EliZ, Naval Expeditions, &c oj the English, Blok II.

<f Loss of Men, on either Side j be- “ the Year 1595. and the Earl of 1598-" cause they came to Composition. " Cumberland, in 1598.

“ Herein lies my Part to except “ Sir Francis Dt ake was command-" against this Design of my Lords, as I " ed thither by Directions from the" promised in my former Relations} " Queen; not that She expected Profit

“ For whereas all Mens Actions have “ or Benefit from the Iiiand, which

a reasonable Shew of Likelihood, of " She well knew, of itself, was unwor-" Good to redound to them in their in- " thy of any Enterprise; But what" rended Enterprizes, yet cannot I con- " She did was upon Intelligence She" ceive, how a Land-Attempt upon " received of a Gallion of Plate, which,

" Towns could yield my Lord any " with the Loss of her Mast, was fore-" Profit, or the Merchants that adven- " ed into that Isiand, as I gave an Ac-" tured with him ; For my Lord, by “ count, when, 1 treated before of that" Experience, well knew, having been " Voyage of 1595.

" himself at theTaking of someTowns, " In the mean Time, five Frigats

" that they afforded little Wealth to " were preparing in Spain to bring

" the Takers ; Because Riches of Va- " home that Treasure, and, in them, to“ lue will be either buried, or secret- " the Number of eight or nine Hun-" ly conveyed away, and forMerchan- " dred Soldiers, who, in their Course" dizes of great Bulk, which that poor “ to Puerto Ricco surpriz’d a Pinnace of" Island yielded, it was only some few " Sir Francis Drakes Fleet, that gave" Hides, black Sugar, and Ginger, " Intelligence of his Design, as well a-,e which would not amount to any " gainst that Place as Nombre de Dios,

“ great Matter, to countervail the " whither he was bound; By which" Charge of so costly a Voyage. " Accident his Designs were prevented,

" Commonly that Island fends out " and the Enemy had Leisure to fortify,

* f two or three Ships, of a reasonable " strengthen and man the Towns, with“ Burden, to transport the yearlyCom- " she Soldiers brought in by the Frigat,

<c modifies that it yields ; For tho’ it “ which made Sir Francis Drake l'ud-* f have the Name of being in the In- " denly and dishonourably retire, with" dies , yet it is a Place remote, and un- “ the Loss of divers Gentlemen, andfrequented with Traffick, either from " others of good Quality. This MiF“ the Ind'ies , or any other Place : Or “ fortune was supposed to hasten the“ tho’ the Island should be surprized, " Death of Sir John Hawkins , who" at such a Season of the Year, as " then died, after he had seen himself" their Commodities were ripe, -and " thus repulsed.

tc ready for Transportation, yet the " My Lord might as well have con-" Value is not to be esteemed, where " sidered, that no Use could be made" Ib many People that adventured with " of the Situation of that Island, as of" my Lord, were to look for a Divi- other Islands of less Value and Riches" dend, according to their Adventure. " there might be, as for Instance the" And yet I will not deny, but by " Fercera, which tho' the Soil yields" Accident this Island was made wor- “ not that Plenty and Profit, which" thy an Attempt upon it, by Exam- " Puerto Ricco does, yet, by our inha-" pie of Sir Francis Drake and Sir " biting it, the Spaniards and Portuguese" John Hazvkins, who, as you have " would find great Annoyances in their" heard, failed thither, on their own tf Return from their Indies, Bras I, and“ Account, Jlnm 1595. And their " Guinea, in which Seas our Ships" Defeat made it the more admired, “ would continually ly, and endeavour" and purchased my Lord’s greater “ cutting them off. As, on the con-

“ Honour, in that he carried it with scary, Puerto RiccQ is seated so lone-

“ a smaller Number of Men, and less " some, that they have scarce the

" Loss, than Drake was repulsed with. " Sight of a Ship in the whole Year,

" But because Time and Opportuni- except those few of their own I have“ ty alter the Circumstances of Things, “ formerly spoken of,

" therefore, to satisfy these common This Year Queen Elizabeth made a RyinerV" and vulgar People, who judge ac- new and advantageous Treaty with the Foedera,^

“ cording to Event, and not Reason, States. The King of France had alrea-" you shall understand the Difference, dy made a separate Peace with Spain,

“ and the Cause that made the Diffe- and Elizabeth took Care artfully to in-- et - rence, betwixt Sir Francis Drakesin sinuate to the Dutch , that She was going