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A65185	The Voyages of the ever renowned Sr. Francis Drake into the West Indies viz., his great adventures for gold and silver, with the gaining thereof, and an account of his surprising of Nombre de Dios : a large account of that voyage wherein he encompassed the world : his voyage made with Francis Knollis, and others, their taking the towns of St. Jago, Sancto Domingo, Carthageno, and Saint Augustin : his last voyage (in which he died) being accompanied with several valiant commanders, and the manner of his burial : collected out of the notes of the most approved authors, to which is added an account of his valorous exploits in the Spanish invasion.	Drake, Francis, Sir, d. 1637. Sir Francis Drake his Voyage about the world.; Bigges, Walter, d. 1586. A relation of Sr. Francis Drakes West-Indian voyage.	1683 (1683)	Wing V749; ESTC R32924	72,795	176

Court and commanded to live private The rest of the Ships being 40 fell nearer with the Coast of Ireland where many of them were cast away such as escaped there some of them were driven into the Channel where some of them were taken by the English others by Rochel men and some of them arrived at New-Haven in Normandy So that of 134 Ships that set Sail out of Lisbon only 53 returned into Spain of the 4 Galliasses of Naples but one of the 4 Gallions of Portugal but one of the 91 Gallions and great Hulks from diverse Provinces but 33. In short they lost in this Voyage 81 Vessels 13500 Souldiers Prisoners taken above 2000 In England were taken Don Pedro de Valdez Don Vasquez de Silva and Don Alonzo de Saies and others In Ireland Don Alonzo de Luzon and Roderigo de Lesse and others In Zeland was Don Diego Piementelli Yea there was not a Noble Family in Spain but in this Expedition lost a Son Brother or Kinsman In the aftermentioned Wracks above 700 Souldiers and Sailers were cast ashore on Scotland who on Intercession of the Prince of Parma were after a Years time sent over into Flanders But more unmercifully were those Dealt with who were driven into Ireland some of them being put to death by their old Friends the Irish others by the Command of the Lord Deputy who feared lest they might joyn with the Irish to disturb the Peace of the Nation The Remainder being terrified therewith committed themselves to Sea in their shattered Vessels and were many of them swallowed up by the Waves Queen Elizabeth lying one Night in her Army at Tilbury the Lord Treasurer Burley came thither and delivered to the Earl of Leicester the Examination of Don Pedro who was taken and brought into England by Sir Francis Drake which Examination saith Dr. Sharp was thus Don Pedro being asked by some Lords of Council what was the Intent of their coming answered What but to subdue your Nation and root it out What said the Lords meant you then to do with the Catholicks We meant said he to have sent them good Men directly to Heaven as you that are Hereticks to Hell But said the Lords what meant you to do with your Whips of Cords and Wire you have such store of in your Ships What said he we meant to whip you Hereticks to death that have assisted my Masters Rebels and done such dishonour to our Catholick King and People But what would you have done said they with their Young Children They said he that were above 7 Years should have gone the same Way their Fathers went and the rest should have lived Only we would have branded them in the Foreheads with the Letter L. for Lutheran and reserved them for perpetual Bondage This I take God to Witness saith my Author I received of these great Lords as on Examination before the Council and by their Commandment published it to the Army The next day saith he the Queen rode through her Army attended by Leicester Essex and Norris and diverse other great Lords where she made an excellent Oration to her Army and commanded a Publick Fast to be kept After this great Deliverance Queen Elizabeth who ever held ingratitude Base Especially towards her Almighty Protector as she began with Prayer so she ended with Praise and Thanksgiving commanding Publick Thanksgiving to be Celebrated in the Cathedral of St. Pauls on Sunday Sept. 18. at which time 11. of the Spanish Ensigns were hung upon the lower Battlement of that Church Queen Elizabeth her self on Sunday Sept. 24. came to St. Pauls and humbling her self on her Knees with audible voice she praised God for that Wonderful Deliverance wrought to Her and her People At Southwark Fair also the Spanish Flags were hung upon London Bridge But the solemn Day appointed for Thanksgiving through the Nation was Nov. 19. being Tuesday which accordingly was observed with great Joy and Praising of God This Admirable Deliverance was congratulated by most other Nations especially Reformed and several Learned Men celebrated the same in Verse among which I only mention two The first is that Poem made by Reverend Dr. Beza which is this STraverat innumeris Hispanus classibus aequor Regnis juncturus Sceptra Britanna suis Tanti hujus rogitas quae motus causa superbos Impulit Ambitio vexat avaritià Quam bene te Ambitio mersit vanissima ventus Et tumidae tumidos Vos superastis aquae Quam bene Raptores Orbis totius Iberos Mersit inexhausti justa vorago Maris At tu cui venti cui totum militat Aequor Regina O mundi totius una decus Sic regnare Deo perge Ambitione remota Prodiga sic opibus perge juvare pios Ut te Angli longum longum Anglis ipsa fruaris Quam dilecta bonis tam metuenda malis SPains King with Navies great the Seas bestrew'd T' augment with English Crown his Spanish sway Ask ye what caus'd this proud attempt 't was lewd Ambition drove and Avarice led the way It 's well Ambitions windy puff lies drown'd By Winds and swelling Hearts by swelling Waves It 's well those Spaniards who the Worlds vast round Devour'd devouring Sea most justly craves But thou O Queen for whom Winds Seas do war O thou the Glory of this Worlds wide Mass So reign to God still from Ambition far So still with bounteous aids the Good imbrace That Thou maist England long long England thee enjoy Thou terror of all Bad Thou Good Mens joy The other is that made by Mr. Samuel Ward of Ipswich OCtogesimus Octavus Mirabilis annus Clade Papistarum Faustus ubique piis IN Eighty eight Spain arm'd with potent might Against our peaceful Land came on to fight The Winds and Waves and Fire in one conspire To help the English frustrate Spains desire FINIS

at extreme disadvantage be boarded This day besides other remarkable losses the Enemy sustained a great Venetian Ship with other Smaller were taken by the English and the Spaniards gathered themselves into a round their greatest Ships standing outmost to guard the battered Ships July 24th the 4 great Galliasses fought with some English Ships who galled the Enemy with their shot But our Men wanting Powder the Admiral sent some Ships to fetch supply In the mean while it was ordered by a Council of War that the English Fleet should be divided into 4 Squadrons and the Admiral was Chief Sir Fracnis Drake led the 2d Capt. Hawkins the 3d and Capt. Forbusher the 4th July 25th at the Isle of Wight there was a sharp Encounter The St. Ann a Portugal Gallion was set upon by some English Frigates to whose rescue came 3 Galliasses which the Admiral and Lord Tho. Howard charged so that they could scarce save her It was reported that this day the Spanish Admiral was grievously rent with great Ordnance and had been near taken had not 2 Ships come up to her after whose coming they set upon the English Admiral but she made her escape The Spanish Admiral sent again to the Prince of Parma to joyn his Fleet with them and send them supply July 26. the English Admiral to encourage his Captains bestowed the Order of Knighthood on several that had behaved themselves courageously And it was resolved by all that they would no more assail the Enemy till they came to the Strait of Calice where the Lord Henry Seimour with his Ships waited their coming And so far was this Armado from terrifying the English Coasts that they hired Ships from all parts on their own Charges and came to our supply of whom were the Earl of Oxford Northumberland Cumberland with several other Gentlemen July 27. the Spanish Fleet setting forward anchored before Calice intending to joyn with the Prince of Parma's Forces at Dunkirk The English followed hard upon them and cast Anchor within Culvering shot of them consisting now of 140 Sail the Lord Hen. Seimour and Capt. Winter having joyned them From hence once more the D. of Medina sent to the Prince of Parma and several of the Spanish Nobility went ashore among whom was the Prince of Ascoli the Kings Base Son who returned no more his Ship was afterwards cast away on the Irish Coast The Prince of Parma being by them persuaded that the Spaniards had the better conceived great hopes of his future Advancement yet his joy was but short for the next Evening he had news of the Spaniards bad success And indeed he could not in that Juncture assist them for his Boats leaked his Provisions failed and his Seamen withdrew from him as also he could not get out by reason of a considerable Fleet of Dutch well furnished that lay before Dunkirk and Newport In the mean while Queen Elizabeth ordered the Lord Admiral to take 8 of his worst Ships and fill them with Combustible matter and to charge their Guns with Bullets Stones Chains c. which was accordingly done and on Sunday July 28. at 2 a Clock in the Morning they were let drive amongst the Spaniards under the Guidance of Yong and Prowse who having fired their Trains and returned such a sudden Thunderclap was given that the Poor Spaniards were wonderfully amazed and to avoid this danger had no other Remedy but to cut their Cables and drive at Random where they had several Disasters some of them fell foul upon another others ran aground on the Sands and some of them fell into the English's Hands In this surprizal the Duke of Medina ordered the whole Fleet to weigh Anchor to avoid the danger which done to return to their Station and he accordingly gave a signal to the rest to do it by discharging his great Guns but in this Consternation the Warning was heard but by a few the rest being scattered July 29. After this disaster the Spaniards in the best order they could came over against Graveling where the English deprived them of the conveniency of Calice Road and kept them from supply out of Dunkirk And Drake and Fenner incessantly discharged their Guns on them as also the Lord Admiral and others On the other hand the Duke of Medina Leva c. at last got clear of the Shallows yet most of their Ships were pitifully torn and shot through besides several that were sunk The Gallion St. Matthew coming to rescue the St. Philip was together with the other miserably torn with shot by Seimour and Winter and afterwards driven near Ostend and at last taken by the Dutch Francisco de Toledo a Colonel over 32 Bands his Ship proved so leaky that he with some others left her the Ship afterwards was taken by the Flushingers The Spaniards disappointed of their brave Designs were now content to defend themselves and the Wind turning S. W. they passed Dunkirk the English following them close And the English Admiral dispatched the Lord Henry Seimour to the Coast of Flanders to stop the Prince of Parma's coming out and to joyn with the Hollanders there July 31. early the N. W. Wind blew hard and the Spanish laboured to recover the Narrow Strait but were driven towards Zealand The English gave off the Chase as seeing them near Ruin But the Wind turning S. W. and by W. they got clear of the Shallows and that Evening called a Council wherein it was resolved to return into Spain by the Northern Passage And thereupon they directed their Course Northward and the English followed them to prevent their landing in Scotland Yet most thought they would return again whereupon our Queen with a Masculine Courage viewed her Army at Tilbury and walking through the Ranks with a Truncheon in her Hand wonderfully encouraged all of them But the Spaniards betook themselves to an absolute Flight and bended their Course towards Norway and being now freed of the English consulted seriously what to do they were tender of the Popes credit feared the wrath of King Philip that the Glory of the Spaniards would be laid in the Dust The Invincible Armado became a Scorn if they returned so into Spain On the other hand they considered that 5000 Souldiers were slain many maimed 12 of their greatest Ships sunk lost or taken their Cables Masts or Sails cut rent and broken their Provisions failing c. which things considered they concluded to go quickly to Spain And knowing that the King of Scots would not supply them nor the King of Norway they cast all their Horses and Mules over Board to spare their fresh Water And so steering their Course to sail about Cathenes and the Coast of Ireland they steered between the Orcades and the Isles of Farr unto 61. deg North. Lat. from whence the Duke of Medina with his best stored Ships took Westwards over the Main towards Biscay and at last arrived in Spain where he was deposed from all his Authority discharged the