The second part of the booke of battailes, fought in our age taken out of the best authors and writers in sundrie languages. Published for the profit of those that practise armes, and for the pleasure of such as loue to be harmlesse hearers of bloudie broiles.

The Battaile of Saint Michaell, fought at the Iles of the Aslores, betwene Phillip Lord Strozzi, Ad∣mirall of the nauie of Antonio, king of Portugal, and Aluares de Basan, Marques de Santa Cruz, Admirall of the fleete of Philip king of Spaine, the 25. day of Iuly. In An. 1582. Taken out of a letter sent by the Marquesse vnto the Kinge of Spaine his maister: Wherevnto is adioyned the enarration of the same Battaile, out of the booke intituled: The explanation of the true and law∣full right of Antony king of Portugall. &c.

AFter that ouerthrow at the Port of Portu∣gall, the Spaniardes sought for the king of Portugall as it were with a candle and a lanterne, and yet could not finde him, he was so carefully kept and concealed by the poore paisants of the coūtrie, among whom he seiourned in wretched state vntill the ninth of Iune, in An. 1581. When he happening on a shippe of Enckhusen in Holand did take shippe not farre from Setuball in Portu∣gall, and was brought to Cales in France, from whence he

wafted ouer into England, and from thence he sent newes vnto the gouernour of Tercera that he was aliue, the which newes confirmed him in his fidelitie and purpose not to yeld the Ile vnto the Spaniards. Wherevpon the king of Spain for to assure the trade into both Indies, prepared a nauie for to conquere the Isles. Whereof when the king of Portugal, who was then passed ouer into France had intelligence, hée obtained of the quéene mother of France a nauie of 57. saile, great & small, wherin were embarked 4000. souldiours, be∣sides 600. gentlemen, & the officers of the ships, & mariners, vnder the conduct of her cosin the Lord Philip Strozzi, Cap∣taine Generall of the French footmen, & his sieuetenant the Countie Brisac. With this fléete the king of Portugal him∣selfe sailed to succour the Assores, & recouered the Isle of S. Michael, except the castle. When the king of Spaine heard y^t the king of Portugall was gone with a nauie towards y^e Assores, he hasted the departure of his Admirall the Mar∣ques de Sante Cruz, commanding him not to tarrie for y^t 19. ships, 2. galeons, 2. galleies, & 2. pinisses, which wer ••••••ging in Andolouzia, but presentlie to depart with the fleete y^t hee had at Lisbon. The which the Marques did in such hast the 10. of Iulie, with 28. ships, & fiue smal pinasses, y^t he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 be∣hind him thrée ships y^e should haue gone with him, because they could not be readie before y^e next daie, & also by reason of y^e foule wether an Argosie, wherin wer three companies of olde souldiours, & the Phisitions, Surgeons, & other offi∣cers, for the diseased & hurt, with their prouision of all things necessarie for that purpose, returned backe againe to Lishon, a leadging that their ship was in leake. But the rest of the Nauie the 22. daie of Iulie being Sundaie, approched néere vnto Villa Franca, a towne of 500. houses, in the Isle of S. Michael one of the Assores.

The daie before their ariual at the Island, the Marques had dispatched two pinasses vnder the charge, of Aguirrei, the Capiaine of the aforesaid fiue pinasses, with letters vn∣to Ambrose Aguer, y^e gouernour of the Isle of S. Michael, certefieng him how his maiesties nauy which he had brought

was verie strong, conteining 5500. souldiours, in which number was Don Lopes de Figueroa, with 1800. of the old souldiors of Flanders, ouer and aboue 200. Gentlemen, and perticular persons entertained with their aduantages, who came voluntarie to serue his maiestie. And that the nauie which was made readie at Caliz, (for the which they looked euerie houre) was of the number and quantitie aforesayd, with other fiue thousand souldiours, of whom fiue ensignes were of the Tierce of Flanders. And the Marques did desire the gouernour to send him such newes as he hadde of the French nauie, & whether they had passed that waies or not, and the number of their ships, because he was determined to goe seeke them, and to fight with them. And that he shuld said vnto Pisoto, if he chaunced to be there, that he shoulde make himselfe readie to followe him with the ships of his charge.

Whilest the Marques laie at anker in the roade of Villa Franca, there did ariue to the Admirals ship one Carauel of the thrée that were left at Lisbon for to bring the horses, who gaue him to vnderstand, that the daie before there had ari∣ued at Villa Franca the thrée ships that had ben left at Lis∣bon, who departed from thence the next daie after the Mar∣ques, in companie with the same carauells. They reported also that the three shippes after they had fallen with Villa Franca, were forced backe againe into the sea, and that two of the carauels were taken by the enimie. The other with the horses belonging to the Generall of the field, and others, went back to the sea, being chased by a French ship. Wher∣vpon the Marques sent some perticular men to vnderstand somewhat of them of the Iland, who would not suffer them to come on land, but discharged their péeces at thē. But there was a Priest y^t told them, y^t the Iland was for his maiestie, & that he knew nothing of the French armie, others willed them to go to the Citie. The Marques vnderstanding what had passed, & learning by one of the pinasses y^t had bene sent with Captain Aguirre, y^t the other pinasse with the Captain was taken by a French ship, & other barkes, y^t came frō the

land. He did then suspect y^t the Iland had rebelled, & hauing sent for Don Lopes de Figueroa, General of the field, to con∣ferre with him about the landing of some good number of men, that they might haue spéech with them of Villa Fran∣ca, and likewise to take in fresh water, and hauing sent to the Captaines Michael Oquendo, and Rodrigo de Vargas, for to take notice in what place they were best to anker: in the meane time they that were in the top of the Admiral Galeon espied certaine ships néere to Ponta Delgada, wher∣abouts standeth the chiefe Citie of the Isle, and the Castle. Wherevpon the Marques supposing that those ships should bée of the enimies, he altered his determination, and made straight waie to Ponta Delgada, and by and by they discoue∣red mee ships, and then they perceiued that it was the nauie of Don Antonio (so the Spaniards do cal Antonie y^e king of Portugal.) So our armie approching vnto the enimies, & ha∣uing now certaine knowledge of them, for y^t they prepared themselues towards the sea, & perceiuing them to be about 60. ships, of great and small, the Marques called a counsell, & with the aduise of Don Pedro de Tolledo, Campe maister Generall, the Marques de Fauora, Don Pedro de Tassis, Comptroller generall, Don Francisco de Bouadilla, maister of the camp, & other Captaines & knights being called there∣vnto, they determined to present the battaile, & to sight with the enimie, who did the like, & put themselues in araie, & so they discharged a péece of ordenance towards vs in tokē of battaile. With that the marques commaunded a banner of defiance to be put forth, & shot off one peece of ordenance, and sent Captaine Marolin & Captaine Rodorigo de Vargas, to aduertise the whole nauie to set thēselues in order of battel, which was done in this maner: In the forefcont was a rank of ships & galeons, & on y^e right hand of y^e Admiral was placed the galeon S. Mattheo, wherein was the Generall of the field, & the comptroller generall, & on the left hand was the ships wherin went Don Francisco de Bouadilla the maister of the campe, and foure ships mo to be assistaunt: the ten Biskaines with y^e other ships, in whom wer the Captains.

Michael de Oquendo, and Vilia Visiosa were placed in the rereward. And by reason that the ship wherein Don Chri∣stopher de Erasso went, had strained the head of her maine mast, by meanes whereof she could not beare her top saile, she was forced to staie behinde, and could not therefore take her place accordinglie, to the great griefe of the Marques to lacke his helpe at such a pinch. The Marques himselfe went in the galeon Saint Martin, which was Admirall of the fléete. He gaue this order for the battaile, that in the vpper∣most fight vpon the poope, should be 20. Gentlemen, & pisto∣lets, & 20. caliuers, & below all the Gentlemen of Portugal, (except sir Iames de Castro, who was vpon the poope) & low∣est of all should be for help & succour sir Antonie Pessoua, sir Lewes Osorio, sir Goston Ronkelio, Colonell Mandonario, Captaine Quessatha, & other foure pistolets, & vpon the hat∣ches of y^e galcon 40. pistolets vpon either side vnder y^e charge of Captaine Gamboa, néere to the chamber of the poope was the bodie of the gard with 40. souldiors, & most of them per∣ticular & speciall men, which had ben in office before vnder the charge of Augustine Deherrara, for to helpe and succour where should be most néede. In the stearne of the ship was Iohn Suffono, a Gentleman of Milan, and the Sergeants of the Captaines, Austen Deharrara and Gamboa with xv. pistolets and x caliuers: in the great top was the Sergeant Sir Frances Galeio with eight caliuers, and in the top of the trinket sixe, besides those that were in the small tops. Vnder the hatches where the great ordenance doth lie, were the Captaines, Sir Christopher Deaccouia & Scouetho, and Iohn Alter, & the sergeant Tauste, & Esquiuel, & with euerie péece of ordenance one gunner, & sixe men to helpe him, & eue∣rie one had an instrumēt called Hauspikes, with the muniti∣on y^t was vpon the hatches was Marcelus Carraceolus: and like seruice was beneath. And for the kéeping of the gun∣pouder was Captaine Grimaldo appointed, with foure ma∣riners. He commanded also that there should stand hard by the sterne of the galeon, the great boate called the Salua, and foure small ones, for to carrie directions, and fill tubs with

water, and hogsheads in diuers places of the Galeon, and likewise to distribute pikes in conuenient places. He also charged the mariners to be in the shippes apparaile, and the Captaines Marolin, and Roger Deuargas (as sea men of great experience) to attend on the ordenance, and other ne∣cessaries. All this was executed very speadely, & with great chéerefulnes for all this was prouided before they approches vnto the Iland.

This being done, with great noise of Fifes & drums, and their banners displayed, our nauie set foorth to assaile the enimies: who did the like in good array. But because the winde was calme, they could not fight that daye, but went to seaward. And yet the Marques could not vnder∣stand of the state of the Iland: but afterward within night arriued to the Admirals Galeon a Pinasse, wherein was Domingo de Adutriaga, maister of a shippe called the Ca∣telina. Who brought a letter from Don Iohn de Castilio, containing as foloweth.

IN the armie of Don Anthonio, there are 58. shippes, of whome 28. be great shippes, and the rest small, and in them are 6000. Frenchmen. If our armie be not strong enough to fight with them, then if may draw nigh to the Castell, which is for the King. And I would wish you to haue a great regard to it, for if you should loose the vic∣torie, great inconuenience would ensue. Furthermore, the Maister, and his company declared, that Don Authonie with his armie, came to the Iland y^e xv. day of Iuly, and the xvi. did set a land 3000. men, with whome Don Lorenco Noguera, with f••ure Ensignes of footemen did encounter, being in number about 500. men, and with 150. harquebu∣ziers taken out of the Biskaine shippes: who a little from the Citie did skirmish with the French armie, but being ouerpressed with number, were forced to retire to the Ca∣stell to Peter Pisoto, with the losse of tenne Castilians, and twelue Biskaines: Don Lorenco being hurt, whereof after he dyed. And in the Castell with Peter Pisoto, is the sonne of the gouernour Ambrose de Aguiar, and the Bishop, the

Corrigedor, & other 2. or 3. gentlemen, & all y^e rest went out of the citie, some calling in Don Antonio, and that the soul∣diours of y^e French army sacked the citie, & y^e Don Antonio sent to the captaine Don Iohn de Castillio, willing him to yéeld vnto him the castel, knowing it to be his, and that he would giue him frée passage for him and his company, the which ••••ing if he refused, that then he would bring aland seuen pée••es of ordenance from the shippes, and would bat∣ter the Castell: and moreouer, he gaue him to vnderstand that the army of Spaine would not come this yéere. To whome Don Iohn the gouernours sonne, and the Bishop & the Corrigeder made aunswere, y^t the castel was the kings of Spaine, and that they would not yéeld it vnto him. The Marques did likewise vnderstand by the said Maister, that the Frenchmen the next day (hauing knowledge of the ap∣proch of our army) had embarked themselues in all hast, & that the two Galcons, and two great Carauels of Peter Pi∣soto, were ouerthrowen néere vnto the castel, & the French∣men tooke the 4. Biskaine ships, after that y^e men were gone a land, and had withdrawen themselues into the castel. The Marques being enformed of all these things, wrote vnto the Captaine, and gouernour, & others in the castell by the sayd maister, encouraging & certifying them of the force of the kings army, not doubting but the next day to giue bat∣taile, and to haue the victorie, & that therewith they should hold themselues contented, as he himselfe was very ioyfull of the seruice which they had alreadie done to y^e king, which he knew should not remaine vnrewarded. And with this answere they returned with the Pinasse to the Iland.

The next day, being monday, & the 23. of Iuly, the two armies came to present battaile, the French armie hauing both the aduantage of the winde, & also of the Sunne, came to assaile our nauie, being diuided into thrée esquadrons, & made three seuerall attempts, and yet could put nothing in execution. And towards night the Spanish army making towards the sea, the French army placed ten ships alongst the Iland, thinking that night to haue gotten the winde of

vs, but by reason it was calme, they could not preuaile.

The 24. day of Iuly, the Marques returned, approching néerer the French armie, who hauing the aduantage of the winde, gaue two seuerall attempts, and yet put neither in execution. Then the Marques perceuing that the course to∣wards the lande was not conuenient for him, he caused the armie to take the course towards the sea, thinking with him selfe that whilest his shippes were trimming of their sailes, that the enimie would assault them, hauing the winde for their purpose, which fell out accordingly, for one of y^e Frēch Captaines, with seuen Galeons, came to assaile the Cap∣taine of the Spaniards, and the Galeon S. Matheo, but ap∣proching néere vnto them, did not board them, but dischar∣ged great quantitie of ordenance, against them, and likewise did the rest of the shippes against ours, of whom they were receaued accordingly, in so much that our Captain did shoot at them aboue 40. péeces, and also the Galeon S. Matheo, shot of many, as also did the ship of Don Christopher de Erasso, (who was now ioyned with the armie) and also the shippe of Don Francisco de Bouadilla, and Myguel de O∣quendo, and others, which was a pleasant sight to beholde how the pellets sang from either side. They did hit our Captaine with foure shot, one in the foresaile, an other in the shroudes, the thrid vppon an anker, the fourth on the shippes side, without doing any harme. They hit the Ga∣leon S. Mathco, with thrée shot, without doing any harme, no more dyd many other of their péeces, which dyd hit ma∣ny of our shippes. And againe, we might perccue that ma∣ny of our shotte lighted in the Galeons of the French∣men, but specially foure out of the Captaine, which made them to retire, whereby it appeared they had receaued some harme. There came in the French armie two captaine, & 2. Admiralls, & there was a small galeon, like a Patacha, being excelent good of saile, carrying a standard in the poope, which did not approch the fight, but kept a farre off, to beeholde what passed. There came to the number of fortie great Ships, and amonge them some were verie fin••

Galleons, the rest were small Pinasses, dispersed round a∣bout the armie, two or thrée leagues off, for to discouer and to vnderstand of all things, and also two Saities of Mar∣seilles, very good of saile, and many other light boates with oares, by whome they dyd set the battaile in order & array, and direct things as time serued.

The same daye at night the armies did seperate them∣selues, and the Marques determined at the going downe of the Moone to procure to get the winde of the French armie, and in the morning to assault them againe: which he dyd, so that the xxv. daye of Iuly, he found himselfe to winde∣ward of his enimies, & so sought to board them, but because his shippes were great and heauie of saile, he could not put in effect that which he purposed, but was forced to returne to the rescue of Don Christopher de Frasso, who was in some distresse in folowing the enimie thorough default of his maine mast: wherefore he gaue him a towe with his Captaine. This daye there was descried a great shippe of the enimies, which wanted her foremast, & other two ships, that did helpe her, but they not being able to performe it, she was forced to sinke. It was iudged that she hadde receued some harme by shotte, the day before.

But memorandum, that of the ten Hulkes of the Spa∣nish nauie, there wanted two, which carried Almaines, and likewise wer wanting the thrée shippes that departed from Lisbon, after the Armado, so that the Marques had in his nauy no more then xxv. shippes with the two Galeons.

The xxvi. of Iuly, the French came againe to assault the Spanish armie in very good order, and with a fauourable winde. The Marques did cause his ships to be placed in or∣der and array, although the Galeon Saint Mathew, was somewhat a sterne, which was some griefe to the Marques, doub••ing that the enimie might board her before she could conuemently be reskued: and so it fell out, for she was boar∣ded by two Galeons, a Captaine, and an Admirall, against whome she did defend her selfe very valiantly, being like∣wise assailed by two other shippes, who after they had dis∣charged

certaine ordenance at her, passed forwardes. At the same time came other 2. French ships vpon the Captaine, who beginning to fight with her, she gaue them two such welcomes with her ordenance and harquebusse shot, that one of them was ill to passe, and almost sunke: and so they retired hauing shot many péeces at the Captaine, & the Cap∣taine at them. At which time came the ship of Don Fran∣cisco de Bouadilla, who was néere the Captaine, who did likewise anoie the French men greatlie with their shot.

All this while did the Admirall and vizeadmirall of the French armie fight with the Galeon Saint Ma••theo, who did defend her selfe, and offend her enimies valian••••e: ••he Camp maister General, Don Lopes de Figueroa, Don ••••∣dro de Tassis, ouerséer generall, with the rest of the Gentle∣men and souldiours that were in her, couragiouslie sho••ting at the enimies, both with great shot, harquebusse sho•••••••• musket shot. The marques perceiuing that the Span••••h nauie was too windward of the French, and séeing the di∣stresse that the Galeon Saint Mattheo was in, by reason of the two Frenchmen, he commanded the Captaine to turne towards the enimie, and so did Don Christopher de ••rasso, and the rest of the ships of the Spanish armie, and the ships of Miguel de Oquendo, Villia Viciosa, & other Bishai••es, which were before the stearnmost, by changing of the wi•••• were then the formost, who came and boorded the Admi∣rall of the French Nauie, who fought with the Galeon Saint Mattheo, and afterward came the shippe wherein went Michael de Venesa, who fought with the Captaine of France like a good Captaine, and so in lyke sort did the soul∣diours that were with him, and because his shippe was betwéene, the marques coulde not at that time boorde the Captaine of France, but passed forward. In the meane t•••••• the Admiral of France was in fight with the Galeon Saint Mattheo, and thrée shippes moe, who boorded her, Villia Viciosa béeing one of the thrée, & hauing boorded the French Admirall at the prowe, was slaine with many of his com∣panie, as shall be declared.

The ship of Oquendo did boord her a stearne, and did en∣ter his men into her, and began to sacke, and tooke foure pri∣soners and the ensignes. The battaile beganne now to in∣crease: with that came two other French shippes to rescue their Captain, & putting aboord her thrée hundred fresh men, she got from them.

In the meane time the Marques gaue another charge on the enimie with much shot, and at the last boorded with the French Captaine prow to prowe, and so grapled together, where was a cruell fight on both sides, shooting the one at the other both with great shot and small, for the space of an houre, vntill shée yéelded, where were slaine aboue 300. French men, and the Gentlemen and souldiours that were in the two fights, did defend themselues valiantlie: so like∣wise did the two Captaines, Augustine Deharrara & Gam∣boa, and their lieuetenants. The Marques like a Generall, went through the fights, encouraging his people to the assal∣ting of the enimie, foreséeing and ordering all things néed∣full to be done. The artillerie both below & aloft did great good through the great diligence of those Captaines that had the charge thereof. The battaile betwéene the other ships did proceede, giuing and receiuing great charges one vpon the other. The battaile continued fiue houres, and at the last the enimie fled. Don Anthonio was departed in a small pinasse with another ship the night before the battel. Some ships were sunke, & some spoiled, hauing slaine all the men that were found in them, and some fled to other ships. And for that we could not tow their ships, the Marques comman∣ded that we should burne them, & sinke such as we could, as we had begun to doe. The Carauell with the horses that had bene taken was recouered.

It is thought that there was of the enimies aboue 1200. slaine, drowned, and beheaded, besides many that were hurt of them y^e escaped in the ships y^t fled. There might haue ben taken many mo of their ships, if we had had time & marri∣ners sufficient for to haue towed them, but they were suffe∣red

to depart without men and spoiled: & it is certaine, that the Admirall which was left for half drowned, & other foure or fiue ships, more were cast awaie in the Isle of S. Micha∣el, and it is thought that other haue done the like in other places.

The number of those that were slaine in the nauie of the Spaniards, was 224. men, and of those that were hurt 553. which is in all 777. Besides some that were burnt with wild fire, among whom was the comptroller generall, Sir Peter de Tassis in the face.

The names of the principall men that came with Don An∣thonio, of whom some are prisoners, some were slaine, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 some ranne awaie.

• Philip Strozzi Captaine Generall, was taken prisoner, and hurt with the shot of an harquebusse, wherof he died as soone as he came into the presence of the Marques.
• The Earle of Vimioso was prisoner, and hurt with an harquebusse shot, and thrust in with a sword, whereof he di∣ed in the Generals ship the daie after the battaile.
• The Countie Brisac, lieuetenant, some saie that he esca∣ped in a boate of his ship, other saie that he was slaine with a shot, the truth is not knowen.
• Monsieur de Piamount, maister of the campe Generall, was slaine in the battaile.
• Of the principal Captaines of the eight regiments that came in the armie (which was 6800. souldiours, accounting the aduenturers) some were slaine, and some fled awaie,

The Lordes of Townes and Castles that were taken aliue.

• Monsieur de Bocamaior, Lord of Rousela.
• Monsieur Iohn Delatus, Lord of Heria.
• William de Sanclear, Lord of Sanclear.
• Lewes de Clen, Lord of Bronnes.

• Peter de Oule, Lord of Quenes.
• Gilbert de Louel, Lord of Vuel.
• ...Peter de Bean.
• Monsieur de Gal, Lord of Gal.
• Monsieur de Gifford, Lord of Giffordel.
• Monsieur de la Onet, eldest sonne vnto the Lord of Gresoul.
• Edward de Langert, Lord of Piel.
• Fabio Gansete, sonne to the Lord of Gansete.
• Monsier de Vda, Lord of Vda.
• Monsieur Fransoius, Lord of Montilla.
• Monsieur Laquesbay, eldest sonne of the Lord of Biapolis.
• Monsieur Robert Debella, eldest sonne of the Lorde of Ve∣seola.
• Monsieur Guillam Mason, Lord of Falla.
• Monsieur Bigart de Piloart, Lord of Manterie.
• Monsieur Beltram de Amigat, Lord of Stituias.
• Monsieur Iailato, Lord of Sans.
• Monsieur Philip Mentado, Lord of Sabrussa.
• Monsieur Iohn de Bocca maior, Lord of Rosilla.
• Claudio de Pomolin, Lord of Popalin.
• Iacobo Lasarean, Lord of Lasserian.
• Monsieur Demondoc, Lord of Mondoc.

The Gentlemen prisoners that were no Lordes of Townes nor Castles, were in number one and fiftie, and of marriners and common Souldiours thrée hundreth and thrée.

The marques séeing that there was peace and amitie be∣tweene the king his maister and the French king, & know∣ing that those aduentures came onelie in the fauour of Don Antonio, Prior of Crato, with minde to rob his maiesties fléetes of both his Indies, and to make themselues Lords of his Islands and dominions, as they had begun in the Isle of S. Michael, & that their meaning was to doe other spoiles and piracies: in punishing of the fault and common offence committed by them against the publike peace, sworne, main∣tained, & kept, betwéene these two crownes, & their subiects, did declare all the prisoners to bée enimies of the common

quietnesse and good, troublers of the entercourses, fauourers of his maiesties rebelles: and that as such kinde of men, & publicke theeues, rouers and pyrates, the chiefe Iustice of the fléete did ordeine, that for the punishment of those & for an example to other in like cases: that the noblemen should be headded, and the rest should be hanged from xvii. yéeres vpwards. And this sentence being giuen, it was put in ex∣ecution, the first day of August of this present yéere 1582.

Of this battaile thus we reade in the booke intituled the Explanation of the true and lawfull right of Antony the king of Portugall.

When they were come vnto the Isle of Saint Micha∣ells, wherein was a garrison of 800. Castilians: the people of the Island vnderstanding that king Antonio was come, dyd with little or no a doe yéelde vnto him, for all the re∣sistance the Castilians could make to the contrarie: who then dispeiring, fled all into the castell. Within the which when they had held them about thrée dayes, the king of Ca∣stills nauie was descried, the Admirall whereof, was the Marques of Sancta Cruz, who brought an armie of nine or tenne thousand men. Thorough the occasion of comming of this nauie, the king and the rest that were with him must needes forsake the Island, and goe aboard their shippes, and prepare themselues to fight. Albeit in the meane time Stro∣ssi, and the Conestable (that was the Earle of Vimioso) & other of great auctoritie did verie earnestlie admonish and beséech the king that he would withdraw himselfe into the Isle of Tercera (which is the strongest of all the Aslores) least he should endanger his person in a doubtfull battell: séeing that vppon his safetie did depend the libertie not one∣ly of the kingedome of Portugall, but also of whole Chri∣stendome. But the king after he had a long time refused, yet at length yelded vnto them, and went to Tercera in a Pinasse, attended by his Procurator, Ed-ward de C••stro, and certaine other, leauing with the nauie the Conestable, with about two hundreth Portugalls, among whom ••••••¦ry many were Gentlemen that had folowed the King 〈◊〉〈◊〉

France. But the next day Strossi setting his nauie in aray, assailed the aduerse fleete of the Castillanes: & they fought very fiercely on both sides: and when that Strossi had now almost boarded the vizeadmirall of the Marques, whereof Lopes de Figueroa was Captaine, hauing slaine in that shippe about 600. Castilians: at last the marques assailed Strossi on the other side with a very mightie great and ve∣rie well appointed shippe called the Galeon San Martino, & did casely board & take him, because ther was no man that would succour him, besides the Comte de Brisacq, with two other ships, with whom he had fought verie valiantly, ha∣uing slaine many Castilians. Which Brisacq when he saw that he was wounded, & that he laboured in vaine, neither was succoured by his felowes as (he thought to haue bene) at length withdrew himselfe out of the fight, whereas in the meane time y^e lord of Sansolenne, the Vizeadmiral of Strossi & the Lord of Fumey, who was Captaine ouer 5. ships, re∣fused to fight at all, alleaging that the winde was against them. Whervpon Brisacq as one now in despaire, returned into France with certaine ships, but Sansolenne and Fumei came with 20. ships into the Isle of Tercera vnto the kng, who when he vnderstood y^e successe of the battaile, was ve∣ry sorowful (as he had good cause) and namely for the death of the Constable & Strossi, but anone after he dismissed thē, yet reteining still with him 2500. Frenchmen, y^t he might be able to defend the Island against the inuasion of the Ca∣stilians, not taking it wel that Sansolenne and Fumey had so wretchedly forsaken Strossi, and the Constable. But the enimie, who had lost in that battaile about 2000. men, and those for the most part of the chiefe men y^t he brought with him, durst attempt nothing against the Island of Tercera, but staying for, and taking with him the fléetes that about that time of the yéere doe vsually come out of the East, and west Indies, returned into Portugal with his nauie.

The Marques recouered immediatly after this ouer∣throw the Isle of S. Michael: and reenforcing his power, wanne the next yéere the Tercera, and whatsoeuer else the

king of Portugall had in those parts.