I sent you not long since the annual occurrents of this Kingdom; since
which time there is chanced an extraordinary cause to move me thus much
to write unto you, a thing likely to breed great division among Cath.
gentlemen. The matter is that of late being at M. O. house,[44] there
came to see me divers gentlemen, who incontinent after dinner fell into
disputation, whether a Cath. man might lawfully serve against the
Spaniards in the present wars of Flanders. And after great discussing to
and fro they all concluded unanimly[45] that the wars of the Low
Countries was thought necessary by her Majesty and the Council in the
behalf of our country and comfort of our neighbours, and that a good
subject ought to look no farther into the matter, and that they fought
against Spaniards as being enemies to Engl^{d.} and not as Cath^{s.}
Which when we had all concluded, one of the company drew forth a little
book entitled: _A copy of a letter written by an Engl. gentleman out of
the camp unto Dr. Allen touching the act of rendering the town of
Deventer and other places unto the Cath: King, and his answer and
resolution unto the same._ In which book Mr. Allen, or some other in his
name, commendeth the rendering up of Deventer and exhorteth others unto
the same. Whereupon we fell among ourselves into great altercation; but
in fine most of us resolved that Mr. Allen would never have overshot
himself so foully in these times contrary to his former writings and
protestations, and that it was not unlike some malicious man to make our
cause odious to the world to have published this book under the name of
Mr. Allen, thinking thereby to demonstrate [us] all traitors to our
Prince and country. And therefore they requested me to advertise you
thereof, desiring of you therein to be resolved wholly....
Therefore, good father, in behalf of the greatest part of Engl: Cath^{s}
I beseech you that if any simple man (perhaps of zeal) hath set forth
this book under the name of Dr. Allen, that speedy order be taken for
the mitigating of his indiscreet assertions. In the meantime the
chiefest of our Cath^{s} have by common consent set forth an answer to
the pretended letter of Dr. Allen’s, declaring to the whole world they
utterly defy the seditious doctrine of his resolution. Which book of the
Cath^{s} herewithal I send you, beseeching. Alm. God to bless you with
desired felicity.
R[EVERENTIAE] V[ESTRAE] IN CHRISTO SERVUS, J.T.
London, _23 Octob., 1587_.
THE ARMADA (1588).
(A) _Sir Francis Drake to Sir Francis Walsingham, 31 July, 1588._
=Source.=--John Barrow: _Life ... of Sir Francis Drake_, 1843. P. 303.
MOST HONOURABLE,
I am commaunded to send these presoners ashore by my Lord Admerall,
which had, ere this, byne long done, but that I thowght their being here
myght have done something, which is not thowght meet now....
We have the armey of Spayne before us, and mynd with the Grace of God to
wressell a poull with hym.
There was never any thing pleased me better than seeing the enemey
flying with a Sotherly wynd to the Northwards. God grant you have a good
eye to the Duke of Parma,[46] for with the grace of God, yf we live, I
doubt it not but ere it be long so to handell the matter with the Duke
of Sedonya,[47] as he shall wish hymself at Saint Marie Port among his
orynge trees.
God gyve us grace to depend on him, so shall we not doubt victory; for
our cause is good.
Humbly taking my leave, this last of July, 1588,
Your Honor’s faythfully to be commanded ever,
FRA: DRAKE.
To the Most Hon. Sir Fras. Walsingham, Knight, etc.
P.S.--I crave pardon of your Honor for my haste, for that I had to watch
this last nyght uppon the enemy.
To the Most Honorable Sir Fras. Walsingham.
With speed.
B. _Lord Charles Howard to Sir Francis Walsingham._
=Source.=--Barrow, _ibid._, p. 306.
Sir, In our laste fighte with the enemye, before Gravelinge,[48] the
29th of Julie, we sonke three of their ships, and made some to go neare
with the shore, so leake as they were not able to live at sea. After
that fighte, notwithstanding that our powder and shot was wel neare all
spente, we set on a brag countenance and gave them chase, as though we
had wanted nothinge, untill we had cleared our owne coaste and some part
of Scotland of them; and then, as well to refreshe our ships with
victuals whereof moste stoode in wonderful neede, as also in respect of
our want of powder and shot, we made for the Frith, and sente certaine
pinaces to dog the fleete untill they shold be past the Isles of
Scotlande, which I verelie beleave they are lost at their sternes or
this. We are perswaded that they either are paste about Irelande, and so
doe what they can to recover theire owne coast, unless that they are
gone for some parte of Denmarke. I have herewith sent unto you a brief
abstracte of such accidents as have happened, which hereafter at better
leisure I will explaine by more particular relations. In the meane tyme
I byd you hartelie farewell.
From aboarde the Ark, the 7th of August, 1588.
Your verie lovinge friende
C. HOWARD.
The Right Honorable
Sir Fra: Walsingham, knight.
Good Mr. Secretarie, lett not Her Majestie be too hastie in dissolvyng
her forces by sea and land: and I pray you send me with speed what
advertysements you have of Dunkerk, for I longe to do some exployt on
their shippinge. If the Duke’s[49] forces be retyred into the land I
doubt not but to do good. I must thank your favourable using of my
brother[50] Hoby. He telleth me how forwarde you were to further all
thyngs for our wants. I wold some were of your mynde: If we had had that
which had been so, England and her Majestie had had the greatest honor
that ever any nation had: but God be thanked it is well.
THE NAVY OF 1588.
=Source.=--W. Murdin: _A Collection of State Papers_ ... 1571 to 1596 ...
_at Hatfield House_, p. 615. (From MS. Harl.)
THE NAMES OF ALL HER MAJESTY’S SHIPS, AND OTHERS THAT SERVED UNDER
THE LORD ADMIRAL AND THE LORD HENRY SEYMOUR ON THE SEAS AGAINST THE
SPANISH FORCES. COLLECTED THE 13TH OF DECEMBER, 1588.
+---------+---------------------------+------+---------------------------+
| Tonnage ¦ Ships. ¦ Men. ¦ Captains. |
+---------+---------------------------+------+---------------------------+
| 800 ¦ The Ark Raleigh ¦ 400 ¦ The Lord Admiral |
| 600 ¦ The Elizabeth Bonaventure ¦ 250 ¦ The Earl of Cumberland |
| 500 ¦ The Rainbow ¦ 250 ¦ The Lord Henry Seymour |
| 500 ¦ The Golden Lion ¦ 250 ¦ The Lord Thomas Howard |
| 1000 ¦ The White Bear ¦ 500 ¦ The Lord Edmund Sheffield |
| 500 ¦ The Vanguard ¦ 250 ¦ Sir William Winter |
| 500 ¦ The Revenge ¦ 250 ¦ Sir Francis Drake |
| 900 ¦ The Elizabeth Jonas ¦ 500 ¦ Sir Robert Southwell |
| 800 ¦ The Victory ¦ 400 ¦ Sir John Hawkins |
| 400 ¦ The Antelope ¦ 160 ¦ Sir Henry Palmer |
| 1100 ¦ The Triumph ¦ 500 ¦ Sir Martin Frobisher |
| 400 ¦ The Dreadnought ¦ 200 ¦ Sir George Beeston |
| 600 ¦ The Mary Rose ¦ 250 ¦ Edward Fenton, Esq. |
| 500 ¦ The Nonpareil ¦ 250 ¦ Thomas Fenner, Gent. |
| 600 ¦ The Hope ¦ 250 ¦ Robert Crosse, Gent. |
| ¦ The Galley Bonavolia ¦ 250 ¦ William Borough, Esq. |
| 400 ¦ The Swiftsure ¦ 180 ¦ Edward Fenner, Gent. |
| 300 ¦ The Swallow ¦ 160 ¦ Richard Hawkins, Gent. |
| 300 ¦ The Foresight ¦ 160 ¦ Christopher Baber, Gent. |
| 250 ¦ The Aid ¦ 120 ¦ William Fenner, Gent. |
| 200 ¦ The Bull ¦ 100 ¦ Jeremy Turner, Gent. |
| 200 ¦ The Tiger ¦ 100 ¦ John Bostock, Gent. |
| 150 ¦ The Tremountain ¦ 70 ¦ Luke Ward, Gent. |
| 120 ¦ The Scout ¦ 70 ¦ Henry Ashley, Esq. |
| 100 ¦ The Achates ¦ 60 ¦ Gregory Rigges, Gent. |
| 70 ¦ The Charles ¦ 40 ¦ John Roberts, Gent. |
| 60 ¦ The Moon ¦ 40 ¦ Alexander Clifford, Gent. |
| 50 ¦ The Advice ¦ 35 ¦ John Harris, Gent. |
| 50 ¦ The Spy ¦ 35 ¦ Ambrose Ward, Gent. |
| 50 ¦ The Marlin ¦ 35 ¦ Walter Gore, Gent. |
| 40 ¦ The Sun ¦ 24 ¦ Richard Buckley |
| 30 ¦ The Sinnet ¦ 20 ¦ John Sheriff |
| ¦ The Brigandine ¦ 36 ¦ Thomas Scott |
| 120 ¦ The George ¦ 30 ¦ Richard Hodges |
----------+---------------------------+------+---------------------------+
| 12190 ¦ 34 ¦ ¦ 34 |
----------+---------------------------+------+---------------------------+
_Ships serving by Tonnage with the Lord Admiral, viz._
+--------+------------------------------------------------------+
|Tonnage.| Ships. | Men. | Captains. |
+--------+------------------------------------------------------+
| 140 | The White Lion | 50 | Charles Howard, Esq. |
| 80 | The Disdain | 40 | Jonas Bradbury, Gent. |
| 50 | The Lark | 30 | Chichester, Gent. |
| 186 | The Edward of Maldon | 40 | William Pearce |
| 30 | The Marygold | 40 | William Newton |
| 20 | The Black Dog | 20 | John Davies |
| 20 | The Katherine | 20 | |
| 50 | The Fancy | 50 | John Pawle |
| 20 | The Pipping | 20 | |
| 160 | The Nightingale | 160 | John Date |
+--------+----------------------+-------+-----------------------+
| 756 | 10 |248[51]| |
+--------+----------------------+-------+-----------------------+
_Ships with Sir Francis Drake._
+--------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Tonnage.| Ships. |Men. | Captains. |
+--------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 400 | The Galleon Leicester | 180 |George Fenner, Gent. |
| 400 | The Merchant Royal | 160 |Robert Feake |
| 300 | The Edward Bonaventure | 120 |James Lancaster |
| 300 | The Roebuck | 120 |Jacob Whitton |
| 250 | The Golden Noble | 120 |Adam Seager, Gent. |
| 200 | The Griffin | 100 |William Hawkins, Gent. |
| 200 | The Minion | 80 |William Winter, Gent. |
| 200 | The Bark Talbot | 80 |Henry White, Gent. |
| 200 | The Thomas | 80 |Henry Spindelo |
| 200 | The Spark | 80 |William Spark |
| 200 | The Hopewell | 80 |John Marchant |
| 250 | The Galleon Dudley | 120 |James Krezey [? Creasy] |
| 200 | The Godsaver | 80 |John Greenfield |
| 200 | The Hope of Plymouth | 80 |John Rivers |
| 150 | The Bark Band | 70 |William Poole |
| 150 | The Bonner | 70 |Charles Cesare |
| 150 | The Bark Hawkins | 70 | Prideaux |
| 80 | The Unity | 40 |Humphrey Sydenham, Gent. |
| 60 | The Elizabeth Drake | 30 |Thomas Seely |
| 80 | The Bark Buggens | 40 |John Longford, Gent. |
| 80 | The Frigate | 40 | Grant |
| 160 | The Bark Sellinger | 80 |John Sellinger, Gent. |
| 160 | The Bark Manning[t]on | 80 |Ambrose Mannington, Gent.|
| 50 | The Golden Hind | 30 |Thomas Fleming |
| 60 | The Makeshift | 30 |Pierce Leyman |
| 60 | The Diamond of Dartmouth | 30 |Robert Holland |
| 100 | The Elizabeth of Fowes, [? Fowey]| 60 | |
| 60 | The Speedwell | 14 | |
| 140 | The Bear | 60 |John Young, Gent. |
| 60 | The Chance | 40 |James Fowes |
| 50 | The Delight | 30 |William Cope |
| 40 | The Nightingale | 20 |John Gresting |
+--------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 5220 | 43 |2334 | 33 |
+--------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
_Ships of London set forth by the same City._
+----------+-------------------------+------+--------------------------+
| Tonnage. | Ships. | Men. | Captains. |
+----------+-------------------------+------+--------------------------+
| 300 | The Hercules | 130 | George Barnes, Gent. |
| 250 | The Toby | 120 | Robert Basset |
| 200 | The Mayflower | 90 | Edward Banks |
| 200 | The Minion | 90 | John Dale |
| 160 | The Royal Defence | 70 | John Chester |
| 200 | The Ascension | 90 | John Baron |
| 180 | The Gift of God | 80 | Thomas Lentlow |
| 200 | The Primrose | 90 | Robert Bringborne |
| 200 | The Marget and John | 90 | John Fisher |
| 140 | The Golden Lion | 70 | Robert Wilcox |
| 80 | The Diana | 30 | |
| 160 | The Bark Burr | 70 | John Sarracolle |
| 200 | The Tiger | 80 | William Sezare [? Cæsar] |
| 160 | The Brave | 70 | William Furthoe |
| 200 | The Red Lion | 80 | Jarvis Wylde |
| 250 | The Centurion | 100 | Samuel Foxcroft |
| 80 | The Passport | 30 | Christopher Coletharste |
| | | | [? Colthurst] |
| 60 | The Moonshine | 30 | John Borough |
| 140 | The Thomas Bonaventure | 70 | William Aldredge |
| 60 | The Relief | 40 | John King |
| 220 | The Susan and Parnel | 100 | Nicholas Gorge, Esq. |
| 220 | The Violet | 70 | Martin Hawkins |
| 170 | The Salamon | 100 | Edmund Musgrave |
| 180 | The Anne Francis | 90 | Christopher Lyster |
| 200 | The George Bonaventure | 90 | Eleazer Hickman |
| 100 | The Jane Bonaventure | 50 | Thomas Hallwood |
| 160 | The Vineyard | 80 | Benjamin Cooke |
| 140 | The Samuel | 70 | John Vassall |
| 150 | The George Noble | 80 | Henry Bellingham, Esq. |
| 110 | The Anthony | 60 | George Harper |
| 140 | The Toby Junior | 70 | John Vassal, Christopher |
| | | | Pigott |
| 120 | The Salamander | 60 | Samforde |
| 110 | The Rose Lion | 60 | Barnaby Acton |
| 120 | The Antelope | 60 | Dennison |
| 120 | The Jewel | 60 | Rowell |
| 160 | The Pawnses [? Pansies] | 80 | William Butler |
| 130 | The Providence | 70 | Richard Chester |
| 160 | The Dolphin | 70 | William Hare |
+----------+-------------------------+------+--------------------------+
| 6130 | 38 | 3020 | |
+----------+-------------------------+------+--------------------------+
_Coasters with the Lord Admiral._
+--------+--------------------------+----+-------------------+
|Tonnage.| Ships. |Men.| Captains. |
+--------+--------------------------+----+-------------------+
| 80 | The Bark Webbe | 40 | Nicholas Webbe |
| 150 | The John Trelawney | 70 | Thomas Meeke |
| 60 | The Hart of Dartmouth | 30 | James Haughton |
| 180 | The Bark Pottes | 80 | Anthony Pottes |
| 40 | The Little John | 20 | Lawrence Clayton |
| 130 | The Bartholomew | 70 | Nicholas Wright |
| 110 | The Rose of Apsam | 60 | Thomas Sandie |
| 25 | The Gift of Apsam | 20 | |
| 90 | The Jacob of Lyme | 40 | |
| 60 | The Revenge of Lyme | 30 | Richard Bedscodge |
| 70 | The Win of Bridgewater | 40 | John Smith |
| 140 | The Cresset of Dartmouth | 70 | |
| 100 | The Galleon of Weymouth | 50 | Richard Wheeler |
| 66 | The Katherine ditto | 30 | |
| 70 | The John of Chichester | 40 | John Young |
| 60 | The Hearty Anne | 30 | John Wynnal |
| 230 | The Minion of Bristol |100 | John Sachfield |
| 80 | The Handmaid of ditto | 40 | James Langton |
| 60 | The Aid of ditto | 30 | Christopher Pitt |
| | The Unicorn of ditto | 70 | William Wreger |
+--------+--------------------------+----+-------------------+
| 1930 | 20 |960 | |
+--------+--------------------------+----+-------------------+
_Coasters with the Lord Henry Seymour._
+--------+---------------------------+----+---------------------------+
|Tonnage.| Ships. |Men.| Captains. |
+--------+---------------------------+----+---------------------------+
| 160 | The Daniel | 70 | Robert Johnson |
| 150 | The Galleon Hutchins | 70 | Thomas Tucker |
| 150 | The Bark Lane | 70 | Leonard Harwell |
| 60 | The Fancy | 30 | Richard Fearne |
| 70 | The Griffin | 40 | John Thompson |
| 50 | The Little Hare | 30 | Matthew Railston |
| 75 | The Handmaid | 40 | John Gattenbury |
| 150 | The Marygold | 70 | Francis Johnson |
| 35 | The Matthew | 20 | Richard Mitchel |
| 40 | The Susan | 20 | John Musgrave |
| 140 | The William of Ipswich | 70 | Barnaby Lowe |
| 125 | The Katherine | 60 | Thomas Grimble |
| 120 | The Primrose | 60 | John Cordwell |
| 60 | The Anne Bonaventure | 30 | John Conny |
| 80 | The William of Rye | 40 | William Coxon |
| 50 | The Grace of God | 20 | William Fordred |
| 120 | The Ellnatchen of Dover | 70 | John Lydgen |
| 110 | The Robin | 60 | William Cripps |
| 38 | The Hazard | 20 | Nicholas Tornor [? Turner]|
| 150 | The Grace of Yarmouth | 70 | William Musgrave |
| 150 | The May Flower | 70 | Alexander Musgrave |
| 100 | The William of Bricklesey | 50 | Thomas Lambert |
| 60 | The John Young | 30 | Reynold Veazey |
+--------+---------------------------+----+---------------------------+
| 2248 | 23 |
+--------+---------------------------+----+---------------------------+
_Voluntary Ships with the Lord Admiral._
+--------+-------------------------+----+------------------+
|Tonnage.| Ships. |Men.| Captains. |
+--------+-------------------------+----+------------------+
| 140 |The Francis of Fowey | 70| John Rashley |
| 300 |The Sampson | 120| John Wingfield |
| 60 |The Heathen of Weymouth | 30| |
| 120 |The Golden Ryal ditto | 70| |
| 70 |The Bark Sutton ditto | 30| Hugh Preston |
| 50 |The Carouse | 30| |
| 250 |The Samaritan | 100| |
| 120 |The William of Plymouth | 60| |
| 30 |The Galego ditto | 20| |
| 60 |The Bark Hawlfe | 30| Grinfield Hawlfe |
| 76 |The Unicorn of Dartmouth | 30| |
| 100 |The Grace of Apsam | 50| Walter Edney |
| 60 |The Thomas Bonaventure | 30| John Pentyre |
| 80 |The Rat | 40| Gilbert Ley |
| 60 |The Margaret | 30| William Hubbard |
| 40 |The Elizabeth | 20| |
| 40 |The Raphael | 20| |
| 60 |The Flyboat | 40| |
+--------+-------------------------+----+------------------+
| 1716 | 18 | 820| |
+--------+-------------------------+----+------------------+
_Fifteen Ships that transported Victuals Westward._
+--------+--------------------------+----+-------------------+
|Tonnage.| Ships. |Men.| Captains. |
+--------+--------------------------+----+-------------------+
| 119 |The Elizabeth Bonaventure | 30| Richard Startoppe |
| 112 |The Pelican | 30| John Clarke |
| 107 |The Hope | 30| John Skinner |
| 110 |The Unity | 30| John Moore |
| 114 |The Pearl | 30| Lawrence Mower |
| 115 |The Elizabeth of Lee | 30| William Bower |
| 100 |The John of London | 25| Richard Rose |
| 110 |The Bersabee | 22| Edward Bryan |
| 80 |The Marygold | 30| Robert Bowers |
| 130 |The White Hind | 30| Richard Browne |
| 120 |The Gift of God | 30| Robert Harrison |
| 115 |The Jonas | 30| Edward Bell |
| 160 |The Salomon | 40| George Streat |
| 120 |The Richard Duffylde | 25| William Adams |
| 180 |The Mary Rose | 40| William Parker |
+--------+--------------------------+----+-------------------+
| 1795 | 15 | 455| 15 |
+--------+--------------------------+----+-------------------+
_An Abstract of this Book in Total._
+----------------------------------------+------+--------+-----+---------+
| |Ships.|Tonnage.| Men.|Captains.|
+----------------------------------------+------+--------+-----+---------+
|Ships and vessels of her Majesty’s | 34 | 12190 | 6225| 34 |
|Ships serving by tonnage with the Lord | | | | |
| Admiral | 10 | 756 | 248| |
|Ships with Sir Francis Drake | 33 | 5220 | 2334| 33 |
|Ships sent out by the City of London | 33 | 6130 | 3020| 38 |
|Coasters with the Lord Admiral | 20 | 1930 | 960| |
|Coasters with the Lord Henry Seymour | 23 | 2248 | 1210| 23 |
|Ships that transported Victuals Westward| 15 | 1795 | 455| 15 |
|Voluntary Ships with the Lord Admiral | 18 | 1716 | 820| |
+----------------------------------------+------+--------+-----+---------+
| Summa Totalis | 191 | 31985 |15272| |
+----------------------------------------+------+--------+-----+---------+
THE LAST FIGHT OF THE REVENGE (1591).
=Source.=--Richard Hakluyt: _The Principal Navigations, Voiages,
Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation_ ... _within the
compass of these 1500 years_. 1598-1600. Vol. ii., part ii., p.
169.
A report of the truth about the fight about the Isles of Azores, the
last of August, 1591, betwixt the Revenge, one of her Majesty’s ships,
and an Armada of the King of Spain; penned by the honourable Sir Walter
Raleigh knight.
* * * * *
The Lord Thomas Howard with six of her Majesty’s ships, six victuallers
of London, the Bark Raleigh and two or three other pinnaces, riding at
anchor near unto Flores, one of the westerly Islands of the Azores, the
last of August in the afternoon, had intelligence by one Captain
Middleton of the approach of the Spanish Armada. Which Middleton being
in a very good sailer, had kept them company three days before, of good
purpose, both to discover their forces the more, as also to give advice
to my Lord Thomas of their approach. He had no sooner delivered the news
but the fleet was in sight: many of our ship’s companies were on shore
in the island, some providing ballast for their ships, others filling of
water and refreshing themselves from the land with such things as they
could either for money or by force recover. By reason whereof our ships
being all pestered,[52] and rummaging, everything out of order, very
light for want of ballast, and that which was most to our disadvantage,
the one half part of the men of every ship sick and utterly
unserviceable; for in the Revenge there were ninety men diseased, in the
Bonaventure not so many in health as could handle her mainsail. For had
not twenty been taken out of a bark of Sir George Carey’s, his being
commanded to be sunk, and those appointed to her, she had hardly ever
recovered England. The rest for the most part were in little better
state. The names of her Majesty’s ships were these as followeth: the
Defiance, which was Admiral, the Revenge Vice-admiral, the Bonaventure
commanded by Captain Cross, the Lion by George Fenner, the Foresight by
M. Thomas Vavasour, and the Crane by Duffild, the Foresight and the
Crane being but small ships, only the other were of middle size, the
rest, besides[53] the Bark Ralegh, commanded by Captain Thin, were
victuallers, and of small force or none. The Spanish fleet, having
shrouded their approach by reason of the island, were now so soon at
hand as our ships had scarce time to weigh their anchors, but some of
them were driven to let slip their cables and set sail. Sir Richard
Grenville was the last that weighed, to recover the men that were upon
the island, which otherwise had been lost. The Lord Thomas with the rest
very hardly recovered the wind, which Sir Richard Grenville not being
able to do was persuaded by the master and others to cut his mainsail
and cast about, and to trust to the sailing of the ship, for the
squadron of Seville were on his weather-bow. But Sir Richard utterly
refused to turn from the enemy, alleging that he would rather choose to
die than to dishonour himself, his country and her Majesty’s ship,
persuading his company that he would pass through the two squadrons in
despite of them, and enforce those of Seville to give him way. Which he
performed upon divers of the foremost, who, as the mariners term it,
sprang their luff, and fell under the lee of the Revenge. But the other
course had been the better, and might right well have been answered in
so great an impossibility of prevailing. Notwithstanding, out of the
greatness of his mind, he could not be persuaded. In the meanwhile as he
attended[54] those which were nearest him, the great San Philip, being
in the wind of him and coming towards him, becalmed his sails in such
sort as the ship could neither make way nor feel the helm: so huge and
high carried was the Spanish ship, being of a thousand and five hundred
tons. Who after laid the Revenge aboard. When he was thus bereft of his
sails, the ships that were under his lee also luffing up laid him
aboard, of which the next was the Admiral of the Biscayans, a very
mighty and puissant ship commanded by Brittandona. The said Philip
carried three tier of ordnance on a side, and eleven pieces in every
tier. She shot eight forth right out of her chase,[55] besides those of
her stern ports.