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wee kept our loofe to get the winde, but their Viceadmiral with diuers other ſhips went about to cut off our Pinnaſſes, ſo that our Generall with ſome other of our Shippes, was forced to tacke about vpon the larbour tacke, and ſo ranne in towards the land keeping the winde, ſo as we recouered our Pinnaſſes, which forced the enemies Shippes to tacke about, and to take the aide of their fleete, and being come neere vnto them they ſhot at vs, wee ſtill approched, hauing our cloſe fights vp, our flagges, enſignes and ſtreamers displayed, our men orderly placed in each quarter, but forbare our fight vntill our Generall began, and gaue vs warning to come in and fight, by ſhooting off a great peece, according to his former directions, ſo being within Muskat ſhot, the The incounter twixt the Engliſh and the Spaniſh Ships.Viceadmirall of the Spaniſh fleete came neereſt vnto vs, to whom our Viceadmirall Iohn Traughton Captaine of the Elizabeth Bonaduenture gaue fight, betwixt whome there was the greateſt volee ofſmall