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23 to his Countrie for a truth, that hee chaed the Englih Nauye with nine Shippes, and did three euerall times giue the onet to the Englih fleete, who being fourteene good Shippes (as he faith) did flye and refue to fight, being that the Spanifh Viceadmiral (if he be liuing) and manye other, can witnee the contrarie, who fighting like a true valiant man, departed from the fight with a torne and battered Shippe to aue her from inking. Neither can I imagine that there is any one in the Spanih fleete (Don Bernaldino excepted) that will aye they were lee then twentie ayle of Shipps when they met the Englih fleet: And the Spanih Nauy can witnee that they receiued uch tore of Bullets from the Englih fleete, that they were glad to depart, and in depight of them the Englih Nauie did holde their determined coure: And taking a view of the Spanih fleete the next day, their number was not aboue thirteene Shippes, which did