The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, vol 7

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Title: The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries

of The English Nation, v. 7 England's Naval Exploits Against Spain
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this version, the spelling has been retained, but the following
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THE PRINCIPAL
Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques,
AND
Discoveries
of
THE ENGLISH NATION.
Collected by
RICHARD HAKLUYT, Preacher.
AND
Edited by
EDMUND GOLDSMID, F.R.H.S.
VOL. VII.
ENGLAND'S NAVAL EXPLOITS AGAINST SPAIN.

ENGLAND'S NAVAL EXPLOITS AGAINST SPAIN
A voyage to the Azores with two pinases, the one called the Serpent,
and the other the Mary Sparke of Plimouth, both of them belonging to
Sir Walter Raleigh, written by John Euesham Gentleman, wherein were
taken the gouernour, of the Isle of Sainct Michael, and Pedro Sarmiento
gouernour of the Straits of Magalanes, in the yeere 1586.
[Sidenote: The gouernour of S. Michael taken prisoner.] The 10. of
June 1586. we departed from Plimouth with two Pinases, the one
named the Serpent, of the burden of 35. Tunnes and the other the Mary
Sparke of Plimouth of the burthen of 50. Tuns, both of them belonging
to sir Walter Raleigh knight; and directing our course towards the coast
of Spaine, and from thence towards the Isles of the Azores, we tooke a
small barke laden with Sumacke and other commodities, wherein was
the gouernour of S. Michaels Island, being a Portugal, having other
Portugals and Spaniards with him. And from thence we sailed to the
Island of Graciosa, to the Westward of the Island of Tercera, where we
discried a saile, and bearing with her wee found her to be a Spaniard:
But at the first not greatly respecting whom we tooke, so that we might
haue enriched ourselves, which was the cause of this our trauaile, and
for that we would not bee knowen of what nation we were, wee

displayed a white silke ensigne in our maine toppe, which they seeing,
made accompt that we had bene some of the king of Spaines Armadas,
lying in wait for English men of war: but when we came within shot of
her, we tooke downe our white flagge, and spread abroad the Crosse of
S. George, which when they saw, it made them to flie as fast as they
might, but all their haste was in vaine, for our shippes were swifter of
saile then they, which they