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 breathed himselfe being somewhat tired, had an honourable death and a short: for a shot strooke him to the heart: who feeling himselfe mortally wounded cryed to God for mercie, and fell downe presently dead.

But soone after the enemie was driuen somewhat to retire from the bankes side to the greene: and in the ende our boate came and carried as many of our men away as could goe in her, which was in hazard of sinking while they hastened into it: And one of our men whose name was Robert Maddocke was shot through the head with his owne peece, being a snap-hance, as hee was hasting into the boate. But foure of vs were left behinde which the boate could not carrie: to wit, my selfe Francis Pretie, Thomas Andrewes, Steuen Gunner, and Richard Rose: which had our shot readie and retired our selues vnto a cliffe, vntill the boate came againe, which was presently after they had caried the rest abourd.

There were sixe and fortie of the enemies slaine by vs, whereof they had dragged some into bushes, and some into olde houses, which wee found afterward. Wee lost twelue men in maner following.

Slaine by the enemie.

1. Zacharie Saxie. 2. Neales Iohnson. 3. William Geirgifield 4. Nicolas Hendie. 5. Henry Cooper.

Robert Maddocke, killed with his peece.

Henry Mawdly, burnt.

Drowned.

1. Edward the gunners man. 2. Ambrose the munitian.

Taken prisoners.

1. Walter Tilliard. 2. Edward Smith. 3. Henry Aselye.