AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1587. 



the number of dead and wounded men that lay one 

 upon another. And whereas their comming aboord was 

 in a great bravado, with drumme, shouting, and crying, 

 they departed without either noise of drumme or speech. 



We lost in this conflict of our men, three onely, 

 which were Alexander the Master Gunners mate, 

 Laurence Gambrel, a proper yoong man of Hampton, 

 and another that was master Benmans man. Some also 

 were hurt with the arrowes of the enemie, but the 

 wounds were curable : and thus it pleased Almighty 

 God, of his great goodnes, to give victory to 50 

 [III, 776.] or 60 Englishmen, against sixe or seven hundreth 

 Portugals and Indians, for which we ceased not to give 

 such dutiful! thanks to his Majestie, as so miraculous 

 a victory required. 



Now touching the purpose of our men, who made 

 that attempt for fresh victuals, their labour was nothing 

 lost, but in despite of the enemie they brought to our 

 ships 16 or 17 yong bullockes, which was to our 

 great comforts and refreshing. As for us that were 

 in our ship, we could not come neere them by two 

 miles, or more, to give them any aid, yet we suppose 

 that the countenance of our ships was an incouragement 

 to our men, and some maner of feare to the enemie. 



Now whereas our opinion concerning the number of 

 the Portugals and Indians which were slaine, as afore- 

 sayd, was grounded at that time upon our probable 

 conjecture, not being able otherwise to come to the 

 knowledge thereof: you shall understand that the next 

 night after the fight there came aboord us two Indians 

 upon a Gyngatho, who were runne away from their 

 masters, and they told us for a very good trueth, that 

 the gallie went out from the towne with foure hundreth 

 Above 360 men in her, but there came not backe to the towne 

 Portugals i5 again alive above thirty of them all : and I amongst 

 the rest being desirous to know of one of them, what 

 the newes was at the towne, he answered me with great 

 laughter : Todo esta cacado en Tierra. 



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