A history of the American nation . king thirteen chests of silver reals, eighty pounds weight of gold,twenty-six tons of uncoined silver, two very fair gilt silver drinking bowls,*and the like trifles. 2 Famous among these men was John Hawkins, a valiant seaman,knighted by Queen Elizabeth for his success in the slave trade. He whomade himself famous in this horrible traffic seems not to have realized itshorror or its wickedness. For he was a pious, religious spirit, and carriedslaves or fought the Spanish with as clear a conscience as if engaged in holyerrand. His sailing orders to his ships c
A history of the American nation . king thirteen chests of silver reals, eighty pounds weight of gold,twenty-six tons of uncoined silver, two very fair gilt silver drinking bowls,*and the like trifles. 2 Famous among these men was John Hawkins, a valiant seaman,knighted by Queen Elizabeth for his success in the slave trade. He whomade himself famous in this horrible traffic seems not to have realized itshorror or its wickedness. For he was a pious, religious spirit, and carriedslaves or fought the Spanish with as clear a conscience as if engaged in holyerrand. His sailing orders to his ships close with the words: Serve Goddaily; love one another; preserve your victuals; beware of fire; and keepgood company! THE SOUTHERN COLONIES—1607-1700 23 seamen and helped to break down all fear of the power ofSpain.^ Of like temper with Drake and the sea kings were SirHumphrey Gilbert and Sir Walter Raleigh, fervid and de-termined souls, members of that noble company of English-men who gathered around Elizabeth and helped to make. The Spanish Armada and the English Fleet in the ChannelFrom an old tapestry in ^he House of Lords England strong. These men were bent on founding coloniesand they tried their best, only to meet with discouragementand failure; the attempts are now interesting only becausethey were the beginning of serious efforts to extend Englishpower by actual colonization, and because they show us thegathering spirit of England.^ ^ Few things in history are more important than the establishment ofEnglands sea power. We may not admire or sympathize with the waysand purposes of the sea-kings, the fearless seamen of the sixteenth cen-tury, but we must fall victim to the charm of their astounding courage that by them was laid the foundation for English empire. Drake,pays Professor Seeley, is one of the great men of that age; his name wasbruited about Europe and pronounced with admiration by the Spaniardsthemselves. In our own history few have done so much. The
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