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A68946 A summarie and true discourse of Sir Frances Drakes VVest Indian voyage wherein were taken, the townes of Saint Jago, Sancto Domingo, Cartagena & Saint Augustine.; Summarie and true discourse of Sir Frances Drakes West Indian voyage Bigges, Walter, d. 1586.; Croftes, Lieutenant.; Gates, Thomas, Sir, d. 1621.; Boazio, Baptista. Famouse West Indian voyadge made by the Englishe fleete of 23 shippes and barkes wherin weare gotten the townes of St· Iago: :Sto: Domingo, Cartagena and :St: Augustines the same beinge begon from Plimmouth in the moneth of September 1585 and ended at Portesmouth in Iulie 1586. 1589 (1589) STC 3056; STC 3171.6(d)_PARTIAL; ESTC S722 23,010 54

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FRANCISCVS DRACO NOBILISSIMVS ANGLIAE FOVES REI NAVTICAE AC BELLICAE PERITISSIMVS 1598 AVDENTES FORTVNA IVVAT Cognita Nasoni mea si quoque vita fuisset Neptuni verè sobolem narrasset et alis Expansis Mundum circumuditasse per vndas Flammi●●m in mira metamorphosi vsque Draconem Conuersum fueram semper sic faucibus ipse Vnguibus atque alis caudáque armatus in hostem A SVMMARIE AND TRVE DISCOVRSE OF SIR FRANCES DRAKES VVest Indian Voyage Wherein were taken the Townes of Saint Jago Sancto Domingo Cartagena Saint Augustine Imprinted at London by Richard Field dwelling in the Blacke-Friars by Ludgate 1589. The Reader must vnderstand that this Discourse was dedicated and intended to haue bene imprinted somewhat before the comming of the Spanish Fleete vpon our coast of England but by casualtie the same was forgotten and slacked for a time of some better leasure TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE ROBERT D'EVREVX EARLE OF ESSEX AND EWE VISCOVNT of Hereford and Bourchier Lord Ferrers of Chartley Bourchier and Louaine Maister of the Queens Maiesties horse and knight of the most honorable order of the Garter T. C. wisheth increase of all honour and happinesse RIght Honorable hauing by chaunce recouered of late into my handes after I had once lost the same a copie of the Discourse of our late VVest Indian voyage vvhich vvas begun by Captaine Bigges vvho ended his life in the said voyage after our departure from Cartagena the same being aftervvardes finished as I thinke by his Lieutenant Maister Croftes or some other I knovve not vvell vvho Novve finding therein a most true report of the seruices and other matters vvhich happened in the sayd voyage the sight vvhereof is vvonderfully desired by manie honest and vvell disposed persons I haue presumed to recommend the publishing thereof vnto your Lordships protection and fauour for these tvvo causes The one for that your Lordships Honourable disposition is in the knovvledge of all men that knovv your selfe most thirstingly affected to embrace in your ovvne person the brauest enterprises if the time vvould once affoord anie such fit occasion as might be agreeable to her Maiesties resolution vvho vvisely and long may she do it gouerneth all things to the greatest aduantage of her selfe and people The other because my selfe hauing bene a member in the sayd actions and vvas Lieutenant of Maister Carleils ovvne companie vvhereby I can vvell assure the truth of this report I thought it my bounden duetie hauing professed my seruice to your Lordship before all men to dedicate the same rather vnto your Lordship then to anie other And although it be novve a yeare and a halfe sithence the voyage ended vvhereby some man vvill say that it is novve no nevve matter yet the present time considered hovv doubtfull some of our meaner sort of people are of the Spanish preparations I thinke this Discourse a very fit thing to be published that they may see vvhat great victories a fevve English men haue made vpon great numbers of the Spaniardes euen at home in their ovvne countreyes The beholding vvhereof vvill much encourage those vvho by fame and bare vvordes are made to doubt much more then there is cause vvhy they should Vpon vvhich point as there may be much sayd so my selfe being no Discourser do desire to be held excused therein and therefore doe onely commend the trueth of this report vnto your Lordship vvhich vvill be also auovved by diuers Captaines that vvere in the sayd voyage And so in all humblenesse do take my leaue readie to do your Lordship all faithfull seruice Your Lordships souldier and humble seruant THOMAS CATES A SVMMARIE AND TRVE DISCOVRSE OF SIR FRAVNCES DRAKES WEST INDIAN VOYAGE vvherein vvere taken the tovvnes of Sainct Iago Sancto Domingo Cartagena and Sainct Augustine THIS worthie knight for the seruice of his Prince and countrie hauing prepared his whole fleete and gotten them downe to Plimouth in Deuonshire to the nūber of fiue twenty saile of ships pinnaces hauing assembled of souldiers and mariners to the number of two thousand and three hundred in the whole embarqued them and him selfe at Plimouth aforesayd the twelfth day of September 1585. being accompanied with these men of name and charge which hereafter followe Maister Christopher Carleill Lieutenant Generall a man of long experience in the warre as well by sea as land had formerly carried high offices in both kindes in many fights which he discharged alwaies verie happily and with great good reputation Anthonie Powell Sergeant Maior Captaine Matthew Morgan and Captaine Iohn Sampson Corporals of the field These principall officers had commandement ouer the rest of the lande Captaines whose names hereafter follow Captaine Anthonie Plat. Captaine Iohn Merchant Captaine Edward VVinter Captaine Iohn Goring Captaine Robert Pew Captaine George Barton Captaine VVilliam Cecill Captaine VValter Bigs Captaine Iohn Hannam Captaine Richard Stanton Captaine Martine Frobusher Vizeadmirall a man of great experience in sea faring action and had carried chiefe charge of many ships himselfe in sundry voyages before being nowe shipped in the Primerose Captaine Francis Knolles Rieradmirall in the Gallion Leicester Maister Thomas Venner Captaine in the Elizabeth Bonaduenture vnder the Generall Maister Edward VVinter Captaine in the Aide Maister Christopher Carleill the Lieutenant generall Captaine in the Tigar Henrie VVhite Captaine of the sea Dragon Thomas Drake Captaine of the Thomas Thomas Seelie Captaine of the Minion Bailie Captaine of the Barke Talbot Robert Crosse Captaine of the Barke Bond. George Fortescute Captaine of the Barke Bonner Edward Carelesse Captaine of the Hope Iames Erizo Captaine of the white Lion Thomas Moone Captaine of the Francis Iohn Riuers Captaine of the Vantage Iohn Vaughan Captaine of the Drake Iohn Varney Captaine of the George Iohn Martin Captaine of the Beniamin Edward Gilman Captaine of the Skout Richard Hawkins Captaine of the Galliot called the Ducke Bitfield Captaine of the Swallow After our going hence which was the fourteenth of September in the yeare of our Lord one thowsand fiue hundred eighty and fiue and taking our course towards Spaine we had the winde for a few daies somewhat skant and sometimes calme And being ariued neere that part of the coast of Spaine which is called the Mores we happened to espie diuerse sailes which kept their course close by the shore the weather being faire and calme The Generall caused the Vizeadmirall to goe with the Pinnaces well manned to see what they were who vppon sight of the said pinnaces approching nere vnto them abandonned for the most parte all their shippes being Frenchmen laden all with salt and bounde homewardes into France amongst which ships being all but of small burden there was one so well liked which also had no man in her as being brought vnto the Generall he thought good to make stay of her for the seruice meaning to pay for her as was accordingly performed at our returne which barke was called the Drake The rest of these