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cauſed our Generall in the Garland and the Defiance to tacke about, which two ſhips forced the three Shippes of the enemies which Were put forth to take our Shipp, or elſe to cauſe her runne on grounde) to returne to their fleete to ſaue themſelues, hoyſing all their ſayles for haſte: This morning they were faire by vs hauing the winde of vs, being but thirteene ſayle of The remainder of the Spaniſh fleete were but thirteene ſayles.their twentie to be ſeene, then we ſtroke our toppe ſayles thinking to haue fought with them again, which they perceiuing tacked about from vs, & after that neuer durſt nor would come neere vs: What became of the reſt of their fleet we know not, but true it was that they were in great diſtreſſe mightily beaten and torne, by hauing receiued many Bullets from vs. All this day wee had fight of them, but they ſhewed little will to fight or come neere vs, ſo we keeping our courſe weſt, and by North, about fixe of the clocke at night loſt the ſight of them. And this is a true diſcourſe of our fight with the
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