ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



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sent our boat to them to bring some of the chiefe of 

 their men aboord the Victorie, in the meane time whilest 

 they were in comming to us one out of the maine toppe 

 espied another saile a head some three or foure leagues 

 from us. So immediately upon the returne of our boate, 

 having sent her backe againe with some of our men 

 aboord the prize, we pursued speedily this new chase, 

 with all the sayles we could packe on, and about 

 two a clocke in the afternoone overtooke her : she had 

 made provision to fight with us, having hanged the 

 sides of the ship so thicke with hides (wherewith 

 especially she was loden) that musket shot could not have 

 pearced them : but yer we had discharged two great 

 pieces of our Ordinance at her, she stroke sayle, and 

 approching neerer, we asking of whence they were, they 

 answered from the West-Indies, from Mexico, and Saint 

 John de Lowe (truely called Ulhua.) This ship was 

 of some three or foure hundred tunnes, and had in her 

 seven hundred hides worth tenne shillings a peece : sixe 

 chests of Cochinell, every chest houlding one hundred 

 pound weight, and every pound worth sixe and twentie 

 shillings and eight pence, and certaine chests of Sugar 

 and China dishes, with some plate and silver. 



The Captaine of her was an Italian, and by his be- 

 haviour seemed to be a grave, wise, and civill man : 

 he had put an adventure in this shippe five and twentie 

 thousand Duckats. Wee tooke him with certaine other 

 of her chiefest men (which were Spaniards) into the 

 Victorie : and Captaine Lister with so manie other of 

 [II. ii. 163.] the chiefest of our Mariners, souldiers, and saylers as 

 were thought sufficient, to the number of 20. or there 

 abouts, were sent into her. In the meane time (we 

 staying) our other prizes which followed after, came up 

 to us. And nowe wee had our hands full and with 

 joy shaped our course for England, for so it was thought 

 meetest, having now so many Portugals, Spaniards and 

 Frenchmen amongst us, that if we should have taken 

 any more prizes afterwards, wee had not bene well able 



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