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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

when we were all gathered together upon the Plaine some two little miles from the Towne the Lievetenant Generall thought good not to make attempt till day light because there was not one that could serve for Guide or giving knowledge at all of the place And therefore after having well rested even halfe an houre before day he commanded the Army to be divided into three speciall parts such as he appointed whereas before we had marched by severall Companies being thereunto forced by the naughtinesse of the way as is aforesaid Now by the time we were thus ranged in a very brave order daylight began to appeare and being advanced hard to the Wall we saw no Enemie to resist whereupon the Lieuetenant Generall appointed Captaine Sampson with thirty shot and Captaine Barton with other thirty to go downe into the Towne which stood in the Valley under us and might very plainly be viewed all over from that place where the whole Army was now arrived and presently after these Captaines was sent the great Ensigne which had nothing in it but the plaine English Crosse to be placed tovvards the Sea that our Fleet might see Saint Georges crosse florish in the Enemies fortresse Order was given that all the Ordinance throughout the town and upon all the Platformes which vvas above fifty Peeces all ready charged should be shot off in honour of the Queenes Majesties Coronation day being the seventeenth of November after the yeerly custome of England which was so answered againe by the Ordinance out of all the Ships in the Fleet which now was come neere as it was strange to hear such a thundering noise last so long together In this meane while the Lieutenant Generall held still the most part of his Force on the hill top till such time as the Towne was quartered out for the lodging of the whole army which being done every Captain tooke his owne quarter and in the evening was placed such sufficient guard upon every part of the Towne that we had no cause to feare any present Enemie Thus we continued in the City the space of fourteene dayes taking such spoyles as the place yeelded which were for the most part Wine Oyle Meale and some such like things for Victual as Vinegar Olives and some such other trash as Merchandise for their Indian trades But there was not found any Treasure at all or any thing else of worth besides The scituation of Saint Jago is somewhat strange in forme like to a triangle having on the East and West sides two Mountaines of Rocke and Cliffie as it were hanging over it upon the top of which two Mountaines was builded certaine fortifications to preserve the Towne from any harme that might be offered as in this Plot is plainly shewed From thence on the South side of the Towne is the maine Sea and on the North side the valley lying betweene the foresaid Mountaines wherein the Towne standeth the said Valley and Towne both doe grow very narrow insomuch that the space betweene the two cliffes of this end of the Towne is estimated not to be above ●en●e or twelve score over In the midst of the Valley commeth downe a riveret Rill or Brook of fresh Water which hard by the Sea side maketh a Pond or Poole whereout our Ships were watered vvith very great ease and pleasure Somewhat above the Towne on the North side betweene the two Mountaines the valley waxeth somewhat larger then at the Townes end which Valley is wholly converted into Gardens and Orchards vvell replenished with diverse sorts of Fruites Herbes and Trees as Lymons Oranges Sugar Canes Cochars or Cochos-Nuts Plantens Potato-●oots Cocombers small and round Onyons Garlike and some other things not now remembred amongst which the Chochos-nuts and Plantens are very pleasant Fruits the said Cochos having a hard shell and a greene Huske over it as hath our Walnut but it farre exceedeth in greatnesse for this Cochos in his greene huske is bigger then any mans two Fists of the hard shell many drinking Cups are made here in England and set in Silver as I have often seen Next within this hard shell is a white rine resembling in shew very much even as any thing may doe to the white of an Egge when it is hard boyled And within this white of the Nut lyeth a water which is whitish and very cleere to the quantity of halfe a pint or there abouts which water and white rine before spoken of are both of a very coole fresh taste and as pleasing as any thing may be I have heard some hold opinion that it is very restorative The Planten groweth in Cods somewhat like to Beans but is bigger and longer and much more thicke together on the stalke and when it waxeth ripe the meate which filleth the rine of the Cod becometh yellow and is exceeding sweet and pleasant In this time of our being there hapned to come a Portugall to the Westermost Fort with a Flag of truce to whom Captaine Sampson was sent with Captain Goring who comming to the said Messenger he first asked them what Nation they were they answered Englishmen he then desired to know if Warres were betweene England and Speine to which they answered that they knew not but if he would goe to their Generall he could best resolve him of such particulars and for his assurance of passage and repasse these Captains made offer to ingage their credits which he refused for that he was not sent from his Governour Then they told him if his Governour did desire to take a course for the common benefit of the People and Countrey his best way were to come and present himselfe unto our Noble and mercifull Governour Sir Francis Drake whereby he might be assured to finde favour both for himselfe and the Inhabitants Otherwise within three dayes we should March over the Land and consume with fire all inhabited places and put to the Sword all such living soules as we should chance upon so thus much he tooke for the conclusion of his answer and departing he promised to returne the next day but we never heard more of him Upon the foure and twentieth of November the Generall accompanied with the Lievetenant Generall and six hundred men marched forth to a Village twelve Miles within the Land called Sancto Domingo where the Governour and the Bishop with all the better sort were lodged and by eight of the Clocke we came to it finding the place abandoned and the people fled into the Mountaines so we made a stand a while to ease our selves and partly to see if any would come to speake to us After we had well rested our selves the Generall commanded the Troops to match away homewards in which retreat the Enemy shewed themselves both Horse and Foot though not such Force as durst encounter us and so in passing some time at the gase with them it waxed late and towards night before we could recover home to Saint Jago On Munday the six and

Jonas out of the Whales belly and heareth all those that call upon him faithfully in their distres looked down from heaven beheld our tears and heard our humble petitions joyned with holy vows Even God whom not the winds and seas alone but even the Divels themselves and powers of hell obey did so wonderfully free us and make our way open before us as it were by his holy Angels stil guiding and conducting us that more then the affright and amaze of this estate we received no part of damage in all the things that belonged unto us But escaping from these straites and miseries as it were through the needlesey that God might have the greater glory in our delivery by the great and effectuall care and travell of our Generall the Lords instrument therein we could now no longer forbeare but must needs find some place of refuge aswell to provide water wood and other necessaries as to comfort our men thus worn and tyred out by so many and so long intollerable toyls the like whereof it to be supposed no traveller hath felt neither hath their ever been such a tempest that any records make mention of so violent and of such continuance since Noahs flood for as hath been said it lasted from September 7. to October 28. full 52. dayes Not many leagues therefore to the southwards of our former anchoring we ran in again among these Islands where we had once more better likelihood to rest in peace and so much the rather for that we found the people of the country travelling for their living from one Island to another in their canows both men women and young infants wrapt in skins and hanging at their mothers backs with whom he had trafique for such things as they had as chains of certain shels and such other trifles here the Lord gave us three days to breath our selves and to provide such things as we wanted albeit the same was with continuall care and troubles to avoid imminent dangers which the troubled seas and blustering winds did every hour threaten unto us But when we seemed to have stayed there too two long we more rigorously assaulted by the not formerly ended but now more violently renewed storm and driven them also with no small danger leaving behind us the greater part of our cable with the anchor being chased along by the winds and buffeted incessantly in each quarter by the seas which our Generall interpreted as though God had sent them of purpose to the end which ensued till at length we fell with the uttermost part of land towards the south pole and had certainly discovered how far the same doth reach southward from the coast of America aforenamed The uttermost Cape or hedland of all these Islands stands neere in the 56. deg without which there is no main nor Iland to be seen to the southwards but that the Atlantick Ocean and the south sea meet in a most large and free scope It hath been a dreame through many ages that these Islands have been a maine and that it hath been terra incognita wherein many strange monsters lived Indeed it might truly before this time be called incognota for howsoever the maps generall descriptions of Cosmographers either upon the deceiveable reports of other men or the deceitfull imaginations of themselves supposing never herein to be corrected have set it down yet it is true that before this time it was never discovered or certainly known by any traveller that we have heard of And here as in a fit place it shall not be a misse to remove that error in opinion which hath been held by many of the impossible return out of Mar del zur into the West Ocean by reason of the supposed Eastern current and leavant winds which say they speedily carry any thither but suffer no return They are herein likewise altogether deceived for neither did we meet with any such current neither had we any such certain winds with any such speed to carry us through but at all times in our passage there we found more opportunity to return back again into the west Ocean then to goe forward into Mar del zur by meanes either of current or winds to hinder us whereof we had experience more then we wished being glad oftentimes to alter our course and to fall a stern again with francke wind without any impediment of any such surmised current farther in one afternoon then we could fetch up or recover again in a whole day with a reasonable gale And in that they allege the narrownesse of the frete and want of sea-rome to be the cause of this violent current they are herein no lesse deceived then they were in the other without reason for besides that it cannot be said that there is one only passage but rather innumerable it is most certain that a sea-board all these Islands there is one large and main sea wherein if any will not be satisfied nor believe the report of our experience and eyesight he should be advised to suspend his judgment till he hath either tryed it himself by his own travell or shall understand by other travellers more particulars to confirm his mind therein Now as we were fallen to the uttermost part of these Ilands October 28. our troubles did make an end the storm ceased and all our calamities only the absence of our friends excepted were removed as if God all this while by his secret providence had led us to make his discouery which being made according to his will he stayed his hand as pleased his majesty therein and refreshed us as his servants At these Southerly parts we found the night in the latter end of October to be but 2. houres long the Sun being yet above 7. degrees distant from the Tropick so that it seemeth being in the Tropick to leave very little or no night at all in that place There be few of all these Islands but have some inhabitants whose manners apparel houses Cannows and meanes of livings is like unto those formerly spoken of a little before our departure out of the Straight To all these Islands did our Generall give one name to wit Elizabethides After two daies stay which we made in and about these Ilands the 30. of October we set saile shaping our course right Northwest to coast along the parts of Peru for so the generall maps set out the land to lie both for that we might wi●h convenient speed sal with the height of 30. deg being the place appointed for the rest of our fleet to re-assemble as also that no opportunity might be lost in the mean time to finde them out if it seemed good to God to direct them to us In this course we chanced the next day with two Islands being as it were store-houses of most liberall provision of victuals for us of birds yeiding not only sufficient and plentiful store for us who were present but enough to have served all the rest also which