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And above all in
setting upon the French horses and killing them, for by that
means the French were not able to stir. There were several men
slain of the French, and one or two of the Spaniards and one
Englishman, by a bullet. Which is very observable, the French
were at least four to one in number, and had near 100 case of
pistols among them, and the Spaniards had not one gun among them;
which is for their honour for ever, and the others' disgrace.
So, having been very much daubed with dirt, I got a coach, and
home; where I vexed my wife in telling of her this story, and
pleading for the Spaniards against the French. So ends this
month; myself and family in good condition of health, but my head
full of my Lord's and my own and the office business: where we
are now very busy about sending forces to Tangier, and the fleet
of my Lord of Sandwich, who is now at Lisbone to bring over the
Queene. The business of Argier hath of late troubled me, because
my Lord hath not done what he went for, though he did as much as
any man in the world could have done.


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