A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1595- 



of fired ships or barks to come downe, which our 

 admirall had great care unto, and caused our ships to 

 ride by cables and haulsers, at all advantages to shun 

 them, if by that meanes they should attempt to put us 

 out of the harborow ; giving commandement to us 

 that watched in the towne, that what fires soever we 

 should espy or see, not one man to start from his 

 watch or quarter, unlesse we were by himselfe com- 

 manded to the contrary. Now this order put in all 

 things, and having viewed all the goods in the towne, 

 and thinking our selves sufficiently fortified, we began 

 to unlade our ships, which came as full laden in as 

 they went foorth, but not with so good merchandize. 

 And this order was taken about the unlading of them, 

 and also the lading of goods out of the towne : our 

 men were divided into halves, and the one halfe 

 wrought one day, and the other halfe the other day ; 

 alwayes those that wrought not kept the watch with 

 their furniture in their hands and about them, and 

 none stept far off or wandred from his colours, and 

 those that wrought had all their weapons in good order 

 set & placed by them, so that at an instant every one 

 knew where to go to his furniture : and this was very 

 carefully looked unto. 



The third day after our comming in, came down 

 from the higher towne, which might be about foure 

 miles off upon a hill, three or foure of the principall 

 gentlemen of the countrey, and sayd that from the 

 bishop, themselves, & the rest, they would have some 

 conference with our admirall. This newes being brought 

 to the admirall, he hung downe his head for a small 

 season ; and when he had muzed a while, he answered, 

 I must go aboord of the Flemings upon busines that 

 importeth me, and therefore let them stay if they will : 

 and so he went & sate there with the Flemings from 

 nine of the clocke till two at the afternoone. In this 

 space divers messengers went to the admirall, to come 

 away, for these gentlemen stayd. To whom he gave 



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