The white froth-foaming flood began to raue,

And enter combate with the fleet of Spaine,

Hurring it head-long on the mountaine-waue,

Now from the shores into the roring maine,

And now from thence vnto the shores againe,

While all the stoutest sea-men quake and quiuer.

Lest winde-driuen waues their ships in sunder shiuer.

265.

“Heere strike, strike, sirs, the top mast:” one doth crie,

Another saies: “Vale misene and sprit saile:”