ABSTRACT

I was at the windows of my residence which overlook the harbour and heard the noise. I sent to inquire into it and their answer was to warn that anybody approaching the ship did so at the risk of his life. They then made sail. I went to the fortress and as they passed ordered six shots to be fired but they would not strike sail. With them they carried off a Portuguese caravel which the English seized the next day. This ship, which was richly laden, carries no manifest