JAMES LANCASTER ad. 



1595. 

 The Admirall commanded them at their departure to go 

 no further then the place he sent them to, and so he him- 

 selfe went aboord the ships and made readie all the 

 ordinance for feare of the worst, not knowing what might 

 insue, although he saw no danger might follow. Thus we 

 marched quietly till we came to the place we were 

 sent unto, being right over against the ships : out of 

 which place came some dozen shot, which seeing us 

 come, discharged and ran their wayes with such as 

 were working within the said platforme. So that we 

 came into it and perceived they had begunne to lay 

 plankes to plant ordinance upon. Our Admiral com- 

 manded, if there were any such thing, to burne the 

 plankes & returne in againe, which we might have 

 done without hurting of any mans finger : but our 

 leaders were not content to have performed the service 

 committed them in charge, but would needes expresly 

 & against their order march on further to fight with 

 certaine Ensignes almost a mile off, cleane out of the 

 reach of the ordinance of all our ships, & where lay 

 the strength of the whole countrey. When our men 

 began to draw neere those Ensigns of men, the 

 Ensignes seemed to retire with great speed, which our 

 men followed with such great hast that some out- 

 running other some, our order was broken, and those 

 ensignes retyred themselves into the force of the 

 whole countrey, so that our formost men were in 

 the midst of their enemies yer they were aware, 

 which were slaine yer the rest could come to succour [III. 715.] 

 them. The enemies incouraged by this, came also 

 upon the rest, which presently began to retire, & the 

 enemies followed them til they came within the reach 

 of the ordinance of our ships, where they were beaten 

 off and left their pursuit. In this conflict were slaine 

 captain Barker captaine of the Salomon, captaine Cotton 

 ye Admirals Lieutenant, captaine John Noyer a French 

 captaine of Diepe, and another French captaine of 

 Rochel, with M. John Barker & other to the number 



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