A.D. 

 1567. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



The William 

 and John 

 separated and 

 neve7' after 

 met with the 

 fleete. 



Generall 

 a lande, 

 men or 



ayde against those his enemies, which our 

 granted unto, and went himselfe in person 

 with the number of two hundreth of our 

 thereabouts, and the said King which had requested 

 our ayde, did joyne his force with ours, so that thereby 

 our Generall assaulted, and set fire upon a Towne of the 

 said King his enemies, in which there was at the least the 

 number of eight or ten thousand Negros, and they per- 

 ceiving that they were not able to make any resistance 

 sought by flight to save themselves, in which their flight 

 there were taken prisoners to the number of eight or nine 

 hundreth, which our Generall ought to have had for his 

 share : howbeit the Negro King which requested our ayde, 

 falsifying his word and promise, secretly in the night 

 conveyed himselfe away with as many prisoners as he had 

 in his custodie : but our Generall notwithstanding finding 

 himselfe to have nowe very neere the number of 500. 

 Negros thought it best without longer abode to depart 

 with them, and such marchandize as hee had from the 

 coast of Africa, towards the West Indies, and therefore 

 commanded with all diligence to take in fresh water and 

 fewel, and so with speed to prepare to depart. Howbeit 

 before we departed from thence, in a storme that wee 

 had, wee lost one of our ships, namely the William 

 and John, of which ship and of her people, we heard 

 no tidings during the time of our voyage. 



Chap. 2. 



Wherein is shewed the day and time of our departure 

 from the coast of Africa, with the day and time of 

 our arrivall in the West Indies, also of our trade, and 

 trafique there, and also of the great crueltie that the 

 Spaniards used towards us, by the Vice-roy his direc- 

 tion, and appointment, falsifying his faith and promise 

 given, and seeking to have intrapped us. 



A LI things being made in a readinesse, at our Generall 

 his appointment, upon the thirde day of Februarie 

 1568. wee departed from the coast of Africa, having the 



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