ish Wines which they for Ballast lade,
In happy speed of his braue Voyage ment,
Hoping his Conquest should enlarge their Trade,
And there-withall a rich and spacious Tent:
And as, this Fleet the Seuerne Seas doth stem,
Fiue more from Padstowe came along with them.
[Stanza 50]
The Hare of Loo, a right good Ship well knowne,
The yeare before that twice the Strayts had past,
Two wealthy Spanish Merchants did her owne,
Who then but lately had repair'd her wast;
For from her Deck a Pyrate she had blowne,
After a long Fight, and him tooke at last:
And from Mounts Bay sixe more, that still in sight,
Wayted with her before the Ile of Wight.
[Stanza 51: _The Bay of Portugall one of the highest working Seas that
is known._]
From Plymmouth next came in the Blazing Starre,
And fiery Dragon to take in their fraught;
With other foure, especiall men of Warre,
That in the Bay of Portugall had fought;
And though returning from a Voyage farre,
Stem'd that rough Sea, when at the high'st it wrought:
With these, of Dertmouth seau'n good Ships there were,
The golden Cressant in their tops that beare.
[Stanza 52]
So Lyme, three Ships into the Nauy sent,
Of which the Sampson scarse a mon'th before,
Had sprung a Planke, and her mayne Mast had spent,
With extreame perill that she got to shore;
With them fiue other out of Waymouth went,
Which by Southampton, were made vp a score:
With those that rode (at pleasure) in the Bay,
And that at Anchor before Portsmouth lay.
[Stanza 53: _A Country lying upon the east Sea bordring upon Poland._]
[_Famous for Herring fishing._]
Next these, Newcastle furnisheth the Fleet
With nine good Hoyes of necessary vse;
The Danish Pyrats, valiantly that beet,
Offring to Sack them as they sayl'd for Sluce:
Six Hulks from Hull at Humbers mouth them meet,
Which had them oft accompanied to Pruce.
Fiue more from Yarmouth falling them among,
That had for Fishing beene prepared long.
[Stanza 54]
The Cowe of Harwich, neuer put to flight,
For Hides, and Furres, late to Muscouia bound,
Of the same Port, another nam'd the Spight,
That in her comming lately through the Sound,
After a two-dayes-still-continued fight,
Had made three Flemings runne themselues a ground;
With three neat Flee-boats which with them doe take,
Six Ships of Sandwich vp the Fleet to make.
[Stanza 55: _Ayde
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