THE MAIN, FLORIDA, AND VIRGINIA

tj, ^-s after guides. I did not see them because the third watch
count ^ Blackest I've ever experienced, either before or since, in this

this \ r ' ^e ^ was c^ear t^ie ^rst wat°h and *he ^ast' and * believe

rpr s Heaven's punishment on our sins.

officer^ S"3S au§mente(i ^"ith the coming of the galleys, their
creatur ^^ crews. Though few in number, and the most of them
increa ^ °^ ^tt^e ^ortune anc* *ess conscience, they so greatly
insoler^ ^ese s*ns> both public and secret, with killings, robberies,
gallev ^ anc* unr^§^lteous intercourse between the Moors of these

f .^rv»l ^d slave women and Christian Indians, and even other
women ,. ~ . _ , . . _ . _ 5 .

consid otner S0rt5 nioved by desire which overmasters every other
art ^tion. No punishment was meted out to them from any
die ee*^ ^ecause °f t^ie §reat friendship between the governor and
with ra* commanding the galleys. Inasmuch as these sins met
exec *° correction or chastisement Our Mighty Lord sent an
took tK°ner °^ ^^ Just^ce ^n ^^ corsair. Therefore in one hour he
modo c^ anc^ remainec^ therein until Thursday before Quasi-

rr-it

were ^ost ^ns^e t^ie harbour, \\dthout having accom-

tfieir \ > ^yt^^g* whereas they might have been saved and made
gone k^ OIlt' ^/^ien t'ie c^tY was abandoned the general might have
with tKr<^ t^iem and gathered up many men from the land, and
lain sol ^a^eVs ^ave harassed the corsair who would not then have
horse ^ at anch°r- They say, however, that immediately he took
citv A *^ removed himself to an estate of his, three leagues from the
^ ^tcr ^e town an<^ t^e ^e n all the time

the en ^ ^tcr ^e town an<^ t^e ^^eys had been lost, in all the time
either K^ rema^nec^ no military movement was made against him,
On by sea or land.
under contrary, they began to deal and trade with the English
the citv°Ver °^ ne£otiating the ^a^som of the town. Some entered
witho ^^ ^e P6011^011 °f him who could grant it, and others
ransoiJ" an^" ^hey say they gave the enemy 110,000 ducats as
him ni ^Or t'ie c^' an^ P^vate individuals must have furnished
their H°re t^ian 2OO3OO° on &&* own account and in the course of
hhn. Even when he came to go, they say they
meat anc^ P1"0^11018 °f ^ soi^ a^ th^s being
Thii1Cial to ^ service of God» Our Lord> ^^ of Your Majesty.
shelte t^le r^c^ Pro^ted and we Poor remained without a roof or
town °Ver USj because they burned and demolished the half of the
oc .^hich lay outside the line of their entrenchment. They
tiated ^ t^ie ^est P^* where were the houses of those who nego-
***e ransom, for these were the principal citizens. In this and