Lastly, his son Iohn
took hold of euery martiall occasion that was ministred him, vntill,
in seruice against her Highnesse enemies, vnder the command of
Sir Walter Ralegh, the Ocean became his bedde of honour. Neither may
I without wrong passe ouer Captaine George Wray in silence, who (by a
rare temperature of vertues) breathed courage into his soldiers,
purchased loue amongst his acquaintance, and bred dismay in his
enemies. Or captaine Hender, the absolutest man of war for precise
obseruing martiall rules which his dayes afforded, besides his
commendable sufficiencie of head and hand for inuention and execution.
I will end with master William Lower, late captaine of Sir Frauncis
Veres companie in Netherland, who hath opened the war schoole vnto a
great many Cornish young gentlemen, that vnder his conduct sought to
conforme themselues to his patterne, euerie way accomplished, with all
the due parts of honour.
For Mechanical sciences the old Veale of Bodmyn might iustly expostulate
with my silence, if I should not spare him a roome in his Suruey,
while hee so well deserues it.
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