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IFE & DEATH

OF THE

Valiant and Renowned

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Sir Francis Drake,,

His Voyages and Discoveries in the

•' "4fe C_X

about the Worlds

WITH

His Noble and Heroick A&s.

By Samuel Clar^ Late Minifter of

London.

LONDON.,

Printed for Simon Miller., at the Star, at the Weft
End of S. Pauls. 1671.

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•The Lift an3 Death of Sir FRANCIS
DRAKE., with Ins Voyages into the
Weft-Indies, and about the World ^ And
other his Valiant AEHons. He Died>
Anno Chrifti. 1595-

HIS Francis Dr«l(e was bom neer unto
South Tuviftock* in Vevonjhire of mean
Parents. His Godfather was Francis Ruf-
/e:/, afterwards Earl of Bedford, whogave
him his Name of Frauds. His Father in the
Reign of King f/dwj the Eighth, was called in queftion
for Religion, by reafon of the fix Articles fet forth by
the King againft the Proteftants, whereby he was feign
to fhift his habitation, and to retire into Ke#j. But af
ter the death of KingHewr/, in the time of King Ed*
ward the fixth, he obtained a place in the Navy Royal
to read Divine Service: and after awhile he was or
dained Deacon, and made Vicar of the Church of Up-
nor upon the River of Medwaj.

Yet continuing poor (the place being of finaJl value)
he put forth this his Son to ferve a neighbor Mariner
that traded with a fmall Barke into France and Zelantt,
who brought him up in the Mariners Art, and by rea- CiUta-
fon of his Ingenuity, and A&ivity, took fuch liking to
him, that ( being a Bachelor^) when he died, he be*
queathed uato him his Bark.

Shortly after, this Fraxcis Vrtfa hearing of the
preparations which were made by Sir Jokv H&i*ki»s fwr
a Voyage, 4nno Gkrzfti, 1567. He fold hw Bark, and

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joyned himfelf with him, which voyage proving dif-
afteroui, at Sj *johnde vllva, he loft all he .had, and
hardly brought himfelf back.

Our Vrake hereupon was forced to betake himfelf
to ^*S Marlners practice to repair his loffes , by which,
its. fcrving in a Man of War, he got good ftore of monya
whereupon he made a fecond voyage into the Sptnijk-
Weft^fndies to recover there what he had formerly
Jofh, and with the (hip of war, called the Dragon, and
another fhip, none knowing his intentions but his own
Conforts.) in the yeal I572,xpn IFhiijundtj Eve3 being
l£*y 24^. himfelf being Captain of the Admiral, a fliip
of ieventy TunSj and his brother John Dra^e Captain
of tbc Vice-Admiral called the Swan, of twenty five
Tuns, having in both of them of men and boys feventy
three, all Voluntiers, he ,fo divided them that they
were forty feven in onefhip^ & twenty-fix in the other.
Thefefltipshe furnifhed excellently with viftuals^and
apparel for. a whole year 5 Proriding alfo ftore of all
manner of Ammunition., Artillery, Artificers 'ftufF3 and
Tools, and whatfoever Was requifitefor fuch a rnanef
war, in fuch an attempt : Butefpeciaily he had provi
ded five nimble Pinnaces, made at F///»^//JD which be
ing taken afunder? were.ftored aboard his (hips., ancf
ready to be fet up as^occafion ferved^ with thefe fee
fet fail from the found o£?li month, intending for
Nombre de Dios in . the Wejl- ladies-.

The wind was fair and favourable, fo that within
twelve dayesthey had fight of the Mad^ra^ and Cana-
y/Iflands, yet they never Caft Anchor, nor made anj
\ ftay for twenty five days ^fter their fetting forth 5 at
which time they faw the Ifland of GuA'datttpe, one of
the Weft 7/?^/elQands, and the next morning they en-
trcd between Tlominiw a«ci Gttad^hpe^ and iaadsd on

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the South fide of Dominica ^ where they remained
three Days to refrefh their naen, and to take in Freda
water, whereof there was plenty.

The third Day in the afternoon they fet fail for the
Continent,orT*rr^f;$**5 and the fifth day after they
had fight of Sanfta Martha, from which theyfteared
their courfe towards Pert Phefavt (To named byCz-
ptain Dr<f4? in his former Voyage, by reafon of the
great ftore ofthofeFowlsin that place) and within fix
days after they fafely arrived in that bay. Here did
Captain Drakg give order fb his brother what to do in
his abfence., and well manning his Boats, went to the
fhore, where,upon'a great Oak he found a plate of lead
nailed,, having in it this Infcription.

Captain Drake., if you happen to come to this Port+
m*k$ haft away. For the Spaniards you here met with the
la ft year have betrayed this.pla^e^ and taken away all
that y OH left here.>&c. Your loving friend John Garret
of Plymouth. But notwithftanding this advertifment
Captain Drake meant not to depart from this Port
{which was fo fit for his purpofe) till he had fet his
Pinnaces together which he brought with him in his
''(hip's. And for his own, and his mens fecurity, whilft
the Carpenters were employed about that work, he
made a kind of a Fort by the water fide3by felling great
Trees3and laying them one upon another.

The next day after their arrival., came in alfo into

that Port an£^///JBarkoftheIfleof^A^ of Sir Ett-

'ivard'Horfeys.) whereof James Rawfe was .Captain,, and

JehnQvery Matter, with thirty men 3 Thefe brought in

with them a Sp-anijf) Carvel of Sivily being fent with

Advife^o Nombre de\Dioj ? and alfo a Shallop?both

'which they had taken by the way. And Captain Rawfe,

underftanding the defign of Captain 'Drake, dcfired to

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j©yo with them, and upon Articles agreed on/he was
Admitted.

Within feven days the Pinnaces were fitted, and fur-
niflicd for fervke9and other bufineffes difpatched,fo
that fctting fail in the morning toward Sombre deT>iosy .
they held on their courfe till they came tothelflesof
fines upon the third day 3 at which place they found
two Frigates of Ncmbrc de D*0/, lading Planks and tim
ber from thence. The Negroes inthofe Frigats informed
them oftheftatc oftheTown$ and told them that
fome fouldiers were daily looked for from the Cover-
nour ofPAttam* to defend theTown of Nombrt de dios
againft thcSjffKrems, who were Blacks that formerly
had fled from their spaniJK mafters by reafon of their
cruelty, *nd were by this time grown to a nation un
der two tings, who had almoft furprifed it about fm
weeks before.

Captain DrA^ having learned what he could of
retthefeN^r^e/onfhore, that they might go to
their Countrey-men theSjmtrons) and to prevent any
notice that they might give to Nombre de dios of his
approach^ fo hafted his going thither. For which end
he difpofed of all his companies, leaving the three
fhips and Carvel with Captain Rawfe, and chofe into
his Pinnaces (making the Shallop one ) fifty three of
his own company, and twenty of Captain Rawfes: Pro
viding fit arms for them: viz- fix Targets, fix Firepikes^
twelve Pikes, twenty four Muskets and Calievers, fix=
teen Bows5fix Partizans3two Drums,and two Trumpets.
Then leaving their company^ they arrived at the
Ifland of Catavaas, where landing 'early in the morn
ing. Captain Dral(e there trained his men, and delivered
them their feveral Arms, wch hitherto he had keptfafe
in good casks, encouraging them to the citferpfifeby

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fitting before them the weaknefs of the Tawn3 being
unwalled, the unexpeftednefs of their coming and the
great Richer, and honor that was to be gained if they
effected it. And in the afternoon hefet fail for Nffm-
brc dsbios> and before Sun-fet,gat as far as Rio Fran-
cifco: from vvhence3keepingclofe to the fliore that they
might not be difcovered by the Watch- houfe, they
came within two leagues of the Point of the.Bay,where
he caufed them to ftrike a Hull, and to caft out their
graplers, till it was dark} when night was coming, fet-
ting fail, and rowing hard and filently, they recovered
the Point of the Harbour , purpofing not to attempt
the Town till Day-breakc- But Captain Drake hearing
that fome of kis men began to talk of the difficulty and
danger of the enterprife, to put bythefe conceits, he
tooke the opportunity of the riling Moon toperfwade
them that it was Day, fo that they got to the Town
aa hour before the Day brake.
In the Harbour they found a Spanifly Ship of fixty-
Tuns, newly come in, laden with Canary -Wines and o-
ther Commodities, which fpying fo many Pinnaces,
fcnt his Boat prefently a (hoar to give the Town warn
ings which Captain Drake perceiving, cut betwixt her
and the Town, find forced her to go to the other fide
of the Bay: fo that he landed his men without im
peachment. Vpon the Platform they found fix Pieces
of Ordnance ready mounted , fome halfe, fome whole
Culverines.Thefe they prefently difmounted, and the
Town tooke the Alarm, which they were the readier
to do, becaufe they were oft difquieted by the £;*»*-
ronS) who caufed the Great Bell to be rung out, and
Drums run up' and down the Town.

Captain Drake ^ according to the direftioas he had
pycn before, left twelve men to keep the PioMccs,that

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he might affure a fafe retreat, if need (hould be, and
before he would enter the Town he thought fit to view
the mount, on the eaft fide, where, as he was informed,,
they had planted Ordnance to fcower ail about the
Town ^ therefore leaving half his men at the foot of
the mount 3 hitnfelf with the other half, fpeediljr
marched up to the top, where finding no Guns., they
as fpeedify defcerided 5 and appointing his Brother,
with John Oxevhat&,and fixteen of his men to go about
behind the Kings Treafure-houfe, to enter the eaft-encj
ofthe market-place,himfelf with the reft, paffeduptfye
broad-ftreet with found of Drum, and Trumpet.
and takes The Fire- pikes in both the companies affrighted the
enemy,and gave light to the E#£///?j,whilft the Inhabi
tants ftood amazed at the ftrange fight , and hearing
Drums and Trumpets founding in fundry places5judg-
ed thzEngliJh to be far more than they were. Yet by
reafonof the time fpent in marching up and down the
Mount, t he ,Souldiers and Inhabitants of the Town had
put thernfelves in Arms neer to the Governors houfe,
& not far from the gate of the town,wch was only one,
leading towards Vanavta* meaning fas it feemed) either
to (hew their valour in the Governors fight, or, if need
were, to have the better opportunity for their flight.
And to make, (hew of a greater number of
(hot than they had, they had hung lines with
lighted matches overthwart the end of the Mar
ket-place , and at the approach of the EngliJ!)
they gave, them a Volley of (hot, yet levelling
fo low that the Bullets oft grazed On the ground. The
E#g/7/& ftocdnot tonnfwer them in the fame kinds but
having once difcharged their Guns,and feathered with
their Arrows,they came to the pufh of Pike, and their
Fire, pikes being well armed did them notable fc.rvice :

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And with the Butt ends of their Guns3 and other ftiort
weapons (Captain Drakes Brother and his Company
entring at the fame time another way) they charged
them fofurioufly^that the Spaniards threw down their
weapons anti ran away. And in the purfuit., and return
of the Engltfii many of them were wounded by the
enemies weapons which lay very thick and crofs one
another.

At their return they made a ftand near the midft of
the Market-place, whence Captain Drake fent fome of
his men tx) iiay the txinging of the Bell : But the Church
being ftrongly built and fa ft (hut, they could not get
in without firing it., which Captain pr^^e would not
fuffer, and having taken two or three Spaniards in
their flight, he commanded them to conduft them to
the Governours Houfe., where they ordinarily unladed
their Mules that brought the treafure from Manama.
But though the Giver was kept thereat the gold3pearl;
and jewels was from thence carried to the Kingtrea-
fure-houfe which flood not far off.

At the coming of the Englifo to the Governors houft,
they found the gate open,a candle lighted upon the top
of the ftairs., and a fair Gennet ready fadled for the there.
Governor 5 by means of which light D they faw a huge
heap of filverin that nether Eloom3 being a pile of ill-
ver bars of about 70 foot inlengthD 10 foot in breadth,
and 12 foot in^heigthj each bar being near 40 pound in
weight. Yet did Captain Drake ftraitly command his
men not to meddle with any of it, but to ftand to their
Arms., becaufe the town was full of people, and in the
Kings treafure-houfe, nearer the water,there was more
gold and jewels than all their 4 pinnaces could carry,,
which he intended they (hbuld prefently break open,
Nofoonerwere the £#£///& returned to their Guard

but

bufa report wasbrought them that their Pinnaces were
in danger of being ukeo, and that if they ftaied till
day they would be oppreft with multitudes both of
Souidiers and townfmen: wherefore Captain brafa fent
his brother , and 'Job* Oxenbxw to the water fide to
.know the truth, who indeed found their men much
affrighted by reafon that they faw great companies of
the Spaniards runningup and down the town (which
was as big zsPlimouth^) with lighted matches, which
alfo fometimes (hot at them.

Prefently after a violent (liower of rain powred
downfo vehemently that before the £##/*/& could gel;
•thelhelter of a Penthoufe, fome of their Bow-ftrings
were wet, and their match and powder fpoiled,which
before they could renew3fome of them were muttering
about theftrengthof the enemy, which Captain Drake
overhearing, faid, / have brought yon to tht very month
of the trcafure of the world>and if you go aw ay without
Jt^you can blame no body but your felves.

The ftormfwhich lafted about half an hour) being
ended, Captain Dra^dtGnng to put thefe fears out
of his mens heads, and to allow the enemy no longer
refpite to gather themfelves together, fteptforward,
commanding hisbrother and fome others to break open
the Kings treafure-houfe,and the reft to guard the mar
ket-place till the bufinefs was difpatched. But as he
fteptforward his ftrength and fight, andfpeech failed
him by reafon of abundance of blood which he had
loft out of a wound received in his leg at the firft cn-
counter,which indeed was fo much,when they looked
after it, i hat they thought it impoffible for one man to
loofe. Infomuch as they which were before moft for
ward, began now to prefer their Captains life before
that vaft Treafure : and therefore having recovered

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him with fome hot water 9 and bound up his wound
with a Scarf that ftopt the bleeding,they intreated him
to be content to go with them aboard5that his wound
might be better Tearched and dreft.

This he would by no means be perfvvaded to, know
ing that it- would be impoffible, after fuch a rcfpite to
return to effed the work they came for., thinking it
more honorable for himfclf there to die than to leave-'
fo high an enterprife unperformed; Yet fome of them
having already gotten fome good booty, by force
mingled with fair words, carried him away. to his Pin
nace , judging that by his Life they might recover
wealth fufficient, but if they loft him, they (hould J^ **£
hardly recover their own home.

Thusembarquing by breakof day, having (befides
the Captain J many men wounded, though none (lain
but one Trumpeter, whilft the Chyrurgeons were bufic
in dreffing them, before they departed the Harbor,
they took the faid (hip of wines to cheer up their men :
but before they bad got her out of the haven D the
Spaniards had remounted one of their Culverin9,and
made a (hot at them,which yet hindred them not from
carrying away the (hip to the Ifle of ViSuals, which
lies without the Bay Weft ward about a League off the
Town , where they ftaid two Days to cure their
wounded and to refrefh themfelves in thbfe plea fa nt
Gardens, abounding with all fort of dainty Roots, ,
and Fruits, befides great plenty of Poulmy,and other
Fowls, no lefsflrange than delicate.

Prefently after their arrival there,came a proper,and
weli-fpoken Gentleman to Captain .Dr^^e, indeed to
view in what ftate they were, but protefting that he
came of hismeer good will to fee the Captain for that
he had undertaken fo incredible an eqterpnze with fo

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few men r Addinga thatatfirft they fufpefted them to
be French^ from whom they could exped no mercy, but
when they perceived by their Arrows that they were
E'ttglifa their fears were the lefs.,becaufe they knew that
though they took their treafure.yet they would not be
cruel to their perfons. He told hiinalfo that the Gover
nor had confented to his coming 5 yea, had direftly
fent him, becaufe there werefome in Town that faid,
they knew the Englijh Captain,, who the two laft years
had been upon their Coaft3 and had always ufed their
perfons civily. Hetherefcre defired to know whether
it was the fame Captain Drake or no? Whether the
Englijh Arrows were poifoned with which their men
were wounded ? How their wounds might be cured >
And laftly, whether they wanted Vi&uals, or other ne-
ceffaries., with which the Governor was ready to fur-
nifh them fo far as he durft.^ Captain Drakg ("though
he took him for a Spy) yet ufed him courteoufly3and
anfwered to his demands^That he was the fame Drafa,
that they meant. That it was never his manner to poi-
fon his Arrows. That their wounded might becured by
ordinary Chyrurgery: And that hecoald fuffieiently
fupply all his wants in that Ifland- Adding., that he
wanted nothing but feme of that fpecial commodity^
which that country yielded, to fatisfie himfelf and his
company. He advifed the Governor therefore to be vi-
gilant^for that before hedeparted5he would (by Gods
leave^and affiftance) (hare with them in fome of their
Treafure-

To t his the Gentleman replied5that if he might move
thequeftion without offence, what was thereafonthat
being pofieflid of the town they ffibuld fo foon leave it
wherein there was above 360 tun of filver, and much
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him the true caufe of their retreat, & how
unwillingly he was carried aboard. The Gentleman ac
knowledged that he had no lefs caufe in departing than
he had (hewed valor in attempting. Thus after fair
enf e taiment,and fqme gifts beftowed upon him by Ca
ptain Dral(e9 after dinner he was difmiffed, & protefting
that he was never fo much honoured by any in his life.
After his departure,, a Negro that had fled to them,
being examined, informed them how they might
have gold and filver enough,by means of the Symeronsy
to whom though himfelf was hateful becaufe he had
betraicd them to the Spaniards) yet if Captain Drtkg
would proted: him, he Would adventure his life to
ferve him therein. This gave caufe of further conful-
tation,and becaufe the Ifland where they were was nei
ther fate nor healthy5the next morning they fet fail for
the Ifle of Vinos (or Tort Tlenty} where they had left
their (hips. By the way Captain T>rake fent his Brother,
and one Ellis Hixon to the weftward to fearch the river
Crf§r0,whichhehad difcovered the year befGre5defiring
to have further knowledge of it, becaufe it tended
Southward within fix leagues of Panama, upon which
river, at a town called Vent a Cruzfhty ufedto iir.bark
their treafures that byMulcs was brought from txnama,
and fo to fend it by watenoNowbrecteDrof. This coft
them three days rowing to get as far as Vent a Cru^^ but
they came back in a day and a night.

When Captain Drafa came to his (hips., Capt. Ra&fe
fufpefting that they could not now fafely continue upon
that coaft being thus difcovered ,was willing to «!eparrf
and Capt. Dra^e was as willing todifmifs hirr- ^ where,
fore Aug. 7. taking his leave, he left them in the afore-
faid Ifle, where they had remained five or 6 days, After
whichjhaving put all things in rcadinefs.Capt.Dr^e fe-

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folved with his two (hips, and three Pinnaces to goto
Carthagea^ and fix days after he came to Anchor with
his (hips between the Iflands of Chareftrx^and S.Ber-
#rfr^/,and himfelf led the three Pinnaces about the
Ifland into the harbor of C<*rthagenajft\\eiQ they found
a Frigate at Anchor, aboard which was only one old "
man, who told them that the reft of his company was
gone a fhore to fight about a Miftrefs^telling dipt . Dral(s
alfo that a little before,there fpeedily pafled by a Pin
nace, calling to him and asking whether there had not
lately been there fome Englijl)^ and Frenchmen^ and
being told that there had not, he hafted.away$ after
which he faw divers fmall (hips, bringing themfelves
under theCaftle.

Capt. Drafa farther learned by him that within the
next point^ rode a great (hip of Syvil^ that being un-
Jpaden,, was the next morning bound for S. \3omixgo:
"wherefore taking this old man with him,, he rowed to
t'hat fhipand with his Pinnaces prefently boarded her,
though with fome difficulty by reafon of her height.
As foon as they had entred they threw down their
gates3 and Spardecks to prevent the Spaniards from
hurtiwg them with their clofe fights} who feeing the
Evglijh pofleffed of their (hip, flowed themfelves all in
hold,except 2 or 3 that were before the Beete$ then fee
ing no further danger^they cut her Cabie at half5& with
their Pinnaces towed her out from the Ifland, right be
fore the town^y et without danger of their great (hot.

The town taking the Alarm, rung cut their Bells, (hot
off 30 great guns,and drew their horfeand foot, with
their (hot?if they could,to hinder their going out. The
next morning Capt-Dr^^ fhips took two frigates,who
came from N0/«£re deDios to Carthagena with letters
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there, and therefore to with them to ftand upon their

Gc'pt Drake now confidering t hat he was difcovcred.
in two of the chiefeft places of all that coalt, yet refol-
ved nottodepart till he had found the Sjmron* and
mad? a goo/ voyage : But this requiring ength ot
timethefefolved toburnone of his fh,ps,and to.make

he other his ftore-houfe, that fu his Pinnaces might be
Wowly manned. But knowing how loth his company
,Sd be topart with either of their (hips.being both
fo good Sailors, and fo well furnithed he fent for the
Carpenter out of the S»a«, and taking ; him .nto his
Cabin, he charged him privately to go down into the
well of the fhip, and to bore three holes as neer to the
Keel as he could, andthentofetfomethmg before the
ho s that theifluing in of the water might not be
heard. 'The Carpenter being difmaid iwith this iCom-

nand,defiredtoknow thecaufewhy he would fink fo
good - (hip, new, and ftrong : Adding that if his bro
ther Mafter, and other Company fhould know it, they
would furely kill him. Then did Ca ptain Dr* tell hnn
his reafons for it^romifmg that it mould not be known
till all of them were glad of it : and fo he did it ao

COrThe8n^t morning Capt. T)r*ke would in his Pinnace
goaFifhing, and calling for ^™^* ™^* ^"i
would have him go with him who nfing ft^Ag
that he would follow him prefently. Capt. pr^e per
ceiving that the work was done, asked why their Bark
wasfo8deeP> whereupon his brother fent one down to
know whether there were any water in the fnlpj
the fleward going down, was up to the waft in water,
and cryed out thft thefcip was full of water euc
fome ran to the Pump, and others to

Leak. But notwithstanding all their pains and diligence
they could neitherclear her of water5nor find the leak.
Then Cape. Drakj auvifed thatfhe (hould be burnt that
the enemy might never recover her,and to fatisfic them
Cwho were very unwilling) he made his brother Cap
tain of the Admiral, and placed the Matter of the sw<**
with him:and himfelf would go in his Pinnace: then did
every one takeout what they lacked, and liked,, and

He burns Captain Drake had what he defired, and men enough

one of his for his Pinnaces.

The next morning they fetfail for the found of T)arri~
e;/Dwcllin 5 days they recovered., and thenretiring into
a place out of all trade, they repofed thernfelvts pri
vately for 15 days, that the enemy might think them
quite gone from the coaft. During which time fome
built them houfesiothersexercifedthemfelvestoftoot
at Buts : others trimmed the Pinnaces to make them the
fitter for failing, and rowing .-others provided frefh vi-
fruals of Fifh, Fowl, Hogs, Deer, Conies, &c. whereof
- there was great plenty. ThenCaptain T>ra\e leaving his
fbip with his brother , took two of the Pinnactstogo
to Rio Grand. By the way,, feeing on the Land great
ftore of Catt!e3 Captain Drake contenting them for
thtir pains3 the Indians lurniftied him with as much
provifion of them as he defired.

, The fame day about three a clock, they entrcd Rio
•^ Grand, rowing up the ftream till dark night, but the
.current was fo ftrong that they gat but two leagues all
that time 5 that night they had a terrible ftorm with
thunder and lightning, after which they were extream-
ly troubled with Aiuskjtos (like our Gnats) chat they
could get little refh The next morning early they paf-
fed up the river, meeting none till three in the after
noon, and then they fpicd aCanow with two Indians

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fifhing: and about five a clock, they fpied fome houfes
of theSp40?#r4f>*Q which when they came3the Inha
bitants were fled3 where they found ftore of Bacon,
Cheefe, Sweet ineats^Conferves^and Sugary with thefe
they loaded their Pinnaces, and fo returned back again
down the River} at the mouth whereof, they cleanfed
their Pinnace?, and fteered Weftward till they came to
their {hip, and company^and by the way they took two
frigates well ftored with live Hogs, Hens, and Maiz,
which (difmifling the men) they kept for their own
provifion. Yea their ftore which then,, and afterwards
they took was fuch,that they relieved the Symerons.p\\&
t wo French (hips that were in extreme want.

Duriag their abfence. Captain Johxl)rai(e in his Pin
nace went into theMain3and efpying fome£j/«^r0#/,had
dealt fo effeftually with them., that leaving two of his
men with their Captain, he gave him two Symerons^ a-
greeing to meet again the next day. Thefc two being
intelligent men, declared to Captain Dral(e9 how glad
they were of his coming, knowing him to be an enemy
to the Spantardf.) and that their Captain and company
would (by for him at the mouth of Rio~Diego. Captain.
T>rak? having confulted about the bufinefs^refolved to
take his brother., and the two Symerons and with his
two Pinnaces to go to the faid river, giving order that
the reft of his fleet (hould follow him the next morn
ing, becaufe there was a place both of great fafety and
plenty.

When they arrived there they found t\\eSymeroxs ac
cording as they had promifed3where after mutual kind-
nefles,they took in two more of the Sj0mv»/3appoint-
ing to meet them and others of their country-men at
Rio Guana. In the mean time Captain Drakes (hip was
pittifully ftiaken with a great tempeft} but having

trimcdL

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trimed her, they brought her fafe into the Channel,
and there moored her. The Sywwons coming ("as they
had appointed) Captain Dra^e asked them how they
could rurnifh him with forneof the Spaniards gold,and
filverjtheyanfwered, that they had taken (lore from
the SpsiKZdrds not for love of it, but to defpite them,
which they had fttnk in Rivers, which they could not
now recover becaufethe Rivers were high ; and the
Spttaiards in thefe rainy months ufed not to carry their
treafure by Land.

Captain Drake to entertain his company for thefe
five months, commanded all his Ordnance and Provid
ers a (hoar, making a fort for their fafety, and by the
help of the Sywerons, raifed two large houfes for all his
company. In the mean time, Captain Dra^e leaving his
brother to look to thofe affairs, with three Pinnaces
went againe for Carthagena, where when they arrived
they let fall their Grappers between thelflandof Gar-
dent, and the main. The Governor fent to know why
he ftayd fo long upon their coaft.<? He anfwered^to traf -
fique with them, having Tin, Pewter, Cloth, &c. which
they needed. The Governor replyed,that the King had
forbidden them to trade with any, except for powder
#nd (hot of which if he had ftore, he would be his Mer
chant .<? Captain Dra^e anfwered that he came to ex
change his Commodities for Stiver & Gold, and meant
not to return without it. Here he took two Frigates,
whereof he funk the one, and burned the other, not
•beiug able to man them. And after a while, being out
<3f hope of any purchafe there, much of their Viftuals
being fpent,and fpoiled, they put forth to Sea though
the weather was veryftonny. Many days they failed
and could get no provifion, the Wefternly- winds not
fuffering them to return to their (hip: Atlaftxvhenall

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their provifions were almoft fpent, and they hopelefs,
they efpied a Frigate,, which proved SpaaiJ!) 5 Her
*theypurfued,and fofoon as the weather would fuffer
them., boarded and took, \vhereintheyfound ftore of
provision, which they took, as fent them by God$ After
this they landed on the Main,, and by fetting the Spa
niards lately taken, at liberty., they procured more
provifions from fome Indians that were under a Spa-
niJI) Governor.

Prefently after many of Capt. Drakes men fell fick,
yet it pleafed God that none died but only a Quarter
Matter, he was alfo.a very good Marriner 5 and fo at
laft they returned to their (hip> where they were enter
tained with the heavy news of the death of Captain
John Drake, and another, both flam as they attempted
the boarding of a Frigate, prefently after the depart
ing of the Pinnaces from them. Here did Captain Drake
continue for a month, keeping clofe that they might
not be difcovered, during which time there fell a fick-
nefs amongft his men whereof Jofepb Drake , another
of his Brothersjdied, and fome others*

At laft the Symerons brought him word that for cer- Hemarch-
tain the Spanifo Fleet was come to Nombre de Dios : estowar<l»
yet did he fend forth the Lyon to make further difco- J
^very ^ which foontooke a Frigate laden with Maiz5
Hens, and Pompions3 which afliired them of their ar
rival . Then did he after advice taken prepare all
things for his journey by land to Panama.) and having
now buried twenty eight of his men, he left Ellis Hix-
on with his (hip and other Company^giving charge that
they fhould not believe any meflfenger that (hould come
in his name5 except they faw his hand writing : And
fo upon Shrove-Twfdays accompanied with 48 men,
whereof 18 only were £*£/(/>, the reft Sjmrons, he

B be-

Began his journey,every onebefides his Arms, carrying
muc\i viduals, aad what was wanting by the way, the
Symerons with their Arrows provided from timeta
time.

Sees the About the midft of his journey they came to a very
(outh-fca. high Mountain, upon the top whereof was a goodly
Tree which when he had afcended, he faw from
thence the South Sea, whereupon he befought of God
that of his goodnefs he would give him life and leave
once to fail in an E#g///&(hipinthofe Seas, with which
refolution he acquainted John Oxenhaw^who prefent-
ly protefted that unlefs he beat him from his company,
he (by Gods grace) would attend him in that Voyage.
At laft they came into a Champion Country where, as
they patted over fome Hills, they faw Panama five or
fix times a day, and the laft day they faw the (hips ri
ding in the Road.Coming within a League of Panama
they went into a Grove wherein they might lie fafely
undifcovered neer the highway that leads from thence
to Nombre de ~Dios.

Thence he fent a Symeron> apparelled like the Black*
of Manama to learn the certain night, and time of the
night, when the Treafure was to come by. He quickly
brought back word that the treafurer of Lima was that
night to come by with 14 Mules, whereof 8 were laden
with gold;, one with jeweU'5and the reft with filvenup-
on this notice they prefently marched till they came
within two Leagues of Vent a Cruz, $ and here Captain
Dr/f^difpofed his men, half of one fide of the way
with himfelf, and half on the other fide with John Ox-
wha#*. They had not lainthere above an hour before
they heard the Recces coming. And though all were
charged not to ftir till a fit time, yet one Robert pi^e9
baying drunkXf#*t>/f* too freely, hearing aCavalier

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ride by3 ftarts up to fee who it was, whereby difcorer-
inghimfelf,the Cavalier galloped away to inform the
Raoes of fome danger which he apprehended3and per-
fwaded them to (lop their Mules, and to fend before
them thofe which were laden only with viduals, which
accordingly was done : and when thefe came, they
feizedonthem, amongft which they found only two
horfe-Ioad of fii ver, and were told,that being difcover- Mifletk
cd5 before day they would have all the forces of City,
and Country comeupon them : whereupon Capt. Drake
being thus difappointed of his hopes, refolved rather
to march by the way of Vent a Cr#&, though it was dan
gerous,, than to return by folong and tedious a way as
he came, the Symerons promifing to ftand by him in all
dangers. So having refrefhed his men with vi&uals,
whereof they had plenty, they took their journey to
wards Vent<i Cr#&,and when they came qeer, they were
encountred by a Company of Souldiers, who having
difcharged a full Volley of (hot upon them, wherein
they hurt fome, and wounded one mortally, the Eng-
lijh returned them the like both with their fhot and
arrows, and fo ran upon them with intent to come to
handy blows : but the Spaniards fled moft of them into
a wood by, from whence they (hot at them, wounding
fome,and killing a Syweron^tbzn did Capt//>r^ with
his men enter the Town 5 where fome got fome good
pillage, and fo haftened away5theS/><*»/'rfr^/ not daring
to purfue them : they pafled on thorow many dangers takcrv.
and difficulties to their (hip and company, where they
were received with great joy, though many were
much troubled for lofs of the Gold.

Then, taking further counfel, he fent 'John Oxenkam
in the Bear to the Eaftward to take fome (hips laden
with Viftuals^which at that rime ufed to go toNowbre

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., and himfelf inthe Minion went Weft Ward to
fee if he could light upon any (hips carrying treafure
towards the fleet. The Minion about the Cabe&as met
•with aFrigate wherein was fome gold^ and had a Ge-
nowajPilate in her^whe^being well intfeatedby Capt.
Vwke. 5 informed him that there was a Frigate in
Veragn* (Vv hence they came) ready to come forth in
which there was above a Million of gold, profering
himfelf to cbndufl them thorow the flats into the har
bor where (he lay : But when they came thither they,
ibund.that they were difcovered^and the wind chang
ing from Eaft to Wefh> they were forced to turnback^
and (hortly after they met with the Bear which had
taken a Frigate with fome (lore of provifions in her :
which being a new(hip5 Capt. Trakg made her a man
of War^and with her and the Beare failed towards
Cativaas — Not far from whence they met with a
Freath man of War which was in great diftrefs for
want of water3 and vidhials, whom he fupplied} after
wich he took 20 of the French ^ men3 15 Englrjh^^nd
fome SymeronS) and leaving both his (hips in a fafe Road
he manned his Frigate and two Pinnaces, and went
toward Rio Fravcifco.) where for want of water he
left his Frigate commanded by E0£erf DflW^requiring
that they (hould not attempt any chafe till his return.
In Rio francifca he landed his men., charging them
^ . in the Pinnaces to be there the fourth day after with
out fail, and, fo with his men he marched with great
Clence towards the high way which leadtth between
Panama^ and Nowbre de Dies : and coming within a
niile of it3tliey ftaid and refre'lhed themfelves : and the
pext morning there came by three Recoes laden with
neer go Tun of gold and filver : Thefe they feized on
though guarded with 'Sbuldicre, fo that there vva«

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fame (hot exchanged, by which the French Capf. was
wounded, and one Symeron (lain : then did the Spam- And,takf?
ards fly, and theother loaded themfelves with gold,
and buried about 15 tun of filver, and fo retired the
fame way they came: but a French man being over-
loadcn with gold and wine, loft himfelf in the woods,
and being taken by the Spaniards^ difcovered to them
where the. filver was hid,

When Capt. Dral^e earne back t© the river of Fran-
cifco where (according to order) he expe&ed to meet
with his Pinnaces, inftead of them he difcovered feven
Spanifo Pinnaces w^h had been fearching all the coaft
for him : This made him fufpeft that they had taken
and fpoiled hisPinnaces,whereupon he refolvedwith
» or 4 others to make a Raft of Trees upon which they
would adventure to put to Sea to feek their (hip : by
the way they fate up to the middle in water3by reafon
of which, and the parching heat of the Sun their skins
jvere much fretted. But it pleafed God that after fix t«mpt."
hours, they fpied their two Pinnaces coming towards
them to their no fmalljoy-But the Pinnaces not feeing,
the Raft, ran under a covert behind the Point3 where
upon the Captain and company gat aftiore, and ran
over land to them^who received them with great re-
joycings, and fo they rowed to Rio Francifco where
he took in the reft of his company and all their trea-
fure, and fo hafted back to his Frigate, and then to his
(hip, where he divided the filver in even portions be
tween the French and Englijh.

A while after, having fet all things in a readinefi,
they went out to Sea in the Frigate, together with the
French ;(hip, and Capt, DraJ(e ordered 12 of his own
men, and 16 of the Syvterons^ to go back and fee what
was become of the French Captain, and what of the

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hid treafure they could recover. Thefehe fet oa'fhoar
at &o francifcos where he met with one of the two
French men that ftaid with their Captain 5 who told
t hem that prefently after their departure the Spaniards
overtook them, and feized upon the Captain and the
other, himfelf efcapingby flight, and throwing away
his camag, and a Box of Jewels that he might run the
fatter • He told them alfo that the Spaniards had
fearched fo narrowly for the Treafure that was hid
den that he belived all was gone. Yet Gaptainx>r^
would needs have the men go, who coming thither,
found that all the earth for a mile compafs had been
turned up, yet loft they not all their labour, but re-
turned fafe bringing with them thirteen bars of fil ver,
and fome Quoits of gold, with which they embarked
and returned with joy to their Frigate,

^ow °^ t^ie^ ^ink °f returning home having made
their voyage, but they wanted a fhip to carry their
viduals in their return, wherefore going towards Car-
thagena they met with a Frigate, which they took, la-
den wit hMaiz, Hens, Hogs, & Hony: the men they fet
on (bore, and took the Bark with them, and fo return
ed to the Cabezas, where they fitted their Frigates, and
ftored them, burning the Pinnaces and giving the Iron
work to the Sywerens'-) He alfo looked up fome (ilk
and Jinnen which he fent to their wives. Pedro feeing
him take out of a trunk a rich Cymeter which the
French Captain had given him, he fo fell in love with
it, that he would needs give four Quoits of gold for it,
and another to one Francis luck^r, who was to move
the bufinefs. Captain Drake yielded though fome-
thing unwillingly: yet the gold he would nottaketo
himfelf but caft it into the General Adventure, and fo
returned homtf-words.

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'By the way they touched at CapeS. Anthony., where Arrive in
in one night they took 250 Turtles, and many of fafoy.
their Eggs which did them good fervice, and fo with
a profperous voyage,, thorow Gods mercy, they came
fife toplifftouthon a Sabbath in the forenoon, juft at
Sermon time., Aug.y. i$73- and the news of his coming
being carried to his friends in the Church did fo pre
vail with thfcm,that few were left with the Preacher,
all hafting to fee him, and Gods goodnefs in his fafe
return.

Of his Voyage abont the World.
Captain 'Drakf having in his former Voyage had a
fight of the South Sea, he was reftiefs in his defires to
fail in an Englijh bottom upon it : yet was he for fome
years hindred, partly thorow envy of fome at home,
and partly thorow employment abroad into Irelaadw-
der Walter Earl of Ejjex^ to whom he did much Noble
fervice both by Sea and Land. Yet agaiaft the year
1 577, he procured a Commiffion from the Queen, and Hisprc-
with the help of divers Friends, Adventurers, he fitted
himfelf with five (hips. The Pellican^ Admiral: of ico
Tun burden: himfelf the Captain. The Elizabeth*
Vice-Admiral, of 80 Tuns: Captain John Winter.
The Afarigold,of 30 Tun; 'John Thomas Captain. The
SUM*, of 50 Tun: John Chejier Captain. The Chri-
ftofher^ a Pinnace of 1 5 Tun : ihomas Moon Captain-
Thefefhipshad in them 2 64 able men, and were well
furniftiedwith all neceffary provifions: and had forne
Pinnaces ready framed, (towed aboard, ready to be fet
upwhenoccafionferved. He had alfo skilful Mufician^
Rich Furniture, the Veffels for his Table, and fome
for his Kitchin of pure Silver, and divers other forts
of Curious WorkmanuYip, to (hew the Riches and Ma
gnificence of His Country*

Being

Being thus furnifhed, they fet fail from

15. 1577. but the wind .-.coining contrary., they
were forced to put into -Falmoiit-h : and to repair dam-
mages, they were forced to (lay till T)ecemb. 13. The
firft place they touched at., was the Ifle of Mogadore
within the Dominion of the King of'Fefs* From whence
they departed, Dera&£. 31. to Cape B-arbas9 and after
they had refreihed themfelves there for fix days and
ftored themfelves with fifh, they fet fail for Capenrde,
and touched at the Ifle of ,&/<*/0, a very fruitful place,
where theyifoundftore of Figs5 Gaco-nutfj Plantanes,
great he^rds of Goats, and flocks of wild Hens, From
hence they .pa-fled by the Ifle of S.Jago, and came to
the Ifle of Fogo^'m w^ isa fteephillofabout 18 miles
to the top, whereio is a fiery furnace, which four times
a day fends forth flames 6k abundance of Pumice-ftones,
the reft of the Ifland is fruitful and inhabited by for-
tvgals. Two Leagues off is another Ifland called Brtva
abounding with trees, ever green, fruits, and other
Commodities : asfigs,cocoes,plantans,oranges,lemons,
citrons, &c But thefea is fodeep about it that there
is no Anchoring. At Cape Verde they took in frefh wa
ter, and Feb. the fecond, fet forwards for the Straights
to pafs into theSouth- Tea.

By the way they came to the coaft of Brajtle, and
pafled on fouth- ward to the river of Plate^ where they
all met, and not finding a convenient Harbor there,they
pafled on..tiIlAty i8.i578.wbere,,in another Bay they
came to an Anchor. Here Captain Dra^e unloaded the
Swan^ and brake her to pieces that he might bring his
men into aneerer compafs,andneer hereto were fome
Iflands upon which they took as many Sea-calves, and
feveral forts of Fowl as they pleafed: and fo having
.taken in fuch provisions as they needed, June 3. they

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fet fail from thence, and J*»e 12. came into another
Bay, where they difcharged the ChriftopKcr a«d laid
her up. June 19. they found here the (hip which they
had loft long before in a ftorm : and fo they entred Tort
S. Jalitt* to refrefh their wearied men, and to cherith
them who in their abfensc had fuftained much mife-
ry« Here Captain Dra%e and fome others going a ftiore
were aflfaulted by the Natives, callejj ?entagoMs&Qm
their huge ftature: thefe (lew two of his menDbut one
of them being (lain, the reft fled, and Captain Drake
returned to his (hips.

Whilft they remained here, there was a confpiracy Aconfpi-
difcovered, a gentleman in the company having defign- covered"
ed to murther the General, and to overthrow the Voy
age : This being proved againft him before a Council
of war, he at laft confeffed it, and being therefore con
demned to die, he was put to his choice, whether he
would be fet alhore amongft the Natives, or fent into
England to anfwer it before the Queen and Council,
or whether he would be executed there : He chofe the
laft, and having prepared himfelf for death, had his
head cut off.

Here the General difcharged the MATJ^ a Portugal
Prize, becaufe (he was leaky, and fo having wooded,
watered and trimmed his Clips, having now only three
(hips remaining, dug* 17. they departed fetting their
courfe for the Straights, and changed the name
of his own (hip from the felicane to the Golden Hind.
And in their paflage thorow the Straights they came
to a fair and fruitful Ifland, where fome of them going
afhore with the General they took poffeffion of it in
HerMajefties name,& called it Elizabeth Ifland. Here Become*
they found on other Iflands,inanyPenguins,of which in
one day they killed 300o,which they found to be good

E and

and wholfome food; This paflfage was very difficult in
regard of many turnings, and various Winds.

Sept. 6. They entred into the South-fea,theStraight
being about .150 Leagues ^ih length., in feme places
broader., and in other narrower : Their entrance into
this fea was Sept.j. prefently after which., they met
with a terrible Tempeft which continued long, info-
much as Sept.gQ.. the Marigold was feparated from
He lofct them whereof John Thomas was Captain., which they
twoofhis could never after meet with. And Offoh*?. in a fore
ftprm -the loft their Vice-admkal5the Elizabett^hich
being weary of thefe troubles 3 returned thorow the
Straights,and went for England whither they came the
year following.

The Admiral., now left alone ^w^s driven to the fifty
fifth degree of South Latitude, where amongft Iflands,
they tefrefhed themfelves for two days., and by the
means of forne herbs they found there, they recovered
their health. Prefently after they encountred with an
other dreadful ftorm which made them defpair of fafe-
ty3or rather the Former renewed, which lafted full 52
days: in which time the men w^refo tired out, and de
cayed in heakh3as made them run again arnongft thofe
iflands, where they met with three days breathing, and
provided foch things as they wanted.

OEfob.fQ. The ftorm (thorow Gods mercy) being
turned into a calm, they fliaped their courfe towards
tlje Coaft of Peru.) which proved very Mountainous and
barren^ without water and wood except fome places
inhabited by the Spaniards^ wherefore they ran ofi a-
gain to an I (land called ^/«rA^3 which they found to be
fruitful and well ftored with Maiz., Sheep, and other
Cartel. Here he intended to water, and take in Provi-
jbut the treacherous Indi*n$ Killed two of his men

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on ftiorc/and with their Arrows wounded al! the men
that were with him intheBoat^ and himfelf was very
dangeroufly wounded under the eye. Hereupon the
General fet fail again for the Main to get watery and
frefh victuals for his weak and wounded meo, and they
came to an Anchor in philips Z>///? whence he fent a
Boat for difcovery , which brought back an Indian
whom they took as he was fiftnng : By his means they
gat fome fmall relief, but that would not ferve turnj
wherefore a Captain of the Indianrjoeing pleafed with
their gifts, and courteous ufage:condufted them to an
other place where they had a plentiful fupply of what
their »eceffities required. There alfo they met with a
Spanijf} (hip wherein they found fome fine gold of Bat-
diviA> and a great Crofs of gold befet with Emeralds,
and a £od of the fame metal nailed to it : of this bur
den they eafed the (hip,

Then being very defirous to meet with their loft
(hips, they fought out an" harbor where they might
trim their (hip, and fet up their (hallop, to enable them
to fearch every creek for them. From the firft place
they came to they were driven by the Spaniards with
the death of one of their men : But Decemb. 20. they
met with a place wherein they did their intended
work. And after the Pinnace was fitted, himfelfwith
fome others went to feek for their (hips, till the wind
forced them back again, and then with their fliipthey
proceeded in their voyage.

As they failed along, they came to a place called fa-

ing to feek frefh water,, they found a ti€!?fre
Sfuniard afleep., with 15 Bars of filver lying by hima t]
weighing about 4000 Spanijh Ducats: Of thefe they
eafed him, and returned to their Boat. Landing in an
other place they met a Spaniard driving eight Peruvian

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2* ©be jttfe ,

fhecp that carried in Bags about 800 weight of fine
CIverD which they alfotook along with them. A little
farther they traded withfome Indians to whom they
gave knives, beads5 and fucli trifles., and received by
exchange many goodthings that they ftood in need of->
and amongft others forne of thofe Peruvian (heep5
whofe hcighth and length was equal to a pretty Cow^
and their ftrength exceeding their ftature. They have
necks like Camels 3 their wool is exceeding fine, their
flcfh good meat } and they fupply the room of horfes
both tor burden, and travel. In the Province of Cnfco^
the common ground, wherefoever it's taken up, in
,every hundred pound weight of earth, yields 253. of
pure filver, after the rate of five fhillings an ounce.

From thence Feb. 7. They came to the Port town of
Arica.) where, in two Barks, they found forty and odd
bars of filver, each weighing 20 pounds^ of which they
eafed them* And as they palled on they met with an
other Bark laden with linnen, fome ot which they
took for their own ufe. Feb» 1 5. They came to Liff*a9in
whicb Port were 30 Spawjt) (hips, yet they entred and
caft Anchor all night in the mic'ftof them. Here they
heard of a (hip wherein were 1 500 bars of filver^befides
filks, linnen^and a cheftfull of Roy ak of Plate: Asalfo
ofanother (hip loaden with gold, and filver for Pan**
ma : Hence therefore they hafted next morning en
deavouring to overtake that gallant (hip, called Caca-
/*fg<?,which was gone from Lima, 14 days before them.
March firft. They fell with £>ayeFrancifcoy where
about midday they defcried a fbip a head of them,
which was that they looked for : but by the way,they
had taken a (hip, ladea with wine : and another^laden
' with tacklings, wherein they found So 1- weight of
gold. This Cactftcgo (or evil failerj they took3and,be-

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fort they left her, a boy of her own, named her CM*.
tlati In her they found ftore of fruits, confervas, fu-
gars, meal, Sec. befides a quantity ot jewels and pre
cious (tones : 13- chefts of Royals of Plate 5 8 pouod-
weiehtof eold:. 26 tuns of uncoined lilver, a large.
filvcc and gilt bowls, valued in all to 360 thoufand
Fezots which was the cau.fe of her flow failing : For
thefe commodities they gave the Mafter a little linnen,
and fuch other things,and fo difmifled him, to go on hw
Voyage with more fpeed.

March \6. Being now quite out of hope ot meeting
with their loft (hips, they came to the Ifle of Cairns*
and Anchored in a freQi river, where they fpent fome
days in taking in wood, water, and other neceffaries:
and in their paffage they met with another top laden
with China filk, China difties, and a Falcon ot gold
with a great Emerald fetin hisbreaft. April 15- Anno
1 578,They came into the harbor of Cuatu /eo,inhabited
with spanixrdt^ith whom they had fome trading,and
received of themmany things which they needed,elpe-.
cially bread : and fo being fufficiently provided or ne,
ceffaries, they left the coaft of America^t not forget-
ins to take with them a pot of about a buihelinbigr
nefsyfull of Royals of Plate, and a chain of gold, and
fome jewels which they met with in the Town.

4pril 16. They fet -their courfe directly into the
fea, which they continued to June third till they came
into the forty fecond degree of North latitude, where
they met with fuch a ftrange change from heattocokl
that much impaired the health of many of them. This
much difcouraged many of them, and made them de-
fpair of finding any paffage that way % yet would not
the General be disheartened, but cheered them up by
comfortable fpeeches of the Divine Providence, andor

Xife , anD

Gods care over his children oat of the Scriptures : ad
ding thereto his own cheerful example^ flirring them
up to endure fomefhort extremity to have the fpeedier
comfort, and a little trouble to have the greater glo
ry, which made them refolve to fee the uttermoft of
what good was to be done that way.

•JuKe^* They were forced to run in with the (hour
by reafoa of contrary winds} fhe Road was bad,-and
dangerous byreafon of extreme gufts, and 9 awes that
b*rat upon them; Hereupon not flaying long there, in
regard of the extremity of cold they were forced to
turn Southward: and jta«e 17. they came to an Anchor
in a fit Harbour, where yet they met with rhuch cold 5
then fome of their men went a fhoretofet up'tents,and
to make a fortrefs wherein to fecure their goods whilft
they triiiirhed their (hip: The people of the country
tame in multitudes to them, wondering at every thing
they faw, and efteeming them to be Gods, though they
did what they could to undeceive them: They gave
them fhirts^linnencloth^&c. wherewith to cover their
nakednefs and to hide their (hame, and they returned
feathers,ca wls of net-work : their Quivers for their Ar
rows made of Fawns skins, &c» Prefently after came
there King whom they called H/'0£3and fet his Grown
upon the Generals Head,enriched his neck withchains5
and by figns refigned to him his right and title in that
whole Land } wherefore in the Name5and to the ufeof
Her Majefty, he took the Scepter, Crown, and Dignity
of the (aid Country into his hand, wifhing that it had
lyen 6t for Her Majefty to enjoy, and that the riches,
and treafure wherewith the Inland part abounds^
might be conveniently transported into England^ and
that the Gofpel might be propagated to thefe Igno
rant and harmlefs people.

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Francis Drake. 31

The General and his Gentlemen marched farther up
into the land, which they found very fruitful., and favv
infinite numbers of large and fat Deer: multitudes of
Conies of aftrange kind. This Country Captain

named NOVA Albion : and nailed fafl to a tree a Plate of
brafs whereon was engraven Queen Elizabeths name :
the day, and year of their arrival,, and of the refigna-
tion of that Kingdom by the King and People into her
Majefties hands, &c.

"jnly 23. They took a forrowful leave of the E&glijh,
and ran to the tops of Mountains to keep a fight of
them as long as they could. Near to this Country lye
the Iflands of S.Javtef in one of which they flayed,
July 24. where they found (lore of Seals,, Birds and
fuch other provifion as ferved their turnfr. After
which they bent their courfe to run diredly with the
Iflands of the Molvecos : and Sept. 30. They came with
in the fight of certain Iflands 5 from whence they
brought to them in their Canowe, Cocos, Fifh., Potta-
tos3 and fome Fruit., which for awhile they exchanged
for other things : But the General fmelt their defign to
make a prey of him and his, which they difcerning be
gan to throw ftones at the EngliJI) : But a great Gun be
ing difcharged over them fo affrighted them, that
they fled and returned no more- Yet others reforted
to them, offering to deal more fairly with them, but
cunningly fell to ftealing what they could get, which
made the General to leave them3 and called it the
IflandofThieves.

oBob. a.i» They came within the fight of other
Iflaods,and Anchored in one of them called^/W^ xk«y
nas : From thence they came to the Moluccas Iflands,
the chief whereof are called Tcrenate , 'Tidore^ A/at-
tka*) and Vfttcba*^ all very fruitfu!3 and yielding abun

dance

dance of Cloves,, whereof they had as many as they de-
fired at a cheap rate. As they directed their courfe to
T/dorcy the Vice-Roy of the King of Tercvate came
boldly aboard them 5 intreating the General by all
means to gotoTerenate, afluring him that their King
would be very glad of: his coming, and ready to do for
him what in reafon he could require, whereas if he
went to their enemies the Tonugals in Tidore 5 he
v/ould have nothing to do with him. Upon thefe per-
iwafions the General ran with Terenate y and prefently
fent a meffenger to the Ring with a velvet Cloke, as a
prefent, requiring nothing but Provifions in exchange
tor fuch things they wanted, and whereof he had
ftore: the King fent back the Vice-Roy and fome
others of his Nobles to the General to fignifie that fee*
ing he came from fo mighty a Princeft,he would wil
lingly entertain amity with her,and would referve the
Commodities and Traffique of his whole Ifland, to
trade with her Subjefts if they would embrace it. In
token whereof he feat the General his Signet, promi-
fingthat himfelfwith his Nobles would come to his
fhip, and bring her into a fafer Harbour.

Whilft they were delivering this errand the Gene
rals Meilenger was come to the Court3 andbythe way
was met by fome Nobles, who conduced him to.the
Kings prefence,to whom he delivered his Mefiage,aiid
Prefcnt. The King received it very gracioufly, and
prefently prepared himfelf to go in great State to the
General, the rathertodo Honour to our Queen from
whom they came. The General received him anfwer-
able %Q his Dignity : His Ordnance thundred, mixed
with faiaJlfhot, and his Trumpets and other Inftru-
ments, founded to the great delight of the King and
iis company. He fent him alfo into his Canow fuch

pre.

9

of feft Francis Drake.

prefcnts as he thought would be moft acceptable, and
work in him a confirmation of the Friendfhip already
begun.

The King as foon as he had brought thek Ship to
an Anchor3left them^promifing to fend them neceffa-
ry Visuals, and provifion : and accordingly they had
by way of traffique Rice, Hens, Sugar-canes5 Plantancs,
Gocos, and Meal : and fome Cloves., and more they
might have had if they had pleafed. Novemb. 9. They
departed, feeking out a place where they might trim
their (hip, and provide otherneceffaries} and Novemb.
14. They came to an Ifland uninbabited^where they a-
boad a6days.Therethey fet up their tents., raifed a fort
for their goods3fet up a Smiths for^t rimmed their (hip,
and difpatched their other bufinefles to their content,
finding in the Ifland divers forts of excellent provifi-
ons,> fo that in that fpace they grew lufty., ftrong^and
healthful, and gained rare experience of Gods won
derful wifdom in many ftrange, and admirable Crea
tures that they faw there. It was full of wood, the
trees Iarge58c ftreight, without boughs fave only at the
top: Amongft which every night they faw great
fwarms of fiery-worms flying in the air, whofe bodies
gave fuch a light as if every twig had been alighted
Candle, and the whole place the ftarry Sphear. Here
alfo were ftore of Reer-mice 2s big, or bigger th.in
Hens : and multitudes of Cray-fifh whereof one would
fatisfie four hungry men at dinner: they live always
on the Land in holes like Cony-Berries.

Being thus well furnillied with all necefTaries^D^r^/.
12. They put toSea^nnd Decemb* 16. Had{tght-of the
Ce/^e/Iflands, where., amongft thofelflands they were
entangled til!,, Jan. 9. at v/hich time apprehending
themfelvcs paft all danger, paffing on with fuliSuils5m

F the

Clje Jlife, an?) 3©eatlj

the beginmrtgof the night, their (hip was laid faft up
-upon a defperate (hoal, where was no probability of
great faving any thing, nor of efcaping with life: and
danger, the more they looked about the lefs they hoped of get-
ing clear off it again. Hereupon they prefently fell to
prayer expeding nothing but prefent Death. Yet that
they might not feem to tempt God by leaving any
means unattempted that he afforded , prefently after
their Prayers were ended, the General (exhorting them
to have the chiefeft care of the better part, the foul,
and adding many comfortable fpeeches of the life to
come, which now alone they looked for) encouraged
them allto beftir themfelves (hewing the way thereto
by his own Example; And firft of all the pump was
well plyed,and the (hip freed of water,whereby they
found their Leakes to be nothing encreafed, which,
though it gave them no hopes of .deliverance, yet it
gave them fome hope of refpite,^ in as much as it af-
fured them that the bulk was found, which they ac
knowledged to be the immediate providence of God
alone, for that no ftrength of wood, and Iron could
poffibly have born fo hard and violent a (hock as their
fliipmet with,da(hing her felf under full fail agninft
the Rocks, except the extraordinary hand of God's
had preferved the fame.

Their next aflay was for good ground and Anchor-
hold to Sea-ward of themf whereon to hale^Jby which
means, if by any, the General put them in comfort that
there was yet fome hope left to cleer themfelves : He
therefore in his own Perfon undertook the charge of
founding, which when he had done he found that
even but a boats length from the (hipD there was no
bottom to be found by any length of Line whatfoever :
So that the beginnings of hope which they were

willing

it Francis Drak*.
willing to have conceived before, were now
quite 'dafhed again. Yea, their mifery feemed
to be encreafed , for that their expectation
was now turned into awaiting for a lingring
death, of the two, the far more fearfu4! to
be chofen, Yet one thing fell out happily., that
the molt of their men did not apprehend that
danger, which if they had done, they would
probably have been fo much difcouraged ,
that their forrow would have difabled them
from looking after a remedy. But the Gerie-
ral, and thofe few others, that could judge
of the event wifely, diffembled the fame, and
gave encouraging fpeeches to the reft.

For now it feemed a clear cafe, that whilft
the (hip lay fo faft moored that (lie could not
ftir, either they were there to remain on the
place with her, or elfe leaving her to commit
themfelves in a moft poor., and helplefs eftate to
feek fome other place of refuge, the better of
which choices carried with it the appearance of
worfe than a thoufand Deaths. For as touch
ing their (hip this was the only comfort that
fhe could give them, that lying there confi
ned already upon the hard and pinching Rocks,
they could not but continually expsft .her fpee-
dy mine, as foon as the fea and winds (hould
come to be the fevere Executioners of that h en
vy judgement , by the appointment of the E-
ternal Judge already givenupon her, who had
bound her there, as with Adamantine chains
to a moft narrow prifon, againft their coming

F 2 for

for that purpofe: So that if theyfhy'd with
her, they mtift periQi with her: or if by any
means yet undiscovered ,, any of them there
fhuuld chance to be delivered , their efcape
muft needs be a peipetual mifery : It being far
better to periQi together, than with the loft of-
their friends to live in a ftrange Land : whether
a folitary life (the better choice) amongft
wilde Beafts (as Birds on the mountains without
all comfort^) or amongft the barbarous hea
thens in intolerable bondage both of body and
IT, i rid.

But put the cafe that the day of thefhipsde-
ftruflionfhould be deferred, longer than either
feafon could perfwade or in aay likelihood
could feem poliible Cit being not, in the power
of any (hip whatfoever to fuffer what (he had
already endured ) yet coiald theic abode there
profit them nothing > but encr^afe their
wretchednefs, and enlarge their forrows. For
'as her Store and Vi&uals were not much
(fufficient to fuftain them only for fome few
days,' without hope of having any new fup-
plies 5 no not fo much as. a cup of cold wa
ter) fo m-uft it inevitably come to pafs, that
theylhouJd be driven to eat the flefli of their
own Arms ^ and how intolerable a thing
ihis would have proved may eafily be judg
ed.

And if they had departed from her whither
fhould they have gone to feck relief/ Nay, the
knpoffibility of going feemed to be no kfsthan

the- fa

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thofe other before mentioned. Their Boat was
not able at once to carry above twenty Perfong,
and they wen; fifty eight in all : The neareft
Land was eighteen miles from them, and the.
wind from the (hoar directly beat .igainft them 5
Or it they had thought of fetting fome a (hoar,
and then fetching the reft*, there being no place
thereabout -without Inhabitants d the firft that
had Landed muft firftvhave fain into the hand
of the Enemy ? and fo the reft in order os they
came: And fuppofe they iliould efc ape the
Sword 5 yet would their lives be worfe than
Death 3 not only in refpeft of their woful Cap
tivity, and bodily miferiesy. but nioft of all ,
in refpeft of their ChriRian Liberty, bung to be
deprived of all publick means of ferving. the
true God, and continually grieved vv it h the hor
rible Impieties D and Dcvilifli Idolatries of the
Heathen.

Their mifery being thus manifefl1, the confi-
deration thereof " muft needs have caufed
rrembltngto fleih and blond, if Faith iaGods
Promifeshad not mightily fuftained them. The
night they pi fled with earntft longings that the
Day would appear : the time they fpent in fre
quent Prayer., and other Godly Exercifes,
thereby comforting themfelves an .1 reviving
their hearts : ftriving to bring themfelves to an
holy fubmiflion under the hand of God 5 a«d
to refer themfelves wholly to his good wiil 3 and
pleafure.

The Day at length appearing, and it being;

then almoft ful-fea., after they had given thanks
to God for his forbearing themfo long., and had
with tears called upon him to blefs their labors,
they again renewed their travel to fee if now
they could poffiblyfind any Anchor-hold which
they had formerly fought in vain. But this
fecond attempt proved as fraitlefs as the for
mer, and left them nothing to truft to but
Prayers,, and Tears., feeing it appeared now
impoffible that the prudence, policy, or power
of man could ever effeft the delivery of their
(hip, except the Lord miraculoufly fhould effeft
the fame.

Then was it motioned, and by general,
voice determined to commend and commit
their cafe to God alone , leaving themfelves
wholly in his hand , to deftroy or fave them
as it (hould feem beft to his gracious wifdom :
and that their Faith might be the better
ftrengthned,and their comfortable apprehenfion
of Gods mercy in Ghrift be more clearly lclt,they
had a Sermon Preactfd by their Minifter, Mafter
Fletcher^ and the Sacrament of the Lords Supper
adminiftred to them.

After which fweet repaft., and other holy ex-
ercifes adjoyningto it, ended, left they iliould
in any refpeft feem guilty of neglecting of any
lawful means that might conduce to their fafe-
ty, they refolved to lighten their Ship by cart
ing forth her Goods into t^e Sea^which accord
ingly in a very fliort time they difpatched with
much alacrity. So that even thofe things

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Of <§&tt Francis Drake.

which before they judged moft neceffary, con-
fidering their condition, they now defpifed,
neither fparing their Ammunition for defence.,
nor the Food for the fuftentation of their lives,,
but every thing as it firft came to hand* went
overboard,, afluring themfelves that if it pleafed
God to deliver them out of that defperate ftrait^
he would both fight for them againft their ene
mies, and not fufferthem to perifhfor want of
Bread. But when they had done all they
could 3 it was not their endeavour but Gods im
mediate hand , and good Providence that
wrought their deliverance. It was he alone
^that having brought them 'to the fhaddow of
Death., fetthem at liberty again, after they had
remained in that defperate condition full 20
hours,forthe magnifying of his Almighty power
and mercy.

Themanner of their delivery was thus 5 The
place where their Ship fate fo fafr was a fkrrt
Rock : the Ship (truck on the Larboard fide : at
low water there was not above fix foot depth in
all, on the Starboard-fide, and yet within a very
little diftance there was no bottom to be found.
The Brieze during all the time that they were
thus (tayed, blew ftifly againft their broad fide.,
and fo kept the fhip upright. But it pleafed
God in the beginning of the Tide, while the
water was yet almoft at the loweft, to flack the
ftiffnefs of the wind, and then their (hip that
required thirteen foot water to make her
float, and had not at this time on one fide

about

4® ®ttf JUfe 3 anfc

about feven at mod, wanting her prop on the
other fide, which had already too long kept her
A won- up/ell a heeling towards the deep water,and bjr
" that means freed her Keel, and made them all
glad men.

This, of all their other dangers in the whole
Voyage was the greateft, yet not the laft. For
of a long feafon they could not free themfelves,
from the care and fear of thofe (hallows :-nor
could they poffibly come to any convenient An
choring amongft them : But were continually tof-
fed amongft thofe many Jflands and Shoals of
the Celibesi till the eighth day of the following
month.

Jan. 12. Being not able to bear any Sails by
reafon of a Temped, and fearing their many
dangers, they let fall an Anchor upon a fhoal.
And Jan. 14- being got a little farther Sou^th,
they again caft Anchor at an Ifland, where they
fpent a day in taking in water, and wood* Af
ter which they met with foul weather3 and dan-
gerousfhoals for many days together, which oc-
cafioaed them to leave thefe coafts, and to bear
for Timor.) the moR Southerly Cape of the Celi-
bes : Yet could they not fo ealily clear them-
felvesas theyexpcfted .ySo that jatu 20. They
were forced to run with a fmall Ifland not far
from thence 5 and while they were with their
Boat at a good d i fta nee fe arch ing for a conveni
ent place wherein to Anchor , they were Tud-
denly environed with no fmall Extremities. F^or
there arofe a moft violent, and intollerablc

flaw

of £&it Francis Drake.

flaw 5 and ftorm from the fouth-vveft ar^ainft
them, making them (who were on a Lee-lhoar,
amongft moft dangerous Rocks, and Shelves)
extreamly to fear,, not only the lofs of their
Boat and Men} but of themfelves, thtir Ship,
and Goods : or the carting ofthofe men whom
Godfhould fpare amongft Infidels, which mi-
fery could not by any Power or Induftry of
theirs have been prevented , had not the pre-
fent goodnefs of God ( by ftaying the out-
ragious extremities wherewith they were
environed ) wrought their prefent deli
very: By whofe unfpdakable goodnefs D their
Boat and menalfo, were unexpectedly brought
to them in fafety.

January^ 26. With -much adoc they gat
clear from this place, yet the Winde turning
ftrong againft them3 they could bear no fail to
the end of that month- February the firft. They
faw a very high Land, and would faign have
born to it to have got fome fuccour 5 but they
could find no fafe Harbour. February the third,
They faw a fmall Ifhnd., but being fti!l unable
to bear any fail., they were carried away by the
ftorm 5 and were not able to fetch it. February
the fixth. They came to another Ifland., where
they caft Anchor, and furniflied themfelves with
water and wood.

February the eighth^ Departing thence they
fpied two Canows coming towards them, which
talked with them, and conduded them to their
Town called Ezrativa. The People were

G Gentiles

Gentiles, of handfome Bodies, comely Stature,
Civil demeanour, very juft in their dealings,
and courteous to (hangers: were glad of their
coming, and relieved their wants with what
the Coimtty could afford. Their Ifland is rich,
and fruitful, having GoldDSilver, Copper, Tin,
Sulphe^&c- And they are very skilful ia
working thefc Mettals. Their Fruits are Nut-
megs, Ginger , Long pepper, Limons, Cocps,
with divers others, of each of: which they had
from them, whatsoever they defired for their
need: Having here fpent two days, they depar
ted very well refreftied.

After this they paflicd within fight of many
IflandSjbut they neither needed nor defired to
Yifit them, only they took in fome frefh water
atoneof them, where they found two Turtles.
March the tenth. They cams to an Anchor un '
der a high Land where they took in water,
and then lent their Boat to traffique with the
Inhabitants: and the next day the General fent
his man with a Prefent to the King of Cloth,
both Linnen and Woollen, and fome Silk,
which he gladly accepted, and thankfully re
ceived, and returned Rice, Cocos , Hens,
and other Vi&uals. This was the Ifle of
]#va : And March, the thirteenth, The Gene*
ral himfelf with his Gentlemen ,. and fome o-
thers went a fhoar, and Prcfented the King
with his Mufick (who entertained -him joy
fully ) an4 fhewed him the manner of tie ufc
ef their AVms5 by training of his raen before

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Francis Drake.

fcira : and fo they were difmiffed with a'prouiifc
that more vi&ualsfhould be fcnt them.

In this I (land there is one chief King and un
der him many petty Governors whom they call
JU/4*, who lire in great fricndthip one with an
other. MArck, the fourteenth. They received
more Ti&uals from them , and the day after4
three of thefe Rait* came to fee the General
and his (hip, and warlike Ammunition, where
with they were very much pleafed : and rela
ting it to the King, he went to fee them himfelf
carrying fomc viftuals with him. The R<ii<i*
«ame daily to them, whom the General enter
tained Courteoufly : and one of them brought
an Ox,f or which the General requited him with
fome Silks. Here they trimmed and waflied
their Ship of which flic had great need, being in
this long Voyage overgrown with a kind of (hel-
fifli which much hindred her failing, They
traded with this People for Hens, Coats, Cocos,
Plantanes, and other things whereof they had
great plenty.

Marchy the fix and twentieth. An. Dow. One
thoufand five hundred and eighty. They dc^
p.irted fhaping their courfe for the Cape of Goo A
Mope : And J»»e the fifteenth. They paffed by
that.- And ]nly the two and twentieth, They
came to Sierra Levtta, where they tookinfrefti-
water,and met with fomtOifters, and plenty of
Lemons which much refrefhed them. And
September the fix and twentieth , f Which wa«
in the account of thofe that had fhy«l
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44 ttfce )dtfc >

at home, but by their computation was the.
Lords Day ) they fafcly, with joyful mindes,
and thankful hearts to God for his wonderful
S°°dnefs to them, arrived at Vlitnouth, having
fpent two years, ten months , and fome odd
Days in feeing the wonders of the Lord in the
Deep 3 in discovering very many admirable
things^ in going thorow" with fo many ftrange
adventureSjinefcaping out of fo many danger^
and overcoming fo many difficulties in encom-
paffing the World.

Queen Elizabeth going aboard this Ship., was
therein Feafted by Captain Drake 3 at which
time She Knighted him. The Ship was laid up
at Deptford where the Carcafe of it lay very
many years after* y^-r

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§5>it Francis Drake. 54

The Voyage of Sir Francis Drake
into the Weft-Indies.

QUeen Elizabeth finding the refHefs malice Another
of the King of Spain againft Her, to the ^IV
end that War might not frrft be brought
home to Her own doors 3 fet forth a Fleet to
finde her enemies work abroad, under thecom-
rnand of Sir Franc/t ^Drafy^ w ha having prepa
red his Fleet and gotten tbem together to ?//-
month to the number ofr five and twenty fails
of (hips5and Pinnaces: nd having of Soulditrs
mJMarriners Two thoi f id three hundred in
the whole^imb^rked himfjif and them September
the twelfth 5 Antto Chr/fti 5 One thoufind live
hundred eighty fivea being accompanied with
thefe worthies.

Mz&erChriftopher Carleilj Lieutenant Gene
ral. Anthony P&wel^ Sergeant Major. Captain
Matthew Morgan,, and Captain John Sampfo&i
Corporals of the Field. And thcie Officers after
named had command over the reft of the Land
Captains. Captain Anthony Plot. Captain Eel-
ward Winter*^ Captain John Goring^ Captain
Robert Pew 5 Captain George Barton",, Captain
John Merchant 5- Captain William Cecil •> Cap-

«**!

tain Walter B/g/5 Captain jf0A# Hannam^ and
Captain Richard Stanton.

The Commanders at Sea under him were,
Martin FarbftJJjer^Vic^ Admiral in the Primr®fe$
Fravcis Knowls in the G alii on Lecefter± Keer-
Admirals ^homMVenner^ Captain in the Eliza
beth Bonadventxrc , under the General 5 Edward
Winter^ Captain in the Aid'-) cbrijiopher Carlitl9
Leiutenant General, Captain in the r^er } Hc»rjr
White , Captain in the Sea-Drago* 5 Thorns
T>ral{e^ Captain in the thorns } Thomas Seel}>
Captain in the Minion^ "B^ily^ Captain in the
Bark falbot 5 K(?^.Crp/}3Capt. in the Bark E*nd^
George }*ortefcue^ Captain in the Bark Bonner^
Edward Carelefs, Captain in the Hapej James
£r/2^Captain in the White Ly on , Thomas M0ov>
Captain in the Francis'-, 'John River s, CaptaJn in
the Vantage^ Jvhn Frf^^j^Captain in the Vralyj
John Vwney^ Captain in the George 5 John Mar~
V//?3 Captain in the Benj umin ^ .Edward Oilman^
Captain in the Scout •> Richard Hawkji?^ Captain
in the Galliot called the DUC^ Bitfield3Capta\n
in the Swallow.

When they were gotten out, they took their
towards Spain. And when they came neer
that Coaft they fpied divers Sails5whereuponth^
Ceneral fent forne Pinnaces to fee what they
were 5 who upon the fight of them, abandoned
moftof their Ships (being French men ladeo
with Salt.) Amongft them there was one fo well
liked, which had no man in her, as being
•brought to the General he made flay of her for

their

of £$it Francis Drake;

their fervice^intending to pay for her,which he
accordingly performed at his return, and cal
led her the Drafyy the reft were difmiffed in
fafety.

The day following, (landing in again with
the Qiore they efpied a tall (hip of about two
hundred and forty Tun, which was chafed by
the Leiutenant General in the T/ger^and wheu
he had forced her to ftrike fail, upon examina
tion finding her to be a Spanrflj Ihip of S lint
Sebajiian> laden with Poor John from New found
Land) they juged her to be lawful prize, and
therefore diftributed her lading amongft the
Fleet, which afterwards flood them in good
ftead.

A day or two after they put into the Ifles of
"Bayon^ where they had no fooner Anchored ,
but they manned torch al! their Pinnaces with
an intent to furpife the City., upon fight of whom:
rheGovernour and People were muchamized ^
there they landed, and quartered therafelves to-
their beft advantage : but in the night there
arofe fuch aftorm^ thit t'riey thought fit to re
turn to their (hips 5 which they did vv.th fo:iie
difficulty., many of their fliips being driven from
their Anchors. The tempt ft continued three
day?, which fcattered the Fleet, and the Speed
well was driven into England^ the reft came to
gether again when the ftorm was ended,

Then the Lieutenant General was fent to fee
what they might do about r/g^ where he took*
many 8oats3andCai vds^divers being laden with

houfholcU-

Clje Me,

houfholdftuffe: and amongft other Church orna-
cnents, they found a great Croffe of gilvcr 3 of
fair and emboffed work,, and doublegilt^which
was of_good value. The Spaniards complained
that here they loft goods .worth above three
thoufand Ducksts. A little from thence they
landed , and by confent of the Governour of
G^lizia^ quietly furnifhed themfelves with
frefh water,, and all other neceffaries paying for
the fame.

From thence they went to the Canaries pur-
pofing to have refrefhed and ftored themfelves
withneceflaries in the Ifle of PAlma : but the
Sea going highland the landing place (whereof
there was but one)being naught^they Ieftit3and
went to the Ifle off err^but finding that extreme
poor they left ir3 and fleered towards the coaft
1 of Barbary : And November the thirteenth they
fell with Cape Elanki^ where they caught ftore
of fifli, and from thence went to the Ifles of
Cape Verde: And November the fixteenth, they
di^covered the Me of Saint Jago , where they

st.,7^e. carne fo an Anchor3 and landed a thoufand men
under the leading of the Lieutenant General
Cariiel^ the way proved marvellous ftony and
troublefome in their march., yet they refted not
till they came to a fuir plain two miles fromthe
Town: There having refted themfelves for a
whilej tfeey advanced hard to the wall of the

And take City., finding BO enemy to refift them^all being
fled, whereupon he ftnt two Captains with
Iixty men to quarter out the City for his Army,

and

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and to ereft Saint Georges Crofs upon the ene
mies Fortrefs that it might be feen by our
Navy, which was done accordingly 5 And it
being November the feventeenth , the day of
our Queens coming to the Crown, they difchar-
ged all the Ordnance,, being about fifty Pieces
which they found in the Town,, ready mounted
and charged, which alfo was anfwered by the
Ordnance out of all our (hips, which were no w
come near.

Here they continued fourteen days taking
fuch fpoils as the place afforded, as Wine, Oyl,
Meal, Vineger, Olives, &c. but found no trea-
fure at all in it. This City is finely feated, ha-
ing a River running by it, and a Valley full of
Gardens and Orchards well replenished with
Fruits, Hearbs, and Trees, as Lemons, Oranges^
Sugar-canes, Coco'^ Plant ans,&c. November the
four and twentieth, the General, and Lieute
nant General with fix hundred men marched to
St. Domingo^ twelve miles within Land, which
they found empty alfo , the Inhabitants being Saint
fled into the mountains, from whence they re-
turned to St. Jjgo : And November the fix and
tvrentiethjthey embarked their Forces,and went
to the P/% where they found two pieces of
Ordnance hid in the ground, and fothey burned
the town, and departed.

Hence putung over to the Weji-Indits.) with
in a few days began a great mortality nmongft
their men, fo that within a fmall time there
died two or three hundred of them of burning

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Feavers and fome of the Plague. In eighteen
days fpace they came within fight of Saint
Dominic a> inhabited by favage people that go all
naked 5 and paint their bodies: Thefe helped
our tnen to fill 8c carry frefh water from the Ri
ver upon their bare (boulders to their Boats,, &
brought them (tore of Malacca ^ and Bread made
of the Caffavy root, very white, and favory, for
which they gave them fome Glafs Beads to their
great content.

From thence they went to S. Chriftophers
Iflandj where they cleanfed and aired their
(hips3Sc refrelhed their fick People: From hence
they refolved to go to Hiffaniola: and by the
way they met with a fmall Frigat, bound for
S. Domingo \9 the chiefeft and ancienteft City in
that Ifland'p and the men of her being exami
ned., one affured them that the haven of it was
a barred haven, the Shoar well fortified, fo that
there was no convenient landing within ten E»g-
lijb miles of the City, whither this man under
took to condud them.

January ^ the fir ft. They landed ten miles from

* l^at brave City^ and under the command
of the Lieutenant General marched towards the
City whither they came about one a clock in
the afternoon 5 When they came neer, above
a hundred and fi'ty Gentlemen well mounted
prefented themfelves againft them 3 but the
fcnall (hot playing upon them, they departed^
and the Erjglijh proceeded towards the two
§ates of the City that lay towards the Sea 5 both

which

it Francis Drake.
which the Spaniards had manned3and planted
thelrOrdnance without the gates,and fome fmall
fliot in an ambufhby the way fide. The'EvgliJb
being aboue twelve hundred men divided them-
felves: the Lieutenant General leading the one
halfe to one gate, and Captain Towel the other
halfe to the other gate, vowing that with God's
afsiftance they would not reft till they met in the
market place.

Nofooner had the Spaniards difcharged their
Ordnance, doing fome litle execution, but the
Lieutenant General haded or rather ran upon
them to prevent their charging again, and not-
withstanding their ambufh,entred Pell Mtll with
them into the gate not flaying till became into
the Market place, unto whom (hortly after came
Captain Towel with his Companies. This place
they ftrengthened with Baricadoes, the City be
ing too large to be guarded by fo fmall, and
weary an Army. And after midnight, they in
the Caftle , hearing fome of the Ettglrjf) bu-
fie about the Gate of it, quitted it, fome
being taken Prifoners, and others efcaping by
Boats.

The next day the Englijh enlarged their
-<Juarters, and fortified themfelves, and held the
Town for a months fpace. During this time the
General fent a Ntgro Boy with a Fbg of Truce
to the S/^tf/W/, who by the way was met by
fooie Officers of the Galley which the 'Engliflj
had taken, together with the City, who furi-
oufly thruft the poor Boy thorow the Body?who

H 2 return*

Cije

returning to the General, having declared how
harbaroufly they had ufed. him, fell down, and
died in his prefence. The General being much
moved herewith, commanded the ProveftMar-
tial^to take two Friers, and to carry them to the
fame place with a fufficient guard, and there to
hang them 5 and withal hefent one of thePrl-
foners to inform the Spaniards why he did it,
and to tell them that till the party who had
thus murthered his meflenger were deliver
ed to himy there fliouldno day pafs wherein he
would not hang two Prifoners till all were con.-
fumed.

Hereupon the day following, the murtherer
was brought^ and anofier made to deliver him
to the General 5 who yet thought it more Ho
nourable to make them perform the Execution
thenrjfelves in the fight of the EngliJ}^ which was
done accordingly.

During their aboad here Commiffioners oft
pafled between the Spaniard* & them about the
ranfome of tiie City5ibut not agreeing^ the Exg-
Ijjf} fpent every morning till the heat of the
day, in firing 5 and deftroyingthe houfes in the
outward part of the City,two hundred Marri-
ners being employed therein for divers days.:
Het were the. Houfes built fo magnificenlty,
and ftrongjy of (lone, that they could not con-
^ume one tnird part of the Town all that time,
paitly whereupon the General was contented to accept
mrtit>and of twenty ^ve thoufand Duckets5of 5s,6.a piecea

to

Here

Of &bit Francis Drake. 53

Here our Soldiers met with good pillage,efpe-
cially of rich Apparel } but treafure they found
none : For the Spaniards by their Cruelties
had fo deftroyed the Natives, which ufed to
work in the Mines of Gold and Silver, that
they v/ere wholly given overr and in that
Ifland they were forced to ufe Copper Mony-
Yet they found ftore of Wine, Oyl, Vineger
Wheat, Meal , Woollen and Linnen Cloth,
fbme Silks, &c. which much relieved them :
there was but little Plate found but good
ftore of Porcellaws,, or China Difhes : yet
fome Plate they found, and.verycoftly houfhold
furniture.

From Saint Domingo they put over towards:rhey
the Main, and at laft came within fight ofcom*fo
Garth*gena9 who had notice of their coming
twenty days before from Hifpanhla , fo that
they were fully provided for them. The
mouth of the Harbor lay about three miles
Weftward from the City, where they entred
without oppofition : and in the Evening fome
of them landed und^r the .conduct of the
Lieutenant General, who about midnight be
gan their march towards-the City, keeping clofe
by the Sea-wafh for their greater fafety. Whea*
they came within two miles of the town, a*
bout one hundred of their Horfe met them,
but upon the firft Volley of (hot that. was given
them, they retreated.

Coming within half a mile of the town, the '
way grew narrow between the Sea3 and an Aim

cfr

Me,

of it, which was Fortified with a ftone wall and
ditch : the wall built with very good Flankers :
there was only a little place left open which
was rnade up with very good Baricadoes of
Wine-pipes filled with Earth ftanding very clofe
together. This place was furnifhed with fix De-
niiculverins, and Sakers, which (hot direftly in
Front upon them as they approached : They
had brought alfo two great Gallies with their
Prowes to the Shoar with eleven Pieces of
Ordnance* u»hich flanked their coining on: In
thofe Gallies alfo were three or four hundred
fmall (hot placed : and on the Land to

fuard that narrow Pafs three hundred (hot,and
ikes.

Thefe fpared not their (hot either great or
finally but the Englijt^ taking the advantage of
the dark, ftill keeping the Sea-wafh Shoar
efcaped all pretty well , themfelves forbear
ing to (hoot till they were come to the very
Wall fide, then running upon the Barricadoes,
down went the Pipes of Earth, and after a Vol-
Jey of (hot in their faces they came to it with
Pikes atid Swbrds, wherein they proved too
hard for the Spaniards , and forced them to
flee. Here the Lieutenant General with his
own hands killed the chiefeft Enfign Bearer
of the Spaniards , who yet fought very
ftoutly. Then purfuing them, they entred
PeB Mel/ with them into the Town and wan
laken. ^Q Market-place , the Spaniards flying to
the Mountains , whither before they had

carried

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tarried their Wives and Children.

At every ftreets end they had made Barrica-
does and Trenches excellently well, and had
placed many Indians in corners of advantage,
with Arrows fo impoifoned that if they did
but break the skin the wounded party died:
by thefe fome of our men were {lain : They
had alfo ftuck ia the ground againft the coming
of the Englifo abundance of fticks with (haip
ends villainoufly impoifoned, mod of which
they yet efcaped by keeping the Sea-wafll-
ihoar.

Here they flayed fix weeks, the afore
named mortality continuing ft«!l amongft thenv
though not fo violent is at firli. This the
Spaniards call a Calenture, whic :i fuch as were
touched with, if they cicaptd De.tth continued -
long VCTV wt sk both in mind ^nd .body* This
for ^ '; m to give over their intended eater-
pnlv $q*dre cle Diet^ and fb overland to

Pan$w*i where they fhould have met with (lore
of trc.fure: and here they refolved to return 5
home- ward.

During their aboad in this place there pafied
divers courtefies between, the Spaniardf and
them } and the Governour Q^Cirtktgtna ± and
the BiQiop of it5 with divers Gf pticir.cn came to ?
vifit the General : Yet bec<<u;r they could not
agree about ranfoming the City 9 they burned
the out-parts of it 3 and at laft they agreed to
give the General one hundred and tenthoufand-
Duckets for the ranfonie of the reilj this being ;

&tfe 5 anfc

a far richer place thanS. Domingo : and after
wards they gave him a thoufand crowns to
fpare an Abby that ftood a quarter of a mile
from the town, and becaufe they profefled
that they were not able to ranfom the Caftle, it
was blown up with Gun-powder. The Ifiand
hath in it many pleafant Fruits, and Orange-trees
fet in walks of a great length •. the whole Ifland
being caft into Gardens and Orchards.

After fix weeks aboad, having taken infrcfli-
water, and other provifions, they put to Sea,
ward. March 3 i, whereafter two or three days,a great
fhip which they had taken at S-Dowhtgo,, called
by them the New-years-g/ft, fprung a Leak, be
ing laden with Ordnance, Hides^and other Plun
der, whereupon they returned with the whole
fleet to Carthage**^ where they ftayed ten da-y-s
more, unlading her5 and beftowing her Men and
Goods in other Ships3 and fo 4epartedD di reding
their courfe to Cape S. Anthony > in the Eafterly»
part of Cuba : and becaufe they could not pre-
fentlyfind any frefli water 3 theydeparted,think-
ing to recover the Mattancesy Eaftward of Ha~
vana: But for want of wind they were after
fourteen days, brought back to Cape §. Anthony ^
where, upon a more diligent fearch, they found
water enough.

After three days fpent in watering they de
parted. May 1 3 . and proceeding about the Cape
of Florida^ keeping along the coaft"D they went
.on till May 28. at which time they efpied a Bea
con on Land, unto which they went with their

Pinnaces

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Pinnaces well man'd,Sc marching up the Rit'er-
fide,a< laft they faw a fort , newly built by the
Sfanzards: whereupon the Leiuteiiant General
took four Companies, and marched towards it :
and though he went as covertly as he could, yet
the enemy took the Alarm, and thinking that
the whole force of the Englrfl) was coming a^
gainft them, they discharged their Pieces, and
ran away. Their flight was difcovered to the
JLnglifl) by a french man, who had been .a Pri*
loner with them, whereupon the General him-
felf with "many others went to the place, and
found it empty. On the Platform they found
thirteen or fourteen pieces of Brafs Ordnance,
and a cheft having in it about two thoufand
pound Sterling^ lately fcnt from the King of
Spain's treafurer to pay the Souldiers of that
place.

From hence they went to their town about m
inile oSjftanding upon the River of S.AugttfttKet
and when they landedDthe Spaniards made fomo
few (hot at them, and ran away. The Sergeant
Major finding one of their horfes ready fadled
and bridled, gat up and followed the chafe : but
by one that lay behind a bufh, he was (hot t horo w
the head and (lain : His death was much lament
ed, being a Souldier of great experience, and
eourage.

Here they refolvcd to go to Virginia to feek
out theEagl/jS feut thither the year before by
Sir Walter Rawletgb under Mafter Ralph La#e,
their Governour, whither they came,' and at

I -their

5r Wt, anti

their rcqueft carried them back with them ft*
Thtirfafr England: where they fafely arrived at Portf-
mouthy July 28. Anno Chrijli. 1 5 86.

The total value which they got in this Voy
age vva* eftimated at fixty thoufand pounds,
whereof they that went the Voyage had twenty
thoufand pounds, and the Aventerers the other
forty. In the Voyage they loft feven hundred
and fifty men. Amongft whom were eight Cap*
tains : four Lieutenants } fix Gentlemen 3 and
ethers.

The Ordnance gotten of all forts were two
hundred and forty: whereof above two
dred wweBrafs, the reft lion.

•f jfetf Francis Dralce.

Of Sir Francis Drakes fervice *-
gain/I the Spaniard in Eighty
eight.

AHno Cbrifii ^ One thoufand five hundred
eighty eight , the Ring of Sfain having
gotten together a huge Navy, which they tearm- eifet
«d Invincible, came for England , and Queen
Elizabeth of famous Memory, for her own pre-
fervation prepared another, which (he commit
ted to the charge of Charles Howard of Effing-
bam^ Lord Admiral, and to our Renouned
Draks h«r Vice Admiral , which Navy (he fent
into the Weftern parts of England, the whole
ftory whereof you may read in my Englandt
Remembrancer ••> and out of which I (hall colleft
only fo much as concern* my prcfent pur-
pofe.

"July the twentieth 3 about noon this ter
rible Fleet of the Spaniards was difcried by
the Englijh before they looked for it} where
upon (the Fleet lying in the Road ofpltttMUtb )
with much difficulty they towed out their
ihips : and being forth D they faw the spanijb
fhips with lotty Towers, like Caftles 9 feeming
at fiiit to make for TlimoKik , /wt feeing

I a tiato

Me y.

the Evgl/fl) (hips got out of the Harbor, they
fleered by towards C^fe., which the Effglijb
willingly (uffered them to do, that they might
> the more commodipufly chafe them in the Reer
with a fore-right Wind.

J«lj the .one and twentieth.>Our.Lord Admiral *
ffent before 'him a Pinnace , called the Defi-
*nce , to denounce War by difcharging- her
Ordnance, and himfelf following in the Arkc
Royal) fet upon the Spanifo Admiral fas he
thought;) though it proved to,be theftiip.bf A*
lon?>o ck LvvM} where,, fire , fmoke ^ .and
iovfd tbundring Gannons began the Har^
ley: and rending Bullets (freely interchang
ed) were the fiery meflengers of each others,
minds.

Soon after came up Dra^e^ Baukini^ and
Forbujlier^ inceffantly .playing with their
Ordnance upcn the Kind moft Squadron of
the Enemies which was Commanded by
Re c aide 3 whofevShip was foon fo battered as
t'hat it was made unserviceable, aad thereupon
Was with much difficulty drawn into the main
Fleet-

In this medly, a great Gallion ? wherein was
Don.Vtdra de Valdez,) and fome other Noblemea
being fore battered by the Exgltjb- (hot, to d void
the fame, fell foul upon, a no Dh^r (hip, whereby
her fore-maft was broken off, and (be made'irn>
able to follow the reft of the Fleet. But the
night coming on, our Lord Admiral, fuppeling
they had left Jiothing abjoard in har, and
yf^! fear-

Francis Drake. 61

fearing to loofe Oght of the Spaniards 5 paffed
by her, and followed the Lanthorn , which he
fuppofed to be carried by Sir Francis Dra^e^ as
was agreed. But this brave Kinght was eagerly
puffuing five great Hulks v^hich he Judged to
beSpaniards1*, yet when he haled them they pro
ved to be EaJierlingS) and friends, and fo were
difmifled,

Jtttj the two and twentieth. Sir Framis'Drake
efpied the aforementioned lagging GallioDj
whereupon he fent forth a Pinnace commanding
them to yield., orherwife Iii's.. Bullets, without
any delay, fhould force them to it: Faldez-yto
fetm valorous, anfwered 5 that they were f&ur.
hundred and fifty ftrong; thzt hiwftff WM Don
,Pedro3 and jioodufGtt bis Honour^ an-J therefore
propounded certain -condition's: Dra^e reply cd,
that lie had no leafuro to Parley. If .he would
immediateiy yield 3 well and good: II r not, he
fhould Toon find that 2>v&e was -no daftard.
fedro hearing that it was the fiery Dr^l^^whoCc
very name was dreadful to the Spaniards ) that
had him in chafe, prefently yielded, and with
forty of his Companions,, came aboard SK Francis
his fhip} where, firft giving him the Conge^ he
Protefted that he and all his, v/ere refolvcd to
have died fighting, had they not bin into fucji
Noble hands, whofe valour and felicity was fo-
greatD that Mars., and Neptune feemed to waitoa .
him in all his enterprifes5and whofe N3bleD and
generous mind towards the vanqui(hed3 had
eften been experienced even of his greateft :

Fee '

*» Clje 3Life 5 ant)

Foes. SirFrrftfw, to requite his Spanijh Com
plements with Englifi Gourtefie , placed him
at his own Table , and lodged him in his own
Cabin: and the reft of that Company he fent
Prifoncrs to ?lim0uik> where they remained for
the fpace of eighteen months, till by payment of
their ranfoms they obtained their liberty.

But Sir Francis Dra&s men paid themfelves
well by the Plunder of the (hip , wherein they
found fifty thoufand Duckets of Gold , which
they merrily fhared amongft them, Jnly the
three and twentieth, was the greateft fight be
tween tbefe two Fleets : And July the four and
twentieth ? the Englfjb Fleet was divided into
four Squadrons, whereof the Lord Admiral in
the/fr£-jR*y*/,led thefirft: Sit Francis T>rafa., ia
the Revenge led the fecond : Captain Hmhin*
the third : And Captain Forbufier the fourth.
What notable fervice thefe gallant men did per
form againft that Invincible Arm*d9 , may be
feen in my Book before mentioned-

of fyit Francis Diake* 6%

Tbt Voyage of Sir Francis Drake
into Portugal

AN«* Chrtftt, One thoufand five hundred see
eighty nine, Don Antonio, who laid claim of this in
to the Kingdom of Portugal^ came into England [h!
to crave aid of Queen Elizabeth againft the
King of Spain^ who had feized upon that King
dom for hiinfelf^ and forced the other to fly-
Queen Elizabeth at his Importunate fuit, and to
find the Spaniards work at home fent a Fleet
with him under the Command of Sir John N orris
for the Land-fervice, and Sir Francis Dr^kg for
the fea : In which Voyage they both performed,
much Noble fervice both by fea and Iand3 and re
turned in fafety unto llimoutb.

The

etc Me , anD

1TA? Ltf/2 Voyage of Sir Francis
Drake into the Weft-Indies.

.

vo' \NvoChrifti, One thoufand five hundred

in°ro?hec -^ ninety five. He undertook another Voyage
wft-in- to the Weft-Indies, wherein himfelf, and
Sit John Hawkins were Generals 3 Sir Thoma*
Bas\ervjle Collonel General ; Sir Nicholas Clif
ford Lieutenant General : Arnold Baskgrvile
Sergeant Major : And Nichols Bas^ervil^
Berkley ± Grimfton 3 Rttfo 9 Bofael , Plat,
chichejier 9 St union 5 and $enton were Cap
tains.

Auguft the eight and
One thoufand five hundred ninety five. They
embarked ztpliwoulh) and failed towards the
Grand Canadot 3 meeting with nothing in the
way worth mentioning : And September the
fix and twentieth. They arrived at the Port of
CanadoS) otherwife called Saint John de Crnz^
where, in Boats^ and Pinnaces they attempted
to Land : But the Enemy , who waited for
their coming, had fo intrenched themfelves
in the very place where they (hould have put
afliore* fo plied them both with their fmall

and

Of ^l£ Francis Drake. 65

d great (hot 3 from the Caftle 3 Town , and
this intrenchment, that with the Jofs of
fome few of their men they were forced aga:a
to their (hips.

From thence they departed to a Place where
they watered, in which place fome of their
men, ftragling into the Country from their
frieads,, were met with and flain by thofe
Barbarous People, and torn with Dogs which
they keep on purpofe to deftroy men that
come to water there. This Ifland yields (lore
of Wine, Wheat and othcrGrain, Conies, Par-
tridgeSj&c. From thence, paffing towards the
Wefi-fy4*f*) they failed by an Ifland called
MartimnO) inhabited by Barbarous People ca!*
led Caxibalf : From thenee to "Dominica, where
they had ftore of Tabacco for Hatchets,
Knives, &c. November the twelfth. They caft
Anchor agafnff a great Fort within three or
four miles of Porto-Richo ^ from whence they
were plyed with Great Shot. Here died that
bra vefea Captain, Sir JohKHa&tyxs to the great
grief of all the reft.

The fame day alfo Sir Nickel** Clifford,
Captain Stratford^ and Captain Brown were
wounded with a great Piece of Ordnance, as
they fate at Supper with NSir Frtmis Drake^
whofe ftool alfo was ftruck from under him as
he was drinWng a Cup of Beer } yet by Gods
Providence hcD and all the reft efcv.ped. And

R that

rHat Night' Sir Nicholas Clifford died of that
wound: and Captain BruteBrown a dayortwo
after. The Spaniard* had barred up the Haver*
l3y finking a great (hip therein, from which they
had drawn long Marts o,n both fides to the
Forts 5 which defended the paflage : within
were the five Spanjffi (hips filled with Muske-
tiers, and ftored with Ordnance, yet Captain
Easl^rvile^ putting his men into Boats, andPin-
iiaces attempted to enter by force, and fired one
or two of thofefhips, but with afliowr of fmall
was beaten back with the lofs of many of his

From hence failing to the Continent they
burnt Rio de I* Hac^ the Inhabitants whereof
offered thirty four thoufand Duckets to re
deem the feme, but overprizing the Pearl they
brought, it was refufed-, they alfo burnt down
fbme other Villages thereabout. Here in a Re
ligious Huufe they found fome Trea fare, Pearl,
and Marchandize, which they carried away. Iri
this Country was great ftore of Beeves, Goats,
Sheep., Horfes, Aifes, &c. and alfo ftore of

Fowl, as Pellicans, Red-fea-fowls like unto a

7fcfc L.J-*\rfi

December the nineteenth. They came tri»
Martha., out of which all the Inhabi
tants were fled : But the Englijh following
them into the Woods, found fome Treafure3
and other things of fome valuer when they

depar-

of !S&it Francis Diake- £7

ted they fet the Town on fire. December
the five and twentieth, They came to Nombre
de Vios, and the fame Day Captain Arnold *Baf-
kgrvile died. They landed about a mile from
theTown,and when they came to it the enemy
gave them a bravado of fhot and then ran a-
way. Having before conveighed^way all their
treafure and goods. Yet fomething they found
in the woods, as Oyl, Wine, Vineger, Meal, and
Linnen cloth.

On Munday after Sir Thomas Ba-slyrv/lc wit It
fix hundred men began their journey by Land
towards PanAM*,> hoping thereto furnifh them-
felves with the SfattiJJ} Treafure : But when

they had laboured a day or two, and encoun-

< . , i. n- J , .

tred with many difficulties., thorow narrow.,

dirty, and moft cumberfomways;, being affailed

on both fides with many Volleys of (ho.t out

of the Woods, they came to a Fort in a very

narrow pallage where only one man could psfi

abreaft, where the enemy flew their men asfaft

as they came, and hearing that there were two

more fuch Forts betwixt that and Panama^ they

were conftrarned with the lofs of mmycedtort-

of their beft men , and much grief, to return !ura*

to their (hips , and fct fire upon Nombre dt

Dios.

the tenth they came to Sc&ddy^ and
took a spanifa Frigate that was fent to give In
telligence of their being upon the Ct)aft, but

K 2 found

found nothing of worth in- her. Then the
Genera! caufed his (kk men to be carried a
fhoar.and to have the beft comfort they were
able to give them : Alfo there they built four
Pinnaces^ and took in frefh water. Here were
great ftore of Wild-beafts in this iQand but no
inhabitants,

'nude- l^€ eight and twenttenth, Ann*

burial Cbr/ft*9 One thoufand five hundred ninety five,
Died this faojous, and renowned Captain
$fe Francis Vrtfa of a Flux, and grief for his
bad fuccefles in this Voyage- His Death was
exceedingly lamented by all theCompany. His
Corps being put into a Coffin of Lead was let
down into the Sea, the Trumpets in a doleful
manner Ecchoiog out their lamentations for fo
great a lofsj and all the Cannons in the Fleet
were difcharged accordieg to.theCuftomes<o£
Sea- Funeral Obfecjuies.

The reft of the Fleet came fafe to their de-
fiied haven in their Native Country of England*
Afril One thoufand five hundred and, nine
ty fix.

Sir Francw Drake* father whea he fled into
Kent (as you read in the beginning of this Life)
was fain to fhelter himfelf in the Hull of a (hip,
where many of his younger fons were born. He
had twelve in al!5&as it pleafedGod to give to
0f theni their firft being.upon the Water,

fo

$£ £S)it Francis Drake.

fo the greateft part of them died at Sea, only
the ypungeft, though he was as far as any of the
other, yet died at home, whofe Pofterity yet
inherits that which by himfelf and this Noble
Sir Francte) the Eldaft Brother, was hardly, ycc
worthily gotten.

Soli Deo Triuni Gloria.

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Bloody Enyo's Champion^ T?oe-wtns
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Jovcs pear^ Pearls pride^ Prides foe. Foes enemy
SpzmsfljakzngFeverj Regent of WATTS Thunder :
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