Where taking land, as bees from cranied rockes Breake through the clefts, and to increase their store, About the fields flie euery way in flockes: So from their ships the souldiers more and more In mightie tumult multipli’d the shore, Where vncontrol’d themselues they did conioyne In martiall troopes, and marched towards the Groyne. 294. Which to defend from spoile the fainting foes By need constrain’d, at first forth boldly came, And in the field our forces did oppose; But being with furie charg’d by men of fame, Vnto the towne they backe retir’d with shame, Whom to the gates the English did pursue, And with smart stripes did reach them as they flew. 295. Nor could their strong erected walles withstand The fierce assaylants, who with nimble sprite Did scale their bulwarkes, and by force of hand Did turne th’Iberians into shamefull flight, Although with most aduantage they did fight, Of whom fiue hundred on the dust fell dead, The rest to th’vpper towne amazed fled. 296. The towne surpris’d, stor’d in the same were found The sterne designes of _Philip’s_ raging teene; For euery place with shipping did abound, Which for another fleet prepar’d had beene, Intended once againe against our queene; But by despoiling of this conquered towne, King _Philip’s_ hopes they in despaire did drowne. 297. From hence the victors, in _battalia_ led To th’vpper Groyne by _Norrice_ noble knight, To which the foes had for their safegard fled, Did march with speed, and in their foes despight Before the towne their warlike tents did pight, Where in strong battery many daies they lay, And to remoue them none durst giue th’assay. 298. Yet by the towne six miles from off the coast, The count _D’Andrada_ with his armie lay, Betwixt Petrance and the English hoast, Who boasting with his powers to driue away The foes from Groyne; yet durst not giue th’assay; But kept aloofe intrencht within the ground, With strong built baracadoes fenced round. 299. Which, when braue _Norrice_ heard, with _Drake’s_ consent Nine regiments amongst the rest he chose, And whirlewinde-like with furie forth he went, Marching with winged pace vpon the foes, On their owne ground with them to bandie blowes, On whom hight _Edward Norrice_, lion like, Gaue the first charge with his sharpe pointed pike. 300.