[1] After this, the king hauing prepared men and ships readie to go to the sea vnder the gouernance of sir Anthonie Oughtred, sir Edward Ichingham, William Sidneie, and diuerse other gentlemen, ap|ponited them to take the sea, and to come before the Ile of Wight, there to ioine with the lord admerall, which they did, but in their passage a gallie was lost by negligence of the maister. The king hauing a de|sire to see his nauie togither,The king [...] to Por| [...]s [...]uth [...] cap| [...]s ouer [...] ships. rode to Portesmouth, and there appointed capteins for one of his chiefest ships called the Regent, sir Thomas Kneuet ma|ster [...] his horsses, & sir Iohn Carew of Deuonshire; and to the Souereigne he appointed for capteins, sir Charles Brandon, and sir Henrie Gilford; and with them in the Souereigne were put threescore of the tallest yeoman of the kings gard. Manie other gen|tlemen were ordeined capteins in other vessels. And the king made them a banket before their setting for|ward,The kings [...] setteth [...]. and so commited them to God. They were in number fiue and twentie faire ships of great bur|den, well furnished of all things necessarie.