152 CORlSrWALL AJSTD THE SPAJSTISH ARMADA. 





and lances stood ready in the Castle halls ; the longbow leant 

 againt the wall of the peasant's cottage, and the sheaf of arrows 

 hung above the chimney," and amongst the Eoyal Squadron 

 assembled at Portsmouth to resist the attack were the following 

 Cornish ships : — 



Ships. Captain. 



The Trinity of Fowey Anthony Dowgate 



The George, of Falmouth John Calerde 



The Marye, of Fowey Thos. Hollyes 



The James, of Fowey Tbos. Cock 



The George, of Truroe Richd. White 

 The Katherine Whyte, of Lowe Thos. Even 



The Cornish coast thus possessed for defence, in addition to 

 the Castles named, a number of small ships useful in time of 

 war to repel any attack of an enemy. 



Passing now to the reign of Elizabeth in the years before 

 the Armada, the iU-feeling between Spain and England was 

 growing in intensity, and numerous expeditions under the 

 command of Sir Francis Drake were undertaken for the purpose 

 of crippling the Naval power of the Spaniards, and in July 1587 

 he returned home bringing as a prize the great Caracke San 

 Philip, which was captured near the Azores ; so richly was she 

 laden thatthe sailorsbelievedtheirfortunesmade. Byaninventory 

 taken at Saltash the value of the cargo is given as £108,049 and 

 amongst the lading were 330 tons of dry pepper, 420 bales of 

 indigo blue, calico's, china silk, cynamon, cloves, myrhh, 

 benianim, 1800 lbs. of china in 3 pipes, nutmeg, saltpeter, wax, 

 ivory, 6 chests of fine white china silk, cullered cypres, cuUered 

 tatfitas, changeable silke, etc. 



And there is also preserved in the Public Record Office* 

 another inventory of a casket with jewels, perhaps belonging to 

 some Spanish Lady, captured in the same vessel and taken 

 charge of by Sir Francis Drake to deliver to the Queen, which 

 runs as follows : — 



A note or Iventorye of a small cashett ivith divers jeioels viewed by ms in 

 the towne of Saltashe the 6th of Julye, 1587. 



Gonteynyng as followeth. ; 

 Five f orckes of gold. 



Twelve hastes of gold for knives to saye five of one sort and five of 

 another. 

 * State Papers, Domestic, Elizabeth, vol. 202, No. 53. 



