CONTENTS . . 76 Pagi From "Purchas His Pilgrimes." By SAMUEL PURCHAS By Sir Walter Raleigh, with introduction, etc., by J. A. FROUDE From "Purchas His Pilgrimes." By WILLIAM BARENTS From "Kidnapped.” By Robert Louis STEVENSON From "Roderick Random." By TOBIAS SMOLLETT From "An Iceland Fisherman." By PIERRE LOTI From "Sea-Hounds." By LEWIS R. FREEMAN Form “The Pilot." By J. FENIMORE COOPER From “The Cruise of the Midge." By MICHAEL SCOTT From "An Ocean Tragedy." By W. CLARK RUSSELL From "Sea Life in Nelson's Time." By JOHN MASEFIELD 247 From “The Romance of the Sea." By FREDERICK WHYMPER . PAQJ From "Two Years Before the Mast." By R. H. DANA From "Legends and Superstitions of the Sea.” By FLETCHER S. From "The Log of the Arethusa.” By CAPT. W. H. Macy THE INVINCIBLE ARMADA [From "Purchas His Pilgrimes," By Samuel Purchas] T HE Lord high Admirall of England being thus on the sudden, namely upon the 19. of July about foure of the clocke in the afternoone, enformed by the Pinnace of Captaine Fleming aforesaid, of the Spaniards approach, with all speede and diligence possible hee warped his Ships, and caused his Mariners and Souldiers to come on boord, and that with great trouble and difficultie, insomuch that the Lord Admirall himselfe was faine to lie without in the road with six Ships onely all that night, after the which many others came forth of the haven. The very next day, being the 20. of July about high noone, was the Spanish Fleet descried by the English, which with a South-west winde came sailing along, and passed by Plimmouth; in which regard (according to the judgement of many skilfull Navigators) they greatly overshot themselves, whereas it had beene more commodious for them to have staied themselves there, considering that the Englishmen being as yet unprovided, greatly relied upon their owne forces, and knew not the estate of the Spanish Navie. Moreover, this was the most convenient Port of all others, where they might with greater security have beenc advertised of the English forces, and how the commons of the land stood affected, and might have stirred up some mutinie, so that hither they should have bent all their 1 more puissance, and from hence the Duke of Parma might 3 |