The Voyage of Harbor of Grace, 1563.
YEt I will not omit to speak of the Voyage of the Harbor of Grace; then when they made the approches to plant the Artillery, the English who were within it kild some of our Souldiers, and divers P••oners, who undermined, who when they were seen to be so hurt that there was no hope of curing, their fellows stript them and put them yet alive, in the Mines, which ser∣ved them for so much filling earth. The English seeing they could not withstand an assault, because they were very much attainted with diseases and chiefly with the plague, they yielded, their lives and jewels saved. The King caused them to have ships to return to England, being glad to be out of this place infected with the Plague: the greatest part died, and carried the plague into England, and since have not yet been exempted. Captain Sarlabous master of the Camp, was left there in Garrison, with six Ensigns on foot, who had no fear of the plague, and were very joyful to enter therein, hoping there to make good cheer. My little master had you been there, you had done as they.