The most honorable tragedie of Sir Richard Grinuile, Knight
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- The most honorable tragedie of Sir Richard Grinuile, Knight
- Author
- Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.
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- At London :: Printed by I. Roberts, for Richard Smith,
- 1595.
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- Grenville, Richard, -- Sir, 1541?-1591 -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800.
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The argument of the whole Tragedie.
SIr Richard Grinuile, lying at anchor neere vnto Flores, one of the westerlie Ilands of the Azores, the last of August in the af∣ter noone, had inteligence by one Captayne Midelton of the aproch of the Spanish Armada, beeing in number fiftie three saile of great
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ships, and fifteene thousand men to man them. Sir Richard, staying to recouer his men which were vpon the Iland, and disdayning to flie from his Countries enemy, not beeing able to recouer the winde, was instantlie inuirond with that hudge Nauie, betweene whom began a dreadfull fight, continuing the space of fifteene howers, in which conflict, Sir Ri∣chard sunck the great San Phillip
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of Spaine, the Ascention of Siuel, the Admirall of the Hulks, and two other great Armados; about mid∣night Sir Richard receiued a woūd through the bodie, and as he was in dressing, was shot againe into the head, and his Surgion slaine. Sir Richard mayntained the fight, till he had not one corne of pow∣der left, nor one whole pike, nor fortie lyuing men; which seeing, hee would haue sunke his owne
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ship, but that he was gaine-stood by the Maister thereof, who contrarie to his will came to com∣position with the Spanyards, and so saued those which were left a∣liue. Sir Richard dyed aboard the Admyrall of Spayne, about the fourth day after the battaile, and was mightelie bewaild of all men.