Big Chief Elizabeth: the Adventures And Fate of the First English Colonists in America
“Just two weeks earlier, in October 1587, Queen Elizabeth had issued a general “stay of shipping” that forbade any vessel from setting sail without special licence. This order extended to warships, privateers, and even supply vessels carrying mattocks and seeds to America.
The reasons for such a ban were clear, even to those who had never seen the sea. King Philip II had determined to invade England, and was assembling a mighty armada which—if rumour proved true—was of such strength that it was ...already being called invencible. “There was spread throughout all England,” wrote White, “such report of the wonderfull preparation and invincible fleetes made by the King of Spain, joyned with the power of the Pope, for the invading of England.” The queen had decreed that all available ships would be needed for the defence of her kingdom.
Soon after arriving in England, White met with Ralegh and broke the news that he had landed his men on Roanoke Island rather than Chesapeake Bay.MoreLess
The reasons for such a ban were clear, even to those who had never seen the sea. King Philip II had determined to invade England, and was assembling a mighty armada which—if rumour proved true—was of such strength that it was ...already being called invencible. “There was spread throughout all England,” wrote White, “such report of the wonderfull preparation and invincible fleetes made by the King of Spain, joyned with the power of the Pope, for the invading of England.” The queen had decreed that all available ships would be needed for the defence of her kingdom.
Soon after arriving in England, White met with Ralegh and broke the news that he had landed his men on Roanoke Island rather than Chesapeake Bay.MoreLess
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