to them a gratuity of 10000 Crowns. The protestants in
these parts are malcontent, by reason of the many Declarations
the King grant d[unr]infavor of the Catholick Clergy, which
runne contrary to other Arrests agreed on, and to then priviledges
granted to them heretofore.
More Letters being come to hand concerning the late gallant
Action performed by the flaces under General Blake, take
them as follow[unr]h.
From the Bay of Logus near Cape St. Vincent May 6.
Since my last to you written at Travillia. (upon certain Intelligence
received, that the Spaniards Wast India Fleet did
remain at the Cantry Island of Teneriff) if pleased God to
put it into the hearts of our Commanders to attempt the destroying
the there, which through the Blessing of God took
full effect, for on the 20 of April we assaulted them and destroyed
every ship of them, though they had very strongly
fortified the whole Bay, along where they rode at anchor, with
treble brest-works and very strong Forts of Siene, within
postal shot one of another, and one very strong Castle, which
made them think themselves secure, that a Flemming desiring
leave of their General to go Sea, he laughed at him, and
told him he might go if he would, but the English Fleet might
come if they dared, for he would serve them, as they were at
Hispaniola, But it pleased God to crown us, and to give us unexpected
success to our Endeavours; For we not only beat
them out of their ships and destroyed them, but also out
of some of their Forts from their great Guns, and with very
little losse to our Fleet.
We had slain in our ship five men, of which John Pilkington
of your Company is out, and about 15 wounded, of which
Robert Young of your company is short in the arms but not
dangeronsly: Truly was a great providence of God unto us
that we lost no more men, for we were the first ship engaged,
and the last that come off; and Rode at Anchor all the whole
day so near that a men might well have thrown a Stont into
their Forts, our ship not having above two foot water more