The Inhabitants being feared with the
Spaniards landing and burning, fled from their dwellings, and verie
meanely weaponed, met with Sir Francis Godolphin on a greene, on the
West side of Pensance, who that forenoone comming from his house,
for pacifying some controuersies in those Western parts, and from
the hils espying the fires in that towne, Church, and houses,
hastened thither: Who foorthwith sent to all the Captaines of
those parts, for their speedie repaire with their companies,
and also sent by Poast to Sir Francis Drake, and Sir Iohn Hawkins
(then at Plymmouth with a fleete bound for the Indies) aduertisement
of the arriuall of these foure Gallies, and of their burnings,
aduising them to looke to themselues, if there were any greater
fleete of the enemies at Sea, and to send West with all haste,
what succours by sea or land they could spare. Then Sir Francis
Godolphin aduised that weake assembly, to retire into Pensance,
and to prepare it for defence, vntill the comming of the Countrie
forces that hee had sent for.
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