THE EARL OF CUMBERLAND ad. 



1589. 



The 25 day we were forced againe to depart from 

 thence, before we had sufficiently watered, by reason of a 

 great tempest that suddenly arose in the night, in so 

 much, that my Lord himselfe soone after midnight 

 raysed our men out of their Cabines to wey anker, 

 himselfe also together with them haling at the Capsten, 

 and after chearing them up with wine. 



The next day we sent our Caravell and the Sawsie- 

 Jacke to the road of Saint Michael, to see what they 

 could espie : we following after them upon the 27 day, 

 plying to and fro, came within sight of S. Michael, but 

 by contrary windes the 28 29 and 30 dayes wee were 

 driven to leewarde, and could not get neere the Island. 



The first of October wee sayled alongst Tercera, and 

 even against Brasill (a promontorie neere to Angra the 

 strongest Towne in that Island) wee espied some boates 

 comming to the Towne, and made out towardes them : 

 but being neere to the lande they ranne to shoare and 

 escaped us. 



In the afternoone we came neere to Graciosa, where- 

 upon my Lord foorthwith sent Captain Lister to the 

 Ilanders, to let them understand that his desire was 

 onely to have water and wine of them, and some fresh 

 victuals, and not any further to trouble them. They 

 answered they could give no resolute answere to this 

 demaund, untill the Governors of the Hand had con- 

 sulted therupon, and therefore desired him to send 

 againe to them the next day. 



Upon the second day of October early in the morning, 

 we sent forth our long boat and Pinnesse, with emptie 

 Caske, and about some fiftie or sixty men together with 

 the Margaret, and Captaine Davis his shippe : for we 

 now wanted all the rest of our consortes. But when 

 our men would have landed, the Ilanders shot at them, 

 and would not suffer them. And troupes of men 

 appeared upon land, with ensignes displayed to resist 

 us : So our boates rowed alongst the shoare, to finde 

 some place where they might land, not with too much 



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