A LARGE AND TRUE DISCOURSE, WHEREIN IS SET forth all the circumstances, in what manner all the six great Galleys (sent out of Spain into the Low Countries) are destroyed, forced, and run on ground, how they were called, what Captains and Governors commanded, the number of Soldiers, Ordnance and Slaves: what ships of war of ours did stem and sailed over them, and also what number of their people were saved.  
All written aboard the ship of Captain Gerrit Euertson, in the presence of Captain jacob Micheelson, Captain Corneles Veytson, Captain Cleinsorghe and others, the seventh day of October 1602.  
Truly translated out of the Dutch printed copy.   depiction of a galleon 
Imprinted at London by Felix Kyngston, and are to be sold by john Newberry, at his shop in Paul's Chu …   

THE NAMES OF THE GALLEYS AND OF THE Captains; written aboard the ship of Captain Gerrit Euertson, in the presence of jacob Micheelson, Captain Cornelis Veytson, Captain Cleinsorghe and others, the 7. day of October 1602.  
THe Admiral, wherein was Don Fredrico Spinola called S. Joys, was cast away before Schoven, being driven thither by the winds and tempestuous weather, wherewith Captain Dirrick Cleinsorghe of Amsterdam meddled not, in whose ship the Commissary Henrick joachimson was, as I wrote unto you yesterday. The Commitor Gual. that is, the Treasurer called Cardinalin, was Captain commander of the slaves and other footmen. Captain Cascalis Davila a Spaniard, was also in this Galley with a company of soldiers.  
The vice-admiral, called Vergas, was in the Galley called the S. john: the Commits General of Victuals and Munition was therein also, with Captain Gasper de Sossosicquere a Portugal, with a company of Portugese's, and Captain Mattheo Rondon with another company. This vice-admiral, with the Galley called S. jacento, hereafter mentioned, are reported to be cast away on the Flemish Coast, to wit, the one upon the Splinters, and the other to the Eastward of Newport. Some report that they saw them so lost without any further particularities.  
The Galley called Padillo▪ (the Captain of this Galley was named Hosso) wherein was a Colonel called Don john de Menese a Portugal: the Auditor, and Secretary of Spinola were also therein, but at Bluet they went out of the said Galley, and went into the Galley called Lucero, which is by interpretation the Morning Star. This Galley the Morning Star Captain Hartman stemmed and sunk. In the Galley the Padillo was the Captain Bartholomes d' Oliveres, with a company of Portugese's. And in the Morning Star was Captain Lucena also a Portugal, and had with him a company. And the Lieutenant of the Colonel called Matheo Ravelo, with the Sergeant Maior called john de Payva. Captain Moll stemmed and sunk this Galley the Padillo, and was the second which was fought with and drowned. Lucero or the Morning Star was stemmed by Hartman, and first of all drowned. The Captain of this Galley was called Collado, whose legs were both shot off, and afterwards died in Hartmans ship.  
The Galley called the S. Philippo, was stemmed by Captain Cerrit Euertson Oly, wherein were no chief officers of the soldiers, but Captain Rovy Mendos with his company, the said Captain being dead. The Captain of this Galley was called Don Rodrigo de Narroys, and was oversailed by Gerret Euertson Oly, and was the third that was encountered and drowned.  
The Galley called S. jacento had no chief Commanders in her, but only of the soldiers, to wit, Captain Joys de Camons a Portugal, with a company of soldiers.  
john Vidal a Spaniard died of sickness in the Capo Finis Terre, who had also a company in some of the ●aid Galleys, with another Captain and his company, whose names I could not learn: so that they were in all nine Companies, to wit, two Companies of Castilians, and seven Companies of Portugese's, which were esteemed to be 900. strong. The ●orsares, or slaves which rowed, were in all about ●●fteene hundred persons, and of the one and other were saved as after followeth.  
Every Galley had three brass pieces, as the cast ●eeces which were demi Cannons, or culverins, ●nd in the two wings on both sides smaller pieces, ●nd no more Ordinance.  
Captain Gerrit Everts saved some 80. men, to ●it, 35. or 36. slaves, the rest were officers & soldiers.  
Captain Moll saved 49. men, among whom ●ere five or six soldiers, the rest were slaves.  
Captain Hartman saved 42. persons, among ●hom were also five or six soldiers.  
The Admiral S. Joys (before named) was said to 〈◊〉 driven ashore on the land of Schowen, near to ●●rick Sea, and was supposed there to have peri●●●d, because some of the Oars and other baggage ●●s there found floating in the Sea: but since it is said ●●●t it got thence, and put into Calais, where the Go●●●nour attached the lading, and set the slaves at intertie.  
FINIS.