AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1587. 



rest of the ships, together with the towne, gave us 

 shot, and shot, but not one touched so much as any of 

 our sayles. And least wee should seeme in the meane 

 time to be idle, we repayed for every shot of theirs, 

 two or three sometimes at the ships and the towne 

 together. 



The next day at night wee thought to have hailed in 



with the ships, and to have fetched out some of them : but 



the wind blew then off the shore, so that wee could 



not possiblie doe it. And againe the next day at night we 



concluded to goe with our owne two boates, and two other 



boats of the countrey which we had taken before, which 



went with caravel-sailes, into the roade, and accordingly 



performed the same, notwithstanding the shot of the 



enemie. The Moone did shine, and gave very good light, 



and in we went with our caravels and boates, and the shot 



came about our eares as thicke as haile : but the Portugals 



and the rest perceiving us no whit at all to shrinke or be 



dismayed, forsooke their ships, & began to provide to save 



themselves, some with their boats, some by swimming, 



and so wee entred the ships with a great showte, and found 



few to resist us : but yet the shore not being a cables 



length from us, they did so plie both their great and small 



ordinance at us, that it much annoyed us : But yet for all 



that we made light of their shot, and our men of the 



TJiey take 4 barke Clifford entred the Admirall and Viceadmirall, 



ships out of the ^^^ ^^^j, Admirals men entred two other ships of the like 



Baya^otwith- burden, and presently every one cut the cables in the 



standing the hause, and so by the helpe of God in despite of them all, 



shot of the wee brought away foure of them. The least whereof was 



enemie. ^f ^^^ burthen of 130 tunnes. 



In this broile the hulke shotte at us many times, but did 

 no hurt at all : but at the last comming by the hulke 

 towing our new prizes, we hailed them and demanded 

 J hulke of whence they were, they answered us of Flushing, and then 

 Flushing. ^^ commanded him to wey ankor, and to come after us : 



And not daring to refuse it, he did so, and brought with 

 him a caravel with fortie or fiftie buts of wine in her, and 



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