im the infantry troops aboard said
ship for the time that said expedition shall endure and last. The
said admiral shall deliver these men to said Captain Joan Tello y
Aguirre, in order that, as their captain, he may have charge of them,
and punish and discipline them.

All the above plan must be kept and observed now and henceforth
throughout the course of this voyage. I give these instructions
to the said admiral and other persons whom they may concern, in
conformity with the command that I hold from the said governor and
captain-general of these islands. In testimony thereof, I affixed my
signature aboard the flagship, off the island of Mariveles, Wednesday,
December thirteen, one thousand six hundred. [18]

_Doctor Antonio de Morga_

_Account of the battle between Morga and Van Noordt_

The license and daring of these heretical enemies of our holy
religion and faith are so well known to all, that no one can relate
satisfactorily the misfortunes that they have brought upon us,
the destructions and deaths that they have caused among us, and the
rich booty that they have carried away--which God in His righteous
judgment permitted. As they behold themselves so favored by fortune,
their greed is increasing continually, and they are continuing to
prosecute their designs, as was the case when Francisco Draque [19]
passed the Strait of Magellan and coasted along Chile and Piru, where
he seized the vessel "San Joan" of Anzona, with a large consignment
of silver, in the year 1579. Again in the year 1587, they passed the
straits under the English general Don Tomas Canbler. [20] Within sight
of the Californias they seized and sacked the vessel "Sanctana," which
was sailing from these islands to Nueva Espana with a large cargo of
silk and gold. Having easily made this seizure, they returned home,
displaying innumerable banners, streamers, and pennons; and it is
even affirmed that their sails were of damask. Their countrymen,
upon seeing them return so rich and prosperous in so short a time,
were so enthusiastic as to launch a similar undertaking. Among those
who resolved to make a voyage to these parts was Oliver Daudtnord [21]
a native of Nostradama [Amsterdam], one of the islands of Olanda and
Xelanda [Holland and Zeeland]. Being persuaded and informed by the
boatswain who sailed on the vessel that seized the ship "Sanctana"--to
whom he gave title as captain and chief pilot--and being attracted
to privateering, h