THE EARL OF CUMBERLAND a.d. 



1589. 



also were hurt by the inhabitants. The Friery there 



conteyning and maintayning thirtie Franciscan Friers 



(among whom we could not finde any one able to speake 



true Latine) was builded by a Fryer of Angra in Tercera 



of the same order, about the yeare of our Lord one 



thousand five hundred and sixe. The tables in the hall 



had seates for the one side onely, and were alwayes 



covered, as readie at all times for dinner or supper. 



From Wednesday in the afternoone, at which time 

 we entred the towne, til Saturday night, we continued 

 there, untill the Inhabitants had agreed and payed for 

 the ransome of the towne, two thousand duckats, most 

 part whereof was Church-plate. 



We found in the platforme eight and fiftie yron 

 peeces of Ordinance, whereof three and twentie (as I 

 remember) or more were readie mounted upon their 

 carriages, betweene Barricadoes, upon a platforme 

 towardes the sea-side, all which Ordinance wee tooke, 

 and set the platforme on fire, and so departed : My 

 Lord having invited to dinner in the Victorie, on the 

 Sunday following, so many of the Inhabitants as would 

 willingly come (save onely Diego Gomes the Governour, 

 who came but once onely to parle about the ransome) 

 onely foure came and were well entertained, and solemnely 

 dismissed with sound of drumme and trumpets, and a 

 peale of Ordinance : to whom my Lord delivered his 

 letter subscribed with his owne hand, importing a re- 

 quest to all other Englishmen to abstaine from any 

 further molesting them, save onely for fresh water, and 

 victuals necessary for their intended voyage. During our 

 abode here (viz. the 1 1 of September) two men came out 

 of Pico which had beene prisoners there : Also at Fayal 

 we set at libertie a prisoner translated from S. Jago who 

 was cousin to a servant of Don Anthonio king of Portu- 

 gall in England : These prisoners we deteyned with us. 



On Munday we sent our boates a shore for fresh water, 

 which (by reason of the raine that fell the former night) 

 came plentifully running downe the hilles, and would 



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