SIR
FRANCIS
DRAKE
REVIVED
:
Calling
vpon
this
Dull
or
Effeminate
Age
,
to
follow
his
Noble
Steps
for
Gold
and
Siluer
.
AS
there
is
a
generall
vengeance
,
which
secretly
pursueth
the
doers
of
wrong
,
and
suffereth
them
not
to
prosper
,
albeit
no
man
of
purpose
empeach
them
:
so
is
there
a
particular
indignation
,
engraffed
in
the
bosome
of
all
that
are
wronged
,
which
ceaseth
not
seeking
by
all
meanes
possible
to
redresse
or
remedy
the
wrong
receiued
.
In
somuch
as
those
great
and
mighty
men
,
in
whome
their
prosperous
estate
hath
bred
such
an
ouer-weening
of
themselues
,
that
they
doe
not
only
wrong
their
inferiors
,
but
despise
them
being
injured
;
seeme
to
take
a
very
vnfit
course
for
their
owne
safety
,
and
farre
vnfitter
for
their
rest
.
For
as
Esope
teacheth
,
euen
the
Fly
hath
her
spleene
,
&
the
Emmet
is
not
with
on
ther
choller
,
and
both
together
many
times
finde
meanes
whereby
though
the
Eagle
lay
her
egges
in
Iupiters
lappe
,
yet
by
one
way
or
other
,
shee
escapeth
not
requitall
of
her
wrong
done
the
Emmet
.
Among
the
manifold
examples
hereof
,
which
former
ages
haue
committed
to
memory
,
or
our
time
yeelded
to
sight
:
I
suppose
,
there
hath
not
beene
any
,
more
notable
then
this
in
hand
:
either
in
respect
of
the
greatnesse
of
the
person
,
by
whom
the
first
injury
was
offered
;
or
the
meannesse
of
him
,
who
righteth
himself
:
the
one
being
(
in
his
owne
conceit
)
the
mightiest
Monarch
of
all
the
world
:
the
other
an
English
Captaine
,
a
meane
subiect
of
her
Maiesties
.
Who
(
besides
the
wrongs
receiued
at
Rio
de
Hacha
with
Captaine
Iohn
Louell
in
the
yeares
65.
and
66.
)
hauing
beene
greiuosly
indamaged
at
Saint
Iohn
de
Vllua
in
the
bay
of
Mexico
,
with
Captaine
Iohn
Hawkins
,
in
the
yeares
67.
and
68.
not
onely
in
the
losse
of
his
goods
of
some
value
,
but
also
of
his
kinsmen
&
friends
,
and
that
by
the
falshood
of
Don
Martin
Henriquez
then
the
viceroy
of
Mexico
,
and
finding
that
no
recompence
could
bee
recouered
out
of
Spaine
,
by
any
of
his
owne
meanes
,
or
by
her
Maiesties
letters
:
hee
vsed
such
helpes
as
hee
might
,
by
two
seuerall
voiages
into
the
West
Indies
:
the
first
with
two
Ships
,
the
one
called
the
Dragon
,
the
other
the
Swan
,
in
the
yeare
70.
the
other
in
the
Swan
alone
in
the
yeare
71.
to
gaine
such
intelligences
,
as
might
further
him
,
to
get
some
amends
for
his
losse
.
And
hauing
,
in
those
two
voyages
,
gotten
such
certaine
notice
of
the
persons
&
places
aimed
at
,
as
he
thought
requisite
,
and
therevppon
with
good
deliberation
resolued
on
a
third
voyage
(
the
description
whereof
we
haue
now
in
hand
)
hee
accordingly
prepared
his
shippes
and
Company
,
and
then
taking
the
first
opportunity
of
a
good
winde
,
had
such
successe
in
his
proceedings
,
as
now
followes
farther
to
be
declared
.
On
Whitsunday
Eeue
being
the
24.
Iohn
Drake
was
Captaine
(
hauing
in
both
of
them
of
men
and
boyes
seauenty
three
,
all
voluntarily
assembled
,
of
which
the
eldest
was
fifty
,
all
the
rest
vnder
thirty
:
so
deuided
that
there
were
forty
seauen
in
the
one
ship
,
and
twenty
six
in
the
other
:
both
richly
furnished
,
with
victualles
and
apparell
for
a
whole
yeare
:
and
no
lesse
heedfully
prouided
of
all
manner
of
munition
,
Artillery
,
Artificers
,
stuffe
and
tooles
,
that
were
requisite
for
such
a
Man
of
warre
in
such
an
attempt
,
but
especially
hauing
three
dainty
Pinnases
,
made
in
Plimouth
,
taken
a
sunder
all
in
peeces
and
stowed
aboard
,
to
be
set
vp
as
occasion
serued
:
)
set
sayle
from
out
of
the
Sound
of
Plimouth
,
with
intent
to
land
at
Nombre
da
Dios.
The
winde
continued
prosperous
and
fauorable
at
Northeast
,
and
gaue
as
a
very
good
passage
,
without
any
alteration
or
change
:
Porto
Sa
to
,
one
of
the
Maderas
,
and
of
the
Canaries
also
within
twelue
dayes
of
our
setting
forth
:
yet
we
neuer
strooke
sayle
,
nor
came
to
anchor
,
nor
made
any
stay
for
any
cause
,
neither
there
nor
elsewhere
,
vntill
25.
The
next
morning
we
entred
between
Dominica
&
Guadalupe
,
where
we
descryed
two
Canoas
,
Santa
Martha
,
Port
Phesant
,
for
that
our
Captaine
had
so
named
it
in
his
former
voyage
,
by
reason
of
the
great
store
of
those
goodly
Fowles
,
which
he
and
his
Company
did
then
daily
kill
,
and
feed
on
,
in
that
place
.
In
this
course
,
notwithstanding
wee
had
two
dayes
calme
,
Port
Phesant
,
which
is
a
fine
round
Bay
,
of
very
safe
harbor
for
all
winds
,
lying
betweene
two
high
points
,
not
past
halfe
a
cables
length
ouer
at
the
mouth
,
but
within
,
eight
or
tenne
cables
length
euery
way
,
hauing
ten
or
twelue
faddome
water
more
or
lesse
,
full
of
good
fish
,
the
soyle
also
very
fruitfull
;
which
may
appeare
by
this
,
that
our
Captaine
hauing
beene
in
this
place
,
within
a
yeare
and
fewe
dayes
before
,
and
hauing
ridde
the
place
with
many
alleys
and
paths
made
,
yet
now
all
was
so
ouer-grown
againe
,
as
that
we
doubted
at
first
,
whither
this
were
the
same
place
or
no.
At
our
entrance
into
this
Bay
,
our
Captaine
hauing
giuen
order
to
his
brother
what
to
doe
,
if
any
occasion
should
happen
in
his
absence
,
was
on
his
way
,
with
intent
to
haue
gone
aland
,
with
some
fewe
only
in
his
company
,
because
he
knew
,
there
dwelt
no
Spaniards
within
thirty
fiue
leagues
of
that
place
.
Tolou
being
the
neerest
to
the
Eastwards
,
and
Nombre
de
Dios
to
the
westwards
,
where
any
of
that
Nation
dwelt
.
But
as
we
were
rowing
a
shoare
,
we
saw
a
smoake
in
the
woods
,
euen
neere
the
place
,
which
our
Captaine
had
aforetime
frequented
:
therefore
thinking
it
fit
to
take
more
strength
with
vs
,
he
caused
his
other
boat
also
to
be
mand
,
with
certaine
muskets
,
and
other
weapons
,
suspecting
some
enemy
had
beene
a
shoare
.
When
we
landed
,
we
found
by
euident
markes
,
that
there
had
beene
lately
there
,
a
certaine
English
man
of
Plimouth
,
called
Iohn
Garret
,
who
had
beene
conducted
thither
by
certaine
English
Mariners
,
which
had
beene
there
with
our
Captaine
in
some
of
his
former
voyages
.
He
had
now
left
a
plate
of
Lead
,
nailed
fast
to
a
mighty
great
tree
(
greater
then
any
foure
men
,
joyning
hands
,
could
fathome
about
;
on
which
were
engrauen
these
words
,
directed
to
our
Captaine
.
CAptaine
Drake
,
if
you
fortune
to
come
to
this
Port
,
make
hast
away
:
For
the
Spaniards
,
which
you
had
with
you
here
the
last
yeare
,
haue
bewrayed
this
place
,
and
taken
away
all
that
you
left
here
.
I
depart
from
hence
,
this
present
7.
of
Iuly
,
1572.
Your
very
louing
friend
IOHN
GARRET
.
The
smoake
which
wee
sawe
,
was
occationed
by
a
fire
,
which
the
said
Garret
and
his
Company
,
had
made
before
their
departure
,
in
a
very
great
tree
(
not
farre
from
this
which
had
the
lead
nayled
on
it
)
which
had
continued
burning
at
least
fiue
dayes
before
our
arriuall
.
This
aduertisement
notwithstanding
,
our
Captaine
meant
not
to
depart
,
before
he
had
built
his
Pinnases
,
which
were
yet
aboard
in
peices
,
for
which
purpose
hee
knew
this
Port
,
a
most
conuenient
place
.
And
therfore
assoone
as
we
had
moared
our
Ships
,
our
Captaine
commanded
his
Pinnases
to
be
brought
ashore
,
for
the
Carpenters
to
set
vp
,
himselfe
employing
all
his
other
company
in
fortifying
a
place
,
which
he
had
chosen
out
,
as
a
most
fit
plot
,
of
three
quarters
of
an
acre
of
ground
,
to
make
some
strength
or
safety
for
the
present
,
as
sufficiently
as
the
meanes
he
had
would
afford
,
which
was
performed
,
by
felling
of
great
trees
,
and
bowsing
and
haling
them
together
with
great
Pulleis
and
halsers
,
vntill
they
were
inclosed
to
the
water
,
and
then
letting
others
fall
vpon
them
,
vntill
they
had
raised
with
trees
and
boughes
thirty
foot
in
height
round
about
,
leauing
onely
one
gate
to
issue
at
,
neere
the
waters
side
,
which
euery
night
(
that
wee
might
sleepe
in
more
safety
and
security
)
was
shut
vp
,
with
a
great
tree
drawne
athwart
it
.
The
whole
plott
was
built
in
a
Pentagonall
forme
,
to
wit
,
of
fiue
equall
sides
and
angles
,
of
which
angles
two
were
toward
the
sea
,
and
that
side
between
them
was
left
open
,
for
the
easie
launching
of
our
Pinnases
:
the
other
foure
equall
sides
were
wholely
(
excepting
the
gate
before
mentioned
)
firmely
closed
vp
.
Without
,
insteed
of
a
trench
,
the
ground
was
ridd
for
fifty
foote
space
,
round
about
.
The
rest
was
very
thick
with
trees
,
of
which
many
were
of
those
kindes
,
which
are
neuer
without
greene
leaues
,
till
they
are
dead
at
the
roote
(
excepting
onely
one
kinde
of
tree
amongst
them
,
much
like
to
our
Ash
,
which
when
the
sunne
commeth
right
ouer
them
,
causing
great
raines
,
suddenly
casteth
all
their
leaues
,
viz.
within
three
dayes
,
and
yet
within
six
dayes
after
becomes
all
greene
againe
.
The
leaues
of
the
other
trees
doe
also
in
part
fall
away
,
but
so
as
the
teees
continue
still
greene
notwithstanding
)
being
of
a
maruelous
height
,
and
supported
as
it
were
with
fiue
or
six
naturall
buttresses
growing
out
of
their
bodies
,
so
farre
,
that
three
men
may
so
be
hidden
in
each
of
them
,
that
they
which
shall
stand
in
the
very
next
buttresse
shall
not
be
able
to
see
them
.
One
of
them
specially
was
marked
to
haue
had
seauen
of
those
staies
or
buttresses
,
for
the
supporting
of
his
greatnes
and
height
,
which
being
measured
with
a
line
close
by
the
barke
and
neere
to
the
ground
,
as
it
was
indented
or
extant
,
was
found
to
be
aboue
thirty
nine
yards
about
.
The
wood
of
those
trees
,
is
as
heauy
or
heauier
then
Brafill
or
Lingnum
vitae
,
and
is
in
colour
white
.
The
next
day
after
wee
had
arriued
,
Edwaad
Horseys
,
wherein
Iames
Rause
was
Captaine
and
Iohn
Ouery
Master
,
with
thirty
men
;
of
which
,
some
had
beene
with
our
Captaine
in
the
same
place
the
yeere
before
.
They
brought
in
with
them
a
Spanish
Caruell
of
Siuell
(
which
hee
had
taken
the
day
before
,
athwart
of
that
place
,
being
a
Caruell
of
Aduiso
bound
for
Nombre
de
Dios
)
and
also
one
Sallop
with
Oares
,
which
he
had
taken
at
Cape
Blanck
.
This
Captaine
Rause
vnderstanding
our
Captains
purpose
,
was
desirous
to
ioyne
in
consort
with
him
,
and
was
receiued
vpon
conditions
agreed
on
betwene
them
.
Nombre
de
Dios
,
continuing
our
course
till
wee
came
to
the
Iles
of
Pinos
:
where
being
within
three
dayes
arriued
,
wee
found
two
Fregates
of
Nombre
de
Dios
,
lading
planck
and
timber
from
thence
.
The
Negroes
which
were
in
those
Fregates
,
gaue
vs
some
particuler
vnderstanding
of
the
present
state
of
the
towne
:
and
besides
,
tolde
vs
that
they
had
heard
a
report
,
that
certaine
souldiers
,
should
come
thither
shortly
,
and
were
daily
looked
for
,
from
the
Gouernor
of
Panama
and
the
countrey
thereabout
,
to
defend
the
towne
against
the
Symerons
(
A
black
people
,
which
about
80.
yeares
past
,
fledd
from
the
Spaniards
their
Masters
,
by
reason
of
their
cruelty
,
and
are
since
growne
to
a
nation
,
vnder
two
Kings
of
their
owne
:
the
one
inhabiteth
to
the
west
,
th'
other
to
the
East
of
the
way
from
Nombre
de
Dios
to
Panama
)
which
had
neere
surprised
it
about
six
weekes
before
.
Our
Captaine
willing
to
vse
those
Negroes
well
(
not
hurting
himselfe
)
set
them
ashore
vpon
the
maine
,
that
they
might
perhaps
ioyne
themselues
to
their
contrymen
the
Symerons
,
and
gaine
their
liberty
if
they
would
,
or
if
they
would
not
,
yet
by
reason
of
the
length
and
troublesomenes
of
the
way
by
land
to
Nombre
de
Dios
,
hee
might
preuent
any
notice
of
his
comming
,
which
they
should
be
able
to
giue
.
For
hee
was
loath
to
put
the
towne
to
too
much
charge
(
which
hee
knew
they
would
willingly
bestowe
)
in
prouiding
before
hand
,
for
his
entertainment
,
and
therefore
hee
hastned
his
going
thither
,
with
as
much
speed
and
secrecy
as
posibly
hee
could
.
To
this
end
,
disposing
of
all
his
companies
,
according
as
they
inclined
most
,
hee
left
the
three
Ships
and
the
Caruell
with
Captaine
Rause
,
and
chose
into
his
foure
Pinnaces
(
Captaine
Rauses
Shallop
made
the
fourth
)
besides
fifty
three
of
our
men
,
twenty
more
of
Captaine
Rauses
company
,
with
which
hee
seemed
competently
furnished
,
to
atcheiue
what
hee
intended
:
especially
hauing
proportioned
,
according
to
his
owne
purpose
,
and
our
mens
disposition
,
their
seuerall
armes
▪
viz
six
Targets
,
six
Firepikes
,
twelue
Pikes
,
twenty
foure
Muskets
and
Calliuers
,
sixteene
Bowes
,
and
six
Partizans
,
two
Drums
,
and
two
Trompets
.
Thus
hauing
parted
from
our
company
:
Therefore
euen
that
afternoone
,
hee
causeth
vs
to
set
saile
for
Nombre
de
Dios
,
so
that
before
sunne
set
wee
were
as
farre
as
Rio
Francisco
:
thence
hee
led
vs
hard
aboard
the
shore
(
that
wee
might
not
bee
descried
of
the
watch
house
)
vntill
that
being
come
within
two
leagues
of
the
point
of
the
Bay
,
hee
caused
vs
to
strike
a
hull
,
and
cast
our
grappers
,
riding
so
vntill
it
was
darke
night
.
Then
wee
waighed
againe
and
set
sayle
,
rowing
hard
aboard
the
shore
,
with
asmuch
silence
as
wee
could
,
till
wee
recouered
the
point
of
the
harbor
vnder
the
high
land
:
there
wee
stayed
all
silent
,
purposing
to
attempt
the
towne
in
the
dawning
of
the
day
,
after
that
wee
had
reposed
our selues
for
a
while
.
But
our
Captaine
with
some
others
of
his
best
men
,
finding
that
our
people
were
talking
of
the
greatnes
of
the
towne
,
and
what
their
strength
might
bee
,
especially
by
the
report
of
the
Negroes
that
wee
tooke
at
the
I
le
of
Pinos
:
thought
it
best
to
put
these
conceits
out
of
their
heads
,
and
therefore
to
take
the
opportunity
of
the
rising
of
the
moone
that
night
,
persuading
them
that
it
was
the
day
dawning
.
By
this
occasion
we
were
at
the
towne
,
a
large
hower
sooner
then
first
was
purposed
.
For
wee
arriued
there
by
three
of
the
clock
after
midnight
:
at
what
time
it
fortuned
that
a
Ship
of
Spaine
,
of
sixtie
Tunnes
,
laden
with
Canary
wines
and
other
commodities
,
which
had
but
lately
come
into
the
Bay
,
and
had
not
yet
furld
her
sprit-saile
,
espying
our
foure
Pinnaces
,
being
an
extraordinary
number
,
and
those
rowing
with
many
Oares
,
sent
away
her
Gundeloe
towards
the
towne
,
to
giue
warning
:
but
our
Captaine
perceiuing
it
,
cut
betwixt
her
and
the
towne
,
forcing
her
to
goe
to
th'
other
side
of
the
Bay
:
whereby
wee
landed
without
impeachment
,
although
wee
found
one
gunner
vpon
the
platforme
,
in
the
very
place
where
wee
landed
,
being
a
sandy
pray
and
no
key
at
all
,
not
past
twenty
yards
from
the
houses
.
There
wee
found
six
great
Peeces
of
brasse
Ordinance
,
mounted
vpon
their
cariages
,
some
Demy
,
some
whole
Culuering
:
wee
presently
dismounted
them
,
the
gunner
fled
,
the
towne
tooke
alarme
(
being
very
ready
thereto
,
by
reason
of
their
often
disquieting
,
by
their
neere
neighbours
the
Symerons
)
as
wee
perceiued
,
not
onely
by
the
noyse
and
cries
of
the
people
,
but
by
the
bell
ringing
out
,
and
drums
running
vp
and
downe
the
towne
.
Our
Captaine
according
to
the
directions
which
hee
had
giuen
ouer
night
,
to
such
as
hee
had
made
choice
of
for
the
purpose
,
left
twelue
to
keepe
the
Pinnases
,
that
wee
might
be
sure
of
a
safe
retreat
,
if
the
worst
befell
.
And
hauing
made
sure
worke
of
the
platforme
before
hee
would
enter
the
towne
,
hee
thought
best
,
first
to
view
the
mount
,
on
the
East
side
of
the
towne
,
where
hee
was
informed
,
by
sundry
intelligences
the
yeare
before
,
they
had
an
intent
to
plant
Ordinance
,
which
might
scoure
round
about
the
towne
.
Therefore
leauing
one
halfe
of
his
company
,
to
make
a
stand
at
the
foote
of
the
mount
,
hee
marched
vp
presently
vnto
the
top
of
it
,
with
all
speed
to
try
the
truth
of
the
report
for
the
more
safety
.
There
wee
found
no
peice
of
Ordinance
,
but
onely
a
very
fit
place
prepared
for
such
vse
,
and
therefore
wee
left
it
without
any
of
our
men
,
and
with
all
celerity
returned
downe
the
mount
,
Then
our
Captaine
appointed
his
brother
,
with
Iohn
Oxnam
and
sixteene
other
of
his
men
,
to
goe
about
,
behinde
the
Kings
treasure-house
,
and
enter
neere
the
Easter
end
of
the
market-place
:
himselfe
with
the
rest
,
would
passe
vp
the
broad
street
,
into
the
market
place
,
with
sound
of
drum
and
trompet
.
The
Firepikes
diuided
halfe
to
the
one
,
and
halfe
to
th'
other
company
,
serued
no
lesse
for
fright
to
the
enemy
,
then
light
of
our
men
,
who
by
this
meanes
might
discerne
euery
place
very
well
,
as
if
it
were
neere
day
,
whereas
the
inhabitants
stood
amazed
at
so
strange
a
fight
,
maruelling
what
the
matter
might
bee
,
and
imagining
,
by
reason
of
our
drums
and
trompets
sounding
in
so
sundry
places
,
that
wee
had
beene
a
farre
greater
number
then
wee
were
.
Yet
by
meanes
of
the
soldiers
,
which
were
in
the
towne
,
and
by
reason
of
the
time
which
wee
spent
in
marching
vp
and
downe
the
mount
,
the
soldiers
and
the
inhabitants
had
put
themselues
in
armes
,
and
brought
their
companies
in
some
order
,
at
the
south
east
end
of
the
market
place
,
neere
the
gouernors
house
,
and
not
farre
from
the
gate
of
the
towne
,
which
is
only
one
,
leading
towards
Panama
,
hauing
(
as
it
seemes
)
gathered
themselues
thither
,
either
that
in
the
gouernors
sight
they
might
shew
their
valor
,
if
it
might
preuaile
,
or
else
that
by
the
gate
,
they
might
best
take
their
vale
,
and
escape
rediest
.
And
to
make
a
shew
of
farre
greater
numbers
of
shot
,
or
else
of
a
custome
they
had
,
by
the
like
device
to
terrify
the
Symerons
,
they
had
hung
lines
with
matches
lighted
,
ouerthwart
the
wester-end
of
the
market-place
,
betwene
the
church
and
the
crosse
,
as
though
there
had
beene
in
a
readines
some
company
of
shott
,
whereas
indeed
there
was
not
past
two
or
three
that
taught
these
lines
to
dance
,
till
they
themselues
ranne
away
,
assoone
as
they
perceiued
they
were
discouered
.
But
the
Souldiers
and
such
as
were
joyned
with
them
,
presented
vs
with
a
jolly
hotte
volue
of
shot
,
beating
full
vpon
the
egresse
of
that
streete
,
in
which
we
marched
,
and
leuelling
very
lowe
,
so
as
their
bullers
oft
times
grazed
on
the
sand
.
We
stood
not
to
answer
them
in
like
tearmes
;
but
hauing
discharged
our
first
volly
of
shot
,
and
feathered
them
with
our
arrowes
(
which
our
Captaine
had
caused
to
be
made
of
purpose
in
England
,
not
great
sheafe
arrowes
,
but
fine
rouing
shafts
;
very
carefully
reserued
for
the
seruice
)
wee
came
to
the
push
of
pike
,
so
that
our
fire-pikes
being
well
armed
and
made
of
purpose
,
did
vs
very
great
seruice
.
For
our
men
with
their
pikes
and
short
weapons
,
in
short
time
tooke
such
order
among
these
gallants
,
some
vsing
the
but-end
of
their
peeces
in
stead
of
other
weapons
,
that
partly
by
reason
of
our
arrowes
,
which
did
vs
there
notable
seruice
,
partly
by
occasion
of
this
strange
and
suddaine
closing
with
them
,
in
this
manner
vnlooked
for
,
and
the
rather
for
that
at
the
very
instant
,
our
Captaines
brother
,
with
the
other
Company
,
with
their
fire-pikes
,
entred
the
market
place
by
th'
easter
street
:
they
casting
downe
their
weapons
,
fled
all
out
of
the
Towne
by
the
gate
aforesaid
,
which
had
beene
built
for
a
barre
to
keepe
out
of
the
Towne
the
Symerons
,
who
had
often
assailed
it
,
but
now
serued
for
a
gap
for
the
Spaniards
to
fly
at
.
In
following
and
returning
,
diuers
of
our
men
were
hurt
,
with
the
weapons
which
the
enemy
had
let
fall
as
he
fled
:
somewhat
,
for
that
wee
marched
with
such
speed
,
but
more
for
that
they
lay
so
thicke
and
crosse
on
the
other
.
Being
returned
,
we
made
our
stand
neere
the
midst
of
the
market
place
,
where
a
tree
groweth
hard
by
the
Crosse
;
whence
our
Captaine
sent
of
our
men
to
stay
the
ringing
of
the
alarme
Bell
,
which
had
continued
all
this
while
:
but
the
Church
being
very
strongly
built
and
fast
shut
,
they
could
not
without
firing
(
which
our
Captaine
forbad
)
get
into
the
steeple
where
the
Bell
hung
.
In
the
meane
time
,
our
Captaine
hauing
taken
two
or
three
Spaniards
in
their
flight
,
commanded
them
to
shew
him
the
Gouernours
house
,
where
hee
vnderstood
was
the
ordinary
place
of
vnlading
the
Moyles
,
of
all
the
treasure
which
came
from
Panamah
by
the
Kings
appointment
:
Although
the
siluer
only
was
kept
there
:
the
gold
,
pearle
and
jewels
(
being
there
once
entred
by
the
Kings
Officer
)
was
caried
from
thence
to
the
Kings
treasure-house
not
farre
off
,
being
a
house
very
strongly
built
of
lime
and
stone
,
for
the
safe
keeping
thereof
.
At
our
comming
to
the
Gouernours
house
,
wee
found
the
great
dore
(
where
the
Moyles
doe
vsually
vnlade
)
euen
then
opened
a
Candle
,
lighted
vpon
the
top
of
the
staires
;
and
a
faire
Gennet
ready
sadled
,
either
for
the
Gouernour
himselfe
,
or
some
other
of
his
household
to
carry
it
after
him
.
By
meanes
of
this
light
,
we
saw
a
huge
heape
of
siluer
,
in
that
nether
roome
:
being
a
pile
of
barres
of
siluer
,
of
(
as
neareas
we
could
guesse
)
seauenty
foote
in
length
,
of
ten
foot
in
breadth
,
&
twelue
foote
in
height
,
piled
vp
against
the
wall
,
each
barre
was
betweene
thirty
fiue
and
forty
pound
in
weight
.
At
sight
hereof
our
Captaine
commanded
straightly
that
none
of
vs
should
touch
a
barre
of
siluer
,
but
stand
vpon
our
weapons
,
because
the
Towne
was
full
of
people
,
and
there
was
in
the
Kings
treasure-house
neere
the
waters
side
,
more
gold
and
jewels
then
all
our
foure
Pinnases
could
carry
,
which
wee
would
presently
set
some
in
hand
to
breake
open
,
notwithstanding
the
Spaniards
reports
of
the
strength
of
it
.
Wee
were
no
sooner
returned
to
our
strength
,
but
there
was
a
report
brought
by
some
of
our
men
,
that
our
Pinnases
were
in
danger
to
be
taken
,
and
that
if
we
our selues
got
not
aboard
before
day
,
we
should
be
opprest
with
multitude
both
of
Souldiers
and
townes-people
.
This
report
had
his
ground
from
one
Diego
a
Negro
,
who
in
the
time
of
the
first
conflict
,
came
and
called
to
our
Pinnaces
,
to
knowe
whether
they
were
Captaine
Drakes
?
&
vpon
answer
receiued
,
continued
intreating
to
be
taken
aboard
(
though
he
had
first
three
or
foure
shot
made
at
him
)
vntill
at
length
they
fetcht
him
,
and
learned
by
him
,
that
not
past
eight
dayes
before
our
arriuall
the
King
had
sent
thether
some
hundred
and
fifty
Souldiers
to
guard
the
Towne
against
the
Symerons
,
and
the
Towne
at
this
time
was
full
of
people
besides
:
which
,
all
the
rather
beleeued
,
because
it
agreed
with
the
report
of
the
Negroes
,
which
wee
tooke
before
at
the
I
le
of
Pinos
:
and
therefore
our
Captaine
sent
his
brother
and
Iohn
Oxnam
to
vnderstand
the
truth
thereof
.
They
found
our
men
,
which
we
left
in
our
Pinnaces
,
much
frighted
,
by
reason
that
they
sawe
great
Troops
and
Companies
running
vp
and
downe
,
with
matches
light
,
some
with
other
weapons
;
crying
Que
gente
?
que
gente
?
which
hauing
not
beene
at
the
first
conflict
,
but
comming
from
the
vtter
ends
of
the
Towne
(
being
at
least
as
bigge
as
Plimouth
)
came
many
times
neere
vs
,
and
vnderstanding
that
we
were
English
,
discharged
their
peeces
and
ran
away
.
Presently
after
this
,
a
mighty
shower
of
raine
,
with
a
terrible
storme
of
thunder
and
lightning
,
fell
,
which
powred
downe
so
vehemently
(
as
it
vsually
doth
in
those
Countries
)
that
before
we
could
recouer
the
shelter
of
a
certaine
shade
or
pent-house
,
at
the
Wester
end
of
the
Kings
treasure-house
(
which
seemeth
to
haue
beene
built
there
of
purpose
to
auoid
Sunne
and
raine
)
some
of
our
bow-strings
were
wet
,
and
some
of
our
match
and
powder
hurt
:
which
while
we
were
carefull
of
,
to
refurnish
and
supply
;
diuers
of
our
men
,
harping
on
the
reports
lately
brought
vs
,
were
muttering
of
the
Forces
of
the
Towne
,
which
our
Captaine
perceiuing
,
told
them
,
that
he
had
brought
them
to
the
mouth
of
the
treasure
of
the
world
,
if
they
would
want
it
,
they
might
henceforth
blame
no
body
but
themselues
.
And
therefore
as
soone
as
the
storme
beganne
to
aswage
of
his
furye
(
which
was
a
long
halfe
houre
)
willing
to
giue
his
men
no
longer
leasure
to
demurre
of
those
doubts
,
nor
yet
allow
the
Enemy
farther
respit
to
gather
themselues
together
:
he
stept
foreward
,
commanding
his
brother
,
with
Iohn
Oxnam
and
the
Company
appointed
them
,
to
breake
the
Kings
Treasure-house
;
the
rest
to
follow
him
,
to
keepe
the
strength
of
the
market
place
,
till
they
had
dispatched
the
businesse
for
which
they
came
.
But
as
he
stept
forward
,
his
strength
and
sight
and
speech
failed
him
,
and
he
began
to
faint
for
want
of
blood
,
which
as
then
wee
perceiued
,
had
,
in
great
quantity
,
issued
vpon
the
sand
,
out
of
a
wound
receiued
in
his
legge
in
the
first
encounter
,
whereby
though
he
felt
some
paine
,
yet
(
for
that
hee
perceiued
diuers
of
the
Company
,
hauing
already
gotten
many
good
things
,
to
be
very
ready
to
take
all
occasions
,
of
winding
themselues
,
out
of
that
conceited
danger
)
would
he
not
haue
it
knowne
to
any
,
till
this
his
fainting
,
against
his
will
,
bewrayed
it
;
the
blood
hauing
first
filled
the
very
prints
which
our
foote-steps
made
,
to
the
great
dismay
of
all
our
Company
,
who
thought
it
not
credible
,
that
one
man
should
be
able
to
spare
so
much
blood
and
liue
.
And
therefore
euen
they
,
which
were
willingest
to
haue
aduentured
most
,
for
so
faire
a
booty
,
would
in
no
case
hazard
their
Captaines
life
;
but
(
hauing
giuen
him
somewhat
to
drinke
wherewith
he
recouered
himselfe
,
and
hauing
bound
his
Scarfe
about
his
legge
,
for
the
stopping
of
the
blood
)
entreated
him
to
bee
content
to
goe
with
them
aboord
,
there
to
haue
his
wound
searched
and
drest
,
and
then
to
returne
a
shoare
againe
if
he
thought
good
.
This
when
they
could
not
perswade
him
vnto
(
as
who
knew
it
vtterly
time
)
impossible
,
at
least
very
vnlikely
,
that
euer
they
should
(
for
that
)
returne
againe
,
to
recouer
the
state
in
which
they
now
were
:
and
was
of
opinion
,
that
it
were
more
honorable
for
himselfe
,
to
jeopard
his
life
for
so
great
a
benefit
,
then
to
leaue
off
so
high
an
enterprise
vnperformed
:
)
they
joyned
altogether
,
and
with
force
mingled
with
faire
intreaty
,
they
bare
him
aboard
his
Pinnace
,
and
so
abandoned
a
most
rich
spoile
for
the
present
,
only
to
preserue
their
Captaines
life
,
as
being
resolued
of
him
,
that
while
they
enjoyed
his
presence
,
and
had
him
to
command
them
,
they
might
recouer
wealth
sufficient
;
but
if
once
they
lost
him
,
they
should
hardly
bee
able
to
recouer
home
,
no
not
with
that
which
they
had
gotten
already
.
Thus
wee
embarqued
by
breake
of
the
day
,
The
I
le
of
victualles
;
which
is
an
Iland
that
lyeth
without
the
Bay
to
the
Westwards
,
about
a
league
off
the
Towne
,
where
we
stayed
the
two
next
dayes
,
to
cure
our
wounded
men
,
and
refresh
our selues
,
in
the
goodly
Gardens
which
we
there
found
,
abounding
with
great
store
of
all
dainty
rootes
and
fruites
,
besides
great
plenty
of
Poultry
and
other
Fowles
,
no
lesse
strange
then
delicate
.
Shortly
,
vpon
our
first
arriuall
in
this
Iland
,
the
Gouernour
and
the
rest
of
his
assistants
in
the
Towne
(
as
wee
afterwards
vnderstood
)
sent
vnto
our
Captaine
a
proper
Gentleman
of
meane
stature
,
good
complexion
,
and
faire
spoken
,
a
principall
Souldier
of
the
late
sent
Garrison
,
to
view
in
what
state
wee
were
.
At
his
comming
hee
protested
he
came
to
vs
of
meere
good
will
,
for
that
wee
had
attempted
,
so
great
and
incredible
a
matter
with
so
few
men
:
and
that
at
the
first
they
feared
that
wee
had
beene
French
,
at
whose
hands
they
knew
they
should
finde
no
mercy
:
but
after
they
perceiued
by
our
Arrowes
,
that
we
were
Englishmen
,
their
feare
were
the
lesse
,
for
that
they
knew
,
that
though
we
tooke
the
Treasure
of
the
place
,
yet
we
would
not
vse
cruelty
towards
their
persons
.
But
albeit
this
his
affection
gaue
him
cause
enough
,
to
come
aboard
such
,
whose
vertues
so
he
honoured
,
yet
the
Gouernour
also
had
not
only
consented
to
his
comming
,
but
directly
sent
him
,
vpon
occasion
that
diuers
of
the
Towne
affirmed
(
said
hee
)
that
they
knew
our
Captaine
,
who
the
last
two
yeares
had
beene
often
on
their
coast
,
and
had
alwayes
vsed
their
persons
very
well
.
And
therefore
desired
to
knowe
,
first
,
whether
our
Captaine
were
the
same
Captaine
Drake
or
no
?
and
next
,
because
many
of
their
men
were
wounded
with
our
Arrowes
,
whether
they
were
poysoned
or
no
?
and
how
their
wounds
might
best
be
cured
?
lastly
what
victualles
wee
wanted
,
or
other
necessaries
?
of
which
the
Gouereour
promised
by
him
to
supply
and
furnish
vs
,
as
largely
as
hee
durst
.
Our
Captaine
although
he
thought
this
Souldier
but
a
Spye
:
yet
vsed
him
very
curteously
,
and
answered
him
to
his
Gouernours
demands
.
That
he
was
the
same
Drake
whome
they
meant
:
it
was
neuer
his
manner
to
poyson
his
Arrowes
:
they
might
cure
their
wounded
by
ordinary
Chirurgery
:
as
for
wants
hee
knewe
the
Iland
of
Bastimientos
had
sufficient
,
and
could
furnish
him
if
hee
listed
:
but
hee
wanted
nothing
but
some
of
that
speciall
commodity
,
which
that
Countrey
yeelded
,
to
content
himselfe
and
his
Company
.
And
therefore
hee
aduised
the
Gouernour
to
hold
open
his
eyes
,
for
before
he
departed
,
if
God
lent
him
life
and
leaue
,
he
meant
to
reape
some
of
their
Haruest
,
which
they
get
out
of
the
Earth
,
and
send
into
Spaine
to
trouble
all
the
Earth
.
To
this
answere
vnlooked
for
,
this
Gentleman
replyed
:
If
he
might
without
offence
moue
such
a
question
,
what
should
then
be
the
cause
,
of
our
departing
from
that
Towne
at
this
time
,
where
was
aboue
three
hundred
and
sixty
Tunne
of
siluer
ready
for
the
Fleete
,
&
much
more
Golde
in
value
,
resting
in
yron
chests
in
the
Kings
Treasure-house
?
But
when
our
Captaine
had
shewed
him
the
true
cause
of
his
vnwilling
retreat
aboord
;
he
acknowledged
,
that
we
had
no
lesse
reason
in
departing
,
then
courage
in
attempting
:
and
no
doubt
did
easily
see
,
that
it
was
not
for
the
Towne
to
seeke
reuenge
of
vs
,
by
manning
forth
such
Fregates
or
other
vessels
,
as
they
had
:
but
better
to
content
themselues
and
prouide
for
their
owne
defence
.
Thus
with
great
fauour
and
courteous
entertainement
,
besides
such
gifts
from
our
Captaine
as
most
contented
him
:
after
dinner
hee
was
in
such
sort
dismissed
,
to
make
report
of
that
he
had
seene
,
that
he
protested
,
he
was
neuer
so
much
honored
of
any
in
his
life
.
After
his
departure
,
the
Negroe
forementioned
,
being
examined
more
fully
,
confirmed
this
report
of
the
gold
and
siluer
,
with
many
other
intelligences
of
importance
,
especially
how
wee
might
haue
gold
and
siluer
enough
if
we
would
,
by
meanes
of
the
Symerons
,
whome
though
hee
had
betrayed
diuers
times
(
being
vsed
thereto
by
his
Masters
)
so
that
he
knew
they
would
kill
him
,
if
they
gat
him
:
yet
if
our
Captaine
would
vndertake
his
protection
,
hee
durst
aduenture
his
life
,
because
hee
knewe
our
Captaines
name
was
most
pretious
and
highly
honored
of
them
.
This
report
ministred
occasion
to
further
consultation
:
for
which
,
because
this
place
seemed
not
the
safest
;
as
being
neither
the
healthiest
nor
quietest
.
The
next
day
in
the
morning
wee
all
set
our
course
for
the
I
le
of
Pinnos
or
Port
Plenty
,
where
wee
had
left
our
Ships
,
continuing
all
that
day
,
and
the
next
,
till
towards
night
before
wee
recouered
it
.
Wee
were
the
longer
in
this
course
,
for
that
our
Captaine
sent
away
his
brother
and
Ellis
Hixon
to
the
westward
,
to
search
the
Riuer
of
Chagro
,
where
himselfe
had
beene
the
yeare
before
,
and
yet
was
carefull
to
gaine
more
notice
of
:
it
being
a
Riuer
which
trendeth
to
the
southward
,
within
six
leagues
of
Panamah
,
where
is
a
litle
towne
called
Venta
Cruz
,
whence
all
the
treasure
,
that
was
vsually
brought
thither
from
Panams
by
Moyles
,
was
imbarqued
in
Fregates
,
downe
that
Riuer
into
the
North
sea
,
and
so
to
Nombre
de
Dios.
It
ebbeth
and
floweth
not
farre
into
the
land
,
and
therefore
it
asketh
three
dayes
rowing
with
a
fine
Pinnace
to
passe
from
the
mouth
to
Venta
Cruz
,
but
one
day
and
a
night
seruerh
to
returne
downe
the
Riuer
.
At
our
returne
to
our
Ships
,
in
our
consultation
,
Wee
came
to
anchor
with
our
two
Ships
in
the
evening
in
seauen
fadome
water
,
This
report
our
Captaine
credited
,
the
rather
,
for
that
himselfe
had
heard
the
report
of
the
Ordinance
,
at
sea
,
and
perceiued
sufficiently
,
that
hee
was
now
descried
:
notwithstanding
,
in
farther
examination
,
of
this
old
mariner
,
hauing
vnderstood
,
that
there
was
,
within
the
next
point
,
a
great
ship
of
Siuell
,
which
had
here
discharged
her
loading
,
and
rid
now
with
her
yards
a
crosse
,
being
bound
the
next
morning
for
Saint
Domingo
:
our
Captaine
tooke
this
old
man
into
his
Pinnace
to
verifie
that
which
hee
had
informed
,
and
rowed
towards
this
Ship
,
which
as
wee
came
neere
it
,
hayled
vs
,
asking
whence
our
Shallops
were
?
wee
answered
,
from
Nombre
de
Dios
:
straight
way
they
raild
and
reuiled
:
wee
gaue
no
heed
to
their
words
,
but
euery
Pinnace
,
according
to
our
Captaines
order
:
one
on
the
starboord
bough
,
the
other
on
the
starboord
quarter
,
and
the
Captaine
in
the
midship
on
the
larboord
side
,
forthwith
boarded
her
,
though
wee
had
some
difficulty
to
enter
,
by
reason
of
her
height
,
being
of
two
hundred
forty
Tunne
.
But
assoone
as
wee
entred
vpon
the
decks
,
we
threwe
downe
the
grates
and
spardecks
,
to
preuent
the
Spaniards
from
annoying
vs
with
their
close
fights
:
who
then
perceiuing
that
wee
were
possessed
of
their
Ship
,
stowed
themselues
all
in
hold
with
their
weapons
,
except
two
or
three
yonkers
,
which
were
found
afore
the
beetes
:
when
hauing
light
out
of
our
Pinnaces
,
wee
found
no
danger
of
the
enemy
remaining
,
wee
cut
their
Cables
at
halfe
,
and
with
our
three
Pinnaces
,
towed
her
without
the
Iland
,
into
the
sound
right
afore
the
Towne
,
without
danger
of
their
great
shott
.
Meane
while
,
the
Towne
hauing
intelligence
hereof
,
by
their
watch
,
tooke
th'
alarme
,
rong
out
their
Bells
,
shott
off
about
thirty
Peeces
of
great
Ordinance
,
put
all
their
men
in
a
readines
horse
and
foote
,
came
downe
to
the
very
point
of
the
wood
,
and
discharged
their
Caliuers
,
to
impeach
vs
if
they
might
,
in
going
forth
.
The
next
morning
our
Ships
tooke
two
Fregats
,
Nombre
de
Dios
and
were
now
bound
for
Cathagene
,
with
double
letters
of
aduise
,
to
certifie
them
that
Captaine
Drake
had
beene
at
Nombre
de
Dios
,
had
taken
it
,
and
had
it
not
beene
that
hee
was
hurt
with
some
blessed
shott
,
by
all
likelihood
hee
had
sackt
it
:
hee
was
yet
still
vpon
the
Coast
:
they
should
therefore
carefully
prepare
for
him
.
After
that
our
Captaine
had
brought
all
his
fleet
together
:
at
the
Scriuanos
entreaties
,
hee
was
content
to
doe
them
all
fauor
,
in
setting
them
and
all
their
companies
a
shore
;
and
so
bare
thence
with
the
Ilands
of
Saint
Barnards
,
about
three
leagues
off
the
Towne
:
where
wee
found
great
store
of
fish
for
our
refreshing
.
Here
our
Captaine
considering
that
hee
was
now
discouered
,
vpon
2.
of
the
cheefest
places
of
all
the
Coast
,
and
yet
not
meaning
to
leaue
it
,
till
hee
had
found
the
Simerons
,
and
made
his
voiage
,
as
hee
had
conceiued
,
which
would
require
some
length
of
time
&
sure
manning
of
his
Pinnaces
,
hee
determined
with
himselfe
,
to
burne
one
of
his
Ships
,
and
make
of
the
other
a
storehouse
,
that
his
Pinnaces
(
which
could
not
otherwise
)
might
be
throughly
mand
,
and
so
he
might
be
able
to
abide
any
time
.
But
knowing
the
affection
of
his
company
,
how
loath
they
were
to
leaue
either
of
their
Ships
,
being
both
so
good
Saylers
and
so
well
furnished
,
hee
purposed
in
himselfe
by
some
pollicy
,
to
make
them
most
willing
to
effect
that
hee
intended
.
And
therefore
sent
for
one
Thomas
Moone
(
who
was
Carpenter
in
the
Swanne
)
and
taking
him
into
his
Cabbin
,
chargeth
him
to
conceale
for
a
time
,
a
peice
of
seruice
,
which
hee
must
in
any
case
consent
to
doe
aboord
his
owne
Ship
:
that
was
,
in
the
middle
of
the
second
watch
,
to
goe
downe
secretly
into
the
well
of
the
Ship
,
and
with
a
great
spike-gimlet
,
to
boare
three
hoales
,
as
neere
the
keele
as
hee
could
,
and
lay
something
against
it
,
that
the
force
of
the
water
entring
,
might
make
no
great
noise
,
nor
be
discouered
by
boyling
vp
:
Thomas
Moone
at
the
hearing
hereof
being
vtterly
dismaied
,
desired
to
knowe
what
cause
there
might
bee
,
to
moue
him
to
sincke
so
good
a
Bark
,
of
his
owne
,
new
,
and
strong
,
and
that
by
his
meanes
,
who
had
beene
in
two
so
rich
and
gainefull
voyages
in
her
with
himselfe
heretofore
:
If
his
brother
,
the
Master
,
and
the
rest
of
the
company
should
knowe
of
such
his
fact
,
hee
thought
verily
they
would
kill
him
.
But
when
our
Captaine
had
imparted
to
him
his
causes
,
and
had
perswaded
him
with
promise
that
it
should
not
bee
knowne
,
till
all
of
them
should
bee
glad
of
it
:
hee
vndertooke
it
,
and
did
it
accordingly
.
The
next
morning
our
Captaine
tooke
his
Pinnace
very
early
,
The
next
morning
,
wee
resolued
to
seeke
out
some
fitt
place
,
in
the
sound
of
Darienne
,
Rio
Grande
,
and
the
third
leaue
with
his
brother
to
seeke
the
Symerons
.
Vpon
this
resolution
,
But
in
the
meane
time
wee
were
not
idle
:
for
besides
such
ordinary
workes
,
as
our
Captaine
euery
month
did
vsually
enure
vs
to
,
about
the
trimming
and
fitting
of
his
Pinnaces
,
for
their
better
sayling
and
rowing
:
hee
caused
vs
to
ridd
a
large
plot
of
ground
,
both
of
Trees
and
brakes
and
to
build
vs
houses
,
sufficient
for
all
ourlodging
,
and
one
especially
for
all
our
publique
meetings
;
wherein
the
Negroe
which
fled
to
vs
before
did
vs
great
seruice
,
as
being
well
acquainted
with
the
Country
,
and
their
meanes
of
building
.
Our
Archers
made
themselues
Butts
to
shoot
at
,
because
wee
had
many
that
delighted
in
that
exercise
,
and
wanted
not
a
Fletcher
to
keepe
our
Bowes
and
Arrowes
in
order
.
The
rest
of
the
company
,
euery
one
as
hee
liked
best
,
made
his
disport
at
Boules
,
Quoits
,
Keiles
,
&c.
For
our
Captaine
allowed
one
halfe
of
their
company
to
passe
their
time
thus
,
euery
other
day
interchangeably
,
the
other
halfe
being
enioyned
to
the
necessary
workes
,
about
our
Ship
and
Pinnaces
,
and
the
prouiding
of
fresh
victuall
,
Fish
,
Foule
,
Hogs
,
Deere
,
Conies
,
&c.
whereof
there
is
great
plenty
.
Here
our
Smithes
set
vp
their
Forge
,
as
they
vsed
,
being
furnished
out
of
England
,
which
Anuill
,
Iron
,
Coales
,
and
all
manner
of
necessaries
,
which
stood
vs
in
great
steed
.
Rio
Grand
,
and
passing
by
Carthagene
,
but
out
of
sight
,
when
wee
were
within
two
leagues
of
the
Riuer
,
The
same
day
wee
departed
thence
to
Rio
grand
,
where
wee
entred
about
three
of
the
clocke
in
the
after-noone
.
There
are
two
entrings
into
this
Riuer
,
of
which
we
entred
the
Westermost
called
Boca
chica
.
The
freshet
of
this
Riuer
is
so
great
,
that
we
being
halfe
a
league
from
the
mouth
of
it
,
filled
fresh
water
for
our
beuerage
.
From
three
a
clocke
till
darke
night
wee
rowed
vp
the
streame
,
but
the
current
was
so
strong
downewards
,
that
we
got
but
two
leagues
all
that
time
.
We
moared
our
Pinnaces
to
a
tree
that
night
:
for
that
presently
with
the
closing
of
the
euening
,
there
fell
a
monstrous
shower
of
raine
,
with
such
strange
and
terrible
claps
of
thunder
,
and
flashes
of
lightning
,
as
made
vs
,
not
a
little
to
meruell
at
,
although
our
Captaine
had
beene
acquainted
with
such
like
in
that
Countrey
,
and
told
vs
that
they
continue
,
seldome
longer
then
three
quarters
of
an
houre
.
This
storme
was
no
sooner
ceast
,
but
it
became
very
calme
,
and
therewith
there
came
such
an
innumerable
multitude
,
of
a
kind
of
Flies
of
that
Countrey
called
Muskitos
(
like
our
Gnats
)
which
bite
so
spitefully
,
that
we
could
not
rest
all
that
night
,
nor
find
meanes
to
defend
our selues
from
them
,
by
reason
of
the
heate
of
the
Countrey
:
the
best
remedy
wee
then
found
against
them
,
was
the
juyce
of
Lemmons
.
At
the
breake
of
day
we
departed
,
rowing
in
the
eddy
,
and
haling
vp
by
the
trees
where
the
eddy
failed
,
with
great
labor
,
With
this
store
of
Victuals
we
loaded
our
Pinnaces
,
and
by
the
shutting
in
of
the
day
we
were
ready
to
depart
;
for
that
we
hastned
the
rather
,
by
reason
of
an
intelligence
giuen
vs
by
certaine
Indian
Women
which
we
found
in
those
houses
:
that
the
Fregates
(
these
are
ordinarily
thirty
,
or
vpwards
,
which
vsually
transport
the
Marchandize
sent
out
of
Spayne
to
Carthagene
,
from
thence
to
these
houses
,
and
so
in
great
Canoas
vp
hence
into
Nuevo
Reyno
,
for
which
,
the
Riuer
running
many
hundreth
leagues
within
the
land
serueth
very
fitly
,
and
returne
in
exchange
,
the
Golde
and
Treasure
,
Siluer
,
Victuals
and
Commodities
,
which
that
Kingdome
yeildeth
aboundantly
:
)
were
not
yet
returned
from
Carthagene
,
since
the
first
alarum
they
tooke
of
our
being
there
.
As
wee
were
going
aboord
our
Pinnaces
from
these
Store-houses
,
Villa
del
Rey
▪
some
2.
miles
distant
from
the
waters
side
where
wee
landed
,
were
brought
downe
by
the
Spaniards
into
the
bushes
,
and
shot
their
Arrowes
;
but
wee
rowed
downe
the
streame
,
with
the
current
(
for
that
the
winde
was
against
vs
)
onely
one
league
,
and
because
it
was
night
,
Anchored
till
the
morning
,
when
wee
rowed
downe
to
the
mouth
of
the
Riuer
,
where
wee
vnladed
all
our
prouisions
,
and
clensed
our
Pinnaces
,
according
to
our
Captaines
custome
,
and
tooke
it
in
againe
,
and
the
same
day
went
to
the
westward
.
In
this
returne
,
wee
descried
a
Ship
,
a
Bark
,
and
a
Fregate
,
of
which
the
Ship
and
Fregate
went
for
Carthagene
,
but
the
Bark
was
bound
to
the
Northwards
,
with
the
winde
easterly
,
so
that
wee
imagined
she
had
some
gold
or
treasure
going
for
Spaine
:
therefore
wee
gaue
her
chase
,
but
taking
her
,
and
finding
nothing
of
importance
in
her
,
vnderstanding
that
she
was
bound
for
Sugar
and
Hides
,
wee
let
her
goe
,
and
hauing
a
good
gale
of
winde
,
continued
our
former
course
to
our
Ship
and
company
.
In
the
way
between
Carthagene
and
Tolou
,
we
tooke
fiue
or
six
Fregates
,
which
were
laden
from
Tolou
,
Within
three
dayes
after
wee
arriued
at
the
place
which
our
Captaine
chose
at
first
to
leaue
his
Ship
in
,
which
was
called
by
our
Company
P●r●
plenty
,
by
reason
we
brought
in
thither
continually
all
manner
store
of
good
victuals
,
which
we
tooke
going
that
way
by
Sea
,
for
the
victualling
of
Carthagene
and
Nombre
de
Dios
,
as
also
the
Fleetes
going
and
comming
out
of
Spaine
:
so
that
if
wee
had
beene
two
thousand
,
yea
three
thousand
persons
,
wee
might
with
our
Pinnaces
easily
haue
prouided
them
sufficient
victuall
of
Wine
,
Meale
,
Ruske
,
Cassauy
,
(
a
kinde
of
Bread
made
of
a
roote
called
Yucca
,
whose
juyce
is
poyson
,
but
the
substance
good
and
wholesome
)
dryed
Beefe
,
dryed
Fish
,
liue
Sheepe
,
liue
Hogs
,
aboundance
of
Hens
,
besides
the
infinite
store
of
dainty
fresh
fish
very
easily
to
be
taken
euery
day
.
Insomuch
that
wee
were
forced
to
build
foure
seuerall
Magazines
or
store-houses
,
some
tenne
,
some
20.
leagues
a
sunder
,
some
in
Ilands
,
some
in
the
maine
,
prouiding
our selues
in
diuers
places
,
that
though
the
Enemy
should
with
force
surprize
any
one
,
yet
wee
might
be
sufficiently
furnished
,
till
wee
had
made
our
voyage
as
we
did
hope
.
In
building
of
these
,
our
Negroes
helpe
was
very
much
,
as
hauing
a
speciall
skill
,
in
the
speedy
erection
of
such
houses
.
This
our
store
was
such
,
as
thereby
wee
releeued
,
not
onely
our selues
and
the
Symerons
,
while
they
were
with
vs
,
but
also
two
French
Ships
in
extreame
want
.
For
in
our
absence
Captaine
Iohn
Drake
hauing
one
of
our
Pinnaces
as
was
appojnted
,
went
in
with
the
maine
,
and
as
he
rowed
a
loofe
the
shoare
▪
where
hee
was
directed
by
Diego
the
Negroe
aforesaid
,
which
willingly
came
vnto
vs
at
Nombre
de
Dios
,
hee
espyed
certaine
of
the
Symerons
,
with
whome
he
delt
so
effectually
,
that
in
conclusion
he
left
two
of
our
men
with
their
Leader
,
and
brought
aboard
two
of
theirs
:
agreeing
that
they
should
meete
him
againe
the
next
day
,
at
a
Riuer
midway
betweene
the
Cabezas
and
our
Shippes
,
which
they
named
Rio
Diego
.
These
two
being
very
sensible
men
,
chosen
out
by
their
Commander
,
did
with
all
reuerence
and
respect
,
declare
vnto
our
Captaine
,
that
their
Nation
conceiued
great
joy
of
his
arriuall
,
because
they
knew
him
to
be
an
enemy
to
the
Spaniards
,
not
only
by
his
late
being
in
Nombre
de
Dios
,
but
also
by
his
former
voyages
,
and
therefore
were
ready
to
assist
and
fauour
his
enterprises
against
his
and
their
Enemies
to
the
vttermost
:
and
to
that
end
their
Captaine
and
Company
,
did
stay
at
this
present
neere
the
mouth
of
Rio
Diego
,
to
attend
what
answere
and
order
should
be
giuen
them
:
that
they
would
haue
marched
by
land
,
euen
to
this
place
,
but
that
the
way
is
very
long
,
and
more
troublesome
,
by
reason
of
many
steepe
Mountaines
,
deepe
Riuers
and
thicke
brakes
:
desiring
therefore
,
that
it
might
please
our
Captaine
to
take
some
order
,
as
hee
thought
best
,
with
all
conuenient
speed
in
this
behalfe
.
Our
Captaine
considering
the
speech
of
these
persons
,
and
waighing
it
with
his
former
intelligences
had
,
not
only
by
Negroes
but
Spaniards
also
,
whereof
hee
was
alwayes
very
carefull
:
as
also
conferring
it
with
his
brothers
informations
of
the
great
kindenesse
,
that
they
shewed
him
being
lately
with
them
:
after
he
had
heard
the
opinions
of
those
of
best
seruice
with
him
,
what
were
fittest
to
be
done
presently
:
resolued
hmselfe
with
his
brother
,
and
the
two
Symerons
,
in
his
two
Pinnaces
to
goe
toward
this
Riuer
,
as
he
did
the
fame
euening
;
giuing
order
,
that
the
Shippe
and
the
rest
of
his
Fleet
,
should
the
next
morning
follow
him
,
because
there
was
a
place
of
as
great
safety
and
sufficiency
,
which
his
brother
had
found
out
neere
the
Riuer
.
The
safety
of
it
consisted
,
not
only
,
in
that
which
is
common
all
along
that
coast
from
Tolou
to
Nombre
de
Dios
,
being
aboue
sixty
leagues
,
that
it
is
a
most
goodly
and
plentifull
Countrey
,
and
yet
inhabited
not
with
one
Spaniard
,
or
any
for
the
Spaniards
:
but
especially
in
that
it
lieth
among
a
great
many
of
goodly
Ilands
full
of
Trees
,
where
,
though
there
be
channels
,
yet
there
are
such
Rockes
and
shoales
,
that
no
man
can
enter
by
night
,
without
great
danger
,
nor
by
day
without
discouery
,
whereas
our
Ship
might
lye
hidden
within
the
Trees
.
Rio
Guana
,
with
intent
there
to
meete
with
another
Company
of
Symerons
,
which
were
now
in
the
Mountaines
.
So
we
departed
that
day
ftom
Rio
Diego
,
with
our
Pinnaces
towards
our
Shippe
,
as
maruelling
that
shee
followed
vs
not
as
was
appointed
.
But
two
dayes
after
,
wee
found
her
in
the
place
where
we
left
her
,
but
in
farre
other
state
,
As
soone
as
we
could
trimme
our
Shippe
,
The
next
day
wee
followed
,
and
were
(
with
wary
pilatage
,
directed
safely
into
the
best
channell
,
Wee
were
forced
to
spend
the
best
part
of
three
dayes
,
after
our
departure
from
our
Port
plenty
,
At
our
first
meeting
when
our
Captaine
had
moued
them
,
to
shew
him
the
meanes
which
they
had
to
furnish
him
with
gold
and
siluer
:
they
answered
plainely
,
that
had
they
knowne
gold
had
bin
his
desire
,
they
could
haue
satisfied
him
with
store
,
which
for
the
present
they
could
not
doe
,
because
the
Riuers
,
in
which
they
had
suncke
great
store
,
which
they
had
taken
from
the
Spaniards
,
rather
to
despite
them
then
for
loue
of
gold
,
were
now
so
high
,
that
they
could
not
get
it
out
of
such
depthes
for
him
,
and
because
the
Spaniards
in
these
rainy
months
doe
not
vse
to
cary
their
Treasure
by
land
.
This
answere
although
it
were
somewhat
vnlooked
for
,
yet
nothing
discontented
vs
,
but
rather
perswaded
vs
farther
of
their
honest
and
faithfull
meaning
towards
vs
.
Therefore
our
Captaine
to
entertaine
these
fiue
months
,
commanded
all
our
Ordinance
and
Artillery
a
shoare
,
with
all
our
other
prouisions
:
sending
his
Pinnaces
to
the
maine
,
to
bring
ouer
great
Trees
,
to
make
a
Fort
vpon
the
same
Iland
,
for
the
planting
of
all
our
Ordinance
therein
,
and
for
our
safeguard
,
if
the
Enemy
in
all
this
time
should
chance
to
come
.
Iohn
Drake
,
to
gouerne
these
who
remained
behinde
with
the
Symerons
,
to
finish
the
Fort
which
hee
had
begunne
:
for
which
hee
appointed
him
to
fetch
boords
and
plancks
,
as
many
as
his
Pinnace
would
cary
,
from
the
prize
which
wee
tooke
at
Rio
Grand
,
and
left
all
the
Catiuaas
,
where
shee
draue
a
shore
and
wracked
,
in
our
absence
:
but
now
shee
might
serue
very
commodiously
,
to
supply
our
vses
,
in
making
platformes
for
our
ordinance
.
Thus
our
Captaine
and
his
brother
tooke
their
leaue
,
the
one
to
the
Eastward
,
and
the
other
to
the
Catiuaas
.
That
night
wee
came
to
an
I
le
,
which
hee
called
Spurkite
Iland
,
because
wee
found
there
great
store
of
such
a
kinde
a
Bird
in
shape
,
but
very
delicate
,
of
which
wee
killed
and
roasted
many
;
staying
there
till
the
next
day
midnoone
,
when
wee
departed
thence
:
The
next
morning
wee
were
cleere
of
these
Ilands
and
Shoales
,
and
haled
off
into
the
Sea
.
Thence
wee
went
towards
Tolou
,
Hence
wee
departed
presently
,
and
rowed
towards
Charesha
the
Iland
of
Carthagene
,
and
entred
in
at
Bocha
Chica
,
and
hauing
the
winde
large
,
wee
sayled
in
towards
the
Citty
,
and
let
fall
our
Grappers
betwixt
the
Iland
and
the
maine
,
right
ouer
against
the
goodly
Garden
Iland
.
In
which
our
Captaine
would
not
suffer
vs
to
land
,
notwithstanding
our
importunate
desire
,
because
hee
knewe
,
it
might
be
dangerous
:
for
that
they
are
wont
to
send
Soldiers
thither
,
when
they
know
any
men
of
warre
vppon
the
Coast
:
which
wee
found
accordingly
:
for
within
three
houres
after
,
passing
by
the
point
of
the
Iland
,
wee
had
a
Volly
of
a
hundred
shot
from
them
,
and
yet
there
was
but
one
of
our
men
hurt
.
That
afternoone
,
certaine
horsmen
came
downe
to
the
point
by
the
Wood
side
,
and
with
the
Scriuano
forementioned
,
came
towards
our
Bark
with
a
Flag
of
Truce
,
desiring
of
our
Captaine
safe
conduct
for
his
comming
and
going
:
the
which
being
granted
,
hee
came
aboord
vs
,
giuing
our
Captaine
great
thankes
for
his
manifould
fauors
,
&c.
promising
that
night
before
day
breake
,
to
bring
asmuch
victuall
as
they
would
desire
,
what
shift
so
euer
hee
made
,
or
what
danger
soeuer
hee
incurd
of
law
and
punishment
.
But
this
fell
out
to
be
nothing
but
a
deuice
of
the
Gouernor
forced
vpon
the
Scriuano
,
to
delay
time
,
till
they
might
prouid
ethemselues
of
sufficient
strength
to
entrappe
vs
:
for
which
this
fellow
by
his
smooth
speech
,
was
thought
a
fitt
meane
.
The
next
day
in
the
afternoone
,
The
next
morning
when
they
came
downe
to
the
Wester
point
with
a
flagge
of
Truce
,
We
heard
no
answere
all
that
day
,
and
therefore
toward
night
wee
went
aboord
our
Fregats
and
reposed
our selues
,
setting
and
keeping
very
orderly
all
that
night
our
watch
,
with
great
and
small
shott
.
The
next
morning
the
winde
which
had
beene
westerly
in
the
euening
,
altered
to
the
eastward
.
About
the
dawning
of
the
day
,
wee
espied
two
Sayles
turning
towards
vs
,
where
vpon
our
Captaine
waighed
with
his
Pinnaces
,
leauing
the
two
Fregats
vnmand
.
But
when
wee
were
come
somewhat
nigh
them
,
the
winde
calmed
,
and
wee
were
faine
to
rowe
towards
them
,
till
that
approaching
very
nigh
wee
sawe
many
heads
peering
ouer
boord
.
For
,
as
wee
perceiued
,
these
two
Fregates
were
mand
and
set
forth
out
of
Carthagene
,
to
fight
with
vs
,
and
at
least
to
empeach
or
busy
vs
,
whilst
by
some
meanes
or
other
they
might
recouer
the
Fregates
from
vs
:
but
our
Captaine
preuented
both
their
drifts
.
For
commanding
Iohn
Oxnam
to
stay
with
the
one
Pinnace
,
to
entertaine
these
two
men
of
warre
,
himselfe
in
the
other
made
such
speed
,
that
hee
gate
to
his
Fregates
which
hee
had
left
at
Anchor
,
and
caused
the
Spaniards
(
who
in
the
meane
time
had
gotten
aboord
in
a
small
Canow
thinking
to
haue
towed
them
within
the
danger
of
their
shott
)
to
make
greater
hast
thence
,
then
they
did
thither
.
For
hee
found
that
in
shifting
thence
,
some
of
them
were
faine
to
swim
a
land
(
the
Canow
not
being
able
to
receiue
them
)
and
had
left
their
apparell
,
some
their
Rapiers
and
Targets
,
some
their
Flaskes
and
Calliuers
behinde
them
,
although
they
were
towing
away
of
one
of
them
:
therefore
considering
that
wee
could
not
man
them
,
wee
sunck
the
one
,
and
burnt
the
other
,
giuing
them
to
vnderstand
by
this
,
that
wee
perceiued
their
secret
practises
.
This
being
done
,
he
returned
to
Iohn
Oxnam
,
Las
Serenas
,
which
are
two
leagues
off
at
Sea
,
as
wee
had
vsually
done
aforetime
,
so
that
they
could
not
deserne
vs
from
the
Rocks
.
But
there
the
Sea
was
so
mightily
growne
,
that
wee
were
forced
to
take
the
Harbor
againe
:
where
wee
remained
sixe
dayes
,
notwithstanding
the
Spaniards
greeued
greatly
at
our
aboade
there
so
long
,
For
they
sent
forth
a
great
Shallop
,
a
fine
Gundeloe
,
and
a
great
Canow
,
with
certaine
Spanyards
with
Shott
,
and
many
Indians
with
poisoned
Arrowes
,
as
it
seemed
,
with
intent
to
begin
some
fight
,
and
then
to
fly
.
For
assoone
as
wee
rowed
towards
them
and
enterchanged
shotte
,
they
presently
retired
and
went
a
shoare
into
the
woods
,
where
an
Ambush
of
some
sixty
shott
were
layde
for
vs
:
besides
two
Pinnaces
and
a
Fregate
warping
towards
vs
,
which
were
mand
as
the
rest
.
They
atttemed
vs
very
boldly
,
being
assisted
by
those
others
,
which
from
out
of
the
wood
,
had
gotten
aboord
the
Gundelo
and
Canow
,
and
seeing
vs
bearing
from
them
(
which
wee
did
in
respect
of
the
Ambuscado
)
they
incouraged
themselues
and
assured
their
fellowes
of
the
day
.
But
our
Captaine
weighing
this
their
attempt
,
and
being
out
of
danger
of
their
shott
from
the
land
,
commanding
his
other
Pinnace
to
be
brought
a
head
of
him
,
and
to
let
fall
their
Grapners
each
a
head
the
other
,
enuironed
both
the
Pinnaces
with
Bonnets
,
as
for
a
close
fight
,
and
then
wheaued
them
aboord
him
.
They
kept
themselues
vpon
their
Oares
at
Calliuer
shott
distance
,
spending
powder
apace
,
as
wee
did
some
two
or
three
houres
;
we
had
one
of
our
men
onely
,
wounded
in
that
fight
:
what
they
had
is
vnknowe
to
vs
,
but
wee
sawe
their
Pinnaces
shotte
through
in
diuers
places
,
and
the
powder
of
one
of
them
tooke
on
fire
:
whereupon
wee
waighed
,
intending
to
beare
roome
,
to
ouer-run
them
:
which
they
perceiuing
and
thinking
that
wee
would
haue
boorded
them
,
rowed
away
amaine
to
the
defence
which
they
had
in
the
wood
,
the
rather
because
they
were
disappointed
of
their
helpe
,
that
they
expected
from
the
Fregate
which
was
warping
towards
vs
,
but
by
reason
of
the
much
winde
that
blew
,
could
not
come
to
offend
vs
,
or
succour
them
.
Thus
seeing
that
wee
were
still
molested
,
and
no
hope
remained
of
any
purchase
to
bee
had
,
in
this
place
any
longer
,
because
we
were
now
so
notably
made
knowne
in
those
parts
,
and
because
our
victuals
grewv
scant
,
as
soone
as
the
weather
wexed
somewhat
better
(
the
Wind
continuing
alwayes
Westerly
,
so
that
we
could
not
returne
to
our
Shippes
)
our
Captaine
thought
best
to
goe
to
the
Eastward
,
towards
Rio
grand
,
Rio
grand
,
to
take
in
prouision
vpon
bils
,
our
great
hope
conuerted
into
greefe
.
Wee
endured
with
our
allowance
seauen
or
eight
dayes
more
,
proceeding
to
the
Eastwards
,
and
bearing
roome
for
Santa
Martha
,
vpon
hope
to
finde
some
shipping
in
the
Roade
,
or
Limpets
on
the
Rockes
,
or
succour
against
the
storme
in
that
good
Harbor
.
Being
arriued
,
and
seeing
no
shipping
,
we
anchored
vnder
the
Wester
point
,
where
is
high
land
,
and
,
as
we
thought
,
free
safety
from
the
Towne
,
which
is
in
the
bottome
of
the
Bay
,
not
intending
to
land
there
,
because
wee
knew
that
it
was
fortified
,
and
that
they
had
intelligence
of
vs
.
But
the
Spaniards
knowing
vs
to
be
Men
of
warre
,
and
misliking
that
wee
should
shroud
vnder
their
Rockes
,
without
their
leaue
,
had
conueyed
some
thirty
or
forty
shot
among
the
cliffes
,
which
annoyed
vs
so
spitefully
and
so
vnreuengedly
(
for
that
they
lay
hidden
behind
the
Rockes
,
but
wee
lay
open
to
them
)
that
wee
were
soone
weary
of
our
Harbour
,
and
enforced
,
for
all
the
storme
without
,
and
want
within
,
to
put
to
Sea
,
which
though
these
Enemies
of
ours
were
well
contented
withall
,
yet
for
a
farewell
,
as
wee
came
open
of
the
Towne
,
they
sent
vs
a
Culuerine
shot
,
which
made
a
neere
escape
,
for
it
fell
betweene
our
Pinnaces
,
as
wee
were
vpon
conference
of
what
was
best
to
be
done
.
The
Company
aduised
that
if
it
pleased
him
,
they
might
put
themselues
a
land
,
some
place
to
the
East-ward
to
get
victuals
,
and
rather
hope
for
curtesie
of
the
Countrey-people
,
then
continue
at
Sea
,
in
so
long
cold
,
and
great
a
storme
in
so
leake
a
Pinnace
.
But
our
Captaine
would
in
no
wise
like
of
that
aduice
,
hee
thought
it
better
to
beare
vp
towards
Rio
de
Haca
,
or
Coricao
,
with
hope
there
to
haue
plenty
without
great
resistance
,
because
hee
knewe
,
either
the
Ilands
were
not
very
populous
,
or
else
it
were
very
likely
that
there
would
be
found
Shippes
of
victuall
in
a
readines
.
The
Company
of
the
other
Pinnace
answered
,
that
,
they
would
willingly
follow
him
through
the
World
,
but
in
this
they
coulde
not
see
how
,
either
their
Pinnace
should
liue
in
that
Sea
,
without
being
eaten
vp
in
that
storme
,
or
they
themselues
able
to
endure
so
long
time
,
with
so
slender
prouision
as
they
had
,
viz.
onely
one
Gammon
of
Bacon
and
thirty
pound
of
Bisket
for
eighteene
men
.
Our
Captaine
replyed
,
that
they
were
better
prouided
then
himselfe
was
,
who
had
but
one
Gammon
of
Bacon
,
and
forty
pound
of
Bisket
for
his
twenty
foure
men
:
and
therefore
hee
doubted
not
but
they
would
take
such
part
as
hee
did
,
&
willingly
depend
vpon
Gods
Almightie
prouidence
,
which
neuer
faileth
them
that
trust
in
him
:
with
that
he
hoysed
his
fore-sayle
,
&
set
his
course
for
Coricao
,
which
the
rest
perceiuing
with
sorrowfull
hearts
in
respect
of
the
weake
Pinnace
,
yet
desirous
to
follow
their
Captaine
,
consented
to
take
the
same
course
.
We
had
not
sayled
past
three
leagues
,
but
wee
had
espyed
a
sayle
plying
to
the
Westward
with
her
two
coarses
,
to
our
great
joy
,
who
vowed
together
,
that
we
would
haue
her
,
or
else
it
should
cost
vs
deare
.
Bearing
with
her
,
we
found
her
to
be
a
Spanish
Ship
of
aboue
ninty
Tunne
,
which
being
wheaued
a
maine
by
vs
,
despised
our
summons
,
and
shot
off
her
Ordinance
at
vs
.
The
Sea
went
very
high
,
so
that
it
was
not
for
vs
,
to
attempt
to
board
her
,
and
therefore
wee
made
fit
small
sayle
to
attend
vpon
her
,
and
keepe
her
company
to
her
small
content
,
till
fairer
weather
might
lay
the
Sea
.
Wee
spent
not
past
two
houres
in
our
attendance
,
till
it
pleased
God
,
after
a
great
shewr
to
send
vs
a
reasonable
calme
,
so
that
we
might
vse
our
Peeces
and
approach
her
at
pleasure
,
in
such
sort
that
in
short
time
we
had
taken
her
;
finding
her
laden
with
victuall
well
poudred
and
dryed
,
which
at
that
present
wee
receiued
as
sent
vs
of
Gods
great
mercy
.
After
all
things
were
set
in
order
,
and
that
the
Winde
increased
towards
night
,
we
plyed
off
and
on
,
till
day
,
at
what
time
our
Captaine
sent
in
Edward
Hixom
,
Santa
Martha
,
where
in
sounding
he
had
good
ground
and
sufficient
water
,
presently
returned
,
and
our
Captaine
brought
in
his
new
Prize
.
Then
by
promising
liberty
,
and
all
their
apparell
to
the
Spaniards
which
we
had
taken
,
if
they
would
bring
vs
to
water
and
fresh
victuals
,
the
rather
by
their
meanes
,
wee
obtained
of
the
inhabitants
Indians
,
what
they
had
which
was
plentifull
.
These
Indians
were
clothed
,
and
gouerned
by
a
Spaniard
which
dwelt
in
the
next
Towne
,
not
past
a
league
off
:
we
stayed
there
all
day
,
watering
and
wooding
,
and
prouiding
things
necessary
,
by
giuing
content
and
satisfaction
to
the
Indians
.
But
towards
night
our
Captaine
called
all
of
vs
aboard
,
(
onely
leauing
the
Spaniards
lately
taken
in
the
Prize
ashoare
,
according
to
our
promise
made
them
,
to
their
great
content
,
who
acknowledged
that
our
Captaine
did
them
a
farre
greater
fauour
,
in
setting
them
freely
at
liberty
,
then
hee
had
done
them
displeasure
in
taking
their
Ship
)
and
so
set
sayle
.
The
sickenesse
which
had
begunne
to
kindle
amongst
two
or
three
dayes
before
,
did
this
day
shewe
it selfe
,
in
Charles
Glub
,
one
of
our
Quarter-Masters
,
a
very
tall
man
,
and
a
right
good
Mariner
,
taken
away
to
the
great
greefe
both
of
Captaine
and
Company
.
What
the
cause
of
this
malady
was
,
we
knewe
nor
of
certainety
,
we
imputed
it
to
the
colde
,
which
our
men
had
taken
,
lying
without
succour
in
the
Pinnaces
.
But
howsoeuer
it
was
,
thus
it
pleased
God
to
visit
vs
,
and
yet
in
fauour
to
restore
vnto
health
,
all
the
rest
of
our
Company
,
that
were
touched
with
this
disease
,
which
were
not
a
few
.
Fort
Diego
within
the
Cabeças
to
cary
newes
of
his
comming
,
and
to
put
all
things
in
a
readinesse
for
our
Land
journey
,
if
they
heare
any
thing
of
the
Fleets
arriuall
by
the
Simerons
,
giuing
the
Minion
charge
if
they
wanted
Wine
,
to
take
Saint
Bernards
in
their
way
,
and
there
take
in
some
such
portion
as
they
thought
good
,
of
the
Wines
which
we
had
there
hidden
in
the
sand
.
Saint
Barnards
,
where
we
stayed
many
houres
,
finding
but
twelue
Botijos
of
Wine
,
of
all
the
store
wee
left
,
which
had
escaped
the
curious
search
of
the
Enemy
(
who
had
beene
there
)
for
that
they
were
deepe
in
the
ground
.
Within
foure
or
fiue
dayes
after
,
Iohn
Drake
our
Captaines
brother
,
and
another
young
man
called
Richard
Allen
which
were
both
slaine
at
one
time
,
as
they
attempted
the
boarding
of
a
Fregate
within
two
dayes
after
our
departing
from
them
.
The
manner
of
it
(
as
wee
learned
by
examination
of
the
Company
)
was
this
:
when
they
saw
this
Fregate
at
Sea
,
(
as
they
were
going
towards
their
Fort
with
planckes
to
make
the
Platformes
)
the
Company
were
very
importunate
on
him
,
to
giue
chase
and
set
vpon
this
Fregate
,
which
they
deemed
had
beene
a
fit
booty
for
them
.
But
he
told
them
,
that
they
wanted
weapons
to
assaile
,
they
knew
not
how
the
Fregate
was
prouided
,
they
had
their
boat
loaden
with
planckes
,
to
finish
that
his
brother
had
commanded
.
But
when
this
would
not
satisfie
them
,
but
that
still
they
vrged
him
with
words
and
supposals
:
If
you
will
needs
said
he
aduenture
,
it
shall
neuer
be
said
that
I
will
be
hindmost
,
neither
shall
you
report
to
my
Brother
,
that
you
lost
your
voyage
by
any
cowardise
you
found
in
me
.
Thereupon
euery
man
shifted
as
they
might
for
the
time
:
and
heauing
their
planckes
ouer
board
,
tooke
them
such
poore
weapons
as
they
had
:
viz.
a
broken
pointed
Rapier
,
one
old
Visgee
and
a
rusty
Caliuer
:
I●hn
Drake
tooke
the
Rapier
,
and
made
a
Gantlet
of
his
Pillow
,
Richard
Allen
the
Visgee
,
both
standing
in
the
head
of
the
Pinnace
,
called
the
Ei●n
,
Robert
tooke
the
Caliuer
and
so
boarded
.
But
they
found
the
Fregate
armed
round
about
with
a
close
fight
of
hides
,
full
of
Pikes
and
Caliuers
,
which
were
discharged
in
their
faces
,
and
deadly
wounded
those
that
were
in
the
Fore-shippe
,
Iohn
Drake
in
the
belly
,
and
Richard
Allen
in
the
head
.
But
notwithstanding
their
wounds
,
they
with
Oares
shifted
off
the
Pinnace
,
got
cleare
of
the
Fregate
,
and
with
all
hast
recouered
their
Shippe
,
where
within
an
houre
after
this
young
man
of
great
hope
,
ended
his
dayes
,
greatly
lamented
of
all
the
Company
.
Thus
hauing
moared
our
Shippes
fast
,
our
Captaine
resolued
to
keepe
himselfe
close
,
without
being
descried
,
vntill
he
might
heare
of
the
comming
of
the
Spanish
Fleet
,
and
therefore
set
no
more
to
Sea
,
but
supplyed
his
wants
,
both
for
his
owne
Company
and
the
Symerons
,
out
of
his
foresaid
Magazine
,
besides
daily
out
of
the
woods
,
with
wilde
Hogges
,
Pheasants
and
Guanas
,
continuing
in
health
(
God
be
praised
)
all
the
meane
time
,
which
was
a
month
at
least
,
till
at
length
about
the
beginning
of
Ianuary
,
Among
the
rest
,
Ioseph
Drake
another
of
his
brethren
dyed
in
our
Captaines
armes
,
of
the
same
disease
:
of
which
,
that
the
cause
might
bee
the
better
discerned
,
and
consequently
remedyed
,
to
the
releefe
of
others
,
by
our
Captaines
appointment
hee
was
ript
open
by
the
Surgeon
,
who
found
,
his
Liuer
swolne
,
his
heart
as
it
were
sodden
,
and
his
guts
all
faire
.
This
was
the
first
and
last
experiment
that
our
Captaine
,
made
of
Anatomy
in
this
voyage
.
The
Surgeon
that
cut
him
vp
,
ouer-liued
him
not
past
foure
dayes
,
although
hee
were
not
toucht
with
that
sickenesse
,
of
which
he
had
beene
recouered
aboue
a
month
before
:
but
onely
of
an
ouerbold
practise
which
he
would
needs
make
vpon
himselfe
,
by
receiuing
an
ouer-strong
purgation
of
his
owne
deuice
:
after
which
taken
,
hee
neuer
spake
,
nor
his
boy
recouered
the
health
which
hee
lost
by
tasting
it
,
till
he
saw
England
.
The
Symerons
,
who
,
as
is
beforesaid
,
had
beene
entertained
by
our
Captaine
in
September
last
,
and
vsually
repaired
to
our
Ship
,
during
all
the
time
of
our
absence
,
ranged
the
Country
vp
and
downe
,
betweene
Nombre
de
Dios
and
vs
,
to
learne
what
they
might
for
vs
:
whereof
they
gaue
our
Captaine
aduertisement
from
time
,
to
time
,
as
now
particularly
,
certaine
of
them
let
him
vnderstand
,
that
the
Fleete
was
certainely
arriued
at
Nombre
de
Dios.
Therefore
he
sent
the
Lyon
,
Nombre
de
Dios
,
all
the
Fregates
of
the
Countrey
would
repaire
thitherwards
with
victuall
.
The
Lyon
within
few
dayes
descryed
that
shee
was
sent
for
,
espying
a
Fregate
which
shee
presently
boarded
and
tooke
,
laden
with
Maiz
,
Hens
,
and
Pompions
from
Tolou
,
who
assured
vs
of
the
whole
truth
,
of
the
arriuall
of
the
Fleete
:
in
this
Fregate
were
taken
one
woman
and
twelue
men
,
of
whome
one
was
the
Scriuano
of
Tolou
.
These
wee
vsed
very
courteously
,
keeping
them
dilligently
guarded
from
the
deadly
hatred
of
the
Symerons
,
who
sought
daily
by
all
meanes
they
could
to
get
them
of
our
Captaine
,
that
they
might
cut
their
throats
,
to
reuenge
their
wrongs
and
injuries
,
which
the
Spanish
Nation
had
done
them
:
but
our
Captaine
perswaded
them
not
to
touch
them
,
or
them
ill
countenance
,
while
they
were
in
his
charge
:
&
tooke
otder
for
their
safety
,
not
only
in
his
presence
,
but
also
in
his
absence
.
For
when
he
had
prepared
to
take
his
journey
for
Panama
by
land
,
he
gaue
Edward
Hixom
charge
of
his
owne
Ship
and
Company
,
&
especially
of
those
Spaniards
whome
hee
had
put
into
the
great
Prize
,
which
was
haled
a
shoare
to
the
Iland
(
which
we
termed
slaughter
Iland
,
because
so
many
of
our
men
dyed
there
)
and
vsed
as
a
store-house
for
our selues
,
and
a
prison
for
our
Enemies
.
All
things
thus
ordered
,
our
Captaine
conferring
with
his
Company
and
the
Chiefest
of
the
Symerons
,
what
prouisions
were
to
bee
prepared
for
this
great
and
long
journey
,
what
kinde
of
weapons
,
what
store
of
victuals
,
and
what
manner
of
apparell
:
was
especially
aduised
,
to
cary
as
great
store
of
Shooes
as
possibly
hee
might
,
by
reason
of
so
many
Riuers
,
with
stones
and
grauell
as
they
were
to
passe
,
which
accordingly
prouiding
,
prepared
his
Company
for
that
journey
,
Edward
Hixom
,
to
keepe
the
Shippe
and
tend
the
sicke
,
and
guard
the
prisoners
.
At
his
departure
our
Captaine
gaue
this
Master
straite
charge
,
in
any
case
not
to
trust
any
messenger
,
that
should
come
in
his
name
with
any
tokens
,
vnlesse
hee
brought
his
hand
writing
:
which
he
knewe
could
not
be
counterfeited
,
by
the
Symerons
or
Spaniards
.
We
were
in
all
forty
eight
,
of
which
eighteene
onely
were
English
,
the
rest
were
Symerons
,
which
besides
their
Armes
,
bare
euery
one
of
them
,
a
great
quantity
of
victuall
and
prouision
,
supplying
our
want
of
cariages
in
so
long
a
march
,
so
that
wee
were
not
troubled
with
any
thing
but
our
furniture
.
And
because
they
could
not
cary
enough
to
suffice
vs
altogether
,
therefore
,
as
they
promised
before
,
so
by
the
way
with
their
Arrowes
,
they
prouided
for
vs
competent
store
from
time
to
time
.
They
haue
euery
one
of
them
two
sortes
of
Arrowes
,
the
one
to
defend
himselfe
and
offend
the
enemy
,
the
other
to
kill
his
victualls
.
These
for
fight
are
somewhat
like
the
Scotish
Arrowe
;
onely
somewhat
longer
,
and
headed
with
iron
,
Wood
or
Fishbones
▪
but
the
Arrowes
for
prouision
are
of
three
sorts
,
the
first
serueth
to
kill
any
great
Beast
neere
hand
,
as
Ox
,
Stagge
,
or
wilde
Boare
:
this
hath
a
head
of
iron
of
a
pound
and
a
halfe
weight
,
shaped
in
forme
like
the
head
of
a
Iauelin
or
Boare-speare
,
as
sharpe
as
any
knife
,
making
so
large
and
deepe
a
wound
,
as
can
hardly
bee
beleiued
of
him
that
hath
not
seene
it
.
The
second
serueth
for
lesser
Beasts
,
and
hath
a
head
of
three
quarters
of
a
pound
:
this
hee
most
vsually
shooteth
.
The
third
serueth
for
all
manner
of
Birds
:
it
hath
a
head
of
an
ounce
weight
.
And
these
heads
though
they
bee
of
iron
onely
,
yet
are
they
so
cunningly
tempered
,
that
they
will
continue
a
very
good
edge
a
long
time
:
and
though
they
bee
turned
sometimes
yet
they
will
neuer
or
seldome
breake
.
The
necessity
in
which
they
stand
hereof
continually
,
causeth
them
to
haue
iron
in
farre
greater
account
then
Gold
:
&
no
man
among
them
is
of
greater
estimation
,
then
he
that
can
most
perfectly
giue
this
temper
vnto
it
.
Euery
day
wee
were
marching
by
Sun-rising
:
wee
continued
till
ten
in
the
forenoone
:
then
resting
(
euer
neere
some
Riuer
)
till
past
twelue
,
wee
marched
till
foure
,
and
then
by
some
Riuers
side
,
wee
reposed
our selues
in
such
houses
,
as
either
wee
found
prepared
heretofore
by
them
,
when
they
trauelled
through
these
woods
,
or
they
daily
built
very
readily
for
vs
,
in
this
manner
.
Assoone
as
wee
came
to
the
place
,
where
wee
intended
to
lodge
,
the
Symerons
,
presently
laying
downe
their
burthens
,
fell
to
cutting
of
Forkes
or
Posts
,
and
Poles
or
Rafters
,
and
Palmito
boughes
,
or
Plantaine
leaues
:
and
with
great
speed
set
vp
,
to
the
number
of
sixe
houses
.
For
euery
of
which
,
they
first
fastned
deepe
into
the
ground
,
three
or
foure
great
Postes
with
Forkes
:
vpon
them
,
they
layde
one
Transome
,
which
was
commonly
about
twentie
foote
,
and
made
the
sides
,
in
the
manner
of
the
roofes
of
our
Country
houses
,
thatching
it
close
with
those
aforesaid
leaues
,
which
keepe
out
water
long
time
:
obseruing
alwayes
that
in
the
lower
ground
,
where
greater
heate
was
,
they
left
some
three
or
foure
foote
open
vnthatcht
belowe
,
&
made
the
houses
,
or
rather
roofes
,
so
many
foote
the
higher
.
But
in
the
Hils
,
where
the
ayre
was
more
peircing
&
the
nights
colder
,
they
made
our
roomes
alwaies
lower
,
&
Thatched
them
close
to
the
ground
,
leauing
onely
one
dore
to
enter
at
,
and
a
Louer
hole
for
a
vent
,
in
the
midst
of
the
roofe
In
euery
of
these
,
they
made
foure
seuerall
lodgings
,
and
three
fires
,
one
in
the
midst
,
and
one
at
each
end
of
euery
house
:
so
that
the
roome
was
most
temperately
warme
,
and
nothing
annoyed
with
smoake
,
partly
by
reason
of
the
nature
of
the
wood
,
which
they
vse
to
burne
,
yeelding
very
litle
smoake
,
partly
by
reason
of
their
artificiall
making
of
it
:
as
firing
the
wood
cutt
in
length
like
our
billets
,
at
the
ends
,
and
ioyning
them
together
so
close
,
that
though
no
flame
or
fire
did
appeare
,
yet
the
heate
continued
without
intermission
.
Neere
many
of
the
Riuers
where
wee
stayd
or
lodgd
,
wee
found
sundry
sorts
of
Fruits
,
which
wee
might
vse
with
great
pleasure
and
safety
temperately
,
Mammeas
,
Guayuas
,
Palmitos
,
Pinos
,
Oranges
,
Limes
and
diuers
other
;
from
eating
of
which
they
disswaded
vs
in
any
case
,
vnlesse
wee
eate
very
few
of
them
,
and
those
first
dry
roasted
,
as
Plantans
,
Potatos
and
such
like
.
In
iournying
,
as
oft
as
by
chance
they
found
any
wilde
Swine
,
of
which
those
Hills
and
Valleys
haue
s●ore
,
they
would
ordinarily
,
sixe
at
a
time
,
deliuer
their
burthens
to
the
rest
of
their
fellowes
,
and
pursue
,
kill
and
bring
away
after
vs
,
as
much
as
they
could
carry
,
and
time
permitted
.
One
day
as
wee
trauelled
,
the
Symerons
found
an
Otter
,
and
prepared
it
to
bee
drest
:
our
Captaine
maruelling
at
it
,
Pedro
(
our
cheefe
Symeron
)
asked
him
,
Are
you
a
man
of
warre
,
and
in
want
,
and
yet
doubt
whether
this
bee
meat
,
that
hath
bloud
?
herewithall
our
Captaine
rebuked
himselfe
secretly
,
that
hee
had
so
slightly
considered
of
it
before
.
The
third
day
of
our
iourney
,
they
brought
vs
to
a
Towne
of
their
owne
,
seated
neere
a
faire
Riuer
,
on
the
side
of
a
Hill
,
enuironed
with
a
Dike
of
eight
foote
broad
,
and
a
thicke
mud
wall
of
ten
foote
high
,
sufficient
to
stop
a
sudden
surpriser
.
It
had
one
long
and
broad
street
,
lying
East
and
West
,
and
two
other
crosse
streets
of
lesse
bredth
and
length
:
there
were
in
it
some
fiue
or
sixe
and
fifty
households
,
which
were
kept
so
cleane
and
sweet
,
that
not
onely
the
houses
,
but
the
very
streets
were
very
pleasant
to
behold
.
In
this
Towne
wee
sawe
they
liued
very
ciuilly
and
cleanely
:
for
assoone
as
they
came
thither
,
they
washed
themselues
in
the
Riuer
,
and
changed
their
apparell
which
was
very
fine
and
fitly
made
(
as
also
their
wemen
doe
weare
)
somewhat
after
the
Spanish
fashion
,
though
nothing
so
costly
.
This
Towne
is
distant
thirtie
fiue
leagues
from
Nombre
de
Dios
and
fortie
fiue
from
Panama
.
It
is
plentifully
stored
with
many
sorts
of
Beasts
and
Foule
,
with
plenty
of
Maiz
and
sundry
Fruits
.
Touching
their
affection
in
religion
,
they
haue
no
kinde
of
Preists
,
onely
they
held
the
Crosse
in
great
reputation
:
but
at
our
Captaines
perswation
,
they
were
contented
to
leaue
their
Crosses
,
an●
to
learne
the
Lords
prayer
,
and
to
bee
instructed
in
some
measure
concerning
Gods
true
worship
.
They
keep
a
continuall
watch
in
foure
parts
,
3.
miles
off
their
Towne
,
to
preuent
the
mischeifes
which
the
Spaniards
intend
against
them
,
by
the
conducting
of
some
of
their
owne
coates
,
which
hauing
beene
taken
by
the
Spaniards
haue
beene
enforced
thereunto
:
wherein
,
as
wee
learned
,
sometimes
the
Spaniards
haue
preuailed
ouer
them
,
specially
when
they
liued
lesse
carefull
;
but
since
they
against
the
Spaniards
whome
they
kill
like
Beasts
,
as
often
as
they
take
them
in
the
woods
,
hauing
aforehand
vnderstood
of
their
comming
.
Wee
stayed
with
them
that
night
,
Their
King
dwelt
in
a
City
within
sixteene
leagues
Southeast
of
Panama
,
which
is
able
to
make
one
thousand
seauen
hundred
fighting
men
.
They
all
intreated
our
Captaine
very
earnestly
,
to
make
his
aboade
with
them
some
two
or
three
dayes
,
promising
that
by
that
time
,
they
would
double
his
strength
if
hee
thought
good
.
But
hee
thanking
them
for
their
offer
,
told
them
,
that
hee
could
stay
no
longer
,
it
was
more
then
time
to
prosecute
his
purposed
voiage
:
as
for
strength
,
hee
would
wish
no
more
then
hee
had
,
although
hee
might
haue
presently
twenty
times
asmuch
:
which
they
tooke
as
proceeding
not
onely
from
kindnes
,
but
also
from
magnanimity
,
and
therefore
,
they
marched
forth
that
afternoone
with
great
good
will
.
This
was
the
order
of
our
march
:
Foure
of
those
Symerons
that
best
knew
the
wayes
,
went
about
a
mile
distance
before
vs
,
breaking
boughes
as
they
went
,
to
be
a
direction
to
those
that
followed
:
but
with
great
silence
,
which
they
required
vs
also
to
keepe
.
Then
twelue
of
them
were
as
it
were
our
Vantgard
,
and
other
twelue
our
Reereward
:
wee
with
their
two
Captaines
in
the
midst
.
All
the
way
was
through
woods
very
coole
and
pleasant
,
by
reason
of
those
goodly
and
high
Trees
,
that
growe
there
so
thick
,
that
it
is
cooler
trauelling
there
vnder
them
in
that
hot
region
,
then
it
is
in
the
most
parts
of
England
in
the
Sommer
time
.
This
gaue
a
speciall
encouragement
vnto
vs
all
,
that
wee
vnderstood
there
was
a
great
Tree
about
the
midway
,
from
which
,
wee
might
at
once
discerne
the
North
Sea
from
whence
wee
came
,
and
the
South
Sea
whether
we
were
going
.
Here
was
that
goodly
and
great
high
Tree
,
in
which
they
had
cutt
and
made
diuers
steps
,
to
ascend
vp
neere
vnto
the
top
,
where
they
had
also
made
a
conuenient
Bower
,
wherein
ten
or
twelue
men
might
easily
sitt
:
and
from
thence
wee
might
without
any
difficulty
plainely
see
,
th'
Atlantick
Ocean
whence
now
wee
came
,
and
the
South
Atlantick
so
much
desired
:
South
and
North
of
this
Tree
,
they
had
felld
certaine
Trees
,
that
the
prospect
might
be
the
cleerer
:
and
neere
about
the
Tree
there
were
diuers
strong
houses
,
that
had
beene
built
long
before
,
aswell
by
other
Symerons
as
by
these
:
which
vsually
passe
that
way
,
as
being
,
inhabited
in
diuers
places
in
those
waste
Countries
.
After
our
Captaine
had
ascended
to
this
Bower
,
with
the
cheefe
Symeron
,
and
hauing
as
it
pleased
God
,
at
that
time
,
by
reason
of
the
brize
,
a
very
faire
day
,
had
seene
that
Sea
,
of
which
hee
had
heard
such
golden
reports
:
hee
besought
Almighty
God
of
his
goodnes
,
to
giue
him
life
and
leaue
to
sayle
once
in
an
English
Ship
in
that
Sea
:
and
then
calling
vp
all
the
rest
of
our
men
,
acquainted
Iohn
Oxnam
especially
with
this
his
peticion
and
purpose
,
if
it
would
please
God
to
grant
him
that
happines
:
who
vnderstanding
it
,
presently
protested
,
that
vnlesse
our
Captaine
did
beate
him
from
his
company
,
hee
would
follow
him
by
Gods
grace
.
Thus
all
throughly
satisfied
with
the
sight
of
the
Seas
,
descended
,
and
after
our
repast
,
continued
our
ordinary
march
,
through
woods
,
yet
two
dayes
more
as
before
:
without
any
great
variety
.
But
after
that
we
were
come
within
a
dayes
journey
of
Panama
,
our
Captaine
vnderstanding
by
the
Symerons
that
the
Dames
of
Panama
are
wont
to
send
forth
Hunters
,
and
Fowlers
,
for
taking
of
sundry
dainty
Foule
,
which
the
Land
yeeldeth
,
by
whom
if
wee
marched
not
very
heedfully
,
wee
might
be
descried
;
caused
all
his
company
to
march
out
of
all
ordinary
way
,
and
that
with
as
great
heed
,
silence
and
secrecy
,
as
possibly
they
might
,
to
the
Groue
,
which
was
agreed
on
foure
daies
before
,
lying
within
a
league
of
Panama
,
where
we
might
lye
safely
vndiscouered
nere
the
high
way
,
that
leadeth
from
thence
to
Nombre
de
Dios.
Thence
wee
sent
a
chosen
Symeron
,
one
that
had
serued
a
Master
in
Panamah
before
time
,
in
such
apparell
as
the
Negroes
of
Panamah
doe
vse
to
weare
,
to
bee
our
Espyall
,
to
goe
into
the
Towne
,
to
learne
the
certaine
night
,
and
time
of
the
night
,
when
the
Carriers
laded
the
Treasure
from
the
Kings
Treasure-house
to
Nombre
de
Dios.
For
they
are
wont
to
take
their
journey
from
Panama
to
Venta
Cruz
,
which
is
sixe
leagues
,
euer
by
night
,
because
the
Countrey
is
all
champion
,
and
consequently
by
day
very
hot
:
but
from
Venta
Cruz
to
Nombre
de
Dios
,
as
oft
as
they
trauell
by
land
with
their
Treasure
,
they
trauell
alwayes
by
day
and
not
by
night
,
because
all
that
way
is
full
of
Woods
,
and
therefore
very
fresh
and
coole
:
vnlesse
the
Symerons
happily
encounter
them
,
and
make
them
sweate
with
feare
,
as
sometimes
they
haue
done
:
whereupon
they
are
glad
to
guard
their
Recoes
with
Souldiers
as
they
passe
that
way
.
This
last
day
our
Captaine
did
behold
and
view
,
the
most
of
all
that
faire
City
,
discerning
the
large
streete
which
lyeth
directly
from
the
Sea
into
the
Land
,
South
and
North.
By
three
of
the
clocke
we
came
to
this
Groue
,
passing
(
for
the
more
secrecy
)
alongst
a
certaine
Riuer
,
which
at
that
time
was
almost
dryed
vp
.
Hauing
disposed
of
our selues
in
the
Groue
,
wee
dispatched
our
Spye
an
houre
before
night
,
so
that
by
the
closing
in
of
the
euening
,
he
might
be
in
the
City
,
as
he
was
:
whence
presently
he
returned
vnto
vs
,
that
which
very
happily
hee
vnderstood
by
companions
of
his
:
That
the
Treasurer
of
Lima
,
intending
to
passe
into
Spaine
in
the
first
aduiso
,
(
which
was
a
Shippe
of
three
hundred
and
fifty
Tunne
,
a
very
good
sayler
)
was
ready
that
night
,
to
take
his
journey
towards
Nombre
de
Dios
,
with
his
Daughter
&
Family
:
hauing
foureteene
Moyles
in
company
,
of
which
,
eight
were
loden
with
gold
,
and
one
with
jewels
And
farther
,
that
there
were
two
other
Recos
,
of
fifty
Moyles
in
each
,
loaden
with
victualles
for
the
most
part
,
with
some
little
quantity
of
siluer
,
to
come
forth
that
night
after
the
other
.
There
are
twenty
eight
of
these
Recas
,
the
greatest
of
them
is
of
seauenty
Moyles
,
the
lesse
of
fifty
,
vnlesse
some
particular
man
hire
for
himselfe
,
tenne
,
twenty
or
thirty
,
as
hee
hath
need
.
Vpon
this
notice
,
wee
forthwith
marcht
foure
leagues
;
till
we
came
within
two
leagues
of
Venta
Cruz
,
in
which
march
two
of
our
Symerons
which
were
sent
before
,
by
scent
of
his
match
,
found
and
brought
a
Spaniard
,
whome
they
had
found
a
sleepe
by
the
way
,
by
scent
of
the
said
match
,
and
drawing
neere
thereby
,
heard
him
taking
his
breath
as
hee
slept
;
and
being
but
one
,
they
fell
vpon
him
,
stopt
his
mouth
from
crying
,
put
out
his
match
,
and
bound
him
so
,
that
they
well
neare
strangled
him
by
that
time
hee
was
brought
vnto
vs
.
By
examining
him
,
we
found
all
that
to
be
true
,
which
our
Spye
had
reported
to
vs
,
and
that
he
was
a
Souldier
entertained
with
others
by
the
Treasurer
,
for
the
guard
and
conduct
of
this
Treasure
,
from
Venta
Cruz
to
Nombre
de
Dios.
This
Souldier
hauing
learned
who
our
Captaine
was
,
tooke
courage
,
and
was
bold
to
make
two
requests
vnto
him
:
the
one
,
that
hee
would
command
his
Symerons
which
hated
the
Spaniards
(
especially
the
Souldiers
)
extreamely
,
to
spare
his
life
,
which
hee
doubted
not
but
they
would
doe
at
his
charge
:
the
other
was
,
that
seeing
he
was
a
Souldier
,
and
assured
him
,
that
they
should
haue
that
night
,
more
gold
,
besides
jewels
,
and
Pearles
of
great
price
,
then
all
they
could
cary
(
if
not
,
then
he
was
to
be
delt
with
how
they
would
)
but
if
they
all
found
it
so
,
then
it
might
please
our
Captaine
to
giue
vnto
him
,
as
much
as
might
suffice
for
him
and
his
Mistresse
to
liue
vpon
,
as
hee
had
heard
our
Captaine
had
done
to
diuers
others
:
for
which
hee
would
make
his
name
as
famous
,
as
any
of
them
,
which
had
receiued
like
fauour
.
Being
at
the
place
appointed
,
our
Captaine
with
halfe
of
his
men
,
lay
on
one
side
of
the
way
,
about
fifty
paces
off
in
the
long
grasse
:
Iohn
Oxnam
with
the
Captaine
of
the
Symerons
,
and
the
other
halfe
,
lay
on
the
other
side
of
the
way
,
at
the
like
distance
:
but
so
farre
behinde
,
that
as
occasion
serued
,
the
former
Company
might
take
the
formost
Moyles
by
the
heads
,
and
the
other
the
hindmost
,
because
the
Moyles
tyed
together
,
are
alwaies
driuen
one
after
another
;
and
especially
that
if
wee
should
haue
need
to
vse
our
Weapons
that
night
,
we
might
be
sure
not
to
endamage
our
fellowes
.
Wee
had
not
laine
thus
in
ambush
much
aboue
an
houre
,
but
wee
heard
the
Recos
comming
both
from
the
City
to
Venta
Cruz
,
and
from
Venta
Cruz
to
the
City
,
which
hath
a
very
common
and
great
trade
,
when
the
Fleetes
are
there
:
wee
heard
them
,
by
reason
they
delight
much
to
haue
deepe
sounding
Belles
,
which
in
a
still
night
are
heard
very
farre
off
.
Now
though
there
were
as
great
charge
giuen
as
might
be
,
that
none
of
our
men
should
show
or
stirre
themselues
:
but
let
all
that
came
from
Venta
Cruz
to
passe
quietly
:
yea
their
Recos
also
,
because
wee
knewe
that
they
brought
nothing
but
Marchandise
from
thence
:
yet
one
of
our
men
called
Robert
Pike
,
hauing
drunken
too
much
Aqua
vitae
without
water
,
forgat
himselfe
,
and
entising
a
Symeron
forth
with
him
,
was
gone
hard
to
the
way
,
with
intent
to
haue
shewne
his
forwardnesse
on
the
foremost
Moyles
.
And
when
a
Caualier
from
Venta
Cruz
,
well
mounted
,
with
his
Page
running
at
his
stirrop
,
past
by
,
vnaduisedly
he
rose
vp
to
see
what
he
was
:
but
the
Symeron
of
better
discretion
puld
him
downe
,
and
lay
vpon
him
,
that
he
might
not
discouer
them
any
more
.
Yet
by
this
the
Gentleman
had
taken
notice
by
seeing
one
all
in
white
:
for
that
wee
had
all
put
our
shirts
ouer
our
other
apparell
,
that
wee
might
be
sure
to
knowe
our
owne
men
in
the
pell mell
in
the
night
.
By
meanes
of
this
sight
,
the
Caualier
putting
spurs
to
his
Horse
,
rode
a
false
gallop
,
as
desirous
not
onely
himselfe
to
be
free
of
this
doubt
;
which
he
imagined
,
but
also
to
giue
aduertisement
to
others
that
they
might
auoid
it
.
Our
Captaine
who
had
heard
and
obserued
(
by
reason
of
the
hardnesse
of
the
ground
and
stilnesse
of
the
night
)
the
change
of
this
Gentlemans
trot
to
a
gallop
,
suspected
,
that
he
was
discouered
,
but
could
not
imagine
by
whose
fault
,
neither
did
the
time
giue
him
leasure
to
search
.
And
therefore
considering
that
it
might
be
,
by
reason
of
the
danger
of
the
place
,
well
knowne
to
ordinary
trauellers
:
wee
lay
still
in
expectation
of
the
Treasurers
comming
,
who
was
by
this
time
within
halfe
a
league
,
and
had
come
forwardes
to
vs
,
but
that
this
Horseman
meeting
him
,
and
(
as
we
afterwards
learned
by
the
other
Recoes
)
making
report
to
him
,
what
hee
had
seene
presently
that
night
,
what
hee
heard
of
Captaine
Drake
this
long
time
,
and
what
hee
conjectured
to
be
most
likely
:
viz.
that
the
said
Captaine
Drake
,
or
some
for
him
,
disapointed
of
his
expectation
,
of
getting
any
great
Treasure
,
both
at
Nombre
de
Dios
and
other
places
,
was
by
some
meanes
or
other
come
by
land
,
in
couert
through
the
woods
vnto
this
place
to
speed
of
his
purpose
:
and
thereupon
perswaded
him
to
turne
his
Reco
out
of
the
way
,
&
let
the
other
Recoes
,
which
were
comming
after
to
passe
on
.
They
were
whole
Recoes
,
and
loaden
but
with
victuals
for
the
most
part
,
so
that
the
losse
of
them
were
farre
lesse
if
the
worst
befell
,
and
yet
they
should
serue
to
discouer
them
as
well
as
the
best
.
Thus
by
the
rechlesnesse
of
one
of
our
Company
,
and
by
the
carefulnesse
of
this
Traueller
,
we
were
disappointed
of
a
most
rich
booty
,
which
is
to
be
thought
God
would
not
should
be
taken
,
for
that
by
all
likelihood
it
was
well
gotten
by
that
Treasurer
.
The
other
two
Recoes
were
no
sooner
come
vp
to
vs
,
but
being
stayed
and
seased
on
,
one
of
the
cheefe
Carriers
a
very
sensible
fellow
,
told
our
Captaine
by
what
meanes
wee
were
discouered
,
and
counselled
vs
to
shift
for
our selues
betimes
,
vnlesse
wee
were
able
to
encounter
the
whole
force
of
the
City
and
Countrey
which
before
day
would
be
about
vs
.
It
pleased
vs
but
little
,
that
wee
were
defeated
of
our
golden
Recoe
,
and
that
in
these
we
could
finde
not
past
some
two
Horse-loade
of
siluer
:
but
it
greeued
our
Captaine
much
more
,
that
hee
was
discouered
,
and
that
by
one
of
his
owne
men
.
But
knowing
it
bootlesse
to
greeue
at
things
past
,
and
hauing
learned
by
experience
,
that
all
safety
in
extremities
consisteth
in
taking
of
time
:
after
no
long
consultation
with
Pedro
,
the
cheefe
of
our
Symerons
,
who
declared
that
there
were
but
two
wayes
for
him
:
the
one
to
trauell
backe
againe
the
same
secret
way
they
came
,
for
foure
leagues
space
into
the
Woods
:
or
else
to
march
forward
,
by
the
high
way
to
Venta
Cruz
,
being
two
leagues
,
and
make
a
way
with
his
Sword
through
the
Enemies
.
Hee
resolued
,
considering
the
long
and
weary
marches
that
wee
had
taken
,
and
cheefely
that
last
euening
and
day
before
:
to
take
now
the
shortest
and
readiest
way
;
as
choosing
rather
to
encounter
his
Enemies
while
hee
had
strength
remaining
,
then
to
bee
encountred
or
chased
when
wee
should
be
worne
out
with
wearinesse
:
principally
now
hauing
the
Moyles
,
to
ease
them
that
would
,
some
part
of
the
way
.
Therefore
commanding
all
to
refresh
themselues
moderatly
with
such
store
of
victuall
,
as
we
had
there
in
aboundance
:
hee
signified
his
resolution
and
reason
to
them
all
:
asking
Pedro
by
name
,
whether
hee
would
giue
his
hand
not
to
forsake
him
(
because
hee
knew
that
the
rest
of
the
Symerons
would
also
then
stand
fast
and
firme
,
so
faithfull
are
they
to
their
Captaine
.
)
Hee
being
very
glad
of
his
resolution
,
gaue
our
Captaine
his
hand
,
and
vowed
that
hee
would
rather
dye
at
his
foote
,
then
leaue
him
to
the
Enemies
,
if
hee
held
this
course
.
So
hauing
strengthned
our selues
for
the
time
,
we
tooke
our
journey
towards
Venta
Cruz
,
with
helpe
of
the
Moyles
,
till
wee
came
within
a
mile
of
the
Towne
,
where
wee
turned
away
the
Recoes
,
charging
the
Conducters
of
them
,
not
to
follow
vs
,
vpon
paine
of
their
liues
.
There
the
way
is
cut
through
the
Woods
,
about
tenne
or
twelue
foote
broade
,
so
as
two
Recoes
may
passe
one
by
another
.
The
fruitfulnesse
of
the
soyle
,
causeth
that
with
often
shredding
&
ridding
the
way
those
Woods
grow
as
thicke
as
our
hickest
hedges
in
England
that
are
oftnest
cut
.
To
the
midst
of
this
Wood
,
a
Company
of
Souldiers
,
which
continually
lay
in
that
Towne
,
to
defend
it
against
the
Symerons
were
come
forth
,
to
stoppe
vs
if
they
might
on
the
way
,
if
not
,
to
retrait
to
their
strength
,
and
there
to
expect
vs
.
A
Conuent
of
Fryers
of
whome
one
was
become
a
Leader
,
joyned
with
these
Souldiers
,
to
take
such
paete
as
they
did
.
Our
Captaine
vnderstanding
by
our
two
Symerons
,
which
with
great
heedfulnesse
and
silence
,
marched
now
,
but
about
halfe
a
flight-shot
before
vs
,
that
it
was
time
for
vs
to
arme
&
take
vs
to
our
weapons
,
for
they
knew
the
Enemy
was
at
hand
,
by
smelling
of
their
match
and
hearing
of
a
noyse
:
had
giuen
vs
charge
,
that
no
one
of
vs
should
make
any
shot
,
vntill
the
Spaniards
had
first
spent
their
volly
which
he
thought
they
would
not
doe
before
they
had
spoken
,
as
indeed
fell
out
:
For
as
soone
as
we
were
within
hearing
,
a
Spanish
Captaine
cryed
aloud
,
Hóó
,
our
Captaine
answered
him
likewise
,
&
being
aemanded
,
Que
gente
?
replyed
Englishmen
.
But
when
the
said
Commander
charged
him
in
the
name
of
the
King
of
Spaine
his
Master
,
that
wee
should
yeeld
our selues
,
promising
in
the
word
and
faith
of
a
Gentleman
Souldier
,
that
if
we
would
so
doe
,
he
would
vse
vs
with
all
curtesie
;
our
Captaine
drawing
somwhat
neere
him
said
:
That
for
the
honour
of
the
Queene
of
England
his
Mistresse
,
hee
must
haue
passage
that
way
:
and
therewithall
discharged
his
Pistoll
towards
him
.
Vpon
this
,
they
presently
shot
off
their
whole
volly
,
which
,
though
it
lightly
wounded
our
Captaine
and
diuers
of
our
men
,
yet
it
caused
death
to
one
onely
of
our
Company
called
Iohn
Harris
,
who
was
so
poudered
with
haile-shot
(
which
they
all
vsed
for
the
most
part
as
it
seemed
,
or
else
quartered
,
for
that
our
men
were
hurt
with
that
kinde
)
that
we
could
not
recouer
his
life
,
though
he
continued
all
that
day
afterwards
with
vs
.
Presently
as
our
Captaine
perceiued
their
shott
to
come
slacking
,
as
the
latter
drops
of
a
great
shewre
of
raine
,
with
his
Whistle
he
gaue
vs
his
vsuall
signall
,
to
answere
them
with
our
shot
and
Arrowes
,
and
so
march
onwards
vpon
the
Enemy
,
with
intent
to
come
to
handi-strokes
,
and
to
haue
joyned
with
them
:
whom
when
hee
found
retired
as
to
a
place
of
some
better
strength
,
hee
encreased
his
pace
to
preuent
them
if
he
might
.
Which
the
Symerons
perceiuing
,
although
by
terror
of
the
shot
continuing
,
they
were
for
the
time
stept
a
side
:
yet
as
soone
as
they
discerned
by
hearing
that
we
marched
onward
,
they
all
rusht
forwards
one
after
another
,
trauersing
the
way
,
with
their
Arrowes
ready
in
their
Bowes
,
and
their
manner
of
Countrey
dance
or
leape
,
very
lustily
,
singing
Yó
pehó
,
yó
pehó
,
and
so
got
before
vs
,
where
they
continued
their
leape
and
song
,
after
the
manner
of
their
owne
Countrey
warres
,
till
they
and
wee
ouer-tooke
some
of
the
Enemy
,
who
neere
the
Townes
end
,
had
conueyed
themselues
within
the
Woods
,
to
haue
taken
their
stand
at
vs
,
as
before
.
But
our
Symerons
now
throughly
encouraged
,
when
they
sawe
our
resolution
,
brake
in
through
the
thickets
,
on
both
sides
of
them
,
forcing
them
to
flye
,
Fryers
and
all
,
although
diuers
of
our
men
were
wounded
,
and
one
Symeron
especially
was
runne
through
with
one
of
their
Pikes
,
whose
courage
and
minde
serued
him
so
well
notwithstanding
,
that
hee
reuenged
his
owne
death
ere
hee
dyed
,
by
killing
him
that
had
giuen
him
that
deadly
wound
.
Wee
,
with
all
speed
,
following
this
chase
,
entred
the
Towne
of
Venta
Cruz
,
being
of
about
forty
or
fifty
houses
,
which
had
both
a
Gouernour
and
other
Officers
and
some
faire
houses
,
with
many
Store-houses
large
and
strong
for
the
Wares
,
which
were
brought
thither
from
Nombre
de
Dios
,
by
the
Riuer
of
Chagro
,
so
to
be
transported
by
Moyles
to
Panama
:
besides
the
Monasterie
where
wee
found
aboue
a
thousand
Bulles
and
Pardons
newly
sent
thither
from
Rome
.
In
those
houses
wee
found
three
Gentlewomen
,
which
had
lately
beene
deliuered
of
Children
there
,
though
their
dwelling
were
in
Nombre
de
Dios
,
because
it
hath
beene
obserued
of
long
time
,
as
they
reported
to
vs
,
that
no
Spaniard
or
White
woman
could
euer
bee
deliuered
in
Nombre
de
Dios
with
safety
of
their
Children
,
but
that
within
two
or
three
dayes
they
died
;
notwithstanding
that
being
borne
and
brought
vp
in
this
Venta
Cruz
or
Panama
fiue
or
sixe
yeares
,
and
then
brought
to
Nombre
de
Dios
,
if
they
escaped
sicknes
the
first
or
second
month
,
they
commonly
liued
in
it
as
healthily
as
in
any
other
place
:
although
no
stranger
(
as
they
say
)
can
endure
there
any
long
time
,
without
great
danger
of
death
or
extreame
sicknes
.
Though
at
our
first
comming
into
the
Towne
with
Armes
so
suddenly
,
these
Gentlewomen
were
in
great
feare
:
yet
because
our
Captaine
had
giuen
strait
charge
to
all
the
Symerons
(
that
while
they
were
in
his
company
,
they
should
neuer
hurt
any
woman
,
nor
man
that
had
not
weapon
in
his
hand
to
doe
them
hurt
,
which
they
ernestly
promised
,
and
no
lesse
faithfully
performed
)
they
had
no
wrong
offered
them
,
nor
any
thing
taken
from
them
,
to
the
worth
of
a
garter
:
wherein
,
albeit
they
had
indeed
sufficient
safety
and
security
,
by
those
of
his
company
,
which
our
Captaine
sent
vnto
them
,
of
purpose
to
comfort
them
:
yet
they
neuer
ceased
most
earnestly
intreating
,
that
our
Captaine
would
vouchsafe
to
come
to
them
himselfe
for
their
more
safety
:
which
when
hee
did
,
in
their
presence
reporting
the
charge
hee
had
first
giuen
,
&
th'
assurance
of
his
men
,
they
were
comforted
.
While
the
Guards
which
wee
had
(
not
without
great
need
)
sett
,
aswell
on
the
bridge
which
wee
were
to
passe
ouer
,
as
at
the
Townes
end
where
wee
entred
(
they
haue
no
other
entrance
into
the
Towne
by
Land
:
but
from
the
waters
side
there
is
one
other
,
to
carry
vp
and
downe
their
Marchandise
from
their
Fregates
)
gained
vs
liberty
and
quiet
to
stay
in
this
Towne
some
houre
and
halfe
:
wee
had
not
onely
refreshed
our selues
,
but
our
company
and
Symerons
had
gotten
some
good
pillage
,
which
our
Captaine
allowed
and
gaue
them
(
being
not
the
thing
he
looked
for
)
so
that
it
were
not
too
combersome
or
heauy
in
respect
of
our
trauell
,
or
defence
of
our selues
.
A
little
before
wee
departed
,
some
ten
or
twelue
horsemen
came
from
Panama
by
all
likelihood
,
supposinge
that
wee
were
gone
out
of
this
Towne
,
for
that
all
was
so
still
and
quiet
,
came
to
enter
the
Towne
confidently
:
but
finding
their
entertainement
such
as
it
was
,
they
that
could
,
rode
faster
backe
againe
for
feare
,
then
they
had
ridden
forwards
for
hope
.
Thus
wee
hauing
ended
our
busines
in
this
Towne
,
and
the
day
beginning
to
spring
,
wee
marched
ouer
the
Bridge
,
obseruing
the
same
order
that
wee
did
before
.
There
wee
were
all
safe
in
our
opinion
,
as
if
wee
had
beene
enuironed
with
Wall
and
Trench
:
for
that
no
Spaniard
without
his
extreame
danger
could
follow
vs
.
The
rather
now
,
for
that
our
Symerons
were
growne
very
valiant
.
But
our
Captaine
considering
that
hee
had
a
long
way
to
passe
,
and
that
hee
had
beene
now
well
neere
fortnight
from
his
Ship
,
where
hee
had
left
his
Company
but
weake
by
reason
of
their
sicknes
,
hastned
his
jorneys
asmuch
as
he
might
,
refusing
to
visit
the
other
Symeron
Townes
(
which
they
earnestly
desired
him
)
and
encouraging
his
owne
Company
with
such
example
and
speech
that
the
way
seemed
much
shorter
.
For
hee
marched
most
cheerefully
and
assured
vs
,
that
hee
doubted
not
but
ere
hee
left
that
Coast
,
wee
should
all
bee
bountifully
payd
and
recompensed
for
all
those
paines
taken
:
but
by
reason
of
this
our
Captaines
haste
,
and
leauing
of
their
Townes
,
wee
marched
many
dayes
with
hungry
stomackes
,
much
against
the
will
of
our
Symerons
:
who
if
wee
would
haue
stayed
any
day
from
this
continuall
journeying
,
would
haue
killed
for
vs
victuall
sufficient
.
In
our
absence
,
the
rest
of
the
Symerons
had
built
a
little
Towne
within
three
leagues
off
the
port
where
our
Ship
lay
.
There
our
Captaine
was
contented
,
vppon
their
great
and
earnest
intreaties
to
make
some
stay
,
for
that
they
alleaged
,
it
was
onely
built
for
his
sake
.
And
indeed
hee
consented
the
rather
,
that
the
want
of
shooes
might
bee
supplyed
by
meanes
of
the
Symerons
,
who
were
a
great
helpe
vnto
vs
:
all
our
men
complayning
of
the
tendernes
of
their
feete
,
whom
our
Captaine
would
himselfe
in
their
complaint
accompany
somtimes
without
cause
,
but
sometimes
with
cause
indeed
,
which
made
the
rest
to
beare
the
burthen
the
more
easily
.
These
Symerons
during
all
the
time
that
wee
were
with
them
,
did
vs
continually
very
good
seruice
,
and
in
particular
in
this
journey
,
being
vnto
vs
insteed
of
intelligencers
,
to
aduertise
vs
;
of
guides
in
our
way
to
direct
vs
;
of
purueiors
to
prouide
victualls
for
vs
;
of
housewrights
to
build
our
lodgings
;
and
had
indeed
able
and
strong
bodies
carying
all
our
necessaries
,
yea
many
times
when
some
of
our
company
fainted
with
sicknes
or
wearines
,
two
Symerons
would
carry
him
with
ease
betwene
them
two
miles
together
,
and
at
other
times
when
need
was
they
would
shew
themselues
no
lesse
valiant
then
industrious
and
of
good
iudgement
.
Edward
Hixom
,
with
charge
to
meete
him
at
such
a
Riuer
:
though
the
Master
knew
well
the
Captaines
Tooth-pike
:
yet
by
reason
of
his
admonition
and
caueat
giuen
him
at
parting
,
hee
(
though
he
bewrayed
no
signe
of
distrusting
the
Symeron
)
yet
stood
as
amazed
,
least
something
had
befallen
our
Captaine
otherwise
then
well
.
The
Symeron
perceiuing
this
,
tolde
him
,
that
it
was
night
when
hee
was
sent
away
,
so
that
our
Captaine
could
not
send
any
letter
,
but
yet
with
the
point
of
his
knife
,
hee
wrote
something
vpon
the
Tooth-pike
,
which
(
hee
said
)
should
be
sufficient
to
gaine
credit
to
the
messenger
.
Thereupon
the
Master
lookt
vpon
it
,
and
sawe
written
By
me
Francis
Drake
,
wherefore
hee
beleiued
,
and
according
to
the
message
,
prepared
what
prouision
hee
could
,
and
repaired
to
the
mouth
of
the
Riuer
of
Tortugos
,
as
the
Symerons
that
went
with
him
then
named
it
.
That
after
noone
towards
three
a
clocke
,
we
were
come
downe
to
that
Riuer
,
not
past
halfe
an
houre
,
before
wee
sawe
our
Pinnace
ready
come
to
receiue
vs
:
which
was
vnto
vs
all
a
double
reioycing
:
first
that
wee
sawe
them
,
and
next
so
soone
:
our
Captaine
with
all
our
Company
praised
God
most
hartily
,
for
that
wee
sawe
our
Pinnace
and
fellowes
againe
.
We
all
seemed
to
these
who
had
liued
at
rest
and
plenty
all
this
while
aboard
,
as
men
strangely
changed
(
our
Captaine
yet
not
much
changed
)
in
countenance
and
plight
:
and
indeed
our
long
fasting
and
sore
trauell
might
somewhat
fore-pine
and
waste
vs
:
but
the
greefe
wee
drew
inwardly
,
for
that
wee
returned
without
that
Gold
and
Treasure
wee
hoped
for
,
did
no
doubt
shewe
her
print
and
footesteps
in
our
faces
.
The
rest
of
our
men
which
were
then
missed
,
could
not
trauell
so
well
as
our
Captaine
,
and
therefore
were
left
at
the
Indian
new
Towne
:
and
the
next
day
wee
rowed
to
another
Riuer
in
the
bottome
of
the
Bay
and
tooke
them
all
aboord
.
Thus
being
returned
from
Panama
,
to
the
great
reioycing
of
our
Company
,
who
were
throughly
reuiued
with
the
report
wee
brought
from
thence
:
especially
vnderstanding
our
Captaines
purpose
,
that
he
meant
not
to
leaue
off
thus
,
but
would
once
againe
attempt
the
same
journey
,
whereof
they
also
might
bee
partakers
:
our
Captaine
would
not
in
the
meane
time
suffer
this
edge
and
forwardnes
of
his
men
to
bee
dulled
or
rebated
,
by
lying
still
idly
vnimployed
,
as
knowing
right
well
by
continuall
experiences
,
that
no
sicknes
was
more
noysome
to
impeach
any
enterprise
then
delay
and
idlenes
.
Therefore
considering
deepely
the
intelligences
of
other
places
of
importance
thereabouts
,
which
hee
had
gotten
the
former
yeares
:
and
particularly
of
Veragua
,
a
rich
Towne
lying
to
the
Westvard
,
betweene
Nombre
de
Dios
and
Nicaragua
,
where
is
the
richest
Mine
of
fine
Gold
,
that
is
on
this
North
side
:
hee
consulted
with
his
company
touching
their
opinions
,
what
was
to
bee
done
in
this
meane
time
,
and
how
they
stood
affected
?
Some
thought
,
that
it
was
most
necessary
to
seeke
supply
of
victuals
,
that
wee
might
the
better
bee
able
to
keepe
our
men
close
and
in
health
till
our
time
came
:
and
this
was
easy
to
bee
compassed
,
because
the
Fregates
with
victuall
went
without
great
defence
,
whereas
the
Fregates
and
Barkes
with
Treasure
,
for
the
most
part
were
wafted
with
great
Ships
and
store
of
Souldiers
.
Others
yet
iudged
,
wee
might
better
bestowe
our
time
in
intercepting
the
Fregates
of
Treasure
:
first
for
that
our
Magasines
and
Storehouses
of
victuall
were
reasonably
furnished
,
and
the
Country
it selfe
was
so
plentifull
,
that
euery
man
might
prouide
for
himselfe
if
the
worst
befell
:
and
victuall
might
hereafter
bee
prouided
abundantly
aswell
as
now
:
whereas
the
Treasure
neuer
floateth
vpon
the
Sea
,
so
ordinarily
as
at
this
time
,
of
the
Fleets
being
there
,
which
time
in
no
wise
may
bee
neglected
.
The
Symerons
being
demanded
also
their
opinion
,
for
that
they
were
experienced
in
the
particularities
of
all
the
Townes
thereabouts
,
as
in
which
,
some
or
other
of
them
had
serued
:
declared
that
by
Veragua
Sinnior
Pezoro
sometime
their
Master
from
whome
they
fled
,
dwelt
not
in
the
Towne
for
feare
of
some
surprise
,
but
yet
not
farre
off
from
the
Towne
,
for
his
better
releefe
:
in
a
very
strong
house
of
stone
,
where
hee
had
dwelt
ninteene
yeares
at
least
,
neuer
trauelling
from
home
,
vnlesse
happily
once
a
yeare
to
Carthagene
or
Nombre
de
Dios
when
the
Fleets
were
there
:
hee
keepeth
a
hundred
slaues
at
least
in
the
Mines
,
each
slaue
being
bound
to
bring
in
dayly
cleere
gaine
(
all
charges
deductted
)
three
Pezos
of
Gold
for
himselfe
and
two
for
his
women
(
eight
shillings
three
pence
the
Pezo
)
amounting
in
the
whole
,
to
about
two
hundred
pound
sterling
each
day
:
so
that
hee
hath
heaped
a
mighty
Masse
of
Treasure
together
,
which
hee
keepeth
in
certaine
great
Chests
of
two
foote
deepe
three
broad
,
and
foure
long
:
being
,
notwithstanding
all
his
wealth
,
hard
and
cruell
,
not
onely
to
his
slaues
,
but
vnto
all
men
,
and
therefore
neuer
going
abroad
,
but
with
a
Guard
of
fiue
or
sixe
men
to
defend
his
person
from
danger
,
which
hee
feareth
extraordinarily
from
all
creatures
.
And
as
touching
meanes
of
compassing
this
purpose
,
they
woulde
conduct
him
safely
through
the
woods
,
by
the
same
wayes
by
which
they
fled
,
that
hee
should
not
need
to
enter
their
Hauens
with
danger
,
but
might
come
vpon
their
backes
altogether
vnlooked
for
.
And
though
his
house
were
of
stone
so
that
it
could
not
bee
burnt
,
yet
if
our
Captaine
would
vndertake
th'
attempt
,
they
would
vndermine
and
ouerthrowe
,
or
otherwise
breake
it
open
,
in
such
sort
,
as
wee
might
haue
easy
accesse
to
his
greatest
Treasure
.
Our
Captaine
hauing
heard
all
their
opinions
,
concluded
so
;
that
by
deuiding
his
Company
the
two
first
different
sentences
,
were
both
reconciled
,
both
to
bee
practised
and
put
in
vre
.
Iohn
Oxnam
appointed
in
the
Beare
,
to
bee
sent
Estwards
towards
Tolow
,
to
see
what
store
of
victuals
would
come
athwart
his
halfe
,
&
himselfe
would
to
the
Westward
in
the
Minian
,
lye
off
and
on
the
Cabezas
,
where
was
the
greatest
trade
and
most
ordinary
passage
of
those
which
transported
Treasure
from
Veragua
and
Nicaragua
to
the
Fleet
:
so
that
no
time
might
bee
lost
,
nor
opportunity
let
slip
either
for
victuall
or
Treasure
.
As
for
th'
attempt
of
Veragua
or
Sinior
Peroros
house
by
land
,
by
marching
through
the
woods
,
hee
liked
not
off
,
least
it
might
ouer
weary
his
men
by
continuall
labor
,
whom
he
studied
to
refresh
and
strengthen
,
for
his
next
sreuice
forenamed
.
Therefore
vsing
our
Symerons
most
curteously
,
dismissing
those
that
were
desirous
to
their
wiues
,
with
such
gifts
and
fauors
as
were
most
pleasing
,
and
entertaining
those
still
aboord
his
Ships
,
which
were
contented
to
abide
with
the
Company
remaining
,
the
Pinnaces
departed
as
was
determined
,
the
Minion
to
the
West
,
the
Beare
to
the
East
.
The
Minion
about
the
Cabeças
met
with
a
Fregate
of
Nicaragua
,
in
which
was
some
gold
,
and
a
Genoway
Pilot
,
of
which
Nation
there
are
many
in
those
Coasts
,
which
had
beene
at
Veragua
not
past
eight
dayes
before
,
he
being
very
well
entreated
,
certified
our
Captaine
of
the
State
of
the
Towne
,
and
of
the
Harbor
,
and
of
a
Fregate
that
was
there
ready
to
come
forth
within
fewe
dayes
,
aboard
which
there
was
aboue
a
million
of
Gold
,
offering
to
conduct
him
to
it
,
if
wee
would
doe
him
his
right
,
for
that
he
knew
the
channell
very
perfectly
,
so
that
hee
could
enter
by
night
safely
without
danger
of
the
sands
and
shallowes
,
(
though
there
be
but
little
water
)
and
vtterly
vndescryed
,
for
that
the
Towne
is
fiue
leagues
within
the
Harbor
,
and
the
way
by
land
is
so
farre
about
and
difficult
through
the
Woods
,
that
though
wee
should
by
any
casualty
be
discouered
,
about
the
point
of
the
Harbor
,
yet
wee
might
dispatch
our
businesse
and
depart
,
before
the
Towne
could
haue
notice
of
our
comming
.
At
his
being
there
hee
perceiued
they
had
heard
of
Drakes
being
on
the
Coast
,
which
had
put
them
in
great
feare
,
as
in
all
other
places
(
Pezoro
purposing
to
remoue
himselfe
to
the
South
Sea
)
but
there
was
nothing
done
to
preuent
him
,
their
feare
being
so
great
,
that
,
as
it
is
accustomed
in
such
cases
,
it
excluded
Counsell
and
bred
dispaire
.
Our
Captaine
conferring
with
his
owne
knowledge
and
former
intelligences
,
was
purposed
to
haue
returned
to
his
Shippe
,
to
haue
taken
some
of
those
Symerons
which
had
dwelt
with
Sinior
Pezoro
,
to
be
the
more
confirmed
in
this
point
.
But
when
the
Genoway
Pilot
was
very
earnest
,
to
haue
the
time
gained
,
and
warranted
our
Captaine
of
good
speed
,
if
wee
delayd
not
,
he
dimissed
the
Fregate
somewhat
lighter
to
,
hasten
her
journey
,
and
with
this
Pilots
aduise
,
laboured
with
sayle
and
oares
to
get
this
Harbor
and
to
enter
it
by
night
accorcordingly
,
considering
that
this
Fregate
might
now
bee
gained
,
and
Pezoros
house
attempted
hereafter
notwithstanding
.
But
when
wee
were
come
to
the
mouth
of
the
Harbor
,
we
heard
the
report
of
two
Chambers
,
and
farther
off
about
a
league
within
the
Bay
,
two
other
as
it
were
answering
them
:
whereby
our
Geno●aise
Pilot
coniectured
that
we
were
discouered
:
for
hee
assured
vs
,
that
this
order
had
beene
taken
,
since
his
last
being
there
;
by
reason
of
the
aduertisement
and
charge
,
which
the
Gouernour
of
Panama
had
sent
vnto
all
the
Coast
,
which
euen
in
their
beds
lay
in
great
and
continuall
feare
of
our
Captaine
,
and
therefore
by
all
likely-hood
,
maintained
this
kinde
of
watch
,
at
the
charge
of
the
rich
Gnuffe
Pezoro
,
for
their
security
.
Thus
being
defeated
of
this
expectation
,
wee
found
that
it
was
not
Gods
will
that
wee
should
enter
at
that
time
:
the
rather
for
that
the
winde
,
which
had
all
this
time
beene
Easterly
,
came
vp
to
the
Westward
,
and
inuited
vs
to
returne
againe
to
our
Shippe
,
For
shee
had
taken
a
Fregate
in
which
there
were
tenne
men
,
whome
they
set
ashoare
;
great
store
of
Maiz
,
twenty
eight
fat
Hogs
,
and
two
hundred
Hens
.
Our
Captaine
discharged
this
Fregate
of
her
lading
,
and
because
she
was
new
,
Nombre
de
Dios
,
to
waft
the
Chagro
Fleete
to
and
froe
,
but
were
not
yet
both
lanched
:
wherefore
hee
purposed
now
to
aduenture
for
that
Fleete
.
And
to
hearten
his
Company
hee
feasted
them
that
Easter-day
with
great
cheere
and
cheerefulnesse
,
The
next
day
with
the
new
tallowed
Fregate
of
Tolow
and
his
Beare
,
Wee
vnderstood
that
hee
was
Tetú
a
French
Captaine
of
New-hauen
,
a
Man
of
warre
as
wee
were
:
desirous
to
be
releeued
by
vs
.
For
at
our
first
meeting
the
French
Captaine
cast
abroad
his
hands
,
and
prayed
our
Captaine
to
helpe
him
to
some
water
,
for
that
hee
had
nothing
but
Wine
,
and
Cider
aboard
him
,
which
had
brought
his
men
into
great
sickenesse
.
Hee
had
sought
vs
euer
since
hee
first
heard
of
our
being
vpon
the
Coast
,
about
this
fiue
weekes
.
Our
Captaine
sent
one
aboard
him
with
some
releefe
for
the
present
,
willing
him
to
follow
vs
to
the
next
Port
,
where
hee
should
haue
both
water
and
victuals
.
At
our
comming
to
anchor
hee
sent
our
Captaine
a
case
of
Pistols
,
and
a
faire
guilt
Symeter
(
which
had
beene
the
late
Kings
of
France
,
whome
Monsieur
Mongomery
hurt
in
the
eye
,
and
was
giuen
him
by
Monsieur
Strosse
)
our
Captaine
requited
him
with
a
Chaine
of
gold
,
and
a
Tablet
which
hee
wore
.
This
Captaine
reported
vnto
vs
the
first
newes
of
the
Massacre
at
Paris
,
at
the
King
of
Nauars
Mariage
on
Saint
Bartholomewes
day
last
,
of
the
Admirall
of
France
slaine
in
his
Chamber
,
and
diuers
other
murthers
:
so
that
hee
thought
those
French-men
the
happiest
which
were
farthest
from
France
,
now
no
longer
France
but
Frensie
,
euen
as
if
all
Gaul
were
turned
into
Worme-wood
and
Gall
:
Italian
practises
hauing
ouer-mastred
the
French
simplicity
.
Hee
shewed
what
famous
and
often
reports
he
had
heard
of
our
great
riches
:
hee
desired
to
know
of
our
Captaine
which
way
hee
might
compasse
his
voyage
also
.
Though
wee
had
him
in
some
jealousie
and
distrust
,
for
all
his
pretence
,
because
wee
considered
more
the
strength
hee
had
,
then
the
good-will
hee
might
beare
vs
:
yet
vpon
consultation
among
our selues
,
whether
it
were
fit
to
receiue
him
or
no
:
wee
resolued
to
take
him
and
twenty
of
his
men
,
to
serue
with
our
Captaine
for
halfes
:
in
such
sort
as
wee
needed
not
doubt
of
their
forces
,
being
but
twenty
,
nor
be
hurt
by
their
portions
,
being
no
greater
then
ours
:
and
yet
gratifie
them
in
their
earnest
suite
,
and
serue
our
owne
purpose
,
which
without
more
helpe
wee
could
very
hardly
haue
atcheiued
.
Indeed
hee
had
seauenty
men
,
and
wee
now
but
thirty
one
:
his
Ship
was
aboue
eighty
Tunne
,
and
our
Fregate
not
past
twenty
,
our
Pinnace
nothing
neere
tenne
Tunne
:
yet
our
Captaine
thought
this
proportionable
,
in
consideration
that
not
number
of
men
,
but
quality
of
their
judgements
and
knowledge
,
were
to
bee
the
principall
actors
herein
:
and
the
French
Shippe
could
doe
no
seruice
,
nor
stand
in
any
steed
to
this
enterprise
which
we
intended
,
and
had
agreed
vpon
long
before
,
both
touching
the
time
when
it
should
take
beginning
,
and
the
place
where
wee
should
meet
,
namely
at
Rio
Francisco
.
Hauing
thus
agreed
with
Captaine
Tetu
,
wee
sent
for
the
Symerons
as
before
was
decreed
:
Two
of
them
were
brought
aboard
our
Shippes
,
to
giue
the
French
assurance
of
this
agreement
.
And
as
soone
as
wee
could
furnish
our selues
and
refresh
the
French
Company
,
which
was
within
fiue
or
sixe
dayes
(
by
bringing
them
to
the
Magazine
which
was
the
neerest
,
where
they
were
supplyed
by
vs
in
such
sort
,
as
they
protested
they
were
beholding
to
vs
for
all
their
liues
)
taking
twenty
of
the
French
and
fifteene
of
ours
with
our
Symerons
,
leauing
both
our
Shippes
in
safe
Roade
,
wee
mand
our
Fregate
and
two
Pinnaces
(
wee
had
formerly
suncke
our
Lyon
,
shortely
after
our
returne
from
Panama
,
because
wee
had
not
men
sufficient
to
man
her
)
and
went
towards
Rio
Francisco
,
which
because
it
had
not
water
enough
for
our
Fregate
:
caused
vs
to
leaue
her
at
the
Cabeças
,
mand
with
English
and
French
,
in
the
charge
of
Robert
Doble
,
to
stay
there
without
attempting
any
chase
,
vntill
the
returne
of
our
Pinnaces
.
And
then
beare
to
Rio
Francisco
,
where
both
Captaines
landed
with
such
force
as
aforesaid
,
Nombre
de
Dios
,
we
proceeded
in
couert
through
the
Woods
,
towards
the
high
way
that
leadeth
betwene
them
.
It
is
fiue
leagues
accounted
by
Sea
,
betweene
Rio
Francisco
and
Nombre
de
Dios
,
but
that
way
which
wee
marched
by
land
,
we
found
it
aboue
seauen
leagues
.
Wee
marched
as
in
our
former
journey
to
Panama
,
both
for
order
and
silence
,
to
the
great
wonder
of
the
French
Captaine
and
Company
,
who
protested
they
knew
not
by
any
meanes
how
to
recouer
the
Pinnaces
,
if
the
Symerons
(
to
whome
what
our
Captaine
commanded
was
a
law
,
though
they
little
regarded
the
French
,
as
hauing
no
trust
in
them
)
should
leaue
vs
:
our
Captaine
assured
him
,
there
was
no
cause
of
doubt
of
them
of
whom
he
had
had
such
former
tryall
.
When
we
were
come
within
an
English
mile
of
the
way
,
wee
stayed
all
night
,
refreshing
our selues
in
great
stilnesse
in
a
most
conuenient
place
,
where
we
heard
the
Carpenters
,
being
many
in
number
working
vpon
their
Shippes
,
as
they
vsually
doe
by
reason
of
the
great
heat
of
the
day
in
Nombre
de
Dios
,
&
might
heare
the
Moyles
comming
from
Panama
,
by
reason
of
the
aduantage
of
the
ground
.
For
there
came
three
Recoes
,
one
of
fifty
Moyles
,
the
other
two
of
seauenty
each
,
euery
of
which
caryed
three
hundred
pound
waight
of
siluer
,
which
in
all
amounted
to
neere
thirty
Tunne
.
Wee
putting
our selues
in
readinesse
,
went
downe
neere
the
way
to
heare
the
Belles
,
where
we
stayed
not
long
,
but
we
sawe
of
what
mettall
they
were
made
,
and
tooke
such
hold
on
the
heads
of
the
foremost
and
hindmost
Moyles
,
that
all
the
rest
stayed
and
lay
downe
as
their
manner
is
.
These
three
Recoes
were
guarded
with
forty
fiue
Souldiers
or
their
abouts
,
fifteene
to
each
Reco
,
which
caused
some
exchange
of
Ballets
and
Arrowes
for
a
time
,
in
which
conflict
the
French
Captaine
was
sore
wounded
with
hayle-shot
in
the
belly
,
and
one
Symeron
slaine
:
but
in
the
end
these
Souldiers
thought
it
the
best
way
to
leaue
their
Moyles
with
vs
,
and
to
seeke
for
more
helpe
abroad
:
in
which
meane
time
wee
tooke
some
paine
to
ease
some
of
the
Moyles
,
which
were
heauiest
loaden
of
their
cariages
.
And
because
wee
our selues
were
somewhat
weary
,
wee
were
contented
with
a
few
barres
and
quoits
of
gold
,
as
wee
could
well
cary
:
burying
about
fifteene
Tunne
of
siluer
,
partly
in
the
boroughs
which
the
great
Land-crabs
had
made
in
the
earth
,
and
partly
vnder
old
Trees
which
were
fallen
thereabout
,
and
partly
in
the
sand
and
grauell
of
a
Riuer
,
not
very
deepe
of
water
.
Thus
when
about
this
businesse
wee
had
spent
some
two
houres
,
and
had
disposed
of
all
our
matters
,
and
were
ready
to
march
backe
,
the
very
selfe
same
way
that
we
came
,
wee
heard
both
Horse
and
Foote
comming
as
it
seemed
,
to
the
Moyles
,
for
they
neuer
followed
vs
,
after
we
were
once
entred
the
Woods
:
where
the
French
Captaine
by
reason
of
his
wound
,
not
able
to
trauell
farther
,
stayed
,
in
hope
that
some
rest
would
recouer
him
better
strength
.
But
after
wee
had
marched
some
two
leagues
,
vpon
the
French
Souldiers
complaint
,
that
they
missed
one
of
their
men
also
,
examination
being
made
whether
hee
were
slaine
or
no
:
it
was
found
that
hee
had
druncke
much
Wine
,
and
ouerlading
himselfe
with
pillage
,
and
hasting
to
goe
before
vs
,
had
lost
himselfe
in
the
Woods
.
And
as
wee
afterwards
knew
,
hee
was
taken
by
the
Spaniards
that
euening
,
and
vpon
torture
,
discouered
vnto
them
where
we
had
hidden
our
Treasure
.
Rio
Francisco
,
in
hope
to
meet
with
our
Pinnaces
,
but
when
we
came
thither
,
looking
out
to
Sea
,
wee
sawe
seauen
Spanish
Pinnaces
,
which
had
beene
searching
all
the
Coasts
thereabout
:
whereupon
wee
mightily
suspected
,
that
they
had
taken
or
spoiled
our
Pinnaces
,
for
that
our
Captaine
had
giuen
so
straight
charge
,
that
they
should
repaire
to
this
place
this
after-noone
from
the
Cabecas
where
they
rode
,
whence
to
our
sight
,
these
Spaniards
Pinnaces
did
come
.
But
the
night
before
,
there
had
fallen
very
much
raine
,
with
much
westerly
winde
,
which
as
it
enforced
the
Spaniards
to
returne
home
the
sooner
,
by
reason
of
the
storme
:
so
it
kept
our
Pinnaces
,
that
they
could
not
keepe
th'
appointment
,
because
the
wind
was
contrary
,
&
blewe
so
strong
,
that
with
their
Oares
they
could
all
that
day
get
but
halfe
the
way
.
Notwithstanding
,
if
they
had
followed
our
Captaines
direction
in
setting
forth
ouer
night
,
while
the
winde
serued
,
they
had
arriued
at
the
place
appointed
with
farre
lesse
labour
,
but
with
farre
more
danger
,
because
that
very
day
at
noone
,
the
Spanish
Shallops
mand
out
of
purpose
from
Nombre
de
Dios
,
were
come
to
this
place
to
take
our
Pinnaces
:
imagining
where
wee
were
,
after
they
had
heard
of
our
intercepting
of
the
Treasure
.
Our
Captaine
seeing
the
Shallops
,
feared
least
hauing
taken
our
Pinnaces
,
they
had
compelled
our
men
by
torture
,
to
confesse
where
his
Fregate
and
Ships
were
.
Therefore
in
this
distresse
and
perplexity
,
the
company
misdoubting
that
all
meanes
of
returne
to
their
Country
were
cut
off
,
and
that
their
Treasure
then
serued
them
to
small
purpose
:
our
Captaine
comforted
and
encouraged
vs
all
,
saying
:
wee
should
venter
no
farther
then
hee
did
:
it
was
no
time
now
to
feare
:
but
rather
to
haste
to
preuent
that
which
was
feared
:
if
the
Enemy
haue
preuailed
against
our
Pinnaces
,
which
God
forbid
,
yet
they
must
haue
time
to
search
them
,
time
to
examine
the
Mariners
;
time
to
execute
their
resolution
after
it
is
determined
:
before
all
these
times
bee
taken
,
wee
may
get
to
our
Ships
if
yee
will
,
though
not
possibly
by
land
,
because
of
the
Hills
,
Thickets
and
Riuers
,
yet
by
water
.
Let
vs
therefore
make
a
Raft
with
the
Trees
that
are
here
in
readines
,
as
offering
themselues
being
brought
downe
the
Riuer
,
happily
this
last
storme
,
and
put
our selues
to
Sea
.
I
will
bee
one
,
who
will
bee
the
other
?
Iohn
Smith
offered
himselfe
,
and
two
Frenchmen
that
could
swimme
very
well
,
desired
they
might
accompany
our
Captaine
,
as
did
the
Symeron
likewise
(
who
had
beene
very
earnest
with
our
Captaine
to
haue
marched
by
land
though
it
were
sixteene
dayes
journey
,
and
in
case
the
Ships
had
beene
surprised
,
to
haue
aboade
alwaies
with
them
)
especially
Pedro
,
who
yet
was
faine
to
bee
left
behinde
,
because
hee
could
not
rowe
.
The
Raft
was
fitted
and
fast
bound
;
a
Sayle
of
a
Bisket
sack
prepared
;
an
Oare
was
shaped
out
of
a
young
Tree
to
serue
in
steed
of
a
Rudder
,
to
direct
their
course
before
the
winde
.
At
his
departure
hee
comforted
the
Company
,
by
promising
,
that
if
it
pleased
God
,
hee
should
put
his
foote
in
safety
aboard
his
Fregate
,
hee
would
,
God
willing
,
by
one
means
or
other
get
them
all
aboard
,
in
despite
of
all
the
Spa●iards
in
the
Indies
In
this
manner
putting
off
to
the
Sea
,
hee
sayled
some
three
leagues
,
sitting
vp
to
the
waste
continually
in
water
,
&
at
euey
surge
of
the
waue
to
the
armepits
,
for
the
space
of
sixe
houres
,
vpon
this
Raft
,
what
with
the
parching
of
the
Sunne
and
what
with
the
beating
of
the
salt
water
,
they
had
all
of
them
their
skins
much
fretted
away
.
At
length
God
gaue
them
the
sight
of
two
Pinnaces
turning
towards
them
with
much
winde
,
but
with
farre
greater
joy
to
him
,
that
could
easily
coniecture
,
and
did
cheerefully
declare
to
those
three
with
him
,
that
they
were
our
Pinnaces
,
and
that
all
was
safe
,
so
that
there
was
no
cause
of
feare
.
But
see
,
the
Pinnaces
not
seeing
this
Raft
,
nor
suspecting
any
such
matter
,
by
reason
of
the
winde
and
night
growing
on
,
were
forced
to
runne
into
a
coue
behinde
the
point
,
to
take
succour
for
that
night
:
which
our
Captaine
seeing
,
and
gathering
,
because
they
came
not
forth
againe
,
that
they
would
Anchor
there
,
put
his
raft
a
shore
,
and
ranne
by
land
about
the
point
,
where
hee
found
them
,
who
vpon
sight
of
him
,
made
as
much
hast
as
they
could
to
take
him
and
his
Company
aboard
.
For
our
Captaine
,
of
purpose
to
try
what
hast
they
could
and
would
make
in
extremity
:
himselfe
ranne
in
great
haste
,
and
so
willed
the
other
three
with
him
,
as
if
they
had
beene
chased
by
the
Enemy
:
which
they
the
rather
suspected
,
because
they
saw
so
fewe
with
him
.
And
after
his
comming
aboard
,
when
,
they
demanding
,
how
all
his
Company
did
?
hee
answered
coldly
,
well
:
they
all
doubted
,
that
all
went
scarce
well
.
But
hee
willing
to
ridd
all
doubts
,
and
fill
them
with
ioy
,
tooke
out
of
his
bosome
a
Quoit
of
Gold
,
thanking
God
that
our
voyage
was
made
.
And
to
the
Frenchmen
hee
declared
,
how
their
Captaine
indeed
was
left
behinde
,
sore
wounded
and
two
of
his
Company
with
him
:
but
it
should
bee
no
hindrance
to
them
.
That
night
our
Captaine
with
great
paine
of
his
Company
,
rowed
to
Roo
Faancisco
:
About
a
fortnight
after
,
when
we
had
set
all
things
in
order
,
and
taking
out
of
our
Ship
all
such
necessaries
as
wee
needed
for
our
Fregate
,
had
left
and
giuen
her
to
the
Spa●iards
,
whome
wee
had
all
this
time
detayned
,
wee
put
out
of
that
Harbor
,
together
with
the
French
Ship
,
riding
some
fewe
dayes
among
the
Cabezas
.
In
the
meane
time
our
Captaine
made
a
secret
composition
with
the
Symerons
,
that
twelue
of
our
men
and
sixteene
of
theirs
,
should
make
another
voyage
,
to
get
intelligence
in
what
case
the
Country
stood
,
and
if
it
might
be
,
recouer
Monsieur
Tortú
the
French
Captaine
,
at
least-wise
to
bring
away
that
which
was
hidden
in
our
former
surprize
and
could
not
then
bee
conueniently
caried
.
Iohn
Oxnam
and
Thomas
Sherwell
were
put
in
trust
for
this
seruice
,
to
the
great
content
of
the
whole
Company
,
who
conceiued
greatest
hope
of
them
next
our
Captaine
,
whome
by
no
meanes
they
would
condiscend
to
suffer
to
aduenture
againe
this
time
:
yet
hee
himselfe
rowed
to
set
them
ashore
at
Rio
Francisco
:
finding
his
labor
well
imployed
both
otherwise
,
and
also
in
sauing
one
of
those
two
Frenchmen
that
had
remained
willingly
to
accompany
their
wounded
Captaine
.
For
this
Gentleman
hauing
escaped
the
rage
of
the
Spaniards
,
was
now
comwing
towards
our
Pinnace
,
where
hee
fell
downe
on
his
keees
,
blessing
God
for
the
time
,
that
euer
our
Captaine
was
borne
,
who
now
beyond
all
his
hope
,
was
become
his
deliuerer
.
Hee
being
demanded
what
was
become
of
his
Captaine
and
other
fellow
,
shewed
that
within
halfe
an
houre
after
our
departure
,
the
Spiniards
had
ouergotten
them
,
and
tooke
his
Captaine
and
other
fellowe
:
hee
onely
escaped
by
flight
,
hauing
cast
away
all
his
carriage
,
and
among
the
rest
one
Box
of
Iewells
,
that
hee
might
fly
the
swifter
from
the
pursuers
:
but
his
fellow
tooke
it
vp
and
burthened
himselfe
so
sore
,
that
hee
could
make
no
speed
,
as
easily
hee
might
otherwise
,
if
hee
would
haue
cast
downe
his
pillage
,
and
layd
aside
his
couetous
minde
:
as
for
the
siluer
,
which
we
had
hidden
thereabout
in
the
earth
and
the
sands
,
he
thought
that
it
was
all
gone
;
for
that
he
thought
there
had
beene
neere
two
thousand
Spaniards
and
Negroes
there
,
to
dig
and
search
for
it
.
This
report
notwithstanding
,
our
purpose
held
,
and
our
men
were
sent
to
the
said
place
,
where
they
found
that
the
earth
,
euery
way
a
mile
distant
had
beene
digged
and
turned
vp
in
euery
place
of
any
likelihood
,
to
haue
any
thing
hidden
in
it
.
And
yet
neuerthelesse
,
for
all
that
narrow
search
,
all
our
mens
labour
was
not
quite
lost
:
but
so
considered
,
that
the
third
day
after
their
departure
,
they
all
returned
safe
and
cheerefull
,
with
as
much
siluer
as
they
and
all
the
Symerons
could
finde
,
(
viz:
thirteene
barres
of
siluer
,
and
some
fewe
quoits
of
gold
)
with
which
they
were
presently
embarqued
without
empeachment
,
repairing
with
no
lesse
speed
then
joy
to
our
Fregate
.
Now
was
it
high
time
to
thinke
of
homewards
,
hauing
sped
our selues
as
wee
desired
:
and
therefore
our
Captaine
concluded
to
visit
Rio
grand
,
once
againe
,
to
see
if
he
could
meet
with
any
sufficient
Ship
or
Bark
,
to
cary
victuall
enough
to
serue
our
turne
homewards
,
in
which
wee
might
in
safety
and
security
embarque
our selues
.
The
French-men
hauing
formerly
gone
from
vs
as
soone
as
they
had
their
shares
at
our
first
returne
with
the
Treasure
,
as
being
very
desirous
to
returne
home
into
their
Countrey
,
and
our
Captaine
as
desirous
to
dismisse
them
,
as
they
were
to
be
dismissed
;
for
that
hee
foresawe
they
could
not
in
their
Shippe
auoid
the
danger
of
being
taken
by
the
Spaniards
,
if
they
should
make
out
any
Men
of
warre
for
them
,
while
they
lingred
on
the
Coast
,
and
hauing
also
beene
then
againe
releeued
with
victuals
by
vs
:
Now
at
our
meeting
of
them
againe
,
were
very
loath
to
leaue
vs
,
and
therefore
accompanied
vs
very
kindely
as
farre
vp
as
Saint
Barnards
,
and
farther
would
,
but
that
they
durst
not
aduenture
so
great
danger
,
for
that
wee
had
intelligence
,
that
the
Fleete
was
ready
to
set
sayle
for
Spaine
,
riding
at
the
entry
of
Carthagena
.
Thus
wee
departed
from
them
,
passing
hard
by
Carthagena
,
in
the
sight
of
all
the
Fleete
,
with
a
Flagge
of
Saint
George
in
the
maine
top
of
our
Fregate
,
with
silke
streamers
and
ancients
downe
to
the
water
,
sayling
forward
with
a
large
winde
,
till
wee
came
within
two
leagues
of
the
Riuer
,
being
all
lowe
land
,
and
darke
night
:
where
to
preuent
the
ouer-shooting
of
the
Riuer
in
the
night
,
we
lay
off
&
on
bearing
small
sayle
,
till
that
about
mid-night
the
winde
veering
to
the
Eastward
,
by
two
of
the
clocke
in
the
morning
,
a
Fregate
from
Rio
grand
passed
hard
by
vs
,
bearing
also
but
small
sayle
.
We
saluted
them
with
our
shot
and
Arrowes
,
they
answered
vs
with
Bases
:
but
wee
got
aboard
them
,
and
tooke
such
order
,
that
they
were
content
against
their
willes
to
depart
a
shoare
and
to
leaue
vs
this
Fregate
which
was
of
twenty
fiue
Tunne
,
loaded
with
Maiz
,
and
Hens
and
Hogs
,
&
some
Honey
,
in
very
good
time
fit
for
our
vse
:
for
the
Honey
especially
was
a
notable
releeuer
and
preseruer
of
our
crased
people
.
The
next
morning
as
soone
as
wee
set
those
Spaniards
a
shoare
on
the
maine
,
wee
set
our
course
for
the
Cabeças
without
any
stop
,
whither
wee
came
about
fiue
dayes
after
.
And
being
at
anchor
,
presently
wee
houe
out
all
the
Maizaland
,
sauing
three
Buts
which
we
kept
for
our
store
:
and
carying
all
our
prouisions
a
shoare
,
wee
brought
both
our
Fregates
on
the
Carine
,
and
new
tallowed
them
.
Here
wee
stayed
about
seauenight
,
trimming
and
rigging
our
Fregates
,
boarding
and
stowing
our
prouisions
,
tearing
abroad
and
burning
our
Pinnaces
,
that
the
Symerons
might
haue
the
yron-worke
.
About
a
day
or
two
before
our
departure
,
our
Captaine
willed
Pedro
and
three
of
the
cheefest
of
the
Symerons
to
goe
through
both
his
Fregates
,
to
see
what
they
liked
,
promising
to
giue
it
them
whatsoeuer
it
were
,
so
it
were
not
so
necessary
as
that
hee
could
not
returne
into
England
without
it
.
And
for
their
wifes
hee
would
himselfe
seeke
out
some
silkes
or
linnen
that
might
gratifie
them
:
which
while
hee
was
choosing
out
of
his
Trunckes
,
the
Cymeter
which
Captaine
Tetú
had
giuen
to
our
Captaine
,
chanced
to
be
taken
forth
in
Pedros
sight
,
which
hee
seeing
grew
so
much
in
liking
thereof
,
that
hee
accounted
of
nothing
else
in
respect
of
it
,
and
preferred
it
before
all
that
could
be
giuen
him
:
yet
imagining
,
that
it
was
no
lesse
esteemed
of
our
Captaine
,
durst
not
himselfe
open
his
mouth
to
craue
or
commend
it
:
but
made
one
Francis
Tucker
to
be
his
meane
to
breake
his
minde
,
promising
to
giue
him
a
fine
quoit
of
gold
,
which
yet
hee
had
in
store
,
if
he
would
but
moue
our
Captaine
for
it
;
and
to
our
Captaine
himselfe
,
hee
would
giue
foure
other
great
quoits
,
which
hee
had
hidden
,
intending
to
haue
reserued
them
till
another
voyage
.
Our
Captaine
being
accordingly
moued
by
Francis
Tucker
,
could
haue
beene
content
to
haue
made
no
such
exchange
,
but
yet
desirous
to
content
him
,
that
had
deserued
so
well
,
hee
gaue
it
him
with
many
good
words
,
who
receiued
it
with
no
little
joy
,
affirming
that
if
hee
should
giue
his
wife
and
children
(
which
hee
loued
dearely
)
in
liew
of
it
,
hee
could
not
sufficiently
recompence
it
,
(
for
hee
would
present
his
King
with
it
,
who
hee
knew
would
make
him
a
great
man
,
euen
for
this
very
guifts
sake
)
yet
in
gratuity
and
steed
of
other
requitall
of
this
jewell
,
hee
desired
our
Captaine
to
accept
these
foure
peeces
of
gold
,
as
a
token
of
his
thankefulnesse
to
him
,
and
a
pawne
of
his
faithfulnesse
during
life
.
Our
Captaine
receiued
it
in
most
kinde
sort
,
but
tooke
it
not
to
his
own
benefit
,
but
caused
it
to
be
cast
into
the
whole
aduenture
,
saying
,
if
hee
had
not
beene
set
forth
to
that
place
,
he
had
not
attained
such
a
commoditie
,
and
therefore
it
was
just
that
they
which
bare
part
with
him
of
his
burthen
in
setting
him
to
Sea
,
should
enjoy
the
proportion
of
his
benefit
whatsoeuer
at
his
returne
.
Thus
with
good
loue
and
liking
wee
tooke
our
leaue
of
that
people
,
setting
ouer
to
the
Ilands
of
_____
whence
the
next
day
after
,
wee
set
sayle
towards
Cape
Saint
Anthony
,
by
which
wee
past
with
a
large
winde
:
but
presently
being
to
stand
for
th'
Hauana
,
wee
were
faine
to
ply
to
the
windward
some
three
or
foure
dayes
:
In
which
plying
wee
fortuned
to
take
a
small
Barke
,
in
which
were
two
or
three
hundred
Hides
,
and
one
most
necessary
thing
,
which
stood
vs
in
great
steed
,
viz.
a
Pumpe
,
which
wee
set
in
our
Fregate
:
their
Barke
,
because
it
was
nothing
fit
for
our
seruice
,
our
Captaine
gaue
them
to
carry
them
home
.
And
so
returning
to
Cape
Saint
Anthony
,
and
landing
there
wee
refreshed
our selues
,
and
besides
great
store
of
Turtles
egges
,
found
by
day
in
the
_____
wee
tooke
two
hundreth
and
fifty
Turtles
by
night
:
wee
poudred
and
dryed
some
of
them
,
which
did
vs
good
seruice
,
the
rest
continued
but
a
small
time
.
There
were
at
this
time
,
belonging
to
Carthagene
,
Nombre
de
Dios
,
Rio
grand
,
Santa
Martha
,
Rio
de
Hacha
,
Venta
Cruz
,
Veragua
,
Nicaragua
,
the
Honduras
,
Iamaica
&c.
aboue
two
hundred
Fregates
,
some
of
a
hundred
and
twenty
Tunnes
,
other
but
of
tenne
or
twelue
Tunne
,
but
the
most
of
thirty
or
forty
Tunne
,
which
all
had
entercourse
betweene
Carthagene
and
Nombre
de
Dios
,
the
most
of
which
,
during
our
abode
in
those
parts
wee
tooke
,
and
some
of
them
twice
or
thrice
each
,
yet
neuer
burnt
nor
suncke
any
,
vnlesse
they
were
made
out
Men
of
warre
against
vs
,
or
layd
as
stales
to
entrappe
vs
.
And
of
all
the
men
taken
in
these
seuerall
vesselles
,
wee
neuer
offered
any
kinde
of
violence
to
any
,
after
they
were
once
come
vnder
our
power
,
but
either
presently
dismissed
them
in
safety
,
or
keeping
them
with
vs
some
longer
time
,
(
as
some
of
them
wee
did
)
wee
alwayes
prouided
for
their
sustenance
as
for
our selues
,
and
secured
them
from
the
rage
of
the
Symerons
against
them
,
till
at
last
,
the
danger
of
their
discouering
where
our
Shippes
lay
being
ouer
past
,
(
for
which
onely
cause
wee
kept
them
prisoners
)
we
set
them
also
free
.
Many
strange
Birds
,
Beastes
and
Fishes
,
besides
Fruits
,
Trees
,
Plants
,
and
the
like
,
were
seene
and
obserued
of
vs
in
this
journey
,
which
willingly
wee
pretermit
as
hastening
to
the
end
of
our
voyage
,
which
from
this
Cape
of
Saint
Anthony
,
wee
intended
to
finish
,
by
sayling
the
directest
and
speediest
way
homeward
,
and
accordingly
,
euen
beyond
our
owne
expectation
most
happily
performed
.
For
whereas
our
Captaine
had
purposed
to
touch
at
New-found
land
,
and
there
to
haue
watered
,
which
would
haue
beene
some
let
vnto
vs
,
though
wee
stood
in
great
want
of
water
,
yet
God
Almighty
so
prouided
for
vs
,
by
giuing
vs
good
store
of
raine
water
,
that
we
were
sufficiently
furnished
:
and
within
twenty
three
dayes
wee
past
from
the
Cape
of
Florida
,
to
the
Iles
of
Silley
,
and
so
arriued
at
Plimouth
,
on
Sunday
about
Sermon-time
,
August
the
ninth
1573.
at
what
time
the
newes
of
our
Captaines
returne
brought
vnto
his
,
did
so
speedily
passe
ouer
all
the
Church
,
and
surpasse
their
mindes
,
with
desire
and
delight
to
see
him
,
that
very
fewe
or
none
remained
with
the
Preacher
,
all
hastening
to
see
the
euidence
of
Gods
loue
and
blessing
towards
our
Gracious
Queene
and
Countrey
,
by
the
fruite
of
our
Captaines
labour
and
successe
.
Soli
Deo
gloria
.
FINIS
.