RENE LAUDONNIERE a.d. 



1564. 



along the coast unto Cuba, to double the Cape more 

 easily, and the other went right foorth to passe 

 athwart the Isles of Lucaya : by reason whereof they 

 mette not untill sixe weeks after their departure. 

 During which time the barke that tooke her way along 

 the coast, wherein one of the chiefe conspiratours 

 named De Orange was Captaine, and Trenchant his 

 Pilot, neere unto a place called Archaha, tooke a 

 Brigantine laden with a certaine quantity of Cassavi, Cassavi.bread 

 which is a kinde of bread made of roots, and yet ^^^^^ of roots. 

 neverthelesse is very white, and good to eat, and some 

 little Wine, which was not without some losse of their 

 men : for in one assault that the inhabitants of Arch- 

 aha made upon them, two of their men were taken, 

 to wit, Steven Gondeau, and one named Grand Pre, 

 besides two more that were slaine in the place, namely 

 Nicolas Master and Doublet : yet neverthelesse they 

 tooke the Brigantine, wherein they put all their stuffe 

 that was in their owne Barke, because it was of greater 

 burthen and better of saile then their owne. After- 

 ward they sailed right unto the Cape of Santa Maria 

 nere to Leauguave, where they went on land to calke and 

 bray their ship which had a great leake. In this meane BaracouaviU 

 while they resolved to saile to Baracou, which is a vil- lageinthelsk 

 lage of the Isle of Jamaica : where at their arrivall they °fJ^^^^^^- 

 found a Caravel of fifty or threescore tunnes burden, 

 which they tooke without any body in it : and after they 

 had made good cheere in the village the space of five or 

 sixe dayes, they embarked themselves in it, leaving their 

 second ship : then they returned to the Cape of Tiburon, The cape of 

 where they met with a Patach, which they tooke by Tiburon. 

 force after a long conflict. In this Patach the governour The governor 

 of Jamaica was taken, with great store of riches, aswell of of Jamaica 

 golde and silver as of merchandise and wine, and many ^^'^^^• 

 other things ; wherewith our seditious companions not 

 content, determined to seeke more in their caravell, and 

 their governour of Jamaica also. After they were come 

 to Jamaica, they missed of another caravel which did save 



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