RENE LAUDONNIERE a.d. 



1565. 



arrived, as in a plentifull treasure of all our hearts 

 desire. As ech of us were much tormented in minde 

 with these or such like cogitations, the third of August ^ug. 1565. 

 I descried foure sayles in the sea, as I walked upon 

 a little hill, whereof I was exceeding well apaid : I 

 sent immediately one of them which were with me to 

 advertise those of the Fort thereof, which were so glad 

 of those newes, that one would have thought them 

 to bee out of their wittes to see them laugh and leape 

 for joy. After these ships had cast anker, we descried 

 that they sent one of their ship boates to land : where- 

 upon I caused one of mine to be armed with dili- 

 gence to send to meete them, and to know who they 

 were. In the meane while, fearing lest they were 

 Spaniards, I set my souldiers in order and in readi- 

 nesse, attending the returne of Captaine Vasseur and 

 my Lieutenant, which where gone to meete them, which 

 brought me word that they were Englishmen : and in [III. 348.] 

 trueth they had in their company one whose name 

 was Martine Atinas of Diepe, which at that time was 

 in their service, which on the behalfe of Master John ^- John 

 Hawkins their Generall came to request mee that I ^l^^H^ -^^ 

 would suffer them to take fresh water, whereof they Q^nerall. 

 stood in great neede, signifying unto me that they 

 had bene above fifteene dayes on the coast to get some. 

 Hee brought unto mee from the Generall two flagons 

 of wine, and bread made of wheate : which greatly 

 refreshed me, forasmuch as for seven moneths space 

 I never tasted a drop of wine : neverthelesse it was 

 all divided among the greatest part of my souldiers. 

 This Martine Atinas had guided the Englishmen unto 

 our coast, wherewith he was acquainted : for in the 

 yeere 1562 he came thither with me, and therefore 

 the Generall sent him to me. Therefore after I had 

 granted his request, hee signified the same unto the 

 Generall, which the next day following caused one of 

 his small shippes to enter into the river, and came to 

 see me in a great shipboate, accompanied with gentle- 



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