News from Sea, Of two notorious Pirates Ward the Englishman and Danseker the Dutchman.  
With a true relation of all or the most piraces by them committed unto the sixth of April. 1609.  
Printed at London for N. Butter and are to be sold at his shop, at the Sign of the pied Bull. 〈◊〉   

TO THE RIGHT Worshipful & most worthy gent M. William Cockin.  
SIr, if the greatness of your worth can extend itself to the lownes of this discourse, or the dignity of your courtesy (in accepting my love) prove a counterscale to my presumption and boldness, you shall engrave in men's minds the nobility of your humbleness, & fortify my endeavours to inheighten your name and memory. To be a Patron (although but to a beggar) is the office of a King, and to be a protector of the meanest, I doubt not 〈…〉 well become the Magistrate. 〈…〉 that induced me to select you from 〈…〉 of the worthy, whose wisdoms like firm bases are the uphoulders of our peace, is not only that your merit stands transparent with the highest, but that you being as it were entering into the Temple, where justice hath her sacrifices, and yourself advancing yourself up those degrees of dignity, at the foot of which, ofenses shallbe corrected & the offenders cut off, you may but in looking over this little body, be remembered, how ugly vice looks, how deformed she seems without, and how loathsome she is within: so that when the edge of authority shallbe put into your hand, you may give this corruption such a blow, that her power shallsinke, like the name of the wicked, not worthy to be remembered, & her sinews be so enfeebled, that she shall never renew her strength to have foot again, wherein if I played the bad workman, and that this picture be not drawn out to the life, I beseech, you le● your countenance be as a curtain to shade it from the contempt of the world 〈…〉 painter is studying how to lay 〈…〉, the glory of which, shall 〈…〉 understanding, and be of you received, as thought worthy of your eyes.   

To him that desires news; whosoever h● be, Or,  
TO the Reader, which is as much as to say, I care not what he be, so he be not a Turk: thou hast heard much talk of one captain Ward, and I know thou desirest to understand what he is? then not to belly him (since 'tis a sin to belly the devil) he is a notable thief, he has undone many of your country men, by which he gives you warning to have care of yourselves: he has made slaves of many poo●e Christians, and I ●old him no good Christian, that will bless him for it, To content thee, I have here in (white & black inkle) hung him out to thee at Sea, who could better have wished to have seen him hanged to death (in hemp) a shore. If thou hast a mind to hear more of him, spend thy time on a few foul papers following, an● thou shalt know as much as I know.  
Farewell.   


Wards Skiffe when he was a Fisherman.    

Wards first Fight going forth from Plymouth in a man of War, & of his practices & proceedings in the straits, and of his coming to Argier.  

Chapter 1.  
THis Ward, as base ●n Birth as bad in condition, in the last year of her late majesties reign, gave the first onset to his wicked intendments: his parentage was but mean●, his estate low, and his hope ●esse. His profession was a fisherman of 〈◊〉 in Kent, though 〈…〉 would be confined to no limits, nor any thing ●ould ser●e him but the wide Ocean to walk in. In this wicked resolution, he set forth from ●euersham in a small Ca●ch towards Plymouth.  
He stayed not long there, but he betook himself to the straits, where lying off and on the 〈…〉 Cape, called Saint Vincent▪ he took a small 〈◊〉 of some four score Tun: with her m●king a continuance of his course, and setting forward his ●icked purposes, to the trial of their fortunes, he took also another small vessel called a Setty: and her he brought out of the straits into A●gier, even at that time 〈◊〉 as the Turks Galleys should have been burnt. Howbeit the practice took not effect upon the Turks, but that the Turks ga●e the overthrow to that assault▪ 〈◊〉 as thirteen of the English were put to death for that, attempt, that were under the command of Captain Gifford an English Pirate, and some 〈…〉 Wards company at that time imprisoned also for the same fact.  
But Ward having gotten much money at Sea, and greatly enriched himself with unlawful purchase by his Setty, joins with certain janissaries, promises a some of money, and so procures the peace and enlargement of his followers. This is the first of Wards proceedings in the straits, till he came into the Turkish Dominions.   

Of Wards setting forth from Argier into the straits, and his taking a man of War of Ma●●a.  
Chap. 2.  
THis Ward had 〈…〉 and 〈◊〉 custom of his wicked 〈◊〉, had clean taken away the feeling of his wickedness. All his felicity was placed in the prosecuting of mischief, he neither 〈◊〉 present death, nor feareth dangerous endurance; or 〈◊〉 of torments: so the Bark of his 〈…〉 but ride at Anchor, that is wasted in streams of spoil and r●ine. Every peril undertaken in his unnatural actions, seem a pleasant to him, every reproach honourable, every doubt delightsome, yea the very wounds that come by occasions of others harms, seem void of smart unto him. His life is nothing but a continual battle and defiance with Christians, with whom he ought to make his best peace. His senses are as so many sword that fight against him, his words so many blows, his deeds so many wounds.  
He stayed not long in Argier but his heart was on fire, till he had made proof of the fortunes of his Setty, for he had now left the Catch he came forth in, and made the Setty (which he took) his man of Warr●: with her he went from Argier towards the bottom of the straits, or about Sicilia or Malta▪ where understanding there was a man of War of Malta set forth on purpose to take him, he began to bestir himself, for his desires admitted no limtiation, nor could he persuade his mind to submit his neck to any seru●●e yoke. The law of nature (quoth he) allows every man to defend himself being ass●ild, and to withstand force by force, and in that resolution opposeth himself against the force of his enemy. Many assaults were made, and several showers of shot sent forth on both sides, yet the forces of Ward, did so far disanimate the Maltan, as the edge of his courage was clean taken away, and forced to submit himself to the mercy of his enemy. Ward that in all his intentions aimed at nothing more than to strengthen himself with men, munition and money, to gain success to his attempts having gotten the upper hand in this encounter, made purchase of what 〈◊〉 found, and left it to the choice of such as were taken in her, either to be resolved to subject themselves to his service, or 〈◊〉 their necks to the stroke of death. Of the two they rather chose the first as hoping after a long time of enforced 〈◊〉, to obtain an unexpected freedom and releasement. Ward by this purchase (the ship of Malta being welmand) did add much ●ower to his former strength, and therefore ●ayling from thence he bended his course to Tunis, where he intended to 〈◊〉 his ship, and to provide himself to the like wicked employments.   

Ward having stayed a while at Tunis and victualled himself, sets forth again to Cyprus, & takes his first Argosy of Venice.  
CHAP. 3.  
During the time of his stay at Tunis, his march was still under the mask of vanity, and folly attended upon all his actions. He never thought on the service of God, but as trajan numbered not that day amongst the date of his life wherein he had not done something worthy of memory, So he held that Nefanda dies, wherein he did not triumph in the doing of some notable villainy. Thus as the Sea might by experience relate his spoils and cruelty, so the Land was ●n eye-witness of his drunkenness and idle prodigality.  
He made no long abode there, before he put on the habit of his former resolutions, and having v●ctualled the said Malta man of War, he set forth from Tunis to Cyprus: here he lay hover up and down for purchase, but initium malorum haec: These are but smokes in respect of the ansuing fires, wherewith he burned & consumed the goods of many Christians, for every day he had new inventions for effecting his villainous attempts: every day new projects to obtain purchase: and as often as fashions alter, so often doth he alter his Stratagems, and hath new plots to make prey of other men's goods and labours.  
here he met with his first Argosy of Venice, which after he had subdued, being a ship of nin● hundredth tun and very rich, and that he had seized upon her, & sworn her men to that subjection which he did them of Malta: he brought her to Tunis and made sale of all her goods, Having by great gifts and large promises made the great Turk so much his friend, as that he had free recourse and liberty, to make merchandise of what purchase soever he got and brought into the country. And by this also the Turks much enriching themselves, are not a little pleased with Wards continual concourse into those parts. This was the first Argofey he took, and now being much stronger than he was before, having left the Catch in which he came from Feversham to Plymouth, his Pink also, his Setty, and the Malta man of war: he makes his Argosy his vessel of war, and in her he performs his other spoils and exploits.   

Wards being in Tunis with this Argosy, and his travail with her towards Candy, where he took another Argosy also of Venice.  
Chap. 4.  
AT this time Ward made his continuance and abode in Tunis for 5. months, where he spent his time in his accustomed riotous and lascivious manner. His licentious liberty so overmaistered his reason, and conquered the good that should remain in the mind and inclination of a Christian, that the strength and power of all virtuous or good thoughts, were taken from him, so as he was diverted and abased to most vile actions, clothing his mind with the most ugly habiliments that either Pride, Luru●ie, or Cruelty can produce from the blindness of unruly desires: his chief of trust in his practices, was one Bishop, whom he employed as his vice Admiral, giving him his full authority to go forth, and bring in prizes at his pleasure: with him one john Brian of lime in the west Country was master.  
Under Ward, james Procter of Southampton, and john Frith of Plymouth were his chief Gunners. These were his true and trusty associates in all his false and wicked proceedings: with these and with his other fellows, making that Argosy his man of war, he went again to the souther most part of Candy, betwixt which and the Southermost part of Cipr●s, he took his other great Argosy, being likewise of Venice, and a vessel also of nine hundredth tun, or thereabouts. This Argosy came in like manner to surprise Ward, and to repel his forces, having another of lesser burden in her company: which he perceiving, added a further desire to his aspiring▪ mind, and set his thoughts on work upon such other attempts as he soon gave discouragement to his adversary, and brought her to subjection.  
The lesser Argosy seeing her to be vanquished and overcome, and to rest at the command of Captain Ward and his company▪ gave way to necessity, & made a speedy and sudden flight away, which the Venetians took in such disgracious manner, as that the Master was adjudged to death for the same: no other infliction was thought a sufficient punishment for forsaking his company, and lea●ing them to the spoil of a merciless enemy. This great Argosy he likewise brought to Tunis, making havoc of what she had, and selling her goods, which were thought if they had been sold to their value, had been worth 〈◊〉 score or an hundred thousand pounds.   

His going in on this course: His lying about the Gulf of Venice, where many were cast away by foul weather  
Chap. 5.  
AFter the flight of these Venetians▪ and the sale of their goods afore said, and that Ward in his consultations had advisd himself what his next course should be, it was thought best that he should go forth in course, and at random, and make pray and spoil of whom soever they met. Having the last great Argosy of Venice his admiral, and a fly boat of three hundred Tun, his vice Admiral. In this resolve lying off & on, (as he did then) 〈◊〉 the gulf of Venice, an accident be●el worthy note, for example, and may be a warning in the like head strong and irregular enterprise●. The●e happened a great storm, and tempest, and the ship being overcharged with ordnance, and cutting away her timber to make more 〈◊〉 to place ordnance, he so weakened his ship, that meeting the same foul weather, the rage of wind and Sea was so great as his Argosy was filled with waves, her tackle, sails, and Anchors lo●t▪ and the violent storm so dashed her bulks and bruised her bottom, as she was made altogether unfit, and unable for resistance, and so was sunk, and cast away. His master was one Master Grafton: in her there were some four score English men and three hundred Turks, all drowned and that lost theirlives. Some four days before this tempest this Ward with his liestenant ●ne William Graves a trumpeter forsook the great Argosy by reason that the Turks being so many in number, took upon them to bear too great a sway, and grew too peremptory & insolent, which the haughtiness of wards mind could not any way brook or digest, and went into the vice-admiral, and so saved his life, and seapte that danger.  
This loss was so great, that it was accounted the first of adversse fortunes that happened unto him in all his proceedings, and it was observed by some in his company that were a little better minded then the rest, & adjudged an efficient that breathed hope and life into them if they would leave the pursuit of their unlawful li●ing, and forsake their ●mpions and detestable courses, in which they had been so graceless and general offenders, and trespass●rs against the princes & subjects of most nations, as France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Barbary etc.  
But ward soon changed their minds from these good motions, for he that was so obdurate to all goodness himself, could not endure to perceive any relenting spirits, in others.  
Graves, (his lieutenant) was very inward with him, and one that among the rest might do most with him, yet in their contentions, and falling out at their feastings. and Bacchanals, would often revile ward, calling hi● Boor, and Oister-catcher, and vpbra●de him with th● mean baseness of his beginning, and would often tell him that if it should one day be his fortune to kill him (as he thought it would) he doubted not but God would presently send an Angel from heaven so carry him immediately thither for depriving the earth of such a 〈◊〉 creature.   

Sir Anthony Shirley hearing of this Ward, sent letters unto him to dissuade him from this detestable life.  
Chap. 6.  
SIr Anthony sherley in july 1607. came from Genoa to Naples, being in employment from the King of Spain, and made his admiral for all his shipping of the Levant Seas, was royally feasted, and entertained by the Neopolitans. From thence Sir Anthony sent his letter to Warde, directed to Tunis (where Warde was then resident) to dissuade him from that wicked & villainous manner of living, and the rath●r (he told him) he was persuaded to urge him to it for that he was his Country man; or (which is most of all) for that he was a Christian: alleging the incumbent pain in the world to come for every Senses pleasure in this life, and pro●●ising to do the utmost of his power, to effect his peace with all people if he might but prevail to call him in, or be the happy means to entice him, rather to serve and bear Arms with the christians against the Turk, then to do the Turk service, or by the robbing or spoiling of Christians to enrich him or his dominions: But what boots words to deaf ears, or aleadgment of reason to such as are wilfully bend to follow mischief? what though he be able to triumph in his chains of gold, in his jewels of pearl and pretions' stone, or his other riches won and got by rapine and Theft and the spoil of others? What though he be able as yet to boast of freedom, when every thread about him, is a manifest mark of his captivity like to happen? and when his sense, body and mind, is servile to his own sensuality? It is with him, as with those who one the one side, by their bravery seem great and mighty▪ when if you consider on the other side them ●●auish actions, their base and villanaus filthiness, and their daily drudgery in ●●●n●ful enterprises, you cannot but ●eeme them extremely miserable that are in thralled in so h●uie a bondage of conscience. Well▪ no 〈◊〉 would take effect with Ward to educe him from those courses, or to draw him to a lawful, & regular kind of li●e▪ but that continuing his first resolutions, he made answer that he would give no credit to any fair promises, or hazard his life on the hope of words, but would rather venture himself amongst the Turks, then in to the hands of Christians.  
Dansker at this time assotiated Warde, who having taken a Spanish caruiil, and understanding of Sir Anthony's letter sent to Warde, reprehending the life he lead, and persuading him to surcease the same, ●elease● this carvel unto the merchant and master, & sets it free again, but upon this Condi●ion and charge delivered unto them by oath of the holy Sacrament: that is, that they should tell Sir Anthony he meant to lie about the mouth of the straits, some 2. or 3. days if he dared to come to remove him. This was the pride of his mind, this was (as he thought) a revenge for the letter, and in manner of a challenge upon the same.  
At this time also that Dancker was Wards companion, there lived with him one Robert Roupe, Tiball Susbridge, and one Long castle, very resolute fellows, and far more sit for better employments: they were very strong, and when they met together, were able to put to flight a great fleet, and to make (as they did) much spoil and havoc.  
Dansker lives now of himself, and is apart and separate from ward and his company: the one keeps continually at Tunis, the other at Argier: the one robs the Dutch, French, Spanish, etc. and all but the English: the other robs the English, French, Spanish, etc. and all but the Dutch: The cause of their separation, is reported to be, a breach and contention had between them, about the sha●ing and dividing of some spoils and booties that they had gotten.   

How Ward served one Fisher of Redriffe Master and owner of a ship, by whom he sent money to his wife.  
Chap. 7.  
THere have been divers and various reports of Wards inritching his friends, especially his wife by sending gifts unto her: the truth whereof is not known, howbeit it may well be perceived and conjectured by the estate she bears, (which is very poor) that those reports are untrue▪ and that he sent nothing to his wife, or if any thing that then it ●aild in the carriage, as this did which is credibly related for truth. That Ward and Fisher meeting together in the straits, about September last, after many conferrences and speeches passed between them. Amongst which Ward perceived that Fisher was bound for England, Ward delivered unto him the value of one hundredth pounds, to be given to his wife, and others likewise of the company (according to their abilities) delivered Fisher money for their wives and friends upon his faithful promises to see the same performed.  
Fisher possessed of these several sums of money, was better fraught homewards then he made account he should have been. howbeit he neglected that office and duty that he was put in trust to do: Ward by some meaves or other had notice of this false measure, which he meant he should neither carry to hell nor to heaven at their next meeting, which was not long after. For Fisher being implo●ed in a merchants ship, Ward hales him to him in the straits, & at his coming questions with him about his wife, and whether he had delivered the hundredth pounds he sent by him? Fisher affirmed that he had, but he knowing the contrary, and charging him with it, Fisher could not greatly deny it. Ward thought to pay himself for his loss before they parted, and made no more ado but entered his ship, and dispossessed him of all such goods as he was fraught with, leaving him to take what order, and to make what reckoning he could with the Merchant, and giving peaceable departure to him and his company.  
This struck Fisher into a deep quanbary, yet he knew not how so mend himself: but after the ships were clear, he began to revile and rail against Ward and to give him bad and discontented speeches, which stood not with Wards mind and resolution to brook, or put up, so as he presently fitted himself and boarded him again: this encounter was worse than the first, for it was deadly. He was no sooner possessed of him, but full of fury and impatience, he caused him to be very vildly handled, and after he had ducat him at his yard arm, he took his life also from him. The rest of Fisher's company, he gave liberty to choose whether they would serve him, or follow the way their Master went before them. The fellows in this case of extremity, knew not well which part to take, ●or that in them both they found doubt and danger, yet at last resolved upon the first, and so being sworn to be true unto him, he gave them admittance and entectainement.   

How Warde made laws for the government of his ship, and was the first breaker of them, upon which arose a mutiny.  
Chap. 8  
HIs laws were, that in several places in his ships, there should be wine sold, as familiarly as there is in Taverns on land: but with this law (which himself made) that if any one in his Drunkenness, or otherwise falling out, should kill or stab any man in that disorder, he should presently be bound to the dead man's back, and both cast into the Sea. The lawmaker was here the law breaker for in the fury of his heat, in drinking he suddenly stabbed one West a masters mate in the ship: upon which some thee score of his other men knowing the danger of their own estates, if they should pass that abuse without exception, began a daungerousmutinie against him: & plainly told him, that they would be no longer under his command, and did absolutely refuse to follow those head strong cources and detestable plots which he had practised, respecting nothing, but to satisfy his longing hopes, and cruel condition Perfas, aut nefas, by any weigh'st o means whatsoever.  
Warde was much perplexed with the contemptuous and unruly behaviour of his men in his own shipp●, and first used threats and menaces befitting his place and command: but the mutiny being amongst so many, he thought he did but add fuel to that fire, that raged so ●reiu the minds & tongues of his mutinous company, so that he was enforced at last to leave all extent of the authority of a commander, and as a common and private person with continuance unanswerable to his minds, in mild terms to entreat them to desist, and surcease their impatience: vowing amendment and satisfaction, for what his over sight had committed rashly: which appeased them all for that time, howbeit it was like to have proved very dangerous to their general estate, had not good words so easily pacified it.   

How he rejected Longcastle that called him to prayers in a time of tempest.  
Chap. 9  
WArd and his company being thus again incorporated, and as it were mixed together in one opinion of r●ot and disorder, pampering and fatting themselves with the poison of their souls, began to put on another resolution of purchase, and spoil, in any Coast, or by any preposterous course whatsoever. And riding to that purpose in the straits under Saracota, there fell a great storm of lightning, and thunder, by which foul weather, he was put from all Cables, and anchors but one: notwithstanding which extremity of Tempest, he was deeply drinking in his accustomed manner. They all perceived they were in imm●nent danger, and there upon one Longcastle a than follower of his, and some others likewise of his company called him to go to prayers, as nessessity of the time required but such were his distempered passions, and the frantic errors of his own will, bend all to mischief, that the heat thereof in flames, with burning ardour, and ●ete the soul on fire to pursue all things that are farthest from God and goodness, and nearest unto those thing that ar●opposit and cotrary unto reason: he bade them pray that would, for his own part he neither feared God nor the devil.  
Thus was his heart hardened with sin, neither willing nor able to embrace any godly or wholesome advice or counsel.   

Of his strength of ships at Sea, the manner of his guard, and how he came to Tunis.  
Chap. 10.  
HE having grown very rich by the spoil of many Nations, crept into their favours by his often coming to Tunis to make sale of such goods as he made wrongful purchase of at Sea, which liberty he had by all fol●eration, and allowance from the Turk, so as he might go and come at his pleasure, for they had them at such prizes, as they made great profit of them, in so much as the Vice roy of Tunis gave him a large piece of ground, that sometimes before was an old Castle, and all the stone that belonged unto it: upon which it is reported he hath built a very stately house, far more fit for a Prince, than a pirate: By Sea he is said so be of the strength of three or four and twenty sail of ships: he is guarded at Sea in a cabin with a doubleguard of 12. Turks, always standing at his cabin door, in the name of his Court a guard: His respect and regard is reported to be such with the Turk, as he is made equal in estimation with the Bashaw.  
But these honours are like letters written in the sand, which are blown away with every gust of wind, and in the end shall prove sorwes to his heart, being paynd with a thousand passions, and stung with a continual gnawing of conscience, for committing so may impieties, and doing such open wrongs and injuries, to many thousands of men, women and children, whom he hath brought to unrecoverable distress, by his rapines, spoils, and robberies.   

NEWS FROM SEA, OF WARD THE PIRATE. OR A Letter sent from the Masters of certain Ships, to their worshipful Owners the Merchants of London: of what hath happened by him, and his Confederates, since the sixth of April. 1609.  
BEING by you employed (our right worshipful Masters) in your several ships, called the Charity, and the Pearl of London, for your several ventures beyond the Straits, wherein we were bound, aswell to offer our bodies and lives, to enlarge our own fortunes, as to increase your possessions; and having found for a reasonable season our V●yage to sueceed so prosperously, that it gave us encouragement to go on, even to the utmost of our Commission: we now your more careful (although at that time your most cheerful) servants, at Grand Malliga, had laid our Paper ready, and with our Pens full of that juice, to have registered Letters, at the reading of which your heart should have tickled wi●h joy: so inconstant is Fortune, so transitory is the state of man, so mutable are the seasons, and so lamentable are the travels of poor Seafaring m●n, That Tempora m●tan●ur, & nos mutamur cum illis. And from L●sborne we are now enforced to write, and we must entreat you with patience to read, of nothing but of the world's Period makers, Death and Destiny: of sorrow instead of prosperons success: of our lamentation at Sea, instead of bringing profit to shore: and of directing tears to the eyes of our wines, who were ordained as fathers for the feeding of our children.  
Yet lest I should to much discomfort you in the beginning, that it should prove burdensome unto you to read he accidents of the end; we will in this, play the Physicians with you, who give a mild preparative, before a sour potion: wherein we promise unto you, that although our fortunes have happened to be m●st wretched, yet are they not in the half degree so miserable as our neighbours. For whereas of English, French, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, nay, even of all Christian nations, they have lost all that ever they were Owners of, and their bodies condemned to perpetual slaveris: Yet happens 〈◊〉 not so desperate with us, notwithstanding we were held in chase thrice, and taken twice, whereby we lost all we might eall our own: since we are by the grace and leave of God to us, bringing home ourselves, and part of that we had in charge of yours. The truth and manner how, I pray you, thus understand.  
The 15. of March last passed, we put out of the Ro●e of Aucona, and according to our English Proverb, transported ourselves from forth a safe ●ay, to an infortunate Sea; so that having a fair and prosperous wind, in 〈◊〉 days we cleared out of the mouth of the Gulf, when presently (although it proved otherwise) we thought it happiness, to meet M. Lewes of Lime-house, in the Pearl (which was M. Patisons) withwhom (as rejoicing one at another's company) for the safety of all, we desired to be comforted; so that both consenting, with this flattering wind, that never forsook us until we anchored sa●e, as high as Caithagenia, near adjoining to Cape Paul, & by the advantage of which, we had run in 15 dates almost 500 leagues with a Levant, which is as much as to express to him that understands not the word is, when the wind is North-east; and as they call it a Penent, when it blows Southeast: a thing in these seas chansing, is by all and the best Mariners accounted very rare and wonderful, which prosperous & hopeful promising passage, was by all of us accounted to be of great advantage, since that nothing could happen (although with much industry desired) that might stand mor available to the furtherance of our Veiage to good effect.  
But it is a saying no less common, then commonly proved true, that many things happen between the cup and the lip, man purposeth and God disposeth: that who trus●s himself upon the pinnacles of fortune, is most readiest to fall under the tempest of ruin: that when good hap and hope, health and wealth are at the highest, and like the glorious morning Sun is up early to awake us, with the promise of a delightful day, yet even then immediately, by the overcharging of the clouds, the day is overcast and our expectation frustrate, the Sun hath forsook his promise to lend us his beams; calmness is turned to tempests, & the fairness we had but hope on, is turned to fearfulness we had proof once, even such was our hopeful estate, & so sudden was our alteration. For having gotten with this fair wind so high as Cape Paul, the wind presently began to be more duller and calm, and shortly after to chop up westerly (which was against us) when neither hands nor minds being idle we plied it off on the Cape, as the wind would give us leave for our best advantage. In which pains having spent some time, and being that day the third of April, at length we descried three sail of ships, whom we after proved to be confederates of Wards; & within 2. hours after, perceived without any amazement (as yet having no cause to mistrust them, that they had us in chase, but in the effect they being clean vessels, by which it appeared they were newly come out of harbour, & which helped them to be of better speed, than our consort the Pearl: they came first up to him, and in conclusion made him strike sail, but we being of better swiftness (& having seen what they had offered, it was no boot to bid us make haste) so that we gave our Vessel all the sail we could, but to a bootless purpose, for alter long chase, they came up also to us; and being each within the understanding of the other, they called aloud to us, and bade us amain for the great Turk, their Master: to whom we answered, that we were Englishmen and Christians, who whilst we had either power or ability to resist, would not pesantly yield up our freedom to any Pagan breahing. But what of all things we least doubted (seeing they who hailed us were Turks) it was that Christians and our Countrymen, should do services amongst Infidels.  
Yet for certain it proved contrary, namely, that all the Sailors and Sea faring men within these three ships; to wit, of the Admiral, Vice-admiral and Rearadmirall, were all of them Englishmen, and all are most of them known to our Master M. Daniel Banister, or to divers of our Company.  
Namely, one Links Master of the Admiral.  
One powel, of their vice-admiral.  
And one Foxeley, an ancient man of their Rearadmirall.  
The last of which, most sternly looking up, as sternly told us, that if we would not presently strike our topsail, thereby to show our yielding was immediate, they would lay us directly aboard with their ships & as readily sink us.  
When we as resolute to repel, as our enemies were ready to offer, boldly answered them, that if they were as constant as their speech to lay us aboard, we willed them come on, for we were fitted to bid them welcome. But such a hot entertainment should they find, as all the water that bore them, should hardly bring them into a cool temper again, being then indeed purposely minded (finding little comfort by resistance, and no assurance to escape) to burn ourselves and them together.  
When they understanding our intent, by the boldness of our answer, compassed us about on every side, with preparation to fight, and at length to sink us with their ordinance, being so well enabled for such a deadly purpose, as Turkish Pirates (before this our calamity) have, been never heard to be so strongly furnished.  
But to our purpose, we seeing them so ready for the encounter, neglected nothing of the strength we had, to fortify us for our defence, some of us managing all things fitly veneath, whilst that others manned all things readily above: every man of us having made his soul fit for heaven, and consenting his body to a watery grave. So that we beseech you now to conceive, that we had fitted our netting, ●ung out drabblers, & that you see us ready for a Sea fight, we having little but faithfulness and courage to withstand them, and they like a violent Sea ready to beat against an unfortified shore, where the weakest must of force be overthrown.  
So that as they were ready to call upon us in fire, and we as furnishe● to make answer in flame there were divers Englishmen among them (whom they had taken before) imprisoned in chains like slaves, and condemned to perpetual slavery in pity of us belike, finding it unprofitable (it should seem) to complain for themselves, with tears in their eyes, which showed they had sorrow in their hearts, who cried and called aloud unto us (& specially to our Master, M. Banister, by name) that as we were men, as we tendered our own safeties: if we had a desire to see our Country again: if we had parents to mourn for their sons; wives to lament for their husbands, or children to cry out for their fathers, not to shoot so much as the voice of one small shot against them: for if we did, such as was their sentence, such should be our ends, continual thraldom. For this was a decree amongst them (which they had established should stand irrevocable) that what Christian soever they met, (be he of what Country soever) if he submitted it not upon the first summons, or durst be so hardy, as to outdare them with the least of breath betokening death: if he were taken he should die a slave, if not taken, they would s●●ke them in the sea. For our parts (quoth they) we have had our sentence, we do ●eele the affliction, we can hope for no releasement, and therefore are compelled to be content.  Ferre quam sor●em patiuntur omnes nemo recusat. 
What all suffers no man refuseth to suffer. You are our Countrymen, yet we desire not your company, although it be a comfort to think: Solamen miseris socios habuisse doloris.  
But we admonish you as brothers, and desire you to remember.  Felex quem faciunt aliena pericula cautum. 
We have withstood them (as you may do) which hath brought us into slavery as you shall be. O be advised then, before you fall, and seek to save yourselves before you perish.  
But if you think it not necessary to be advised by our admonition: or your resolution be such, to prefer an honourable death before a dishonourable peace, then fight it out bravely, while you have any refuge of life, or that your ship hath any safety wherewithal to swim, since that death is the easiest task, the which you now have in hand.  
With which words of theirs, even the Infidels themselves being moved to compassion, by which you may judge (seeing no other safety but destruction) that woe had reason to be driven into consideration of our states, so that after a second summons we had parl●y with these our desperate enemies, for the space of an hour, the end and purpose was, Weather we would yield for our liberties, or give our bodies to the Sea: when we considering how unequally we were matched, being encompassed round about and assaulted with three ships, the Admiral carrying 30. pieces of Ordinance, and the other two wherewith they were consorted, having 28. a piece: beside six hundredth▪ Turk's with small shot, who are held the best shot in the world, we being but 20. men, & our ship bearing but a 11. pieces of Ordinances, we struck our sails and yielded, holding it more discretion to stand to their mercy for our liberties whom we had no ability to confound, then desperately and wilfully to destroy ourselves, and the estate we had of yours, foreseeing that by fight we could not purchase our safety, and the best of our resistance must determine with perpetual slavery.  
Thus after our yielding, Sir; they presently b●arded us, & commanded that our Master, and eleven of our Company were carried aboard their Admiral, where after consultation had amongst them, and we severally dispersed into their ships, and divers appointed to go aboard of ours, it being almost dark when we were taken, we were for that night guarded, and every man having his Sentinel to watch him.  
The next Mo●ning, the Captains of the men of War consulted, how to dispose of us and our ships, where in this misfortune it fortunately fell out, that our Master having in former Voyages, much used the Trade of transporting of Passengers, from Argier, and Tunis, to Alexandria, and Constantinople, he seemed well to be remembered by many of these Pirates (whom more than we expected lamenting our case) inforni●● their Captain, what service heretofore our Master had done to their Nation, as also what 〈◊〉 both themselves, and divers of their friends had received at his hands, that our ship was not a stranger unto them, for our Master had brought in her the ●ast Voyage, the great ●ashaw of Tunis, from Constantinople to Tunis.  
Which fortunate accident, was one and the chief cause, that you shall see your Vessel again, or, we our Country & Families: and another, that our ship was load with corn, which they utterly neglected, as a commodity unworthy of them. In brief, the ●nde of their consultation was, that our ship should be restored: which understood by the soldiers (I beseech you, let it not grieve you to read, what with terror we did behold) how they presently came aboard us, fell violently to ransack: pilliging our Traffic, cutting down our Cabbens, and standing our chefts to pieces, leaving us nothing to call our own, but what we had on our backs, they took away all the powder we had, saving what our Ordina●te was laden withal, leaving us not so much beside, 〈◊〉 would preyne one Piece. They bereft us of most of our great shot, all our muskets, all our small shot, of our match, pikes, ladles, sponges, rapiers, swords, daggers of all necessary munition for defence whatsoever: leaving nothing with us (what necessity so ever should succeed) but the vast sea, and the unconstant winds to defend us.  
Neither seemed this cruelty to them sufficient, but as they were about to lea●e us, having as it were bethought them of some new encounter▪ they violently 〈◊〉 back, at whose returns (building no great confident● in the promises of Turks and Pirates) we expected (either slaughter or ●●auery▪) But contrary to our expectation (although 〈◊〉) better was their purpose, namely so ●eare from us part of our Sails and Tacklings; to take from us our Bée●e, Pork, Cables, all our Butter, and Ch●ese-Rise, and Oil so that although they gave us 〈◊〉▪ they would not leave us without languishment, although they could find in their hearts to ●id us farewell, yet they would do the best in them consisted, to 〈◊〉 us ea●e we could come home. In brief we were left nothing to defend us, little or no-nothing to feed us, 〈◊〉 enough to torment us, so that to your charitable considerations we submit our lamentabl● cause by yourselves, but to be adjudged in what distress they left us.  
But ear I shall proceed to drive you into wonder, by relating all our succeeding accidents: I beseech you let me with your patience to deliver at full what hath happened in this.  
First, you cannot forget (I am certain) that I related unto you, that upon our first yielding, divers of us wer● 〈◊〉 aboard of their ships, and many of them (as well Turks as English) shifted unto ours, every man of us having for the first night his sentinel appointed to guard him: where having little mind to sleep, who were in doubt every minute to have our throats cut. Our purpose is to deliver what with waking eyes we were witnesses of in this night's imprisonment. The Englishmen being the first that boarded us▪ they 〈◊〉 of us with what was our lading to whom we answered, that the whole for the Merchant was Corn, beside we had every one some little particular venture for ourselves, or our friends: The which being matters of no ●alew, we desired and hoped they would not make prey of, to which they answered it was no way their intents, neither was it their Captain Captain Wards pleasure, that any private Seafaring man's venture should be any ways hindered by him or his confederates. Wherefore 〈◊〉 they, lest these Turks whom I doubt not but you have heard to be cruel enough, and as the affairs with you now stand, have as much command or more than ourselves? Wherefore if you have any thing that you would have defended from their gripe, deliver it in trust to us, and as we are your Countrymen, while we continue together we will see it faithfully reserved, and upon your free discharge restored to you at full, with this pitfall poor birds were we caught: so that partly with fear not to dare to distrust them▪ and partly with hope to reserve some what, who were certain we had lost all, every man distributed unto them what he had, namely of our needful shift● of apparel, to wit, 〈◊〉 and woollen, and our Master M. Banister, who was to go aboard of them, even his whole provision, to the silver whistle and Chain about his neck, so that all that every man had, he might say it was on his back. Still hoping that thieves might prove to be men of their words, and that there might be found some conscience in them, because they were our countrymen. In short this was the success of it, when we found ourselves to be discharged, every man began to inquire for him to whom he had delivered, but non est inventus they were stolen away in the night, and our own Countrymen had made us their Cousins. So that being thus cheated of all our shift whatsoever, the incurrence of which at Sea. I know you need not he remembered off, we began to complain us of our wrong, to the Turks, and implored their assistance, who strait made us this answer, since our own nation had served us so vneristi●nly, what conscience were it in them to be courteons unto us? at which cold comfort Sir, every man began to shrink already, for want of shift he knew he should be lousy before he got home, but Necessitas non habet legem, and when there is no remedy to be had, it is but bootless to make resistance.  
By this time our master and his company (I beseech you understand) are discharged and sent back again and our Consorts men put in to us, so that when they saw they could take no more, they heaved up their hands and bade us be gone, only in our sight directing our Consorts ship the pearl for Tunes.  
If any man shall further ask of you what entertainment our own Countrymen gave us since you had before to understand, that Master Masters make cousins, nay all their Seafaring men were Englishmen, truly I must report to you they used us well, I and so well that the devil in the habit of a Turk, would not have used us worse, for having had that which they expected, they could by no means afford us good words, and with much a 〈◊〉 allow us bread and water. Now if this were not courtesy from our own Countrymen, I hope there is no man will erpect further evidence.  
But by the way, I beseech you to understand, that when we had proved it far certain, Necessitas non habet legem, when we saw there was no remedy, but for safety we must submit every one of us so far as the occasion of time would permit, end avoured to make the best shift as he could for himself, which was to convey in secret the particular commodities and adventures both of our own and others of our especial friends at home, and which purpose of ours (before they had boarded us) with much industry we had purchased▪ some of their deep amongst the Corn, and ordering some in one place, some in another, where we thought it might ●e the most guarded from their search.  
But the devil, having broad eyes and quick sighted they look far, and little is done that can be concealed from him, and I hope you will not deny but these are of his near acquaintance, so that be we as chary as ere we could (these golla●●of●y of ro●gues, I dar● now call them so, being indeed more renegad● than Turks, for what conference we had we received from them in Italion) they did such ro●ige in every corner, that they were overlookers of all and what they did find which they thought not unworthy to be contemned for the taking, they held it discourtesy to leave it aboard, it was unnecessary to bewail unto them, this is the Merchants, this is our own, or this is our friend's, for whatsoever they liked and laid ha●ds on (being all 〈◊〉) they cried one to another, this is for us, 〈◊〉 posse non est esse, their will is a law, they are free men of the Sea, and their liberty must have no resistance.  
In brief, we beseech you to conceiu●, that you see us parted, and whereas, it is continued as a comm●ndable custom, for every man to be sorry for his particular losses, it is now contrary with us, for we were glad even to our souls when we had lost them, our eyes had bid them heartily farewell▪ y●t had we not the heart to shake hands together, we were not a little glad when we looked back, and saw them as far a stern as we could descry them▪ but we were glad indeed, when we beheld for certain that we discerned them not at all, so that for that night we were out of ●en the one of the other.  
But the morning after by break of the day (although to o●r cold comfort) we might espy they were come up within a mil● of us again, in which nearness we might perceive (as they formerly had had us,) so there was a frenchman had now found they had him in chase, who first using the best wings he had for his escape, but to a fruitless purpose, and after resisting them by an honourable fight, yet to as bootless an end, for that as we were formerly forewarned, he would not vail his topsail, and submit at their first shot: but trusting to their own ableness, stood out till they were surprised: our eyes were made witnesses that they took the Merchant and the master, and hanged them up at their yard arms, and as before they had sent away one of ours so they commanded away his ship to Tunes, & made slaves of all the rest of the company, being fourscore and four men in her: the pittifulnes of which spectacle, we being in the view of beholding, would have compelled any but such sated villains, even with tears for to have lamented.  
here might you have seen the poor captives kneeling for pity, while the Conquerors triumphing over them, bound them back to back. here might you have beheld the eyes of the one full of sorrow, entreating for compassion, whilst the other even in their faces did ●●éere at their calamity, this we viewed (and not without much pity) had happened unto them: this we knew, had we not yielded, must have befallen unto us. Théeving is their living, blood is their exercise, tryanny is their practice: Christians are turned Turks, and Turks are the sons of devils, then what good can be expected from them? O what a lamentation is this, that in one minute by the cruelty of villains fourscore & four Fathers shall be borest of their sons, so many wives be bereft of their husbands, and no doubt so many Children be despoiled of their parents: a calamity so exceeding, that me thinks, even but at the report thereof, all christendom should be made up into one hand for the revenge thereof.  
But well a day▪ this Tragedy is acted, death and slavery usurped upon these Innocents', well might we pity them, but we knew we could no way prevail to their help, so they neither making to us, nor w●●●strous to have more acquaintance with them, away steered we for the shore, and joyful men we were you must think, having now nothing to lose but our lives where we were clear of them the second time.  
But who is desirous to shun Sulla's doth commonly fall upon Charybdis, who carefully strives to avoid a dangerous rock, doth often fall upon more devouring sands: one mischance doth seldom or never come, but there succéedes another as his inheritor, or according to our English proverb, we strive out of God's blessing into the warm sun; even so it fared with us, for the very next day after we had discharged ourselves of bad, we were subject to fall into the jaws of worse, being now most eagerly pursued by a bloody French man of war, and a Pirate like the other, of whose cruelty we had heard of so many before, that we accounted ourselves compassed even in the arms and gripe of death, being but c●me within his sight, for when the other doth use but to kill some, and make slaves of the rest, this uphold it as custom to make murder of all that ere he takes: this is not glutted with the hanging of one, two, three, nay twenty, but if he happen to be at the taking of a hundred, he binds them back to back, and buries them together.  
For two days and a night this French Pirate had us in chase, and the wind beginning to grow duller and calm (although our ship was of indifferent speed) he was come within a mile of us, so that the nearer we perceived him, the nearer we judged ourselves to our sudden destruction; it was in vain to strive to make shift for our bodies; for we had nothing to any purpose wherewith to make shift withal Wherefore every one having betaken himself to his prayers for the good of his soul, we were ready to offer ourselves up into the hands of him from whom it was in vain to expect any mercy.  
So that being all armed with this determination, and void of all fear, since we had no hope whereon to anchor our trust, yet it pleased God who is the defence of his servants, when we least thought of help, when all expectation of res●ue was frustrate, and when we had given our lives over to the ruin of their hands, and our bodies to the seas, to send in sight of us five ships under sail, when we (although we knew not what they were) choose rather to fall into the hands of them, whose pursuit made no attempt against us, than to submit ourselves under the cruelty of him, who so long had held us in chase, which to effect we made all the speed we could to get up to them, & which intent of ours this Frenchman mistrusting▪ he on the contrary strove as much as in him lay to cut us off from our purpose: but spite of his practice, we being come within their ken, and that we guessed they might discern our inward mystery by our outward signs, we expressed the lively motions of distressed men, as by kneeling on our knees, and holding up our hands, which they perceiving, although not knowing what we were, they in charity made up to us, and in short time we were come within their command, which this Frenchman considering, and guessing it would not prove much for his ease to make up any nearer, he sprang aloof, and left us.  
These Ships proved to be four Englishmen, and one Fleming. But by your patience, I must give you to understand, that until we had truly tasted their 〈◊〉, we were as ●●●lous of them as of any of the rest, making a doubtful question, whether it were possible that truth or honesty might be met at sea.  
Of these Ships English, one was Master S●anley, another was Master Humphrey; the other two Ships, the one was of Yarmouth, and the other of Linne, at the m●●ting of whom, I pray you understand there was no little joy on both sides, in them, that they had been a means to res●ue their countrymen; in us, that they had preserved our lives, and what was left of yours.  
But nothing is there in this world, but is transitory like ourselves, our life is not permanent, no more is our fortunes; we have joy in this minute, and sorrow in the next; we came crying into the world, and we must go weeping out, all which is verified in us, for as I began with sorrow, so far as I can see yet, I must make my period in sadness: for sca●ce had our joy felt an hour of embracement, or our comfort given a hearty salutation the one to the other, when presently they might perceive ourselves the third time to be had in chase by a man of war, and his Pinnace, who drawing near up to us, we perceived it was Captain Danseker of A●gier, which Ship of his is so potent in show, that 〈◊〉 seemed to us any way resistless, for he carried 55. pieces of Ordinance, besides 400. Turk's with small shot.  
Room, comes he amongst the thickest of our fleet, as if he had had power to sweep us away with his breath, but when he came near to us, he caused his followers to waft us amain with their glistering swords, threatening tos●nke us the one after the other, if at his command we did not immediately strike, so that we thought we were now falling à ●aloa●peius.  
The first Ship they came up into was Master Startop, who seeing them so strongly furnished, so laden with Ordnance, and so powerful in shot, he forthwith yielded himself unto him.  
Master Humphrey and the other two Ships of Y●rmouth and Lin, by this having got the wind of Danseker, they steered back again to Master Startop, intending their utmost endeavour to rescue him.  
and calling aloud to him, they bid him hoist up his sa●les again, vowing to him by the faith they ought to their Country and love to their Countrymen, they would never forsake him, they would fight for him, rescue him, or die with him.  
But whether it were that M. Startop misliking of their resolution, fore seeing the ouerstreng●● of the Dansker, or whether he was conquered with the Dutchman's oath and promise, which was, that he would neither ransack nor pillage any thing from him, he refused to h●yst his sails and consented to the yielding.  
Which M. Humphrey and the rest perceiving, and not willing further to danger their own ships, every man shifted for themselves, and so escaped. Our ship, and the Fleming were the Lée ward of the whole Fleet, so that when he was poessed of M. Startop, then comes he up to us poor v●nquished men, but it is a bootless mention to remember you how easily it was for him to deal with us, who had neither powder nor other munition to offend him.  
The first he spoke when he came up to us, was, I command you to strike sail and follow me, and we seeing it were a bootless resistance and that there was no remedy obeyed him, only we entreated him to be good unto us, and told him that we had been robbed by the Tunis men of wa●re, Confederates with Ward, not fix days before. Captain Danseker demanded of Master Startop, whether the relation of our suprisall was true or no? who constantly in our behalf affirmed it to be true, when he like a proud (yet we may call him an honest) Pirate told us, that since the men of Tunis, had had us in hand, he scorned to rob an hospital: to afflict where was misery before, or to make pray of them who had nothing left. Only by a Messenger commanded us, to shoot off three pieces of Ordinance as a thanks to him or ransom for our liberty and depart: but we certifying him, that such was the cruelty of our enemies, that we had not so much left whereby to gratify his courtesy, and answer his command, he forthwith gave order we should be dismissed, but kept the Fleming and M. Startop.  
The Fleming was laden with Corn, and upon it lay divers trusses and bales of rich stuffs to the value of twenty thousand pound, the which Stuffs he took away from them, being the merchants goods, but not any particular adventure that was due to any private man: so that this is the difference between these two Pirates, (Ward of Tunis, and Danseker of Argier:) Ward makes prey of all and Danseker hath compassion of some: the one contemning to be charitable to any, the other holding it hateful to take any thing from them, who labour in continnal danger to maintain their lives. And we have heard that the like cause as this, was the falling out betwixt these two Pirates: for certain they are now at difference.  
This ●lemming (who before we have spoken of) though at the first he commanded him with him, the next day he dismissed him and sent him after us: but M. Startop and his whole company he carried away directly for Argier, where what will succeed unto them it is yet uncertain.  
But I must be bold to remember you, what in this discourse I have omitted, that before he left us, some of our confederates, men, who upon our first taking were discharged out of their ship, into ours of the Chari●ie seeing how uncertain was their hope, and how continual was their danger (since every ship we saw, we must fear to be a Pirate) they entreated of the Danseker, that he would be pleased to set them a shores: when he not only condescended to their request, but also gave them four shillings a piece, to help to carry them up into the Country of Spain.  
Thus to our sorrow, having seen our good friend Master Startop, and his whole Company hoisted toward Argier, ourselves (comforted with the Dutchman) put in at Almanika in Spain, where we intended to repair us, of what necessaries we lacked that might furnish us for our better safety home ward. The Governor of which (having at large understood what had happened unto us) commanded that we should have all things that we thought needful for us, and offered us a hundred men for a safeguard every night, while we stayed there to repair our wants, lest they should come back, or any other of their Crew to do us injury.  
But while we remained in this Harbour, repairing our ships and ●●rnishing our wa●ts, there was News brought to the Governor: the tenure whereof were spread thus: That the Cr●simo, who at the first was but a janissary, and since advanced by his confederacy with Ward, is now the prime Governor of Tunis, That Ward hath a while retired him from Sea, and sends forth his Colleagues, as he did the fleet which surprised us, not minding to put himself to hazard again upon the main, till they can take a ship for him, shall be Owner of threescore pieces of Ordinance, in emulation that Danskers bears 55. That whatsoever his confederates bring in to him, they transport it for sail to Sophe, and Sancta Cruse, 2. Port towns, that lead up to Morocco and Fez, & that while he continues in Tunis he is not idle, but practiseth the casting of ordnance, & in training up those Turks which he hath purchased leave to levy (as it is reported of the Grand signor) in Military Discipline.  
Thus have I truly delivered unto you what hath happened to us at sea, by which you may judge what difference there is betwixt our states and yours a sheave: I have given the merchant cause to 〈◊〉, & have given him heart to strengthen himself for defence: Which if he 〈◊〉 not do, and not leave till these Pirates be depressed, they may hang up their ships and bid farewell with their Traffic to the straits.  
FINIS.    

A Catalogue of all such Ships, as have been taken by these two Pirates, Captain Ward, and Captain Danseker, or their Confederates, to the sixth of April. 1609.  
THe York bonaventer of Hull, of the burden of 180. tons, of whom Andrew Barker was Master: this ship had 15. pieces of ordnance.  
The Trojan of London, of burden 106. tuns, Leonard johnson Master, who for shooting off one shot, all the company were made slaves.  
The Pearl of London, of burden 80. tuns, William Lewes Master.  
The Charity of London, taken the Owner M. William Megs.  
The Elizabeth of London of 70. tuns, laden with oil, from Talon in France, Tho. Hills, M.  
One Master Long, in a ship of Bristol.   

By Danseker.  
Master john Reeks, in a great ship of London, of burden 200. tunes, & 17. pieces of ordnance. M. Bennet, of Tower wharf in a ship of 80. tuns. M. Read of Lime-house in a Flieboat of 70. tuns.  
The Charity, the second time taken.  
M. Startop, in the Prosperous of London, of 150. tuns, laden with muscadine.  
A Fleming in his company; in burden 150. tuns laden with Corn, and other goods.  
Besides, there are many more ships have been taken by these Pirates: the names of whose Masters and the names of which ships are not yet collected to be known: as for certain, few or no parts in our Land hath escaped free.  
As 2. from Bristole, 2. of Foy, 1. of Saltash, 2. of Plymouth, one great ship of Dartmoth, one of Saleren, one of Dover, 3. ships of the North-countrey, and many more there are yet abroad, which before they can compass our Harbour, must if they do escape, yet not escape without great danger.  
FINIS.   


The charity of M. Megs of London, taken twice