Chapter XI: Front Matter (11)

_Anger_, _and Enuie_, enemies to _Life_, Strong smouldering _Heate_ and noisom stink of _Smoke_, With over-labouring _Toyle_, _Deaths_ ouglie wife, These all accord with _Grinuiles_ wounded stroke, To end his liues date by their ciuell strife, And him vnto a blessed state inyoke, But he repelld them whilst repell he might, Till feinting power, was tane from power to fight

Then downe he sat, and beat his manlie brest, Not mourning death, but want of meanes to die; Those which suruiu'd coragiouslie be blest, Making them gods for god-like victorie; Not full twice twentie soules aliue did rest, Of which the most were mangled cruellie, Yet still, whilst words could speake, or signes could show, From death he maks eternall life to grow.

The Maister-gunner, which beheld his eyes Dart fier gainst death triumphant in his face, Came to sustaine him, and with courage cryes, How fares my Knight? worlds glory, martiall grace? Thine honour, former honours ouer-flyes, And vnto _Heauen_ and _Vertue_ bids the bace; Cheere then thy soule, and if deaths wounding pain it, _Abram's_ faire bosome lyes to entertaine it.

Maister, he sayes, euen heers the opned dore, Through which my spirit bridgroome like must ride, (And then he bar'd his wounded brest all gore) To court the blessed virgine Lambe his bride, Whose innocence the worlds afflictions bore, Streaming diuine blood from his sliced side, And to that heauen my soule with courage flyes, Because vnconquered, conquering it dyes.

But yet, replyed the Maister once againe, Great vertue of our vertues, strive with fate, Yeeld not a minute vnto death, retaine Life like thy glory, made to wonder at. This wounds recouerie well may entertaine A double triumph to thy conquering state, And make thee liue immortall Angell blest, Pleaseth thee suffer it be searcht and drest.

Descend then gentle _Grinvile_ downe below, Into my Cabin for a breathing space, In thee there let thy Surgion stanch our woe, Giuing recuer to thee, our wounded case, Our breaths, from thy breaths fountaine gently flow, If it be dried, our currents loose their grace: Then both for vs, and thee, and for the best, Descend, to haue thy wound bound vp and drest.

Maister, reply'd the Knight, since last the sunne Lookt from the hiest period of the sky, Giuing a signall of the dayes mid noone, Vnto this hower of midnight, valiantly, From off this vpper deck I haue not runne, But fought, and freed, and welcomd victorie, Then now to giue new couert to mine head, Were to reuiue our foes halfe conquered.

Thus with contrarie arguments they warre, Diuers in their opinions and their speech, One seeking means, th' other a will to darre; Yet both one end, and one desire reach: Both to keepe honour liuing, plyant are, Hee by his fame, and he by skilfull leach, At length, the Maister winnes, and hath procurd The Knight discend, to have his woundings curd.

Downe when he was, and had display'd the port Through which his life was martching vp to heauen, Albe the mortall taint all cuers retort, Yet was his Surgion not of hope bereuen, But giues him valiant speech of lifes resort, Saves, longer dayes his longer fame shall euen, And for the meanes of his recouerie, He finds both arte and possibilitie.

_Misfortune_ hearing this presage of life, (For what but chimes within immortall eares) Within her selfe kindles a home-bred strife, And for those words the Surgions doomes day swears. With that, her charg'd peece (_Atropos_ keene knife,) Againe she takes, and leueld with dispairs, Sent a shrill bullet through the Surgions head, Which thence, through _Grinuils_ temples like was led.

Downe fell the Surgion, hope and helpe was reft, His death gaue manumition to his soule, _Misfortune_ smyld, and euen then shee left The mournfull Ocean, mourner for this dole; Away shee flyes, for all was now bereft, Both hopes and helpe, for life to win deaths gole; Yet _Grinuile_ vnamaz'd with constant faith, Laughing dispisd the second stroke of death.

What foole (saith he) ads to the Sea a drop, Lends _Etna_ sparks, or angry stormes his wind? Who burnes the root when lightning fiers the top? Who vnto hell, can worse then hell combind? Pale hungry Death, thy greedy longings stop, Hope of long life is banefull to my mind: Yet hate not life, but loath captiuitie, Where rests no trust to purchase victorie.

Then vp he came with feeble pace againe, Strength from his blood, blood from his wounds descending, Saies, here I liu'd, and here wil I sustaine, The worst of Deaths worst, by my fame defending, And then he fell to warre with might and maine, Valure on death most valiantly depending, And thus continued aye coragiously, Vntil the day chast shadowes from the sky.

But when the mornings dewie locks drunk vp A mistie moysture from the Oceans face, Then might he see the source of sorrowes cup, Plainly prefigured in that hatefull place; And all the miseries that mortals sup From their great Grandsire _Adams_ band, disgrace; For all that did incircle him, was his foe, And that incircled, modell of true woe.

His masts were broken, and his tackle torne, His vpper worke hew'd downe into the Sea, Naught of his ship aboue the sourge was borne, But euen leueld with the Ocean lay, Onely the ships foundation (yet that worne) Remaind a trophey in that mighty fray; Nothing at all aboue the head remained, Either for couert, or that force maintained.

Powder for shot, was spent and wasted cleane, Scarce seene a corne to charge a peece withall, All her pykes broken, halfe of his best men slaine, The rest sore wounded, on Deaths Agents call, On th'other side, her foe in ranks remains, Displaying multitudes, and store of all What euer might auaile for victorie, Had they not wanted harts true valiancie.

When _Grinuile_ saw his desperate drierie case, Meerely dispoyled of all success-full thought, Hee calls before him all within the place, The Maister, Maister-gunner, and them taught Rules of true hardiment to purchase grace; Showes them the end their trauailes toile had bought, How sweet it is, swift _Fame_ to ouer-goe, How vile to diue in captiue ouerthrow.

Gallants (he saith) since three a clock last noone, Vntill this morning, fifteene howers by course, We haue maintaind stoute warre, and still vndoone Our foes assaults, and driue them to the worse, Fifteene _Armados_ boardings haue not wonne Content or ease, but beene repeld by force, Eight hundred Cannon shot against her side, Haue not our harts in coward colours died.

Not fifteene thousand men araungd in fight, And fifteene howers lent them to atchiue, With fifty three great ships of boundlesse might, Haue had or meanes or prowesse to contriue The fall of one, which mayden vertue dight, Kept in despight of _Spanish_ force aliue. Then list to mee you imps of memorie, Borne to assume to immortalitie.

Sith loosing, we vnlost keepe strong our praise, And make our glories, gaynours by our ends, Let not the hope of howers (for tedious dayes Vnto our lines no longer circuite lends) Confound our wondred actions and assayes, Whereon the sweete of mortal eares depends, But as we liue by wills victorious, So let vs die victours of them and vs.

Wee that haue mercilesse cut Mercies wings, And muffeld pittie in deaths mistie vale, Let vs implore no mercie; pittyings, But from our God, deere fauour to exhale Our soules to heauen, where all the Angells rings Renowne of vs, and our deepe tragick tale; Let us that cannot liue, yet liue to dye, Vnthrald by men, fit tropheys for the skye.

And thus resolu'd since other meane is reft, Sweet Maister-gunner, split our keele in twaine, We cannot liue, whom hope of life hath left, Dying, our deaths more glorious liues retain, Let not our ship, of shame and foile bereft, Vnto our foe-men for a prize remaine; Sinke her, and sinking with the _Greeke_ wee'le cry, Best not to be, or beeing soone to dye.

Scarce had his words tane wings from his deere tong, But the stout Maister-gunner, euer rich In heauenlie valure and repulsing wrong, Proud that his hands by action might inritch His name and nation with a worthie song, Tow'rd his hart higher then Eagles pitch, And instantlie indeuours to effect _Grinuils_ desier, by ending Deaths defect.

But th' other Maister, and the other Mat's, Disented from the honour of their minds, And humbly praid the Knight to rue their stat's, Whom miserie to no such mischiefe binds; To him th' aleadge great reasons, and dilat's Their foes amazements, whom their valures blinds, And maks more eager t'entertaine a truce, Then they to offer words for warres excuse.

They show him diuers gallant men of might, Whose wounds not mortall, hope gaue of recuer, For their saks sue they to diuorce this night Of desperate chaunce, calld vnto Deaths black lure, Their lengthened liues, their countries care might right, And to their Prince they might good hopes assure. Then quod the Captaine, (deare Knight) do not spill, The liues whom gods and Fat's seeke not to kill.

And where thou sayst the _Spanyards_ shall not braue T' haue tane one ship due to our virgin Queene, O knowe, that they, nor all the world can saue, This wounded Barke, whose like no age hath seene, Sixe foote shee leaks in hold, three shot beneath the waue, All whose repaire so insufficient beene, That when the Sea shall angrie worke begin, She cannot chuse but sinke and dye therein.

Besides, the wounds and brusings which she beares, Are such, so manie, so incurable, As to remoue her from this place of feares. No force, no wit, no meane, nor man is able; Then since that peace prostrate to vs repaires, Vnlesse our selues, our selues make miserable, _Herculeen_ Knight, for pittie, pittie lend, No fame consists in wilfull desperat end.

These words with emphasis and action spent, Mou'd not Sir _Richard_, but inrag'd him more, To bow or yeeld, his heart would neare relent, He still impugns all thought of lifes restore; The Maister-gunner euer doth consent To act his wish, swearing, in beds of gore Death is most louelie, sweete and amiable, But captiu'd life for foulenes admirable.

The Captayne, seeing words could take no place, Turnes backe from them vnto the liuing few, Expounds what pittie is, what victors grace; Bids them them selues, them selues in kindnes rew, Peace if they please, will kindlie them imbrace, And they may liue, from whom warres glory grew; But if they will to desperate end consent, Their guilty soules too late shall mourne repent.

The sillie men, who sought but liuing ioyes, Cryes to the Captaine for an honord truce, Life they desire, yet no life that destroyes Their wonne renownes, but such as might excuse Their woes, their wounds, and al what els anoyes Beautie of laude, for other they refuse; All which the Captaine swears they shal obtaine, Because their foes, in doubtfull states remaine.

O when Sir _Richard_ saw them start aside, More chaynd to life then to a glorius graue, And those whom hee so oft in dangers tryde, Now trembling seeke their hatefull liues to saue. Sorrow and rage, shame, and his honors pride, Choking his soule, madly compeld him raue, Vntil his rage with vigor did confound His heauie hart; and left him in a swound.

The Maister-gunner, likewise seeing Fate Bridle his fortune, and his will to die, With his sharpe sword sought to set ope the gate, By which his soule might from his bodie flie, Had not his freends perforce preseru'd his state, And lockt him in his Cabbin safe to lie, Whilst others swarm'd where haplesse _Grinuile_ lay, By cryes recalling life, late runne away.

In this too restlesse turmoile of vnrest, The poore _Reuenges_ Maister stole awaye, And to the _Spanish_ Admirall adrest The dolefull tidings of this mournfull day, (The _Spanish_ Admirall who then oprest, Houering with doubt, not daring t'end the fray,) And pleads for truce, with souldier-like submission Anexing to his words a straight condition.

_Alfonso_, willing to giue end to armes, For well he knew _Grinuile_ would neuer yeild, Able his power stoode like vnnumbred swarmes, Yet daring not on stricter tearmes to build, He offers all what may alay their harmes Safetie of liues, nor any thrall to weild, Free from the Gallie, prisonment, or paine, And safe returne vnto their soyle againe

To this he yeelds, as well for his own sake, Whom desperate hazard might indamage sore, As for desier the famous Knight to take, Whom in his hart he seemed to deplore, And for his valure halfe a God did make, Extolling him all other men before, Admiring with an honourable hart, His valure, wisdome, and his Souldiours Art.

With peacefull newes the Maister backe returns, And rings it in the liuing remnants eares, They all reioyce, but _Grinuile_ deadly mourns, He frets, he sighs, he sorrowes and despaires, Hee cryes, this truce, their fame and blisse adiourns, He rents his locks, and all his garments teares, He vowes his hands shall rent the ship in twaine Rather then he will _Spanish_ yoke sustaine.

The few reseru'd, that life esteem'd too well, Knowing his words were warrants for his deede, Vnkindly left him in that monstrous hell, And fled vnto _Alfonso_ with greate speede, To him their Chieftaines mightines they tell, And how much valure on his soule doth feede, That if preuention, not his actions dim, Twill be too late to saue the shyp or him.

_Bassan_ made proude, vnconquering t'ouer-come, Swore the brave Knight nor ship he would not lose, Should all the world in a petition come: And therefore of his gallants, fortie chose To board Sir _Richard_, charging them be dombe From threatning words, from anger, and from bloes, But with all kindnes, honor, and admire To bring him thence, to further _Fames_ desire.

Sooner they boarded not the crazed Barke, But they beheld where speechlesse _Grinuile_ lay, All smeard in blood, and clouded in the darke, Contagious curtaine of Deaths tragick day; They wept for pittie, and yet silent marke Whether his lungs sent liuing breath away, Which when they sawe in ayrie blasts to flie, They striu'd who first should stanch his misery.

Anon came life, and lift his eye-lids vp, Whilst they with teares denounce their Generals wil, Whose honord mind sought to retort the cup Of deaths sad poyson, well instruckt to kill; Tells him what fame and grace his eyes might sup From _Bassans_ kindnes, and his Surgions skill, Both how he lou'd him, and admir'd his fame, To which he sought to lend a liuing flame.

Aye mee (quoth _Grinuile_) simple men, I know My bodie to your Generall is a pray, Take it, and as you please my lyms bestow, For I respect it not, tis earth and clay: But for my minde that mightier much doth grow, To heauen it shall, despight of _Spanish_ sway. He swounded, and did neuer speake againe. This said, orecome with anguish and with paine,

They took him vp, and to theyr Generall brought His mangled carkasse, but vnmaimed minde, Three dayes hee breath'd, yet neuer spake he ought, Albe his foes were humble, sad, and kinde; The fourth came downe the Lambe that all souls bot, And his pure part, from worser parts refind, Bearing his spirite vp to the loftie skyes, Leauing his body, wonder to wonders eyes.

When _Bassan_ saw the Angell-spirite fled, Which lent a mortall frame immortall thought, With pittie, griefe, and admiration led, He mournfully complaind what Fat's had wrought. Woe me (he cryes) but now aliue, now dead, But now inuincible, now captiue brought: In this, vniust are Fat's, and Death declared, That mighty ones, no more than meane are spared. You powers of heauen, rayne honour on his hearse, And tune the Cherubins to sing his fame, Let Infants in the last age him rehearse, And let no more, honour be Honor's name: Let him that will obtaine immortall vearse, Conquer the stile of _Grinuile_ to the same, For till that fire shall all the world consume, Shall neuer name, with _Grinuile_ name presume. Rest then deere soule, in thine all-resting peace, And take my teares for tropheys to thy tombe, Let thy lost blood, thy vnlost fame increase, Make kingly eares thy praises second wombe: That when all tongues to all reports surcease, Yet shall thy deeds, out-liue the day of doome, For even Angels, in the heasens shall sing, _Grinuile_ vnconquered died, still conquering. _O ælinam_.

Footnotes:

1: Choristers.

2: Hangings, so called from having first been made at Arras.

3: Constellations.

4: Entangled.

5: Blown by being hunted.
"But being then _imbost_, the stately deer
When he hath gotten ground," &c.
--_Drayton's Polyolbian_, xiii, p. 917.

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A true report of a worthy fight, performed in the voyage from Turkie, by
fiue ships of London, against 11. Gallies, and two frigats of the King of
Spaines, at Pantalarea within the Streights. Anno, 1586. Written by
Philip Iones.

The Marchants of London, being of the incorporation of the Turkey trade, hauing receiued intelligencies, and aduertisements, from time to time, that the King of Spaine grudging at the prosperitie of this kingdome, had not onely of late arrested al English ships, bodies, and goods in Spaine, but also maligning the quiet trafique which they vsed to and in the dominions, and prouinces, vnder the obedience of the Great Turke, had giuen order to the Captaines of his gallies in the Leuant, to hinder the passage of all English ships, and to endeuour by their best meanes, to intercept, take, and spoile them, their persons, and goods: they hereupon thought it their best course to set out their flete for Turkie, in such strength and abilitie for their defence, that the purpose of their Spanish enemie might the better be preuented, and the voyage accomplished with greater securitie to the men and shippes. For which cause, fiue tall, and stoute shippes, appertaining to London, and intending onely a Marchants voyage, were prouided and furnished with all things belonging to the Seas; the names whereof were these:

1. The Marchant Royal, a very braue and good shippe, and of great report.

2. The Tobie.

3. The Edward Bonauenture.

4. The William and Iohn.

5. The Susan.

These fiue departing from the coast of England, in the moneth of Nouember 1585. kept together as one fleete, til they came as high as the Isle of Sicilie, within the Leuant. And there, according to the order and direction of the voyage, each shippe began to take leaue of the rest, and to separate himselfe, setting his course for the particular port, whereunto hee was bounde: one for Tripolie in Syria, another for Constantinople, the chiefe Citie of the Turkes Empire, situated vpon the coast of Romania, called of olde, Thracia, and the rest to those places, whereunto they were priuatly appointed. But before they diuided themselues, they altogether consulted, of and about a certaine and speciall place for their meeting againe after the lading of their goods at their seuerall portes. And in conclusion, the generall agreement was to meet at Zante, an Island neere to the maine continent of the West part of Morea, well knowen of all the Pilots, and thought to be the fittest place of their Rendeuous. Concerning which meeting, it was also couenanted on eche side, and promised, that whatsoeuer ship of these 5. should first arriue at Zante, should there stay and expect the comming of the rest of the fleete, for the space of twentie dayes. This being done, ech man made his best hast according as winde and wether woulde serue him to fiulfill his course, and to dispatch his businesse: and no neede was there to admonish or incourage any man, seeing no time was ill spent, nor opportunitie omitted on any side, in the performance of ech mans duetie, according to his place.

It fell out that the Tobie which was bound for Constantinople had made such good speede, and gotten such good weather, that she first of al the rest came back to the appointed place of Zante, and not forgetting the former conclusion, did there cast ancre, attending the arriuall of the rest of the fleete, which accordingly (their busines first performed) failed not to keepe their promise. The first next after the Tobie was the Royal Marchant, which together with the William and Iohn came from Tripolie in Syria, and arriued at Zante within the compasse of the foresaide time limitted. These ships in token of the ioy on all parts concerned for their happy meeting, spared not the discharging af their Ordinance, the sounding of drums and trumpets, the spreading of Ensignes with other warlike and ioyfull behaviours, expressing by these outward signes, the inward gladnesse of their mindes, being all as ready to ioyne together in mutuall consent to resist the cruel enemie, as now in sporting maner they made myrth and pastyme among themselues. These three had not bene long in the hauen, but the Edward Bonauenture also, together with the Susan her consort, were come from Venice with their lading, the sight of whom increased the ioy of the rest, and they no lesse glad of the presence of the others, saluted them in most friendly and kinde sort, according to the maner of the Seas: and whereas some of these ships stoode at that instant in some want of victuals, they were all content to stay in the port, till the necessities of ech shippe were supplied, and nothing wanted to set out for their returne.

In this port of Zante, the newes was fresh and currant, of two seuerall armies and fleetes prouided by the king of Spaine, and lying in waite to intercept them: the one consisting of 30. strong Gallies, so well appointed in all respects for the warre, that no necessary thing wanted: and this fleete houered about the Streights of Gibraltar. The other armie had in it 20. Gailies, whereof some were of Sicilie, and some of the island of Malta, vnder the charge and gouernment of Iohn Andrea Dorea, a Captaine of name seruing the king of Spaine. These two diuers and strong fleetes waited and attended in the Seas for none, but the English shippes, and no doubt made their accompt and sure reckoning that not a shippe should escape their furie. And the opinion, also of the inhabitants of the Isle of Zante was, that in respect of the number of Gallies in both these armies, hauing receiued such straight commandement from the king, our ships and men being but few, and little in comparison of them, it was a thing in humane reason impossible, that wee should passe either without spoiling, if we resisted, or without composition at the least, and acknowledgement of duetie to the Spanish king.

But it was neither the report of the attendance of these armies, nor the opinions of the people, nor any thing else, that could daunt or dismay the courages of our men, who grounding themselues upon the goodnesse of their cause, and the promise of God, to bee deliuered from such as without reason sought their destruction, carried resolute mindes, notwithstanding all impediments to aduenture through the Seas, and to finish their Nauigations, maugre the beards of the Spanish souldiers. But least they should seeme too carelesse, and too secure of their estate, and by laying the whole and entire burden of their safetie vpon Gods prouidence, should foolishly presume altogether of his helpe, and neglect the meanes which was put into their handes, they failed not to enter into counsell among themselues, and to deliberate aduisedly for their best defence. And in the end with generall consent, the Marchant Royall was appointed Admirall of the fleete, and the Tobie Viceadmiral, by whose orders the rest promised to be directed, and ech shippe vowed not to breake from another, whatsoeuer extremitie should fall out, but to stand to it to the death, for the honour of their Countrey, and the frustrating of the hope of the ambitious and proud enemie.

Thus in good order they left Zante and the Castle of Græcia, and committed themselues againe to the Seas, and proceeded in their course and voyage in quietnes, without sight of any enemie, till they came neere to Pantalarea, an Island so called, betwixt Sicilie, and the coast of Africke: into sight wherof they came the 13. day of Iuly 1586. And the same day in the morning about 7. of the clocke they descried 13. sailes in number, which were of the Gallies, lying in waite of purpose for them, in and about that place. As soone as the English ships had spied them, they by and by according to a common order, made themselues ready for a fight, layd out their Ordinance, scoured, charged, and primed them, displayed their ensignes, and left nothing vndone to arme themselues throughly. In the meane time, the Gallies more and more approched the ships, and in their banners there appeared the armes of the Isles of Sicilia, and Malta, being all as then in the seruice and pay of the Spaniard. Immediatly, both the Admirals of the Gallies sent from ech of them a frigate, to the Admiral of our English ships, which being come neere them, the Sicilian frigat first hailed them, and demanded of them whence they were? They answered that they were of England, the armes whereof appeared in their colours. Whereupon the saide frigat expostulated with them, and asked why they delayed to sende or come with their Captaines and pursers to Don Pedro de Leiua their Geuerall, to acknowledge their duty and obedience to him in the name of the Spanish king, Lord of those seas? Our men replied and said, that they owed no such duetie nor obedience to him, and therefore would acknowledge none, but commanded the frigat to depart with that answere, and not to stay longer a brabling, vpon her perill. With that away she went, and vp comes towards them the other frigat of Malta, and shee in like sort hailed the Admiral, and would needs know whence they were, and where they had bene. Our Englishmen in the Admirall, not disdaining an answere, tolde them that they were of England, Marchants of London, had bene at Turkie, and were now returning home: and to be requited in this case, they also demaunded of the frigat whence she and the rest of the gallies were: the messenger answered, we are of Malta, and for mine owne part my name is Cauallero. These gallies are in seruice and pay to the king of Spaine, vnder the conduct of Don Pedro de Leiua a noble man of Spaine, who hath bene commanded hither by the King with this present force and armie, of purpose to intercept you. You shall therefore (quoth he) do well to repaire to him to know his pleasure, he is a noble man of good behauiour and courtesie, and meanes you no ill. The Captaine of the English Admiral, whose name was M. Edward Wilkinson, replied and said. We purpose not at this time to make triall of Don Pedro his courtesie, whereof we are suspitious and doubtful, and not without good cause: vsing withall good words to the messenger, and willing him to come aboord him, promising securitie and good vsage, that thereby he might the better knowe the Spaniards minde: whereupon hee in deed left his frigat, and came aboord him, whom hee intertained in friendly sort, and caused a cuppe of wine to be drawne for him, which be tooke and beganne, with his cap in his hand, and with reuerend termes to drinke to the health of the Queene of England, speaking very honourably of her Maiestie, and giving good speeches of the courteous vsage and interteinement that he himselfe had receiued in London, at the time that the duke of Alenson, brother to the late French king was last in England: and after he had well drunke, hee tooke his leaue, speaking well of the sufficiencie and goodnesse of our shippes, and especially of the Marchant Royal, which he confessed to haue seene before, riding in the Thames neere London. He was no sooner come to Don Pedro de Leiua the Spanish general, but he was sent off againe, and returned to the English Admirall, saying that the pleasure of the Generall was this, that either their Captaines, Masters and Pursers should come to him with speed, or else hee would set vpon them, and either take them or sinke them. The reply was made by M. Wilkinson aforesaid, that not a man should come to him; and for the bragge and threat of Don Pedro, it was not that Spanish brauado that should make them yeeld a iot to their hinderance, but they were as ready to make resistance, as he to offer an iniurie. Whereupon Cauallero the messenger left bragging, and began to persuade them in quiet sort and with many wordes, but all his labour was to no purpose, and as his threat did nothing terrifie them, so his perswasion did nothing mooue them to doe that which hee required. At the last he intreated to haue the Marchant of the Admirall caried by him as a messenger to the Generall, so that he might be satisfied, and assured of their mindes by one of their owne company. But M. Wilkinson would agree to no such thing, although Richard Rowit the marchant himselfe seemed willing to bee imployed in that message, and laboured by reasonable perswasions to induce M. Wilkinson to graunt it, as hoping to be an occasion by his presence and discreet answeres to satisfie the Generall, and thereby to saue the effusion of Christian blood, if it should grow to a battel. And he seemed so much the more willing to be sent, by how much deeper the othes and protestations of this Cauallero were, that he would (as hee was a true knight and a souldier) deliuer him backe againe in safetie to his company. Albeit, M. Wilkinson, which by his long experience had receiued sufficient triall of Spanish inconsistencie and periurie, wished him in no case to put his life and libertie in hazard vpon a Spaniards othe. But at last, vpon much intreatie, he yeelded to let him go to the General, thinking in deed, that good speeches and answeres of reason would haue contented him, whereas otherwise refusall to do so, might peraduenture haue prouoked the more discontentment.

M. Rowit therefore passing to the Spanish Generall, the rest of the Gallies hauing espied him, thought in deed that the English were rather determined to yeelde, then to fight, and therefore came flocking about the frigat, euery man crying out, Que nueuas, que nueuas, Haue these Englishmen yeelded? the frigate answered, Not so, they neither haue nor purpose to yeeld, onely they haue sent a man of their company to speake with our Generall: and being come to the Gallie wherein he was, he shewed himselfe to M. Rowit in his armour, his guard of souldiers attending vpon him in armour also, and began to speake very proudly in this sort: Thou Englishman, from whence is your fleete, why stand ye aloofe off, knowe ye not your duetie to the Catholique King, whose person I here represent? Where are your billes of lading, your letters, pasports, and the chiefe of your men? Thinke ye my attendance in these seas to be in vaine, or my person to no purpose? Let al these things be done out of hand as I command, vpon paine of my further displeasure and the spoyle of you all: These wordes of the Spanish Generall were not so outragiously pronounced as they were mildly answered by M. Rowit, who tolde him that they were al Merchantmen, vsing trafique in honest sort, and seeking to passe quietly, if they were not vrged further then reason. As for the king of Spaine, he thought (for his part) that there was amitie betwixt him and his Souereigne the Queene of England, so that neither he nor his officers should goe about to offer any such injurie to English Marchants, who as they were farre from giuing offence to any man, so they would be loath to take an abuse at the handes of any, or sit downe to their losse, where their abilitie was able to make defence. And as, touching his commandement aforesaide, for the acknowledging of duetie, in such particular sort, he told him, that were there was no duetie owing, there none should be performed, assuring him that the whole company and shippes in generall stood resolutely vpon the negatiue, and would not yeeld to any such vnreasonable demaund, joyned with such imperious and absolute maner of commanding. Why then, said he, if they wil neither come to yeeld, nor shew obedience to me in the name of any king, I wil either sinke them or bring them to harbor, and so tell them from me. With that the frigat came away with M. Rowit, and brought him aboord the English Admiral againe according to promise: who was no sooner entred in, but by and by defiance was sounded on both sides: the Spaniards hewed off the noses of the Gallies, that nothing might hinder the leuell of the shot, and the English on the other side courageously prepared themselues to the combat, euery man according to his roome, bent to performe his office with alacritie and diligence. In the meane time a Cannon was discharged from the Admirall of the gallies, which being the onset of the fight, was presently answered by the English Admirall with a Culuering; so the skirmish began, and grew hot and terrible, there was no powder nor shot spared: ech English ship matched it selfe in good order against two Spanish Gallies, besides the inequalitie of the frigats on the Spaniards side: and although our men performed their parts with singular valure according to their strength, insomuch that the enemie as amased therewith would oftentimes pause and stay, and consult what was best to be done, yet they ceased not in the midst of their businesse to make prayer to Almighty God the reuenger of al euils, and the giuer of victories, that it would please him to assist them in that good quarell of theirs, in defending themselues against so proud a tyrant, to teach their handes to warre, and their fingers to fight, that the glory of the victory might redound to his Name, and to the honor of true Religion which the insolent enemie sought so much to ouerthrowe. Contrarily, the foolish Spaniardes cried out according to their maner, not to God, but to our Lady (as they terme the virgin Mary) saying O Lady helpe, O blessed Lady giue vs the victory, and the honour thereof shalbe thine. Thus with blowes and prayers on both sides the fight continued furious and sharpe, and doubtfull a long time to which part the victorie would incline: til at the last the Admiral of the Gallies of Sicilie began to warpe from the fight, and to holde vp her side for feare of sinking, and after her went also two others in like case, whom al the sort of them inclosed, labouring by all their meanes to keep them aboue water, being ready by the force of English shot which they had receiued to perish in the seas: and what slaughter was done among the Spaniards themselues, the English were vncertaine, but by a probable coniecture apparant afar off, they supposed their losse was so great that they wanted men to continue the charging of their pieces: [Sidenote: A fight of fiue houres.] whereupon with shame and dishonor, after 5. houres spent in the battell, they withdrew themselues: and the English contented in respect of their deepe lading, rather to continue their voyage then to follow the chase, ceased from further blowes: with the losse onely of two men slaine amongst them all, and another hurt in his arme, whom M. Wilkinson with his good words and friendly promises did so comfort, that he nothing esteemed the smart of his wound in respect of the honour of the victory, and the shameful repulse of the enemy.

Thus with duetiful thankes to the mercy of God for his gracious assistance in that danger, the English ships proceeded in their Nauigation, and comming as high as Alger, a port towne vpon the coast of Barbary, they fell with it, of purpose to refresh themselues after their wearinesse, and to take in such supply of fresh water and victuals, as they needed: they were no sooner entred into the port, but immediatly the king thereof sent a messenger to the ships to knowe what they were, with which messenger the chiefe master of ech shippe repaired to the king, and acquainted him not onely with the state of their ships in respect of marchandize, but with the late fight which they had passed with the Spanish Gallies, reporting euery particular circumstance in word as it fell out in action: whereof the said king shewed himselfe marueilous glad, interteining them in the best sort, and promising abundant reliefe of all their wants, making generall proclamation in the city vpon paine of death, that no man of what degree or state soeuer he were, should presume either to hinder them in their affaires, or to offer them any maner of inurie in body or goods. By vertue whereof they dispatched al things in excellent good sort, with al fauor and peaceablenesse: only such prisoners and captiues of the Spaniards as were in the Citie, seeing the good vsage which they receiued, and hearing also what seruice they had performed against the foresaide Gallies, grudged exceedingly against them, and sought as much as they could to practise some mischiefe against them: and one amongst the rest seeing an Englishman alone in a certaine lane of the Citie, came vpon him suddenly, and with his knife thrust him in the side, yet made no such great wound, but that it was easily recouered. The English company hearing of it, acquainted the king with the fact, who immediatly sent both for the party that had receiued the wound and the offender also, and caused an executioner in the presence of himselfe and the English, to chastise the slaue euen to death, which was performed to the ende that no man should presume to commit the like part, or to doe any thing in contempt of his royal commandement.

The English hauing receiued this good justice at the kings hands, and al other things that they wanted, or could craue for the furnishing of their shippes; tooke their leaue of him, and of the rest of their friends, that were resident in Alger, and put out to Sea, looking to meete with the second army of the Spanish king, which waited for them about the month of the Straights of Gibraltar, which they were of necessitie to passe. But comming neere to the said Straight, it pleased God to raise at that instant a very darke and mistie fogge, so that one ship could not discerne another, if it were 40. paces off: by meanes whereof; together with the notable faire Easterne winds that then blewe most fit for their course, they passed with great speed through the Straight, and might haue passed with that good gale, had there bene 500. Gallies to withstand them, and the aire neuer so cleare for euery ship to be seene. [Sidenote: The second Spanish fleete lying in watie for the English.] But yet the Spanish Gallies had a sight of them when they, were come within 3. English miles of the towne, and made after them in all Pøssible haste, and although they saw that they were farre out of their reach, yet in a vaine fury and foolish pride, they shot off their Ordinance, and made a stirre in the Sea as if they had bene in the midst of them, which vanitie of theirs ministred to our men notable matter of pleasure and mirth, seeing men to fight with shadowes, and to take so great paines to so small purpose.

But thus it pleased God to deride, and delude all the forces of that proud Spanish king, which, he had prouided of purpose to distressethe English, who notwithstanding passed through both his Armies, in the one, little hurt; and in the other nothing touched, to the glory of his immortall Name, the honour of our Prince and Countrey, and the just commendation of ech mans seruice performed in that voyage.

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VOL. V.

AA (Sir J. de) ABRAHAM BASSA ACON or ACRE --Taken --History ADAMS (T) ADRIANOPLE AGREEMENT, BETWEEN AMBASSADORS OF ENGLAND AND PRUSSIA, CONFIRMED BY RICHARD II --BETWEEN HENRY IV. AND CONRAD DE IUNGINGEN --BETWEEN HENRY IV. AND HANS TOWNS --BETWEEN HENRY IV. AND ULRICUS DE IUNGINGEN --BETWEEN RICHARD I. AND PRINCE OF ACRE --BETWEEN EDWARD IV. AND IOHN II. OF PORTUGAL ALBERT, King of Sweden ALBERT, Marquis of Brandenburg --Biographical sketch ALEPPO, A COMMANDMENT FOR ALEXANDRIA, A COMMANDMENT TO THE CADI OF --A COMMANDMENT TO THE BASSA OF ALI BASSA, LETTER FROM QUEEN ELIZABETH ALWEY (R.) AMSTERDAM ANDREW (S.) APPIAN, quoted ARTHUR, Duke of Brittany ASCALON AUCHER (Sir A.) AUCHER (ship) AUSTELL (Henry), HIS VOYAGE OVERLAND TO CONSTANTINOPLE --HIS SAFE CONDUCT FROM THE SULTAN AUSTEN (J.) AUSTRIA

BABA (cape) BAIRAM (feast of) BAKER (M.) BAKER (P.) commits disorders in the Levant BAKER (R.) HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO GUINEA --HIS SECOND VOYAGE BALDWIN, Emperor of Constantinople BALIABADRAM, A COMMANDMENT FOR BARANGI or VARANGI BARRET (A.) BARRET (W.) BART (H.) BARTENSTEIN (castle), built BEDINGHAM (R,) BEFFART (C., of Triers) BELGRADE, taken by the Turks BELYETERE (E.) BERENGARIA (Queen) BETTS (W.) BLACK SEA BODENHAM (R.), HIS VOYAGE TO CANDIA AND CHIO BOULOGNE BOURGH (Sir John) --His death BOWYER (Sir W.) BRAMPTON (W.) BRANDEBURG BRANDON (J.) BREMEN BRENNUS BRESLAU BRILL BRISTOL BRITOMAR BRITONS, IN ITALY AND GREECE BROOKE (J.) BROWNE (J), mentioned BRUGES BRUNDUSIUM BRUNE (H.) BRUNSBURG (castle), built BRUNSWICK BUSS OF ZEALAND (ship), taken BUSSSHIP (ship), taken

CABRERA or CAPRERA (island) CADIZ CALAIS CAMDEN (W.), HIS. ACCOUNT OF THE BRITONS IN ITALY AND GREECE --quoted CAMPEN CAMPION (G.), HIS DISCOURSE OF THE TRADE OF CHIO CANDIA CARUMUSALINI CASIMIR. King of Poland, wages war against Knights of Jerusalem --Defeated --Obtains Marienburg by treason --Concludes peace CASTELIN (E.) CAT (G.) CAUMBRIGGE (R.) CEPHALONIA CERIGO (island) CHAMBERLAIN (E.) CHAMPION (meaning of) CHANCELLOR (Richard) CHARLES V. (of Spain), knights Peter Read --mentioned CHARTER GRANTED BY SULTAN TO ENGLISH --GRANTED BY QUEEN ELIZABETH TO THE LEVANT COMPANY --FROM PETER OF MOLDAVIA CHESTER (Sir W.) CHIO --A DISCOURSE OF ITS TRADE --VOYAGE OF BODENHAM --A COMMANDMENT FOR CHRISTMIMMEL built CLAIRVAUX (abbey of) CLEMENTS (J.), sent to Levant CLEYE COG (ship), seized COLCHESTER COLE (P.) COLEN, or COLOGNE CONRAD, Duke of Massovia CONRADUS LANDGRAVIUS CONSTANTINE THE GREAT --HIS TRAVELS CONSTANTINOPLE COOTE (J.) CORNWAILE (T.) COURTBUTTRESSOW COVENTRY, Parliament held at COWES CRACOW CRETE (island) CROSSEBAIRE (N.) CRUTZBURG (castle), built CURTIS (T.) CYPRUS --DESCRIBED --History

DANTZIC DANUBE DASSELE (A. de) DAWE (J.) DELFT DIERE (J.) DOCKWRAY (Thomas) DOGGER-SHIP, taken DORDRECHT DORIA (Juanette) DORIA (Prince Pedro) DOVER DRAVER (M.) DUCKET (I.) DURHAM (S.)

EGYPT, A COMMANDMENT FOR EINSLEBEN ELBE (river) ELBING ELIZABETH (Queen) --LETTERS FROM MURAD KHAN --LETTERS TO MURAD KHAN --GRANTS CHARTER TO LEVANT COMPANY --HER COMMISSION TO WILLIAM HAREBORNE TO BE AMBASSADOR IN TURKEY --LETTER TO ALI BASSA --LETTER FROM MUSTAPHA CHAUS --LETTER FROM SINAN BASSA --LETTER FROM THE SULTANA ELLERICHSHAUSEN (C. ab) ELLERICHSHAUSEN (L. ab) EMDEN ENGLISHMEN SENT TO CONSTANTINOPLE ERIGENA (John), HIS TRAVELS ESTURMY (W.), his account of his embassy to Prussia --LETTER FROM WERNERUS DE TETTINGEN EUSEBIUS, quoted EUTROPIUS, quoted EYMS (W.)

FAMAGUSTA, SIEGE OF FARDEL (meaning of) FEN (H. ap) FERMENIA or THERMIA (island) FEUCHTUVANG (C. a) FEUCHTUVANG (S. a) FIELD (R.) FINISTERRE (cape) FLISPE (S.) FLORUS, quoted FORMENTERA (island) FORREST (G.) FOSTER (T.), HIS PASSPORT FROM EARL OF LEICESTER FOWLER (T.) FRIDAY (ship), taken FROISSART, HIS ACCOUNT OF KING LYON'S VISIT TO ENGLAND FUBBORNE (W.)

GABARDS GAGE, (Sir E.) GAGE (G.) GALIPOLI (straits of) GALITA (island) GARRARD (Sir W.) GARRET (William) GENOA GIBRALTAR GLEIDELL (J.) GODEZERE (ship), taken by Hans Towns GODFREY, Earl of Hohenloe GODFREY (J.) GOLDESMITH (C.) GONSON (R.) GONSON (W.) GONSTON (B.) GOODWINE (J.) GOURNEY (M.), VOYAGE TO ALGIERS GRAA (T.), Ambassador of England GRAVESEND GRAY (John) GRAY (R.) GREEK FIRE GRESHAM (J.) GRINDALL, Archbishop of Canterbury GRIPESWOLD

HACHENBERG (U.) Ambassador of Prussia HAGUE (the) HAKLUYT (R.), HIS ACCOUNT OF THE ANCIENT TRADE TO THE LEVANT --LIST OF GOODS TO BE OBTAINED IN TURKEY --MEMORANDUM OF WORK TO BE DONE IN TURKEY HALBERSTADT HAMBURG HANS TOWNS --AGREEMENT WITH HENRY IV. --THEIR GRIEVANCES AGAINST ENGLAND HAREBORNE (William), obtains safe conduct --His first voyage --COMMISSION TO BE AMBASSADOR --VOYAGE IN THE SUSAN --LETTER TO MUSTAPHA CHAUS --HIS PETITION TO THE VICEROY OF MOREA --HIS RETURN TO ENGLAND HARWICH HAWKIN DERLIN (ship), plundered HAWKINS (Sir John) HAWKWOOD (J.), HIS VICTORIES IN ITALY HEILSBURG (castle), built HEITH (W.) HELDRINGEN (H. ab) HELENA, HER TRAVELS --mentioned HELENA (ship), taken HENRY (Emperor), his letter to Philip of France HENRY, Earl of Plaen HENRY IV., HIS LETTERS TO CONRAD DE IUNGINGEN --THEIR AGREEMENT --AGREEMENT WITH HANS TOWNS --LETTER TO ULRICUS DE IUNGINGEN --LETTERS FROM ULRICUS DE IUNGINGEN --AGREEMENT WITH ULRICUS DE IUNGINGEN HENRY VIII., HIS LETTER TO JOHN OF PORTUGAL HERSTON (P.) HICKMAN (A.) HOLINSHED, HIS ACCOUNT OF THE EMBASSY FROM FERDINANDO TO HENRY VIII HOLSTOCKE (W.) HOLY CROSS (ship), voyage to Candia HOOD (R.) HORUSE (R.) HOVEDEN (Roger de), bibliography HUGHSON (J.) HULL HUNT (T.)

IENA
INNSBRUCK
IPSWICH
ISAAC COMNENUS
ISABEL (ship), taken
IUNGINGEN (C. a), sends an embassy to Richard II.
--HIS LETTERS TO RICHARD II
--COMPOSITION BETWEEN HIM AND ENGLAND
--RECEIVES LETTERS FROM HENRY IV
--HIS LETTERS TO HENRY IV
--THEIR AGREEMENT
IUNGINGEN (Ulricus a)
--LETTER FROM HENRY IV
--LETTER TO HENRY IV
--AGREEMENT WITH HENRY IV

JAROSLAW
JASSY or YAS
JENKINSON (A.)
JERUSALEM; voyage of Richard I, to
JERUSALEM (Knights of), CATALOGUE OF MASTERS
--Remove to Ptolemais
--Join the Dutch Knights in Prussia
--First war against Prussian infidels
--Second war against Prussia
--Prussians renounce Christianity
--Third war against Prussia
--Lose Acon
--Return to France
--Remove to Marienburg
--Defeated
--Battle against Wladislaus
--Prussians rebel against the Knights
--Apply to Casimir, King of Poland
--Commanded by Emperor Frederick to return to obedience
--Civil war
--Casimir defeated by the Knights
--Marienburg betrayed to Casimir
--Peace concluded
--Make a treaty with Richard II
--THEIR COMPOSITION WITH ENGLAND IN 1403
--THEIR AGREEMENT WITH HENRY IV. IN 1405
JOHN (of Portugal), letter from Henry VIII
JOHN BAPTIST (ship)
JOHN COMNENUS
JOPPA
JUSTINIAN

KELHAM, his Norman Dictionary quoted KERPEN (Otto, of) KINGTON (J.), his account of his embassy to Prussia KINSTUT, King of Lithuania --Escape from prison KNAPPENRODT (W. A.) KRANTZIUS (A.), HIS ACCOUNT OF THE BURNING OF NORBERN KUCHENMEISTER (M.) KUNIGSBERG founded

LAKENSWITHER (H.) LAKINGLISH (J.) LAMBERT (F.) LAMBOLT (H.) LANGSOUND LEGHORN LEICESTER, Earl of --HIS PASSPORT TO THOMAS FOSTER LEMAN (R.) LEO AFRICANUS, quoted LEOPOLD, Duke of Austria, takes Richard I. prisoner --Sells him to Emperor LESSON (O.) LETIS (J.) LEVANT, HAKLUYT'S ACCOUNT OF THE ANCIENT TRADE TO --THE REVIVING OF THE TRADE TO THE LEVANT COMPANY, CHARTER FROM MURAD KHAN --FROM QUEEN ELIZABETH LIBER-TRIADUM, quoted LIGATE (J.) LINCOLN (Bishop of), His letters to Conrad de Iungingen LITTLE, (William), his works LIVONIA LOCKE (M.) LOCKE (W.) LODGE (Sir T.) LONDON LUBECK LUDOLPHUS, Duke of Brunswick LUDOLPHUS, surnamed King LUTHER, born at Einsleben LYDERPOLE (T.) LYMASOL or LYMSZEN LYNN LYON, King of Armenia, HIS VOYAGE TO ENGLAND LYONS

MAGDEBURG MAIN (river) MALAGA MALIM (W.), HIS ACCOUNT OF THE SIEGE OF FAMAGUSTA MALLORCA (island) MALMESBURY (abbey) MALMESBURY (W. of), quoted MALTA MANUCHIO, HIS SAFE CONDUCT FROM THE SULTAN MAONE MARGARET, Queen of Denmark MARGARET (ship), taken MARIEBURG or MARIENBURG --Taken by treason MARLIN (ship) MARMORA MARPURG MARSEILLES MARTINE A GOLIN, His wonderful stratagem MARTININGO (G.) MATAPAN (cape) MATTHEW GONSON (ship), VOYAGE TO CANDIA --SECOND VOYAGE --Mentioned MAUSTROND MEIDENBURG (Bulgrave of) MERALL (Sir A. de), turns traitor MERSH (T.) MESSINA --Taken by the English MEYER (H.) MICHAEL (ship), taken MICONE (island) MIDDEEBURG MILO (island) MINION (ship) MITYLENE (island) --A COMMANDMENT TO MORAVIA MOTTE (T.) MOYLE, meaning of MUNDE (W.) MUNSTER, his history of the Dutch Knights of Jerusalem MURAD KHAN, HIS LETTERS TO QUEEN ELIZABETH --HIS LETTERS FROM QUEEN ELIZABETH --GRANTS CHARTER TO LEVANT COMPANY MUSTAPHA CHAUS, HIS LETTER TO QUEEN ELIZABETH --LETTER FROM W. HAREBORNE

NARES, quoted NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE NICHOLAS (ship), taken NIESTER (river) NISSA NOIE (W.) NORBERN, BURNT BY ROBBERS FROM THE HANS TOWNS NOVIBAZAR NORWICH NUREMBERG

ODOACER, King of Bohemia OLMUDTZ ORSELE (W. ab.) ORWEL OSBORNE (Sir E.), revives the trade to the Levant --mentioned OSTERNA (Boppo ab) OSTRIGE (W.) OTTO, Marquis of Brandeburg OXNEY (W.)

PALANDRIE PALOS (cape) PARIS (Matthew), quoted PARSONS (R.) PASSARO (cape) PATRASSO--A COMMANDMENT TO PEIRS (T.) PERCY RELIQUES, quoted PETER, Vayvode of Moldavia --HIS CHARTER TO ENGLISH MERCHANTS PETER (ship), taken PHILIP (of France), his alliance with Richard I --Returns to France --LETTER FROM THE EMPEROR HENRY PHILIPPOPOLI PICKET (J.) PIKERON (J.) PLOKET (T.) PLUMER (J.) PLUMMER (T.) PLYMOUTH PONTE (N. de), death of PORTO DE SAN PEDRO POUND (W.) PREST (J.) PRIMROSE (ship) PRIOUR (J.) PROCOPIUS PRUSSIA, privileges of English merchants in --Esturmy and Kington sent as ambassadors PRUSSIA (knights of), see Jerusalem (kinghts of) PURSER (A.)

RACKING, meaning of word RAGUSA RATCLIFFE (J.) READ (Peter), HIS EPITAPH REDEN (castle), built RESIL (castle), built REUSS (H.) REVELL (R.) RHODES --SIEGE AND TAKING OF --Blockaded --Provisioned --A brigantine sent to Candia --General muster --Letter from the Great Turk --The Turks land on the Isle of Lango --Besieged --Assisted by Gabriel Martiningo --Is taken --A COMMANDMENT TO RHONE (river) RICHARD I., HIS VOYAGE INTO ASIA --Alliance with Philip of France --Taken prisoner by Duke of Austria --EPITAPHS RICHARD II., receives ambassadors from Conrad de Zolner RICHTENBERG, (H. a) RIGWEYS (R.) ROBINES (R.) RODE (A.) ROME RONDELL (L) ROOS (William, Lord of) --His letters to Conrad de Iungingen ROSTOCK ROTTERDAM RUMNIE (J.) RUSSDORFF (P. a) RUSSE (L. van)

SAFFRON WALDON ST. JOHN (knights of), go to Cyprus and Rhodes ST. VINCENT (cape) SALT SALTZA.(H. de) SAMBORUS, son of Suandepolcus SANDWICH SAUGERSHUSEN (H. de) SANTA MARIA (cape) SANTA SOPHIA (Mosque of) SAPIENTIA (island) SARDINIA SAVIOUR (ship) SCHIEDAM SCOF (E.) SCUVENDEN (B. a) SEBURGH (J.) SELAW SHERWOOD (W.) SHIPPER (ship), plundered SIBEL (W.), Ambassador of England SIGISMUND (Emperor), assists the Knights of Jerusalem SILISDEN (W.) SINAN BASSA, HIS LETTER TO QUEEN ELIZABETH SITHENCE (meaning) of SMITH (T.) SNYCOP (J.) SOPHIA or SOFIA SOUTHAMPTON SPENSER, quoted STAPER (R.), revives trade to Levant --mentioned STARKEY (J.) STETTIN STEYHARD (N.) STOCKET (N.), Ambassador of England STRABO, quoted STRALSSUND STURMY. See _Esturmy_ SUANDEPOLCUS, Duke of Pomerania SULTANA (of Turkey), LETTER TO QUEEN ELIZABETH SUSAN (ship), Her voyage to Constantinople

TAMASSUS. See _Famagusta_ TANCRED, King of Sicily TARIFFA TELENSIN or FLEMCEN TENEDOS (island) TERRY (W.) TETTINGEN (W. de), LETTER TO SIR W. ESTURMY THEODORICUS, Earl of Aldenborg THESTER (T.) TIEFLEN (J. a) TILBURY TOBACCO, first introduced TOOTOO, use of reduplication TOPCLIFFE (J.) TREATY. See _Agreement_ TRENT TREVESO TRINITY (ship), seized TRINITY FITZWILLIAMS (ship) TRUCHSES (M.) TUK (L.) TUNIS, taken by Charles V TURKEY, THE TRADE WITH TUSIMER (H. a) TUTTEBURIE. (J.) TYRE

URE (meaning of)

VARNA VENICE VILLIERS (Philip de), Grand Master of Rhodes VIRUMNIUS, quoted VISTULA VITALIANS VITOLDUS. capt. of Tartars VLADISLAUS, fights the Knights of Jerusalem

WALCHERN island WALENROD (C.) WALKER, meaning of old word WALPODE (S.), Ambassador of Prussia WALPOT (H. of) WALRODE (C. de), Ambassador of Prussia WALSINGHAM, quoted WALTERS (J.) WALTHAM WARTESLAUS, son of Suandepolcus WATERDEN (T.) WESENHAM (J.) WEST-STOWE WIGHT (J.), sent to the Levant WIGHT (R.) WILFORD (N.) WILFORD (W.) WILLIAM (The Pilgrim), his travels WILLIAMSON (J.), HIS VOVAGE TO CANDIA WINTER (W.) WISEDOME (J.) WISMER WISSENBURG (Castle), built WITTENBURG WIVETON WOOD, pilot WYMAN (H,)

YARMOUTH YARMOUTH (Isle of Wight) YLGENBURG, built YORK

ZANTE ZARA ZEMBRA ZEPISWICH. See _Ipswich._ ZOLNER (C. of Rotenstein), sends ambassadors to Richard II. --THEIR SPEECH ZUYUERSEE

VOL. VI

ABYDOS, a city of Egypt ACRIDOPHAGI, live on locusts --Their extraordinary death ADRIMACHIDE, their manners AFRICA, DESCRIBED --Its limits --Its original inhabitants --Agricultural produce --Its Fauna --Its state in 1659 AGATHIRSIANS, their manners ALEXANDER, mentioned ALEXANDRIA, a city of Egypt ALFRED, sends alms to India ALKAIR. See _Cairo_ ALKORAN. See _Koran_ ALLEGONA, a town of Grand Canary, taken and sacked ALLEGRANIA (island) ALURED, bishop of Worcester, his voyage to Constantinople and Syria AMAZONS, their manners AMERICA, an island APHRES, their mariners APSLEY (W.), Bookseller ARABIA, its limits --Manners of the inhabitants --Their marriage customs --Produce --Contracts --Spices --Serpents --Monarchs --Precious metals --Arms --First adopts Mahometanism ARAXIS (river) ARGIPPIANS, their manners ARITONE, quoted ARMENIANS, mentioned ARUNDEL (Earl of), Dedication of Fardel of Facions to ASIA, its limits --DESCRIBED --Derivation of the name ASTROLOGY in Egypt ASSYRIA, DESCRIBED --Boundaries --Produce --Boats --Dress --Marriage customs --Medicine --Burial customs --Magi or Chaldei ATLANTES, their manners AXIAMA