 The bloody decks of Madre De Deus were strewn with bodies, especially around the helm. The carrack was nearly destroyed when a cabin full of cartridges caught fire, and only quick English action saved the prize. Burrough spared Captain Fernão de Mendonça and the rest of the wounded, sending them ashore. Burrough was trying to keep his own Roebuck afloat, as it had sustained damage when it crashed into Madre. Only when Burrough came aboard and claimed the prize in the name of the Queen did pillaging stop. Sailors were stripped of "stolen" goods; however, this proved only temporary.
