ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1589. 



They put also bullets of lead into their mouthes to slake 

 their thirst. 



Now in every corner of the shippe were heard the 

 lamentable cries of sicke and wounded men sounding 

 wofully in our eares, crying out and pitifully complaining 

 for want of drinke, being ready to die, yea many dying 

 for lacke thereof, so as by reason of this great extremitie 

 we lost many more men, then wee had done all the 

 voyage before : having before this time bene so well 

 and sufficiently provided for, that we lived in maner 

 as well and healthfully, and died as few as if wee had 

 bene in England, whereas now lightly every day some 

 were cast overboord. 



But the second day of December 1589. was a festivall 

 day with us, for then it rained a good pace, and wee 

 saved some pretie store of raine water (though wee were 

 well wet for it, and that at midnight) and filled our 

 skins full besides : notwithstanding it were muddie and 

 bitter with washing the shippe, but (with some sugar 

 which we had to sweeten it withall) it went merrily 

 downe, yet remembred we and wished for with all our 

 hearts, many a Conduit, pumpe, spring, & streame of 

 cleare sweete running water in England : And how 

 miserable wee had accompted some poore soules whom 

 we had seene driven for thirst to drinke thereof, and 

 how happy we would now have thought our selves if 

 we might have had our fills of the same : yet should 

 wee have fared the better with this our poore feasting, 

 if we might have had our meate and drinke (such and 

 so much as it was) stand quietly before us : but beside 

 all the former extremities, wee were so tossed and tur- 

 moiled with such horrible stormie and tempestuous 

 weather, that every man had best holde fast his Canne, 

 cup, and dish in his hands, yea and himselfe too, many 

 times, by the ropes, railes, or sides of the ship or else he 

 should soone finde all under feete. 



Herewith our maine saile was torne from the yarde 

 and blowne overboord quite away into the sea without 



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