Being in that extent above foure leagues from the ground, we sunke downe above the one halfe of the legge in the Ice, and must advance in spight of our teeth.
But the Admirall was sunke with much leaking, neere to the Idy Stone, a rocke that lieth ouer against Plimouth sound, and the men were saued.
The Admirall of the Hulkes and the Ascension of Siuil were bothsunke by the side of the Reuenge; one other recouered the rode of Saint Michael, and sunke also there; a fourth ranne her self with the shore to saue her men.
There perished of the Indies Fleete sunke in the sea before there comming to Flores 11 sailes, whereof the General was one, and not one man saued.
At our first comming in we sunke with our shot a ship of Raguza of a 1000.
The Reuenge had in her diuers faire brasse pieces that were all sunke in the sea, which they of the Iland were in good hope to waigh vp againe the next Sommer after.
The said two ships set saile with 3 or 4 hundred men, as well souldiers as others that came with them out of India, and being at sea had a storme, wherewith the Admirall burst and sunke in the sea, and not one man saued.
But surely GOD is a mighty GOD, and hath a wonderfull secret stroke in all matters, especially of weight and moment.
To this purpose the said Pope proffered a million of gold, the one halfe thereof to be paied in readie money, and the other halfe when the realme of England or any famous port thereof were subdued.
The Duke to recouer himselfe stepped more strongly with the other foote, and sunke into the sand somewhat deepe.
Sir Andrew sawe, hee see his pinnace sunke in the sea.
Though her flood was blowne in, by thy first breath, All is at once sunke in the whirle-poole death.
Their gates are sunke into the ground, and hee Hath broke the barres; their King and Princes bee Amongst the heathen, without law, nor there Unto their Prophets doth the Lord appeare.
They sunke the Generals ship called the Angel, and tooke the Swallow: the Spaniards Admirall had aboue threescore shot through her: many of his men were spoyled: four other of their ships were sunke.
The 25 at midnight both our Shallops were sunke being towed at the ships stearnes by the Boatswaines negligence.
I tooke also sixe men out of another small ship, which we had sunke because it wanted ballast and could not be saued.
Against the tenor of which articles, one of our ships which came from Patras which is in Morea, laden with corants and other merchandizes which were bought in those parts, was sunke by 2.
Then departed they, leauing one of their ships behind them, which they sunkefor lacke of men to cary her.
Sidenote: The Inuentorie of our ships and goods sunke and taken by the gallies of Alger.
Sidenote: An English ship sunke by two gallies of Alger.
And one of our fleete named the Barke Dennis, being of an hundreth tunne burden, seeking way in amongst these yce, receiued such a blow with a rocke of yce that she sunke downe therewith in the sight of the whole fleete.
A hande and an arme did meete the sworde, And flourishd three times in the air; 170 [Then sunke benethe the renninge streme, And of the duke was seene noe mair.
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