Island nigh the Main Land and from whence at low water they might go over a foot the Inhabitants appeared leaping dancing holding up their hands and making out-cryes after their manner but it being then high water the General sent them by a Boat some Knives Bells Bugles and other things he thought would please them Upon which getting together on a Hill half a Mile from the Shoar two of their Company came down swiftly though with a great grace such as they use in time of Wars but drawing nigh they made a stand upon which the English tying the things to a Staff stuck it in the ground that they might see it and retired a reasonable distance Being departed they came and took the things leaving instead thereof such Feathers as they wore on their heads a bone carved like a tooth-pick six inches long and neatly burnished Whereupon the General with divers Gentlemen went over to them they still remaining on the Hill placed in a rank one of them running from one end to the other East and West with his hands over his head and his body inclining toward the rising and setting Sun and at every third turn he erected himself vaulting in the Air against the middle of the rank toward the Moon signifying as they thought That they called the Sun and Moon whom they worship as Gods to witness they meant nothing toward them but peace But perceiving the English came apace forward they seemed fearful to prevent which the General and his Company retired which so confirmed them they were no enemies that divers came down after them without fear and traded with them but would receive nothing from them till it was first cast on the ground the word they used for exchange was Zussus and Toyt to throw it on the ground if they disliked any thing they cryed Coroh Coroh with ratling in their throat their goods were Arrows made of Reeds Feathers and the Bones aforementioned They go naked except only a Furr about their Shoulders when they sit or lye in the Gold but at other times it is a girdle about their Loyns Their Hair is very long which to prevent trouble thy knit up with a Roll of Ostrich Feathers and serves them for a Quiver for their Arrows and a Store-house for what they carry about them Those of Quality wear a large plain Feather on each side their heads seeming afar off like Horns so that a head thus trim'd upon a naked body resembles a Devil with horns Their chief bravery consists in painting their Bodys with divers Colours with such works as they fancy Some wash their faces with Sulphur or the like others paint their whole Bodys Black leaving only their necks round about White and shew like Ladys with black Gowns and naked Necks Some paint one Shoulder black and another white and likewise their Legs setting white Moons on the black part and black on the white being the marks of the Gods they adore By this continual painting the pores of their Bodys are so closed they never feel any cold they are strong comely swift and active and are much to be lamented that being of tractable natures and in an excellent soyl they are ignorant of the worship of the true God for though they never knew any Christians before yet they soon became so familiar that they seem'd rather willing to serve and do them all good Offices than offer any injury The General bestowing a Cap off his head on one of their Chiefs he going at a distance suddenly pierced his Leg deeply with an Arrow so that the Bloud streaming out he thereby signifi'd his unfained love to him and was as a Covenant of peace between them they were about fifty persons who thus frequented their company In the South part of this Bay is a River of fresh Water and several Islands full of Seals Birds and Fowls sufficient to maintain a multitude of people of which they killed some with Shot and Staves and took many Birds with their hands they lighting upon their Heads and Shouldiers They saw no Boat or Canoo used by the Natives to come to these Isles their own provision seemed to be Raw Flesh and Fish they finding pieces of Seals all Bloudy which they had gnawn with their teeth like Dogs They are all armed with a Bow an Ell long and Arrows of Reeds headed with Flints very exactly This Bay they named Seal Bay for the plenty of them found here killing two hundred in an hours time Sufficiently provided with all necessaries they sailed hence June 12. South-ward and anchored two days in a little Bay where they discharged and laid up the Caunter or Christopher and June 14. arrived at another Bay in fifty degrees twenty minutes South-Latitude and within one degree of the mouth of the Streights through which lay their desired Passage to the South Sea Here the General turned his Course Northerly in hope of finding his Ship and Friends lost in the great storm since if they should pass the Streights without them both might be much discomforted So that June 18. putting again to Sea with hearty prayers to God for Success they ran back toward the Line and the next night near Port St. Julian had sight of their Ship and the day after the whole Fleet entred joyfully into that Port to refit and refresh this Ship and the wearied men St. Julian is in 49 degrees 30 minutes being a very convenient Harbor having many Islands within it Coming now to an Anchor and all things made safe the General with his Brother and five others according to his usual care and diligence on such occasions rowed further into the Bay in a Boat to find out some convenient place for fresh Water and Provisions during their stay and were no sooner landed when two of the Natives visited them called by Magellane Pentagoures for their huge Stature and Strength who seem'd much to rejoice at their Arrival familiarly receiving whatever the General gave them and much pleased to see Oliver the Master-Gunner shoot an English Arrow trying to out-shoot him but came nothing near him Soon after another arrived who seem'd angry at the Civility of his fellows and strove earnestly to make them become enemies which General Drake not suspecting used them as before when Mr. Winter thinking also to shoot an Arrow that he who came last might see it the string of his Bow broke which being before their terror did now incourage them to contrive treachery against them not imagining their Guns and Swords were Weapons of War and therefore as they were quietly returning to their Boat these Villains suddainly discharged their Arrows at their backs aiming chiefly at him who had the Bow and not suffering him to string it again by wounding him in the Shouldier who turning about was shot with an Arrow through the Lungs yet fell not but the Gummer being ready to shoot off his Musket which took not fire was slain outright In this extremity their expert
not able to free above a foot and half of Water and were very unlikely to find the Leak they were much discouraged and desired Drakes advice how to remedy it who thereupon perswaded them to take their goods out of her and then set her a fire to prevent her falling into the enemies hands that himself would Sail in the Pinnace till he could provide some handsom Frigot and his Brother should be Captain of the Admiral together with the Master This advice seem'd strange at first yet was instantly put in execution that night Drake having his desire and men enough now to strengthen his Pinnaces The next day Aug. 16. they resolved to seek out a place in the Sound of Darien to leave their Ship at Anchor safe and undiscovered that the Enemy might judge them quite gone from the Coast and mean while to prosecute their design with the Pinnaces Drake going with two to the River Grande and his Brother taking the third to find out the Symerons In pursuance hereof they in five days privately recovered the Sound where the Captain imployed them to clear a spacious plat of ground from Trees and Bushes to build houses large enough for their lodgings and one particularly for their publick assembling wherein the Negro well acquainted with the Countrey and Buildings did them much service the rest of the Company recreating themselves with Shooting at Butts Bowls Quaits Nine-Pins or what they pleased half of them working one day and the rest the next and likewise in providing fresh Victuals of Fish Fowl Hogs Deer Rabbits and the like whereof there was great plenty The Smiths here set up their Forge with all necessaries brought from England which did them much service Having continued here fifteen days to silence the noise of their discovery Drake leaving his Ship with his Brother went Sept. 8. with two Pinnaces for the River Grand as was formerly concluded on and passing by Carthagena out of sight and coming within two Leagues of the River they landed on the Main Land West-ward and saw much Cattel and finding some Indians who kindly demanded What they wanted they desired fresh Victuals which the Indians presently furnisht them with taking what Cattel they needed with so much ease that they seemed to have an absolute command over them whereas these Creatures would not suffer the English to come near them the Captain as usually before giving them such things in exchange as much contented them so that they promised always to supply them with necessaries CHAP. II. Captain Drakes proceeding to Rio Grand and Carthagena His entertaining the Symerons and taking several Spanish Ships and likewise the Town of Venta Cruz. HAving received this seasonable refreshment from the Indians they departed for Rio Grand and arrived at the mouth thereof next day where the stream was so violent that they took up fresh Water tho' within half a League from the Sea from three in the afternoon till dark night they rowed up against the current which was so strong that they got but two Leagues all that time In the night they moared their Pinnaces to a Tree there falling a dreadful Shower of Rain with such strange and terrible thunder and lightning as much astonisht them though Drake who had before seen the like assured them it would not continue above three quarters of an hour After this storm it became very calm and such a multitude of Gnats or Musketoes fell upon them with their troublesom stings that they could not rest all that night nor defend themselves from them the best remedy they found was to anoint themselves with juice of Lemmons At break of day they proceeded to hale without ceasing and about three afternoon they spied a Canoo with two Indians fishing in the River to whom they spake not for fear of discovery nor the other to them judging them Spaniards within an hour after they descried several Houses on the other side the River the Channel whereof was 25 fathom deep and so broad as one could scarce see from one shore to the other yet a Spaniard who kept these Houses discovering their Pinnaces and thinking them his Countreymen made a smoak for a Signal to them to turn that way being desirous to speak with them they accordingly rowed toward him and being half way over he waved his hat and long hanging Sleeves to them to come ashoar but they drawing nearer he perceived his mistake and fled from his Houses with all speed The English landing found them to be five in number all full of White Rusk dryed Bacon Cheese of that Countrey somewhat like that of Holland but much better tasted which they send as great Presents into Spain there were also Sweatmeats Conserves and a great quantity of Sugar provided for the Fleet in their return to Spain They loaded their Pinnaces with this store of Provisions and by twilight departed having notice by an Indian Woman in those Houses that the Frigots usually thirty or more which transport goods from Spain to Carthagena and thence to those Houses and so in great Canoo's up to Nova Reyno with great ease the River running many hundred Leagues within the Land and bring back in return the Gold Silver Victuals and other Commodities that Kingdom abundantly yeilds were not yet come from Carthagena since the first Alarm of the English being in the Countrey Sept. 10. they went aboard their Pinnaces from these Store-houses when the Spaniards having brought some Indians from a great Town two Miles off called Villa del Rey had placed them in the bushes by the water side to annoy them with their Arrows but the English rowed down the stream to the mouth of the River without damage where having unloaded all their Provisions and cleansed their Pinnaces according to their Captains Custom they took all in again and sailed West-ward In their return they discovered a Ship a Bark and a Frigot wherein they imagined to have found some Spanish Gold but when pursued and taken met with nothing of value being bound for Sugar and Hides so that dismissing her they proceeded Sept. 10. between Carthagena and Tolou they took six Frigots loaden with live Hogs Hens and Maiz which we call Guiny wheat of whom they got what Intelligence they could of the preparations against them and their opinion of them and then discharged four of them and all the men retaining only two Ships well stored with good provisions Three days after they arrived at Port Plenty where their Captain chose at first to leave his Ship so called by the Company because they usually brought thither all the Stores which they took going that way for victualling Carthagena and Nombre de Dios and from the Fleets going out and coming from Spain which procured them such abundance of all necessarys that had they been three thousand Persons their Pinnaces would have sufficiently provided them with Wine Meal Rusk Cassavy bread made of a root called Yucca whose juice is poyson but the substance good
and his Guts all fair the Surgeon that dissected him died four days after though not of the Calenture of which he recovered about a month before but by presumptuously giving himself such a strong Purge that he never spoke word after taking it and his Boy who was sick only by tasting it not recovering his health till he came to England The Symerons who were entertained in September and usually repaired to their Ship during their absence ranged the Country toward Nombre de Dios and gave Drake particular notice of what happened now assuring him that the Spanish Fleet was certainly arrived he sent the Lyon Frigot to discover the truth since if it were so all the Ships in the Countrey would repair to Nombre de Dios for provisions They in few days after met with a Frigot laden with Maiz Hens and Pompions from Tolou which they took and who assured them the Fleet was come in her were taken one Woman and twelve Men whereof one was the Scrivano of Tolou The Captain used them very civilly securing them from the fury of the Symerons who much importuned Drake they might have leave to cut their throats in revenge of their many wrongs and injuries received from the Spanish Nation but the Captain adjured them neither to hurt nor affront them while in his charge and when he resolved to take a Journey by land to Panama he strictly enjoyned Ellis Hixom to take care of his own Ship and Company and especially of those Spaniards he had put in the great Prize which was haled ashoar to the Island called by them Slaughter Island because so many of their men died there and which was now used for their own Store house and a Prison for their Enemies All things thus ordered and the Captain consulting with the Chief of the Symerons what Weapons Provisions and Apparel were convenient for this great and long Journey They advised to carry as many Shoes as possible because of the many Rivers full of Stones and Gravel they were to pass Preparation of all necessaries made Febr. 3. being Shrove-Tuesday they began their Journey with most of their Company having already lost twenty eight men and leaving only a few sound men with Hixom to secure the Ship and Prisoners and tend the sick At his departure Drake gave Hixom strict charge not to credit any Messenger who should come in his name with any token unless he brought his hand-writing which he knew neither the Spaniards nor Symerons could counterfeit They were in all 48 whereof 18 were English and the rest Symerons who besides their arms carryed each a great quantity of Victuals so that the English had nothing to toil them but their Arms in this long Journey and because they could not carry enough for a full supply they according to promise provided sufficient store with their Arrows by the way They had each two sorts of Arrows one to assault the Enemy and others to kill Victuals the first are very long and headed with Iron Wood or Fish-bones the other have some a head of Iron of a pound and half weight shaped like the head of a Javelin and sharp as a knife making so deep a Wound into an Ox Stag or Wild-Boar as is hardly credible They have others with less heads some to kill smaller Cattel and others still less for Birds and are so well tempered as not to be easily Blunted nor broken their absolute necessity of these Weapons makes them value Iron much above Gold and whoever has skill to give a true temper to these Arrows is highly valued They marcht every day from sun-rising till ten in the forenoon and then again from twelve to four always reposing near some River either in Houses they found ready or else such as were quickly erected by the Symerons who when they came where they designed to rest instantly cut down branches of Palmetto Trees which served for Posts and Rafters and covering them close with Plaintain and Palmetto leaves they were very well secured from the Rain and Sun They would speedily erect six of these Houses and made three Fires in each one at each end and another in the middle which they so contrived that the smoak never offended and the place was temperately warm Near these Rivers they found divers wholesom Fruits as Mammeas Guyavas Palmetto's Pinos Oranges Lemons and divers others which the Symerons perswaded them to eat with moderation except roasted Plantanes Potato's and the like If in the way they saw any wild Hogs on the Hills or Valleys the Symerons would usually six at a time deliver their burthens to their Fellows and immediately pursue kill and bring away as much as they could carry and the time would permit One day they found an Otter and went to dressing it Drake wondring at it Pedro the Chief Symeron said Are you a man of War and in want and yet doubt whether this be meat which hath bloud in it Whereupon the Captain secretly chid him that he had not told them of it before The third day of their Travels they brought them to a Town of their own on the side of a Hill near a fine River encompast with a Ditch eight foot broad and a Mud-wall ten foot high to prevent a sudden surprize It had one long broad Street East and West and two less crossing it consisting of about sixty Families the Houses and Streets being very clean and sweet and the People lived very civilly and cleanly When the Symerons came hither they washed themselves in the River and changed their Apparel which was very fine and exactly made as were likewise their Womens Garments much like the Spaniards but not so costly This Town is 35 Leagues from Nombre de Dios and 45 from Parnama plentifully stored with Cattle Fowl Maiz and divers Fruits As to their Religion they have no Priests only they held the Cross in much reverence but by Drakes perswasion they left it and learnt the Lords Prayer seeming willing to be instructed in the Worship of God They keep a constant Guard in four parts three mile off the Town to prevent the mischiefs of the Spaniards who are oft conducted against them by the Symerons themselves whereby they sometimes prevailed against them when they lived carelesly but since this having usually notice of their coming they many times surprize the Spaniards and kill them in the Woods like Beasts They stayed with the Symerons that night Febr. 7. and the next day till noon during which they related many strange accidents between them and the Spaniards and among others That a gallant Gentleman entertained by the Spanish Governors of the Countrey undertook the last year with an 150 Souldiers to destroy Man Woman and Child in this Town being conducted by one of their own who had been taken Prisoner and bribed with gifts He accordingly surprized them half an hour before day whereby most of the men escaped in the dark but many Women and Children were murdered or taken
or none remained with the Preacher all running out to observe the blessing of God upon the dangerous labours and endeavours of Captain Drake CHAP. IV. Captain Drake with five Ships undertakes a Voyage round about the Word in 1577. and in prosecution thereof arrives at Port St. Julian where he discovers a Conspiracy for which a Gentleman of his Company was beheaded CAptain Drake having in his former Voyage had a View and only a View of the South Atlantick Ocean from the high Tree aforementioned and from that very time being very ambitious of sailing thereon in an English Ship he retained this Noble resolution within himself for some years being partly prevented by secret envy at home and partly by applying himself to the publick service of his Prince and Countrey in Ireland under the Earl of Essex and otherwhere But in 1577. having a gracious Commission from his Soveraign and assisted with divers of his Friends who were Adventurers with him he fitted up five Ships 1. The Pellican Admiral of a hundred Tuns Francis Drake Captain General 2. The Elizabeth Vice-Admiral eighty Tuns John Winter Captain 3. The Marigold a Bark of eighty Tun John Thomas Captain 4. The Swan a Flyboat of fifty Tuns John Chester Captain 5. The Christopher a Pinnace of fifteen Tuns Thomas Moon Captain Having mann'd this little Fleet with a hundred and sixty four able men and furnisht them with all necessary Provisions for so long and dangerous a Voyage and stowing certain Pinnaces aboard in pieces to be set up on occasion as in his former Voyage yea carrying with him several Musicians for delight and rich furniture of Silver for his Table and Cook-room with all sorts of curious Workmanship for Ornament and to raise admiration of the Civility and Magnificence of his Native Countrey in other Nations where he came Thus appointed they sailed out of Plymouth Sound Novem. 15. 1577. about five in the afternoon and next morning came to the Lizzard where meeting contrary Winds they were all compell'd to put into Falmouth Next day a great storm arose so that though they were in a good Harbor yet the Admiral wherein Drake was and the Marigold were forc't to cut their Main Masts by the board and oblig'd to return to Plymouth to repair thirteen days after their departure thence where having quickly supplied all defects they Decem. 13. once more put to Sea with better hopes Being out of sight of Land Drake gave some intimation of his design which he had hitherto concealed both by the course he saild and appointing their Randezvouz if separated by any accident to be the Isle of Mogadore Sailing then with a favourable Wind Decem. 25. being Christmas day they had sight of Cape Cantin in Barbary and of the high in-land Countrey in thirty two degrees and thirteen minutes North latitude and coasting thence Southward about eighteen Leagues they arrived that day at the Isle of Mogadore which is under the King of Fesse and a good Harbor being about a Mile from the main Land uninhabited and a League in circuit overgrown with shrubs and full of Pigeons and therefore much frequented by Goshawks and other Brids of Prey with plenty of several sorts of Sea-Fowl At the South side are three hollow Rocks under which are great store of very ugly yet very wholesom Fish Sending a Boat to sound the Harbor all their Fleet came in Decemb. 27. and staid about four days setting up one of their four Pinnaces brought from home in pieces The Inhabitants of the Countrey soon perceived them and made signs on the Shoar to come aboard to whom the General sent a Boat wherein two Chief Moors were received and one of theirs left in exchange till their return Drake treated them very civilly aboard his Ship presenting them with what they seem'd most to value to shew they came in Peace and Friendship to Trade for such Traffick as their Countrey afforded according to their own content wherewith they seem'd much pleased promising to return again the next day to exchange their Goods for others By their Law they ought to drink no Wine being Turks in Religion yet they will drink it very plentifully by stealth as it now appeared Being carried ashoar they freely restored the Person left as a pledge returning with Camels next day at the hour appointed as if loaden with Goods for Exchange and calling hastily for a Boat had one sent by the Generals Order before he went from the Island The Boat coming to a place of Landing among the Rocks one John Fry suspecting no treachery readily stept out of the Boat to be a pledge as the day before when those on the Shoar instantly seizing him and others in ambush coming to their assistance they speedily carried him away the rest being glad to shift for themselves The cause of this violence was to inform the King of Fesse whither this Fleet was bound or come from the King of Portugal or what Intelligence they could give him Fry being brought into the Kings presence and declaring they were Englishmen bound for the Straights under General Drake he was sent back with a Present to his Captain and offers of all Kindness and Friendship in that Countrey Drake much disturbed at this injury landed his men in his Pinnace and marcht pretty far up into the Countrey without resistance the Moors declining any ingagement with him so that making provision of Wood and visiting an old Fort formerly built by the Portugals but ruined by the King of Fesse he departed Decemb. 31. toward Cape Blank so that when Fry came back he to his great grief found the Fleet gone yet by the Kings favour he was after sent home in an English Merchants Ship Meeting with foul weather they were detained sometime and the third day after fell with Cape de Guerre in 30 degrees where they took three Spanish Fisher-boats called Caunters whom they carried to Rio del Oro under the Tropick of Cancer and there took a Carvel From hence Jan. 15. they sailed to Cape Barbas where the Marygold took another Carvel it lyes in 20 degrees 30 minutes low and sandy where they first observed the South Stars called the Crosiers 19 degrees 30 minutes above the Horizon In the Cape they took another Spanish Ship riding at Anchor all her men but two being fled ashoar in the Boat whom with all the rest formerly taken they carried into the Harbor three Leagues within the Cape Here General Drake resolved to stay some time to refresh his men with the plenty of fresh Victuals in this place and to supply them at Sea there being great store of Fish easily taken even within the Harbor and as good as any in the World During their abode here the General being ashoar was visited by the People of the Countrey who brought down a Moorish Woman with her little Babe hanging at her dry Breast being scarce alive her self and therefore unlike to nourish that whom they would have sold as
Tempest as the like is not recorded in any History since Noahs Floud The Storm being somewhat allayed they ran in again among those Islands from whence they were lately driven not far from their former anchoring hoping now at length for some peace and security there especially since they saw the Natives going from one Island to another in their Canoo's both Men Women and Young Infants hanging at their Mothers backs to get a livelyhood by trading with chains of certain Shells and other trifles Having had a breathing-time here for three days only which they imployed in providing what they wanted though with much trouble and danger from the tempest not quite stilled when behold it again recovered its former rage with much more violence driving them from their Anchors and assaulting them in all Quarters at once and at length chasing them to the utmost Land toward the South Pole even to 56 degrees beyond which no Continent nor Island is to be seen but the Atlantick Ocean and South Sea meet freely and openly Some have imagined these Islands were Main Land and called them Terra Incognita or The Unknown World wherein were many strange Monsters which they now saw to be altogether false as likewise the common opinion of the impossibility of returning out of the South into the West Ocean because of the strong Currents and Winds since they met with neither but were oft in danger of being driven back as well as in going forward and many times were forced to alter their course losing more sometimes in one afternoon than they could recover again in an whole day with a reasonable gale and since the narrowness of the Passage is reckoned the cause of this swift current they now observed that the Passages through were innumerable and Southward of these Islands there is a large and main Sea Coming to the utmost part of these Islands Oct. 28. the Storm ceased and all their calamities except the absence of their Friends were forgotten As if God had secretly intended they should make this discovery and did then stay his hand and refresh his Servants In these Southerly parts the night in the latter end of October was but two hours long There are few of these Islands but are inhabited and live after the same manner as those aforenamed The General gave one name to them all calling them Elizabethides After two days Oct. 30. they Sailed North-West along the Coasts of Peru hasting to the height of 30 degrees being the place appointed for the Fleet to reassemble and to seek for them in the mean time In this course they next day met with two Islands stored with Birds of which they made plentiful provision from whence Nov. 1. they steered North-West as formerly but soon found the mistake of the Maps in describing the Latitude of those Coasts This part of Peru to Lima 12 Degrees South is Mountainous and barren without either Water or Wood except in some few places inhabited by the Spaniards and not hearing of their Ships they Anchored Nov. 15. at a great Island called Mucho by the Spaniards for its largeness very fruitful of Sheep and other Cattle stored with Maiz Potatoes and other Roots and thought to be wonderful rich in Gold wanting nothing fit for the use of man The Inhabitants are those Indians who by the horrid severities of the Spaniards have been driven from the Continent to secure and fortifie themselves here With this People General Drake thought fit to Traffick for fresh Victuals and Water and therefore that very night some of the Company going ashore they very courteously came and brought the best Victuals and Provisions they had presenting the General with two very fat Sheep who returned them many necessary things assuring them that he came only to exchange such Goods with them as he wanted and they could well spare and chiefly such as they had already brought them except fresh water which they desired them to bring whereat they seemed very well pleased and extream joyful at their coming promising to direct them where to have fresh water next morning and that they would bring any thing else they wanted Next morning early the General having prepared all things ready for Traffick and Vessels to bring the water set two of his men ashore to go to the watering place assigned the night before who passed quietly half the way but were then violently assaulted and slain by these treacherous people and in hope to surprize the General with the rest about five hundred of them prepared for mischief lay in ambush behind the Rocks who suddenly falling on them the Rocks being very dangerous for Boats and the passage very open to the Sea they wounded every man of the Company with their Arrows Drake himself being shot in the Face under his right Eye very deep and in his Head to the great indangering of his Life The rest there being nine Persons in the Boat were grievously wounded and the Chief Surgeon being dead and his Mate absent in the Vice-Admiral none but a Boy being left their case was very desperate yet by the help of God and the assistance of the rest they all escaped The cause of this injury from these Islanders proceeded from their hatred to the Spaniards for their cruelties toward them and some of the English using the Spanish word aqua in requiring water they supposed them of that Nation and therefore used this outrage toward them The General left the revenge of this wrong to Heaven wishing only they might be sensible whom they had abused not an Enemy but those who would rather have defended them from the injuries of the Spaniards and sailed thence that Afternoon approaching now the place appointed for meeting the rest of their Ships and to find a conveniency for reposing their wounded men and supplying them with necessaries and at length Novem. 30. they fell in with a place called Philips Bay in about 32 degrees and instantly sent out a Boat for discovery who after diligent search could find no appearance of relief discovering only the heads of wild Beasts but no sign of any Inhabitant thereabout Yet in their return they perceived an Indian Fishing in a Canoe within the Bay whom they brought aboard the General he was a proper comely Person clothed in a white Garment reaching almost to his Knees his Arms and Head were bare his Hair very long but without a Beard as most Indians are seeming to be of a mild temper apprehensive to learn every thing and very thankful for what the General bestowed on him and discovering in his carriage the harmless disposition of the Natives and how unjustly they have been abused by the Spaniards After he had been kindly treated and furnisht with what they had giving what he thought convenient in exchange he was freely dismist in their Boat with his own Canoo made of Reeds and when landed desired the English to stay till his return who being met by two or three of his
danger they met with in their whole Voyage though not the last as by the sequel appears For a month after they were in continual fear of these Shoals and Islands among which they were tost and which lye in vast numbers round the South of the Celebes Jan. 12. not being able to bear their Sails for fear of Tempests and Sands they anchored upon a Shoal and two days after on an Island where they staid a day Wooding and Watering After which they met with foul weather Westerly Winds and dangerous Shoals for many days so that being weary of this Coast they sailed for Timor But could not so easily clear themselves of the Celebes which lye in five degrees South Latitude for Jan. 20. being forced toward a small Island not far thence and sending their Boat a good distance before to search out a place where to Anchor there suddenly rose a most violent Storm out of the Southwest driving them among the perilous and hidden Shoals so that they again counted themselves lost or that they must spend their days among Infidels if they should escape with their lives but that God who had hitherto preserved them was pleased once again to deliver them by unexpectedly stilling the tempest whereby both their Men and Boat were likewise restored to them Getting off hence as well as they could they continued their course till Jan. 26. when they were again assaulted with a very strong West Wind so that they could use no Sail till the end of that month Feb. 1. they saw a very high Land which seemed well inhabited and would fain have got to it to procure some relief but the weather being so bad that they could discover no Harbor they were fearful of venturing too near the shoar Two days after they saw another little Island but could not reach it Feb. 6. they had sight of 6 Islands one East and the other 5 Westward of â—â—em at the largest of which they Anchored Watered and Wooded next day Going thence Feb. 8. two Canoo's came up and talked with them alluring and conducting them to their Town not far off named Barativa in 7 degrees 13 Minutes South Latitude The People are Gentiles or Heathens very comely of body and civil just and courteous to strangers seeming very glad of their coming and readily releiving their wants with whatever their Countrey afforded The men go naked except their Heads and Secrets every one having some thing hanging at their Ears the Women are clothed from the Wast to the Feet wearing abundance of Bracelets some nine and more upon their naked arms made of horn of brass the lightest weighing near two Ounces They much value Linnen cloth to make Rolls for their Heads and Girdles about their middles and delight in Stones and the like trifles Their Island is rich in Gold Silver Copper Tin and Sulphur which they work very artificially into divers forms and shapes They have plenty of Nutmegs Ginger long Pepper Lemmons Cucumbers Coco's Figo's Sagu and several other Fruits whereof they provided themselves of one like a Bay berry but pleasant in tast and being boyld is very soft and nourishing meat They continued here two days not having found more comfort and refreshment in all their Voyage except at Terenate as in this place Feb. 12. Coming to the height of eight degrees four minutes they spied a green Island to the South and soon after two more that way with a large one toward the North appearing well inhabited but they had no occasion to visit them and therefore past them by together with several others Feb. 18. they Anchored under a little Island but found nothing but Wood and two Turtles After which they Sailed on Westward without stay or any thing observable till March 9. when they spied Land and Anchored that night Next Morning they bore farther North and came to an Anchor the second time near the shoar March 11. they took in Water and sending their Boat again ashoar they traded with the People and coming nearer the Town the General sent his man ashoar next day to present the King with some Silks and Cloth both Woollen and Linnen which he thankfully received returning Rice Cocoes Hens and other Provisions in recompence They found it to be Java Island in 7 degrees 30 minutes South Latitude March 13. the General with many of his Gentlemen went ashoar and presented the King with their Musick by whom they were very generously entertained They shewed him the English Military Discipline training their Pikes and Muskets before him They were treated according to their desire and at length dismist with a promise to have more Victuals sent them In this Island there is one Principal but many petty Kings whom they call Raja's that live in much friendship with each other March 14. they received Victuals from two of them and next day three of these Kings came aboard in Person to visit the General and to view their Ship and Amunition being much pleased with their entertainment and what they saw After they had been with them and related what they found Raja Donan the Chief Monarch of the whole Isle came aboard them next day bringing Victuals for their relief And few days past but one or other of them came whom the General treated with the best cheer he could make and shewed them all the rarities of their Ship with their great Guns Arms and all the furniture thereto belonging and how they were used Never failing to give them Musick wherewith they were equally filled with delight and admiration March 1. Raja Donan coming again aboard in requital of theirs presented the General with his Countrey Musick which though strange yet seemed very pleasant The same day he sent an Ox to the Water side which he was willing to exchange for divers sorts of costly Silks which he much esteemed Their Kings as well as the People are kind true and exact in their dealings they traffickt with them for Hens Goats Cocoes Plantanes and other Provisions whereof they offered them such plenty that if there had been occasion they might have laden their Ship with them Though these Visits and Entertainments were some hindrance to them yet having at length washt and trim'd their Ship and freed her from a kind of Shell Fish sticking fast wherewith she was overgrown in this large Voyage and much hindred her Sailing they took their leaves and departed from Java March 26. sailing West South West directly for the Cape of Good Hope or Bon Esperance and continued without seeing any thing but Air and Water till May 21. when they had sight of the Main Land of Africa very high in some places under 31 degrees and an half Latitude They coasted along till June 15. when having very fair Weather and the Wind at South East they past the said Cape so near that they could easily have shot to Land July 15. they saw Rio de Cesto and many Negroes fishing in their Boats two of which came
they chased and took finding her to be of St. Sebastian in Spain loaden with poor Jack which being lawful prize they distributed the Fish into the other Ships and was very serviceable during their whole Voyage Two days after they put in within the Isles of Bayon in Spain where part of the Fleet had no sooner Anchored but the General commanded all the Pinnaces and Ship Boats to be well mann'd and provided with Arms for present service and putting himself in his Galley well furnished they Rowed toward the City of Bayon with design to surprize it When advancing half way an English Merchant was sent from the Governor to know what strange Fleet they were who coming to the General after some brief discourse he ordered Captain Sampson to go along with the Merchant to the Governour and desire him to resolve two Points 1. Whether there were any Wars between Spain and England and if not then 2. For what reason the English Merchants Goods were seized and arrested The General in the mean time thought fit not to stay for an answer but to Sail up within shot of the City to be ready for any sudden assault upon occasion before it was dark Captain Sampson returned soon after with this Reply That the Governour said he knew of no Wars and that the power of Peace and War did not lye in so mean a subject as himself and as for detaining the Merchants Goods it was done by the Kings command without the least design of indammaging any and that about seven days since he had sent a countermand whereby they were now discharged To verify which he sent all these English Merchants in Town aboard who affirmed the Truth thereof Upon which after consultation it was resolved That since it was late they would Land their men and quarter ashoar that night taking all necessary care to secure themselves Which done the Governor sent them Bread Wine Oyl Apples Grapes Marmalade and other refreshments About midnight the Weather being overcast they thought it safest to repair aboard But before they could recover the Fleet a great Tempest arose driving divers Ships from their Anchors And particularly the Speed-Well which was carried into England the rest being again recovered This Storm continued three days after which Mr. Carlile was sent with his own Ship three others the Galley and divers Pinnaces to Vigo where they took many Boats and Carvels laden with several inconsiderable things especially Houshold-Stuff going into the high Countrey and one with Church Ornaments for the Cathedral of Vigo wherein they found a great Cross of Silver imbossed and double gilt over of a considerable value and the Owners complained they lost here above thirty thousand Duckets Next day General Drake and the whole Fleet sailed from the Isles of Bayon to a very good Harbor above Vigo where L. General Carliel attended his coming for the conveniency of fresh Water Mean time the Governor of Gallicia having mustered up two thousand Foot and three hundred Horse marched with them from Bayon to this place and lay in sight of the Fleet from whence he sent to the General to desire a parlee which he agreed to so it were by Boats in the Water and pledges being given on each side for security of their Persons the Governor and two more came into the Vice-Admirals Skiff which was fear ashoar to them and the General met them in his own where it waâ— concluded That the English should have free liberty to come aland and furnish themselves with fresh Water and all other necessarys paying the usual value for the same Having dispatcht all business here they proceeded toward the Canary Islands about three hundred Leagues from this part of Spain designing for the Isle of Palma to furnish themselves with store of provisions which that place abundantly affords and to have refresht themselves with the pleasures thereof but were prevented by the bad entrance into it which was secured with very many great Guns some of which shot into their Ships and likewise by the dangerous Seas and Waves toward the Shoar which threatned the destruction of many Boats and Pinnaces Frustrated of their design here they fell with the Isle of Ferro in hope of better success and landed a thousand men in a Valley under an high Mountain where they staid about three hours when the Inhabitants accompanied by a young Fellow born in England came to them and complained they were so poor as even ready to starve which they believed was true and therefore without getting any thing were all again commanded to imbark and that night they put off toward the Coast of Barbary Saturday Nov. 13. They sell with Cape Blank a low land and shallow water where they catcht store of Fish and doublâ—ng the Cape fell into the Bay they found divers French Ships of War whom they treated kindly and left there sailing thence to the Isles of Cape Verde and Nov. 16. Anchored their whole Fleet between a Town called Plaie and St. Jago both on that Island putting above a thousand men ashoar under L. General Carlile The place where they landed was stony and troublesom and therefore with much industry they marched farther up till they came to a pleasant plain about two miles from the Town of St. Jago where the L. General having put his men in order resolved to attempt nothing till next morning since he had no Guide to the place In the morning half an hour before Sun-rising he divided his Army into three parts and by day light advanced in good order toward the Wall of the Town but found no Enemy to resist whereupon Captain Sampson and Captain Barton each with thirty Musketeirs were commanded to go down into the Town which was in a Valley under them and from whence they might plainly view it all over After whom was sent the great Ensign having nothing in it but the plain English Cross which was ordered to be placed in the Fort toward the Sea that the Fleet might see St. Georges Cross Triumphant in the Enemies Fortress Being arrived there all the Inhabitants were fled whereupon all the Ordnance about the Town being above 50 ready charged were ordered to be shot off in honour of Queen Elizabeths coming to the Crown that day being Nov. 17. according to the Custom in England which were answered by the great Guns from the Fleet who now approached so near that this thundring noise continued a great while together Mean while the L General continued with the greatest part of his forces on the top of the Hill till the Town was quartered out for lodging his whole Army which being done and every Captain setled in his own Quarters in the Evening they placed such sufficient Guards about the Town as they had no cause to fear an Enemy Here they staid 14 days taking such spoils as the place yielded as Wine Oyl Meal Vinegar Olives and the like but no Treasure nor any thing else of value The City of
Parma who in the mean time had drawn down all his Forces to the Sea-coast and so they were conducted to the Borders near Callice And thus this Treaty was utterly ineffectual begun by Q. Elizabeth as was thought to divert the coming of the Spanish Fleet continued by them to surprize the English unprovided May 29. 1588. This Invincible Armado so named by the Spaniards which was preparing full five years sailed out of the River Tayo toward the Groin in Gallizia the designed Rendevouz as nearest England but a sudden Tempest drove the Admiral the Duke of Medina back again and eight of his Ships being dispersed on the Seas had their Masts blown over board and three Portugal Gallies were driven on the Coast of Bayon in Spain where by the valour of David Gwin with the assistance of other French and Turkish slaves they were delivered into the hands of the French by killing the Spaniards aboard among whom Don Diego de Mondrana was one About this time the English Admiral and Vice-Admiral Drake having in all about an hundred Ships whereof 15 were Victuallers and nine Gentlemen Volunteers of Devonshire upon certain notice that the Spanish Fleet was ready to Sail resolved to go and fight them by the way but meeting with this storm they were forced back again to recruit only some of their Scouts discovered some dispersed Spanish Ships who before they could reach them veered about to the Groin to the rest of the Fleet. The Spanish Navy being new rigged and supplyed July 11. with much assurance they entred the Brittish Channel where casting Anchor they sent dispatches to the Prince of Parma of their Arrival July 20. about Noon this dreadful Fleet was descried by the English with much surprize They appeared like lofty Towers in form of an half Moon the horns whereof stretched above seven Mile wide the Ocean seeming to groan under them sailing slowly toward Plymouth July 21. the Lord Admiral sending a Pinnace called the Defiance before to denounce War by discharging her Ordnance himself followed in the Ark-Royal and fell with much fury upon one of the Spanish Ships Vice-Admiral Drake Hawkins and Frobisher coming up soon after and playing violently upon the hindmost Squadron of the Enemy commanded by Rechalde who endeavoured to keep his Ships from flying but being himself made at length unserviceable they were all forc't to secure themselves in the Main Fleet. The D. of Medina having rallied his Navy disperst by the English kept on his intended course toward Callice finding much inconvenience in his large high Ships as not able to defend themselves against the brisk Attacks of the small English Frigots who for two hours maintained a very hot fight with them In this first days encounter two great Spanish Ships were disabled and falling into a Roundel the strongest walling in the rest they made a flying retreat to Callice yet in the hurry a great Gallion commanded by Don Pedro de Valdez being much battered fell foul on another Ship and was so disabled that she was left by the rest and the Lord Admiral night coming on supposing she had neither Souldiers nor Mariners aboard passed by her July 22. Sir Francis Drake espied her and sent forth a Pinnace to command her to yield otherwise his Bullets would force her Valdez to assert his credit and pretend to valour returned That they were four hundred and fifty strong that he himself was Don Pedro and stood much upon his honour and thereupon propounded several conditions upon which he was willing to yield But the Vice-Admiral replyed That he had no leisure to parley but if he thought fit instantly to yield he might if not he should soon find that Drake was no Coward Pedro hearing it was Drake whose name was so terrible to the Spaniards presently yielded and with 46 of his Attendants came aboard Sir Francis his Ship where giving him the Solemn Spanish Congee he protested That they were all resolved to have died fighting had they not fallen into his hands whose Felicity and Valour was so great that Mars the God of War and Neptune the God of the Sea seemed to wait upon all his attempts and whose noble and generous carriage toward the vanquished had been oft experienced by his Foes Sir Francis to requite these Spanish Complements with real English kindness set him at his own Table and lodged him in his own Cabin sending the rest of his Company to Plymouth Drakes Souldiers were well recompenced with the plunder of this Ship wherein they found fifty five Thousand Ducats of Gold which they merrily shared amongst them The same day the Ship of Vice-Admiral De Oquondo fell on fire and the upper part only being burnt fell into the hands of the English and was brought with the scorcht Spaniards into Plymouth July 23. They came just against Portland when the English falling upon them with the utmost violence a very sharp fight ensued wherein besides other remarkable damages sustained by the Enemy a great Venetian Ship with some other smaller Vessels were taken and the Adversary was again forced into a Roundel to secure their weak and battered Ships The Spanish shot generally flew over the English without hurt only Cock an Englishman died with honour in the midst of his Enemies in a little Ship of his own July 24. An encounter happened between four great Galliasses with Oars and some English who galled the Spaniards severely with their Chain-shot wherewith they cut their Tackle to their great detriment But the English wanting Powder which they had spent so freely the L Admiral sent some small Ships for supply and in the mean time after Consultation it was resolved that the Fleet should be divided into four Squadrons and commanded by four able Captains whereof the L. Admiral in the Ark-Royal was Chief Sir Francis Drake in the Revenge the second Captain Hawkins the third and Capt. Frobisher the fourth July 25. being St. James's day the Spaniards came as far as the Isle of Wight where they were again assaulted by the English discharging their broad sides at each other not above an hundred and twenty yards asunder and after a long Ingagement the great Spanish Wooden Castles were so sorely battered that they were again forced into their former posture for their security July 26. the L. Admiral to incourage his gallant Captains knighted the Lord Howard and Sheffeild Roger Townsend John Hawkins Martin Frobisher others After which it was resolved not to assail the Enemy any more till they came into the Channel between Callice and Dover where the L. Seymour and Sir Will. Winter waited for their approach who in a short time sailing forward were so far from affrighting the English with the name of Invincible that several brave young Gentlemen at their own charges hired Ships to defend their Countrey and joyned the Fleet in great numbers July 27. The Spanish Navy came over against Dover anchoring before Callice intending to joyn the Prince of
ashoar and the men fled to the Mountains so that they could not come at them Nov. 16. they departed from Porto Rico where though they got no great profit yet it was a most valiant attempt and worthy to be recorded Jan. 5. They departed hence for Scoday and took a Spanish Frigot coming from the Islands wherein were four Spaniards and three Negroes but nothing of value she was sent from Nombre de Dios to give notice to the other Towns to secure themselves The same day General Drake commanded his sick men to be carryed ashoar for refreshment and built four Pinnaces and took in fresh Water This Island of Scoday is a mere wilderness without Inhabitants but full of wild Beasts as Bears Allegators or Crocodiles like a Serpent and Guanoes like a Snake with four legs and a long tail having many prickles on his back They live on Trees like Squirrels and the Alligators in the Water but prey oft on the Land his flesh his sweet like musk and in his Bladder musk is found he is as big as a mans thigh and they eat many of them Jan. 22. they departed from Scoday to an Island near Nombre de Dios and two daies after came to Porta Bella where the same day they arrived our famous Hero Sir Francis Drake departed this Life his death being supposed to be much hastned by his unsuccesâ—fulness in this voyage his great Spirit alwaies accustomed to victory and success not being able to bear the least check of fortune which occasioned such Melancholy thoughts as were thought to be a chief cause of his end His Death was exceedingly lamented by all the Company who lookt upon him to be the Life and Soul of their enterprizes and undertakings And of whose admirable valour wisdom care and tenderness they had found such large and constant experience His interment was after this manner His Body being put into a Coffin of Lead was let down into the Sea the Trumpets in a doleful manner ecchoing out their Lamentations for so great a loss and all the Cannon in the Fleet were discharged according to the custom of all Sea Funeral Obsequies After this sad Fate they continued here some while and in ten daies arrived at Carthagena and Feb. 31. espied the Isles of Pinâ—s March 1. Sir Thomas Baskerfield having now the sole command of the Fleet they chased twenty sail of the Kings Men of War and fought with them three hours firing several of their Ships the rest flying away next day they sailed to Cape Anthony and soon after descried the Cape of Florida and Marcâ— 9. passed by the Bermuda's April 8. 1586. they came to the Isles of Florie inhabited by Portugals where they staid watred and traffickt for victuals wherewith being well refresht they in short time arrived safe in England And thus having brought our renowned Knight through so many Dangers and Adventures to his watry grave we will take our leave of him with this short Epitaph write upon him many years since Where Drake first found there last he lost his Name And for a Tomb left nothing but his Fame His Body 's buried under some great Wave The Sea that was his Glory is his Grave Of whom an Epitaph none can truly make For who can say Here lyes Sir Francis Drake FINIS There are newly Published Eighteen very useful pleasant and necessary Books all sold by Nath. 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