ANd this lie also he doth not receiue by intelligence from any other, but himselfe was an eye-witnesse in the action, which made him bold to send this with the rest into his Countrie for currant newes: But herein _Don Bernaldino_ was more bolde then wise, for the torne and battered sides of his Gallyons, being compared with her Maiestes Shippes; and others that serued in that fight, doe declare, that his Ships receiued at least two bullets for one. Neither can it be concealed but his owne Countriemen (if any do fauour truth) may easily see the losse, and late reparations, done vnto the Kings fleete sithence they did encounter with the English Nauie, whensoeuer they that remaine shall arriue in S_paine_: But the Generall seemeth to bee a verye good proficient in his profession, and waxeth somewhat bolde, treading the true steppes of old _Barnardino de Mendozza_, and yet _Mendozza_ was somewhat more warie in his lyes, for he had sometime the colour of intelligence to shadow them, but the Generall growing from boldnes to impudencie, maketh no scruple to say, that the English Nauie fled as fast as they could without discharging any Hargebush or peece of Artillerie, when as the battered sides of his ships do returne the lye to his face: For in this conflict _Don Bernaldino_ did behaue himselfe so valiantly, that he was alwaies farthest of in the fight, & had so great care of his owne person that he stoode cleare frõ the danger of Muskat or any smal shot, & durst not approach, whereas our generall was the foremost, & so held his place, vntill by order of fight other ships were to haue their turnes, according to his former direction, who wisely & pollitickly had so ordered his vangarde, & reregarde, that as the maner of it was altogether strange to the Spaniard, so might they haue bene without all hope of victorie, if their General had beene a man of any iudgement in Sea fights: I know no reason why the English Nauie should flye from him, for the Spaniard may put all the gaine in his eye that euer he did winne from the English: Peraduenture some siely nouice of our country meeting the general in S_paine_, and hearing a repetition of so many sillables in one name, as _Don Bernaldino Delgadillo de Auellaneda_, might thinke them to be words of Coniuration, & for feare of raysing a Spirit, might flie from him as from the Deuill, or some simple _Indian_ slaue hearing the like repetition of his long and tedious name, might suppose it to be an Armie of Spaniards, and for feare runne awaye: But the commaunders and Captaines of the English Nauie, were men of such resolution, that no Spanish bragges coulde dismaye them, for they haue often met them with their Pikes in their Spanish beardes. Nor the countenaunce of _Don Bernaldino_ quaile them, although he were acowtred in his gilt Leather buskins, and his Toledo Rapyer. [Illustration: (banner, start of section)]