A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



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three remained in the rode ; farther that they had 

 put their souldiers, their victuals & munition on 

 land. After he understood these newes hee returned 

 to the fortresse, and came to my chamber where I 

 was sick, and there in the presence of the captaines, 

 La Grange, S. Marie, Ottigny, Visty, Yonville, and 

 other gentlemen, he propounded, that it was necessary 

 for the kings service, to embarke himselfe with all his 

 forces, and with the three ships that were in the rode 

 to seeke the Spanish fleete, whereupon he asked our 

 advise. I first replyed, and shewed unto him the conse- 

 quence of such an enterprise, advertising him among 

 Dangerous other things of the perilous flawes of windes that rise on 

 flawes of wind ^j^-g ^oast, and that if it chanced that hee were driven 

 Florida in from the shore, it would be very hard for him to recover 

 September. it againe, that in the meane while they which should stay 

 in the Forte should be in feare and danger. The 

 Captaines, Saint Marie, and La Grange declared unto 

 him farther, that they thought it not good to put any 

 such enterprise in execution, that it was farre better to 

 keepe the land, & do their best indevour to fortifie 

 themselves : And that after that the Trinitie (which was 

 the principall ship) were returned, there would be much 

 more likelyhood to enterprise this voyage. This not- 

 withstanding he resolved to undertake it, and that which 

 King Emola. more is, after he understoode by king Emola, one of our 

 neighbours which arrived upon the handling of these 

 matters, that the Spaniards in great numbers were gone 

 [III. 353.] on shore, which had taken possession of the houses of 

 A milage and Seloy, in the most part whereof they had placed their 

 river both of ^ ^j^j^h they had brought to labour, and also 



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lodged themselves and had cast divers trenches about 



them. Thus for the considerations which he had, and 

 doubting (as he might well doe) that the Spanyards 

 would encampe themselves there to molest us, and in the 

 ende to chase us out of the Countrey, he resolved and 

 continued in his embarkment, caused a Proclamation to 

 be made, that all souldiers that were under his charge 



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