SIR FRANCIS DRAKE a.d. 



1578. 

 the same. Therein also was affirmed that within eight 

 dayes they could sayle thither from the mayne. 



The course which Sir Francis Drake held from [m. 440-] 

 the haven of Guatulco in the South sea on 

 the backe side of Nueva Espanna, to the 

 North-west of California as far as fourtie 

 three degrees : and his returne back along 

 the said Coast to thirtie eight degrees : where 

 finding a faire and goodly haven, he landed, 

 and staying there many weekes, and discover- 

 ing many excellent things in the countrey 

 and great shewe of rich minerall matter, and 

 being offered the dominion of the countrey 

 by the Lord of the same, hee tooke posses- 

 sion thereof in the behalfe of her Majestie, 

 and named it Nova Albion. 



Ee kept our course from the Isle of 

 Cano (which lyeth in eight degrees of 

 Northerly latitude, and within two leagues 

 of the maine of Nicaragua, where wee 

 calked and trimmed our ship) along the 

 coast of Nueva Espanna, untill we came 

 to the Haven and Towne of Guatulco, 

 which (as we were informed) had but seventeene Span- 

 iards dwelling in it, and we found it to stand in fifteene 

 degrees and fiftie minutes. 



Assoone as we were entred this Haven we landed, 

 and went presently to the towne, and to the Towne 

 house, where we found a Judge sitting in judgement, 

 he being associate with three other officers, upon three 

 Negroes that had conspired the burning of the Towne : 

 both which Judges, and prisoners we tooke, and brought 

 them a shippeboord, and caused the chiefe Judge to 

 write his letter to the Towne, to command all the 

 Townesmen to avoid, that we might safely water there. 



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