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A08210	Sir Francis Drake reuiued calling vpon this dull or effeminate age, to folowe his noble steps for golde & siluer, by this memorable relation, of the rare occurrances (neuer yet declared to the world) in a third voyage, made by him into the West-Indies, in the yeares 72. & 73. when Nombre de Dios was by him and 52. others only in his company, surprised. Faithfully taken out of the reporte of M· Christofer Ceely, Ellis Hixon, and others, who were in the same voyage with him. By Philip Nichols, preacher. Reviewed also by Sr. Francis Drake himselfe before his death, & much holpen and enlarged, by diuers notes, with his owne hand here and there inserted. Set forth by Sr Francis Drake Baronet (his nephew) now liuing.	Nichols, Philip.; Drake, Francis, Sir, d. 1637.	1626 (1626)	STC 18544; ESTC S110153	58,008	104

not keepe th'appointment because the wind was contrary blewe so strong that with their Oares they could all that day get but halfe the way Notwithstanding if they had followed our Captaines direction in setting forth ouer night while the winde serued they had arriued at the place appointed with farre lesse labour but with farre more danger because that very day at noone the Spanish Shallops mand out of purpose from Nombre de Dios were come to this place to take our Pinnaces imagining where wee were after they had heard of our intercepting of the Treasure Our Captaine seeing the Shallops feared least hauing taken our Pinnaces they had compelled our men by torture to confesse where his Fregate and Ships were Therefore in this distresse and perplexity the company misdoubting that all meanes of returne to their Country were cut off and that their Treasure then serued them to small purpose our Captaine comforted and encouraged vs all saying wee should venter no farther then hee did it was no time now to feare but rather to haste to preuent that which was feared if the Enemy haue preuailed against our Pinnaces which God forbid yet they must haue time to search them time to examine the Mariners time to execute their resolution after it is determined before all these times bee taken wee may get to our Ships if yee will though not possibly by land because of the Hills Thickets and Riuers yet by water Let vs therefore make a Raft with the Trees that are here in readines as offering themselues being brought downe the Riuer happily this last storme and put our selues to Sea I will bee one who will bee the other Iohn Smith offered himselfe and two Frenchmen that could swimme very well desired they might accompany our Captaine as did the Symeron likewise who had beene very earnest with our Captaine to haue marched by land though it were sixteene dayes journey and in case the Ships had beene surprised to haue aboade alwaies with them especially Pedro who yet was faine to bee left behinde because hee could not rowe The Raft was fitted and fast bound a Sayle of a Bisket sack prepared an Oare was shaped out of a young Tree to serue in steed of a Rudder to direct their course before the winde At his departure hee comforted the Company by promising that if it pleased God hee should put his foote in safety aboard his Fregate hee would God willing by one means or other get them all aboard in despite of all the Spa●iards in the Indies In this manner putting off to the Sea hee sayled some three leagues sitting vp to the waste continually in water at euey surge of the waue to the armepits for the space of sixe houres vpon this Raft what with the parching of the Sunne and what with the beating of the salt water they had all of them their skins much fretted away At length God gaue them the sight of two Pinnaces turning towards them with much winde but with farre greater joy to him that could easily coniecture and did cheerefully declare to those three vvith him that they vvere our Pinnaces and that all vvas safe so that there vvas no cause of feare But see the Pinnaces not seeing this Raft nor suspecting any such matter by reason of the vvinde and night growing on were forced to runne into a coue behinde the point to take succour for that night which our Captaine seeing and gathering because they came not forth againe that they would Anchor there put his raft a shore and ranne by land about the point where hee found them who vpon sight of him made as much hast as they could to take him and his Company aboard For our Captaine of purpose to try what hast they could and would make in extremity himselfe ranne in great haste and so willed the other three with him as if they had beene chased by the Enemy which they the rather suspected because they saw so fewe with him And after his comming aboard when they demanding how all his Company did hee answered coldly well they all doubted that all went scarce well But hee willing to ridd all doubts and fill them with ioy tooke out of his bosome a Quoit of Gold thanking God that our voyage was made And to the Frenchmen hee declared how their Captaine indeed was left behinde sore wounded and two of his Company with him but it should bee no hindrance to them That night our Captaine with great paine of his Company rowed to Roo Faancisco where hee tooke the rest in and the Treasure which wee had brought with vs making such expedition that by dawning of the day we set sayle backe againe to our Fregate and from thence directly to our Ships where assoone as wee arriued our Captaine deuided by weight the Gold and Siluer into two euen portions betwene the French and the English About a fortnight after when we had set all things in order and taking out of our Ship all such necessaries as wee needed for our Fregate had left and giuen her to the Spa●iards whome wee had all this time detayned wee put out of that Harbor together with the French Ship riding some fewe dayes among the Cabezas In the meane time our Captaine made a secret composition with the Symerons that twelue of our men and sixteene of theirs should make another voyage to get intelligence in what case the Country stood and if it might be recouer Monsieur Tortú the French Captaine at least-wise to bring away that which was hidden in our former surprize and could not then bee conueniently caried Iohn Oxnam and Thomas Sherwell were put in trust for this seruice to the great content of the whole Company who conceiued greatest hope of them next our Captaine whome by no meanes they would condiscend to suffer to aduenture againe this time yet hee himselfe rowed to set them ashore at Rio Francisco finding his labor well imployed both otherwise and also in sauing one of those two Frenchmen that had remained willingly to accompany their wounded Captaine For this Gentleman hauing escaped the rage of the Spaniards was now comwing towards our Pinnace vvhere hee fell dovvne on his keees blessing God for the time that euer our Captaine vvas borne vvho novv beyond all his hope vvas become his deliuerer Hee being demanded vvhat vvas become of his Captaine and other fellovv shevved that vvithin halfe an houre after our departure the Spiniards had ouergotten them and tooke his Captaine and other fellovve hee onely escaped by flight hauing cast avvay all his carriage and among the rest one Box of Ievvells that hee might fly the svvifter from the pursuers but his fellovv tooke it vp and burthened himselfe so sore that hee could make no speed as easily hee might othervvise if hee vvould haue cast downe his pillage and layd aside his couetous minde as for the siluer which we had hidden thereabout in the earth and the sands he thought that it

men and refresh our selues in the goodly Gardens which we there found abounding with great store of all dainty rootes and fruites besides great plenty of Poultry and other Fowles no lesse strange then delicate Shortly vpon our first arriuall in this Iland the Gouernour and the rest of his assistants in the Towne as wee afterwards vnderstood sent vnto our Captaine a proper Gentleman of meane stature good complexion and faire spoken a principall Souldier of the late sent Garrison to view in what state wee were At his comming hee protested he came to vs of meere good will for that wee had attempted so great and incredible a matter with so few men and that at the first they feared that wee had beene French at whose hands they knew they should finde no mercy but after they perceiued by our Arrowes that we were Englishmen their feare were the lesse for that they knew that though we tooke the Treasure of the place yet we would not vse cruelty towards their persons But albeit this his affection gaue him cause enough to come aboard such whose vertues so he honoured yet the Gouernour also had not only consented to his comming but directly sent him vpon occasion that diuers of the Towne affirmed said hee that they knew our Captaine who the last two yeares had beene often on their coast and had alwayes vsed their persons very well And therefore desired to knowe first whether our Captaine were the same Captaine Drake or no and next because many of their men were wounded with our Arrowes whether they were poysoned or no and how their wounds might best be cured lastly what victualles wee wanted or other necessaries of which the Gouereour promised by him to supply and furnish vs as largely as hee durst Our Captaine although he thought this Souldier but a Spye yet vsed him very curteously and answered him to his Gouernours demands That he was the same Drake whome they meant it was neuer his manner to poyson his Arrowes they might cure their wounded by ordinary Chirurgery as for wants hee knewe the Iland of Bastimientos had sufficient and could furnish him if hee listed but hee wanted nothing but some of that speciall commodity which that Countrey yeelded to content himselfe and his Company And therefore hee aduised the Gouernour to hold open his eyes for before he departed if God lent him life and leaue he meant to reape some of their Haruest which they get out of the Earth and send into Spaine to trouble all the Earth To this answere vnlooked for this Gentleman replyed If he might without offence moue such a question what should then be the cause of our departing from that Towne at this time where was aboue three hundred and sixty Tunne of siluer ready for the Fleete much more Golde in value resting in yron chests in the Kings Treasure-house But when our Captaine had shewed him the true cause of his vnwilling retreat aboord he acknowledged that we had no lesse reason in departing then courage in attempting and no doubt did easily see that it was not for the Towne to seeke reuenge of vs by manning forth such Fregates or other vessels as they had but better to content themselues and prouide for their owne defence Thus with great fauour and courteous entertainement besides such gifts from our Captaine as most contented him after dinner hee was in such sort dismissed to make report of that he had seene that he protested he was neuer so much honored of any in his life After his departure the Negroe forementioned being examined more fully confirmed this report of the gold and siluer with many other intelligences of importance especially how wee might haue gold and siluer enough if we would by meanes of the Symerons whome though hee had betrayed diuers times being vsed thereto by his Masters so that he knew they would kill him if they gat him yet if our Captaine would vndertake his protection hee durst aduenture his life because hee knewe our Captaines name was most pretious and highly honored of them This report ministred occasion to further consultation for which because this place seemed not the safest as being neither the healthiest nor quietest The next day in the morning wee all set our course for the I le of Pinnos or Port Plenty where wee had left our Ships continuing all that day and the next till towards night before wee recouered it Wee were the longer in this course for that our Captaine sent away his brother and Ellis Hixon to the westward to search the Riuer of Chagro where himselfe had beene the yeare before and yet was carefull to gaine more notice of it being a Riuer which trendeth to the southward within six leagues of Panamah where is a litle towne called Venta Cruz whence all the treasure that was vsually brought thither from Panams by Moyles was imbarqued in Fregates downe that Riuer into the North sea and so to Nombre de Dios. It ebbeth and floweth not farre into the land and therefore it asketh three dayes rowing with a fine Pinnace to passe from the mouth to Venta Cruz but one day and a night seruerh to returne downe the Riuer At our returne to our Ships in our consultation Captaine Rause forecasting diuers doubts of our safe continuance vpon that coast being now discouered was willing to depart and our Captaine no lesse willing to dismisse him and therefore assoone as our Pinnaces returned from Chagro with such aduertisements as they were sent for about eight dayes before Captaine Rause tooke his leaue leaving vs in the I le aforesaid where wee had remained fiue or six dayes In which meane tyme hauing put all things in a readines our Captaine resolued with his two Ships and three Pinnaces to goe to Carthagene whither in sayling we spent some 6. dayes by reason of the calmes which came often vpon vs but all this time wee attempted nothing that wee might haue done by the way neither at Tolou nor otherwhere because wee would not bee discouered Wee came to anchor with our two Ships in the evening in seauen fadome water betweene the Ilands of Charesha and Saint Barnards our Captaine led the three Pinnaces about the Iland into the harbor of Carthagene where at the very entry hee found a Fregate at anchor aboard which was onely one old man who being demanded where the rest of his company was answered that they were gone ashoare in their Gundeloe that euening to fight about a mistresse and voluntarily related to our Captaine that two houres before night there past by them a Pinnace with sayle and Oares as fast as euer they could row calling to him whether there had not beene any English or Frenchmen there lately and vppon answere that there had beene none they bid them looke to themselues that within an houre that this Pinnace was come to the vtterside of Carthagene there were many great Peeces shot off whereupon one going to top to

descry what might bee the cause espied ouer the land diuers Fregates and small shipping bringing themselues within the Castle This report our Captaine credited the rather for that himselfe had heard the report of the Ordinance at sea and perceiued sufficiently that hee was now descried notwithstanding in farther examination of this old mariner hauing vnderstood that there was within the next point a great ship of Siuell which had here discharged her loading and rid now with her yards a crosse being bound the next morning for Saint Domingo our Captaine tooke this old man into his Pinnace to verifie that which hee had informed and rowed towards this Ship which as wee came neere it hayled vs asking whence our Shallops were wee answered from Nombre de Dios straight way they raild and reuiled wee gaue no heed to their words but euery Pinnace according to our Captaines order one on the starboord bough the other on the starboord quarter and the Captaine in the midship on the larboord side forthwith boarded her though wee had some difficulty to enter by reason of her height being of two hundred forty Tunne But assoone as wee entred vpon the decks we threwe downe the grates and spardecks to preuent the Spaniards from annoying vs with their close fights who then perceiuing that wee were possessed of their Ship stowed themselues all in hold with their weapons except two or three yonkers which were found afore the beetes when hauing light out of our Pinnaces wee found no danger of the enemy remaining wee cut their Cables at halfe and with our three Pinnaces towed her without the Iland into the sound right afore the Towne without danger of their great shott Meane while the Towne hauing intelligence hereof by their watch tooke th' alarme rong out their Bells shott off about thirty Peeces of great Ordinance put all their men in a readines horse and foote came downe to the very point of the wood and discharged their Caliuers to impeach vs if they might in going forth The next morning our Ships tooke two Fregats in which were two who called themselues the Kings Scriuanos the one of Carthagene th' other of Veragua with seauen Mariners and two Negroes who had beene at Nombre de Dios and were now bound for Cathagene with double letters of aduise to certifie them that Captaine Drake had beene at Nombre de Dios had taken it and had it not beene that hee was hurt with some blessed shott by all likelihood hee had sackt it hee was yet still vpon the Coast they should therefore carefully prepare for him After that our Captaine had brought all his fleet together at the Scriuanos entreaties hee was content to doe them all fauor in setting them and all their companies a shore and so bare thence with the Ilands of Saint Barnards about three leagues off the Towne where wee found great store of fish for our refreshing Here our Captaine considering that hee was now discouered vpon 2. of the cheefest places of all the Coast and yet not meaning to leaue it till hee had found the Simerons and made his voiage as hee had conceiued which would require some length of time sure manning of his Pinnaces hee determined with himselfe to burne one of his Ships and make of the other a storehouse that his Pinnaces which could not otherwise might be throughly mand and so he might be able to abide any time But knowing the affection of his company how loath they were to leaue either of their Ships being both so good Saylers and so well furnished hee purposed in himselfe by some pollicy to make them most willing to effect that hee intended And therefore sent for one Thomas Moone who was Carpenter in the Swanne and taking him into his Cabbin chargeth him to conceale for a time a peice of seruice which hee must in any case consent to doe aboord his owne Ship that was in the middle of the second watch to goe downe secretly into the well of the Ship and with a great spike-gimlet to boare three hoales as neere the keele as hee could and lay something against it that the force of the water entring might make no great noise nor be discouered by boyling vp Thomas Moone at the hearing hereof being vtterly dismaied desired to knowe what cause there might bee to moue him to sincke so good a Bark of his owne new and strong and that by his meanes who had beene in two so rich and gainefull voyages in her with himselfe heretofore If his brother the Master and the rest of the company should knowe of such his fact hee thought verily they would kill him But when our Captaine had imparted to him his causes and had perswaded him with promise that it should not bee knowne till all of them should bee glad of it hee vndertooke it and did it accordingly The next morning our Captaine tooke his Pinnace very early purposing to goe a fishing for that there is very great store on all the Coast and falling aboord the Swanne calleth for his brother to goe with him who rising suddenly answereth that hee would follow presently or if it would please him to stay a very little hee would attend him Our Captaine perceiuing the feate wrought would not hasten him but in rowing away demanded of them why their Bark was so deepe as making no great account of it but by occasion of this demand his brother sent one downe to the Steward to know whether there were any water in the Ship or what other cause might bee The Steward hastily stepping downe at his vsuall skuttle was wett vp to the waste and shifting with more hast to come vp againe as if the water had followed him cryed out that the Ship was full of water There was no need to hasten the company some to the pumpe others to search for the leake which the Captaine of the Bark seeing they did on all hands very willingly hee followed his brother and certified him of the strange chance befalne them that night that whereas they had not pumpt twise in six weekes before now they had six foote water in hold therefore hee desireth leaue from attending him in fishing to intend the search and remedy of the leake and when our Captaine with his company profered to goe to helpe them hee answered they had men enough aboord and prayed him to continue his fishing that they might haue some part of it for their dinner Thus returning hee found his company had taken great paine but had freeed the water very little yet such was their loue to the Barke as our Captaine well knew that they ceased not but to the vtmost of their strength laboured all that they might till three in the afternoone by which time the company perceiuing that though they had beene relieued by our Captaine himselfe and many of his company yet they were not able to free aboue a foote and a halfe of water and could haue no likelihood of

Wee spent not past two houres in our attendance till it pleased God after a great shevvr to send vs a reasonable calme so that we might vse our Peeces and approach her at pleasure in such sort that in short time we had taken her finding her laden with victuall well poudred and dryed which at that present wee receiued as sent vs of Gods great mercy After all things vvere set in order and that the Winde increased tovvards night vve plyed off and on till day at vvhat time our Captaine sent in Edward Hixom vvho had then charge of his Pinnace to search out some Harbor along the Coast who hauing found out a little one some tenne or twelue leagues to the East of Santa Martha where in sounding he had good ground and sufficient water presently returned and our Captaine brought in his new Prize Then by promising liberty and all their apparell to the Spaniards which we had taken if they would bring vs to water and fresh victuals the rather by their meanes wee obtained of the inhabitants Indians what they had which was plentifull These Indians were clothed and gouerned by a Spaniard which dwelt in the next Tovvne not past a league off we stayed there all day watering and wooding and prouiding things necessary by giuing content and satisfaction to the Indians But towards night our Captaine called all of vs aboard onely leauing the Spaniards lately taken in the Prize ashoare according to our promise made them to their great content who acknowledged that our Captaine did them a farre greater fauour in setting them freely at liberty then hee had done them displeasure in taking their Ship and so set sayle The sickenesse which had begunne to kindle amongst two or three dayes before did this day shewe it selfe in Charles Glub one of our Quarter-Masters a very tall man and a right good Mariner taken away to the great greefe both of Captaine and Company What the cause of this malady was we knewe nor of certainety we imputed it to the colde which our men had taken lying without succour in the Pinnaces But howsoeuer it was thus it pleased God to visit vs and yet in fauour to restore vnto health all the rest of our Company that were touched with this disease which were not a few The next morning being faire weather though the Winde continued contrary our Captaine commanded the Minion his lesser Pinnace to hasten away before him towards his Shippes at Fort Diego within the Cabeças to cary newes of his comming and to put all things in a readinesse for our Land journey if they heare any thing of the Fleets arriuall by the Simerons giuing the Minion charge if they wanted Wine to take Saint Bernards in their way and there take in some such portion as they thought good of the Wines which we had there hidden in the sand We plyed to windwards as neere as we could so that within a seauen-night after the Minion departed from vs we came to Saint Barnards where we stayed many houres finding but twelue Botijos of Wine of all the store wee left which had escaped the curious search of the Enemy who had beene there for that they were deepe in the ground Within foure or fiue dayes after we came to our Ship where we found all other things in good order but receiued very heauy newes of the death of Iohn Drake our Captaines brother and another young man called Richard Allen which were both slaine at one time as they attempted the boarding of a Fregate within two dayes after our departing from them The manner of it as wee learned by examination of the Company was this when they saw this Fregate at Sea as they were going towards their Fort with planckes to make the Platformes the Company were very importunate on him to giue chase and set vpon this Fregate which they deemed had beene a fit booty for them But he told them that they wanted weapons to assaile they knew not how the Fregate was prouided they had their boat loaden with planckes to finish that his brother had commanded But when this would not satisfie them but that still they vrged him with words and supposals If you will needs said he aduenture it shall neuer be said that I will be hindmost neither shall you report to my Brother that you lost your voyage by any covvardise you found in me Thereupon euery man shifted as they might for the time and heauing their planckes ouer board tooke them such poore vveapons as they had viz. a broken pointed Rapier one old Visgee and a rusty Caliuer I●hn Drake tooke the Rapier and made a Gantlet of his Pillovv Richard Allen the Visgee both standing in the head of the Pinnace called the Ei●n Robert tooke the Caliuer and so boarded But they found the Fregate armed round about vvith a close fight of hides full of Pikes and Caliuers vvhich vvere discharged in their faces and deadly vvounded those that vvere in the Fore-shippe Iohn Drake in the belly and Richard Allen in the head But notvvithstanding their vvounds they vvith Oares shifted off the Pinnace got cleare of the Fregate and vvith all hast recouered their Shippe vvhere vvithin an houre after this young man of great hope ended his dayes greatly lamented of all the Company Thus hauing moared our Shippes fast our Captaine resolued to keepe himselfe close vvithout being descried vntill he might heare of the comming of the Spanish Fleet and therefore set no more to Sea but supplyed his vvants both for his ovvne Company and the Symerons out of his foresaid Magazine besides daily out of the vvoods vvith vvilde Hogges Pheasants and Guanas continuing in health God be praised all the meane time vvhich vvas a month at least till at length about the beginning of Ianuary halfe a score of our Company fell dovvne sicke together and the most of them dyed vvithin tvvo or three dayes so long that vve had thirty at a time sicke of this Calenture vvhich attache our men either by reason of the suddaine change from cold to heate or by reason of brackish vvater vvhich had beene taken in by one Pinnace through the sloth of their men in the mouth of the Riuer not rovving further in vvhere the vvater vvas good Among the rest Ioseph Drake another of his brethren dyed in our Captaines armes of the same disease of vvhich that the cause might bee the better discerned and consequently remedyed to the releefe of others by our Captaines appointment hee was ript open by the Surgeon who found his Liuer swolne his heart as it were sodden and his guts all faire This was the first and last experiment that our Captaine made of Anatomy in this voyage The Surgeon that cut him vp ouer-liued him not past foure dayes although hee were not toucht with that sickenesse of which he had beene recouered aboue a month before but onely of an ouerbold practise which he would needs make vpon himselfe by receiuing

they presently shot off their whole volly which though it lightly wounded our Captaine and diuers of our men yet it caused death to one onely of our Company called Iohn Harris who was so poudered with haile-shot which they all vsed for the most part as it seemed or else quartered for that our men were hurt with that kinde that we could not recouer his life though he continued all that day afterwards with vs. Presently as our Captaine perceiued their shott to come slacking as the latter drops of a great shewre of raine with his Whistle he gaue vs his vsuall signall to answere them with our shot and Arrowes and so march onwards vpon the Enemy with intent to come to handi-strokes and to haue joyned with them whom when hee found retired as to a place of some better strength hee encreased his pace to preuent them if he might Which the Symerons perceiuing although by terror of the shot continuing they were for the time stept a side yet as soone as they discerned by hearing that we marched onward they all rusht forwards one after another trauersing the way vvith their Arrowes ready in their Bowes and their manner of Countrey dance or leape very lustily singing Yó pehó yó pehó and so got before vs where they continued their leape and song after the manner of their owne Countrey warres till they and wee ouer-tooke some of the Enemy who neere the Townes end had conueyed themselues within the Woods to haue taken their stand at vs as before But our Symerons now throughly encouraged when they sawe our resolution brake in through the thickets on both sides of them forcing them to flye Fryers and all although diuers of our men were wounded and one Symeron especially was runne through with one of their Pikes whose courage and minde serued him so well notwithstanding that hee reuenged his owne death ere hee dyed by killing him that had giuen him that deadly wound Wee with all speed following this chase entred the Towne of Venta Cruz being of about forty or fifty houses which had both a Gouernour and other Officers and some faire houses with many Store-houses large and strong for the Wares which were brought thither from Nombre de Dios by the Riuer of Chagro so to be transported by Moyles to Panama besides the Monasterie where wee found aboue a thousand Bulles and Pardons newly sent thither from Rome In those houses wee found three Gentlewomen which had lately beene deliuered of Children there though their dwelling were in Nombre de Dios because it hath beene obserued of long time as they reported to vs that no Spaniard or White woman could euer bee deliuered in Nombre de Dios with safety of their Children but that within two or three dayes they died notwithstanding that being borne and brought vp in this Venta Cruz or Panama fiue or sixe yeares and then brought to Nombre de Dios if they escaped sicknes the first or second month they commonly liued in it as healthily as in any other place although no stranger as they say can endure there any long time without great danger of death or extreame sicknes Though at our first comming into the Towne with Armes so suddenly these Gentlewomen were in great feare yet because our Captaine had giuen strait charge to all the Symerons that while they were in his company they should neuer hurt any woman nor man that had not weapon in his hand to doe them hurt which they ernestly promised and no lesse faithfully performed they had no wrong offered them nor any thing taken from them to the worth of a garter wherein albeit they had indeed sufficient safety and security by those of his company which our Captaine sent vnto them of purpose to comfort them yet they neuer ceased most earnestly intreating that our Captaine would vouchsafe to come to them himselfe for their more safety which when hee did in their presence reporting the charge hee had first giuen th' assurance of his men they were comforted While the Guards which wee had not without great need sett aswell on the bridge which wee were to passe ouer as at the Townes end where wee entred they haue no other entrance into the Towne by Land but from the waters side there is one other to carry vp and downe their Marchandise from their Fregates gained vs liberty and quiet to stay in this Towne some houre and halfe wee had not onely refreshed our selues but our company and Symerons had gotten some good pillage which our Captaine allowed and gaue them being not the thing he looked for so that it were not too combersome or heauy in respect of our trauell or defence of our selues A little before wee departed some ten or tvvelue horsemen came from Panama by all likelihood supposinge that wee were gone out of this Towne for that all was so still and quiet came to enter the Towne confidently but finding their entertainement such as it was they that could rode faster backe againe for feare then they had ridden forwards for hope Thus wee hauing ended our busines in this Towne and the day beginning to spring wee marched ouer the Bridge obseruing the same order that wee did before There wee were all safe in our opinion as if wee had beene enuironed with Wall and Trench for that no Spaniard without his extreame danger could follow vs. The rather now for that our Symerons were growne very valiant But our Captaine considering that hee had a long way to passe and that hee had beene now well neere fortnight from his Ship where hee had left his Company but weake by reason of their sicknes hastned his jorneys asmuch as he might refusing to visit the other Symeron Townes which they earnestly desired him and encouraging his owne Company with such example and speech that the way seemed much shorter For hee marched most cheerefully and assured vs that hee doubted not but ere hee left that Coast wee should all bee bountifully payd and recompensed for all those paines taken but by reason of this our Captaines haste and leauing of their Townes wee marched many dayes with hungry stomackes much against the will of our Symerons who if wee would haue stayed any day from this continuall journeying would haue killed for vs victuall sufficient In our absence the rest of the Symerons had built a little Towne within three leagues off the port where our Ship lay There our Captaine was contented vppon their great and earnest intreaties to make some stay for that they alleaged it was onely built for his sake And indeed hee consented the rather that the want of shooes might bee supplyed by meanes of the Symerons who were a great helpe vnto vs all our men complayning of the tendernes of their feete whom our Captaine would himselfe in their complaint accompany somtimes without cause but sometimes with cause indeed which made the rest to beare the burthen the more easily These Symerons during all the

Venta Cruz Veragua Nicaragua the Honduras Iamaica c. aboue two hundred Fregates some of a hundred and twenty Tunnes other but of tenne or twelue Tunne but the most of thirty or forty Tunne which all had entercourse betweene Carthagene and Nombre de Dios the most of which during our abode in those parts wee tooke and some of them twice or thrice each yet neuer burnt nor suncke any vnlesse they were made out Men of warre against vs or layd as stales to entrappe vs. And of all the men taken in these seuerall vesselles wee neuer offered any kinde of violence to any after they were once come vnder our power but either presently dismissed them in safety or keeping them with vs some longer time as some of them wee did wee alwayes prouided for their sustenance as for our selues and secured them from the rage of the Symerons against them till at last the danger of their discouering where our Shippes lay being ouer past for which onely cause wee kept them prisoners we set them also free Many strange Birds Beastes and Fishes besides Fruits Trees Plants and the like were seene and obserued of vs in this journey which willingly wee pretermit as hastening to the end of our voyage which from this Cape of Saint Anthony wee intended to finish by sayling the directest and speediest way homeward and accordingly euen beyond our owne expectation most happily performed For whereas our Captaine had purposed to touch at New-found land and there to haue watered which would haue beene some let vnto vs though wee stood in great want of water yet God Almighty so prouided for vs by giuing vs good store of raine water that we were sufficiently furnished and within twenty three dayes wee past from the Cape of Florida to the Iles of Silley and so arriued at Plimouth on Sunday about Sermon-time August the ninth 1573. at what time the newes of our Captaines returne brought vnto his did so speedily passe ouer all the Church and surpasse their mindes with desire and delight to see him that very fewe or none remained with the Preacher all hastening to see the euidence of Gods loue and blessing towards our Gracious Queene and Countrey by the fruite of our Captaines labour and successe Soli Deo gloria FINIS ERRATA PAge 7. lines 26. and 33. for Rause reade Ranse as also in other pages l. 32. for Sallop read Shallop p. 11. l. 2. pray read Bay p. 14. l. 3. sent of read sent some p. 17. l. 18. vtterly time leaue out time l. 19. read for that time p. 18. l. 5. read maine care of our Captaine was r●sp l. 35. feare read feares p. 19. l. 4. so he read he so p. 37. l. 2. leaft all read left at p. 43. l. 23. atttemed read attempted p. 45. l. 19. free safety read free in safety p. 48. l. 11. amongst two read amongst vs two l. 16. nor read not p. 50. l. 30. attache read attached p. 52. l. 16. or them ill read or giue them ill l. 19. Edward read Ellis p. 53. l. 5. Edward read Ellis p 55. l. 22. Limes read Limons and whereuer you finde it read Limons p. 56. l. 16. as they came read as we came p. 58. l. 31. ridge a read a ridge p. 60. l. 11. wont put read wont to put p. 67. l. 4. hickest read thickest l. 12. pacte reade parte l. 24. aemanded read demanded p. 68. l. 32. they our read they saw our l. 33. thickets read thick●st p. 76. l. 25. Peroros read Pezor●● l. 3● to their wiues read to goe to their wiues p. 87. l. 25. R●● read Rio. May 24. 1572. Iune 3. Iune 28. Iune 29 Iuly 1. Iuly 6. Iuly 12. Iuly 1· Iuly 20. Iuly 22. Iuly 28. Iuly 29. August 1. August 7. August 13. August 14. August 15. Aug. 16. Aug. 21. Septem 5. Septem 8. Septemb. 9. Sept. 10. Sept. 11. Sept. 14. Sept. 16. Sept. 18. Sept. 19. Sept. 22. Sept. 23. Sept. 24. Octob. 7. Octo. 8. Octo. 9. Octo. 13. Oct. 14 15. Octo. 16. Octo. 17. Octo. 1g Octo. 19. Octo. 20. Octo. 21. Octo. 22. Octo. 27. Nouem 2. Nou. 3. Nou. 5. Nou. 13. Nouem 15. Nouem 22. Nou. 27. ●an 3. Ian. 30. Febr. 3. Feb. 7. Feb. 11. Feb. 13. Feb. 14. Feb. 22. Feb. 23. March 19. March 20. March 21. March 22. March 23. March 31. April 1. April 2.3 April 4.