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extreme tempestes which forced us to the Isles of Flores 



and Corvo, which we made the 14 day in the morning, 



and there also joyned againe with the Centurion, whose 



company before we had lost : who declared unto us that 



the 12 day, being the same day they lost us, they met 



with five and forty sailes of the Indian Fleete. The 



same night upon these newes we came to an anker be- 



tweene Flores and Corvo, and the morow following at 



the breake of day, a flagge of Counsell being put out, 



the Captaines & Masters came abord me: where, for the 



desire to understand some tidings of my Lord, as also the 



supplying of our want of water, it was thought good to 



send our boats furnished on shore, under the conduct of 



Captaine Brothus, and then it was also ordered after our 



[II. ii. 177.] departure thence to range along the Southsides of the 

 Islands to the end we might either understand of my 

 Lord, or else light on the Indian fleete ; and in the miss- 

 ing of our purpose to direct our course for Cape Sant 

 Vincente. 



The boates, according to the foresayd determination, 

 being sent on shoare, it chaunced that The Costely ryding 

 uttermost in the roade, did weigh to bring her selfe more 

 neere among us for the succour of the boates sent off, 

 and in opening the land discovered two sayles, which we 

 in the roade could not perceive : whereupon shee gave 

 us a warning piece, which caused us to wave off our 

 boates backe, and before they could recover our shippes, 

 the discryed ships appeared unto us, towardes the which 

 we made with all haste, and in a very happie houre, as it 

 pleased God. In that wee had not so soone cleared the 

 lande, and spoken with one of them, which was a Barke 

 of Bristol!, who had also sought my Lorde in the heigths 



A violent appointed and could not finde him, but a violent storme 

 arose, in such manner, as if we had remained in the 

 roade, we had beene in daunger of perishing : and the 

 same extremely continued during the space of threescore 

 houres. In which storme I was separated from our 

 Fleete, except the Cherubin and the Costely, which kept 



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