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supplied in all their wants : but had we made enemies 

 of the Suburbs of Lisbon, we had beene the richest 

 army that ever went out of England : for besides the 

 particular wealth of every house, there were many Ware- 

 houses by the water side full of all sorts of rich 

 marchandizes. 



In our march that day the gallies which had somewhat, 

 but not much, annoyed us at Lisbon, (for that our way 

 lay along the river) attended us till we were past S. 

 Julians, bestowing many shot amongst us, but did no 

 harme at all, saving that they strooke off a gentlemans 

 leg, & killed the Sergeant majors moile under him. The 

 horsemen also followed us afarre off, and cut off as many 

 sicke men as were not able to holde in march, nor we 

 had cariage for. 



After we had bene two dayes at Cascais, we had in- 

 telligence by a Frier, that the enemy was marching 

 strongly towards us, and then came as farre as S. 

 Julian : which newes was so welcome to the Earle of 

 Essex and the Generals, as they offered every one of 

 them to give the messenger an hundred crownes if they 

 found them in the place ; for the Generall desiring 

 nothing more then to fight with them in field roome, 

 dispatched that night a messenger with a trumpet, by 

 whom he writ a cartell to the Generall of their army, 

 wherein he gave them the lie, in that it was by them 

 reported that we dislodged from Lisbon in disorder and 

 feare of them (which indeed was most false) for that it 

 was five of the clocke in the morning before we fell into 

 armes, and then went in such sort, as they had no courage 

 to follow out upon us. Also he challenged him therein, 

 to meet him the next morning with his whole army, if 

 he durst attend his comming, and there to try out the 

 justnesse of their quarrel by battell : by whom also the 

 Earle of Essex (who preferring the honor of the cause, 

 which was his countreys, before his owne safety) sent a 

 particular cartel, offering himselfe against any of theirs, 

 if they had any of his quality ; or if they would not 



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