The voyage of Harbor of Grace, 1563.
YEt I will not omit to speake of the voyage of the Harbor of Grace; then when they made the approaches to plant the Artillery, the English who were within it kild some of our Souldiers, & divers Pioners, who undermined, who when they were seene to be so hurt that there was no hope of curing, their fellowes stript them & put them yet alive, in the mines, which served them for so much filling earth. The English seeing they could not withstand an assault, because they were very much attainted with diseases, and chiefely with the Plague, they yeelded, their lives and jewells saved. The King caused them to have shippes to returne to England, being glad to be out of this place infected with the Plague: the greatest part dyed, and carryed the Plague into England, and since have not yet beene exempted. Captaine Sarlabous master of the Campe, was left there in garrison, with sixe Ensignes on foote, who had no feare of the Plague, and were very joyfull to enter therein, hoping there to make good cheere. My little master had you beene there you had done as they.