bm'nt wit], powder in most miscrah]e sort. The stink in the ship was o msavoury and the igbt within b.ard so ugly, that the Lvrd Thomas Hvward and Sir Jvhu Hawkes hortly departed and came unto the L-rd High Admiral to inlbrm his louiship in what case she was fi,uml: whereupon his lordship took present order that a binall bark named the Btt'L. Flt. mll,, wherehi was Captain Thomas Flemyng, should eraMutt her t- st,me pvrt in England which he couM best recover, which wa pertbrine, I, and the aid ship brt,ught int,, �e?ll,,itth the next day."

The Spanish ccounts of what ha.ppened after the two fleets had f,,r the first time sighted one another, throw but little further light upon the events of the 21st and 22nd.

On the night of July th, the Armada lay to, while Medina Sidonia sent Don Juan Gil. who knew English, to reconnoitre the land, and to ascertain how things went there? At about the same time, an English craft from seaward approached the Armada to recommitre it, s and was chased off in the direction of the land hy Captain Ojeda, who, however, had to retire before he could come up with the Enghshman. Towards 1 x.r. on the same night, Don Juan Gil retro'ned, bringing with him four English fishermen whom he had seized in their boat. They were taken on board the flagship, but eommmficated nothing of importance. At A..* the moon appeared. and by its light the Spmiards perceived that the English were working to windward of them.

At daybreak on the 21st the wind blew from XV..V.f and the Armttda was a little to the westward of I'lymouth. To the west- ward of them the Spaniards saw the English, to the number of shout sixty sail,; besides eleven m{,re, including three large ones, which were under the land. These last had not then the advantage of the wind, and bore about.E. from the Armada;but they presently gained the wind and * joined the main body of the Enghsh fleet. While this manmuvre xvas being performed, the manauvring diGsion exchanged shots with the nearest Spanish vessel. Perceiving the English fleet to be nnited to windward, the Spaniards prepared for action, and Medina Sidonia hoisted the royal standard at the fore, the pre-arranged signal for battle. The

The (;,bh-t. Hid, here named after her owner.

l)um, doc. 185: . P. Dom. ccxv. 36. a Dur% doe. 165, 168, 185. 
lb., does. 168, 185.  P. C. Calderoh's accost.. 

11uro, doe. 165, p. 230. Calderon ays W.

7 l., dyes. 168-170; and Caldertin. %tne of the documents given by Dm'o say 80.

lb., ds. 185. 1'- 165. They eem to have worked rod to eaward of tho 

l,aniard, as showu in Adams' chart.