AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1563. 



bene the valiantnesse of our countreymen, and such hath 

 bene the mightie power of our God. 



With other like incouragements, exhorting them to 

 behave themselves manfully, they fell all on their knees 

 making their prayers briefly unto God : who being all 

 risen up againe perceived their enemies by their signes 

 and defiances bent to the spoyle, whose mercy was nothing 

 els but crueltie, whereupon every man tooke him to his 

 weapon. 



Then stood up one Grove the master, being a comely 

 man, with his sword and target, holding them up in 

 defiance agaynst his enemies. So likewise stood up the 

 Owner, the Masters mate, Boateswaine, Purser, and every 

 man well appointed. Nowe likewise sounded up the 

 drums, trumpets and flutes, which would have encouraged 

 any man, had he never so litle heart or courage in 

 him. 



Then taketh him to his charge John Foxe the gunner 

 in the disposing of his pieces in order to the best effect, 

 and sending his bullets towards the Turkes, who like- 

 wise bestowed their pieces thrise as fast toward the 

 Christians. But shortly they drew neere, so that the 

 bowmen fel to their charge in sending forth their arrowes 

 so thicke amongst the Gallies, & also in doubling their 

 shot so sore upon the gallies, that there were twise so 

 many of the Turkes slaine, as the number of the 

 Christians were in all. But the Turks discharged twise 

 as fast against the Christians, & so long, that the ship 

 was very sore stricken & bruised under water. Which 

 the Turkes perceiving, made the more haste to come 

 aboord the Shippe : which ere they could doe, many 

 a Turke bought it deerely with the losse of their lives. 

 Yet was all in vaine, and boorded they were, where they 

 found so bote a skirmish, that it had bene better they 

 had not medled with the feast. For the Englishmen 

 shewed themselves men in deed, in working manfully 

 with their browne bils and halbardes : where the owner, 

 master, boateswaine, and their company stoode to it so 



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