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A69205	A true coppie of a discourse written by a gentleman, employed in the late voyage of Spaine and Portingale sent to his particular friend, and by him published, for the better satisfaction of all such, as hauing been seduced by particular report, haue entred into conceipts tending to the discredit of the enterprise, and actors of the same.	Wingfield, Anthony, Captain.	1589 (1589)	STC 6790; ESTC S109628	42,462	64

that knoweth what men doo liue by had not God giuen vs in the end a more prosperous winde and shorter passage into Galitia then hath béen often seen where our owne force and fortune reuictualled vs largely of which crosse windes that held vs two daies after our going out the Generalls being wearie thrust to Sea in the same wisely choosing rather to attend the change thereof there than by being in harborough to loose any part of the better when it should come by hauing their men on shoare in which two daies 25. of our companies shipped in parte of the fleete were scattered from vs either not being able or willing to double Vshant These burthens laid vpon our Generalls before their going out they haue patientlie endured and I thinke they haue thereby much enlarged their honor for hauing done thus much with the want of our Artillarie 600. horse 3000. foote 20000 li. of their aduenture and one moneths victualls of their proportion what may bee coniectured they would haue done with their full compliment For the losse of our men at Sea since wée can lay it on none but the will of GOD what can be saide more than that it is his pleasure to turne all those impediments to the honour of them against whome they were intended and he will still shew himselfe the God of hoasts in dooing great things by them whome many haue sought to obscure who if they had let the action fal at the height thereof in respect of those defects which were such especially for the seruice at land as would haue made a mightie subiect stoope vnder them I doo not see how any man could iustly haue laide any reproach vpon him who commanded the same but rather haue lamented the iniquitie of this time wherein men whom forrein Countries haue for their conduct in seruice worthily estéemed of should not only in their own Countrey not be seconded in their honourable endeuors but mightily hindred euen to the impairing of their owne estates which most willingly they haue aduentured for the good of their Countries whose worth I will not valew by my report least I should seeme guiltie of flatterie which my soule abhorreth and yet come short in the true measure of their praise Onely for your instruction against them who had almost seduced you from the true opinion you ought to holde of such men you shall vnderstand that Generall Norris from his booke was trained vp in the warres of the Admirall of France and in verie young yeares had charge of men vnder the Erle of Essex in Ireland which with what commendations he then discharged I leaue to the reporte of them who obserued those seruices Vpon the breach betwixt Don Iohn and the States he was made Colonell Generall of all the English forces there present or to come which he continued two yeares hée was then made Marshall of the field vnder Conte Hohenlo and after that Generall of the armie in Frisland at his comming home in the time of Monsiers gouernement in Flanders hée was made Lord President of Monster in Ireland which he yet holdeth from whence within one yeare he was sent for and sent Generall of the English forces her Maiestie then lent to the Lowe Countries which hee held till the Earle of Leicesters going ouer And hee was made Marshall of the field in England the enemie being vpon our Coast and when it was expected the Crowne of England should haue béen tried by battaile All which places of commandement which neuer any English-man successiuely attained vnto in forraine Warres and the high places her Maiestie hath thought him worthie of may suffice to perswade you that he was not altogether vnlikely to discharge that which he vndertooke What fame Generall Drake hath gotten by his iourney about the world by his aduentures to the west Indies and the scourges he hath laid vpon the Spanish Nation I leaue to the Southerne parts to speak of and referre you to the booke extant in our own language treating of the same and beseech you considering the waightie matters they haue in all the course of their liues with wonderfull reputation managed that you will estéeme them not well informed of their procéedings that thinke them insufficient to passe through that which they vndertooke especiallie hauing gone thus farre in the viewe of the world through so many incombrances and disappointed of those agréements which led them the rather to vndertake the seruice But it may be you wil thinke me herein either too much opinionated of the Voiage or conceited of the Cōmanders that labouring thus earnestly to aduance the opinion of them both haue not so much as touched any part of the misorders weakenes and wants that haue béen amongst vs whereof they that returned did plentifullie report True it is I haue conceiued a great opinion of the Iourney and doo thinke honorably of the Commanders for we finde in greatest antiquities that many Commanders haue béene receiued home with triumph for lesse merite and that our owne Countrey hath honoured men heretofore with admiration for aduentures vnequall to this it might therefore in those daies haue séemed superfluous to extend any mans commendations by particuler remembrances for that then all men were readie to giue euerie man his due But I holde it most necessarie in these daies sithence euerie vertue findeth her direct opposit and actions worthy of all memory are in danger to be enuiouslie obscured to denounce the praises of the action and actors to the full but yet no further than with sinceritie of truth and not without grieuing at the iniurie of this time wherin is enforced a necessitie of Apologies for those mē matters which all former times were accustomed to entertaine with the greatest applause that might be But to answere the reports which haue béen giuen out in reproch of the actors action by such as were in the same Let no man think otherwise but that they who fearing the casuall accidents of warre had any purpose of retourning did first aduise of some occasion that should mooue them thereunto and hauing found any what so euer did thinke it sufficiently iust in respect of the earnest desire they had to séek out matter that might colour their comming home Of these there were some who hauing noted the late Flemmish warres did finde that many young men haue gone ouer and safely retourned Soldiers within fewe Moneths in hauing learned some words of Art vsed in the warres and thought after that good example to spend like time amongst vs which being expired they began to quarrell at the great Mortallitie that was amongst vs. The neglect of discipline in the Armie for that men were suffered to be drunck with the plentie of Wines The scarsetie of Surgions The want of Carriages for the hurt and sicke and the penurie of victualls in the Campe. Thereupon diuining that there would be no good done And that therfore they could be content to lose their time and

if they did offer any violence vnto the messengers he would hang the best prisoners he had of theirs which made them to aduise better of the matter and to returne them home but without answere After our Armie came to Cascais and the Castle sommoned the Castillan thereof graunted that vpon fiue or sixe shot of the Cannon hee would deliuer the same but not without sight thereof The Generall thinking that his distresse within had been such for want of men or victualls as he could not hold it many daies because he sawe it otherwise defencible enough determined rather to make him yeeld to that necessitie than to bring the Cannon and therefore onlie set a gard vpon the same least anie supplie of those things which hee wanted should bee brought vnto them But he still standing vpon those conditions the Generall about two daies before he determined to goe to Sea brought three or foure peeces of batterie against it vpon the first tire whereof he tendered and compounded to goe away with his baggage and Armes he had one Cannon two Enluerings one Basiliske and thrée or foure other field péeces thréescore and fiue Souldiers verie good store of munition and victuals enough in the Castle insomuch as hee might haue held the same longer than the Generall had in purpose to tarie there One Companie of foot men was put into the garde thereof til the Artillarie was taken out our Armie embarked which without hauing that Fort we could not without great perill haue done When we were readie to set saile one halfe of the Fort being by order from the General blowne vp by myne the Companie was drawne away During the time we lay in the Road our Fléete began the second of Iune and so continued sixe daies after to fetch in some Hulks to the number of 60. of Dansik Staten Rastock Lubec and Hamburgh laden with Spanish goods and as it seemed for the Kings prouision and going for Lisbone their principall lading was Corne Mastes Cables Copper and Waxe amongst which were some of great burthen wonderfull well builded for sailing which had no great lading in them and therefore it was thought that they were brought for the Kings prouision to reinforce his decaied Nauie whereof there was the greater likelihood in that the owner of the greatest of them which carried two Misnes was knowne to be verie inward with the Cardinall who rather than hée would be taken with his ships committed himselfe vnto his small boate wherein he recouered S. Sebastians Into the which our men that before were in Fléeboates were shipped and the Fléeboates sent home with an offer of Corne to the value of their hire But the wind being good for them for Rochel they chose rather to lose their Corne than the winde and so departed The Generall also sent his horses with them and from thence shipped them into England The third of Iune Colonell Deuereux and Colonell Sidney being bath verie sicke departed for England who in the whole iourney had shewed themselues verie forward to all seruices and in their departure verie vnwilling to leaue vs that day we embarked all our Armie but lay in the Road vntill the eight thereof The sixt day the Earle of Essex vpon receipt of letters from her Maiestie by them that brought in the victualls presentlie departed towards England with whom Sir Roger Williams was verie desirous to goe but found the Generals verie vnwilling he should do so in y t he bare the next place vnto them and if they should miscarrie was to commaund the Armie And the same day there came vnto vs two shall Barkes that brought tidings of some other shippes come out of England with victualls which were passed vpwards to the Cape for méeting with whom the second day after wee set saile for that place in purpose after our méeting with them to goe to the Iles of Açores the second day which was the ninth wee met with them comming backe againe towards vs whose prouision little answered our expectation Notwithstanding we resolued to continue our course for the Ilands About this time was the Marchant Royal with thrée or foure other shippes sent to Penicha to fetch away the Companies that were left there but Captaine Barton hauing receiued letters from the Generalls that were sent ouerland was departed before not being able by reason of the enemies speedie marching thether either to bring away the Artillarie or all his men according to the direction those letters gaue him for hee was no sooner gone than the Enemie possessed the Towne and Castle and shot at our ships as they came into the Road. At this time also was the Ambassador from the Emperour of Moroco called Rays Hamet Bencasamp returned and with him Master Ciprian a Gentleman of good place and desart was sent from Don Antonio and Captaine Ousley from the Generals to the Emperour The next morning the nine Gallies which were send not fiue daies before out of Andolosia for the strengthening of the riuer of Lisbone which being ioyned with the other twelue that were there before though wee lay hard by them at S. Iulians durst neuer make any attempt against vs vppon our departure from thence were returning home and in the morning being a verie dead calme in the dawning thereof fell in the winde of our Fléete in the vttermost part whereof they assailed one stragling Barke of Plymouth of the which Captaine Cauerley being Captaine of the land Companie with his Lieutenant the Master and some of the Marriners abandoned the shippe and betooke them to the ship boates whereof one in which the Master the Captain wer was ouerrun with the Gallies and they drowned There was also two Hulks stragled farre from the strength of the other ships which were so calmed as neither they could get to vs nor we to them though all the great ships towed with their boates to haue relieued them but could not be recouered in one of which was Captaine Minshaw with his Companie who fought with them to the last yea after his ship was on fire which whether it was fired by himselfe or by them we could not well discerne but might easilie iudge by his long and good fight that the Enemie could not but susteine much losse who setting also vpon one other Hulk wherein was but a Lieutenant and he verie sicke were by the valour of the Lieutenant put off although they had first beaten her with their Artillarie and attempted to board her And seeing also one other Hulke a league of a sterne of vs they made towards her but finding that she made readie to fight with them they durst not further attempt her whereby it seemed their losse being great in the other fights they were loath to procéed any further From that day till the 19. of Iune our direction from the Generall was that if the winde were Northerlie wée should plie for the Açores but if Southerlie for the Iles of Bayon Wee lay with contrarie