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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18298	A iournall, and relation of the action, vvhich by his Maiesties commandement Edvvard Lord Cecyl, Baron of Putney, and Vicount of Wimbledon, Admirall, and Lieutenant Generall of his Maiestyes forces, did vndertake vpon the coast of Spaine, 1625	Wimbledon, Edward Cecil, Viscount, 1572-1638.	1626 (1626)	STC 4892; ESTC S107636	19,396	34

squadron Dated the 11 of Octob. Commanding them to pervse theire other Artickles euery day that they might be expert in them Wednesday the 19 in the morning we were in the height of the Cape and discouered 11 sayle of shippes which we chased thinking they had beene enemie but they proued to be of our owne being the Vice-Admirall my Lord of Essex also this day we discouered about 40 sayle more which had lost vs in the storme being my Lord Denbigh my Lord de la Ware and others At the same time my Lord of Denbigh mett with a small Caruell a Portugall that came from Terceras we tooke him to haue beene our discouerer for the Enemie but he was only driuen by the storme from the Terceras going to an Island not farre distant called Gratiosa he told vs the plate fleete was not come but that 5 Carrickes passed by that waye bound for Lisbon some 14 dayes before that time but that one of them was sunke if we had come sooner out they could not haue escaped vs. We vnderstood by those that came with my Lord of Essex that they made fiers along the Coasts and vp the Countrie which when we drew nigher we discouered Thursday the 20 I called a Counsell and lay all day by the lee to gather our shippes together that were missing The businesse of the Counsell was how to put into Saint Lucas according to the intent of a Counsell held at Plimouth where his Majestie was present who vpon the doubtfullnesse there of the resolution thought good to referre it to our consideration vpon the place when wee should be arriued vpon better inquirie of the conueniencies disaduantages both for going into the Harbour landing our Armie It was deliuered by the opinion of most of the Maisters that the Hauen of S. Lucas is so barred as it is hard and dangerous both for the going in and comming out especially for shipps of burthen as his Majesties are that they could not passe in nor out but only in spring tides in calmes seasons and with fauoring windes nor ride safe all weathers without the Bay And it was obserued by others that the most part of the Maisters of the fleete will hardly aduenture to carrie theire shipps in or out at Saint Lucas in the best tydes and weather for want of perfect knowledge of the sands and shoales that are there and the right vse of the landmarkes whereby that Pott is to be gained and quitted in safetie Besides it was feared that if we should put the whole fleete into such a straight we should be more apt to be blocked vp by our Enemies then to annoy them neither could any shippe come speedily out to haue encontred with the plate fleete our cheefe designe Then I demaunded both of the Sea Captains Maisters why they could not speake of this difficulties before his Maiestie Their answere was it is now in the deapth of winter stormy and that they did tell his Maiestie that it was a Barrd Hauen and dangerous to all men especially to those that had not often passed it and that being vpon the place they could consider more perticulerly vpon the difficulties then discourse of it when they were farre of So that I could say no more to them being I was no great Seaman and that I was stricktly tyde to theire advice that did professe the Sea Where vpon it being propounded by Sir Sam Argall that Saint Mary Porte neare the Bay of Cadiz and not farre distant from Saint Lucas was a lowe shoare and more fitt for the landing of our men then any place about Saint Lucas for we could find none there and that our shippes might haue good riding there out of the danger of Cadiz and that from thence we might march to Saint Lucas by land which was not 12 miles distant There vpon it was resolued and ordred by the advice of the Councell of Warre that the whole fleete should forthwith beare into the Bay of Cadiz that the whole fleete should ancker before Saint Mary Porte as the fittest place to land in and the Earle of Essex Vice-Admirall is assigned with his squadron to anckor first and to leaue birth sufficiently for the rest of the fleete and that my selfe and the Dutch Admirall should anckor next that I might the better giue directions both to the Vice-Admirall and Reare-Admirall who anckored some what short of me by order to guard the whole fleete and to giue warning vpon all occasions if any Enemie should approach Fryday the 21 we stood according to directions the wind scanted vpon vs all that day about 8 or 9 of the clocke at night the wind shifted westerly we strucke a hull for that we could not put to leeward till towards day which appearing we sett sayle and had a sight of Granado ouer Cadiz and bore in accordingly with a good saile the wind being betweene the west south west and the north west Saterday the 22 after this resolution was taken I gaue order as before when we discouered the Rocke that euery shippe should breake downe their Cabines and cleare theire shippe of all impediments and to be ready to fight vpon all occasions according to their generall instructions giuen them to that purpose for that we were to enter in at the Bay of Cadiz and knew not what ships might be there and because of the tyde that serued vs to goe into the Bay I wrote to my Lord of Essex to make all the hast he could and to hoyse vp all his sayles that we might saue as much of the tyde as we could and that I would againe commaund his squadron to follow him which I did but I must confesse they went the most vntowardly that euer I did see men for they did not hoyse vp all their sayles as they were commanded Seeing the Vice-Admirall packe on all his I followed as fast as I could and cryed out to them to hoyse their sayles advaunce some of them increased theire sayles but not much But I could neuer learne by all the Seamen in my shippe to know those shippes that were so backward and when I did inquire euery man excused himselfe saying it was not he and our businesse grew so hott that I could not immediately inquire after it any further not knowing the shippes one from another This day we tooke 3 shippes that came from Saint Lucas which Captain Raymond brought in loaden with salt wines wooll figges raisins some cutchaneale c. who said they belonged to Hamburgh and to Calis but were conceaued by much probabilitie to be Dunkerks goods In our approach into the Bay we discouered 18 or 20 sayle of great and small shippes at anckor in the Roade which proued to be the Admirall of Naples and 5 or 6 more that brought men and munition into Cadiz 6 other of the shippes came from Brazeile 5 or 6 more men of warre and Marchants shippes we made ready and prepared our

the shippes we could that we might make the more hast to fire the Spanish shippes that were retired to Port Royall according to my instructions that I gaue the night before to batter Puntall and to fier the ships at once as I haue shewne before But I could not gett the shippes to come vp and most of the Kings shippes were on ground and it was almost night before the fort would yeild at lenght it was not to the shippes that it yeilded but to the Landmen and if the Captain had no more reason then I could perceaue he deserued to haue beene hanged for yeilding that which we could neuer haue gorten without cannon and we had no meanes to land Ordnance wanting our long boates And I dare say it before the best Soldier that for the bignesse of 100 foote square I did neuer see a stronger nor better built nor such a kinde of stone that no bullett did it much harme We plaid vpon it with all the shipps excepting the Reare-Admirals squadron till about 2 or 3 of the clocke in the afternoone I finding that it would not batter and our honours were much ingaged I told my Lord of Essex and some other Officers that were there in the shippe that we should loose our labours and neuer gett the forte if some men were not landed to take it in by a Scallado and with Granadoes I could find no man to contradict it And Sir Iohn Burgh being next to me I desired him that he would vndertake the seruice he told me very willingly and desired his owne Regiment I told him that would spend to much time and that it were better to take some of the Companies next him to make the more hast with which he was contented so I sent to gett some 10 or 11 Companyes he asked me what directions I would giue I directed him to land them as free from the canon as he could he made answer that directly to the ScoÌ„ce as he thought was best I then replied that I left it to his discretion for that I knew him to be discreete enough that he must act it But he sending some Officers to land which were lost by that direction it was found the way that I had spoken of was the better When he had landed his men very well and had advaunced towards the land there did aduaunce some horse and foote with whome he skermidged and put them to retreate and afterwards advaunced towards the forte when the soldiers in the forte whereof Don Francisco de Bustiamente was Captain saw our men aduaunce and theire men retire they hung out a white flagge or hand kercher there vpon we parlied and so the fort was yeilded vpon ordinarie conditions and we Maisters of it Wherein was only 8 peeces of ordinaunce whereof the Dutch had two and we 6 and 10 or 15 Barrells of powder This day was wholly spent in bringing vp the shippes landing our men and taking the forte so that nothing could be done against the Enemies shippes which was theire aduantage It was about 9 of the clocke before the forte was ours at which time I tooke my leaue of my Lord of Essex and went home assuring our selues that the shippes were our owne being Maisters of the forte Vpon Monday the 24 I went early in the morning about 6 of the clocke to my Lord of Denbigh and spake thus to him you are no ould Seaman and therefore I would desire you to make all the haste you can and to gather all the Seamen togither that are of the counsell others and to desire them to thinke of rhe best way how they might fier or distroy those ships of the Enemy that fled from vs. There vpon he came backe with me and promised to goe about that businesse without any delay which he did very carefully and punctually that was according to my instructions to giue preheminence to Seamen in Sea busiinesse and vnto Landmen in land affaires Now I made no account but as they said the shippes were our owne and that because they made so sleight of it they knew more then I did how to sett vpon them Then I thought it not amisse to land some companies to secure Sir Iohn Burgh to preuent that neither the Enemy from the Towne nor from the continent might ingage them vnwares As also that the shippes might be the more empty and free to assault the Spanish ships and to refresh the Soldiers and for taking in of fresh water but with no designe of Cadiz for that it was deliuered to his Maiestie before we went that it was extraordinary fortified as we found it when we came to viewe it I hastened this preparation the rather that our ships might speedely putt in execution what course soeuer the Seamen should resolue vpon So order was giuen presently that all the troopes in my Lord of Essex his squadroÌ„ in mine were immediately landed but few of the Landmen of the Rere-Admiralls squadron were landed at all for they were kept that if we could haue found any meanes to be had for vndertaking of Cadiz to be landed After this most of the Land Officers of the feeld mett at the fort and I tooke order for victualls for the Soldiers on land to be brought to Puntall but I was much troubled at some of the Officers that the Soldiers with Sir Iohn Burgh had not carried biskett in their knapsackes being that I gaue a generall order to the Sergeant Major Generall that when any Soldier should land they should bring victualls with them for that the knapsackes were ordained for nothing els as I did keepe mine owne order my selfe for that all my voluntary Gentlemen and seruants did carry their victualls in knapsacks yea not so much as my chaplin but carried his knapsacke The Officers of the feeld and all considering what was to be done and taking care for the prouision of the soldiers Sir Michel Gere comes in and tould the counsell the Enemy with many troopes were marching towards vs vpon this I tould the rest of the counsell if it were true it would be more aduantage for vs to meete them farre off from the towne then to stay till the towne and they should fall vpon vs both waies where vpon euery one made himselfe ready and I gaue order that the troopes should be ready to march for that we had newes by one that did see them march There vpon we marched but when we had marched some 6 miles or there abouts I called to some of the Counsell of warre tould them it seemes that this alarme is false and as the Counsell of warre was gathering together came in my Lord of Valentia whoe rid before to discouer and tould vs that the Enimy was marching then I commaunded the troopes to aduance but no complaint made of any want of victuall but by those that landed with Sir Iohn Burgh whoe in regard of that waÌ„t had order to goe back For they that would haue

carried any might haue had enough there being store at the fort besides the generall order I gaue that no Soldier should land without victualls Within 2 miles of the Bridge the Soldiers began to crye they had neither meate nor drinke and the day they marched was a very hott daye here I rode before to quarter the Army and to discouer the avenues and passages and as I came backe one came to me and told me there was somme wine in a seller and that if it were deliuered out in order it would serue to refresh the Soldiers that wanted both bred and drinke But little did I thinke that all the Cuntry was full of wine knowing of no more then of one seller I gaue order that euery Regiment should haue a proportion of wine which I did see deliuered with mine owne eyes If euery Officer had seene it as well distributed as they were directed it would haue done them good not harme But when other Magazines were discouered for the prouision for the West-Indies was rhere there was no keeping of the Soldiers from it but the best way we could deuise was to staue it and lett the wine runne out which Sir William Saint Leger the Sergeant Major Generall bestowed some time about But when this was done the Soldiers neuerthelesse would drinke it in the sand dirty places Now this disorder made vs of the Counsell of warre to consider that since the going to the Bridge was no greate designe but to meet with the Enemy to spoile the Cuntry neither could we victuall any men that should be left there and that the Gallies might land as many men as they would to cutt them off that when my Lord of Essex tooke Cadis Coniers Clissord was taxed by Sir Francis Vere which is yet to be seen in his discourse written by himselfe to mistake his directions that were giuen him to goe no farther then the troate of the land froÌ„ the Town which was not aboue 2 miles where he might be seconded and relieued be ready to relieue others but he went to the Bridge 12 miles off so in regard there was no necessity this disorder happening and want of victualls we resolued to turne back againe as wee did and when the troopes were within 3 or 4 miles of the Town I rode before to see if that which the slaues tould which rendred them selues to me were true that the Bullworks were high the town walls flankerd and the dich was 20 foote deepe cutt out of the Rock but that I could not see the Bullworks and walls I did which when Cadiz before was taken there was no such thing And I haue ben so long at the warrs that I dare vndertake that they whoe thinke that Cadiz was to be taken cannot tell how to come to it without canon if there were none but women in it For in our profession there are but 3 waies to take any Town the first by surprize the second by assault the third by approches we were no waies able to attempt it by any of theis meanes Now after I had visited as much as I could the troopes being quartred which I did my selfe I desired the Colonells to comme together to conferre what was best to be donne and to lett them know that now the troopes were quartred in a fitt place if any out of his experience could thinke there were any way for vs to vndertake the Town of Cadiz it would be a great honour to vs and a seruice acceptable to our King State When I propounded this we were all on horseback standing round in a Ring but I found not one man of that opinion that it was feaseable so wee quartred that night On Tuesday the 25 in the morning there was a motioÌ„ seÌ„t from Sir Tho Loue that if we would march some 4 or 5 miles distant we might recouer some boates that would serue our turne in steed of long boats which we condiscended vnto for our coÌ„modity that the Enemy should see that we did not march back again to shunne them so we marched forthwards againe brought those boates to the water side and made as much spoile as it was possible for vs to doe of masts netts and other prouisions for fishing and shipping for the West-Indies fleet to a good valewe especially the masts that would haue serued the greatest shippe the King hath Then we retorned to our old quarter Wednesday the 26 in the morning the Colonells mett at Puntall to consider what we were best to doe but before we did any thing I sent to Sir Samuell Argall to knowe what he had done touching the fiering of the Enemies shippes and that it seemed very strange to me that the exploite which was so easy was not done he sent me word that the reason whye he went no sooner was because of the winde and tyde and that he thought he was not able to doe much vnderstanding by a Dutch boye that swam away from the Enimy that they had sunke diuers shippes that it was not possible to doe any thing which afterwards he discouered to be true and if they had not ben blocked I think it is a question amongst Seamen whether they could haue been assaulted for that the place was so straight thar no more then two of our shippes could come in brest to them and was the reason that the late Lord of Essex who tooke Cadiz could send no ships there to doe the Enemy harme but what they did them selues This being deliuered to me in the Company of the Colonells made vs all much greeued Where vpon it was thought fitte he should retire with the squadron hauing resolued to imbarque our Landmen and to stay no longer in regard the time was now comme that the plate fleete was expected So order was giuen that euery Regiment should imbarque accordingly as they did quarter and that the farthest Regiment should make their retreate fighting and retiring But I know not how it happened some of the troopes were ingaged farther then they had order or reason yet at length they came off without any great losse I sent also Maister Ielf the Maister Gunner of the feeld to Sir Thomas Loue that some men might be sent to the fort to dismount the ordinance and the 6 peeces were putt a board the Conuertiue of his Maiestie I sent to him likewise for all the boates to reshippe our men After I had seen all the troopes imbarqued I found some horses left behind I made the horseboates shippe them that night though it were late and gaue order that the fort should be kept all night till we were ready and likewise commaunded the boates should be brought to receiue all the Landmen that had the watch in the fort that night Fryday the 28 about 2 in the afternoone all the fleet fell downe from the fort and came to anckor without the Diamond a little belowe Cadiz One of the Dutch men of warre being

50 tuns of beere which were carried for vs which made vs liue many dayes vpon beueradge Fryday the 11 of November I called a generall Counsell where it was ordred that the Saint George of the Kings who had 150 sick men in her for the safety of his Maiesties shippe and of those that were yet well that euery shippe should spare them 2 men and take 2 sick men in their steed which they did This day the shippes that were to goe for England were dismissed and sett saile a little before night A Soldier that belonged to the Antony of Captain Blague was duckt at the main yarde arme of the Anne Royall for being mutinous against the Seamen Saterday the 12 and Sonday the 13 faire wether the wind north east Monday the 14 I called a Counsell occasioned by the seuerall coÌ„plaints made of many ships especially the CoÌ„uertiue of his Maiesties coÌ„maunded by Captain Porter hauing but 20 sound men to handle their sailes wherefore it was ordred that the ReformatioÌ„ should send 6 meÌ„ aboard her one of the worst Catches being by suruey found vnable to continue the voyage valewed at 55 pound was sunck the men put into the Conuertiue Likewise there were 6 men taken out of other ships put aboard the Talbott Captain Burden which ship was in great want of men and generally all the shippes complained of the like defects Tuesday the 15 and Wednesday the 16 the wind northerly much wind Thursday the 17 the wind north west faire wether We gaue chase to some shippes that were farre a head of vs whome we found to be my Lord of Essex and some of his squadron whome we had not seen in many dayes before Nothwithstanding the often great complaints before generally throughout amoÌ„gst the rest came Sir Sam Argall from my Lord of Essex to lett me knowe in what bad estate his shippe was hauing but 15 in a watch to handle their sailes desiring me that I would call a Counsell for that he imagined other ships were in as bad estate as he what we resolued he would agree vnto Where vpon a Counsell was called at which Counsell I forbore to make knowen the defects of the An Royall that were as much as any ship in the fleet made me the rather beleeue the Generall complaints as you shall vnderstand when I speake of my comming into Ireland I desired to know how euery ones case stoode whether it were not possible for vs to haue gone for the Isles of Bayon Then Sir Samuell Argall the rest of the best SeameÌ„ that were present by whome we were to be guided gaue their opinion that if we went for the IslaÌ„ds of BayoÌ„ in this miserable estate we were now in we might as well perish there as at Sea by reason we should find no relief there for our sick men nor should we gett on shore there for water in any stormy wether and that wind which would carry vs for EnglaÌ„d would not serue to comme out of the Islands of Bayon that if the wind should shorten going for England we might at the worst retorne for Bayon that all men of experience did certainly affirme that the Plate fleet did neuer comme after Novemb. The Counsell of warre vpon this necessity of sicknes want of men sundry coÌ„plaints of want of beere water many leakes discouered resolued vpon the 17 of Nouember to bend the course directly homeward putt into Faimouth Plymouth or Porthmouth which could be first and most conveniently obtained which resolution if we had not taken we had endaÌ„gered the greatest part of the whole fleet Fryday the 18. Saterday the 19. Sonday the 20. and Monday the 21 many violent gusts of wind and raine Tuesday the 22 in regard of the contrary wind and fearing a necessity we came to a shorter allowance a board the Anne Royall Wednesday the 23. Thursday the 24. Fryday the 25. and Saterday the 26 continuall vehement gusts of wind raine and Saterday night the wether began to be more moderate Euer since our first setting forward for England the fleet hath ben scattred more and more so that this day we had but 4 ships in Company with vs which disorder would haue ben aduantageous for the Enemy if they had sett vpon vs. Sonday the 27 in the afternoone it began to blowe hard and about 2 of the clocke in the afternoone our foreyard broake in fower peeces and our foresaile rent Monday the 28 we tooke downe our maine misane mast and fitted it for a foreyard Tuesday the 29 our spritsaile rent we were forced to take it downe this day we had onely 2 shippes one Catch in our company Wednesday the 30 the winde west-south-west faire wether Thursday the first of December and Fryday the 2 the winde being contrary we lay at leigh and fished our fore-mast which we feared the breaking off Saterday the 3 the wind Northerly fowle wether Sonday the 4 the wind southwest towards night more westerly the Sea ran exceeding high Monday the 5 the wind westerly little wind Tuesday the 6 the wind at east at night more southerly this night wee sounded and had 80 fathome water Wednesday the 7 Thursday the 8 and Fryday the 9 the wind easterly about 4 of the clocke in the afternoone vve discouered Silly vvhich did beare south east then vve stood about to the southward Saterday the 19 the vvind continued at east The Maister and the Company vvere very earnest to goe for Ireland by reason the shippe vvas very leaky the men vveake and vve being to the leevvard of Silly and the vvind still contrary and violent and if we should haue ben driuen to the vvestvvard of Ireland vve might endanger the losse of the shippe and our selues Vpon this necessity I condiscended there vnto for that vve could not haue endured 4 dayes such vvas her leake and about 10 of the clocke before noone vvee bore vp The 11 being Sonday the vvinde at east at 9 in the morning we discouered land at the going into Corke so vve stood to the vvestvvard and at 3 in the afternoone came to an anckor at Kinsall where vve found his Maiesties shippes the Antelop the Phenix whoe assisted vs with their boates to bring vs into the harbour And this my ill fortune turned to good fortune both for the releef of his Maiesties shippes and the troopes and allthough I had but small store of mony not hauing with me at the first but 2000 pounds w ch was to victuall the shippes and to releeue all necessities which if I had not had we had ben all in a miserable case yet I made shift to relieue the Soldiers and the Officers saue only a shippe of Captain Butlers who fell vpon the North-coast of Ireland without bringing the King into debt vntill my Lord President Villers of Munster by order from your Lordships receiued them into his charge where we receaued newes that

Captain Burleyes shippe was foundred in the Sea but most of the Officers were saued as they were here I came comming for the Coasts of Ireland Here I came with 160 sick men in my shippe 130 cast ouer board with a leake of aboue 6 foote water in the hould and her leake was not in one place alone but in many for when she was in harbour she was not so leaky but when she was at Sea she tooke in 3 foote of water in 24 howers she was so ould and so decayed a shippe Monday the 12 the sick men were carried a shoare for their recouery and billetted Wednesday the 14 hauing landed our sick men we carined our shippe stopped her leakes and mended her as well as time and place would permitt we tooke in ballast wood water beer and other prouisions and fitted our shippe for the first faire wind to be ready to sett saile On Sonday the 18 about 3 in the afternoone his Maiesties shippe rhe Constant ReformatioÌ„ came into this Harbour hauing spent both their fore-mast and main-mast and constrayned to cutt away their broken masts yards sailes and ropes to preuent farther danger The Reformation being so defectiue that she could not goe home till she were furnished with masts and other necessaries from England for the ease of his Maiesties charge we tooke out her men and putt them into the Aune Royall leauing her onely 120 men whereof many were such sick men as of our shippe must otherwise be left behind not able to doe seruice and victualled her out of the other ships for 4 moneths from the first of Ianuary The Globe of London whereof Captain Stokes was Commaunder being at an ancker in the harbour at Baltemore was by extremity of fowle wether driuen a shore and cast away I directed a commission to Sir William Hull and others for the safe custody of what could be saued in the behalf of the King and the propriators Sir Iohn Chidly being with his Maiesties shippe at Crooke-hauen who departed the 8 of November from vs and was driuen into Ireland there came in a small barque laden with Iron from Bilbowe wherein also were 4 Iesuites he made stay of the barque and preests and by my order brought them into England The 19 of Ianuary there came into Kinsall a shippe from Lisbon loaden with salt 3 cheasts of Suger some Tobacco and suspecting them to be Dunkerkes goods brought them for England The Dutch men aboard this ship whoe came from Lisbon and had serued the Spaniard did certainly affirme that they sawe diuers letters from Cadiz that the fleete came in 4 daies after our comming out of Cadiz Bay and that there were 100 Caruells sent to haue stopped them but that none of them could meete with the Plate fleet for they came by the coast of Barbary So that if any of 3 accidents had happined that followe we had ben Maisters of the Spanish fleet The first is if the Counsell had condiscended to me to haue kept Puntall for 14 dayes the second if the wind had not changed as it did The last if the Plate-fleete had kept the course they euer haue done theis 40 yeares for they had no manner of newes of vs and had then comme amongst vs and if we had stayed in the Bay they had donne the like but man proposeth and God determines The same men affirme that in Iuly last there were not 4 barrells of powder in all Lisbon I remained in Kingsall on ship-board saue onely that it pleased my Lord President of Munster and the Earle of Corke to doe me the honour to fetch me to Pohall where I remained the holly-daies whilest my shippe was making ready till the 28 of Ianuary winde bound Saterday the 28 I sett saile about 12 of the clocke from Kinsall there come out with vs six more of our fleete the prize called the Greyhound and the shippe from Lisbon Sonday the 29 about 3 of the clocke in the morning being a great storme and the wind contrary at south south east we bore vp againe for Ireland the wether was so foggy and darke that we durst not come neere the shore but stood to the westward Monday the 30 about in the morning the wether clearing vp we stood in for the shore but about 10 in the fore noone it was raine and foggy wether so we could not marke the land vntill we were to the Leeward of Crooke-hauen which we could not recouer but about 3 in the afternoone we came into Beere-hauen with foule wether and much winde all the shippes lost vs but the next day onely the 2 prizes came in I putt to Sea three times against all Seamens opinion that desired to see a wind settled before we should goe out But my desire was such not to loose any time that I did not harken to any From the 3 of February till the 19 we lay in Beere-hauen hauing the wind still contrary and stormy wether The 19 of February the winde being at north faire wether we weyed anckor and sett saile about noone but so soone as we came out of the harbour we found the wind north east and the night following was very much wind raine haile snowe and the wind variable Monday the 20 about 1 in the morning we stood in againe for the shoare and about two in the afternoone came to an anckor at Crooke-hauen with the wind at east where we found the Rainbowe of the Kings the Dragon and the Prudence Finding the shippe very leaky we mended her here the second time the harbour being fitter then any other for the carining her Here I staid till the 24 of February and then putt to Sea againe intending to haue come for Porthmouth but when we came vpon the Coast there arose a great storme and the vvether grewe very darke and foggy that we could not marke the Isle of Weight so we stood for the downs where we arriued the last of February and after our long stay came in 5 dayes 500 miles

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