eat a
multitude that scarce was there any family of accompt, or any one
principall man throughout all Spaine that had not a brother, sonne, or
kinsman in that fleete; who all of them were in good hope to purchase
unto themselves in that navie--as they termed it--invincible, endless
glory and renown, and to possess themselves of great seigniories and
riches in England and in the Low Countreys. But because the said
description was translated and published out of Spanish into divers
other languages, we will here only make an abridgement or brief
rehearsal thereof.

"Portugall furnished and set foorth under the conduct of the Duke of
Medina Sidonia, generall of the fleete, 10 galeons, 2 zabraes, 1300
mariners, 3300 souldiers, 300 great pieces, with all requisite
furniture.

"Biscay, under the conduct of John Martines de Ricalde, admiral of the
whole fleete, set forth 10 galeons, 4 pataches, 700 mariners, 2000
souldiers, 250 great pieces, etc.

"Guipusco, under the conduct of Michael de Oquendo, 10 galeons, 4
pataches, 700 mariners, 2000 souldiers, 310 great pieces.

"Italy, with the Levant islands, under Maitine de Vertendona, 10
galeons, 800 mariners, 2000 souldiers, 310 great pieces, etc.

"Castile, under Diego Flores de Valdez, 14 galeons, 2 pataches, 1700
mariners, 2400 souldiers, and 380 great pieces, etc.

"Andaluzia, under the conduct of Petro de Valdez, 10 galeons, 1 patache,
800 mariners, 2400 souldiers, 280 great pieces, etc.

"Item, under the conduct of John Lopez de Medina, 23 great Flemish
hulkes, with 700 mariners, 3200 souldiers, and 400 great pieces.

"Item, under Hugo de Moncada, 4 galliasses, containing 1200
gally-slaves, 460 mariners, 870 souldiers, 200 great pieces, etc.

"Item, under Diego de Mandrana, 4 gallies of Portugall, with 888
gally-slaves, 360 mariners, 20 great pieces, and other requisite
furniture.

"Item, under Anthonie de Mendoza, 22 pataches and zabraes, with 574
mariners, 488 souldiers, and 193 great pieces.

"Besides the ships aforementioned, there were 20 caravels rowed with
oares, being appointed to performe necessary services under the greater
ships, insomuch that all the ships appertayning to this navie amounted
unto the summe of 150, eche one being sufficiently provided of furniture
and victuals.

"The number of mariners in the saide fleete were above 8000, of slaves
2088, of souldiers 20,000--besides noblemen and gentlemen voluntaries;
of great cast pieces, 2600. Th