THOMAS BAS-
KERVILE KNIGHT,
His approbation to
this Booke.
I Thomas Baskeruile Knight, Generall of her Maiesties late Indian armado in the late conflict had betweene the Spanish fleete and vs, hauing perused the Spanish letter written by Don Bernaldino Delgadillo de Auellaneda, General of the King of Spaines Nauie, and also hauing perused Captaine Henry Sauile his answeres vnto the six exceptions in the Generals letter with his discourse of the manner of our fight with the Spanish fleete, do say, that the said Henrie Sauile hath answered the letter, and set downe the order of the fight sincerely according to truth, for testimonie of which I haue hereunto set my hand.
And if Don Bernaldino Delgadillo de Auellaneda the General shal take any exceptions to this my approbation, or stand in the iustification of his lying letter written to Doctor Peter Flores, President of the Contraction house for the Indies, and by him for Bernaldinoes glorie lately put in Printe: I then saye that hee falsely lyed, and that I will maintaine against him with whatsoeuer Armes he shall make choyce of. And because the kingdomes wherein we abide are enemies, by reason of which there is no meanes in either of them, to maintaine that I haue written. Let him make choice of any indifferent kingdome, of equall distance from either Realme, and I will there be ready to maintaine as much as I haue written: But if by my imployments into Fraunce, I be so stayed by her Maiesties Commaundementes, that I cannot out of that Realme meete him in anye other, I cannot see why hee shoulde take anye exception to that, considering the equalitie of the place, and that the Armies of both our Princes be there resident.
FINIS.
Tho. B.
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