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A10814	A true relation of a most worthy and notable fight, performed the nineteenth day of Iune now last past, by two small shippes of the citie of London, the Vineyard of a hundred and twentie tunnes, and the Vnicorne of a hundred and fourtie tunnes, against sixe great gallies of Tunes, hauing in them a thousand and eight hundred men, of the Ile of Way-yorcke in the straights our shippes hauing in all, mariners, merchants, and passengers fifty sixe men / written by H. R.	H. R. (Henry Roberts), fl. 1585-1616.	1616 (1616)	STC 21087.7; ESTC S948	6,091	12

Maister Gardner of Wapping neere London a man endowed with honestie religion and vallour These two good Ships being victualed for the vi●age and manned both Ships with fiftie sixe men and boyes Merchantes and Passengers in all haueing taken in their Lading and all sitting for their vse in the Voyage after their solemne farewell taken of the Owners and Aduenturers as the Merchantes accustome to doe set Sayle from London and ariued at Lee where they made some small stay exspecting a faire Winde to proceede whose hopes it pleased God to further and on the twentie three day of May now last past to send them their wished desires which they neglected not but taking oportunitie set Sayle the same twentie three of May And was so fauored of him that ruleth by his Power both Winds and Seas that they were euer in the way of the Wind vntill they came to the South Cape where they had sight of three tall Shippes men of Warre which were of Algeers in Barbarie full of Ordinance and men These Ships gaue vs chace which did in some small manner dismay vs yet putting our trust in God whose pleasure is to lay our feares and care vpon him wee resolued if they were Friends to bid them welcome if Enemies to defend our selues These Shippes wyning vpon vs one of them came vp and hayled vs bidding vs amayne To whom ou● Maister sayd Doe you your worst wee feare you not Then demaunded they of whence we were Our Maister Harrice M. of the Vineyard answered of London and bound for Turkey and asked of whence they were Of Argeor● sayd they While they had this shorr parlie with vs they tooke good notice of our Shippes and saw the redinesse wee were in to defende our selues and imagining by our Maisters rough answere that we cared little for them they made no longer stay but sprong their looffe and bore roome againe into the Sea Their departure so sodainly gaue vs some comfort although wee feared them not yet considering we come for Trafficke and not for Warres wee rather desired Peace if it pleased God then Broyles from which at that time it pleased him to deliuer vs Vnto whom for his preseruation we acknowledged such hearty thankes and prayses as became vs. This Danger by Gods permission being ouerpast as Winde serued for vs we put into the Straights keeping our course for Leagehorne which was the first Port of our discharge When comming neere vnto May-yorcke an Iland in the Sea wee had sight of sixe great Gallpes men of Warre all of Tunes and one other Port vnder the Turke These companions came with vs applying their best strength of Oares and Sayles to come to vs wee seeing the speed they made began to coniecture wee should haue more to doe with them then wee willingly would wherevpon our Maister M. Harrice caused the Vineyards Boate to bee hoysted out the Vnicorne beeing farre from vs and the Seas beéing calme and no Winde stirring so wee cowed our Shippe to the Vnicorne and furlde our maine Sayle prouiding our selues as well as we could which done we went to prayer humbly intreating his deuine ayde that neuer leaueth his people to helpe vs and to bee our comfort in this distresse By this tyme the Gallyes were all in fayre sight so that wee might well desery their numbers of men Then fiue of them left to row and the sixt Gally came towards vs and hayling our Shippes after the manner of the Sea asked of whence we were Our Maister answered of London and bound for Turkey Then cryed the Turkes All friends all friendes Then did they enquire what Men of Warre wee had met withall or seene without the Straights or lately Whom wee simply tolde of the three Shippes wee spoke with so away they went from vs making speed to their fiue conforts that stayed for them The sodaine and friendly parting with this Galley gaue vs hope wee should haue no further trouble with them nor his fellowes yet durst not trust them but made ready to defend our selues as sodainely as wee could getting as neere vnto the Vnicorne our consort as wee might that beeing neere wee might fight with more aduantage to our selues and doe our enemies the more harme if it should so happen This time the Gallyes helde counsayle togeather what they should doe At length hauing concluded our finall ouerthrow as it seemed they all came vpon vs with all the violent force they could and comming vp first with the Vnicorne they powred into her their small Shotte as Hayle in comparison They lying so close aboard the Vineyard made their Shotte so hotte vpon them that foure of them came aboarde her and left the Vnicorne but two In this conflict wee poore men were not idle but so applyed our Ordinaunce which wee laded with Crosse-barres Case-Shoote and Round Byllets as greatly annoyed them In the first encounter wee had our Boatson slaine and one other man and three hurt And the Vnicorne two men slaine and two hurt The Gallyes lying still by vs maintayned the fight very hotly and plyed their Shotte vpon vs that our turne Sides and battered Stearne can yet witnesse it besides our Sayles so shotte that fourty poundes cannot make good that harme onely Deadly and full of resolution on both parties two full bowers by the Glasse continued this fight in which all our Companies were faine to prooue Gunners not onely the Maister and his Mates but all the rest Amongst which I may not forget the paynes and industry of one of Maister Harrices Mates M. Wotton whose skill and readinesse was such in applying the most part of our Ordinance in our quarter which lay to doe the Enemie most spoyle that hee did them great harme and made them haue small hope of our conquest which they expected Blessed be the all powerfull God who after two howers of very dangerous fight one shotte from the Vineyard did them such spoyle as with a great and most dreadfull shrieke they fell all from vs and went their wayes And in good time for them for I thinke if they had stayed longer they had some of them sunke by our sides as should seeme by their sodaine bringing foure of them vpon the Careere to stop their leakes Thus by the mercie and power of our God were wee freed from this great and dangerous perill wherein wee had like to haue falled past hope of man onely his Mercy that giueth victorie at his will preserued vs To whose blessed name all prayse and honour be rendred who not onely set vs free from our Foes but at that instant sent vs a fayre leading gale of Winde so wee cut our Mayne sayle and kept our course for Leaghorne which was the first Port of our discharge giuing GOD most humble thankes for our deliuerance While wee made stay at Leaghorne the Duke of Florences Gallyes who are most tymes abroade in seruice came into the Roade in one of them was a Iew who spoke with the Captaine of the Admirall Gally and was with them when they set their mayned hurt men a shore This Captaine reported to the Iew beeing of his acquaintance that there were in these sixe Gallies one thousand eight hundred men of all sorts and in the fight with vs had slaine a hundred and fiftie and three hundred more hurt and mayned very dangerously GOD haue the prayse for our happy deliuery and make vs mindfull of his great mercy shewed vnto his poore seruants that while wee haue any beeing in this world wee may with all due prayses acknowledge his mercy towards vs. Thus haue you heard to the glory of God and the deserued commendations of those valerous and vndaunced sprights The most resolute and worthy Conquest of the sixe Gallyes who beeing not a handfull in regard of their multitudes which were neere Tenn for one and so well appoynted with Men and Munition that they thought themselues sufficient to encounter greater forces But we haue euer heard and knowne that victorie consisteth not in strength of Horse or Man though they ve neuer so mightie but in the all Powerfull hand of God who in the middest of greatest daungers comforteth them that with faythfull heartes call vpon him And most truely by those worthy men Maister Harrice and Maister Gardner and there companies it appeareth who doubtlesse are gratious men in the presence of God such is their gouernment their zeale to God and his true Religion such doth God in all distresses comfort for so is his promise that neuer fayleth his seruants It is his holy hand that hath done this for them against all expectation of men For which his blessed name be euer praysed And I wish most heartily that such Owners and Merchantes which haue such faythfull people to deale for them would not shut their Purses from rewarde but open their handes with Bounty vnto them that others may be encouraged to doe them the like seruice If such men would vse this charitie no doubt but their bounty and good countenances to men aduenturing for them would make their seruice to be better performed And this Kingdome be more better replenished with able and sufficient men to fight in their defence if occasion should bee You haue heard the true discourse of this dangerous voyage their happie deliuerance and dilygent cares in performing the same Who making foure Ports viz. Maliga Leagehorne Naples and Zant as by Chartie-Partie they were bound taking their Lading at Zant was by the mercy of God with Winds so fauored that in good saffetie the Shippe and goodes ariued the twelf● day of December in the Roade of Limehouse in the Riuer of Thames To the eternall glory of God the ioyce of our hearts and comfort of all our friendes where we were by those worthy Marchants our Owners of the Vinyarde Master Freeman and Master Dunkcombe with their Partners leuingly welcomed as well as by our aduentures and M●rch●nts which were these Master Freeman Master Fishborne and Master Barlymarke God haue the honour and let all our praiers vs that neuer English men haue worse successe in their affayres then we haue had GOD of his mercy graunt vs all true louing and faithfull hearts that God may haue his true ●ond●● and our King and Country faythfull seruice to whose deuine and all Powerfull name be all true prayses ●●●●●ed for ●●er ●nd euer Amen FINIS