Here also of late yeeres, part of the Cornish forces twise
encamped themselues, planted some Ordinance, and raised a weake
kind of fortification, therethrough to contest, if not repulse,
the landing of the expected enemie: and a strong watch is continually
kept there, euer since one thousand, fiue hundred, ninetie seuen:
at which time, a Spaniard riding on the Bay, while most of the able
people gaue their attendance at the Countie Assises, sent some
closely into the village, in the darke of the night, who hanged vp
barrels of matter fit to take fire, vpon certaine doores, which by
a traine should haue burned the houses. But one of the Inhabitants,
espying these vnwelcome ghests, with the bounce of a Caliuer chaced
them aboord, and remoued the barrels, before the traynes came to
worke their effect. The Inginer of this practise, (as hath since
appeared by some examinations) was a Portugall, who sometimes sayled
with Sir Iohn Borowghs, and boasted to haue burned his Ship:
for which two honourable exploits, the King of Spaine bestowed on
him two hundred duckets.
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