Chap. LXVIIL during the Reign of §&een Elizabeth, 3

1602. " Gentleman acknowledge this Fa-‘ f vour to be extraordinary, but repli-tf ed ; That what he had, he had gain-V “ ed by his Sword, and that he doubted" not, but his Sword would regain his" Fortune, utterly refusing to accept" of any Courtesy of that Kind; But“ poor Gentleman, ill Fortune did not" leave him thus. For the Viceroy," Don CriJlobaM de Moro , holding it for" a great Indignity to have the Carrack(C taken out ot the Port, that was de-" fended by a Castle, and guarded with" eleven Gallies, and especially in the" View of Thousands of People that" beheld it, some of them feeling it tooby the Loss of their Goods in her," others Grieving for the Death of their" Friends that were stain, but every" Man finding himself touched in Re-tV putation.

Names of He re. Sir William inserts the Namesfd the Gal- °f the Carrack and eleven Gallies, asties. follows:

St. Valentine, a Carrack, of seventeenHundred Tuns.

The Christopher, Admiral of Portu-gal, wherein the Marquis of Santa Cruzwent.

The St. Lewis, wherein FrederickSpinola went General of the Gallies ofSpain.

The Forteleza, Vice-Admiral to theMarquis.

The Trinidad, Vice-Admiral to Fre-derick Spinola, burnt.

The Leva, in which Sir JVilliamMonfon was Prisoner, Anno 1591.

The Occasion, burnt, and the Cap-tain taken prisoner.

The St. John Baptist .

The Lazar .

The Padillar.

The Philip-, AndTh e St. John.

" The Viceroy, not knowing (con-" tinues Sir William ) how to clear him-“ self so well, as by laying this Misfor-tune upon the Gentlemen, he put onBoard her ; the same Night, theyreturned to their Lodgings, he caul-<s ed most Part of them, with their“ Captain, to be apprehended, laying“ the Loss of the Carrack to their Cow*ardliness, and Fear, if not to their" Treason and Connivance with the" Enemy. After some Time of Impri-" sonment, by Mediation of Friends" all the Gentlemen were released, andte the Captain only detained, who re-" ceiyed secret Advice, that the Vice-

tc roy intended his Death, if he did not, 1602." by his Escape, prevent it. Don Die-tc go, being thus perplexed, practiced" with his Sister, who found Means for" his Escape out of a Vfindow, andhe fled into Italy, where he lived int<r Exile from 1602. that this happened,

" ’till 1615. And his Government of" Malacca, in the Indies, for which he" had a Patent in Reversion, was con-" siscate, and he left hopeless ever to" return into his Native .Country, much" less to be restored to his Command ;

" An evil Welcome after so long and" painful a Navigation.

" Ha vi ng thus spent thirteen Yearsf • in Exile, at last, he was advised by" his Friends, and he followed their" Council, to repair into England, there" to enquire after some Commanders" that had been at the Taking of the" Carrack, by whose Certificate, hemight be cleared of Cowardice or" Treason, in the Loss of her, whichcf would be a good Motive to restore" him to his Government again. In the‘ r Year 1615. he arrived in London,

" and, after someEnquiry, found out Sir" William Monfon, to whom he com-plained of his hardFortune,and craved“ theAflistance of him and some others.

" Sir William he knew to beat the tak-" ing of the Carrack, and therefore de-sired him to testify the Manner of" surprizing her, which he alledged" was no more then every Gentlemantc was bound to afford one to another, in“ such a Case.

" Sir William wondered to see him,fC and especially upon such an Occa-" sion. For the Present, he enter-" rained him with all Courtesy, and as" his Stay was the longer in England,

" so the Courtesies were the greater Sir" William did him. Sir William pro-ts cured a true and effectual Certificate" from himself, Sir Francis Howard,

Captain Barloe , and some others,

(C who were Witnesses of that Service,

" and to give it the more Reputation,

" he caused it to be enrolled in the Of-" flee of the Admiralty. The Gen-“ tleman, being well satisfied with his" Entertainment, and having obtained" his Desires, returned to Flanders,

(t where he presented his Certificate to" the Archduke, and the Infanta ;

" And he found that Favour from" them, that did not only purchase" the King’s good Liking of him, but" Restitution of his Government of

" Malacca ,

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