[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] The sixt of Februarie thrée faire mightie ships of warre, belonging to Francis Clerke, brought into Newhauen thrée rich prises,Thrée other prises of sackes, ba|stards, &c. laden with sackes, ba|stards, sugar, orenges, graines, and other merchan|dizes. This Clerke had not béene foorth past six weeks at this time, and yet he had got aboue eightéene pri|ses, well worth by iust valuation the summe of fiftie thousand pounds. On saturdaie the sixt of Februa|rie,A souldier ex|ecuted for fighting con|trarie to the orders in that case giuen. a souldier of capteine Appleyards band was exe|cuted in the market place; for that contrarie to order taken and published afore that time by proclamati|on, he had not onelie drawen his weapon against another souldier, but also maimed him, and plaied o|ther lewd parts in contempt of the lord lieutenants commandements. There was another also condem|ned to die,Thrée other pardoned. and two others adiudged to lose their hands: but the lord lieutenant of his mercifull cle|mencie granted to those thrée his pardon, for their passed offenses. On sundaie the seuenth of Fe|bruarie, was Hunflue summoned by an herald, sent from the French admerall, monsieur de Chatil|lon.The admerall of France summoneth Hunflue. On mondaie the eight of that moneth, the said admerall came before Hunflue, with six thousand horssemen Reisters, and other of his owne retinues, beside footmen, and a thousand horssmen of the coun|tries thereabout. And about six of the clocke at night there was a great peale of ordinance shot off at Newhauen for a welcome to the said admerall.