A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1568. 



with ginger growing in them, which were also sent from 

 [III. 493.] China, to be sent to the king of Spaine. The ginger 

 A description runneth in the ground like to liccoras, the blades grow 

 oj ganger. ^^^ o{\t in length and proportion like unto the blades of 

 wild garlicke, which they cut every fifteene dayes, they 

 use to water them twise a day, as we doe our herbes here 

 in England, they put the blades in their pottage, and use 

 them in their other meates, whose excellent savour and 

 tast is very delightfull, and procureth a good appetite. 

 1570. When we were shipped in the Port of S. John de 



Ullua, the Generall called our master Robert Barret and 

 us with him into his cabbin, & asked us if wee would 

 fight against Englishmen if we met them at the sea, we 

 said that we would not fight against our Crowne, but if 

 we met with any other, we would do what we were able. 

 He said if we had said otherwise he would not have 

 beleeved us, and for that we should be the better used, 

 and have allowance as other men had : and he gave a 

 charge to every one of us, according unto our knowledge, 

 Robert Barret was placed with the pilote, I was put in 

 the gunners roome, William Cawse with the boat-swaine, 

 John Beare with the quarter-masters, Edward Rider, & 

 Geffrey Giles, with the ordinary mariners, Richard the 

 masters boy attended on him and the pilote : shortly after 

 we departed from the port of S. John de Ullua with all 

 Havana. the fleete of Spaine, for the port called Havana: wee 

 were 26. dayes sayling thither. There wee came in, 

 ankered, tooke in fresh water, and stayed 16. dayes for 

 the fleete of Nombre de Dios, which is the fleet that 

 brings the treasure from Peru. 



The Generall of that fleet was called Diego Flores de 

 Valdes. After his comming, when he had watred his 

 ships, both the fleetes joyned in one, and Don Juan de 

 Velasco de Varre was the first fifteen daies Generall of 

 both the fleets, who turning through the chanell of 

 Bahama, his pilote had like to have cast away all the fleet 

 upon the Cape called Cannaveral, which was prevented by 

 me John Hortop, & our master Robert Barret: for I 



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