ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1591. 



ordinance but that he desired the contrary, being amazed 

 at the sight of the ship and noise of the gunnes, which 

 they did greatly admire. 



The 13 of December at night we weighed anker, and 

 Porto Dally, arrived the 14 day at the road of Porto d'Ally, which 

 is another kingdome : the king thereof is called Amar 

 Meleck, & sonne to Meleck Zamba the other king, and 

 dwelleth a dayes journey and an halfe from Porto d'Ally. 

 When we had ankered, the kings kinsmen being 

 governors, with all the officers of that towne came aboord 

 to receive all duties for the ship & licence to traffike 

 due to the king; who there generally seemed to be 

 very glad that no Portugall was come in our ship out 

 of England ; saying it was the kings pleasure we should 

 bring none hereafter ; for that the king did esteeme them 

 as people of no truth ; and complained of one Francisco 

 de Costa servant to Don Antonio, how he had often and 

 the last yere also abused and deluded their king Amar 

 Meleck in promising to bring him certaine things out 

 of England, which he never performed, and deemed that 

 to be the cause of his staying behinde this voyage, and 

 that neither Spaniard nor Portugall could abide us, but 

 reported very badly and gave out hard speeches tending 

 to the defamation & great dishonor of England : and 

 also affirmed that at the arrivall of an English ship called 

 TheComanda The Command, of Richard Kelley of Dartmouth, one 

 shi P fRi c h- p e d ro Gonsalves a Portugall that came in the sayd ship 

 The monstrous fr° m Don Antonio reported unto them, that we were 

 lies of a Por- fled out of England and come away upon intent to rob 

 tugatt. and do great spoile upon this coast to the Negros and 



Portugals, and that Thomas Dassel had murdered 

 Francisco de Acosta since our comming from England, 

 who was comming to their king in our ship with great 

 presents from Don Antonio, and desired that at our 

 arrivall stay might be made of our goods and our selves 

 in secret maner ; which they denied, not giving credit 

 to his report, having bene often abused by such frivolous 

 and slanderous speeches by that nation ; telling me their 



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