and Bark of BMle. (60 tons), v ', the Hc. ry Grace & ieu had

apparently been re-named the Edward. There had also been added a French prize, the Black Galley, taken in 1549, and the Lio., taken from the Scots by the Petu.cy, but presently lost off Harwich.

In 1558, the year of the death of Queen Mr.y, the oyal Navy bad heen reduced to twenty-six vessels of 7110 tons in all. In 1565, the eighth year of :Elizabeth, there were but twenty-nine ships, of an unknown total tonnage. In 1575, the eighteenth year of

THE GALLEY ?,UBTII,E. (Frov the drawing bg A.thvn!l Artthong in the Britis Elizabeth, the number of ships Ired further fallen to twenty-fo, and the tonmge was but bout 10,470. At that time there were England one hundred nd thinly-five other ships of 100 tons and upwards, six hundred and fifty-six of from 40 to 100 tons, about hundred boys, nd a large but unstted number of sml] brks nd smacks. Practically the whole of the RoyM Nvy was enged

gainst the Spanish Armada in 1588; and an account of the fleet

then employed will be found later in the appendix to the histow of l'hilip's attempted invasion.

But she was again knon as the He. ry Grace d D&tt when she was accidentalIv burnt on August 25th, 1553.Machyn's ' Diary': Cared.