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The life & death of the valiant and renowned Sir Francis Drake his voyages and discoveries in the West-Indies, and about the world, with his noble and heroick acts / by Samuel Clark ...
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Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682.
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THE LIFE DEATH OF THE Valiant and Renowned Sir Francis Drake His Voyages and Discoveries in the West-Indies and about the World WITH His Noble and Heroick Acts. By Samuel Clark Late Minister of Bennet Fink London LONDON Printed for Simon Miller at the Star at the West End of S. Pauls 1671. The Life and Death of Sir FRANCIS DRAKE with his Voyages into the West-Indies and about the World And other his Valiant Actions He Died Anno Christi 1595. THIS Francis Drake was born neer unto South Tavistock in Devonshire of mean Parents His Godfather was Francis Russel afterwards Earl of Bedford who gave him his Name of Francis His Father in the Reign of King Henry the Eighth was called in question for Religion by reason of the six Articles set forth by the King against the Protestants whereby he was feign to shift his habitation and to retire into Kent But after the death of King Henry in the time of King Edward the sixth he obtained a place in the Navy Royal to read Divine Service and after a while he was ordained Deacon and made Vicar of the Church of Vpnor upon the River of Medway Yet continuing poor the place being of small value he put forth this his Son to serve a neighbor Mariner that traded with a small Barke into France and Zeland who brought him up in the Mariners Art and by reason of his Ingenuity and Activity took such liking to him that being a Bachelor when he died he bequeathed unto him his Bark Shortly after this Francis Drake hearing of the preparations which were made by Sir John Hawkins for a Voyage Anno Christi 1567. He sold his Bark and joyned himself with him which voyage proving disasterous at S. John de Vllva he lost all he had and hardly brought himself back Our Drake hereupon was forced to betake himself to his Mariners practice to repair his losses by which serving in a Man of War he got good store of mony whereupon he made a second voyage into the Spanish West-Indies to recover there what he had formerly lost and with the ship of war called the Dragon and another ship none knowing his intentions but his own Consorts in the year 1572 on Whitsunday Eve being May 24 th himself being Captain of the Admiral a ship of seventy Tuns and his brother John Drake Captain of the Vice-Admiral called the Swan of twenty five Tuns having in both of them of men and boys seventy three all Voluntiers he so divided them that they were forty seven in one ship twenty six in the other These ships he furnished excellently with victuals and apparel for a whole year Providing also store of all manner of Ammunition Artillery Artificers stuff and Tools and whatsoever was requisite for such a man of war in such an attempt But especially he had provided five nimble Pinnaces made at Plimouth which being taken asunder were stored aboard his ships and ready to be set up as occasion served with these he set sail from the sound of Plimouth intending for Nombre de Dios in the West-Indies The wind was fair and favourable so that within twelve dayes they had sight of the Madara and Canary Islands yet they never cast Anchor nor made any stay for twenty five days after their setting forth at which time they saw the Island of Guadalupe one of the West Indie Islands and the next morning they entred between Dominica and Guadalupe and landed on the South side of Dominica where they remained three Days to refresh their men and to take in fresh water whereof there was plenty The third Day in the afternoon they set sail for the Continent or Terra firma and the fifth day after they had fight of Sancta Martha from which they steared their course towards Port Phesant so named by Captain Drake in his former Voyage by reason of the great store of those Fowls in that place and within six days after they safely arrived in that bay Here did Captain Drake give order to his brother what to do in his absence and well manning his Boats went to the shore where upon a great Oak he found a plate of lead nailed having in it this Inscription Captain Drake if you happen to come to this Port make hast away For the Spaniards you here met with the last year have betrayed this place and taken away all that you left here c. Your loving friend John Garret of Plimouth But notwithstanding this advertisment Captain Drake meant not to depart from this Port which was so fit for his purpose till he had set his Pinnaces together which he brought with him in his ships And for his own and his mens security whilst the Carpenters were employed about that work he made a kind of a Fort by the water side by felling great Trees and laying them one upon another The next day after their arrival came in also into that Port an English Bark of the Isle of Wight of Sir Edward Horseys whereof James Rawse was Captain and John Overy Master with thirty men These brought in with them a Spanish Carvel of Sivil being sent with Advise to Nombre de Dios and also a Shallop both which they had taken by the way And Captain Rawse understanding the design of Captain Drake desired to joyn with them and upon Articles agreed on he was admitted Within seven days the Pinnaces were fitted and furnished for service and other businesses dispatched so that setting sail in the morning toward Nombre de Dios they held on their course till they came to the Isles of Pines upon the third day at which place they found two Frigates of Nombre de Dios lading Planks and timber from thence The Negroes in those Frigats informed them of the state of the Town and told them that some souldiers were daily looked for from the Governour of Panama to defend the Town of Nombre de dios against the Symerons who were Blacks that formerly had fled from their Spanish masters by reason of their cruelty and were by this time grown to a nation under two Kings who had almost surprised it about six weeks before Captain Drake having learned what he could of them set these Negroes on shore that they might go to their Countrey-men the Symerons and to prevent any notice that they might give to Nombre de dios of his approach so hasted his going thither For which end he disposed of all his companies leaving the three ships and Carvel with Captain Rawse and chose into his Pinnaces making the Shallop one fifty three of his own company and twenty of Captain Rawse's Providing fit arms for them viz. six Targets six Firepikes twelve Pikes twenty four Muskets and Calievers sixteen Bows six Partizans two Drums and two Trumpets Then leaving their company they arrived at the Island of Catavaas where landing early in the morning Captain Drake there trained his men and delivered them their several
Thunder Vndaunted Drake a name importing Wonder Books Printed for or Sold by Simon Miller at the Star at the West-end of S. Pauls Quarto PHysical Experiments being a plain description of the causes signs and cures of most diseases incident to the body of man with a discourse of Witchcraft By William Drage Practitioner of Physick at Hitchin in Hartfordshire Bishop White upon the Sabbath The Artificial Changeling The Life of Tamerlane the Great The Pragmatical Jesuit a Play by Richard Carpenter The Life and Death of the Valiant and Renouned Sir Francis Drake with his Voyages and discoveries about the world and his valniat acts Large Octavo Master Shepherd on the Sabbath The Rights of the Crown of England as it is Established by Law by E Bagshaw of the Inner Temple An Enchiridion of Fortification or a handful of knowledge In Martial Affairs Demonstrating both by Rule and Figure as well Mathematically by exact Calculations as Practically to fortifie any body either Regular or Irregular How to run Approaches to pierce through a Counterscarf to make a Gallery over a Mote to spring a Myne c. With many other notable matters belonging to War useful and necessary for all Officers to enrich their knowledge and practice The Life and Adventures of Buscan the witty Spaniard Epicurus's Morals Small Octavo Daphins and Cloe a Romance Merry Drollery Complete or a Collection of Jovial Poems Merry Songs Witty Drolleries intermixed with pleasant Catches Collected by W. N. L. B. R. S. J. G. Lovers of Wit Bubler of War Tractatus de Veneris or a Treatise of poysoning their sundry sorts names natures virtues with their Symptoms Signs diagnostick prognostick and antidotes Wherein are divers necessary questions discussed The Truth by the most Learned confirmed By many instances examples and Stories illustrated And both Philosophically and Medicinally handled By William Rainsay The Vrinal of Physick By Robt. Record Doctor of Physick Wherunto is added an Ingenuous Treatise concerning Physicians Apothecaries Chyrurgions set forth by a Doctor of Elizabeth's days with a translation of Papius Ahalsossa concerning Apothecarys Confecting their Medicines worthy perusing and following Large Twelues The Moral Practice of the Jesuits Demonstrated by many remarkable Histories of their Actions in all parts of the World Collected either from Books of the greatest Authority or most certain and unquestionable Records and Memorials by the Doctors of the Sorbonne Artimedorus of Dreams Oxford Jests refined now in the Press The Third Part of the Bible and New Testament A Compleat Practice of Physick Wheren is plainly described the Nature Causes Differences and Signs of all diseases in the Body of man With the choicest cures for the same By John Smith Dr. in Physick The Duty of every one that will be saved being Rules Precepts Promises and Examples directing all persons of what degree soever how to govern those Passions and to live vertuously and soberly in the World The Spiritual Chorist or Six Decads of Divine Meditations on several Subjects with a short account of the Authors Life By Wm. Spurstow D. D. sometime Minister of the Gospel at Hackney near London Small Twelues The understanding Christians Duty A help to Prayer A new method of preserving and restoring Health by the vertue of Coral and Steel David's Song FINIS His birth and Parentage His Education His first voyage into the West-Indies He comes to Nombre de Dios. and takes it The vast treasure found there All cover all loose Captain Drake Swoons He is carried away He burns one of his Ships He marches towards Panama Sees the south-sea Misseth the treasure Venta Cruz taken He returns towards Panama And takes much gold and silver A dangerous attempt Their return for England Arrive in safety His preparations A conspiracy discovered He comes to the straights He loses two of his ships His many dangers His booties of treasure The Cacafuego taken Nova Albion They come into the East Indies Their great danger A wonderful deliverance They come to Java Major Their return home Another Voyage into the West-Indies They come to St. Jago And take â—â— Saint Domingo taken They come to Hispaniola Saint Domingo taken Domingo partly burnt and partly ransomed They come to Carthagena Carthagena taken They return homeward Their safe arrival His brave service in eighty eight See more of this in the Life of the Earl of Essex His last Voyage into the West-Indies Nombre de Dios taken They march toward Panama Are forced to return His death and burial