1597] A QUARREL AT COURT
of Northumberland answered that he would rather believe
their Lordships than an7 other , and the lie he had given was
nothing So my Lord Southampton hath revoked his challenge
and they are made friends
6th February IRISH TRADE WITH SPAIN
The Council have commanded that no ships either of traffic
or of war from the ports of Waterford or Wexf ord in Ireland be
permitted to go forth to the sea for the next six months unless
very good bonds be given that they will not pass to any of the
coasts of Spam or unto any of the King of Spain's dominions
This order is made because of the extraordinary preparations of
the King of Spain, that m all likelihood are intended for Ireland,
for -which cause he stayeth and engageth in his service such
serviceable manners of other nations as do arrive there.
%th February SPANISH DISASTERS
An English pilot lately come from Ferrol declareth that he
was pilot in the fleet of 90 ships, whereof 20 were men-of-war,
that went out of Lisbon Of these 45 were cast away between
Lisbon and the Groin, one a great ship of 1,400 tons called the
Santiago, with all the battery for the army, another the
Admiral of the Levantiscos, with 1,200 men, 3 ships of 300 tons
each, built by an Englishman called Lambart, with divers others
all full of soldiers and provisions In an Irish ship there were
also cast away 14 Irishmen of name, capital rebels, and 200
common Irish soldiers There now remain 70 ships of all sorts
They have great famine and sickness and daily look for provisions
by sea from other parts of Spain Their purpose was to go for
Ireland, and they pretend so stall
THE BVTTLE AT TURNHour
In the late victory at Turnhout there were found about
divers of the Spaniards which were skin certain inchantments
and prayers in Latin, Englished thus
e Whosoever shall carry about him this prayer hereunder
written, let him not fear any enemy, neither can anv weapon
annoy him, neither darts nor other warlike instruments
neither the weapons of the mchanters, nor poisons, neither can
the wicked spirit annoy him he shall be safe at all times, and
in all places