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Wee receiued certaine information by letters dated at the Growine, about the middest of this last Month, that there is great preparation for a mighity Fleete in Gallicia, Bisca, and other the more Southerne parts of Spaine.
There are besides the Sea-men and Marriners, ten thousand Land Souldiers to bee embarkt in
this action. And few of these are Behemies or fresh-water Souldiers, but such as are of the Ter∣tiues of their old Garrisons. There is likewise a great impresse and stay of shipping of seuerall Countries, as English, Scots, French, and Easterlins to the great griefe and discontent of their poore maisters and owners, who are like to suffer great detriment and losse by this meanes. The coniectures of this new preparation are di∣uerse: For some giue out that it is for scouring the Leuante and strengthning of their Garrisons in Naples, Sicilia, and Lumbardy: Others thinke it is against the Grande Signior, and his Vice-royes of Tunes and Argiers, who make their Sanziake ships, and those Harbours which are in them a receite of custome for all Pirats. But those whose iudgements are most curious: Iudge these prepara∣tions to be made against the Hollander for the re∣couering of Todos los Sanstos in Brasilia, which we may the sooner be indust to beleeue, if we shall but once consider, how loath the Spaniards are to part with any thing which they haue once ap∣propriated and made their owne.