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B02772	The Voyages and travels of that renowned captain, Sir Francis Drake, into the West-Indies, and round about the world. Giving a perfect relation of his strange adventures, and many wonderful discoveries; his fights with the Spaniard, and many barbarous nations; his taking S. Jago, S. Domingo, Carlagena, S. Augusta, and many other places in the golden country of America, and other parts of the world: his description of monsters and monstrous peopl. With many other other remarkable passages not before extant; containted in the history of life and death, both pleasant and profitable to the reader.		1683 (1683)	Wing D2122AA; ESTC R221814	20,519	27

Estriches Feathers of which likewise they make their Quivers Their Bodies are painted with divers Colours and their Faces they wash with Sulpher upon them appear the Figures of Suns Moons and Stars which they term the Marks and Characters of their Gods Their Victuals is Roots and Wild Beasts Flesh which they eat raw they have no Boats and seldome enter the Water these that appeared were Fifty in number they use for their Weapons Bom● headed with Bone and Flint stones Artificially cut Having stayed some time with this People and caught in the Ba● about 2●0 Seals they weighed Anchor and stood towards the Antar●ick Pole till they came to St. Julian so named by Magelen otherwise the L●n● o● Gyant● for here are found People of a mighty size who at first received several of the English kindly but in the end seeing their advantage killed one and wounded two or three others e're they could recover their Boat yet not without the fall of two or three of their own Men especially of him who first began the mischief which injury Drake resolved to revenge But upon their Repenting what they had done and declaring they supposed his Men to be Spaniards who had slain many of their People he departed that Coast and soon after had notice of a Conspiracy against himselfe and his Principal Captains by one on Board of which the Conspirator being detected was worthily Executed worse Execution being thereby prevented And so keeping on came 〈◊〉 three Islands lying Tryangle wise which he called Elizabethides in Honour of our Virgin Queen On one of them he found store of Birds as big as Stuble-Geese without Feathers having only matted down on their backs and beaks like a Crow they cannot run fast but swim exceeding swift they lay their Egs in the Ground where they make holes with their Beaks like Conies Of these they killed 3000. and with them made merry and then coming to another Island Inhabited by People of little Statute he found them Rowing in Canows made of the Barke of a Tree But that place affording no variety he stood away to the South-Sea Sailing among the Islands 1●● Leagues but a Storm arising his Fleet separated and some Ships lost their Anchors narrowly escaping the devouring Waves But God so ordered it that entering Mare Delzur they got under the Tempest and remained safe till the Storm was over and then Stearing North ward along the Coast of Peru they entered an Island full of Birds Inhabited by Spaniards and Native Indians and being fallen with the Land they Sailed along the Coast two Degrees where going on Shoar the Natives at first received them kindly and offered to Traffick with them But having trained them into danger shot at them as they were in their Boat killing and wounding divers others amongst which Drake was one having an Arrow shot into his Nose and another h●t him on the Fore-head yet he val●isg the loss of one of his Men worth a hundred of theirs thought not fit to go on Shoar to revenge the injury These People Inhabiting the Islands are such as the cruelty of the Spaniards had driven from the Main which cruelty renders them unhospirable to all Strangers Their Weapons are Spears and Darts of Reed headed with Stone and Bone These barbarous People thus left th●y not far distant found an Ind●an Fishing in his Canow who being ●●ken and brought on Board was courteously enter tained who in re●●●tal thereof be●ng set on Shoar returned with divers others bringing store f Provision and di●ected the English to a watering place of which at that ti●● t●ey ●ood in great ne●d And soon after the Governour of the Country came o●●oard and they afterwards going on Shoar with him found store of C●inly Wine and other Rarities in a homely Town consusing mostly of Ware-hous●s Being thus refreshed Drake Sailed to seek the Ship separated from him in the Storm carrying with him an Indian Pilot the better to know these Seas and stood away towards the Line and by the way putting into a convenient Harbour built a Pinnace and then entering a Bay Southward came to the Town of Cyppo Inhabbited by the Spaniards who discovering them e'r they could Land any considerable number of Men came down with 100 Spanish Horse and 200 Indians on foot running after them like Dogs But e're they could prevent it all but one Man was got on Board but he bolder then the rest staying to outface them in a bravery was shot by one of them and then by the Indians stuck full of Arrows made of green Wood cutting off his Head and Right-hand and pulling out his Heart yet what they left of him his Companions the next day Landing Buried And leaving these Butchery Spaniards Sailing North-ward they came to the Cape of Mormorena where finding four Indians in their Canows they promised to bring them to a place where they might water which accordingly they did where lighting on a Spaniard a sleep with thirteen Bars of Silver weighing 4000 Spanish Duckates they eased him of the burden and not far from thence they met another Spaniard and an Indian Boy driving four Pervanian Sheep each Sheep bearing two bags in each of which was fifty pound weight of Silver which became likewise their Prize and so returned on Board and a little from thence met several Indians Rowing in Boats of Leather sowed together and floated Bladders filled with Wind which Row very swiftly with these they carryed Knives and Glass-Beeds for Fish Sailing along the Tract they came to another Island near the Province of Cusco where they found Sheep as big as Cows whom the Inhabitants use in carrying their burdens the Wool and Flesh of which are excellent Cloathing and Provision This Coast is Inhabited by the Spaniards which made our Men hope for some Rich booty nor were they deceived in their expectation for the first thing they happened on was a Bark with forty odd Bars of Silver and soon after another Laden with Linnen and so Sailed to Lima 12 Degrees 30 Minuets South Latitude where they Anchored although in the Harbour were 30 Spanish Wessels Boarding a Vessel that had in her 15000 Bars of Silver of which and some other Commodities found there they eased her And having notice of a Rich Ship bound for Panama they set Sail and falling with Francisco about Noun they discovered her and bearing up without resistance Boarded her finding in her Fruits Conserves Sugars and a great quantity of Iewels 13 Chests of Plate Rial 80 l. weight of Gold and 26 Tun of uncoyned Silver valued at 360000 Pezoes for which they only gave the Master a little Linnen in exchange which he took supposing that better than nothing as well knowing Drake would be his own Carver Sailing from thence one Degree North Latitude they met with a Ship Laden with Linnen China Dishes and besides found in it a Falcon with a great Emrald in its Breast which they took and so passed by the Port

Rings of Plated Gold and Iach and half broad about his Neck and on his Left hand a Diamond an Emeral● a Rub● and a Turquois on his Right-hand Rings set with Rich Stones After he had been treated and welcomed he ●eturned to Shoar and sent store of Provision for which those that brought it received good presents He sent one of his Brothers the next day to invite Drake to his Palace but some suspition arrising by words let fall he would not go but sent some of his Gentlemen detaining the Vice-Roy as a Pledge of their safety who upon their Arribal were Honourably received These people are Moors and live in a v●ry plentiful Country and Fertil Clime But after the English had Trafficked with them for such necessaries as they wanted they on the 9th of October set Sail and arrived at the South of the Island Caelibes where they repaired their Ships c. there they found Bats as big as Bullets and Crab-fish that lived on the Land making holes in the Earth and running up Trees and Worms that shined in the night like Fire Departing from this Island they Sail to another but could find no Ground near it at a 100 Fathom wherefore Sailing to the West Drakes Ship happened to run on a Shole that extended it seven Leagues where had the Wind been high she had been lost But Providence so ordered it by the heaving and setting of the Sea and the Sailors endeavours she got off and Sailing amongst the Islands of the Sea came at last to Java where the chief King of the Country came on Board sending before him store of Provision him they welcomed in the best sort with Musick and Provisionr especially with Wine who within a while after returned highly satisfied And there having Trafficked a while they took their leaves and Sailed towards the Cape of Good Hope Coasting along part of Affirica they came to the Main of Rio de Sesto and watering in the Mouth of Tagoine passed the Tropick Cancer and so standing off to Sea on the 26th of September came safe to Plimouth after two years ten months and some odd days absence bringing with them in Gold Silver Iewels and other Merchandizes to the value of 100000 l. having incompassed the whole Earth The Voyage of Sir Francis Drake in●o the West-Indies wherein were taken the Towns of St. Domingo St. Jago St. Augustina and Cartagena THe Spaniards great Armado routed in 88. the Queen to revenge the Treacherous Design against her Crown and Life fitted out a Fleet consisting of twenty five Sail on which were Imbarqued 2585 Marriners and Souldiers Sir Francis Drake being Admiral the said Fleet set Sail for the West-Indies taking by the way several Spanish Vessels when coming to Vigo rhetook several Boats and Cravals and among others a small Vessel Laden with the Furniture of the Great Church of Sr. Vigo in which was much Plate and amongst other things a great Silver Cross double Guilt all amounting to the value of 3 〈◊〉 ●●●●●es In the mean time the Governour of Galicia came down with 3 〈◊〉 and 2000 Foot to defend the Shoar desiring Parley with the A●miral promising Water and other Necessaries for Mony which w●s excep●ed and after a supply of all things they required waighe● Anchor and Sailing for the Canaries fell in with Palma with purpose to have Lan●ed there but finding ●he Shoar strongly fortified changed their purpose and so Sailing by Faro Cape Blank and Cape Verd they came to the ●●●e of St. Jago and Landed 〈…〉 Men unde● the leading of Lieutenant General Carlile and Marching over Land un●iscovered surprized the Town of St. Jago scituate in a Valley and planted St. Georges Cross upon the Wall not a Spaniard daring to make resistance After which they Marched to St. Domingo and found it abandoned and although Treasure was conveyed thence yet in both places store of plunder was fou●d as also in the Town of Praie all scituate in this pleasant Island abounding with all things necessary for the support of Man The Country thus Allarumed the Spaniards in great numbers run to their Arms but durst attempt nothing so that the General commanded Praie to be burnt which so perplexed the Spaniards that they resolved to compound for Domingo and St. Jago but whilst the Treaty was in hand the English had withdrawn themselves out of Domingo the Spaniards fortified it planting Canons in the Gate and laying an Ambascade Whereupon Drake's 1200. Men went to force the Guard which accordingly they did making great slaughter of the Spaniards so that they fled to the Castle but fear so far prevailed with them that they stayed not long there but fled upon which the Town being gained a Negro Boy was sent to such Spaniards as were retired to the Mountains with a Flag of Truce giving them leave to return in safety But as he was going he was run through by a Spaniard which so inraged the General that he caused two Fryars to be carryed to the same place and there hanged protesting that unless the Murtherer was delivered up he would hang two Prisoners every day till none was left which Mennace so troubled the Spaniards that they delivered up the Murtherer to Iustice who according to his deserts was Executed The Spaniards not coming to agreement for their City and Town Drake gave order to Fire them but being most stone building it proved a task very difficult yet the Spaniards desirous to preserve them offered 25●●0 Duckates which offer was accepted One thing in the King's House denoting his Ambition was remarkable viz. An Escutcheon containing a Glove and a Horse standing in one part in it and the other part leaping out of it with this Motto Non sufficitate Orbis The World is not enough which the Spaniards themselves were even ashamed of From this Island they put over to the Main Land and came within sight of Cartegena when Landing about four in the Afternoon Lieutenant General Carlile about Mid-night came before the City having put a Party of Spanish Horse to flight by the way whilst the Vessels in the Read attacked a small Fort that stood on the Sea Coast Half a Mile before they came at the City the Land grew straight having the Main on the one side and the Harbour on the o●●er which straight was f●rtefyed with a Wall and a Di●ch only a space left for passage and on i● pl●n●ed six pieces of Canon th●● bent upon the said passage Moreover the Spaniards had drawn two Gallies into the Harbour into which they had put one Ordinance and 4●● small shot and on the Land side stood 300 shot lined with Pikes but the English taking the lower ground frustrated their design and did nor Fire till they came up to the Wall when leting flye a Volley in the spaces of the Spaniards and seconding it with the bu●t end of their Muskets they beat them first from their Baracadoēs and secondly caused them to fly entering the Town pell mell with them and obtaining the Market place planted there a strong Guard nor withstanding they had B●●recaded every street set Indians with poyson Arows at each corner and fluck up poysoned sticks with sharp points to disable the Souldiers The City thus won the Ioy was not great by reason of a Mortal Distemper that raged amongst the Soldiers occasioned by ill Airs which killed a great many of them and caused so●e to lose their Wits which utterly frustrated the Design upon No●●●e ●e ●ois and Panama where al the Treasure was Whilst they lay here they took two small Spanish Prizes in attempting which Captain Varny and Captain Moon were slain with Musquer shot out of the Bushes where the Spaniards had run their Vessels on Shoar The General having given order for the Fireing of Carragena the Bishop Governour and some other P●●ncipal Men of the Island intreated him to spare it and they would Ran●●● 〈◊〉 Ducka●es which was accordingly done and for an Abby that s●ood some distance from it they gave 〈◊〉 Duckares but refusing to give so much ●s was dem●nded for a Castle standing without the City it was blown up so the Army Imbarking Sailed to Cap● Sr. Anthony to Water but finding none there passed over to Florida where Sailing up the River they took a Fort of the Spaniard● and found in it several pieces of Ordinance and 2 ● pounds in Mony and so Coasting along came to Virginia where several English resided under Mr. Lane the Governour to whom Drake offered a Ship with provision or if they pleased to transport them into England the latter of which they accep●ed not being greatly desirous to stay in a Country where they had found suc● c●ld comfort From this place the whole ●icer set Sail and arrived safe at 〈◊〉 mouth the 28th of July the Booties got besides the defraying of Charges amounted to 6●●●0 pounds of which the Companies that Travelled in the Voyage were to have 200●● l. and the Adventurers for thei● Merchandize 4●00 l. In this Voyage 150 Men were lost the great Ord nance tak●n from the Spaniards were 240. of which 203. were Brass On the 27th of January they came to Villa Por●● whe●e to the ●rief of all English men the Renowned and ●●uly Worthy Sir ●rancis Drak● ended his days and was let down in a Coffin of Lead into the sea on which he had so often Triumphed the Drums bea●ing Canons sounding his la●● farewel to the World The General dead all concluded to return home which they accordingly did being forced to fight their way through the whole Spanish Fleet that vvas sent to interrupt them after they had been a year abroad FINIS

THE Voyages and Travels Of that Renowned Captain Sir Francis Drake INTO THE WEST-INDIES And round about the WORLD Giving a perfect Relation of his Strange Adventures and many Wonderful Discoveries His Fights with the SPANIARD and many Barbarous Nations His taking S. IAGO S. DOMINGO CARLAGENA S. AVGVSTA and many other places in the Golden Country of AMERICA and other parts of the World His Description of Monsters and Monsterous People With many other Remarkable Passages not before Extant Contained in the History of LIFE and DEATH both pleasant and profitable to the Reader Licensed and Entred according to Order LONDON Printed by M. H. and I. M. for P. Brooksby at the Golden-Ball near the Hospital Gate in West-Smith-field 1683. THE VOYAGES AND TRAVELS Of that Renowned Captain Sir Francis Drake INTO THE VVEST-INDIES SIR Francis Drake was born at Ipswich and in his Youth put Apprentice to a Master of a Vessel during which time he gave himself wholly to the study of Marin Affairs and grew so perfect therein that he in the end became the Worlds Wonder the Nations Glory and Terror to its Enemies in demonstration of which I shall declare his several Voyages and great Atchievements till his Death First Then he having by his many Exploits gained great Applause and the Reputation of an able Sea-man was made Captain of a small Vessel by Queen Elizabeth and imployed against the Spaniard her Mortal Enemy from whom he took divers Prizes near Home But not so contented he on the 24th of May 1572. set Sail in the Paschal of Plimouth a Ship of 70 Tuns and mounted with 10 Guns accompanyed with the Swan a Ship of 25 Tuns and 8 Guns Commanded by his Brother John Drake having on Board both the Vessels 73 Men and Boys with all other Necessaries and having a fair Wind came to Guadalupa one of the West-India Islands on the 29th of June but found nothing there except some few Cottages made of Boughs and covered with Palmata Leaves which secured them from Rain in the Nature of Tiles yet they had sight of two Canows but could not reach them by reason the Calm was so great These Canows are Boats which the Indians use being for the most part cut out of Trees like Troughs and a piece of Wood fixed on either side to keep them from overturning Whereupon after they had watered their they weighed Anchor and Sailed to Port Phesant so named because of the abundance of that sort of Foul found there and there going on Shoar found that one Mr. Garret of Plimouth had been lately there and had left an Inscription in Lead nailed to a Tree to warn him not to stay in that Port forasmuch as the Spaniards had notice of his Arrival yet Landing more Forces he resolved to stay and build a Pinnace which he affected fortifying the Port in the mean while to prevent any surprize And whilst they stayed there a Bark came from the Isle of Wight bringing in a Spanish Prize which joyned with Captain Drake So that having finished the Pinnace the 3 Ships and Pinnace Sailed to the Isle of Pinos where they found 2 Spanish Ships of Nombre de Dois Lading Timber by the Negroes In those Vessels they were informed of the State of the City and Country and that new Forces were dayly expected to defend it against the Symerons a Black People with long Hair who had Revolted from the Spaniards by reason of their Cruelty and since chosen themselves two Kings Whereupon setting the Negroes on Shoar with some gifts Captain Drake resolved to go to Nombre de Dois which he entered by Night beating the Spaniards from their Defences who hung Lines a thwart the East end of the Street to make the English believe by the lighted Matches tyed thereon that their Forces were greater than indeed they were and immediately Fired which was answered with a like number of Fire-shot and Arrows from the English they came to push of Pike and butt end of the Musket upon which the Spaniards fled and the King's Treasury consisting of 360 Tun of Silver Bars and a like value of Gold had fell into the hands of the English had not Captain Drake been unfortunately wounded in the Leg which caused the loss of so much Blood that he fainted yet nevertheless he perswaded his Men to persist for that the like advantage could not be expected to be regained if it was once omitted but they prefering their Captain 's Life before the Treasure forced him on Ship-board In this Battle only one English-man was killed and three or four wounded by the Weapons the Enemy had cast away in their flight several of the Spaniards were killed and taken Prisoners But Captain Drake being now on Ship-board and well perceiving the Spaniards had increased their Forces thought it not convenient with so small a number to make a second attempt therefore taking a Vessel Laden with Wines which at his coming he found in the Port He set Sail for the Port Plenty and there by the advice of a Negro Caressed the Symerons he found there who being Mortal nemies to the Spaniards joyned Friendship with him and greatly furthered his Affairs and Sailing thence towards Cartagena he took a great Ship Richly Laden and after that another in which were two of the Spanish Kings Scrivendoes who were sent from Nombre de Dois with the News of what had happened there Yet he acted not so secretly but that his coming was known to the Cartagenians who taking the Alarum came down to the Shoar in great number insomuch that Drake thought it no ways convenient to Land there and that his Pinnaces might be the better Maned he caused his great Ship to be sunk after all things necessary were taken out of her and Sailed from that Port lying for some time undiscovered about a League thence and caused the Negroes to build a House to shelter his Men from the violent Storms of Rain that fell during his stay To which place the Indians brought store of Water and Victuals for which they were amply gratifyed At which place leaving one Ship he with the two Pinnaces Sailed to Rio Grand where Roving up a great River the Marriners were much afflicted with the insufferable stinging of Flyes called Muskalos against which there is no Remedy but Iuice of Lemons with which the skin being wet they will not fasten In the River he met two Indian Canows in which were Fisher-men but took no notice of them for fear of being discovered but passing for Spaniards the Captain and his Men came to a Store-house on the River side where he found great plenty of Provision prepared for the Fleet that was about to return into Spain after which having notice that the Spaniards were coming down they returned to their Pinnaces and soon after took five or six small Barks Laden with Provision setting the Men on Shoar and so Sailed to the Country of the Syme●ons who kindly received them These

Symerons are a People Inhabiting between Cabezas and Rio Piego who by certain Negroes were given to understand That Drake came as a Friend and would protect them against the attemp●s of the Spaniards which caused them to admit the English to confer with them and furnish them with such necessaries as they required promising Drake that as soon as the five Rainy Months were past in which Spaniards never carry their Treasure by Land they would so order the matter that he should make himself Master of much Gold Whereupon he ordered them to build him six Houses for sheltring his Men which they did as likewise with the help of the English a Fort Triangle which the Captain fortifyed to prevent any surprize and leaving part of his Men there Sailed amongst the pleasant Islands in the River replinished with Gardens and Delicious Fruits where the Indians were at his Devotion delivering up their Bows and Arrows bringing Baskets of Fruit and Iuices in Bails as an Oblation of these People Drake inquired into the State of the Country and then Sailed towards Charesha and Anchored between the Island and the main-Main-land to defend which the Spaniards had lined the Shoar with Shot Firing incessantly at the English so that they were obliged to stand off the Captain having one of his Men sore wounded and next Morning took a Bark Laden with Provision and Sweet-meats bound for Carlagena setting all the Men on Shoar except a Negro wh●m the Captain kept to be by him instructed in the Affairs of the Country and Anchoring at the Mouth of the Haven of Carlagena took two other Barks which caused the Spaniards to send a Srivaneo with a Flag of Truce who desired to be admitted on Board which was accordingly granted But Drake findi●● his Message was only to protract time till the Forces came ●●n to surprize him would not accept of his Invitation on Shoar which Treachery was soon apparent For the Spaniards perceiving Drakes warriness and that they could not get him within their reach by Land sent two Ships of War to sight him by Sea which he perceiving went joyfully to encounter them but after exchange of several shot the Spaniards finding their entertainment too warm put themselves under the Protection of the Castle and soon after came two other Pinnaces who fared no better then the former Whereupon Drake Landed several of his Men and drove the Spaniards from the Shoar and for their safety to betake themselves some to the Town and othe●s to a thick Wood standing close by but Victuals growing scarce he was obliged to stand away to Rio Grand where a little before he had found store of Provision but now was frustrated in his expectation for the Spaniards had caused the Natives to retire to the Mountains and carry with them all their Cattle c. But at length meeting with several small Vessels which he took their want was in some measure supplyed yet the scarcity caused a Sickness to rage among the Marriners but Providence so ordered it that only one them Dyed The Sickness ended Drake returned to the Fort where he had left part of his Men together with the Symerons but upon his arrival to his great grief found his Brother and one Richard Allen Dead of the Wounds they received in attempting to Board a Spanish Ship of considerable force Nor was this all the loss for Joseph Drake another of the Captains Brothers soon after Dyed of a Calenture yet he took Courage and being supplyed by the Symerons he attended his better Fortune and was soon after informed by those People who like Grey-hounds ranged the Country to learn what they could that the Spanish Fleet was arrived at Nombre de Dois whereupon Drake sent the Lyon Frigat to discry them who upon her approaching that Port fell in with a small Spanish Vessel Laden with Mace Hens and Pompions from Tolon The Spaniards that were found therein the Captain used courteously protecting them from the fury of the Symerons who are Mortal Enemies to the Spaniards Vpon certain notice that the Fleet was arrived Drake confered with the Native Symerons about the Necessaries that were to be provided for the expedition to surprize such Carriages of Gold and Silver as were to come over-Land who told him he must be well furnished with Weapons and Shooes and that for the rest they would not be wanting which being provided 48 Men set forward of which 30 were Symerons and the rest English the former serving instead of Sumpterers for carrying Provision and when the store failed they would range the Woods and catch such Provision as they could seldom missing to return without a Buck or Faun or store of Foul bearing about them many Arrows headed with Iron Wood or Fishes Bones which they will cast so dexterously that they seldome miss the Iron with which their Arrows are headed and is frequently found to be more precious in their estimation than Gold This March they continued over-Land through many thick Woods from Sun-rise till ten in the Morning and then resting in watery places till four in the Afternoon they walked till eight and when Darkness came on the Symerons laying aside their burthens would cut down Boughs to build Harbours with covering them to keep out the Rain if any should fall building them with Planata Leaves decent-wise according to the Fashion of Norway Cottages insomuch that no Rain would enter for the space of 24 hours nor were they wanting to bring several sorts of Fruits as Mammeas Guyanas Palmitos Pinos Oranges Lemons c. After 3 days Travels they came to a Town of Symerons scituate on a Hill near a River compassed with a Dike of eight foot broad and a thick Mud-wall ten foot in heighth containing one broad Street from East to West and two cross Streets of a lesser breadth all consisting of sixty Families who in their Apparel somewhat immitated the Spaniards This Town is distant from Nombre de Dois 35 Leagues and 45 from Panama being sufficiently stored with all manner of plenty As for their Religion they have no Priests yet they hold Crosses in great Veneration but at the perswasion of the English they layed their Crosses aside and in some measure embrace the Worship of the true God learning the Lord's Prayer and many other necessary Articles of Belief they continually were upon their Guards for fear of the Spaniards who dayly molested them aiming at the Subversion of that place on which they had made several attempts but without success their Scouts upon the Frontiers continually giving notice of their approach and so Allarumed their Neighbouring Towns especially that wherein their King resided in which were supposed to be 1700 Fighting Men and fain would they have intreated the Captain to a longer residence amongst them but he being intent on his Iourney with many expressions of kindness took his leave and so marching with four Symerons who knew the way about a Mile before him who by breaking

imbarqued himself The Elizabeth Vice-Admirable Commanded by Captain Joseph Winter being a Ship of 80 Tuns The Mar●ygold a Bark of 30 Tuns Captain John Thomas Commander The Swan a Fly-boat of 50 Tuns John Chester Commander and a small Pinnace of 15 Tuns These Vessels being Maned with 164 able Sea-men and Souldiers and furnished with all things necessary Sailed out of Plimouth Road on the 15th of November 1577. yet met with many difficulties by reason of Tempests and contrary Winds e're they could get clear of the Lands end at what time Sa●●ng towards the Coast of Barbary they came to an Anchor on the Coast of Magadore lying three Degrees forty Mi●uits b●●ng part of the Territories of the King of Fez being a ●mall I●and not above three Leagues in Circumference abando●●ng with Foul and Fish though of an unusual shape There ●●●●e of th● English going on Shoar the Negroes who Inhabi●●hat place were desirous to be conducted on Board for whose ●●urity Drake left a Pledge on Shoar the Moors seemingly desireing to Traffick for such Commodities as the English had bringing to the Sea-side Camels Laden with Merchandises But when the Negroes were returned some of the English going on Shoar in a Boat one of them name ●●hn Fry was detained which much incensed Drake so that he wy● about to revenge the Indignity to that purpose Landing his Men But when he understood no injury was off●red him they departed and although he went not with them yet after the Governour of that Island understood of what Nation he was he sent him home in an English Ship having upon his causing him to be surprized conjectured him a Portugal and that Drak● was the fore-runner of the Portugal Fleet prepairing to Indamage that Coast Departing from this Island Drake took a small Spanish Fisher-boat conducted but with three Men only and after that Sailing under the Tropick Cancer fell in with a Spanish Craval which he took and then Sailing to Cape Barbas he there took another though indifferently Laden with Provision where having plenty of all things necessary he stayed a while during which space the Natives came down to view the English bringing with them a Negro Woman half starved with a Child at her Brest offering her to Sail but Drake would not Traffick for such Commodities whereupon they brought Gums and Amber greese offering it for fresh water which above all things is most scarce in that Country Water they had but Drake would not take any thing for the common Element as likewise some Provision for which they were very thankful for eating greedily Having thus far proceeded they set the Spaniards on Shoar and after triming their Ships Sailed to Cape de Verde and so C●urted Bomavista falling in with the Isle of Mayo Inhabited by t●e Portuguese and so touching at several Islands came to St. Jago ●n the South-West of which Island they took a Portuguese Vessel Laden with Wine Woollen and Linnen-Cloath on its return fro● Brazil and in defiance of those on Land Fired upon three or four ●f their T●wns standing on the Sea-Coast Near to the Island of S● Jago is the Burning Island called Fogo continually casting F●●●es and near to that lies a pleasant Island always ●lad with ●●●n exceeding fruitful abounding especialy with Figs Cocos Planatos Oranges and Lemons it is also replinished with pleasant Streams though the Harbours about it are not capable of receiving any Ships of burthen and in all the Island was only one House supposed to be Inhabited by an Hermet From this Island after having taken some of what it afforded they stood away to the Coast of Brazil but by contrary Winds were kept out so long at Sea that Provision grew scanty and especially Water which in that burning Climate was most requisit But when they despared of obtaining any God so ordered it that there fell great store of Rain which supplyed their necessity And amongst many other strange Creatures found in these Seas they delighted themselves with viewing the flying Fishes which are as big as ordinary Pilchards having Finns the length of their Bodys so that when they are pursued by any Fish and in fear to be devoured they save themselves by leaving their Element and flying in the Air but cannot continue it long for that their Finns wanting moisture become unserviceable by reason of the thin Filme that joyns the Bones or Quill c. Sailing from thence to the Coast of Brazil they beheld huge Fires on the Shoar made by the Inhabitants in which they Sacrificed two Devils using many Conjurations to raise Whirl-Winds and Tempests thereby to w●ack such as approached their Coa●● Which Hellish Inchantations the Portugals to their cost found fatal wh●n they first discovered those Countries But the English sustained no other dammage than the separation of their Ships when leaving that C●ast altogether Rocky and Inaccessible Drake stood away to another Point which he called Cape Joy by reason he there met the Ship he lost in the Storm And having watered and refreshed his Men at Cape Verd and taken store of Deer which that Country affords in abundance he stood away Twelve Leagues from the Main to a convenient Harbour sheltring from the South-Wind and North-Winter growing fast upon him he sought out a Harbour where he might ride safe and at last coming to Cape Hope he curred with a Shallop to sound the Bay which promised good Anchorage But e're he could return so great a Fog arose that he could not see the Ships and a Storm withal arising he was greatly indangered to be lost But the Captain Thomas suspecting some danger had befallen him by reason of his stay entred with his Ship and by Fireing a Gun directed him to the Wessel and having received him on Board droped Anchor and there lay till the Storm was over and the next day going on Shoar made great Fires as a Sign to the dispersed Ships to return into the Haven who all met except the Swan Vpon their Landing the People being fled they entred homely House near a Rock where they found Fifty Es●riches of a Prodigious size whose weight were such that they could not flye but run as fast as Grey-Hounds so that they are not catched but by decoying them into a Net by the likeness of an Estrich made of their Feathe●s Drake not finding this Harbour for his purpose stood away South-West about Twelve Leagues where entring a Port a great number of the Natives presented themselves upon a Hill leaping and dancing after an extravagant manner and at first Landing seemed fearful of the English but soon after became more familiar bringing Estriches Feathers and Bones variously Carved and Arrows of Reed which they dilivered for English Commodities They went all Naked except a skin of Fur cast over their Shoulders when they sit in the cold but when they are doing any thing they g●●d it about their waste their Hair is long which when they Cravel they bind up with