A libell of Spanish lies

Chapter 2: TO THE COVR- teous Reader.

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This work presents a detailed account of a naval engagement between the English fleet and a Spanish armada in the West Indies, highlighting the events surrounding the death of Sir Francis Drake. It serves as a rebuttal to Spanish claims regarding the battle, aiming to clarify the truth of the encounter. The author, a captain in the English navy, provides a firsthand perspective on the conflict and includes an endorsement from a high-ranking English officer, reinforcing the authenticity of the narrative. The text not only contributes to historical understanding but also sheds light on the biographies of notable figures involved in the enterprise.

TO THE COVR-
teous Reader.

WHereas, Don Bernaldino Delgadillo de Avellaneda, Generall of the Spanish fleete, hath by his Printed letters published to the worlde diuers vntruthes, concerning our fleete and the Commaunders thereof, seeking therby his owne glorie, and our disgrace; I haue taken vpon me (though of many least able) to confute the same, the rather for that the printed Coppie came first into my hands, hauing my selfe beene Captaine of one of her Maiesties shippes in the same voyage: Take this therfore (gentle Reader) as a token of my dutie and loue to my Countrie and Countrie-men, And expect onely a plaine truth, as from the pen of a Souldier, and Nauigator: Which if you take in good parte, may draw me shortly to a greater labour, by publishing vnto you our whole voyage.

Henrie Sauile.