A.D. 



1578. 



[III. 442.] 



The king re- 

 s'lgnes his 

 crowne and 

 kingdome to 

 Sir Francis 

 Drake. 

 Great riches 

 in 'Nova 

 Albion. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



the women which daunced and kept silence. The General 

 permitted them to enter within our bulwark, where they 

 continued their song and daunce a reasonable time. 

 When they had satisfied themselves, they made signes 

 to our Generall to sit downe, to whom the king, and 

 divers others made several orations, or rather supplica- 

 tion, that he would take their province and kingdom 

 into his hand, and become their king, making signes 

 that they would resigne unto him their right and 

 title of the whole land, and become his subjects. In 

 which to perswade us the better, the king and the rest, 

 with one consent and with great reverence, joyfully 

 singing a song, did set the crowne upon his head, inriched 

 his necke with all their chaines, and offered unto him 

 many other things, honouring him by the name of Hioh, 

 adding thereunto as it seemed a signe of triumph : which 

 thing our Generall thought not meete to reject, because 

 hee knewe not what honour and profite it might bee to 

 our countrey. Wherefore in the name, and to the use 

 of her Majestie, he tooke the scepter, crowne and 

 dignitie of the said Countrey in his hands, wishing that 

 the riches & treasure thereof might so conveniently be 

 transported to the inriching of her kingdome at home, 

 as it aboundeth in the same. 



The common sort of the people leaving the king and 

 his Guarde with our Generall, scattered themselves to- 

 gether with their sacrifices among our people, taking a 

 diligent viewe of every person ; and such as pleased 

 their fancie, (which were the yongest) they inclosing 

 them about offred their sacrifices unto them with lament- 

 able weeping, scratching, and tearing the flesh from their 

 faces with their nayles, whereof issued abundance of 

 blood. But wee used signes to them of disliking this, 

 and stayed their hands from force, and directed them 

 upwardes to the living God, whome onely they ought to 

 worshippe. They shewed unto us their wounds, and 

 craved helpe of them at our handes, whereupon wee 

 gave them lotions, plaisters and ointments agreeing to 



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