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A69205	A true coppie of a discourse written by a gentleman, employed in the late voyage of Spaine and Portingale sent to his particular friend, and by him published, for the better satisfaction of all such, as hauing been seduced by particular report, haue entred into conceipts tending to the discredit of the enterprise, and actors of the same.	Wingfield, Anthony, Captain.	1589 (1589)	STC 6790; ESTC S109628	42,462	64

were in the Groyne at our entrie 500. Soldiers being in seauen companies which returned verie weake as appeareth by the small numbers of them from the Iourney of England namely Vnder Don Iuan deluna Don Diego Barran a bastard sonne of the Marques of Santa Chroche his companie was that night in the Galeon Don Antonio de Herera then at Madrill Don Pedro de Mauriques Brother to the Earle of Paxides Don Ieronimo de Mourray of the order of Saint Iuan with some of the Towne were in the fort Don Gomer de Caramasal then at Madril Captaine Mouson Caucaso de Socas Also there came in that day of our landing from Retanzas the companies of Don Iuan de Mosalle and Don Petro poure de leon Also hee saith that there was order giuen for baking of 300000. of Bisquet some in Bataneas some in Riuadea and the rest there There was then in the Towne 2000. pipes of wine and an 150. in the ships That there was lately come vnto the Marquis of Seralba 300000. ducats That there was 1000. Iarres of oyle A great quantitie of beanes pease wheate and fish That there was 3000. quintells of beefe And that not 20. dayes before there came in thrée Barques laden with match and harquebufes Some others also found fauour to bée taken prisoners but the rest falling into the hands of the common Soldiers had their throates cut to the number of 500. as I coniecture first and last after wee had entred the Towne and in the enterie thereof there was found euerie celler full of Wine whereon our men by inordinate drinking both grewe themselues for the present senceles of the danger of the shot of the Towne which hurt many of them being drunke and tooke the first ground of their sicknes for of such was our first and chiefest mortalitie There was also aboundant store of victualls salt and all kinde of prouision for shipping and the warre which was confessed by the sayd Commissarie of victuals taken there to be the beginning of a Magasin of all sorts of prouision for a new Voiage into England whereby you may coniecture what the spoile thereof hath aduauntaged vs and preiudiced the King of Spaine The next morning about eight of the clocke the Enemie abandoned their Shippes And hauing ouercharged the Artillarie of the Gallion left her on fier which burnt in terrible sort two daies together the fier and ouercharging of the péeces being so great as of 50. that were in her ther wer not aboue 16. taken out whole the rest with ouer charge of the pouder béeing broken and molten with heat of the fire was taken out in broken péeces into diuerse Shippes The same day was the Eloister on the south side of the Towne entered by vs which ioyned very neare to the wall of the Towne out of the Chambers and other places whereof wee beate into the same with our Musquetiers The next day in the afternoone there came downe some 2000. men gathered together out of the countrie euen to to the gates of the towne as resolutlie led by what spirit I knowe not as though they would haue entered the same but at the first defence made by ours that had the gard there wherein were slaine about eightéene of theirs they tooke them to their héeles in the same disorder they made their approach and with greater speede than ours were able to followe Notwithstanding we followed after them more than a mile The second day Col. Huntley was sent into the countrie with thrée or foure hundred men who brought home verie great store of Cowes and Sheepe for our reliefe The third day in the night the Generall had in purpose to take a long Munition house builded vpon their wall opening towards vs which would haue giuen vs great aduauntage against them but they knowing the commoditie thereof for vs burnt it in the beginning of the euening which put him to a newe councell for hee had likewise brought some Artillarie to that side of the towne During this time there happened a verie great fire in the lower end of the towne which had it not béen by the care of the Generals héedilie seen vnto and the furie thereof preuented by pulling downe many houses which were most in danger as next vnto them had burnt all the prouisions we found there to our wonderfull hinderance The 4. day were planted vnder the garde of the Cloyster two demie Canons and two Culuerings against the towne defended or gabbioned with a crosse wall through the which our batterie lay the first second tyre whereof shooke al the wall downe so as the ordnance lay al open to the enemie by reason whereof some of y e Canoniers were shot some slaine The Lieutenant also of the ordnance Master Spencer was slaine fast by Sir Edward Norris Master thereof whose valor being accompanied with an honorable care of defending that trust committed vnto him he neuer left that place till he receiued direction from the Generall his brother to cease the Batterie which hee presently did leauing a guard vppon the same for that day and in the night following made so good defence for the place of the Batterie as after there were verie fewe or none annoyed therein That day Captain Goodwin had in commandement from the Generall that when the assault should be giuen to the Towne he should make a profer of an escalade on the other side where hee helde his guard but he mistaking the signall that should haue béen giuen attempted the same long before the assault was shot in the mouth The same daye the Generall hauing planted his Ordenance readie to batter caused the towne to be sommoned in which sommons they of the Towne shot at our Drum immediately after that there was one hanged ouer the wall and a parley desired wherein they gaue vs to vnderstand that the man hanged was he that shot at the Drum before wherein also they intreated to haue faire warrs with promise of the same on their parts the rest of the parley was spent in talking of Don Iuan de Luna and some other prisoners and somwhat of the rendring of the Towne but not much for they listened not greatly thereunto Generall Norris hauing by his skilfull viewe of the Towne which is almost all seated vpon a Rocke found one place therof myneable did presently set workmen in hand withal who after 3. daies labor the seuenth after wée were entred the base Towne had bedded their powder but indeed not farre inough into the wall Agaynst which time y e breach made by y e cannon being thought assaultable and Companies appoynted as wel to enter the same as that which was expected should be blowen vp by the Myne namely to that of the Cannon Captaine Richard Wingfeild and Captaine Philpot who lead the Generalls foote Companie with whom also Captaine Yorke went whose principall Commandment was ouer the horsmen And to that of the Myne Captaine Iohn Sampson and Captain Anthonie Wingfeild

haue done aduantageouslie for we had a bridge to passe ouer in the same place but before our comming hee dislodged notwithstanding it appeared vnto vs that hee had in purpose to encampe there for wee found the ground staked out where their trenches should haue béen made and their horsmen with some few shot shewed themselues vppon a hill at our comming into that village Whom Sir Henrie Norris whose Regiment had the poynt of the Vangard thought to draw vnto some fight and therefore marched without sound of Drum and somewhat faster than ordinarie thereby to get néere them before hee were discouered for he was shadowed from them by an hill that was betwéene him and them but before he could draw his companies anie thing néere they retired Generall Drakes Regiment that night for the commoditie of good lodging drewe themselues into a Village more than one English mile from thence and neare the Enemie who not daring to doo anie thing against vs in foure dayes before tooke that occasion and in the next morning fell downe vpon that Regiment crying Vina el Rey Don Antonio which was a generall salutation thorough all the Countrey as they came whom our young Souldiers though it were vpon their guard and before the watch were discharged began to entertaine kindly but hauing got within their guard they fell to cut their throates but the Alarme being taken inwards the Officers of the two next Companies whose Captaines Captaine Sydnam and Captaine Young were lately dead at the Groyne brought down their colours and pikes vpon them in so resolute manner as they presently draue them to retyre with losse they killed of ours at their first entrance 14. and hurt sixe or seauen The next day we lodged at Aluelana within thrée miles of Lisbone where many of our Souldiers drinking in two places of standing waters by the waie were poysoned thereon presently died some doo thinke it came rather by eating of honnie which they found in the houses plentifully But whether it were by water or by honnie the poore men were poysoned That night the Earle of Essex and Sir Roger Williams went out about eleuen of the clock with 1000. men to lye in Ambuscade neere the Towne and hauing layd the same verie neere sent some to giue the Alarme vnto the Enemie which was well performed by them that had the charge thereof but the Enemie refused to issue after them so as the Earle returned as soone as it was light without dooing anie thing though he had in purpose and was readie to haue giuen an honourable Chardge on them The 25. of May in the euening we came to the Suburbes of Lisbone at the verie entrance whereof Sir Roger Williams calling Captain Anthony Wingfield with him tooke thirtie shot or thereabouts and first scowred al the stréetes till they came verie neare the Towne where they found none but olde folkes and beggers crying Viuael Rey Don Antonio and the houses shut up for they had carried much of their wealth into the Towne and had fired some houses by the water side ful of corne and other prouisions of victualls least we should be benefited thereby but yet left behinde them great riches in manie houses The foure Regiments that had the Vangard that day which were Colonell Deuereux Sir Edward Norris Colonell Sydneys and Generall Drakes whome I name as they marched the Colonell Generall caused to holde guard in the nearest streates of the Suburbes The Battaile and the arrierward stood in Armes al the night in the field neare to Alcantara Before Morning Captaine Wingfield by direction from y e Colonel General Sir Roger Williams helde guard with Sir Edward Norris his Regiment in thrée places verie néere the Towne wal and so helde the same till the other Regiments came in the morning About midnight they within the Towne burnt all their houses that stood vpon their wall either within or without least we possessing them might thereby greatly haue annoyed the Towne The next morning Sir Roger Williams attempted but not without perill to take a Church called S. Antonio which ioyned to the wall of the towne and woulde haue béen a verie euill neighbour to the towne but the Enemie hauing more easie entrie into it than wee gained it before vs. The rest of that morning was spent in quartering the Battaile and arierward in the Suburbes called Bona vista in placing Musquetiers in houses to frunt their shot vpon the wall who from the same scowred the great streates verie dangerouslie By this time our men being throughly wearie with our sixe dayes March and the last nights watch were desirous of rest whereof the Enemie being aduertised about one or two of the clocke sallied out of the Town and made their approach in thrée seuerall streates vpon vs but chiefly in Colonell Bretts quarter who as most of the Armie was being at rest with as much spéed as he could drew his men into Armes and made head against them so throughly as himselfe was slaine in the place Captaine Carsey shot through the thigh of which hurt he died with in four dayes after Captaine Carre slaine presently and Captaine Caue hurt but not mortally who were all of his Regiment This resistance made as wel here as in other quarters where Colonell Lane and Colonel Medkerke commanded put them to a sodaine fowle retreate in so much as the Earle of Essex had the chase of them euen to the gates of the high Towne wherein they left behinde them many of their best Commanders their Troope of horsmen also came out but being charged by Captaine Yorke withdrew themselues againe Manie of them also lefte the streates and betooke them to houses which they found open For the Serieant Maior Captaine Wilson slewe in one house with his owne hands thrée or foure and caused them that were with him to kil manie others Their losse I can assure you did triple ours aswell in qualitie as in quantitie During our march to this place Generall Drake with the whole Fléete was come into Cascais and possessed the Towne without anie resistance manie of the inhabitants at their discouerie of our Nauie fled with their baggage into the Mountaines and lefte the Towne for anie man that would possesse it till General Drake sent vnto them by a Portingall Pilot which he had on boord to offer them all peaceable kindnes so farre foorth as they would accept of their King and minister necessaries to the Armie he had brought which offer they ioyfully embraced presently sent two chiefe men of their Towne to signifie their loyaltie to Don Antonio and their honest affections to our people Whereupon the Generall landed his Cōpanies not farre from the Cloyster called San Domingo but not without perill of the shot of the Castie which being guarded with sixtie fiue Spaniards helde still agaynst him As our Fléete were casting anker when they came first into that Road there was a small ship of Brasil that came from thence