In These Two Galleys Were
Planted Three Or Four Hundred Small Shot, And On The Land, In The
Guard Only Of This Place, Three Hundred Shot And Pikes.
They, in this their full readiness to receive us, spared not their
shot both great and small.
But our Lieutenant-General, taking the
advantage of the dark (the daylight as yet not broken out) approached
by the lowest ground, according to the express direction which himself
had formerly given, the same being the sea-wash shore, where the water
was somewhat fallen, so as most of all their shot was in vain. Our
Lieutenant-General commanded our shot to forbear shooting until we
were come to the wall-side. And so with pikes roundly together we
approached the place, where we soon found out the /barricados/ of
pipes or butts to be the meetest place for our assault; which,
notwithstanding it was well furnished with pikes and shots, was
without staying attempted by us. Down went the butts of earth, and
pell-mell came our swords and pikes together, after our shot had first
given their volley, even at the enemy's nose. Our pikes were somewhat
longer than theirs, and our bodies better armed; for very few of them
were armed. With which advantage our swords and pikes grew too hard
for them, and they driven to give place. In this furious entry the
Lieutenant-General slew with his own hands the chief ensign-bearer of
the Spaniards, who fought very manfully to his life's end.
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