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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10807	Haigh for Deuonshire A pleasant discourse of sixe gallant marchants of Deuonshire. Their liues, aduentures and trauailes: with sundrie their rare showes and pastimes shewed before the King in Exeter. Besides many pretie mery ieasts by them performed: as well in forraine countries, as in their owne. Very delightfull for the reader. Written by H.R.	H. R. (Henry Roberts), fl. 1585-1616.; Deloney, Thomas, 1543?-1600. Thomas of Reading.	1600 (1600)	STC 21081; ESTC S110648	47,670	80

those and their Adherents which spoiled them wherevpon the Marchants of Fxeter furnished and manned in warlike manner sixe tall ships at their owne proper charge of which Fléete they made choise of William for Admirall who hauing the charge minding carefully to accomplish what he had vndertaken sent vnto his Consorts of the other Townes requesting their companies and aide who willing to accompany their friend as also to recouer part of their losse furnished in like manner other sixe ships themselues seruing for Captaines of their owne goods William hauing the charge of Generall with such countenance demeaned himselfe valiant and courteous that euery man presaged good successe in his fortunes that sundrie Gentlemen and men of valour made suite for to accompanie him William carefull of what he had in hand hauing the most his owne charge slacked no time but hearing of the arriuall of his Fléete at Dorthmouth the place appointed of méeting frollikes with his friends viewing and mustring their companies which were all goodly men and well furnished Not long after a faire winde blowing to the fauour of God they commended their actions and the equitie of their cause putting forward with great resolution to the sea At their going forth taking their farewell after the manner of such seruice as all the country admired and cheared their friends which were beholders thereof These Gallants leauing our owne coast according to directions plied for Bell I le the trade and other places fit to find their enemies Of whose being vpon the Coast the Admiral of France was aduertised who by chance was then in the Road of Charleboyes sharing English goods lately taken and hearing of these warlike shippes in the night fell lower to the mouth of the riuer and in the morning taking the aduantage of the Tyde came to sea Where shortly by our Fléete which looked sharpely out for them they were discouered and a view taken of their Fleete which were twise as many and more goodly ships but William resolued to sée their courage and trie it after he had called his fléete togither and giuen direction for the fight assured of his company and their faithfull industrie prouided euery way fit for the same they Bare with the French displaying Saint George ouer their toppes The Frenchmen séeing these Gallants rather thought them mad then otherwise so to boorde them hauing the oddes especially on their owne Confines stood with them entending to haue compassed the whole Fléete and so to haue made quick dispatch Boording them and carrying them away wherein they were deceiued For William●●●●● ●●●●● with more resolution as they afterward found to theyr cost Our Fléete comming vp with them after a defiance with Trumpets giueth William and his Uice-Admirall Oliuer thrust amongst the Fléete and in despite loorded the Admirall and tooke the Generall into their owne ship leauing some men aboorde to kéepe her and sending the French men all away with their boates to séeke their fortunes This onset beginning with good successe added courage to our companies and greatly discomforted the French hauing lost their Admirall Yet cōtinued the fight very hotly foure or fiue houres In which time many of the French lay drenched in the déepe both men and ships William keeping his owne who was so well followed by his companions that the French wearied with the fight and their hope past hope to escape William and his company hauing the aduantage of the shore lying betwéene them and the sea yéelded themselues to his mercie of whom being possest he tooke the principall men prisoners made choise of the best ships and manned them with their Ordinance such Marchandise and money whereof they had a boundance aboord freed many Englishmen they had taken sincking the most part of the ships sauing the worst to carrie men a shore Which done in despite of those on land which should contradict his doings went into the Road of conquest fired the ships in the Roade and brought two Gallies away This finished when he had houered vpon the coast two whole wéekes to sée if any durst come and finde fault with what was done with great wealth and more honour to the countrey he returned to Dorthmouth recompencing his company well satisfied for their losse and richly stoaring the kings treasure to the good liking of his Maiestie who gaue thē many thanks and generall ioy of the whole land whose honour it was CHAP. XIII How Ioane UUilliams wife for sundrie mad parts plaied could not indure her seruant Iames and his departure to Spaine MIstresse Ioane growing now to more reckoning of her selfe standing on her husbands aduancement béeing Maister Captaines wife expected from her neighbours more honour then had of custome bene tendered especially of her seruants which Iames her man perceiuing scorned to doo as she commanded being the eldest seruant the principall dealer for his Maister hauing charge of all which Mistresse Ioane stomacked much and often wold crosse him with tanting spéeches not forgetting the knauish pranke played betwéene his Maister and her albeit she consealed the same Amongst many the madde tricks Iames offered his Mistresse this one she tooke most exceptions at In the time of her husbands absence her selfe lying in of a young sonne many her neighbors banquetted with her as the custome is in that Country at which time with other Williams friends sundry the best in the Cittie oft times to William bad themselues to supper against whose comming all daintie vyands that money or friends could procure was prouided all things fit to content on these guestes Ioane gaue strict charge diligent attendance by her seruants be giuen for the better credit of themselues and their Maister which they promised to doo The guests set and their Cates orderly serued Iames wayted in good sort yet not to Mistresse Ioanes content hauing many to imploy some by chance wanted cleane Trenchers for which she tooke occasion in open presence to checke her man Iames commaunding him to see if there wanted nothing on the Table and willed him to bring in a whéele-Barrow to carry away the bones and foule trenchers Iames hereat moued following her counsell like a diligent seruant ranne hastily for the same and brought it to the Table At which ieast the company had good sport and long time busied them with laughter But Mistresse Ioane séeing her selfe before her friendes so scorned frowned powted and swelled on Iames and hardly could forbeare wéeping yet let it passe amongst many other prankes vntill her husbands returne from seas vnto whom with teares she complained her of sundry wrongs done by her seruant Iames. Which William like a kinde Maister waying his youth and good seruice he had receiued from him sought to excuse with gentle words perswading his wife to the like Which Ioane hearing passing the bounds of modestie she protested that if he kept him longer in his house he accounted more of him then of his wife nor might she be brought otherwise to beléeue and so vowed that