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ſmall ſhot changed that lightly hath bene heard at Sea, which cõtinued a long halfe hower. In which time the Spaniſh fleete came into ſight, our Generall Sir Thomas Baskeruile being in the Garland whereof Humphrey Reignolds was Captaine, being the next Shippe vnto the Elizabeth Bonaduenture, bare vp to the enemie, playing with her great Ordinance hotly vntill ſhe came within Muskat ſhot: Ionas Bodenham Captaine of the Defiance, and Henrie Sauile Captaine of the Aduenture, came likewiſe into fight with thẽ: After the Garland (being within Muskat ſhot) played her part and made good fight for the ſpace of an hower. The Defiance bare vp likewiſe and had her turne, after came the Aduenture again within Muskat ſhot, who hauing chaunged many a great Bullet, with them before, renewed his fight, and continued it an hower with ſmall ſhot. Then came Thomas Drake Captaine of the Hope, who laſt of all had his turne. Thus had all the Queenes Shippes their
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