A True report of a most famous Victory or Roman fact, achieved by a certain vessel, called the black Galley of Dort, upon the thirtieth day of November last, 1600.  
Which at that time took the Admiral of the City of Antwerp, with seven other ships, all well furnished with munition for war.  
Imprinted at London for Cuthbert Burby: And are to be sold at his shop adjoining to the Royal Exchange. 1600.   

A true report of a most famous victory, achieved by a certain vessel, called the black Galley of Dort, upon the 30. day of November last, 1600 which at that time took the Admiral of the City of Antwerp, with seven other ships, all well furnished with munition for war.  
COnsidering the Lords the general Estates of Holland and Sealand, have thought good to cause to be made and appointed a Galley, to the end that therewith, and with the aid of some ships of war, they may hinder the Galleys of the Sluice, the which do daily commit great spoil on the sea: so it is, that by the consent of the Lords the General Estates, there hath been made and appointed at Dort, a certain Galley being well provided, with all manner of munition serving to the war, and also well furnished with great Ordinance. This Galley was called the black Galley of Dort, the which being well manned with men of war of Dort aforesaid, was set forth towards Sealand, to the end there to convoy the merchants ships, which are to pass towards England, France, Scotland, and East Freesland, or to any other places.  
Immediately after, it happened that this aforesaid black Galley being at sea, and seeing three Galleys of the Sluice which had taken a ship, which was compassed between two Galleys, being determined to carry the same into the Haven of the Sluice, the said black Galley hindered them of their purpose, and came presently in all haste to help the same ship, discharging her Ordinance very vehemently at one of the said Galleys, so that she did almost utterly spoil the same, and made her glad to slip away. Then with all haste following the other two Galleys which had taken the ship, she so discharged her Ordinance at them, that they were constrained to leave the ship, and save themselves: so that the said Galley of Dort did release the ship, and the three Galleys fled away into the Sluice: howbeit, they were very much endamaged by the shot of the black Galley.  
1600. between the nine & twenty, and thirty days of the month of November, the said black Galley of Dort, with three or 4. Sloopes which were with her, undertook a worthy fact before the City of Antwerp, where they with a stout enterprise seized on the Admiralles ship, which was well appointed with Ordinance, having in her sixteen brass pieces, and ten iron cast pieces of ordinance, with certain stone cast pieces, which Ordinance lay three rows high: and the said Admiralles ship is of the burden of about ninety lasts, being so fair a ship, that there is none like the same in all Holland and Sealand. Likewise they took also the ship of Brussell, in the which were four brass pieces of Ordinance, with the ship of Mechelen, containing four brass pieces: and moreover, five convoy ships, containing every of them four pieces of Ordinance, which 8. ships appointed as aforesaid, were taken by the said black Galley, with three or four Sloopes which were with her, they being in danger of their lives: for when they passed by Oordam, those of the Sconce thought them to be Sloops, which carried munition and provant toward Hulst in Flanders, but they were other Sloops, which they had not expected: but because they took them to be friends, those of Oordam did not discharge their Ordinance at them. And our Galley being past the Sconce, they presently aboarded the Admiral. The Mariners whereof, some were slain, and some leapt overboard and were drowned, except two boys, which they brought with them.  
Thus happened it with the said ship the Admiral, and with the ship of Brussell, the ship of Mechelen, and the five other convoy ships, the which were brought to Flushing, where they lie together. The Burgars of Antwerp were very fearful, and did shut their gates, without opening them again in two days, keeping careful watch, fearing they were betrayed.  
In this worthy victory, they got the said fair ship of the Admiralles, the ship of Brussell, and the said ship of Mechelen, and the said five convoy ships, in which eight ships were fifty four pieces of Ordinance, besides certain stone pieces, which were in the Admiralles. And this is the Galley, whereof men did often talk, saying that it would prove lost labour for this country: but it hath appeared to the contrary, by this worthy fact happened, as is aforesaid.  
This worthy victory have those of the black Galley obtained, with small loss of their men, to wit, there were slain in the winning of these eight ships four of our men, and six were hurt. Whatsoever they now are doing, with the help of God, the time will make manifest.  
FINIS.   


MAny at the first with the Galley did flout,  
And said it was a foolish thing without doubt:   

But he is a fool that a thing will blame,  
 men have given it any name.   

Therefore I have termed this a Roman fact,  
Because I esteem it to be a worthy act.   

A wise man doth pass his judgement after the conclusion:  
But the fool will bring us all in confusion.