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A68946	A summarie and true discourse of Sir Frances Drakes VVest Indian voyage wherein were taken, the townes of Saint Jago, Sancto Domingo, Cartagena & Saint Augustine.; Summarie and true discourse of Sir Frances Drakes West Indian voyage	Bigges, Walter, d. 1586.; Croftes, Lieutenant.; Gates, Thomas, Sir, d. 1621.; Boazio, Baptista. Famouse West Indian voyadge made by the Englishe fleete of 23 shippes and barkes wherin weare gotten the townes of St· Iago: :Sto: Domingo, Cartagena and :St: Augustines the same beinge begon from Plimmouth in the moneth of September 1585 and ended at Portesmouth in Iulie 1586.	1589 (1589)	STC 3056; STC 3171.6(d)_PARTIAL; ESTC S722	23,010	54

were forced by the vile sea gate which at that present fell out and by the naughtinesse of the landing place being but one and that vnder the fauor of many Platformes well furnished with great ordinance to depart with the receipt of many their Canon shot some into our ships and some besides some of them being in very deede full Canon high But the onely or chiefe mischiefe was the daungerous sea surge which at shore all alongest plainly threatned the ouerthrow of as many Pinnaces and boates as for that time should haue attempted any landing at all Now seeing the expectation of this attempt frustrated by the causes aforesaid we thought it meeter to fal with the Isle FERRO to see if we could find any better fortune and comming to the Island we landed a thousand men in a valley vnder a high mountaine where we stayed some two or three houres in which time the inhabitants accompanied with a yong fellow borne in England who dwelt there with them came vnto vs shewing their state to be so poore that they were all readie to starue which was not vntrue and therefore without any thing gotten we were all commaunded presently to imbarke so as that night we put off to sea South Southeast along towards the coast of Barbarie Ciuitas S. IACOBI eo nomine quo Insula vocatur et commercium habet cum Guynea et adiuctis regionibus Africae vndè merces in Lusitaniam deuehunt La Citte de Sainct Jacques ditte du nom de lisle traficque auet la ville de guinee et les pais voisins de la Affrique dois l●● transpo●e● les marchandises en lombardie Now by the time we were thus raunged into a very braue order day light began to appeare and being aduaunced hard to the wall we sawe no enemie to resist whereupon the Leiutenant generall appointed Captaine Sampson with thirtie shot Captaine Barton with other thirtie to goe downe into the towne which stood in the valey vnder-vs and might verie plainely be veiwed all ouer from that place where the whole Army was now arriued presently after these Captaines was sent the great Ensigne which had nothing in it but the plaine English Crosse to be placed towardes the sea that our fleet might see Saint Georges Crosse florish in the enemies fortresse Order was giuen that all the ordinance througout the towne and vpon all the platformes which was aboue fifty peeces all ready charged should be shot of in honor of the Queenes Maiesties coronation day being the seuententh of Nouember after the yearly custome of England which was so answered againe by the ordinance out of all the ships in the fleete which now was come neere as it was straunge to heare such a thondering noise last so long to gether In this meane while the Leiutenaunt 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 armie which being done euerie Captaine toke his owne quarter and in the euening was placed such sufficient gard vpon euerie part of the towne that we had no cause to feare any present enemie Thus we continued in the citie the space of fourteene daies taking such spoiles as the place yelded which were for the most part wine oile meale and some other such like things for victuall as vineger oliues some other trash as marchandise for their Indian trades But there was not found any treasure at all or any thing else of worth besides The scituation of Sainct IAGO is somwhat strange in forme like to a triangle hauing on the East and VVest sides two mountaines of Rocke and cliffie as it were hanging ouer it vpon the top of which two mountains was builded certaine fortifications to preserue the towne from any harme that might be offered From thence on the South side of the towne is the maine sea and on the North side the valley lying betweene the foresayd mountaines wherein the towne standeth the saide valley and towne both do grow very narrow insomuch that the space betweene the two cliffes of this ende of the towne is estimated not to be aboue tenne or twelue score ouer In the middest of the valley cometh downe a riueret rill or brooke of fresh water which hard by the sea side maketh a pond or poole whereout our ships were watered with very great ease and pleasure Somewhat aboue the towne on the North side betweene the two mountaines the valley wageth somewhat larger then at the townes end which valley is wholie conuerted into gardens and orchards well replenished with diuers sorts of fruicts herbes trees as lymmons oranges suger canes cochars or cochos nuts plantens potato roots cocombers small and round onions garlicke and some other things not now remembred amongst which the cochos nuts and plantens are very pleasant fruicts the sayd cochos hauing a hard shell and a greene huske ouer it as hath our walnut but it farre exceedeth in greatnesse for this cochos in this greene huske is bigger then any mans two fistes of the hard shell many drinking cups are made here in England and set in siluer as I haue often seene Next within this hard shell is a white rine resembling in shew very much euen as any thing may do 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 quantitie of halfe a pint or thereabouts 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 haue heard some hold opinion that it is very restoratiue The Planten groweth in cods somewhat like to beanes 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 becommeth yellow and is exceeding sweet and pleasant In this time of our being there hapned to come a Portingall to the VVestermost fort with a flag of truce to whom Captaine Sampson was sent with Captaine Goring who comming to the sayd Messenger he first asked them what nation they were they aunswered Englishmen he then required to know if warres were betweene England Spaine to which they answered that they knew not but if he would go to their Generall he could best resolue him of such particulars and for his assurance of passage and repassage these Captaines made offer to ingage their credits which he refused for that he was not sent from his Gouernor Then they tolde him if his Gouernor did desire to take a course for the common benefit of the people and contrie his best way were to come present himselfe vnto our Noble and merciful Gouernor Sir Frances Drake whereby he might be assured to finde fauour both for him selfe and the inhabitants Otherwise within three daies we should march ouer the land and consume with fire all inhabited