The Royall Iames with the rest were forced to giue ouer the Chase for these reasons.
FIrst, for that the time of yeere was so farre spent, that they should not haue time enough to deliuer their goods at Surat, and so to goe cleere off the Coast, before the Westerly Mon∣s••••ne, which is a Wind that blowes at West sixe moneths together, beginning in Aprill, would be come, and so endanger the Ships in getting off againe.
A second reason was, that the Royall Iames had but 31. Barrels, and some 500. Cartreges fild with Powder, and some 600. shot, all which was not aboue three quarters of a dayes fight for her vse, for in her former dayes worke the third of February, she alone spent 1000. great shot vpon the Enemie, so that now through want of Powder was not able to maintaine such another dayes fight according to that rate. And this last dayes fight she lost but one man, hauing spent vpon the Enemy more then three hundred great shot. To the Lord of hosts the only giuer of victory, the mighty God of Battels, be all honour, glory, praise and dominion for euer, Amen.