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1    Shortly, after Sir John Perrot returned
2from France , and came to the
3Court of England , where he lived at
4great Charge, and at soe high a Rate, as
5he grew into great Debt, and ranne so
6farre into Arrearages, that he began to
7mortgage some of his Lands, and yet
8did owe some seven or eight Thowsand
9Pounds, being like to Allexander the Great
10in this, who agaynst his Expedition into
11Persia did put most Part of his Possessions
12(belonging to the Crowne of
13Macedon ) in Pawne. And being asked
14by Perdica , his chiefe Commander, what
15he left behynd hym, answered, Hope .
16So this Knight spending his Patrimony
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18now-a-dayes, wastfully, and above their
19Habiliitie) had lefte but a bare Hope to
20recover his Estate. Yet he at Length
21did begin to bethink hymself, and to
22look back into his decaying Fortune, and
23soe grew much agrieved at his owne
24Prodigality. Insomuch that on a Time
25he walked out of the Court, into a Place
26where commonly the Kinge did use to
27come about that Howre; and there he
28began (either as knowing that the Kinge
29would come that Way, or else by
30Chaunce,) to complayne as it were agaynst
31hymself, unto hymself: How
32unfortunate and unwise he was, soe to
33consume his Livinge, having wasted
34a great Part of that in few Yeares,
35which his Auncestors had gotten and enjoyed
36for many Yeres? And must I
37(quoth he) be the Man that shall overthrow
38my Howse, which hath continued
39soe longe? It had byn better I had
40never byn born. And what shall I doe
41(sayd he) to recover my Estate? So entered
42as it were into a Disputation with
43hymself, whether he were best to follow
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45follow the Warres; for he feared that
46should he continew at Court, the King
47being yonge, and under Government, if
48upon his good Deserts the King should
49be pleased to graunt him any Thing in
50Recompence of his Service, yet his Governors,
51as the Lord-Protector, and the
52Privey-Counsell, might gaynsay it, and
53soe he should rather runne into farther
54Arrearages, than recover his decayed Fortunes;
55but if he did retier hymselfe
56into the Contrie, where he might live at
57lesse Charge, or betake hymselfe unto
58the Warres, where he might get hymselfe
59some Place of Commaund, it might be
60a Meanes to save his Revenewes, and to
61pay his Debtes.
62
63    As he was thus sadly debating the Matter
64unto hymselfe, the Kinge came behynd
65hym, and overheard most of that which
66he sayd, who at length stepped before
67him, and asked him, How now Perrott
68(quoth the Kinge) what is the Matter that
69you make this great Moane? To whom
70Sir John Perrott answered, And it lyke
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72Highness had byn there: Yes, sayd the
73King, we heard you well inough: And
74have you spent your Livinge in our Service,
75and is the King so yonge, and under
76Government, that he cannot give you
77any Thinge in Recompence of your Service?
78Spie out sumwhat, and you shall
79see whether the Kinge hath not Power
80to bestow it on you. Than he most humbly
81thanked his Majestie, and shortly after
82founde out a Concealment, which as
83soone as he sought, the King bestowed it
84on hym, wherewith he paid the most
85part of his Debtes; and so always after
86he became a better Husband.
87
88    This Storie Sir John Perrot would
89sometimes recounte unto his Frends, acknowledging
90it a greate Blessinge of God,
91that had given him Grace in Time to
92look into his decaying Estate, and such
93Means to recover the same by the Healpe
94and Bountie of so merciful and rare a
95yonge Prince as this noble Kinge Edward
96was, the like of whom, for Learninge,
97Witt, and Princely Pietie, hath seldom
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99Example allso of Sir John Perrott's
100Prodigality and Recovery may serve for the
101yonge Men of this Age, and of Time to
102come, to teach them (with the Prodigall
103Sonne spoken of in the Gospell, and
104with this Knight, whose Life is here
105discribed) to return Home in Time, and
106with the Eie of Consideration to look into
107theyr Estates before all be spent, least
108that Sentence be sayd of them, as Cato
109sayd of one Albidius , that he did proterviam
110facere ; which was an Adage, alludinge
111to the Fashion of the Sacrifices,
112that whatsoeyer remayned should be burnt.
113And so in this foolish Oblation of Prodigalitie,
114and wastfull mispending, without
115Providence or Foresight, whatsoever the
116Belly consumeth not, they sett upon theyr
117Backs, whereby all is spent and
118consumed.
119
120    After the Death of this towardlie and
121noble young Prince, King Edward , Queene
122Mary his Sister cominge to the Crown,
123Sir John Perrott continewed likewise at
124the Court, and was well accepted of amongst
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126The Queene also did favour hym very
127well, and would say, That she did lyke
128exceeding well of him, and had a Hope
129he would prove a worthy Subject, but that
130(as his Words were) he did smell of the
131Smoake, meaninge thereby his Religion,
132for which he was called in Question by
133meanes of one - Gaderne , the Queenes
134Servant, and his Contrieman, who accused
135Sir John Perrott , That he kept certain
136Protestants, then called Hereticks, at his
137Howse in Wales , as one Mr. Alexander
138Nowell , who was afterwards Dean of
139Litchfield . Mr. - Perrott his Unckle (who
140had byn Reader to Kinge Edward in the
141Greek Tongue) and one Mr. Banister ,
142with others, upon which Accusation he
143did not denie his own Religion, but was
144committed to the Fleete, yet being well
145frended, and the Queene favoring hym
146well, he was allowed to have his learned
147Counsell to come unto hym; and namely,
148one Mr. Nowell , Brother to the forenamed
149Dean, and soe by such Meanes
150as he made unto the Queene, he was
151released. Within a while he went to St.
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153the noble Erle of Pembrock , who did
154speciall Love and Favor to him so farre
155that there was never any Unkyndness betwixt
156them but once, which happened in
157this Sorte. Queene Mary did once give
158speciall Charge unto the Erle of Pembrock
159to see that no Hereticks (meaning Protesttants)
160should remayne in Wales . When the
161Erle had receved this Command, coming
162Home to his Lodging, where Sir John Perrott
163lay with his Sonne, Sir Edward Herbert ,
164the Erle acquaynted hym what the
165Queen had given him in Charge, and told
166him, that inasmuch as the Queen had laid
167this generall Burden on his Back, I must
168(sayd he) Cossen Perrott ease my selfe, and
169lay part of my Burden on you for those
170Partes as the three Shiers whereabouts you
171dwell and have Living. I know there is noe
172Man can doe more than your selfe, and
173therefor that Charge which the Queene
174hath given me for Wales in generall, the
175same I must give you in particular for that
176Syrcuite. To which Sir John Perrott answered,
177Good my Lord (sayd he) I hope
178you know you may Command my Life
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180on me, but leave me to enjoy my
181Conscience, and I will not willingly meddle
182with other Mens Consciences. To
183whom the Erle replied sumwhat angrily,
184What, Sir John Perrott , will you be an
185Heretick with the reste? Not so my Lord,
186sayd he, for I hope my Religion is as
187sound as yours or any Man's else; and
188so with some other cholericke Speaches
189that Conference ended.
190
191    In the Morning Sir John Perrott arose
192very early, and went abroad about his
193private Business, and returned back agayn
194by that Time the Erle was making hym
195readie (thinking that all Unkyndness had
196been past) but the Erle, as soon as he
197espied hym, asked, What! Sir John Perrott ,
198Who sent for you? He answered,
199Why, my Lord, I did not think you
200would have ask'd me that Question; and
201if I had imagined soemuch, you should
202have sent for me twise before I would
203have come once, and shall doe soe before
204I come hither agayn. As he was turning
205about to goe out of Doores, the Erle
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207speake with hym; and so they coming
208somewhat neere, fell into sharpe Words,
209and from fowle Wordes to fowle Play,
210that if they had not byn parted, much
211Hurt might have byn done. And soe Sir
212John Perrot was fayne to depart, not being
213able to make his Party good in that Place.
214
215    This was not so privatly done, or so
216secretly kept, but that it was published,
217and Newes thereof came speedily to the
218Court, That the Earl of Pembrock and
219Sir John Perrott were fallen out; and the
220Cause thereof was known to be for matters
221of Religion; which beinge brought
222unto the Queen's Eares (as Princes shall
223be sometimes inform'd of meaner Matters
224than this) she grew greatly displeased
225therewith; insomuch, that Sir John Perrot ,
226having at that Time a Suite unto
227the Queen, for the Castle and Lordship
228of Carew (and a Promise thereof being
229made unto hym) when he came next unto
230the Queen to renew his Suite, the
231Queene would scarce look on hym, much
232less give hym any good Answer; which
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234from his Suite with austeere Lookes, and
235so pressed so neere to the Queene, that
236he fell upon some Part of her Trayne,
237and besought her Majestie, to remember
238hir Princely Promise made unto hym for
239Carew , wherewith she seemed highly offended,
240and in angry sorte ask'd, What!
241Perrot , sayd she, Will you offer Violence to
242our Person? Then he besought her of Pardon
243for his Boldness; but she departed with
244much Indignation. At that Time, there
245was in London one Sir Thomas Jones , a
246Knight of good Judgement and Wisdom
247(who had married Sir John Perrott's Mother)
248he hearing what had happen'd, advised
249Sir John Perrott to reconcyle hymselfe
250unto the Erle of Pembrock , and to
251make hym a Meanes to pacifie the Queene,
252telling hym there was noe other way to
253recover hir Favor, and to avoyd present
254Perill. Sir John Perrott answered, that
255sithence the Erle had offer'd hym such Unkindness,
256he could not seeke his Favour, although
257it cost hym his Life. But within
258short Time, Sir John Perrott found such
259Frends about the Queene, that she was
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261he would be reformed in Religion, and to
262referre his Suite unto the Lords of her
263Privey Counsell. When he came before
264the Lords of the Counsell to know theyr
265Pleasures, whether it were convenient
266that he should have Carew , according to
267the Queenes Promise, there was amongst
268them one who bare greate Sway, the Buyshop
269of Winchester : He had understanding
270of Sir John Perrotts Disposition in Religion,
271and of the Difference that had byn
272betwixt the Erle of Pembrock and hym;
273therefore he began vere sharpely to censure
274hym, and to tell hym; Sir John Perrott ,
275sayd the Buyshop, Do you come to seek
276Suites of the Queene? I tell you, except
277you alter your Hereticall Religion, it were
278more fitt that the Queene should bestow
279Fagotts, than any Livinge on you; and so
280he pass'd on with a very severe Sentence
281against hym. But when it came to the
282Erle of Pembrock to deliver his Opinion,
283he spoke thus (as Sir John Perrott hymself
284hath related it) My Lords (quoth
285the Erle) I must tell you my Opinion of
286this Man, and of this Matter, for the Man,
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288could, eat my Herte with Salte; but yet,
289notwithstanding his Stomacke towards me,
290I will give hym his dew, I hold hym to
291be a Man of good Worth, and one who
292hath deserved of hir Majesty in hir Service,
293as good a Matter as this which he
294seaketh, and will noe doubt deserve better,
295if he reforme his Religion; therfor
296since the Queene has past her Gracious
297Promise, I see noe Reason but he should
298have that which he seaketh. When they
299heard the Erle of Pembrock speak soe favorably
300for hym, who they thought would
301have been most vehement agaynst hym;
302then all the rest of the Counsell were content
303that he should have his Suite, and soe
304made favorable Report thereof unto her
305Majestie, who shortly after graunted hym
306the same. And he did ever after (as he
307had Cause) acknowledge hymself much
308beholding unto the Erle of Pembrock , who
309in this, as in all things else, shewed hymself
310most honorable. For what better Testimony
311could be given of a worthy heroicall
312Mynd, then not only to forgett an
313Unkindness, but to shew hymself most
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315Meanes to be revenged; farre differing
316from the Disposition of divers Noblemen
317now a Dayes, who would be glad to finde
318such an Opportunitie (as was then offered
319unto this Noble Erle) to work any of
320their Adversaries Overthrow, who should
321so deepely offend them. But this Nobleman
322bare a more heroicall Spirite, knowing
323that to be trew which the Poet
324testifieth.
325
326    - Quippe minuti
327Semper & infirmi est animi exiguiq; voluptas
328Ultio, continuo sic collige, quod vindicta
329Nemo magis gaudet quam faemina.
330
331    He saith, that Desier of Revenge is a
332Signe of a meane, weak, and an abject
333Mynd; for that none do rejoyce in Revenge
334more than Women: And soe on
335the other Side, we see many Times that
336forgetting and forgeving of Injuries (especially,
337where there is Power to revenge)
338doth gayne more good Will, than the geving
339of greate Rewards. Which is manifest
340in this Nobleman's worthy Cariage, who
341was truly valiant and magnanimous; but
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343and Malice doth move to worke other
344Mens Overthrow.
345
346    And this Example is here sett downe,
347as well to give this Noble Personage his
348due Prayse, as to leave it for a Patterne of
349Imitation unto others. After this Passage,
350Sir John Perrott did always honor the Erle
351of Pembrock , as there was great Cause he
352should, and the Erle did lykewise extraordinarily
353respect hym, as many others
354did in regard of his Personage, Witte,
355Valour, and Expertnes in Armes, which
356he did much exercise, although the Particulars
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358    Now when Sir John Perrott had reposed
359hymselfe for a while in the Countrie,
360and sometimes repayred to the
361Court (as his Occasions served) for
362some few Yeres after he cam from being
363President of Mounster in Ireland ; he
364was sodaynly sent for out of that Contrie unto
365the Court, to take Charge of some
366of the Queene's Shipps, which were to
367be sent unto Sea (agaynst the Invasion
368of the Spaniards ) upon Intelligence receved,
369That James Fitz-Moris (who before
370submitted hymselfe to Sir John Perrott
371when he was Lord President of Mounster )
372had synce byn in Spayne , and procured
373the Promise of certayn Shippes and
374Men to be sent into Ireland , to invade and
375disquiett the State of Ireland , especially
376the Province of Mounster .
377
378    This beinge knowen to the Queene
379and hir Privy Counsell, they sent for Sir
380John Perrott to take the Commaund of
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382made redie to intercept, or interupt the
383King of Spayne his Navie and Forces
384which were designed for Ireland . He being
385sent for by Post, mad such Speede
386in coming to the Court, that he came
387from Pembrockshier to Grenwich in lesse
388then three Dayes; there being about
389200 Myles Distance betwixt both the
390Places. Insoemuch that when he came unto
391the Queene's Presence, she marvelled
392at his soe speedy repayer thither; and
393told hym, she thought he had not herde
394from hir soe soone: Yes Madam, quoth
395he, and have made as much Hast as I
396might to come unto your Majestie. Soe
397methinckes, sayd the Queene, but how
398have you don to settle your State in the
399Contrie? And it lyke your Majestie, sayd
400Sir John Perrott , I have taken this Care
401for all; that setting all privat Busines
402aside, in respect of your Majesties Service,
403I have in the Contrie appoynted
404the white Sheepe to keepe the blacke:
405For I may well inoughe adventure them,
406when I ame willing to adventure my
407Life in your Majesties Service. With
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409and soe tooke hym asyde, with whom
410she conferred privatly for a Time; then
411dissmissing hym and appoynting hym to
412receve farther Directions for that Service
413from the Lords of hir Privy Counsell.
414Then did Sir John Perrott prepare for
415that Voiage with all convenient Speede.
416He had with hym fiftie Men in Orange
417tawny Cloakes, wherof divers were Gentlemen
418of good Birth and Qualitie. Allso
419he had a Noyce of Musicions with
420hym, beinge his owne Servants. He was
421served all in Silver Plate, with all Things
422else sutable: And soe being royally furnished
423in all Respects, he departed from
424London abouts August , and goeing from
425thence by Barge, he had with hym divers
426Noblemen and Gentlemen who did
427accompany hym unto the Shipps. As they
428lay in their Barge agaynst Grenwich where
429the Queene kept hir Court, Sir John Perrot
430sent one of his Gentlemen ashore with
431a Diamond in a Token, unto Mistris
432Blanch Parry , willing hym to tell hir,
433that a Diamond coming unlooked for, did
434allways bring good Looke with it:
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436John Perrott a fair Jewell hanged by a
437white Cypresse; synifying withall, that as
438longe as he wore that for hir Sake, she did
439beleve, with God's Healpe, he should have
440noe Harme. Which Message and Jewell
441Sir John Perrot receved joyfully, and he
442returned Answer unto the Queene, That
443he would weare that for his Soveraigne's
444Sake, and doubted not with God's Favor
445to retorne hir Shipps in Saffetie, and either
446to bringe the Spaniards (if they
447came in his Way) as Prisoners, or else to
448sinck them in the Seas. Soe as Sir John
449Perrott passed by in his Barge, the Queene
450looking out at the Window shaked hir
451Fanne, and put out hir Hand tawards
452him; who making a low Obeysance, put
453the Scarffe and Jewell about his Necke,
454which the Queene sent hym: Beinge
455arrived at Gyllingham , where the
456Queene's Shipps rode, Sir John Perrott
457feasted on Shippboard, such Noblemen
458and Gentlemen as came with hym
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460    The Names of the Queene's Shipps
461and Pinasses, which Sir John Perrott commaunded
462were these,
463
464    The Benenge , wherof Sir John Perrott
465was Admirall; the Dread-Naught ,
466wherof Mr. William Gorge was Vice-Admiral;
467the Foresight , in which Mr. Nicholas
468Gorge was Reare-Admirall; the
469Catis , of which Captayn Yorke was Captayne;
470the Swiftsuer , in which Captayne
471Peirce commaunded; the Seabright , wherof
472Captayn Ward was Captayn.
473
474    With theise Shipps Sir John Perrott
475sett out from Gyllingham to the Downes ,
476and there rode at Ankor one Night;
477from thence they sett forwards to Falmouth ,
478where they remayned for a Sevenight,
479and sent to the Court in Post, from
480whence Answer was returned in convenient
481Time. And during the Time of
482theyr Aboad at Falmouth , some of the
483Gentlemen and Seamen went to Shoare,
484and soe did Sir John Perrott hymselfe,
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486very kyndly, passing the Time in Wrestling,
487Hurling, and such-lyke Exercises,
488betwixt the Seamen, Servingmen, and
489that Countreymen. At lengthe SOURCE TEXT: legthe they departed
490from thence, but were put into
491Plimoth by Stormes and contrary Windes;
492yet they loosed soone from thence, and
493soe sett to Sea for Ierland , where they
494arived at Baltimore . At Sir John Perrott's
495landing there came unto hym the Lord
496Finey , with his Lady, Children and Followers;
497allso allmost all the Countrey
498thereabouts flocked about hym; and by
499reason of his former Goverment in that
500Country, they bare such Affection towards
501hym, that the People came in greate
502Numbers as neere unto hym as they
503might, some of them imbracing his Legges
504and coveting to touche any Part of his
505Body: Which the Vice-Admirall beinge a
506Shippebord did perceve, and thincking
507that they came to doe hym some Hurt
508did determyn to turne the Broad-Side of
509his Ship towards them, and to discharge
510the full Ordinance upon them; but being
511informed that they came in Love to see
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513his Purpose, and landed to accompany
514hym, where they were all enterteyned
515as well as the Fashion of that Contry
516could afford. From Baltimore , after some
517Dayes Stay there, they sayled to Corke ,
518where they stayed as longe. And from
519Corke they costed to Waterford , and in
520theyr Way about Kynsale they mett with
521the Seabright , which had byn sent to the
522Coast of Spayne to discover.
523
524    On Sir John Perrott's Arivall at Waterford
525he mett there with the Lord Cheife
526Justice, that worthy Gentleman Sir William
527Drewry , who was newly come off
528of a Journey and was fallen Sicke; soe that
529being very feeble in his Bedd, he did
530Knight Sir William Pelham , who succeeded
531hym in Goverment, Sir Tho. Perrott the
532Sonne of Sir John Perrott , with Sir William
533Gorges and one other; and within
534fower or five Dayes after Sir William Drury
535died. At which Time Sir John Perrott
536being redie to depart thence with the
537Queene's Shippes; the Counsell and Nobilitie
538of Ireland were very desirous that
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540Cheife Justice, untill farther Directions
541were receved from England , for the Discharge
542of that Place. But he refused
543soe to doe; saying, That he had allredy
544taken the Charge of the Queenes Shippes,
545which Service he must discharge,
546and accounte for, befor he might undertake
547any other, and that being don, he
548wou'd be redy to be imployed, as he
549should be commaunded by the Queenes
550Majestie.
551
552    Sir John Perrott remayned a while
553at Waterford , and thereabouts upon the
554Irish Coste, to give Impediment unto the
555Spaniards Landing if they came that Way:
556At length when he saw the Season of the
557Yere was past for them, without great
558Perill, to attempt any thing agaynst Ierland ,
559and understanding by other Intelligence
560that they had given over theyr
561Enterprise for that Yere; Sir John Perrott
562determyned to returne for England ,
563and to deliver up the Queenes Shippes
564without spending more Victuell Money
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566homewards untill they came neere the
567Kentish Downs , harde by which Place
568they espied a Pirat, one Deryfold , unto
569whom the Admirall Sir John Perrott
570gave Chase, and followed hym to the
571Coste of Flaunders : After the taking
572of hym, coming back to fetch the
573Downes agayn, the Ship strake Ground
574on the Kentish Kneeks ; where the
575Queenes Ship, with all the Persons
576that were in hir, stood in greate Perill
577to be cast away; what betwixt the
578Danger of the Place and Violence of
579the Weather.
580
581    At the which Time they made all
582noe other Accounte, but that a speedie
583Death should end all theyr Accounts.
584Insoemuch that all Sir John Perrott's
585neerest Frends and Followers came to
586take theyr last Farewell of hym, (as
587they then thought;) amongst the rest
588his Sonne Sir Thomas Perrott was one:
589To whom he sayd, Well Boy, God
590blesse thee, and I give thee my Blessing.
591I would to God thou wert a shore,
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593should care the lesse for my selfe. With
594that Wish and Resolution Sir John Perrott
595committed hymselfe to the Mercie
596of God, and comforted them that were
597about hym; they All continuing that
598Night hopeles of Life, or of Deliverance
599from Danger: Untill at length by God's
600good Favor they were driven to Sea,
601and soe did remayne in Stormes and
602Tempestes for fower Dayes and a halfe,
603not knowing where they were: For
604the Master of the Queenes Ship, called
605Gray , had lost cleane all the Knowledge
606of his Course; beinge taken with Tempest
607in the midest of the Night, and soe
608continuing in Myste and fowell Weather,
609as the Violence of the Waves and
610Windes would carie them: Neither had
611they easily come to any better Knowledge
612of theyr Being, but that they
613were directed by one Deryfold , the Pirat
614whom they had taken (and the following
615of whom was the Cause of all
616theyr Danger, soe the Callinge of hym
617was the Cause of theyr Secondary Deliverance.)
618He was drawen out of the
619Bilbows, and his direction was more

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620certayn then the Master's of the Queenes
621Ship; for he had usually haunted that
622Coste as a Rover. When Deryfold was
623called upon for his Opinion, whereabouts
624they were; he demaunded where they
625first lost theyr Course? What Windes
626they had sithence, and how long they
627sayled by eche Winde? Which being
628signified, he presently conjectured whereabouts
629they should be, and aymed at it
630very neerely, appoynting what Course
631they should take. In the Midest of the
632Weeke the Ship lost hir Mayn-sayle, being
633stripped off from the Yard and from
634hir Tackes and Suites, and was never
635found agayne: Soe that they were constrayned
636of two Bunnetts to make a
637mayne Course, without which the Ship
638could have made noe Way, but would
639have byn swallowed in the Sea. At
640the length they were driven neere Harewich ,
641where they mett with two Hoyes
642who tolde them first the certayne Place
643where they were. From thence they
644came to Harewich , and stayed there two
645Dayes: Soe they sayled into the Thames .

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646    At Sir John Perrott's first Coming
647to the Court, Objections were layed agaynst
648hym, (as Envie did ever accompany
649his greatest Actions) that he had
650mispent much Time, and put the Queene
651to unnecessary Charges, besyds the Perill
652of hir Ship. And this was suggested
653by Gray , the Master of the Ship,
654sett on (as it was sayd) by greater
655Men then hymselfe. And he envying
656that Deryfold should have the Prayse
657from hym, (for whose Pardon Sir John
658Perrott made Suite) or that it should be
659knowen, that the Master of the Ship
660should not know his Course soe neere
661his owne Home, who dwelt at Harwich ;
662therfor Gray did as much as he
663could excuse hymselfe, and lay the
664Faulte on Sir John Perrott . But as it
665fell out there was one Cesar , then Sir
666John Perrott's Page, who, thoe he were
667soe yonge that few supposed he had taken
668any Heede what had byn don in
669that Voyage, yet he did every Night
670carefully lay downe in Writting, what
671had byn don that Day, what Windes
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673with all the Circumstances belonging to
674that Voiage, from the begyning to the
675endinge: which being founde out, and
676the same appering so accord with the
677Relation of Sir John Perrott in every
678Poynte; and the Queene being satisfied,
679as allso hir Counsell, that Sir John
680Perrott did performe as much as was
681possible for hym to doe: The Accusation
682was answered, and the Accuser did gayne
683noe Credit thereby, but rather
684Reproch.
685
686    Yet, nevertheles, Sir John Perrott
687wanted noe Adversarys, whatsoever he
688attempted or performed: For presently,
689upon his Returne from Sea, one Thomas
690Wyriott , a Justice, and a headie
691Man, did preferre a Petition, with Artickles,
692agaynst Sir John Perrott unto
693the Queene; which Petition was referred
694by the Queene unto the Master
695of the Requests, to be examined and
696reported. The Master of the Requests
697tooke Paynes to heare the Cause; and
698in Conclusion certified the Queene, that
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700agaynst Sir John Perrott . Wyriott
701was not soe satisfied, but complayned
702to the Queene of the Master of
703the Requests, that he had made a partiall
704Report for Sir John Perrott . Whereupon
705the Queenes Majestie referred the
706Examynation of his Cause unto the
707Lords of hir Privey Counsell; who did
708lykewise heare the Matter, and found
709that it was Malice, and noe juste Cause
710which Wyriott had to preferre agaynst
711Sir John Perrott ; which they did in
712lyke maner make knowen to hir Majestie.
713Wyriott continuing his Malice, or
714rather his Madnes in this, made the lyke
715Complaynt unto the Queene agaynst hir
716Privey Counsell, as he did before agaynst
717the Master of the Requests:
718Wherupon he was committed first by
719the Captayn of the Guard, under whose
720Band he served, unto the Marshialsie ;
721and Sir John Perrott lefte hym there,
722at what Time he had purged hymselfe
723of all Complayntes mad agaynst hym by
724his Adversaries, and had Lisence to depart
725into the Contrie, for his Health,
726and for the Disposing of his Affayeirs,

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727which he lefte in evill Order at his
728sodayne Departure from thence unto his
729Sea Voiage.