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Eightly, Don Antonio di Castillo, embassador to her Majestie from Henry the Kinge of Portingale, tolde me here in London, the yere before his departure, that one Anus Corteriall, Capitaine of the Ile of Tercera, in the yere 1574. sente a shippe to discover the northwest passage, which, arryvinge on the coaste of America in 57. degrees of latitude, founde a greate entraunce very depe and broade, withoute impedimente of ise, into which they passed above xx leagues, and founde it alwayes to tende towardes the southe.
It is called the key of India, for that the Spaniardes cannot well returne into Spaine but that they muste touche there for victualls, water, woodde, and other necessaries. It lieth at the mouthe and entraunce into the Gulfe of Bahama. This ilande hath great plentie of victualls, but it is not greately inhabited.
Leid. But we have turnop hearts. Enter a Messenger. Now what's the next newes? Mess. The Prince is at the Barriers, and desires his entraunce Leid. He must not enter: what Company is with him? Mess. But few, and those unarmd too: about some twentie. Leid. And what behind? Mess. We can discover none. Leid. Enter 1 Captaine and Soldiers. Sold. They charge us not to let him in. 1 Cap.
You were not noted as you made entraunce Into the Hague? Cap. No, Sir; 'twas about midnight, And few were stirring but the Guard. Or. The better. Let his being brought in be still conceald, and tell him If uncompelld he will confes the truth At Barnavelts Arraignement, that all favour That I can wyn him shall prepare a way To quallifie his fault. Cap. Ile work him to it And doubt not.
And so beinge firste setled in strengthe with men, armour, and munition, and havinge our navy within our bayes, havens, and roades, wee shall be able to lett the entraunce of all subjectes of forren princes, and so with our freshe powers to encounter their shippes at the sea, and to renewe the same with freshe men, as the soodden feightes shall require; and by our fortes shalbe able to holde faste our firste footinge, and readily to annoye suche weary power of any other that shall seke to arryve; and shalbe able with our navye to sende advertisemente into England upon every soodden whatsoever shall happen.
To raise up Cittizen against Cittizen, Stranger gainst stranger, Soldier against Soldier, And Maiestrates against the Maiestrates. Or. To waste the Land within that with lesse danger The forraigne Enemy might make his entraunce. Yf then this be not treacherie beyond All presidents of Traitours Bar.
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