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No amount of torture which you can possibly inflict upon solitary , helpless Englishmen will deter their fellow countrymen from striving , by fair means or foul , to secure a share of what they are as much entitled to as yourselves ; and they will never rest until they have obtained it ! Mark you that . And , further , remember this -- that henceforward , for every Englishman who is lost on these shores , and is found to have perished under the hands of your Inquisitors , the English will take a terrible vengeance , exacting the lives of ten of the most distinguished Spaniards upon whom they can lay hands . `` Now , our Captain is somewhere in your city at this moment , and for your own sakes he must be found and brought on board this ship before noon . And when that is done we will talk further with you . But if by noon he is not found and delivered up to us , then I say to you that we will first bombard your town , and afterwards sack and destroy it , as a lesson to you and all Spaniards to beware henceforward how you meddle with Englishmen , even when they seem to be absolutely at your mercy . Now , translate that to the illustrious senors your companions . ''