Essex joined the unauthorized Portuguese expedition to escape crushing personal debt

Evidence

No way left to repair myself but mine own adventure, which I had much rather undertake than to offend Her Majesty with suits as I have done heretofore. If I speed well, I will adventure to be rich; if not, I will never live to see the end of my poverty. — Richard Bruce Wernham, The Expedition of Sir John Norris and…, 671

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Richard Bruce Wernham, The Expedition of Sir John Norris and…, 671
• XREF: connects to: Essex amassed debts of over twenty thousand pounds before joining the expedition — Richard Bruce Wernham, The Expedition of Sir John Norris and…, 671

Library Connections

• Essex amassed debts of over twenty thousand pounds before joining the expedition #expands (0.85) — Richard Bruce Wernham, The Expedition of Sir John Norris and…, 671