The royall fleet to do the dame’s command, Rig’d vp to dance on Amphitrite’s greene, With war-like musike’s sound did launch from land, To whom, in loue of Albion’s honor’d queene, Then easefull peace Spaine’s warre more wisht hath beene, Whose bosomes twice ten thousand men did fill, Train’d vp to tread the paths of warre with skill. 384. Two noble peeres stood vp to lead them out, The one hight _Howard_ he, that with renowne Gainst Spaine’s blacke fleet successefully had fought, Who now, though honor’d age his head did crowne With snow-white haires of siluer like soft downe; Yet in despight of yeares respect did goe, As generall of the fleet against the foe. 385. The other peere, whose heart heauen grac’d with grace Of goodly gifts, was _Essex_ noble knight, Whom from his youth treading the honour’d race Of valiant men, true vertue did excite, T’affect renowne in warre with chiefe delight, Who best aboue the best of high command, In this exploit went generall of the land. 386. [Sidenote: They did proclaime their intended voyage in Greeke, Latin, French, Spanish, &c. through most parts of Europe.] These lords, not like the foes, did put in vre, Their high exploit, who when their blacke fleete came Did treate of peace, to make vs more secure; But they each where their purpose to proclaime, Chose fame for herauld to denounce the same, Threatning all nations with their dames iust ire, That should as agents with their foe conspire. 387. Many more nobles drew their willing swords In this exploit to trie th’Iberian might: Braue _Sussex_, _Howard_, _Harbert_, valiant lords, Lord _Warden_, _Burk_, stout _Veere_ and _Clifford_ hight, With _Lodowicke_ of Nassau that stranger knight, _Don Christopher_ young prince of Portugale, And _Vanderforde_ the Belgian’s generall. 388. From Plimmouth port in safe transport of these And many gallants more, two hundred keele Did with swift winde cut through the wauie seas, While shee, whose heart th’effects of grace did feele, Not giuing trust vnto the strength of steele, While England’s sacred queene, while shee, I say, For her faire fleete to this effect did pray: 389. [Sidenote: Recorded by him that wrote this voiage, who carried it with him into Spaine, translated into Latin by D. _Marbecke_.]