonio, that 

 most part of the towne stood for us, held it best to 

 make our abode there, and to send some 3000 for our 

 artillery : promising to themselves, that the enemy being 

 wel beaten the day before, would make no more sallies : 

 some others (whose unbeliefe was very strong of any 

 hope from the Portugall) perswaded rather to march 

 wholly away, then to be any longer carried away with the 

 opinion of things, whereof there was so little appearance. 

 The Generall not willing to leave any occasion of blotte 

 to be layed upon him for his speedy going from thence, 

 nor to lose any more time by attending the hopes of 

 Don Antonio ; tolde them, that though the expedition 

 of Portugall were not the onely purpose of their journey, 

 but an adventure therein (which if it succeeded pros- 

 perously, might make them sufficiently rich, and woonder- 

 full honourable) and that they had done so much already 

 in triall thereof, as what end soever happened, could 

 nothing impaire their credits : yet in regard of the Kings 

 last promise, that he should have that night 3000 men 

 armed of his owne Countrey, he would not for that night 

 dislodge. And if they came, thereby to make him so 

 strong, that he might send the like number for his 

 munition, he would resolve to trie his fortune for the 

 towne. But if they came not, he found it not convenient 

 to divide his forces, by sending any to Cascais, and 

 keeping a remainder behinde, sithence he saw them the 

 day before so boldly sally upon his whole army, and 

 knew that they were stronger of Souldiours armed within 

 the towne, then he was without : and that before our 

 returne could be from Cascais, they expected more 



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