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A37432	Sir Francis Drake revived who is or may be a pattern to stirre up all heroicke and active spirits of these times to benefit their countrey and eternize their names by like noble attempts : being a summary and true relation of foure severall voyages made by the said Sir Francis Drake to the West-Indies ... / collected out of the notes of the said Sir Francis Drake, Mastet [sic] Philip Nichols, Master Francis Fletcher, preachers, and notes of divers other gentlemen (who went on the said voyages) carefully compared together.	Drake, Francis, Sir, d. 1637. World encompassed by Sir Francis Drake.; Nichols, Philip.; Fletcher, Francis, 16th cent.; Bigges, Walter, d. 1586.; R. D.	1653 (1653)	Wing D84; Wing W3586; ESTC R1410	171,639	266

28 degrees and are distant one from the other 4 or 5 leagues Inhabited only by a savage people These Islands from the Grand Canadoes are distant ten leagues The twenty sixt of September we anchored in the aforesaid port of Canadoes otherwise called S. John Decrus and about ten of the clock in the forenoone we were imbarked into Boats and Pinnaces endeavoring with the greatest celerity to attain to land but were frustrated of our intentions by the Enemies vigilancy who waiting our comming had intrenched themselves in the very place where we should have put to shore who upon our approach plyed us so fast with great and small shot both from the Castle and towne and from the other side of us that we were constrained to retire with the losse of some few men unto our Ships againe The Enemy were in number betweene three or foure hundred strong The same day being all imbarked in our Ships againe we departed to a certaine place where we watered it lyeth West and by North from the towne and was in times past a great and famous River But now it is overgrown with grasse it commeth from the Rocks and runneth to the Sea The people of this Island being a barbarous people and Mountaneers vve had slaine at this watering place by them of our men which stragled into the Countrey amongst whom vvas Captaine Grinston and foure more with him the which were wounded very sore and torne with dogges which they keepe of purpose to destroy our men when any of them come there to water This Iland yeeldeth much Wine as Canadoe Wine and divers kind of graine as Wheat and such like great store of Conies and Partredges and Tresse which have a joyce like Milk but rank poyson This Iland hath many mighty Rocks in it there is about twenty leagues distant from this Island another Island called the Tenereffe or Peak of Tenereffe It is a mighty high land Sunday the twenty eight of September a little before night we departed from the aforesaid watering place towards the Orientall Indies we tooke our course South West and by West Septemb. 29 being Michaelmas day we sayled South west and by South the thirtieth we sayled South vvest the first of October we sayled West and by South the thirteenth we sayled West in the height of sixteenth degr the fourteenth the wind was southernly the five and twentieth of this Moneth the Hope and the Adventure fell foule on one another about ten of the clocke in the night so that they of the Adventure were constrained to cut downe their Nisson Maste and to fling it overboord The night being very darke and there arising a great tempest of Haile and Raine at the same time they were in extream Jeopardy of their lives which caused in them a very great terror The twenty seventh of October we espyed the Island of Martinino which lay from us towards the West This Island is inhabited by a Barbarous people called Canibals We vvere thirty dayes sayling between the Canadoes and Martinino From this Island we sayled towards an Island called Dominica where is great store of Tobacco It is distant from Martinino about ten or twelve of our English miles and beareth West and by North. The people of this Island be not altogether so rude as other peopl are for they would traffick with us for hatched Knives such like Commodities in exchange for their Tobacco which is the chiefest commodity this Island yeeldeth The Weapons used by these people are Bowes and Arrowes made of a Reed with a sharp peece of Braseilon the end thereof they to use wear their haire very long cut round by their shoulders The thirtieth of this instant October we came to another Island called Gordelowpa which is distant from that of Dominica ten leagues we went unto a certaine River of that Island on the West side there be many Rivers issuing out of the Mountaines with great force into the Sea This Island is not inhabited but is a very Wildernesse wherein are many wilde Beasts amongst the rest there is one worthy of your observation in shape of a Serpent We continued there from the thirtieth of October to the fourth of November From thence we sayled towards the River della hatch and struke our course North West and by North. The seventh of November vve descried three Islands of the Trigonies vvhich lyeth between Gordelowpa and Saint John de Portrizo the first is called Mononalla the second Rotmido the third Savoa we sayled within three or four leagues of them vvhere vve found it in depth sometimes five otherwhiles eight fathome the shoal beareth from us North east The eight of November our Generall set on shoar all the Land-men to the end that every Captaine might know his owne men The tenth of November vve departed from that Harbour to another three or four English miles distant vvhere vve continued untill tuesday the eleventh of November and then set sayle for Saint John de Portrizo West and by North. These Islands belonging to Virginia be many in number vve cannot name them because they be without Inhabitants there are many faire Harbours in them in some whereof one thousand Ships may ride at anchor on every side the Mountaines are very high Thence we went to some passages not farre of The twelfth of November being Wednesday we anchored within three or foure English miles of the Towne of Portricho against a great Fort where was placed a great peece of Ordnance which plyed us with shot divers times The same day Sir John Hawkins dyed at the place aforesaid whose death in regard that he was one of our chiefe Commanders a wise discreet and carefull Man for his Company was no little grief● unto us all The same day also was Sir Nicholas Clifford Captaine Stratford Master Brutt Browne were wounded with the same peece of Ordnance from the said Fort all at one time sitting at Supper with our Generall Sir Francis Drake and Sir Thomas Baskerfield the stoole that Sir Francis Drake sat on was struke from under him as he was drinking of a cup of Beere yet by Gods providence he escaped with all the rest but onely them three before mentioned the same night Sir Nicholas Clifford dyed of the same wound and the same night we went against the Towne where we anchored The next day which was thursday the 13. of November our Generall called a Councell The night following about nine of the clocke in the night certaine shott being appointed to be imbarked in our Pinnaces and Boats with Gunners and Fire-workes there were to the number of five hundred Men which went within the Harbour to burne the five Men of Warre which rode within the Harbour one of them was of the burthen of foure hundred tunne the rest not so big in this Ship was planted great store of great Ordnance which played upon our Men exceedingly besides great store of small shott likewise great store of great shott from the shore with

country is very pleasant and seemeth to be a fruitfull soyle Being afterwards driven to fall with this place again we had great acquaintance familiarity with the people who rejoyced greatly in our coming and in our friendship in that we had done them no harm But because this place was not fit or convenient harbor for us to do our necessary business niether yet to make provision of such things as we wanted as Water Wood and such like we departed thence the 15. of May. At our departure thence we held our course South and by West and made about 9. leagues in 24. houres bearing very little saile that our fleet might the easier get up with us which by reason of the contrary winds were cast a stern of us In 47. deg 30. min. we found a bay which was faire safe and beneficiall to us very necessary for our use into which we haled and anchored May 17. and the next day May 18. we came further into the same bay where we cast anchor and made our abode full 15. dayes The very first day of our arrivall here our generall having set things in some order for the dispatch of our necessary busines being most carefull for his 2. ships which were wanting sent forth to the southward Captain Winter in the Elizabeth vice-admiral himself in the Admiral going forth northvvard into the sea to see if happily they might meet vvith either of them at which time by the good providence of God he himself met with the Swan formerly lost at our departure from the river of Plate and brought her into the same harbor the same day where being after unloaden and discharged of her fraight she was cast off and her iron work other necessaries being saved for the better provision of the rest of the remainder was made firewood and other implements which we wanted But all this while of the other ship which we lost so lately in our extremity we could have no newes While we were thus imployed after certain dayes of our stay in this place being on shoare in an Island nigh unto the main where a low water was free passage on foote from the one to the other the people of the country did shew themselves unto us with leaping dancing and holding up of their hands and making outcries after their manner but being then high water we could not go over to them on foot Wherefore the generall caused immediatly a boat to be in readiness and sent unto them such things as he thought would delight them as knives bels bugles and whereupon they being assembled together upon a hill half an English mile from the waters side sent down two of their company running one after the other with a great grace traversing their ground as it seemed after the manner of their wars by degrees descending towards the waters side very swiftly Notwithstanding drawing nigh unto it they made a stay refusing to come neer our men-which our men perceiving sent such things as they had tyed with a string upon a rod and stuck the same up a reasonable distance from them where they might see it And assoon as our men were departed from the place they came and took those things leaving in stead of them as in recompence such feathers as they use to weare about their heads with a bone made in manner of a toothpick carved round about the top and in length about six inches being very smoothly burnished Whereupon our Generall with divers of his Gentlemen and company at low water went over to them to the maine Against his coming they remained still upon the hill and set themselves in a rank one by one appointing one of their company to run before them from the one end of the rank to the other and so back again continually East and West with holding up his Hands over his Head and yeilding forward his body in his running toward the rising and setting of the Sun and at every second or third turne at the most erected his body against the midst of the rank of the people lifting himself vaulting-wise from the ground towards the Moon being then over our heads signifying thereby as we conceived that they called the Sunne and Moon whom they serve for gods to witnesse that they meant nothing towards us but peace But when they perceived that we ascended the hill apace and drew nigh unto them they seemed very fearfull of our comming Wherefore our Generall not willing to give them any way any occasion to mislike or be discomfited retyred his company whereby they were so allured and did so therein confirm themselves of us that we were no enemies neither meant them harm that without all fear divers came down with great speed after us presently entring into trafique with our men notwithstanding they would receive nothing at our hands but the same must be first cast upon the ground using this word zussus for exchange toytt to cast upon the ground And if they misliked any thing they cryed coroh coroh speaking the same with ratling in the throat The wares we received from them were arrows of reeds feathers and such bones as are afore described This people go naked except a skin of furre which they cast about their shoulders when they sit or lie in the cold but having any thing to do as going or any other labour they use it as a girdle about their loyns They weare their haire very long but lest it might trouble them in their travell they knit it up with a roll of Ostrich feathers using the same rolls and haire together for a quiver for their arrows and for a store house in which they carry the most things which they carry about them Some of them within these rolls stick on either side of their heads for a sign of honour in their persons a large and plain feather sheweth like horns afar off so that such a head upon a naked body if Divels do appeare with horns might very nigh resemble Divels The whole bravery and setting out themselves standeth in painting their bodies with divers colours and such works as they can devise Some wash their faces with sulphure or some such like substance some paint their whole bodies black leaving only their necks behind and hefore white much like our Damosels that weare their squares their necks and breasts naked Some paint one shoulder black another white and their sides and legs interchangeably with the same colours one still contrary to the other The black part hath set upon it white moons and the white part black Suns being the marks and characters of their gods as is before noted They have some commodity by painting of their bodies for the which cause they use it so generally and that I gather to be the defence it yeildeth against the piercing and nipping cold For the colours being close laid on upon their skin or rather in the flesh as by continuall renewing of these juces which are