AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1568. 



An old woman among the rest sayd unto him, that 

 now she cared not any more to dye, since she had seene 

 the Frenchmen once againe in Florida, and the Spaniards 

 chased out. Briefly being arrived, and finding his ships 

 set in order, and every thing ready to set sayle, hee 

 counselled the kings to continue in the amitie and ancient 

 league which they had made with the king of France, 

 which would defend them against all Nations : which 

 they all promised, shedding teares because of his de- 

 parture. Olocotara especially: for appeasing of whom 

 he promised them to returne within twelve Moones, (so 

 they count the yeeres) and that his king would send 

 Knives in them an army, and store of knives for presents, and all 

 great estima- other things necessary. So that after he had taken his 

 leave of them, and assembled his men, he thanked God 

 of all his successe since his setting foorth, and prayed to 

 The third of him for an happy returne. The third of May 1568, all 

 ^^^' things were made ready, the Rendez-vous appoynted, 



and the Ankers weighed to set sayle so prosperously, 

 that in seventeene dayes they ranne eleven hundred 

 The arrivall leagues : continuing which course they arrived at Rochel 

 ^RM^the ^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^ June, the foure and thirtieth day after their 

 sixt of June, departure from the River of May, having lost but a small 

 Pinnesse and eight men in it, with a few gentlemen and 

 others which were slaine in the assaulting of the Forts. 

 After the cheere and good intertainment which he re- 

 ceived of those of Rochel, hee sayled to Burdeaux to 

 informe Monsieur Monluc of the things above mentioned, 

 albeit hee was advertised of eighteene Pinnesses, and a 

 great Shippe of two hundred Tunnes full of Spanyardes, 

 which being assured of the defeat in Florida, and that 

 Che-de Bois. he was at Rochel, came as farre as Che-de Bois, the same 

 day that he departed thence, and followed him as farre as 

 Blay (but he was gotten already to Bordeaux) to make 

 him yeeld another account of his voyage, then that, 

 wherewith hee made many Frenchmen right glad. The 

 Catholicke king being afterward informed that Gourgues 

 could not easily be taken, offered a great summe of 



