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SAVILE, Captain HENRY. A Libell of Spanish Lies: Found at the Sacke of Cales, discoursing the fight in the West Indies, twixt the English Navie being fourteene Ships and Pinasses, and a fleete of twentie saile of the king of Spaines, and of the death of Sir Francis Drake. With an answere briefely confuting the Spanish lies, and a short Relation of the fight according to truth, written by Henrie Savile Esquire, employed Captaine in one of her Maiesties Shippes. London: by John Windet 1596. Small 4to, olive hard-grain morocco gilt, g.e., by Zaehnsdorf, olive morocco pull-off case, binding covers slightly scuffed, extremities a bit rubbed, without blank leaf A1, lightly washed, title and second leaf still slightly soiled, signature of fol. E3r. shaved, one or two tiny marginal paper defects. THE FIRST PRINTED ACCOUNT OF DRAKE'S LAST VOYAGE, full-page woodcut of armillary sphere on verso of title, woodcut vignette of a ship on last page, woodcut head-pieces and initials.
"This pamphlet was written to prove the falsity of the statements made in a printed letter of Don Beraldino Delgadillo de Avellaneda's that fell into the hands of the British forces during the attack upon Cadiz...Its most interesting portion, however, relates to the acts of two of England's most notable heroes, Sir Francis Drake and Sir John Hawkins. The Spanish letter [dated 30 March 1596] is accompanied with an English translation..."--Church 255 (this copy); STC 6551; Sabin 77289; Alden 596/98.
Provenance: The Brayton Ives - E.D. Church copy, with their bookplates.
"This pamphlet was written to prove the falsity of the statements made in a printed letter of Don Beraldino Delgadillo de Avellaneda's that fell into the hands of the British forces during the attack upon Cadiz...Its most interesting portion, however, relates to the acts of two of England's most notable heroes, Sir Francis Drake and Sir John Hawkins. The Spanish letter [dated 30 March 1596] is accompanied with an English translation..."--Church 255 (this copy); STC 6551; Sabin 77289; Alden 596/98.
Provenance: The Brayton Ives - E.D. Church copy, with their bookplates.