[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] The same daie the quéenes ship called the Hare,Sir Iohn Portinarie a Florentine, and an excel|lent engi|ner. comming from Portsmouth, arriued at Newha|uen; and in hir came sir Iohn Portinarie, whose ripe skill, déepe iudgement, and great experience in mat|ters of fortification had bred in him such knowledge, as he may worthilie be called a maister in that sci|ence. They were by the waie assailed by a French ship of foure score and ten tuns and better: but they that were aboord in the Hare, so manfullie acquited themselues, that they vanquished the enimies, tooke the same ship, & brought hir with them being laden with wines, which they meant to haue conueied to the aduersaries in some garrison.Sir Iohn More bring|eth a supplie of soldiors to Newhauen out of De|uonshire. The same daie sir Iohn More landed at Newhauen, bringing ouer with him fiue hundred soldiors out of Denshire, for a supplie of the garrison there. He himselfe returned backe into England, but the soldiors were appoin|ted to the leading of other capteins: so that Francis Summerset, brother to the earle of Worcester had three hundred of them; Oliuer Manners an hun|dred, and Edward Ormsbie the other hundred. On tuesdaie the eight of December monsieur de Beau|uois, capteine Francis Summerset, and capteine Edward Horseie, with diuerse other capteins, offi|cers and gentlemen, rode to the Reingraue, lieng at a faire house not farre from Mondeuille, where they dined with him, had great and hartie chéere, and after returned againe to Newhauen.A present sent by the Rein|graue to the earle of War|wike. The same daie the Reingraue sent for a present vnto my lord of Warwike, a great horse, verie faire, with saddle and bridle; estéemed to be well worth an hundred pounds.