but hath deliuered it for his owne sake and for his seruants sake And concerning the confidence and encouragement wee are on the view of this catalogue to conceaue how can it be but most speciall and singular seeing the deliuerance hath bin most singular For when we shal see from what strange crueltie and forraine power we haue bene deliuered shall we not alwaies after say Praysed be the Lord which hath not giuen vs as a pray vnto their teeth but our soule is escaped euen as a bird out of the snare of the fowler the snare is broken and we are deliuered our helpe therefore is in the name of the Lord which hath made both heauen and earth For hence we learne that a horse and so a ship with men and all meanes els is but a vayne thing to saue a man neither that anie man is deliuered by much strength but that whereas they put their trust some in horses some in Chariots we must remember the name of the lord with Iehoschaphat crie We had no strength to resist so great a multitude coming against vs neither knew we what to do but our eies were fixed on thee O Lord. Thus therefore thou seest what was our drift and purpose in publishing this in our natiue toung which hath bin heretofore in diuers languages not as the aduersarie would to discourage thee but to make shew vnto thee how vayne it is to trust in outward meanes and then to learne thee to trust in the Lord who is able to saue thee and as hee hath alreadie begun will do still if thou go forward to trust in him For the lord hath caused the forces of the Spaniards this their great Armado to be daunted and greatly endangered by his great wisedome putting into the minds of our Captaines and soldiours to prouide sixe or seauen of the worst of the ships they had at sea with such necessaries as should serue best to set them on fire withall which they sent amongst the Spaniards thereby to remoue and scatter them yea euen when they thought themselues most sure and likelyest to receiue more succor as they lay fast at Ankor neere Calis Wherefore they arose and sought euery man to helpe himselfe hewing and slipping their cables leauing their ankors behinde them Yea and some he hath caused to run aground vpō one shore and some vpon an other and some suncke and other some taken with diuerse of their men some of them of great name with their ensignes banners stremers and gitterns wherof diuerse were hanged about the battelments and crosse of Paules on the 8. of September 1588. on the 9. at London bridge thereby to comfort his English Elizabeth and all her faithfull subiects For the which his many and sundry benefits wee beseech him graunt all that faithfully beleeue in him grace to continue thankfull in glorifying him and his holy name for euer to the good example of all other E. B. A Discourse vpon the number of Galions Ships Pinnaces Zabres Galeaces Galies and other vessels which were assembled in the Riuer of Lisbon whereof is chiefe and Generall the Duke of Medina Sidonia Togither with the burthen of them the men of warre Mariners munitions weapons artillerie pouder and other furnitures for Warre which they bring and for what time the said munitions shall serue as followeth Squadron of the Galeons of Portugall THe Galeon of S. Martin Captaine generall of the Armie of 1000. tunnes carrieth 177. mariners 300 soldiours chosen men 50 pieces of cannon bullets pouder lead corde and all that which is néedefull The Galeon of S. Iohn Admirall generall of 1050 tunns carrieth 170. mariners 231. soldiours 50. pieces of cannons and bullets pouder lead cordes and that which is necessarie The Galeon of S. Marke is of 792. tuns and carrieth 292 soldiours 117. mariners and pouder bullets lead match as much as is néedefull The Galeon of S. Philippe of 800. tuns hath 415. soldiours 117. mariners 40. pieces of artillerie and bullets pouder lead match and all that which is néedfull The Galeon S. Lewes 830. tunnes hath 376. men of warre and 116. mariners 40. pieces of ordenance and bullets match pouder and other thinges as much as is néedfull The Galeon of S. Mathew 750 tunnes hath 177 men of warre 50. mariners 40. great pieces pouder bullets lead match and other thinges as much as is needfull The Galeon S. Iames 520. tunnes 300. soldiours 100 mariners 30. great pieces and bullets pouder lead match and all that which is needefull The Galeon of Florence of 961. tunnes 300 soldiours 100 mariners 52. pieces of ordenance bullets pouder lead match all the rest as much as is néedefull The Galeon S. Christopher 352 tuns 300. men of warre 90. mariners 30. great pieces bullets lead pouder match and all that which they neede The Galeon S. Bernard 352. tunnes hath 280. soldiours 100. mariners 30. cannons and bullets pouder lead match other necessarie things as much as they neede The Zabra Augusta of 166. tunnes carrieth 55. soldiours 55. mariners 13. great pieces bullets pouder lead match other necessarie thinges as much as they neede The Zabra Iulia of 166. tuns hath 60. soldiours 50. mariners with ordenance bullets pouder and other necessaries There is in this Squadron 12. Vesselles 10 of them Galeons and two Zabres which are of 7737 tunnes and there are imbarked in them 3330. soldiours footemen and 1230. mariners which are in summe 4624. men and they carrie 350. great pieces and all that which is necessarie to the rest as bullets pouder match lead c. The Armie of Biscay of which is Captayne generall Ian Martines of Ricalda THe shippe S. Angell the Captaine is of 768 tunnes hath 323 men of warre 114. mariners 30. cannons bullets pouder lead match and all that which is needfull The Gangrin Admirall of 1160. tuns carrieth 300. soldiours 100. mariners 36. great pieces of cannon bullets pouder match lead and all that which is néedfull The vessell of S. Iames 660. tunnes hath 250. soldiours 102. mariners 30. great pieces bullets pouder lead match and other necessarie prouisions The conception of Zubelzu 468. tuns hath 100. men of warre and 70. mariners 20 great cannons and bullets pouder lead match and all other necessarie things The conception de Iuaues del Cauo 418. tunnes hath 164. men of warre 70. mariners 24 great pieces and bullets pouder lead match and all that which they neede The Magdalene of Iohn Frauncis of Ayala 330. tunnes carrieth 200. soldiours 70. mariners 22 great pieces and bullets pouder lead match and that which is necessarie to the rest The shippe S. Iohn 350. tunnes hath 130. men of warre and 80. mariners and 24. great pieces bullets pouder lead match and all that which they neede for the rest The Marie of 165. tunnes carrieth 180. souldiers and 100. mariners 24. great pieces bullets pouder lead match and other necessarie thinges The Manuela of 520. tunnes hath 130. souldiers 54. mariners 16. great pieces and bullets pouder lead match and the rest of
their fraught The shippe of S. Marie of Monte-maior of 707. tunnes 220. souldiers 50. mariners 30. great pieces bullets pouder lead and match and other prouisions The pinnasse called the Marie of Aguiare of 70. tunnes hath 30. men of warre 23. mariners 10. pieces of canon pouder bullets lead match and other necessary thinges The pinnasse called Isabella of 70. tunnes hath 30. souldiers 23. mariners 12. canons bullets and other necessary thinges The pinnasse of Michel Suso of 96. tunnes 30. souldiers 24. mariners 12. great pieces bullets pouder lead match and all other necessarie thinges The pinnasse of S. Steuen of 78. tuns hath 30. men of warre 26. mariners 12. pieces of cannon bullets pouder lead match and other necessary thinges of prouision There is in this squadron foureteene shippes 10. of them great and toure pinnasses which are of 6567. tunnes of burden in the which ships be imbarked 2037. souldiers 868. mariners which make in all 2802. and 260. great pieces of cannon 119000. bullets 467. quintals of pouder 140. of lead 89. of match The armie of the Galyes of Castille of the which is generall Iaques Flores de Valdes THe Galeon S. Christopher captaine of 70. tunnes hath 205. men of warre and 120. mariners and 40. great pieces bullets pouder lead match and all that which is necessary to the rest The Galeon S. Iohn Baptist of 750. tunnes hath 250. souldiers 140. mariners 30. great pieces and bullets pouder lead match and other necessarie thinges The Galeon S. Peter of 530. tunnes 130. men of warre 140. mariners and 40. great pieces bullets pouder match lead and all the rest needfull The Galeon S. Iohn of 530. tunnes 170. souldiers 120. mariners and 30. great pieces pouder bullets lead match and all the rest The Galeon S. Iames the great of 530. tunnes 230. souldiers 132. mariners 30. great pieces bullets pouder lead match and all the rest The Galeon S. Philip and S. Iames of 530. tunnes 159. souldiers and 116. mariners 30. great pieces bullets pouder match lead and all that is necessarie The Galeon of the ascension of 530. tunnes 220. souldiers 114. mariners and 30. great pieces bullets pouder match lead and all other necessarie thinges The Galeon of our Lady del Barrio of 530. tunnes 170. souldiers 108. mariners and 30. cannons bullets pouder lead and all other necessary furnitures The Galeon of S. Medel and Celedon of 530. tunnes 170. souldiers 110. mariners 30. great pieces bullets pouder match lead and all the rest Galeon S. Anne of the port of 250. tunnes 100. men of warre and 80. mariners 24. great pieces bullets pouder match lead and all the rest The shippe of our Lord of Vigonia 750 tunnes 190. men of warre and 130. mariners 30. great pieces bullets pouder match lead and all the rest The vessell of the Trinitee of 780 tuns 200. souldiers 122. mariners 30. great pieces bulltes pouder match lead and all the rest The ship of S. Katherine of 862. tuns 200. men of warre 160. mariners 30. reat pieces and pouder bullets match lead and all the rest The shippe of S. Iohn Baptist of 652. tunnes 200. souldiers 30. mariners 30. canons bullets pouder match lead and all the rest The pinnasse of our Lord Rosarie 30. souldiers 25. mariners 24. great pieces pouder bullets lead match and the rest of their prouision There are in this squadron foureteene Galyons and ships and two pinnasses which beare 8714 tunnes In these vessels there are imbarked 2458. souldiers 1719. mariners which are in all 4177. and 348. great pieces bullets pouder lead match and all that which they neede The army of the ships of Andelouzie of the which is captaine don Pedro de Valdes THe captayne ship of 1550 tunnes carieth 304. men of warre 118. mariners 50. canons pouder bullets and the rest of their prouision The ship S. Frauncis the Admirall of 915 tunnes 230. souldiers 60. mariners 30. cannons pouder bullets and the rest of their prouision The Galeon S. Iohn Baptist of 810. tunnes 250. souldiers and 40. mariners 40. great pieces pouder bullets match lead and the rest The ship S. Iohn Gargaran of 569. tunnes 170. men of warre 60. mariners 20. great pieces pouder bullets match lead and the rest The Conception of 862. tunnes 200. men of warre 65 mariners 25. great pieces bulltes pouder match lead and all the rest The Hulke Duquesa S Anne of 900 tunnes 250 men of warre and 80 mariners 30 great pieces pouder bullets match lead and all the rest The Trinitie 650 tunnes 200. men of warre 80 mariners 20. cannons bullets pouder lead match and the rest The shippe S. Mary de Iuncar of 730 tunnes 240 men of warre 80 mariners 30 great pieces bullets pouder lead match and all the rest The pinnasse of the holy Ghost 40 men of warre 33 mariners 10 pieces bullets pouder lead match and cord and all that which they neede There are in this squadron 11 shippes 10. great and a pinnasse of the burden of 8762. tuns in the which are imbarked 2400. souldiers 800. mariners and 260. great pieces The armie of ships come from the Prouince of Gipouzce of which is generall Michell de Oquendo THe shippe of S. Anne the captayne of 1200 tunnes of burden hath 300 men of warre 60 mariners 50 great pieces bullets pouder lead and all the rest The ship of our Lord of the Rose Admirall of 945 tunnes 230 souldiers 64 mariners and 30 great pieces bullets pouder lead match and all the rest The shippe S. Sauior of 958 tuns 330 souldiers 50 mariners 30 cannons bullets pouder lead match and the rest The ship of S Steuen of 936 tunnes 200 men of warre 70 mariners 30 great pieces bullets pouder lead match and all the rest The ship S. Marthe of 548 tunnes 180 men of warre 70 mariners 25 great pieces bullets pouder and the rest The ship S. Barbe of 525 tunnes 160 souldiers 50 mariners 15 cannons bullets pouder lead match and all the rest The ship S. Bonauenture of 369 tuns 170 souldiers 60 mariners 15 great pieces bullets pouder lead and the rest The Mary of 291 tunnes 120 souldiers 40 mariners 15 great pieces bullets pouder lead and the rest The S. Croix 680 tunnes 150 souldiers 40 mariners 20 great pieces bullets pouder match lead and the rest The Hulke Doucella 500 tunnes 160 men of warre 40 mariners 18 great pieces pouder bullets match lead and all the rest The Patax of the Annunciation of 60 tunnes 30 men of warre 16 mariners 12 great pieces bullets pouder match lead and all the rest The Patax S. Bernabe is of the same burden as the aforenamed The Patax of our Lady of guadaloupe is of the same burden also The pinnasse of Magdelene is also of the same burden There are in this squadron 14 shippes ten great ships two Pataches and two pinnasses of 6991 tunnes of burden In the which vessels there are
imbarked 2092 men of warre and 670 mariners all commeth 2708. The armie of the east of the which is chiefe Martin de Vertendona THe Regasona the captayne which is of 1294 tunnes hath 350 souldiers 90 mariners 35 great pieces pouder bullets lead match and all the rest The Lama the Admirall of 728 tunnes 210 souldiers 80 mariners 30 great pieces pouder bullets lead match and all the rest The Rata S. Mary crowned of 820 tuns 340 men of warre 90 mariners 40 great pieces pouder bullets match lead and the rest The S. Iohn of Cicile of 880. tuns 290 men of warre 70. mariners 30. cannons and all the rest The Trinity Valencera of a 1000. tuns 240. soldiours 90. mariners 41. great pieces and all the rest of their furnitures The Annuntiation of 730 tunnes 200. soldiours 90. mariners 30. great pieces all the rest The S. Nicholas Prodaueli of 834 tuns 280. soldiours 84. mariners 30. great pieces and all the rest The Iuliane of 780 tunnes 330 soldiours 80. mariners 36 great pieces and the rest The Marie Pison of 666. tunnes 250. soldiours 80. mariners 22. great pieces and the rest of their néede The Trinitie Escala of 900. tunnes 302 soldiours 25 great pieces and all the rest of their furniture In the which squadron there are ten ships which are of 7705 tunnes of burthen and there are imbarked in them 2880. soldiours 807. mariners 310. great pieces with the rest of that they neede The Armie of Hulkes in the which is Captaine Iohn Lopez of Medina THe great Grifon the Captaine of 650 tunnes 250. soldiours 60. mariners 40 great pieces and the rest The S. Sauior the Admirall of 650. tuns 230. soldiours 60. mariners 30. great pieces and the rest of their prouision The Sea dogge of 200. tunnes 80. soldiours 30. mariners 10. great pieces and the rest The White Faulcon the great of 500. tunnes 160. men of warre 40. mariners 18 great pieces and all the rest The blacke Castle of 750. tunnes 250. soldiours 50. mariners 25. great pieces all the rest The Barke of Amburg of 600. tunnes 250. men of warre 50. mariners 25. cannons and the rest The house of peace the great of the same burthen The S. Peter the great of the same burthē also The Sampson and Peter the small doe beare the same The Barke of Auzique of 450. tunnes 210. soldiours 50 mariners 26 great pieces and the rest of their prouision The Falcon the meane white of 300. tunnes 80. men of warre 30 mariners 18. great pieces and all the rest The S Andrew of 400. tunnes 160. soldiours 40. mariners 15. great pieces and the rest of their prouision The little house of peace of 350. tuns 160. soldiours 40. mariners 15. great pieces and the rest of their prouision The Flying Rauen of 400. tunnes 210. soldiours 40 mariners 18 great pieces the rest of their furniture Pataches and Zabres wherein Don Antony of Mendoza commandeth THe white doue of 250 tunnes 60 soldiours 30 mariners 12 great pieces and the rest The Aduenture S Barbe fraughted of the same The S Iames 600. tunnes 60 soldiours 40 mariners 19 great pieces and all the rest S. Gabriel of the port of 280. tunnes 50 soldiours 25 mariners 9 great pieces and the rest of their furniture The Esay is fraughted of the same There are in this Squadron 23. Hulkes which are of 10271. tunnes in the which are imbarked 3221. men of warre 708. mariners 410. great pieces and their necessarie prouision The Captaine of our Lord of Pilier of Zaragosse of 300 tunnes 120. soldiours 50 mariners 12 great pieces and their furniture The English Charity of 180 tunnes 80 soldiours 36 mariners 12 great pieces and the rest The Scottish S. Andrew of 150 tunnes 51 soldiours 30 mariners 12 great pieces and their furniture The Patache of the Crucifix 150 tuns 50 soldiours 30 mariners 8 great pieces and their furniture Our Lord of the hauen fraught alike The Conception of Carassa and our Lord of begoua and the Conception de Capitillo and S. Hieros being of the burthen of 60 or 70 tunnes 50 soldiours 30 mariners 8 great pieces a péece and their furniture Our Ladie of grace the Conception of Frauncys Lastero our Lady of guadalupe S. Frauncys the Holy spirite our Lady of Frenesda all fraughted alike The Zabra of the Trinity the Zabra of our Lady Castre S. Andrew the Conception of Zomartiba S. Clere S. Iohn of Carassa and the Assumption all fraughted alike There are in this Squadron 22. Pataches and Zabres which are of the burthen of 1131. tuns in the which there are imbarked 479. soldiours 574. mariners and there is 193 great pieces all their furniture The foure Galeaces of Naples which are giuen in charge to Dom Vgo de Moncada THe Galeace the Captaine called S. Lawrence hath 270. soldiours 130. mariners 300. slaues 50 pieces of cannon and their furniture The Galeace Patrone 180 soldiours 112 mariners 300 slaues 50 great pieces and their furniture The Galeace Girone 170 soldiours 120 mariners 300 slaues 50 great pieces The Galeace Neapolitaine 124 soldiours 115 mariners 300 slaues 50 great pieces and the rest of their necessarie fraught There are in these foure Galeaces 873 soldiours 468 mariners 200 great pieces 1200 slaues and the rest of their furniture The Galy Captaine 110 soldiours 106 mariners 306 slaues and 50 great pieces and other necessaries The Galy Princesse the Galy Diana the Galy Vacaua do beare the like The General summe of the whole Armie THe army of the Galeons of Portugall 12 they are of 7737 tuns 4330. men of warre 1363 mariners 400 great pieces bullets pouder match lead and their prouision The army of biscaye of the which is generall Iohn Martines Ricalde is of 14 ships of the burthen of 6567 tunnes 2050 souldiers and 600 mariners 270 great pieces and the rest of their necessary furniture The Galeons of the army of Castile are 16 of the burthen of 8700 tunnes 2560 souldiers 1830 mariners 420 great pieces and their necessary thinges The army of the shippes of Andelouzie are 11 of the burthen of 8762 tunnes 2525 souldirs 600 mariners 260 great pieces and all their furniture The army of the ships of the prouince of Guipousque 14. which are of 6991 tuns 2142 souldiers 718 mariners 280 great pieces and the rest of their necessary prouision The army of the ships Leuantines are 10 which are of 7705 tunnes 2600 souldiers 867 marinere 310 great pieces and all the rest of their necessary fraught The army of the Hulkes which are 23 bearing 10271 tunnes 3321 souldiers 708 mariners 400 great pieces with all their furniture Pataches and Zabares 22 in number which beare 1221 tuns 579 souldiers 574 mariners 110 great pieces with their necessarie furniture Galeaces of Napelles which are 4 they beare 863 souldiers 530 mariners 200 great pieces with their prouision Foure Galies bearing 400 souldiers 20 great pieces and their other prouision In the aboue named Galeaces there are