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A17374 Algiers voyage in a iournall or briefe reportary of all occurrents hapning in the fleet of ships sent out by the King his most excellent Maiestie as well against the pirates of Algiers, as others: the whole body of the fleete consisting of 18. sayle. Viz. Sixe of his Maiesties ships. Ten marchants ships. Two pinnaces. Vnder the command of Sir Robert Mansel knight, Vice-admirall of England, and Admirall of that fleet: and a councell of warre appointed by his Maiestie. The accidents of euery particular moneth (since the first setting forth) being in this discouery, expressed by one that went along in the voyage. I. B., fl. 1621.; Button, John, fl. 1621, attributed author. 1621 (1621) STC 4208; ESTC S117368 16,872 44

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and that if we had stayed they had fallen into our laps They likewise told vs that the Turks had Boomed vp the Mould so that it was not possible for either ship or boate to get in to fire the ships which were now filled with armed men besides three gallyes and 15. boates which lay continually well fitted without the Mould before the Boome for a Guard Iune THe second our ships that were appointed to ply it too and againe before the Rode tooke a ship off of the Easterne point of the Bay which came from Legorne and was bound for Algiere for trade with diuers Merchants Iewes in her and a Flemming who had diuers letters from the Prince of Orange and the States both to the Bashaw and Duana shee was laden with Venice cloth Legorne dishes and diuers other commodities there was also found in her two or three thousand pound in ready money this morning the weather calme three gallyes rowed out of the Mould by our ships at whom wee made diuers shot but few or none did reach them they were so farre off At night they returned to the Mould a gaine During the time of our ships riding before the towne we sent euery night certain boats which kept watch betweene the towne and the fleete as well to giue the fleet Alarums vpon all occasions as to take vp and saue such poore Christian captiues as should aduenture to saue themselues by swimming from the slauery of the Turkes which boates saued diuers both Spanish French and Dutch by whom we were certainely informed as well of the Booming vp of the Mould as of the drowning of an hundred and thirty Turkes The fourth finding those relations to be true and that there was no possibility of doing any more seruice vpon the Pyrates at that time vppon the shooting off a warning peece from the Admirall the whole fleet set sayle for Alicant The eight in the morning we came to anchor in Alicant Rode where wee found Captaine Iohn Roper who was returned out of England with letters from my Lord Admirall and order for the present discharging and sending home of foure of the Kings shippes that is to say the Vantguard the Rainebow the Reformation and the Anthelope Here we stayed till the thirteenth day in which time wee refreshed our selues with water and fresh victuals and sold away the priczes which we had taken payed our debts which we owed at our former being there for prouisions for the fleete here our Admirall discharged the Pollacre which he hyred here also he deliuered seuen twenty Turkes a shore for their ransomes to Seigniour Emperiall Consull for the English The thirteenth about ten at midnight the Admirall shot off a warning peece whereupon all the fleete weighed Anchor and set sayle for Malhaga The sixteenth wee met with twelue sayle of Flemmings of Cape Legat whereof fiue were Holland men of warre vnder the command of Captaine Quashe the rest Marchants ships The 21. the whole fleete met at Anchor in Malhaga Rode Iuly THe third in the morning it was signified to the Admirall and the Councell of Warre vnder the Masters and Officers hands of the Lyon that she was so defectiue that she could not any longer be continued out without eminent peril of perishing wherupon it was thought fit and resolued that notwithstanding my Lord Admirals order was to send home the Vanguard she should bee continued out till the next supply of shipping and that the Lyon should bee sent home wherevpon our Admirall with his prouisions presently remoued into the Vanguard and Sir Richard Hawkins into the Lyon Here wee also dismissed by our Admirals order Zouch Phenix the Marigold the Primrose the Restore sufficient reasons by the Masters being giuen that they were vnfit for longer seruice The fifth I remoued my selfe into the Reformation hauing got passage for England The sixth hauing taken in our remainder of of victuals some Beuerage Wine Water and Oyle the whole fleete set sayle hauing a small breath off the shore North West got no further then the Molena poynt The seuenth hauing little winde that while and currant against vs wee gayned little or nothing The eight the Reformation and three or foure other ships got at Virgerow-Rode where they came to an Anchor the Admirall and the rest of the fleete not gayning any thing were faine to Anchor at Malhaga poynt the winde at West South West fayre weather The tenth about eight in the morning a faire gale springing all North East the fleete set sayle our Admirall bound for Cales The twelfth the whole fleet being come within three or foure miles of the towne of Cales the vice-Vice-Admirall rear-Rere-Admirall and the rest of the ships bound for England tooke their leaues of the Admirall and the rest of the fleete foure or fiue hundred peeces of Ordnance being discharged on both sides for a farewell the Admirall with his company stood in for Cales the Vice-Admirall and the rest of the ships stood off to Sea the winde at South West and by the West The fifteenth and sixteenth we had little wind and that variable but so thicke a fogge both dayes wee could hardly see two ships length from vs. The seuenteenth in the morning the weather reasonable cleare wee had lost sight of all our fleete but the Anthelope and the Marigold and hauing Cape Saker North North East some foure leagues of and the winde Northerly a hard gale we came to an Anchor in the Bay here we Rode vntill the three and twentieth all this time the wind blowinng at North North West very stormy The fiue and twentieth the wind arsed against the Sunne to the West South West the Cape bearing East thirty leagues off The eight and twentieth wee lost sight of the Anthelope and Marigold in the Latittude of 41.32 leagues off the shore August AVgust the second wee heaued the Lead and had ground at 94. fadome vshant East N. East 26. leagues off The third at foure in the afternoone we fell with the Bolt The number of the ships Brigandines and boates which were appointed to goe into the Mould to fire the ships with the names of the Captaines that Commanded them CAptaine Walsingham and Captaine Stokes Captaines of the two ships to be fired in the Mould Captaine Hughes Captaine Tall Captaine Pepwell Captaines of the three Brigandines THE CAPTAINES OF the Boates. CAptaine Frampton Liefetenant to Sir Richard Hawkins Captaine Winker Liefetenant to Sir Henrie Palmer Captaine Turner out of the Admirall Captaine Dodge Liefetenant to Sir Francis Tanfield Captaine Boyes in Captaine Argels boat Captaine Frewen Lieftenant to Captaine Haughton Captaine Button Liefetenant to Sir Thomas Button FINIS
ALGIERS VOYAGE IN A IOVRNALL OR BRIEFE Reportary of all occurrents hapning in the fleet of ships sent out by the King his most excellent Maiestie as well against the Pirates of Algiers as others the whole body of the Fleete consisting of 18. Sayle VIZ. Sixe of his Maiesties Ships Ten Marchants Ships Two Pinnaces Vnder the command of Sir Robert Mansel knight vice-Vice-Admirall of England and Admirall of that Fleet and a Councell of Warre appointed by his Maiestie The Accidents of euery particular Moneth since the first setting forth being in this discouery expressed by one that went along in the Voyage Imprinted MDCXXI TO THE READER READER THou shalt here receiue a faithfull report by way of a Iournall of all such occurrents as fell out in the Voyage to Algiers Those onely that were remarkeable are in this short discourse to be found the slight ones are not worth nor worthy of any publicatiō Dissigns of this nature managed by the directions of so many noble Gentlemen a number of valiant Captains and well experienced Nauigators seconding the courages of the other do for the most part fill the itching eares of the world with more then a common expectation of strange things to bee done beyond the possibility of man But if he that is so curious in his inquisition had beene but a personall aduenturer in some of the dangers which wee ran through I make no doubt but hee would confesse hee had seene enough and vndergone more then willingly hee could wish himselfe to bee acquainted with againe How our ships were furnished for men or munition what seuerall Captaines and Commanders were in euery one of them are heere truly set downe the burthen also of euery ship then the dayes and months are named in which any memorable act was performed the townes likewise within in the Straights of Gibraltar before which our men of Warre did any seruice And to make this Discourse the more pleasing to thee such Spanish ships and gallyes besides Turkish Pirates as we encountred with at Sea shall appeare sayling in all their gallantry before thee Imagine as thou readest that thou hearest the Canon playing and Turkes by hundreds tumbling into the Seas our owne stretching out hands to saue a miserable number of poore Christians made slaues to the barbarous Turke crafty Moore but deliuered from that seruitude by vs God assisting our labours Such men of quality as either dyed or miscarryed in this Voyage haue here the names written downe But least the citing of particulars in this place should alter the property of an Epistle which like the first day of a Terme amongst Lawyers should be spent onely in complement and bidding thee welcome to this feast of newes I will no longer detayne thine eye from longing for that which my paines and obseruation haue diligently collected to giue thee content which if here thou findest it shall be to me some part of a recompence for those stormy dayes and nights in which I haue beene in the voyage So farewell The Authour to his Boooke ANd sith thou art not limb'd with trees nor flowers Of Eloquence but clad in white and blacke Thou must prepare thy selfe t' abide the showers Of them that of dislike occasion take And when thou likeliest art to go to wracke Seeme not against them thine error to defend But rather yeeld a little and giue backe And pray them that they will thy faults amend The Preface to the Reader MY true subiect tending to entreate Of new don warres and acts of chiualry Whereby renowned Captaine 's much honour get And with eternall praises now Their names and fames is forced to require Thee mighty Mars with art him to inspire Whose fiery nature bent to wrath and thrall As being of complexion hot and drie Melancholicke and furious with all For in thy bones choller hid doth lie Which rightly cause all Poets sound thy fame And thee the God of warres in stories name Sith then thou art of warlicke influence And that my stile of battaile must indite Assist me with some marshall eloquence That I may frame my hand and pen aright With words of art and artificiall phrase Of valiant men to speake th' eternall praise And if at my request thou daignest to list Or grant the thing which I of thee do craue Yet for her sake that louingly thee kist Blacke Vulcans wife and further fauour gaue Vouchsafe thy ayde my lines so to infuse That I therein fit tearmes and phrase may vse Else truth to say so barren is my wit And voyd of aureat liquord eloquence That I confesse my selfe to be vnfit Or able to accomplish my pretence But praying all that sect with heart and mind Not spare to speake if any fault they find And with good will I shall amend the same For many eyes may see much more then one Correct then freely where you find the blame But find not fault whereas deserueth none And so in hope I shall your fauours win With your support this story I le begin Yours or not his owne I. B. THE NAMES OF THE COVNCEL of Warre SIr Robert Mauncell Knight Sir Richard Hawkins Knight Sir Thomas Button Knight Sir Henry Palmer Knight Captaine Arthur Manwaring Esquire Captaine Thomas Loue Esquire Captaine Samuell Argall Esquire Edward Clarke Esquire and Secretary to the Councell of Warre The names of the Captaines the Ships their burdens number of men and Ordnance in his Maiesties sixe Ships 1 SIr Robert Mauncell Admirall in the Lyon burden 600. Tuns men 250. peeces of brasse Ordnance 40. 2 Sir Richard Hawkins Vice Admirall in the Vantguard burden 660. tuns men 250. Brasse Ordnance 40. 3 Sir Thomas Button Rere Admirall in the Rainbow burden 660. tuns men 250. Brasse Ordnance 40. 4 Captaine Arthur Manwaring in the Constant reformation burden 660. tuns men 250. Brasse Ordnance 40. 5 Sir Henry Palmer in the Anthelope burden 400. tun men 160. Brasse Ordnance 34. 6 Captaine Thomas Loue in the Conuertine burden 500. tun men 220. Brasse Ordnance 36. In the Marchants Ships 1 CAptaine Samuel Argall in the Golden Phenix burden 300. tuns men 120. Iron Ordnance 24 2 Captain Christopher Harries in the Samuel burden 300. tuns men 120. Iron Ordnance 22. 3 Sir Iohn Fearne in the Mary gold burden 260 tun men 100. Iron Ordnance 21. 4 Captaine Iohn Penington in the Zouch Phenix burden 280 tuns men 120. Iron Ordnance 26. 5 Captaine Thomas Porter in the Barbery burden 200. tuns men 80. Iron Ordnance 18. 6 Sir Francis Tanfield in the Centurion burden 200. tun men 100. Iron ordnance 22 7 Sir Iohn Hamden in the Primro burden 180. tuns men 80. Iron Ordnance 18. 8 Captain Eusabey Caue in the Hercules burden 300. tuns men 120. Iron Ordnance 24. 9 Captaine Robert Haughton in the Neptune burden 280 tuns men 120. Iron Ordnance 21. 10 Captaine Iohn Chidley in the Marchant Bonauenture burden 260. tuns men 110. Iron Ordnance 23. 11 Captaine George Raymonnd in the Restoure burden
solemne processions in the cittie of Alacant for ioy of a great ouerthrow which was giuen to the king of Bohemia Ianuary IAnuarie the first the Reare-Admirall put to Sea againe with his squadron vpon the discouery of some ships in the Offine who prooued to bee English and French bound in for the Rode of Alicant The second the Reare-Admirall with his squadron returned into the Roade The fourth at night the Constant Reformation and the Golden Phenix had order to go to Sea to seeke two Pyrates ships which wee heard were on the Christian shore The fifth at night the Constant and the Phenix returned into the Rode againe but met not with any The sixth the Vice-Admirall with his squadron set sayle for Malhaga to see if they could here of any newes of a supply of victuals or whether the two Princes which were long expected were come thither The 12. Master Iohn Duppae came from Carthagena bringing with him a packet of letters of aduice sent out of England bearing date the 14. of December he signified that there was sixe months victuals sent out of England for a supply of his Maiesties ships and that they were at Malhaga with the two Pinnaces this night the Rere-Admirall with his squadron was sent to Sea to see if he could meet with certaine Pirates which wee had entelligence of The 13. the Reformation the Samuel and the Restore put to Sea to see if they could meet with any Pirates The 18. the Reformation with the other ships returned into the Rode where wee found the reare-Admirall with his squadron likewise returned but met no Pirates The 21. there came a flemish boate with 15. Flemmings in her aboord our Admirall who being chased by the Turkish Pirates off of Cap Martine left their ship and saued themselues by their boate this night was the Anthelope with other ships sent out to see if they could meete with them The 24. the Anthelope with the other ships returned into the Rode but met with none The 25. our Admirall being inuited to the English Consuls house went a shore where at his arriuall he was entertained with small shot and Ordnance both from the towne and Castle and at night with fireworkes running of horses shooting of Ordnance and other sports this day Captaine Iohn Roper was dispatched with letters for England The 26. our Admirall returned aboord the towne giuing him a friendly farewell with their Ordnance The 27. the Admirall with the rest of the fleet set sayle leauing the Marmaduke behind whose Captaine and Master were both sicke a shore The 28. at midnight wee met with seuen sayle of Flemmings ships of war neere Cape Paule vnder the command of Captaine Haughton Admirall of Zealand who the next morning after hee had saluted our Admirall with Ordnance came aboord in his boate he told our Admirall he had 22. ships of warre vnder his charge whom he had diuided into squadrons imploying them some without the straights and some within The 30. wee had very much winde at South West but the weather being cleared we turned to windward till foure in the after noone and then it blew so hard that we were forced to beare vp the Helme and put roome for Alicant rode 31 We came to an Anchor againe in Alicant roade February FEbruary the first the Rere-Admirall put to Sea with 4. ships to see if he could meet with any Pyrates and this day dyed Captaine Eusabey Caue Captaine of the Hercules and the Admirall disposed the command of the same ship to Captaine Alexander Bret. The 5. the Rere-Admirall returned with the other 4. ships but had met none The 6. the wind being Easterly the fleet weighed Anchor about midnight shaping our course for Malhaga during the time of our staying here we refreshed our sicke men a shore hauing conuenient houses prouided for them in the feelds Gardens with carefull people to attend them prouiding them such necessaries as they should need The Constant for her part sent a shore 92. persons who as they recouered their strength were sent for a boord yet notwithstanding all their care at their departure they were forced to leaue behinde them 42. desperately ill the Admirall taking order both for them and others that they should be carefully prouided for vntill the fleets returne The 9. in the euening being a thwart Malhaga wee were in the morning put to lee ward of our port the wind blowing hard at East The 10. we kept it vp windward what we could but the storme increasing all the kings ships lost their long boates The 11. we were forced to beare vp for Gibraltar where the same day we came to an Anchor in the Rode all the Golden Phenix and the Restore who recouered Malhaga The 12. our Admiral dispatched letters to Malhaga to the Vice-Admirall to let him know that he and the rest of the fleete were put into Gibraltar willing him to repaire thither with the rest of the ships with him if the winde should continue Easterly but if it came Westerly then the Admirall purposed to go to Malhaga The 16. came into the Rode the vice-Vice-Admirall and his squadron with the two Pinnaces which wee so long expected out of England the one the Mercury of the burden 240. tuns 65. men and 20. peeces of Brasse Ordnance vnder the command of Captaine Phinice Pet the other the Spye of the burden of 160. tuns 55. men and 18. peeces of Brasse Ordnance vnder the command of Captaine Edward Gyles there came also two Merchants ships with a supply of victuals for his Maiesties ships The 18. the Zouch Phenix the Hercules the Neptune and the Spie put to Sea with order to ply betweene Gibraltar and Shutte point The 19. the Anthelope put to Sea and with those ships which went out the day before had order to ride in Shutie-Rode to see if they could descry any Pyrates come into the straights The 23. the Rere-Admirall put to Sea with 5. other ships the Golden Phenix the Samuel the Centurion the Marigold and the Restore with order to ride in Tansey Bay where they were to attend the comming in of diuers Pyrates whom we heare to be without the straights mouth this day came in a Brigandine from Shutie who brought our Admirall word that those ships which had put out the 18. had taken a prize The 24. the Anthelope with the rest of the ships returned bringing with them a prize being a small Frenchman which had 50. buts of Oyle in her and diuers Moores and Iewes men women and children passengers bound from Tituon to Algiere all the Turkes sauing themselues in their boate this day also came into the Rode Captaine Gyles Penne in a ship of Bristoll from Tituon Rode bringing a letter from the Mogoden to our Admirall and two Moores who treated with him concerning the redemption of their people whom our ships had taken offering for so many Moores so many English whom they held in town as slaues hauing bought them of
the Turkes Pyrates The 27. the Samuell and the Centurion returned into the Rode from Tansey thē also went out the Anthelope the Zouch Phenix the Barbery the Neptune and the Restore with order to ride at Shutey to see if they could discouer any Pyrates comming into the straights the winde being Westerly The 28. the winde likewise Westerly the Reformation hauing taken in some of the captiues had order to weigh and set sayle for Tituon to treat with the Moores and to take in her company the Samuell the Bonauenture and the ship of Bristoll where the same day about noone they came to an Anchor in the Rode of Tituon in 12. fadome water the winde at West March THe first there came into the Roade to vs our Admirall the Mercury the Spye the Winde at West The second in the afternoone came certaine Moores aboord our Admirall deliuering him a letter from the Mogoden importing that on the morrow they would bring downe all the English slaues whom they would exchange for their owne people The third at twelue of the clocke came two Moores men of qualitie a boord our Admirall to let him know the Mogoden was at the water side whereupon the Admirall sent Master Edward Clarke Secretary of the Councell of warre to treate with him who returned the same night without effecting any thing to purpose The fourth Master Ashfield Minister of the Reformation dyed much lamented of the whole company of whom in the extreame of their sicknesses they had receiued much comfort The fifth hauing a faire gale at South East our Admirall with the rest of the fleete weighed Anchor and set sayle for Gibraltar hauing concluded nothing with the Mogoden The sixth wee came to an Anchor in Gibraltar Rode where wee found our Vice-Admirall with his squadron The 8. the winde Westerly the Anthelope the Samuell and the Spye set sayle for Tituon The 9. in the morning the Admirall the Reformation the Mercury and the Barbery set saile for Tituon leauing the Vice-Admirall with his squadron behind in the Rode who had the wind at West South West but bringing the straights mouth open found it all Southerly a hard gale with a stiffe currant setting to the Eastward the Reformation got that night into Tituon Rode where they found the Anthelope with the other ships The 10. about ten in the morning the Mercury came into the Rode but the Admirall and the Barbary being put to lee ward and not able to turne it vp bore vp to the helme for Malhaga this day also in the morning Captaine Penne being ouer confident of the Moores faith and promises with whom hee had along time traded went a shore without cautions whom the Mores made stay of hoping thereby the better to recouer their owne people whom we held captiues The 11. the wind being Easterly we all set sayl to Malhaga the Bristol ship onely staying behinde to see if they would send down their Captaine who had done them many kinde offices to our Admirall in comming twice with his ship from Tituon to Gibraltar onely to treate with our Admirall on their behalfe and at their request being out of the Roade we met with the Primrose whom the Vice-Admirall had sent vnto vs to let vs know that he was gone for Malhaga The 13. wee came to an Anchor in Malhaga Roade where we found our Admirall with the rest of our fleete all but the Good Will who comming out of Gibraltar with the Vice-Admirals squadron had lost their companies in the night I in the time we spent here the fleete tooke in some Beereage Wine some Wood and Water The 28. about eight in the morning the Admirall and rear-Rere-Admirall set sayle for Alicant leauing behinde the vice-Vice-Admirall with fiue other ships the Reformation the Samuell the Centurion the Bonauenture and the Restore for to attend the conquest of a remainder of a supply of victuals which was to come out of England Aprill· THe 2. my Captaine Captain Arthur Mannering died a gentlemā of an excellent temper not easily moued to passion though many times occasion hath been purposely offered he mastred his affections with that discretion that he gained loue euen from his enemyes in his priuate command hee could so well mixe clemency with seueritie together that he was both feared and loued so seriously searching into the mystery of his new profession that he would soone haue equalled the best Captaine both for iudgement and command his death bred a generall lament in the whole fleet and some alteration in the sway of most curious businesse the wheele euer since turning with the violent motion of a selfe willed mouer The 10. hearing no newes of our supply of victuals the Vice-Admirall with the other fiue ships set sayle for Alicant the winde West ward The 14. about three in the afternoone we came to an Anchor in Alicant Rode where wee found our Admirall with the rest of the fleet here our Admirall had hired a Pollacre about the burden of 120. tunne for that she was reported to be an excellent sayler and likewise bought three Brigandines which rowed with nine oares on a side he also hyred a house wherein hee made diuers workes for the firing of the shippes within the Mould of Algiere The 18. Sir Henrie Palmer and our Admiralls order remooued out of the Anthelope into the Reformation and Captaine Alexander Bret into the Anthelope and Sir Thomas Wilsad was made Captaine ouer the Hercules this day also my selfe for some respects remoued into the Centurion notwithstanding I receiued many good perswasions from Sir Henrie Palmer to continue where I was The 21 we receiued letters out of England by a post sent from Malhaga signifying a remainder of victuals which wee expected was arriued at Malhaga The 25. about nine in the morning the whole fleet sayle for Alicant Rode being bound for Firma terra to supply our wants for wood The 28. in the euening hauing fitted our selues with wood wee set sayle for Mayorke to take in water The 29. in the afternoone we came to an Anchor in Mayorke Rode The towne of Maiorke is large and well fortified the people industrious both men women and children giuen to labour louing and courteous to strangers here we found all manner of victuals in plenty and at easie rates Their chiefe Marchandise are Oyle Wood and Cheese whereof the countrey affoordeth plenty May. HAuing taken water at three in the morning vpon shooting off a warning peece the whole fleete weighed Anchor and set sayle for Algiere the winde Easterly a small breath The 21. at 6. in the afternoone we came to an-Anchor in Algiere Roade order being first giuen by our Admirall how euery ship should berth her selfe the manner followeth first the Kings ships and the Golden Phenix came to an anchor at their place vpon a South and Northline the Admirall riding in the middest of them East of the South end of the Mould Next to the Admirall on the North side