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12_o great_a ship_n 4_o patache_n and_o 1500_o souldiersâ—_n the_o city_n of_o s._n jago_n take_v aâ—â—_n possess_v for_o 14._o day_n a_o wise_a couâ—se_n â—o_o be_v â—â—â—tated_v in_o all_o great_a action_n the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d poâ—â—ugal_n against_o m._n wilâ—â—am_n hawkins_n the_o city_n of_o s._n domingo_n take_v most_o unsatiable_a spanish_a ambition_n cartagena_n alonso_z brâ—â—o_v the_o governor_n of_o cartagena_n take_v the_o island_n of_o care_n a_o most_o commendable_a example_n of_o diligence_n in_o a_o general_n nicolas_n boâ—gâ—gnoâ—_n santa_fw-it helena_n roanoac_n santa_fw-it marta_n situate_a in_o 10._o degree_n and_o a_o half_a a_o new_a course_n to_o noâ—a_n 〈◊〉_d by_o 〈…〉_o santa_fw-it marta_n lessâ—_n 〈…〉_o then_o the_o ordain_a course_n cartagena_n situate_v in_o 11._o degree_n sâ—anâ—â—_n 〈…〉_o the_o galley_n of_o 〈…〉_o the_o point_n of_o ycaco_n nombre_fw-fr de_fw-fr dios_fw-es in_o 9_o deg_fw-la and_o one_o tierce_a panama_n have_v 350._o house_n negro_n 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indies_n the_o isle_n oâ—_n monâ—_n cape_n tiburon_n tiburon_n of_o gonnavy_n they_o wrack_v upon_o bermuda_n the_o 17_o of_o december_n 1593._o