once, a small ship, called the revenge, was sailing home to england, when it met with fifty great spanish vessels. the captain of the revenge was sir richard grenville, and he had a great many sick men on board. there was no time to escape from the spanish ships, which soon surrounded the little revenge. so there were only two courses which sir richard could take. one was to give up his ship to the spaniards; the other was to fight with them till his men were all killed, or his ship sank.