Diary of an English Mariner (Spanish Armada, 1588)
Last night we set sail. Last night, the Victory, along with the rest of our fleet of about a hundred, ripped through the gleaming waves, on the course to defending our honor, our country, and our faith. For a month we waited apprehensively at Plymouth for news of the Spanish fleet. They say it was detained by truculent storms even before it left its own waters. The weather certainly has not been amiable recently. Well, this afternoon, while war was brewing, and while Sir Francis Drake was playing bowls at the Plymouth Hoe, the ships were sighted off The Lizard, Cornwall. I was conversing with a soldier while we were heaving anchor, and he told me that Drake in fact had subsequently said, “There is plenty of time to finish the game and beat the Spaniards.” While I admire his confidence, it is somewhat disconcerting to be pitted against the greatest naval power on earth. Our main strategy will be to fight at a distance, as the Spaniards are notorious for their ramming and boarding schemes. The Spanish indeed possess mighty vessels, but we are not without prospect. Their ships, though numerous and powerful, are slow and cumbe
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Approximate Pages = 17 (250 words per page double spaced)
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