All from the ships did cluster to the shore, Forth marcht the foote, whose hearts emboldned were With their late fight, and in the front before Great _Essex_ breath’d exhorts in euery eare To charge the foes; and not in vaine to beare The name of first, but first himselfe to show In euery deed, he first did charge the foe. 411. With such swift force, as when wilde Neptune raues, And ore the shore breaking his wonted bounds, Riding in triumph on his winged waues, Runnes vnresisted ouer lands and grounds, And in his way all in his power confounds; So from the fleet at shore went th’English downe To charge the foes inranckt before the towne. 412. The battels ioyn’d; but by their valour’s might, The valiant English in one hower’s space Brake through the foe-men’s rankes, who turn’d to flight; Did turne their backes and gaue the victors place, Who to the towne pursu’d with speedie chace, Whose walles th’Iberians flying from the field Against their foes did long to make their shield. 413. And being entred with confused cries, The gates were shut, and in the towne each where, A diuers noise about with horror flies; Then in the streets thicke troopes of men appeare, Some to the gates, some to the walles with feare Amazed runne, and euery hold about They stuffe with men, to keepe their foe-men out. 414. Meane time to triumph in proud Cadiz fall, Illustrate _Essex_ did approch the towne, Where scaling ladders laid vnto the wall Were fill’d with men, who climing for renowne, Did hazard death from off the walles cast downe: For from th’assault to force them to retire, Thicke fell downe darts, huge stones, and dreadfull fire. 415. The fearefull cries of men on either side, Rung through the towne, as they the walles did scale, Not long the bold defendants did abide Th’assailants by their prowesse did preuaile, The foes gaue backe, their fainting hearts did faile, Who left the walles, and through the streets did runne, With ruthfull tidings how the walles were wonne. 416. Vpon the battlements, the blood red crosse Appear’d in sight, and from the walles downe went The English troopes, and to the gates did passe, Where th’iron barres in sunder they did rent, Beate downe the posts, and all the iewses brent, And passage wide to them without did win, To whom the houses farre appear’d within. 417.