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The true and perfecte newes of the woorthy and valiaunt exploytes, performed and doone by that valiant knight Syr Frauncis Drake not onely at Sancto Domingo, and Carthagena, but also nowe at Cales, and vppon the coast of Spayne. 1587.
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Greepe, Thomas.
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1587
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The true and perfecte Newes of the woorthy and valiaunt exploytes performed and doone by that valiant Knight Syr Frauncis Drake Not onely at Sancto Domingo and Carthagena but also nowe at Cales and vppon the Coast of Spayne 1587. Printed at London by I. Charlewood for Thomas Hackett To the Right Honourable and hys singuler good Lord George Clifford Earle of Cumberland Thomas Greepe wysheth long life encrease of honor with happy and eternall felicitie RIght Honorable reuerentlie regarding your most worthie condignâ— fame together with your most rare vertues and finding such correspondence in both as seemeth inseperable I coulde not chuse but in all humilitie to offer to the handes of so noble a personne beeing a louer of all vertuous attempts this rude vnpublished worke more true in effect then fine in forme and better for example though rudelie written then to be obscured if penned by the best The worke is a true breefe discourse of the most rare and worthy exploytes performed by the right worshipfull Sir Frauncis Drake Knight and his consortes in the fortunate Isles which although the trueth thereof be not vnknowne to your Honor yet the vulgar sorte of people in the Realme hauing hearde and yet wanting the veritie of the fame â—ay by the pamphlet be the better aduertised The which by howe much the playner it is written by mee the better it is to be vnderstoode of the simplest who in this case I seeke most to plâ—â—se 〈◊〉 my selfe a rude Countriman brought vppe â—â—nie yeeres in Husbandrie and more knowledge in Culturing of lande then in descriptions of conquestes of Countries Notwithstanding weighing your honourable Lordships affabilitie courtesie in nature to take well in worth the meanest thinges extending to the encouragement of vertue valor vvhereof you are patron I presume the more to presse your Honour to vouchsafe the acceptation and patronising of this small work of so great worth in respect of the honourable action of so vvorthie men Who neither number could daunt nor force of vvall and shot keepe out whereby it may be seene vnto the vvorlde that God vvhich hath alvvayes defended his seruaunts in former ages hath not let to shevv a miracle by these in our latter dayes And so humbly crauing pardon of your honor for this presumption ministred I rest a continuall beseecher of the almightie for your Lordâ—hips most happy health vvith increase of honor in this life and in the other euerlasting felicitie Amen Your Honors for euer at commaundement in the Lorde Thomas Greepe To the Reader HEere hast thou gentle Reader set forth vnto thee the most woorthy and valiant exploytes and enterpryses lately atchiued and doone by that valiant Knight Syr Frauncis Drake others not pend in lofty verse nor curiously handled but playnely and truely so that it may be well vnderstood of the Reader for there is nothing can more profitte thy posteritie heereafter then the leauing in memory so worthy a thing for how shoulde we know the woorthy deedes of our Elders if those learned Poets and Historiographers had not sette them downe in wryting as Iosephus for the state of the Iewes Homer and Euripides for the Grecians Titus Liuius for the Romaines Quintus Curtius for the life of Alexander the great and so of all others At what time heretofore was there euer any English manne that did the like as well for hys Nauigation and long trauell and GOD bee praysed for hys good successe to the greate terror and feare of the enemie he beeing a man of meane calling to deale with so mightie a Monarke But nowe may the enemie see what woulde come to passe if our gracious Queene woulde bende her whole force against them therfore great cause haue we to be thankfull to God for so gracious a Princesse and so prosperous and flourishing a common welth as this is wherein we enioy peace welth and tranquillitie more aboundantly then any other Nation vnder the Sunne at this day The Lorde long continue it for his names sake and thus I ende by dding thee farewell in the Lorde The true and perfect Newes of the worthy and valiant exploytes atchiued and doone by that valiaunt Knight Syr Frauncis Drake TRyumph O England and reioyce And prayse thy God vncessantly For thys thy Queene that pearle of choyse Which God doth blesse with victory In Countryes strange both farre and néere All raging foes her force doth feare Yée woorthy wights that doo delighte To heare of Nouels straunge and rare What 〈…〉 by a famous Knight May please you marke I shall declare Such rare exploytes performde and doone As none the like hath euer woone First call to minde howe Gedeon But with thrée hundred fighting men The Medians hoste he ouercame A thousand to eche one of them He did suppresse Idolatry The Lord gaue him the victory So likewise by Gods mighty hande Syr Frauncis Drake by dreadfull sworde Did foyle hys foes in forraine lande Which did contemne Christes holy word And many Captiues did sette frée Which earst were long in misery Twenty fiue Ships were then preparde Fifteene Pinnasses braue and fine Well furnished for his safegarde Preuenting foes that would him tyne With Masters good and Marriners 〈◊〉 As euer tooke charge I dare compare The best Nauigators in this lande Conferde with him vnto thys ende By thys famous knight to vnderstand Theyr valors to atchieue and wende In Countryes straunge beyond the sea If God permit who can say nay The Bonauenture a shyp royall Cheefe Admirall then of the fléete Sir Frauncis Drake chiefe Generall As by desertes he was most méete Most worthy Captaynes of hand and hart In thys boon voyage then tooke hys part The Primrose next Uize-Admirall Appointed by theyr best deuise Captayne Frobisher Uize Generall A valiant Captayne ware and wyse Captayne Carelell they did ordayne Liefetenant Generall on the mayne The Ayde a royall shyppe and hotte The Gallien wyll conuict her foes The Sea-Dragon she spares no shott The Talbott barkes where ere she goes The Whyte Lyon her foes wyll smart And all the rest wyll take her part At Plimmouth they remayned a space Till all their Ships were furnished Their gouernment good fame and grace Throughout the Realme is published Their sayles displaide the Seas t'atchiue September Anno eighty fyue Before which month was fully doone At Bayon first they did ariue The Towne perforce they might haue wonne But they pretended not to striue By Parlée then they did agrée The Generall vsed them courteously The men of Vigo in raging ire Then made great bragges them to molest Yet in the ende at theyr desire He graunted them theyr owne request For he was loth these Townes to inuade For hindring of our Marchants trade Then setting sayle from thence in hast To the Canaries swift they flye Thrée hundred Leagues by count were past Ere they the Towne of Palme came nie These proude Townesmen enuying theyr fléete Thâ—â— shot at them in great despite Let not
these Townesmen be to bolde I wish them not to bragge or vaunt Twas not theyr Gunnes nor force that could Once make our English harts to daunt If wynde and waues had not so wrought Full déerely they theyr pride had bought This famous fléete sayles on their way To Sancto Yuago they were bent Short of this Towne thrée leagues I say Twelue hundred men on shore were sent On Nouember the seauentéene day With Captaines stoute to kéepe the way Their noble Generall sayles about But all the fléete rode néere the â—owne Most valiant Captaines with souldiours stoute Then marching foorth through vale and downe To méete their Generall in the morne As it was pointed earst beforne Their foes hauing intelligence They were beset by sea and land They dare not prooue experience The Drake by force for to withstand They fled that night and durst not stay Preuenting so theyr Enemies pray Then in the morne rathe as the sunne The towne they entred valiantly From place to place the Souldiours runne Séeking to finde commoditie Both coyne and plate some chaunst to find Which they had hid and left behind Of victualles there they founde good store With wine and suger of the best Then quietly praise God therefore They made a worthy victors feast Their Masking robes of costly price Our men for bréeches did deuise Fouretéene dayes they kept this towne With honour fame and victory Theyr Idoll gods eche where puld downe With all theyr fond Idolatry With brasse Ordenaunce of good weight They ballast their ships which were light Two little townes in the same Ile Th'one Domingo th'other Pray These men theyr Fryers did beguile They left theyr Townes and ranne away The Fryers thought they would haue fought To holde theyr Masse as they them taught For they had promist them before If that they woâ—ld fight for theyr masse For all theyr sinnes they had in store They should be pardoned more and lesse But they so sore did feare the Drake They let theyr Fryers stand to stake The Marriners this while prouide For victuals and fresh water store All thinges were brought aboorde that tyde As their Maisters wild them before To Parlée then they did refuse Whereby they wrought theyr owne abuse The Generall minding to depart Commaundes his men in hast aboorde Then lifting vp both handes and hart Most thankfully they praise the Lord. For giuing them such victory Without bloodshed or ieoperdie A long course then from thence they runne Nine hundreth Leagues or they did stay To one straunge Ile at length they come Where sauadge people bare the sway Though wyld and nakte yet nothing straunge Theyr trifles for nifles faine would chaunge In fifty leagues sayling from thence Straunge Ilands more they did descry Then Hispaniola came in presence With Sancto Domingo presentlie The chéefe Citty for theyr behooue Where they their valor ment to prooue Their Generall then prudently Preuenting the perrill of his men The gaynest way for their safetie With discréete heads concluding then One thousand men should martch by land With Captaines stout to guide their band Taking leaue of their Generall After the court'sey of merry England On Gods most holy name they call To strength them with his mightie hande They martched foorth then in their way Their Generall sayles about by Sea When néere this Towne our men were séene A troupe of Horsemen issued out And vaunted brauely on the gréene Minding to compasse them about Our fore winges helpe with their small shot Made them retire to saue theyr coate Their Ordenaunce plast amid their gate Whereas they thought our men would venter Though daungerous no way saue that So easie was for them to enter Their foes discharge a péece or twayne Yet as God would but two were slayne Courage courage our Captaines crie Good Souldiours now lets fight like men Then all at once ranne valiantly Their shot discharged with weapons then They lay one loade on either side Though fiue to one yet durst not bide Their Gunner priming of his péece Sawe them come running in a rage Let Linstocke fall away he flées And all the rest as for a wage To saue theyr liues if it might bée Our English Souldiers made them flée Their Generall busied all this while His shippes ancoring before the Towne His Gunners and theyr mates likewise With thundring shot then made them frowne They battered both at Towne and fort And in the fielde none dared to sporte Then for theyr Ladies helpe they pray Miserecordia how chaunceth this Our Fryars said no Masse to day For want of leasure they did misse Their Gods likewise they did desire But Saint Domingo could not heare Then sore afrayd they gan to trudge Some with fardle and some with packe Unto the Woods for theyr refuge To shroud themselues they did not slacke The General landes without annoy His Captaines then met him with ioy They entred the Towne then valiantly And tooke possession of the same And spred their Ensignes triumphantly Great valours they atchiue by fame Then trumpets sound the Souldiours shift They prayse God for their New yéeres gift Theyr enemies fled with such great hast They left their rostmeate on the spit Hennes and Chickins well crombd and baste Tables couered ready to sitte Wine and suger they found good store Their guests were come vnlooked for Their beds were made their Chambers drest The Curtines drawne braue and fine Theyr parrell brusht and finely prest Sir you shall choose but this is mine Some Iewels were hid in walles and chest Then some they found and some they mist. By good aduise and gouernment Thys towne one month they then possest Theyr famous dames by Rulers sent With costly presents of the best Praying the Generall courteously He would vouchsafe spare theyr Citty The Marriners the while prouide For victualles and fresh water swéete With other commodities beside Which was conuaide aboord the fléete Commaundement then was giuen straight way All men aboorde without delay Then presently they sayled thence To one ritch Iland they were bent But winde and storme turnd their pretence And other course then they inuent With Carthagena they set at last Where all theyr fléete their Anchors cast This towne was strong well fenst about Foure hundred souldiours vnder pay Foure hundred Indians in a scoute Besides their townesmen in aray For they had newes the Drake would come And they thought sure to be his doome Theyr forte well mande and fortressed Fiue Sconces wherein good Ordenaunce was Thrée Gallies then were amplified With fiftéene péeces of good Brasse Full little then they feared the Drake For they thought sure to make him quake One mischéefe more they doo deuise Whereby they thought to spoyle our men Many poysoned prickes in sundry wise Amidst their way they fastened then To pricke their shinnes they did purpose But the Lord God did that disclose Nine hundred men were set one land And marching foorth then all by night Untill they came vnto the strande Where