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The observations of Sir Richard Havvkins Knight, in his voiage into the South Sea. Anno Domini 1593
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Hawkins, Richard, Sir, 1562?-1622.
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1622
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though the Cittie had beene on a light fire About eight of the clocke all the Artillerie of the Citty was shott off which wee might discerne by the flashes of fire but could not heare the report yet the Armando being advised thereof and in a readinesse answered them likewise with all their Artillery which taking ende as all the vanities of this earth doe The Generall seâ—led himselfe to dispatch advise for the Kingâ— for the Vice-roy of Peru and for the Vice-roy of the Nova Spana for hee also had beene certified of our being in that sea and had fitted an Armado to seeke vs and to guard his coast But now for a farewell and note it Let me relate vnto you this Secret How Don Beltran shewed mee a Letter from the King his Master directed to the Vice-roy wherein he gaue him particular relation of my pretended voyage of the shippes their burden their munition thâ—ir number of men which I had in them as perfectly as it he had seene all with his owne eyes Saying vnto me Heereby may you discerne whether the King my Master haue friends in England and good and speedie advice of all that passeth Whereuâ—to I replyed It was no wonder for that he had plentie of gold and silver which worketh this and more strange effects for my iourney was publique and notorious to all the Kingdome whereunto hee replyed that if I thought it so convenient leaue should be given me to write into England to the Queenes Maiestie my Mistresse to my Father and to other personages as I thought good and leaving the Letters open that hee would send some of them in the Kings Packet others to his Vncle Don Rodrigo de Castro Cardinall and Archbishoppe of Sevill and to other friendes of his Not making any doubt but that they would be speedily in England For which I thanked him and accepted his courtesie and although I was my selfe vnable to write yet by the hands of a servant of mine I wrote three or foure coppies of one letter to my Father Sir Iohn Hawkins In which I briefly made relation of all that had succeeded in our voyage The dispatches of Spaine and new Spaine went by ordinary course in ships of advise but that for the Peru was sent by a kinseman of the Generalls called Don Francisco de la Cuena Which being dispatched Don Beltran hasted all that ever hee could to put his shippes in order to returne to Lyma Hee causâ—d the Daintie to be grounded and trimmed for in those Ilands it higheth and falleth some fifteene or sixteene foote water And the Generall with his Captaines and some Religious men being aboord her and new naming her named her the Visitation for that shee was rendred on the day on which they celebrate the visitation of the blessed Virgin Mary In that place the ground being plaine and without vantage whereby to helpe the tender sided and sharpe shippes they are forced to shore them on either side In the midest of their solemnity her props and shores of one side fayled and so shee fell over vpon that side suddenly intreating many of them which were in her very badly and doubtles had shee bin like the shippes of the South Sea shee had broken out her bulge but being without Mastes and empty for in the South Sea when they bring a ground a shippe they leaue neither mast balast nor any other thing abourd besides the bare hull her strength was such as it made no great show to haue received any domage but the feare shee put them all into was not little and caused them to runne out of her â—aster then a good pace In these Ilands is no succour nor refreshing onely in the one of them is one house of strawe and a little spring of small moment For the water which the shippes vse for their provision they fetch from another Iland two Leagues west north-west of these which they call Tabaga having in it some fruite and refreshing and some fewe Indians to inhabite it What succeeded to mee and to the rest during our Imprisoment with the rarities and particularities of the Peru and Tierra firme my voyage to Spaine and the successe with the time I spent in pryson in the Peru in the Tercera in Sevill and in Madrid with the accidents which befell me in them I leaue for a second part of this discourse if God giue life and convenient place and rest necessary for so tedious and troublesome a worke desiring God that is Almightie to giue his blessing to this and the rest of my intentions that it and they may bee fruitefull to his glory and the good of all then shall my desires be accomplished and I account my selfe most happie To whom be all glory and thankes from all eternitie FINIS Errata sic corrige FOlio 5. for recant read recount fol. 7. and 9. for wasters read waâ—ters fol. 9. line 7. for light read last fol. 15. for serue read saue fol. 23. for we not read we were not for the River of Ieromino read Ienero for rose read nose The litteralls are commended to favour The Table of the principall Observations conteined in this Booke A Advantage of obedience Folio 91 Advise by Land and Sea Folio 117 Advertisements for Commanders Folio 91 For servitors Folio 92 Agnanapes Folio 62 Noblenes of Alonso de soto Folio 103 Alcatrices Folio 44 Amber-grice Folio 46.47 Amitie of the Indians Folio 116 Mending of vnserviceable Anchors Folio 87 Light Anchors fit for the South Sea Folio 102 Arica Folio 114 Valour of the Arawcans Folio 107 Much commended for all sorts of fruit and gold Folio 106 Spanish Armado Folio 125 Arrogancy of the Spanish Generall Folio 140 Overcharging of Artillery Folio 115 Courses for Artillery after bourding Folio 145 Donna Austria in the narrow Seas Folio 21 B BAckwardnesse of Companies Folio 90 Evill consequences thereof ibid Baldivia Folio 96 English Bay Folio 82 The Bezar stone Folio 47 Beefe pickled 69. held good beyond the Equinoctiall ibid Blanches Bay Folio 77 Pollicies to avoid Bourding Folio 138 The Bonito Folio 42 Brasil knowne c. Folio 38 Bravo Folio 29 Description of Brasil Folio 64 Its Hauens Folio 64 Commodities and wants Folio 65 Bestial and discommodities ibid Losse of the Burdeaux Fleete Folio 9 C FAlse Calking Folio 18 Prevention thereof ibid Thomas Candish 85. surprised Folio 58 Canary Ilands Folio 24 Grand Canary Folio 25 Capâ— Blanco Folio 54 Ignoblâ— Captaines Folio 68 Disloyalties of Captaines Folio 112 Beverage of Cassavy Folio 62 Casâ—avi Meale Folio 61 Preparing thereof ibid S. Catelena Folio 66 Parts requisite in a Chieftain Folio 130 Two Chieftainâ— dangerous Folio 133 Cherries Folio 55 People of Chile Folio 98 Their weapons Folio 99 And hate to the Spaniards â—â—id Civil Catts Folio 31 Cittie of Conception Folio 100 Vnwillingnesse to follow couetous Commanders Folio 109 A Commander not to trust his officers Folio 127 Admonitions to Commanders Folio 128. Cocos and their kinds Folio 30.31