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A68945	A summarie and true discourse of Sir Francis Drakes VVest Indian voyage wherein were taken, the townes of Saint Iago, Sancto Domingo, Cartagena & Saint Augustine : with geographicall mappes exactly describing each of the townes with their scituations, and the manner of the armies approching to the winning of them.	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 3056.5; STC 3171.6(d); ESTC S104625	29,703	63

our being here neither the Gouernor for the king of Spaine which is a Portingall neither the Bishop whose authoritie is great neither any of the inhabitants of the towne or Island euer came at vs which we expectected they should haue done to intreate vs to leaue them some part of their needefull prouisions or at the least to spare the ruining of their towne at the going away The cause of this their vnreasonable distrust as I do take it was the fresh remembrance of the great wrongs they had done to olde Maister VVilliam Hawkins of Plimouth in the voyage he made fower or fiue yeares before when as they did both breake their promise and murdered many of his men whereof I iudge you haue vnderstood and therefore needelesse to be here repeated But since they came not at vs we left written in sundry places as also in the Spitle house which building was onely appointed to be spared the great discontentment and scorne we tooke at this their refraining to come vnto vs as also at the rude maner of killing and sauage kind of handling the dead boy of one of our boyes found by them stragling all alone from whom they had taken his head and his heart and had stragled the other bowels about the place in a most brutish and most beastly maner In reuenge whereof at our departing we con●umed with fire all the houses aswell in the countrey which we sawe as in the towne of S. IAGO From hence putting ouer to the VVest Indies we were not many dayes at sea but there beganne amongst our people such mortalitie as in few daies there were dead aboue two or three hundred men And vntil some seuen or eight dayes after our comming from S. IAGO there had not died anie one man of sickenesse in all the Fleete the sickenesse shewed not his infection wherewith so many were stroken vntill we were departed thence and then seazed our people with extreme hote burning and continuall ague whereof some verie fevve escaped vvith life and yet those for the most part not vvithout great alteration and decay of their vvittes and strength for a long time after In some that dyed vvere plainely shevved the small spottes vvhich are often found vpon those that be infected vvith the plague we were not aboue eighteene daies in passage betweene the sight of Sainct IAGO aforesaid and the Island of DOMINICA being the first Island of the VVest Indies that we fell wi●ha●l the same being inhabited with sauage people which goe all naked their skin couloured with some painting of a reddish tawney verie personable and handsome strong men who doe admit little conuersation with the Spaniards for as some of our people might vnderstand them they had a Spaniard or twaine prisoners with them neither doe I thinke that there is any safety for any of our nation or any other to be within the limits of their commaundement albeit they vsed vs very kindely for those fewe houres of time which we spent with them helping our folkes to fill and carie on their bare shoulders fresh water from the riuer to our ships boats and fetching from their houses great store of Tobacco as also a kinde of bread which they fed on called Cassado verie white and sauerie made of the rootes of Cassania In recompence whereof we bestowed liberall rewardes of glasse coloured beades and other things which we had found at Sainct IAGO wherewith as it seemed they rested very greatly satisfied and shewing some sorowfull countenance when they perceaued that we would depart From hence we went to another Island VVestward of it called Sainct CHRISTOPHERS Island wherein we spent some dayes of Christmas to refresh our sicke people and to cleanse and aire our ships In which Island were not any people at all that we could heare of In which time by the General it was aduised and resolued with the consent of the Lieutenant generall the Vizeadmirall and all the rest of the Captaines to proceede to the great Island of HISPANIOLA as well for that we knewe our selues then to be in our best strength as also the rather allured thereunto by the glorious fame of the Citie of S. DOMINGO being the auncientest and chiefe inhabited place in all that tract of country there abouts And so proceeding in this determination by the way we met with a small Frigot bound for the same place the which the Vizeadmirall tooke and hauing duly examined the men that were in her there was one found by whom we were aduertised the hauen to be a barred hauen and the shore or lande thereof to be well fortified hauing a Castle therevpon furnished with great store of artillerie without the daunger whereof was no conuenient landing place with ten English miles of the Citie to which the sayd Pilote tooke on him to conduct vs. Saint Domingo A Fires made by the Spaniardes dwelling in the Co●ntry vpon sight of our ships to giue notice vnto those of the Towne B The place where our Pinnaces Shipboates landed our souldiers which might be some ten miles from the citie of Saint Domingo C A woody way which our Army marched along the countrey to the city of Saint Domingo the same being a beaten broad high way D A large pl●●● and place where the Army was martialled into order of b●ttel● and so marched towardes the city E A tro●pe of shot sent before the vantgard to disco●er F A troupe of shot belonging to the vantgard and was lead a little before the squadron of pikes of the said vantgard G The squadron of pikes which had the vantgard which squadron with the troupes of shot belonging vnto it● consi●●ed of three cōpanies H Two troupes of shot which marched as the right wing or flancke of the vantgard I Two troupes of shot marching as the le●t wing or f●anke of the vantgard K A Troupe of shot being also o● the v●tgard folowed the pikes L The first troupe of shot belonging to the battell and is the lesser of the twaine that march before● appointed expresly to discoue● and to take knowledge of any thing before M The so●●nd troupe of shot being the greater belonging to the maine battell and marched next before the same N Troupes of shot belonging to the maine battell O The great squadron of pikes which caried the place of maine battell which with the troups of shot belonging vnto it consisted of foure Companies o● 150. men to each companie or there about P The squadron of pikes which made the riergard which with the troupes of shot thereunto belonging consisted of three enseignes or companies Q Troupes of shot belonging to the riergard R The gate where M. Car●eill the Lieutenant Generall entred with his companies where was placed and discharged against vs three peeces of ordinance S The gate where Captaine Powell entered with the vantgard T A great droue of kine and oxen of a huge bignesse which the enemy had driuen vpon vs to p●t vs out of order that

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 Vpon Saterday in the morning being the thirteenth of Nouember we fell with Cape Blancke which is a low land shallow water where we catched store of fish doubling the Cape we put into the Bay where we found certain Frēch ships of war whom we entertained with great curtesie and there left them The after noone the whole Fleete assembled which was a litle scattered about their fishing put frō thence to the Isles of Cape Verde sayling till the sixteenth of the same moneth in the morning on which day we descried the Island of S. IAGO and in the euening we anckered the Fleet betwene the towne called the PLAY or PRAY and S. IAGO where we put on shore a thousand men or more vnder the leading of Maister Christopher Carleill Lieutenant Generall who directed the seruice most like a wise commaunder The place where we had first to march did affoord no good order for the ground was mountaines and full of dales being a maruellous stonie troublesome passage but such was his industrious disposition as he would neuer leaue vntil we had gotten vp to a faire plaine where we made stand for the assembling of the Army And when we were all gathered together vpō the plaine some two litle miles from the towne the Lieutenant generall thought good not to make attempt till day light because there was not one that could serue for guide or giuing knowledge at all of the place And therefore after hauing well rested euen halfe an houre before day he commanded the Armie to be deuided into three speciall parts such as he appointed whereas before we had marched by seuerall companies being thereunto forced by the naughtinesse of the way as is aforesayd Saint Iago A The place where the whole Fleete first ankered B The place where the Pinnaces and Shipboates did set the souldiers on shore vvhich might be some fiue miles from the towne of S. Iago C The way which the army did passe ouer the mountaines D A l●rge plaine and place where the army was martialled in order of battel● and so marched towardes the towne E A troupe of shot sent before the vantgard to discouer F A troupe of shot belonging to the vantgard and was lead a little before the squadron of pikes of the said vantgard G The squadron of pikes which had the vantgard which squadron with the troupes of shot belonging vnto it consisted of three companies H Two troupes of shot which marched as the right wing or flanke of the vantgard I Two troupes of shot marching on the left wing or flancke of the vantgard K A troupe of shot being also of the vantgard and followed the pikes L The first troupe of shot belonging to the battell and is the lesser of the twaine that march before appointed expresly to discouer and to take knowledge of any thing before M The seconde troupe of shot being the greater belonging to the maine battell and marched next before the same N Troupes of shot belonging to the maine battell O The great squadron of pikes which caried the place of maine battell which with the troups of shot belonging vnto it consisted of foure companies of one hundred and fifty men to each ensigne P The squadron of pikes which made the riergard which with the troupes of shot thereunto belonging consisted of th●ee enseignes or companies Q Troupes of shot belonging to the riergard R A place fortified without the towne of Saint Iago by the which we entred the same being vpon a high hill or mountaine and easily ouerlooking all the towne vnto the which town● from thence there lieth a way by that sloping parte of the hill which 〈◊〉 towardes the sea but the rest of the said towne lieth in a low bottom● a valley betweene two hils and the hils being cliffed on bothe sides of ●●e said valley which valley continueth a great way vp into the country● in the which valley dooth grow many pleasaunt fruites which are wa●red at pleasure by meanes of a small fine brooke of running water issu●●g out of the mountaines of the Island country S The valley aforesaid wherein do grow ●●th many excellent hearbs and sundry most delicate fruites as Dates Cochus nuttes Planten● Orenges Lemon● Sugercanes and diuers o●ers T The market place V The Church X The midle platforme standing to the s●warde furnished with very good artillery Y The platforme on the west part of the towne furnished in like sor● Z The platforme on the East part well planted with great ordinance as the rest AA A place vpon the height of the mountaine standing on the west side of the valley and was fortified as the other ouer against it by the which we entred BB A little Chappell that stoode on the point of land on the West side of Saint Iago CC The towne people being Portingals and flying from thence DD The way which we marched into the country towardes the village called Saint Domingo where it was said the Bishop and gouernours were fled but vpon our approche thitherwardes they also fled from thence before vs. EE The village of Saint Domingo being twelue English miles that is six leagues of France distant from Saint Iago into the hart of the Island country FF The towne of Prayo standing by the sea side which vpon our going away was burned with fire as the towne of Saint Iago was GG The purtraicture of a flying fish drawne very like to the living fish wherof we saw great store and had many by falling into the ships for they fly not aboue ten or twelue score pases and so fall into the sea againe out of the which they rise take their flight cōmonly in flocks together when they be hardly chased and euen ready to be deuoured of the Dolphin and a fish called Bonito This picture of the flying fish is well nigh as big as the liuing fish of which kind there hath not beene sene any in my knowledge to carry aboue double

peeces of ordinaunce to beate the Spanish sorte which was done with such expedition as they were planted and dischardged twise or thrise the same day we landed meaning the next day to haue had more ordinaunce brought and to haue it planted on the same side of the riuer wherein the sort is whither Master Carleill our Lieutenant generall was minded the same night to transp●●t himself some part of the army to lo●ge himself in some trenches close by the fort but the Spaniards perceiuing the approch abandoned the place before the day H A Pinnace which the Spaniards had lying hard by their ●orte in the little riuer I The fort which the Spaniardes had made of the bodies of Cedar trees they placed therein some fourteene great and long peeces artillery which at our ariuall there to the s●nd bancke played vpon vs the forte was called Saint Iohn de Pinos which afterward we burned K On Pinnaces as they rowed vp the riuer being all full of men who because the way was not passable were faine to embarke them selues to take th● towne of Saint Augustine which being wonne was at our departure burned to the ground L The towne of Saint Augustine were dwelled a hundred and ●fty Spanist souldiers M T●e towne house N A ●igh scaffold for a watchman O T●e Church P The liuely pu●traicture of a fish called the Dolphin which is of three seuerall coullours the top of his backe and all his fins be blue all his sides are of light greene the belly white his head almost all blue the taile one parte blue and the lower parte greene he is very pleasant to beholde in the sea by day light and in the night he seemeth to be of the coullour of gold he taketh pleasure as other fishes do by swimming by the ship he is excellent sweete to be eaten this fish liueth most by chasing of the flying fish and other small fishes they are caught most commonly by our mariners with harping iron● or fisgigs Here it was resolued in full assemblie of Captaines to vndertake the enterprise of S. HELENA and from thence to seeke out the inhabitation of our English countrey men in VIRGINIA distant from thence some sixe degrees Northward VVhen we came thwart of S. HELENA the shols appearing daungerous and we hauing no Pilot to vndertake the entrie it was thought meetest to go hence alongst For the Admirall had bene the same night in foure fadome and halfe three leagues from the shore and yet we vnder●tood that by the helpe of a knowen Pilot there may and doth go in ships of greater burthen and draught then anie we had in our Fleete VVe passed thus alongest the coast hard abord the shore which is shallow for a league or two from the shore and the same is lowe and broken land for the most part The ninth of Iune vpon sight of one speciall great fire which are verie ordinarie all alongst this coast euen from the Cape FLORIDA hither the Generall sent his Skiffe to the shore where they found some of our English countrey men that had bene sent thither the yeare before by Sir VValter Raleigh brought one aboord by whose direction we proceeded along to the place which they make their Port. But some of our ships being of great draught vnable to enter we ankered all without the harbour in a wild road at sea about two miles from shore From whence the General wrote letters to Maister Rafe Lane being Gouernour of those English in VIRGINIA and then at his fort about six leagues from the rode in an Island which they call ROANOAC wherein specially he shewed how readie he was to supply his necessities and wants which he vnderstood of by those he had first talked withall The morrowe after Maister Lane him selfe and some of his companie comming vnto him with the consent of his Captaines he gaue them the choise of two offers that is to say Either he would leaue a ship a Pinnace and certaine boates with sufficient Maisters and mariners together furnished with a moneths victuall to stay and make farther discouerie of the country and coastes and so much victuall likewise that might be sufficient for the bringing of them all being an hundred and three persons into England if they thought good after such time with anie other thing they would desire that he might be able to spare Or else if they thought they had made sufficient discouerie alreadie and did desire to returne into England he would giue them passage But they as it seemed being desirous to stay accepted verie thankefully and with great gladnesse that which was offred first VVherupon the ship being appointed receaued into charge by some of their owne companie sent into her by Maister Lane before they had receaued from the rest of the Fleete the prouision appointed thē there arose a great storme which they sayde was extraordinarie and verie straunge that lasted three dayes together and put all our Fleete in great daunger to be driuen from their ankering vpon the coast For we brake manie Cables and lost manie ankers And some of our Fleete which had lost all of which number was the ship appointed for Maister Lane and his companie were driuen to put to sea in great danger in auoiding the coast and could neuer see vs againe vntill we met in England Manie also of our small Pinnaces and boates were lost in this storme Notwithstanding after all this the Generall offered them with consent of his Captaines another ship with some prouision although not such a one for their turnes as might haue bene spared them before this being vnable to be brought into their harbour Or else if they would to giue them passage into England although he knewe he should performe it with greater difficultie then he might haue done before But Maister Lane with those of the chiefest of his companie he had then with him considering what should be best for them to doe made request vnto the Generall vnder their handes that they might haue passage for England the which being graunted and the rest sent for out of the countrey and shipped we departed from that coast the eighteenth of Iune And so God be thanked both they and we in good safetie arriued at Portesmouth the eight and twentieth of Iuly 1586. to the great glorie of God and to no small honour to our Prince our countrey and our selues VVe lost some seuen hundred and fiftie men in the voyage The men of name that died and were slaine in this voyage as I can presently call to my remembrance are these Captaine Powell Captaine Varney Captaine Moone Captaine Fortescute Captaines Bigges Captaine Cecill Captaine Hannam Captaine Greenefield Thomas Tucker a Lieutenaunt Alexander Starkey a Lieutenaunt Maister Escot a Lieutenaunt Maister VVaterhouse a Lieutenaunt Maister Nicholas VVinter Maister Alexander Carleill Maister Robert Alexander Maister Scroope Maister Iames Dier Maister Peter Duke VVith some other who for hast I can not so suddenly thinke on The ordinance gotten of all sorts brasse and iron were about two hundred and fortie whereof the two hundred and some more were brasse and were thus found and gotten In S. IAGO some two or three fiftie peeces In S. DOMINGO about foure score wherof was verie much great ordinance as whole Cannon Dimi-Cannon● Culuerins and such like In CARTAGENA some sixtie and three peeces and good store likewise of the greater sort In the fort of S. AVGVSTINE were foureteene peeces The rest was Iron ordinance of which the most part was gotten at S. DOMINGO the rest at CARTAGENA Pag. 21. lin 24. within 23.20 recharging 30.4 of ordinance 36.11 Pannama