Prize taken. 



taken. 



A REPORT OF ROBERT FLICKE ad. 



1591. 



company with mee. And so sayling among the Hands, 

 I viewed the roade of Fayal, and finding no Roaders 

 there, went directly for the Isle Tercera. 



The nineteenth day in the morning comming unto ye 

 same with intent to edge into the Road, a tempest arose, 

 and scanted the winde, that we could not seaze it : from 

 the which being driven we fell among certaine of the 

 Indian Fleete, which the sayde storme dispersed, and put 

 them from the road : whereupon my selfe with the other 

 two ships in companie gave several! chases, and thereby 

 lost the company each of other. 



In following our chase above noone we made her to A Portugal! 

 strike and yeelde, being a Portugall, laden with hides, 

 salsa-perilla and Anile. At this very instant we espied 

 another, and taking our Prize with us followed her, and 

 somewhat before night obtayned her, named the Con- 

 ception, Francisco Spinola being Captaine, which was A rich ^ est - 

 laden with hides, Cochonillio, and certaine raw silke. [ n 7 ta n%e 

 And for that the seas were so growen, as neither with 

 boate nor shippe they were to bee boorded, we kept them 

 till fit opportunitie. The same night a litle before day 

 there happened another into our company, supposing us 

 by our two prizes to be of their Fleete, which we untill 

 the morning dissembled. 



The 20 day in the morning, the sayle being shot some- 

 what a head of us, having a speciall care for the safe 

 keeping of the two former, we purposed to cause our 

 Prizes to put out more sayle thereby to keepe them neere 

 in giving chase to the other : unto the which the Master 

 would not hearken nor be perswaded, but that they would 

 follow us : by the which his wilfulnesse by such time as 

 we had caused the other to yeelde, and sent men aboord, 

 the Conception, Francisco Spinola Captaine being brought 

 a sterne, and having gotten the winde of us, stood oft 

 with all her sayles bearing, so as we were forced to make 

 a new chase of her : and had not the winde enlarged upon 

 us we had lost her. In the pursute before we recovered 

 her and brought our selves againe in company of our 



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