A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1578. 



Which being done, and they departed, wee ransaked the 

 Towne, and in one house we found a pot of the quantitie 

 of a bushell full of royals of plate, which we brought to 

 our ship. 



And here one Thomas Moone one of our companie, 

 took a Spanish gentleman as he was flying out of the 

 Towne, and searching him, he found a chaine of Gold 

 about him, and other jewels, which we tooke and so let 

 him goe. 

 The Portugal At this place our Generall among other Spaniards, set 

 Pdote set on ^ ^j^^^^ 1^-^ Poj^^ugall Pilote, which he tooke at the Island 

 of Cape Verde, out of a ship of Saint Marie port of 

 Portugal!, and having set them a shoare, we departed 

 thence. 



Our General at this place and time thinking himselfe 

 both in respect of his private injuries received from the 

 Spaniards, as also of their contempts and indignities 

 ofl^ered to our Countrey and Prince in generall, 

 sufficiently satisfied, and revenged : and supposing that 

 her Majestie at his returne would rest contented with 

 this service, purposed to continue no longer upon the 

 Spanish coastes, but began to consider and to consult of 

 the best way for his Countrey. 



He thought it not good to returne by the Streights, 

 for two speciall causes : the one, least the Spaniards should 

 there waite, and attend for him in great number and 

 strength, whose handes he being left but one ship, could 

 not possibly escape. The other cause was the dangerous 

 situation of the mouth of the Streights of the South side, 

 with continual! stormes raining and blustring, as he found 

 by experience, besides the shoals and sands upon the coast, 

 wherefore he thought it not a good course to adventure 

 that way : he resolved therefore to avoide these hazards, to 

 goe forward to the Islands of the Malucos, and there- 

 hence to saile the course of the Portugales by the Cape 

 of Bona Speran9a. 



Upon this resolution, he began to thinke of his best 

 way for the Malucos, and finding himselfe, where hee 



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