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A65185	The Voyages of the ever renowned Sr. Francis Drake into the West Indies viz., his great adventures for gold and silver, with the gaining thereof, and an account of his surprising of Nombre de Dios : a large account of that voyage wherein he encompassed the world : his voyage made with Francis Knollis, and others, their taking the towns of St. Jago, Sancto Domingo, Carthageno, and Saint Augustin : his last voyage (in which he died) being accompanied with several valiant commanders, and the manner of his burial : collected out of the notes of the most approved authors, to which is added an account of his valorous exploits in the Spanish invasion.	Drake, Francis, Sir, d. 1637. Sir Francis Drake his Voyage about the world.; Bigges, Walter, d. 1586. A relation of Sr. Francis Drakes West-Indian voyage.	1683 (1683)	Wing V749; ESTC R32924	72,795	176

chased a Spanish Frigat and on the 11th brought it to our General The same day our General commanded all our sick Men to be carried ashore and to be lookt to in best sort we could Jan. 22. We departed back towards Nombre de Dios and came to Porta Vella Jan. 27. on which day Sir Francis Drake died whose Death was much lamented His Interment was thus His Corps being laid in a Coffin of Lead he was let down into the Sea the Trumpets in doleful manner sounding all the while and all the Cannons in the Fleet were discharged We stayed here till Feb. 8. In this Harbor they were beginning to build Houses again The day before we departed the Enemy took 6 of our Men. Feb. 18. we departed hence we took our course for Gemico North and by West Feb. 2. we descried some Islands called Gourdanes distant from Porta Vella 200 Leagues and West from Gemico To the East they are high Land to the West low we sailed to the Cape of Corenthus Feb. 27. we passed the Shoals to the West of this low Land one of our Ships being in danger and Mar. 1. we saw 20 of the Kings Men of War and afterwards fought with them 2 Hours and worsted them we plyed the Vice-Admiral so hard that if she had not fled she had sunk and another that was with her her Powder took Fire Next day we sailed to Cape St. Anthony Thirteen of them following us when they came nigh us we sent 2 Ships to them but they made away May 4. we came to St. Anthony distant from Cape Corenthus 18. Leagues thence to Havana 80 Leagues thence to the Gulf. The same day we saw Cape Florida N. W. and by N. from us and afterwards entred the Gulf in Length 100 Leagues and passed it next night March 9. we past the Barmuthies April 8. 1596. we came to the Islands of Flowers and Cores inhabited by Portugals here we watered and in short time after arrived at England A Brief RELATION Of the Spanish Invasion TO conclude we shall give you a Brief account of the defeat of the Spanish Armado being this worthy Gentlemen served in Her Majesties Fleet set out against it The King of Spain being importuned by the Pope and some English Fugitives to attempt a conquest of England entred into consultation about the manner of it The Marquess of St. Cruce who was to command the Armado and the Prince of Parma were for first surprizing some Sea Port Town in Holland or Zealand But others alledged that it would be easier to seize some Port in England which latter was approved of And in order thereto he set forth the Armado being in all 130 Ships containing 57808 Tun wherein were 845 Mariners 19295 Souldiers and 2088 Galley Slaves and were provided with 220000 of Bullets and great Shot of Powder 4200 Kintals each Kintal 100 l. weight of Lead for Bullets 1000 Kintals of Match 1200 Kintals 7000 Musquets 10000 Halberts and Partizans with store of Murthering Pieces Double Cannon and Field Pieces with all other Provisions necessary for accomplishing their design The Marquess of Sancta Cruce dying Don Lodovicos Peros Duke of Medina Sidonia was made General in his Place Joh. Martinez de Richalde was Admiral Don Francisco Bovadille Mareschal Don Martin Alcaron was Vicar-General for the Inquisition attended with 100 Jesuites Cardinal Allen was appointed Superintendent of Ecclesiastical Affairs in England The Prince of Parma also built flat bottomed Ships in Flanders for carrying of Horses with Bridges fitted to ship and unship the Horses he set men at work to make the River navigable from Antwerp to Gaunt and Bridges and laded 300 Boats with Munition and Victuals 200 more not so big as the former lay ready at Newport Haven and 37 Men of War at Dunkirk with all other Provisions requisite to carry on the design He had lying near Newport under the Command of Camillo 30 Companies of Italians 2 of Walloons and 8 of Burguignons At Dyxmew he mustered 80 Companies of Netherlanders 60 of Spaniards and 60 of High-Dutch and 700 Fugitive English commanded by Sir William Stanley who were in great contempt Nor was Stanley nor the Earl of Westmorland and others who offered their service heard but barred all access and rejected as Traiters to their Countrey At Conick also he had 4000 and at Watene 900 Horse commanded by the Marquess of Guast To this Land service came the Duke of Pastrana the King of Spain's supposed Base Son the Marquess of Bourgon one of Duke Ferdinands Sons with others of like Quality Pope Sixtus Quintus was very forward in this design dispersing his Indulgences and Pardons to all that contributed thereto and promised likewise to give a Million of Gold the one half presently the other when any notable Haven in England should be won but with this Proviso that England should be held as Feudatory to the See of Rome Queen Elizabeth hearing of these great Preparations having first represented her case to God and implored his Protection she provided what force she could The Charge of her Navy she committed to Charles Howard of Effingam Lord Admiral of England Her Vice-Admiral was the Famous Sir Francis Drake who were sent to the West of England She appointed Henry Lord Seimour second Son to the Duke of Somerset to lye upon the Coasts of Flanders with 40 Ships to prevent the Prince of Parma's joyning his strength with the Armado She ordered the Land-forces to be mustered appointing Duilley Earl of Leicester Lieut. 20000. whereof were disposed along the South Coast She had also 2 Armies one consisting of 1000 Horse and 22000 Foot encamped near the Mouth of the Thames where the Enemy purposed to land the other led by the L. Hunsdon consisting of 34000 Foot and 2000 Horse which were to guard her Person Arthur Lord Grey Sir Francis Knolles Sir Rich Bingham and Sir Roger Williams were appointed to consult for Managing the Land service They advised that all commodious landing Places should be manned and fortified and that the Trained Bands throughout the Coast shires should meet upon signal given to hinder the Enemies Landing And in case they should land that they should lay all the Countrey about Waste that the Enemy might have no Food but what they brought from their Ships and that they should continually busy the Enemy with Alarms but not hazard a Battle till greater Force were got together Some also suggested that the Papists at home were more to be feared than the Spaniards abroad whereupon some of them were imprisoned Directions also were sent to the Deputy of Ireland how to demean himself in this imminent danger In the midst of these Preparations the King of Spain to cast a mist over her Majesties Eyes importuned for a Peace and at last prevailed so far that a Treaty of Peace was entred upon our Queen notwithstanding Resolving to treat with her Sword in her Hand And in Febr. she sent her Commissioners into Flanders

unwilling to give his men longer leisure to demur or the Enemy further respite he stept forward commanding his Brother with John Oxnam and their Company to break the Kings Treasure-house the rest to follow himself to keep the strength of the Market place till they had dispatch'd their Business But as he stept forward he began to faint through much effusion of Blood out of a wound in his Leg he received in the first encounter which though it smarted he concealed till his fainting discovered it the Blood having filled the prints our footsteps made to the great dismay of all our Company thinking it incredible that one man should lose so much Blood and live And therefore tho' they would have hazarded much for such a Booty yet would they not endanger their Captains life but having given him some Cordial and tied up his Leg they entreated him to go aboard that his wound might be drest and then return ashore if he thought fit This when they could not perswade him to as knowing that if they went aboard they could never recover that state again in which they now were and thinking it more honourable to jeopard his life for so great a Prize than to leave such an Enterprize unaccomplished they with force and entreaty carryed him aboard his Pinnace abandoning a Rich Spoil to preserve their Captains Life Thus we embarkt July 29 by break of day many of our men besides our Captain were wounded only a Trumpeter slain whereupon our Chirurgions were busie in dressing their Wounds but especially our Captains And before we departed the Harbour we took the aforesaid Ship of Wines belonging to the Spaniards But before we had her free of the Haven they of the Town shot at us But notwithstanding we carried our Prize to the Isle Bastimienses or the Isle of Victuals where we staid two days to cure our wounded men and refresh our selves At our arrival here the Governour sent to our Captain a Principal Soldier of the late sent Garrison to view us who at his coming protested he came of meer good Will for that we had undertaken so great an attempt with so few men and that at first they feared we had been French of whom they expected no mercy but perceiving us to be English their fears were the less knowing that tho' we took the Treasure yet we would use no Cruelty towards their persons But notwithstanding this fair pretence his Governour had sent him aboard by reason divers of the Town had affirmed they knew our Captain who had been often on their Coast last two years he desired to know 1. Whether our Captain was the same Captain Drake or no 2. Whether our Arrows which many of their men were wounded with were poisoned And 3. how they might be cured Lastly what Victuals or Necessaries we wanted promising to supply us Our Captain though suspecting him a Spie yet answered his demands That he was the same Captain Drake that it was not his manner to poison Arrows and that the Wounds might be cured by ordinary Chirurgery as for Wants he told him He wanted nothing but some of that special Commodity that Country yielded and therefore before he departed he meant to reap some of their Harvest they got out of the Earth To this the Gentleman replied What then was the Reason we departed the Town at this time where there is above 360 Tun of Silver ready for the Fleet and a greater value of Gold but when our Captain had declared the cause he acknowledged our wisdom in departing was no less than our courage in attempting Thus with courteous entertainment after Dinner he was dismissed in such sort that he protested he was never so much Honored in his life After his departure the Negroe aforementioned confirmed his report of Gold and Silver and told us how we might acquire store of it by means of the Symerons whom though he had very much incensed yet if our Captain would undertake his Protection he durst hazard his life as knowing our Captains name was most precious among them Whereupon we further consulted and because this place seemed not safe next day we Sailed for Port-Plentie where we had left our Ships and recovered it next night At our return to our Ships Captain Rause doubting of our safe continuance upon that Coast departed our Captain in the mean time having put all things in readiness resolved with his 2 Ships and 3 Pinnaces to go to Carthagene Aug. 13 We came to an Anchor in 3 Fathom Water between the Islands of Charesha and St. Bernards Our Captain led the Pinnaces about the Island into the Harbour of Carthagene where he found a Frigate at Anchor one man only aboard who being askt for the rest of his company told they were gone ashore that evening that 2 hours before night there past by a Pinnace making all speed they could and askt him if any English or French had been there lately and upon Answer that none had been they bid them look to themselves that after this Pinnace was come to the out-parts of Carthagene many great Pieces were shot off whereupon one going to the Topmast espied over the Land diverse Frigates bringing themselves within the Castle This report our Captain credited and having further examined this old Mariner he understood that there was within the next Point a great Ship of Sivel ready to Sail next morning for Domingo and taking this old man into the Pinnace he rowed towards this Ship which we boarded As soon as we were on the Decks we threw down the Gates and Spare-decks to prevent the danger of closs Fight and then we cut her Cables and towed her with our three Pinnaces without the Island without danger of their great shot Which when the Town heard of they put themselves into readiness and came down to the very point of the Wood against us The next morning we took two Frigats in which were two of the Kings Scrivano's with 7 Mariners and 2 Negroes come from Nombre de Dios and bound for Carthagene to certifie them of our aforementioned exploit at Nombre de Dios. Yet our Captain at the Scrivano's entreaties set all the Company a shore and then bare up to the Island of St. Bernards three Leagues off the Town Our Captain now considering that he was discovered found that he must wait some time before he could accomplish his design and likewise that his Pinnaces must be well mann'd in order to which he had a design to burn one of the Ships and make the other a Storehouse but finding that his Company would be loth of that he thought of another expedient and therefore sent for Thomas Moon Carpenter in the Swan and desired him to bore several holes in the Well of that Ship as near the Keel as he could and that with all secresie He was very averse from doing it but having heard our Captains reasons he was at last perswaded and did it accordingly The next

purpose to destroy strangers This Island yields much Canadoe Wine diverse sorts of Grain Conies and Partridges There is another Island 20 Leagues from this called the Tenereffe a very high Land Sept. 28. We departed towards the West Indies taking our course S. W. and by W. on the 29. we sailed S. W. and by S. the 30. S. W. the first of October W. and by S. the 13. W. in the height of 16 deg The 25 of this Month the Hope and Adventure fell foul on each other about ten at Night they of the Adventure were forc'd to cut their Misson and throw it over-board Octob. 27. We espied Martinino an Island inhabited by a barbarous People called Canibals 10 Miles from this Island is another called Dominica where is much Tobacco the people traffiqued with us in exchange for their Tabacco The Weapons they use are Bows and Arrows made of Reeds with sharp Pieces of Braseil on the ends they wear their Hair long cut round by their Shoulders Octob. 30. we came to Gordelowpa distant from this ten Leagues where are many Rivers issuing from the Mountains with great force into the Sea From whence we sailed toward the River Della-Hatch N. W. and by N. and Nov. 7. we descried three Islands of the Trigonies viz. Mononalla Rotmido and Savoa Nov. 10. we set sail for John de Portrizo W. and by N. These Islands belong to Virginia in some of their Harbours 1000 Ships may ride at Anchor Novem. 12. we Anchored within 4 Miles of Portrizo against a great Fort where was placed a Piece of Ordnance which plyed us divers times with shot This day Sir John Hawkins died The same night also as Sir Francis Drake Sir Thomas Baskerfield and others sate at supper Sir Nicholas Clifford Capt. Stratford and Mr. Brut Browne were wounded with the same Piece of Ordnance from the Fort and as Sir Francis Drake was drinking a Cup of Beer his Stool was struck from under him but he received no hurt Sr. Nicholas Clifford died instantly of his Wounds The same night also we went against the Town and Anchored Nov. 13. Our General called a Council Next Night 500 Men went with Shot and Fire-works to burn the 5 Men of War which rode within the Harbor one of which held 400 Tun the rest smaller In this Ship was planted much Ordnance besides small shot which played on our Men and also great store of shot from the shore Tho we were no Gainers by this assault as having lost a Ship and several Men yet it was a valiant attempt All those that were in that great Ship were slain and drowned save 4. we took up They told us that by reason they had notice of our coming our design was marred they told us also that this Town had in it 3000000 of the King of Spains Treasure and that they kept our Men they had taken in the Little Francis whereupon our General wrote to the Governor to use them civilly This Town stands on a small Island encompassed with the Sea on one side and a great River on the other Nov. 15. Sir Jo. Hawkins and Sir Nich. Clifford were thrown over Board the same day we espied a Spanish Carvel coming towards St. Jo. de Portricho and our General sent off some men to take her but those in the Castle perceiving it shot off a Piece whereby they had warning and ran ashore Nov. 16. We departed thence and sailing 36 Leagues came to St. Jermans Bay there we landed some Companies to Guard the Carpenters that built out Pinnaces Near this is a House called an Ingeneroide where Sugar is made This day Captain Brut died Nov. 23. John Standly was had before a Court Marshall Nov. 22. Sir Tho. Baskerfield took 2 men of this Island a Negroe and Clemeronne Nov. 24. the Ship the John of Frollony of Plimouth was burnt in the Bay the same day we departed for Crusao distant from St. Jermans 150 Leagues stayed but three or four Hours Nov. 29. we espied the Main Land called the West-Indies N. N. E. from us we sailed along the Coast to Della Hatch and the same day anchored within 10 Leagues of it Dec. 2. We sailed to the Town all that day and entred it at one a Clock at Night the Enemy had Fled leaving about 12 Souldiers in the Town who gave us a Volley and then all Fled save 2 we took Prisoners They had carried all away so that we found nothing in the Town Dec. 3. The Spaniards parlyed with us for a certain Sum to ransom the Town and on the 4th they brought Pearl c. but less in value than we compounded for our General refused it and ordered to burn the Town which was accordingly done at our departure Dec. 16. the Governor came to Parly our Men went to seek for Victuals and met with the Governor We took more Prisoners and found some of their Goods and carried them away At our departure we lest the Town all on Fire save a Religious House not finished and another House the Treasury used to be kept in In it we found some of their Treasure and Merchandise This Country yieldeth store of Cattle and Fowl The People are Indians and Negroes they are wild and savage People save those the Spaniards keep in Subjection and War against the Spaniards There is a Mountain 10 Leagues hence whereon Snow remaineth constantly Dec. 19. we came to Sancta Martha the Inhabitants had Fled to the Mountains but we pursued them into the Woods and found some Treasure the same day we took the Governors Deputy Dec. 20. we departed leaving it on Fire we were told that we were within 3 Leagues of a Gold Mine On Christmass day we sailed to Nombre de Dios and on the 27th anchored before it this day the Serj. Major died We landed our Men a Mile from the Town and marched towards it the Enemy gave us a Bravadoe of shot and fled into the Woods their Goods and Treasure being sent before They had but 3 Pieces of Ordnance and one of them broke with a shot We found some Treasure in the Woods Our General had notice of the Governors going to Panama and Sir Tho. Baskerfield went with 500 Men to surprize him in this journey we were in great Hazard of our Lives we went but 9 Miles and could get no farther being stopt by a Fort the Enemy had on the Top of a Rock through which we behoved to march the Passage was so narrow that but one man at once could go up so that we were forced to retire with loss Several both Commanders and Soldiers were hurt Returning to Nombre de Dios we saw it all on Fire and thereupon hasted to our Ships In this March a Pair of Shoes were sold for 30 s. and a Bisket Cake for 10 s. our want was so great Jan. 5. We departed and on the 10th came to Scoday it is N. and by W. from Nombre de Dios the same day we