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1602. “ Malacca. The poor Gentleman be-“ ing thus tossed by the Waves of Ca-“ lamity, from one Country to ano-“ ther, and never finding Likelihood" of Rest, till now, Death that masters" all Men, cut him off short, just as

he was preparing his Journy to Spain. 1602.And this was the End of an unfortu-nate gallant youngGentleman, whoseDeserts were far more worthy of abetter Reward, if God had pleasedto have afforded it him.

Naval Expeditions, Ac. of the Engliih, Book II

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Sir William Monson’j Expedition to the Coast of Spain.

1602.

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Names ofShips andCommanders

F O R this Expedition, the follow-ing Ships and Commanders wereappointed:

Ships.

The Swiftfure,Mary-Rose,Dreadnought,Adventure,Answer,Quittance,Lion’s Whelp,Paragon , aMerchant,

A small Caravel,

Commanders.Sir W. Monfon.Capt. Trevors.Capt. Cafield.Capt. JVorris.Capt. Bredgate.Capt. Brown.Capt. May.

Capt. Jason.Capt. Hooper.

Sir WilliamMonfon ij Account.

A Conferencewith thepgueen.

Sir Wil-liams In-structions.

Sir William Monfon ’s Account of thisExpedition being more particular thanany other I have met with, I shall giveit the Reader in his own Words.

<f Sir Richard Levison’s Fleet (says<c he) being happily returned, with" the Fortune of a Carrack, as the“ Reader has heard, and the Queen" having now no Ships upon the Spa-<r nijh Coast, to interrupt the Enemy’s“ Preparations, Her Majesty feared" the Fleet, which was ready at the" Groyne, was to give a second Af-" fault upon Ireland ; Whereupon Sir" William Monfon, who by this Time* s was arrived at Plymouth, was lent for" in great Haste by Her Majesty, toff advise about, and take upon him the" Charge of the Fleet at Plymouth." After a long Conference, in thePre-" fence of Her Majesty, Her Lord“ Admiral, Her Treasurer, Her Se-" cretary and Sir William Monfon, it" was resolved,That Sir William should" repair to Plymouth, and with all" Speed get out those Ships, and others“ that were there making ready. His" Directions were to present himself" before the Harbour of the Groyne,“ the Place where the Spaniards made

“ their Rendezvous, and if he found 1602." any Likelihood of Danger, to be in-" tended against Ireland, not to quit" that Coast ’till he utterly saw the If-“ sue and Event thereof; But if he" found Ireland secure, and the Ene-“ my’s Preparations to be for the De-" fence of their own Coast only; Then“ his Instructions led him thence, to the“ Place where the Hollands Fleet had" orders to attend and expect him, and“ after this, the Carriage of the Action" was referred to his Discretion; Butft with this Caution, that, above all Re-fC spects of other Profits and Advantage,

" he should attend the Affairs of Ire-" land. The Wind, this Part of the Sir Wiff^" Summer, being contrary, it was fix detained f" Weeks before he could clear the ^indll" Coast, the Time which gave the“ greatest Hopes of Profit, by the Re-" turn of the Carracks and India Fleet, Comes t>*“ which happened one Month before late for tt e -“ his Arrival. He set Sail from Ply- Carracki“ mouth, the last of August, with a" scant Wind, which continued with“ foul Weather, untill he recovered" the Groyne, choosing rather to keep" the Sea, then hazard the Overthrow" of his Voyage, by his Return.

“He staid at the Groyne, ’till he“ was truly informed, that the Fleet“ which was there prepared, and suf-“ pected for Ireland, was gone to Lif-" hon, to joyn with Don Diego de Bo-" rachero, who all that Summer dursttc not set out, for Fear of our Fleet,

“ that made good the Coast thereabouts.

" Sir William, in the Way to the" Rock, commanded his Caravel to re-" pair to the I stand of Bayona, as the

likeliest Place to procure Inteligence Gets Instof the State of those Parts; As fheff nce fjrtc Caravel drew near the Islands, sh & mada.

discern’d the Spanish Fleet, consisting“ of four and twenty Sail, whose Designs

" were,