In the Merchants Ships.

FIrst, Captaine Samuel Argall in the Golden Phenix, burden three hundred tunnes, men one hundred and twentie, Iron Ordnance, foure and twentie. Secondly, Captaine Christopher Harries in the Samuel, burden three hundred tunnes, men one hundred and twentie, Iron Ord∣nance two and twentie. Thirdly, Sir Iohn Fearne in the Mary-Gold, burden two hundred and sixtie tunne, men one hundred, Iron Ordnance one and twentie. Fourthly, Captaine Iohn Pen∣nington in the Zouch Phenix, burden two hundred and eightie tunnes, men one hundred and twentie, Iron Ordnance sixe and twentie. Fiftly, Captaine Thomas Porter in the Barberie, bur∣den [ 10] two hundred tunnes, men eightie, Iron Ordnance eighteene. Sixtly, Sir Francis Tanfield in the Centurion, burden two hundred tunnes, men one hundred, Iron Ordnance two and twen∣tie. Seuenthly, Sir Iohn Hamden in the Prim-rose, burden one hundred and eightie tunnes, men eightie, Iron Ordnance eighteene. Eightly, Captaine Eusabey Caue in the Hercules, burden three hundred tunnes, men one hundred and twentie, Iron Ordnance foure and twentie. Ninth∣ly, Captaine Robert Haughton in the Neptune, burden two hundred and eightie tunnes, men one hundred and twentie, Iron Ordnance one and twentie. Tenthly, Captaine Iohn Chidley in the Merchant Bonauenture, burden two hundred and sixtie tunnes, men one hundred and ten, Iron Ordnance, three and twentie. Eleuenthly, Captaine George Raymond in the Restore, burden one hundred and thirtie tunnes, men fiftie, Iron Ordnance twelue. Twelfthly, Captaine Tho∣mas [ 20] Harbert in the Marmaduke, burden one hundred tunnes, men fiftie, Iron Ordnance twelue.

The Fleet thus furnished set sayle in the sound of Plimmouth, the twelfth of October in the morning, in the yeare 1620.

The one and thirtieth of October, in the morning wee turned into the Road of Gibraltar, where were riding at anchor two of the King of Spaines ships of warre, the Vice-Admirall of a Squadron with the Kings Armes in his fore-top and another, who so soone as they perceiued vs weighed their Anchors, set sayle, and comming Lee-ward of our Admirall, strooke his flag, sa∣luting him with their small shot and great Ordnance, after haled him with voyces; our Admi∣rall striking his flag, answered them with voyces, gaue them his Ordnance and small shot, all [ 30] the Fleet following in order: this done, we saluted the Towne with our Ordnance, the Towne doing the like by answering vs. Our Admirall being at an Anchor, the Spanish Captaine ac∣companyed with other Gentlemen, came aboord our Admirall, who told vs that there were great store of Pirats abroad, and that two of the Pirats shippes had fought with seuen Spanish Gallies, and had slaine them foure hundred men, and that they had beene at Steria a small Towne with thirty sayle of ships and ten Gallies, and had taken it, and carryed away diuers Prisoners, and that they had threatned to take Gibraltar; there the Admirall sent his sicke men ashoare, hauing houses and lodgings prouided for them, amongst whom was Captaine Iohn Fen∣ner who here dyed.

The second of Nouember, about seuen in the morning, hauing a fresh gale at North-west, [ 40] the Admirall with the rest of the Fleet weighed Anchor and standing off, met North the Reare-Admirall of the Spanish Fleet, who saluting vs North his Ordnance and wee stood on our course North-east and by East, being bound for Malhaga. The third, about two in the morning, wee came to an Anchor in Malhaga Road, and about eight of the clocke wee saluted the Towne with our Ordnance and diuers Vollies of small shot; here diuers Spaniards of account came a∣boord our ships whom we kindly entertayned, here we likewise expected Letters but heard not of any.

The sixth, our Admirall dispatched a Gentleman, one Master Iohn Duppa, with Letters to the English Embassador at the Court of Spaine, to let him know of our arriuall and proceedings. This day about eleuen of the clocke, the Fleet weighed Anchor and set sayle the wind at North-west. [ 50] But before wee weighed, our Admirall gaue order to the Fleet to diuide themselues into three Squadrons, the Admirall Squadron was kept sixe leagues from the shore, with pendants in the mayne tops for their signes; the Vice-Admirals Squadron three leagues without him, on his Bow with pendants on his fore-tops; the Reare-Admiral three leagues within him on his quarter with pendants on their Misen tops, whodeuiding themselues according to their order steered away East and by South along the shoare, being bound for Allicant.

The seuenth, about sixe in the morning, it being calme, and all the Fleet together, the Admi∣rall tooke in all her sayles, and lay a hull, all the Fleet doing the like, the Admirall put out his flag of generall Councell which was Saint George. Whereupon all the Captaines and Masters repayred aboord him, where it was concluded, and thought meet that two ships of least draught [ 60] of water, and one Pinnasse should hale the shoare close aboord to see if any Pirats-were at an Anchor, eyther in Bayes or Coues, and to free the shoare; here likewise was giuen a word wher∣by to know our owne Fleet from others, if any strangers should chance to fall amongst vs in the night, the word was Greenwich Tower. The Councell ended, and euery man repayred aboord Page  883 his owne shippe, in the euening the whole Fleet in their order sayled alongst towards Cape Degat.

The eight and ninth dayes hauing but little wind, we gayned not much way. The tenth, in the morning, falling with the point of Muttrill, and hauing the wind Southerly, the whole Fleet put into the Road and there anchored.

The nineteenth, in the morning, we came to Anchor in Allicant Road, where the whole Fleet saluted the Towne with their Ordnance, and the Towne vs: heere our Admirall hauing prouided houses for his sicke men, as before hee had done at Gibraltar, sent thirty seuen sicke men of his owne ships Company ashoare, here likewise he dispatched a Gentleman, one Master Walter Long to Carthagena, with Letters of aduice; but all this while could receiue no such Let∣ters [ 10] as we expected.

The fiue and twentieth, beeing fitted with Wine, Water, and other such necessaries as wee wanted, the wind being Northerly, the whole Fleet set sayle, leauing behind the Good Will, out of whom our Admirall had taken most of her men to supply his wants for those sicke hee left a∣shoare, and being vnder sayle we shaped our course South-west for Algier.

The seuen and twentieth, about ten in the morning, wee came to Anchor in Algier Road in * seuen and twentie fathome water, out of command of the Towne or Castle, the Admirall and Reare-Admirall wearing white Ancients on their Poops, the rest of the Fleet wearing no An∣cients at all, going in the whole Fleet, saluted the Towne with their Ordnance, but the Towne gaue vs none againe. [ 20]

The eight and twentieth, our Admirall sent a Gentleman ashore, one Captaine Squibe, with a white flag of Truce in his Boat, to giue the Vice-Roy to vnderstand the cause of our comming; hereupon the Vice-Roy sent a Boat aboord our Admirall, with a white flag and foure men in her, one principall man in the Towne who deliuered our Admirall, signifying the Vice-Roy, had re∣ceiued command from the Grand Seignior, to vse vs with all respect, and that our men might haue the free libertie of the shoare to buy fresh victuals or whatsoeuer they wanted; they pro∣mised our Admirall if on the morrow hee would send any Gentleman of qualitie ashoare with the Kings Maiesties Letters, that vpon the shooting off a Peece of Ordnance, according to our Admirals demand, he should receiue sufficient Hostages aboord for his safetie: this night the Pi∣rats brought in three Prizes, one Femming, the other two Englishmen, the one a Plimmouth man, [ 30] and the other of North Yarmouth.

The third of December, came sixe of the King of Spaines ships into the Road, the Admirall striking his flag, saluted our Admirall with small shot and Ordnance, this done, he came aboord our Admirall in his Boat, and told him hee came in pursuite of certaine Pirats, who had taken diuers of their men, who being in a ship of seuen hundred tuns neere Carthagena, in fight with a Turkish Pirat, had boorded her, entred her men and taken her, had not their owne ship vnfor∣tunately falne on fire with a mischance hapning, they were forced to forsake the Turkes ship to saue their owne, and so lost both, for being not able to quench the fury of the fire, were forced to yeeld themselues to the slauery of the Turkes to saue their liues, beeing in all three hundred men, whereof thirty perished in the fire. This Spanish Admirall sayling neere the Towne, the [ 40] Turkes let flye seuentie foure great shot at him, and hee gaue them some sixteene backe in ex∣change, but the distance betweene them was so farre, that the shot falling short, no harme was done on eyther side.

The fourth, our Admirall receiued from the Towne an answere of the Kings Letters.

The sixth, after long debating, finding the Turkes perfidious and fickle, as well in detayning our Messenger, who deliuered his Maiesties Letters, notwithstanding we had sufficient Hostages for him, as in breaking all other promises: in the end it was agreed thus, vpon leauing a Con∣sull with them, they would let our Messenger come aboord againe; whereupon the Admirall sent a common man, well clothed, by the name of a Consull, whom they receiued with good respect, and sending our Messenger aboord, receiued their owne pledges, and deliuered vs some forty poore Captiues, which they pretended was all they had in the Towne, this was all wee [ 50] could draw from them. The seuenth, in the morning, our Admirall sent a Letter with instru∣on to our Councell, with another Letter to the Bashaw, to let him know how ill wee tooke his perfidious dealing.

The eight, in the morning, our Admirall and all the rest of the Fleet weighed Anchor and set sayle.

The tenth day at night, the wind shifted to the South and East, and so to the East.

The fourteenth, came to Anchor in the Road of Alacotha, on the North side of the said I∣land, we found this to be a very good place, yeelding vs Wood, Water and Ballast, whereof we had great need, the people very kind courteous, bringing vs great store of all manner of proui∣sions [ 60] which we bought at easie rates, whereby wee supplyed our wants, and releeued our sicke men, whereof we had gread store in our Fleet.

The foure and twentieth, in the morning, the Fleet weighed Anchor and set sayle.

The fiue and twentieth, about nine at night, came eight or nine sayle of Turkes into our Page  884 Fleet, whom so soone as we discouered, we chased them and made shot at them, but by reason it was a darke night, and that they sayled better then our ships, they escaped vs.

The sixe and twentieth, about three in the afternoone, wee put into Alicant Road, hoping there to receiue Letters of aduice, else some newes of a supply of victuals out of England, but missed both.

The seuen and twentieth at night the Reare-Admirals Squadron went out to Sea in pursuit of two Turkish Pirats, who had taken about three houres before two Flemmish ships; the Flemmings quiting their ships, saued themselues in their Boats.

The fourth of Ianuary at night, the Constant Reformation and the Golden Phenix had order to goe to Sea, to seeke two Pirats ships, which we heard were on the Christian shoare. The fifth [ 10] at night, they returned into the Road againe, but met not with any.

The sixth, the Vice-Admirall with his Squadron set sayle for Malhaga, to see if they could heare of any newes of a supply of victuals, or whether the two Princes which were long ex∣pected were come thither. The twelfth, Master Iohn Duppa came from Carthagena, bringing with him a packet of Letters of aduice sent out of England, bearing date the fourteenth of December, he signified that there was sixe monethes victuals sent out of England, for a supply of his Maiesties ships, and that they were at Malhaga with the two Pinnasses, this night the Reare-Admirall with his Squadron was sent to Sea to see if he could meet with certaine Pirats, which we had intelligence of. The thirteenth, the Reformation, the Samuel, and the Restore, put to Sea, to see if they could meet with any Pirats. The eighteenth, the Reformation with the [ 20] other ships returned into the Road, where we found the Reare-Admirall with his Squadron like∣wise returned, but met no Pirats.

The one and twentieth, there came a Flemmish Boat with fifteene Flemmings in her aboord our Admirall, who being chased by the Turkish Pirats off, of Cape Martine, left their shippe and saued themselues by their Boat, this night was the Anthelope with other ships sent out to to see if they could meete with them. The foure and twentieth, the Anthelope with the other ships returned into the Road, but met with none.

The fiue and twentieth, our Admirall beeing inuited to the English Consuls house went a∣shoare, where at his arriuall he was entertayned with small shot and Ordnance both from the Towne and Castle, and at night with Fire-workes, running of Horses, shooting of Ordnance, [ 30] and other sports; this day Captaine Iohn Roper was dispatched with Letters for England. The sixe and twentieth, our Admirall returned aboord the Towne, giuing him a friendly farewell with their Ordnance.

The seuen and twentieth, the Admirall with the rest of the Fleet set sayle, leauing the Mar∣maduke behind, whose Captaine and Master were both sicke ashoare. The eight and twentieth at midnight, we met with seuen sayle of Flemmings ships of Warre, neere Cape Paul, vnder the command of Captaine Haughton Admirall of Zealand, who the next morning, after he had sa∣luted our Admirall with Ordnance, came aboord in his Boat, he told our Admirall hee had two and twentie ships of Warre vnder his charge, whom he had diuided into Squadrons, imploy∣ing them some without the Streights, and some within. The one and thirtieth, wee came to an anchor againe in Alicant Road. [ 40]

The first of February, the Reare-Admirall put to Sea with foure shippes, to see if he could meet with any Pirats, and this day dyed Captaine Eusabey Caue, Captaine of the Hercules, and the Admirall disposed the command of the same ship to Captaine Alexander Bret. The fifth, the Reare-Admirall returned with the other foure ships but had met none.

The sixth, the wind being Easterly, the Fleet weighed Anchor about midnight, shaping our course for Malhaga, during the time of our staying here we refreshed our sicke men ashoare, ha∣uing conuenient houses prouided for them in the fields Gardens, with carefull people to attend them, prouiding them such necessaries as they should need. The Constant, for her part, sent ashore ninetie two persons, who as they recouered their strength were sent for aboord, yet notwith∣standing [ 50] all their care, at their departure they were forced to leaue behind them fortie two des∣perately ill, the Admirall taking order both for them and others, that they should bee carefully prouided for vntill the Fleets returne.

The sixteenth, came into the Road the Vice-Admirall and his Squadron with the two Pin∣nasses which we so long expected out of England, the one the Mercurie, of the burden of two hundred and fortie tunnes, sixtie fiue men, and twentie peeces of Brasse Ordnance, vnder the command of Captaine Phineas Pet; the other the Spy, of the burden of one hundred and sixtie tunnes, fiftie fiue men, and eighteene Peeces of Brasse Ordnance, vnder the command of Cap∣taine Edward Gyles: there came also two Merchants ships with a supply of victuals for his Ma∣iesties ships. [ 60]

The eighteenth, the Zouch Phenix, the Hercules, the Neptune, and the Spy put to Sea, with order to ply betweene Gibraltar and Shutte point. The nineteenth, the Anthelope put to Sea, and with those ships which went out the day before, had order to ride in Shutie Road, to see if they could descry any Pirats come into the Streights.

Page  585 The three and twentieth, the Reare-Admirall put to Sea with fiue other shippes, the Golden Phenix, the Samuel, the Centurion, the Marigold, and the Restore, with order to ride in Tansey Bay, where they were to attend the comming in of diuers Pirats whom we heard to be without the Streights mouth.

The foure and twentieth, the Anthelope with the rest of the shippes returned, bringing with them a prize being a small Frenchman, which had fiftie Buts of Oyle in her, and diuers Moores and Iewes, men, women and children, Passengers bound from Tituon to Algier, all the Turkes sa∣uing themselues in their Boat: this day also came into the Road Captaine Gyles Penne, in a ship of Bristoll, from Tituon Road, bringing a Letter from the Mogoden to our Admirall, and two Moores who treated with him concerning the redemption of their people, whom our ships had [ 10] taken, offering for so many Moores, so many English, whom they held in the Towne as slaues, ha∣uing bought them of the Turkes Pirats. The seuen and twentieth, the Samuel and the Centurion returned into the Road from Tansey, then also went out the Anthelope, the Zouch Phenix, the Barbarie, the Neptune and the Restore, with order to ride at Shutey, to see if they could discouer any Pirats comming into the Streights, the wind being Westerly. The eight and twentieth, the wind likewise Westerly, the Reformation hauing taken in some of the Captiues, had or∣der to weigh and set sayle for Tituon, to treat with the Moores, and to take in her company the Samuel, the Bonauenture, and the ship of Bristoll, where the same day about noone they came to an Anchor in the Road of Tituon in twelue fathome water, the wind at West.

The fourth of March, Master Ashfield, Minister of the Reformation dyed, much lamented of the whole company, of whom in the extreame of their sicknesses they had receiued much com∣fort. [ 20] The fifth, hauing a faire gale at South-east, our Admirall with the rest of the Fleet weighed Anchor, and set sayle for Gibraltar, hauing concluded nothing with the Mogoden. The sixth, wee came to an Anchor in Gibraltar Road, where wee found our Vice-Admirall with his Squadron.

The thirteenth, we came to an Anchor in Malhaga Road.

The eight and twentieth, about eight in the morning, the Admirall and Reare-Admirall set sayle for Alicant.

The second of Aprill dyed Captaine Manwaring. The fourteenth, about three in the after∣noone wee came to an Anchor in Alicant Road, where wee found our Admirall with the rest of the Fleet: here our Admirall had hyred a Pollacre about the burden of one hundred and twentie tunne, for that she was reported to bee an excellent Sayler, and likewise bought three Brigan∣dines [ 30] which rowed with nine Oares on a side: hee also hyred a house wherein hee made diuers workes for the firing of the ships within the Mould of Algier.

The one and twentieth, we receiued Letters out of England, by a Post sent from Malhaga, signifying a remaynder of victuals, which wee expected, was arriued at Malhaga. The fiue and twentieth, about nine in the morning, the whole Fleet sayle for Alicant Road, beeing bound for Firmaterra, to supply our wants for wood. The eight and twentieth in the euening, hauing fitted our selues with wood, we set sayle for Mayorke to take in water. The nine and twentieth, in the after-noone, we came to an Anchor in Mayorke Road. The Towne of Mayorke is large and well fortified, the people industrious, both men, women and children giuen to labour, lo∣uing [ 40] and courteous to strangers: heere wee found all manner of victuals in plentie and at easie rates. Their chiefe Merchandise are Oyle, Wood, and Cheese, whereof the Countrey affoordeth plentie.

The one and twentieth of May, at sixe in the after-noone, we came to an Anchor in Algier* Road, order being first giuen by our Admirall how euery ship should berth herselfe.

The ships being come to an Anchor in their orders, our Admirall caused sixe of the Merchants ships presently to weigh, with directions to ply off and on of the Westermost part, keeping as neere the shoare, as conueniently they might, to preuent the comming in of any Pirats betweene the Fleet and the shoare. In the beginning of this night, the Boats and Brigandines appointed for the assistance of two shippes, which our Admirall resolued should that night goe into the [ 50] Mould, and there to set themselues on fire, being chained and linked to the Pirats ships, repay∣red aboord our Admirall, there to receiue their directions. The manner and preparations for fi∣ring of the ships was thus.

First, there were two small ships which we had taken from the Turkes, the one of the bur∣den of an hundred tunnes, the other of sixtie, with great store of fire-workes in them. There was layd in them plentie of dry Wood, Wood of Ocham, Pitch, Rozen, Tarre, Brimstone and other Materials fit to take fire: they had likewise in them Chaines and Grapnels of Iron to fa∣sten themselues to the ships which they were to fire: they had also Boats to bring off their men when they had fired the ships: then were there three Brigandines fitted with fire-bals, buckets [ 60] of wild-fire, and fire Pikes to make their fire-workes fast vnto the ships: there was also a Gund-lod fitted with fire-workes, Chaines and Grapnels of Iron; she was to goe into the mid∣dest of the ships in the Mould, where fastning her to some ship, was to be set on fire. Shee had likewise with her a Boat to bring off her men. Likewise, there were seuen Boates which wee Page  886 called Boats of rescue, well filled with armed men, who were to rescue and releeue the Boats of execution, if they should chance to be pursued by other Boats or Gallies at their comming off. These had also fire-workes in them, to fire the ships which rode without the Mould: these Boats being all aboord, the Admirall sent for most of the Captaines and Masters in the Fleet, to aduise whether it were fit to attempt it with Boats and Brigandines, in regard it was little wind, and that Westerly, so that it was impossible for the ships to get in. After some delibera∣tion, it was concluded, that it was not fit, for that the surest and most certaine meanes of firing was by the ships which were to bee made fast to the shippes in the Mould, and to burne with them. Whereupon it was deferred for that time till a fitter opportunitie was offered. The [ 10] two and twentieth at night, there were like preparations made, but deferred for like reasons. The three and twentieth, in the beginning of the night wee had a fresh gale of wind at South by South-west, continuing the space of two houres or more, with Thunder, Lightning, and some drops of Raine: the two ships weighed, and with the Brigandines and Boats set forwards towards the Mould, but the wind shifting before they came neere, they were forced also to giue ouer for that night.

The foure and twentieth at night, after a great showre of Raine, wee had the wind out of the Bay at South South-west, the weather then cleering vp, both the ships and Boats aduanced themselues towards the Mould, as before they had done: but comming within lesse then Mus∣ket shot of the Moulds head it fell calme, so that the ships could by no meanes get in, the Boats [ 20] and Brigandines finding that they were discouered, by reason of the brightnesse of the Moone, which was then at full, and hearing it reported by a Christian Captiue which did swimme from the Towne the night before to the ships, that the Turkes had left their ships without guard, sa∣uing one or two in a ship, as fearing no such attempt from vs. And moreouer, hearing the Ala∣rum giuen to the Towne by those which kept watch on the walls, with good resolution went on, but wanting wind to nourish and disperse the fire, the fire-workes tooke no effect at all. In this seruice were onely sixe men slaine out-right, foure or fiue dangerously hurt (which not long after dyed) and some thirteene sleightly hurt, yet notwithstanding, the attempt was giuen vn∣der the wals of the Towne, where both small shot and Ordnance played continually vpon them: the hurt done our men was their comming off, for that they were got into the Mould before [ 30] the Towne was risen, and beeing in, the shippes in the Mould defended them both from small shot and Ordnance of the Towne, our Boates still keeping the shippes betweene them and the Towne.

The fiue and twentieth, there came in foure sayle of Pirates by the Wester-most point of Land, notwithstanding sixe ships were appointed to lye off at that place, for the wind being * Westward and a great Current setting to the Eastward our ships were put so farre to lee-ward that they could not preuent the Pirats comming in betweene the shoare and them, but yet the Bonauenture loosed so neere, that there passed some shot betweene her and the Pirats ships, but no hurt done: this night our Admirall and the whole Fleet weighed Anchor and stood off to the Sea.

The six and twentieth, the fore-part of the day, the wind was shifting to and fro, from the [ 40] South-east to the South-west; in the after-noone at South, and South South-east hard gale and raynie weather; and at night hauing the wind shifting at South and South-west, we played off and on all night by a wind.

The eight and twentieth, we had faire weather the wind Westerly, this night the Bonauen∣ture, and the Hercules put a Pirat ashoare, he hauing an hundred and thirtie Turkes in her, and twelue poore Christians Captiues, they were all drowned but twelue Turkes, who got the shoare by swimming.

The one and thirtieth in the morning, our Boates tooke vp two Genowayes Captiues, who aduentured to swimme from the Towne to the ships. They told that the same night our shippes stood off to Sea, there came into the Mould seuen of the best ships belonging to Algier, and that [ 50] if we had stayed they had fallen into our laps. They likewise told vs, that the Turkes had Boo∣med vp the Mould, so that it was not possible for eyther shippe or Boate to get into to fire the ships, which were now filled with armed men, besides three Gallies and fifteene Boates which lay continually well fitted without the Mould before the Boome for a Guard, &c.