ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



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Dassel the next day having gotten three Portugals aboord, 

 advised for our better securities to send two on land, & 

 detained one with him called Villa nova, telling them that 

 if the next day by eight of the clocke, they would bring 

 [II. ii. 191.] Pedro Gonsalves aboord to him, he would release the 

 sayd Villa nova, which they did not. And Thomas 

 Dassel having intelligence that certaine Negros and 

 Portugals were ridden post over-land to Porto d'Ally 

 with intent to have Richard Rainolds and his company 

 stayd on land, being doubtfull what friendship soever 

 the unconstant Negros professed (by reason they be often 

 wavering being overcome with drinking wine) how they 

 would deale, to prevent the dangerous wiles that might be 

 effected in the road by Portugals, and for better strength, 

 the 24 of December he came with his pinnesse & Por- 

 tugall to ride in the road of Porto d'Ally, where our 

 great shippe the Nightingall was : who was no sooner 

 arrived but he had newes also from the shore from John 

 Baily Anthony Dassels servant, who was there with our 

 goods detained by the Portugals means, that above 20 

 Portugals and Spaniards were come from Joala by land, 

 and Pedro Gonsalves in their company, to take order for 

 the releasing of Villa nova. So having had conference 

 two or three dayes with the Commanders, the Negros, 

 some Spaniards, and some Portugals, in the end by due 

 examination of the matter the Negros seeing how vilely 

 Pedro Gonsalves had delt, he being in their power, sayd 

 he should suffer death or be tortured, for an example to 

 others. But we in recompense of his cruelty pitied him 

 and shewed mercy, desiring the Negros to intreat him 

 well though undeserved : and thereupon the Commanders 

 brought him aboord the pinnesse to Thomas Dassel to 

 do with him what he would : where at his comming from 

 the shore, for lavish speeches which he used of Princes, 

 he was well buffetted by a Spaniard, and might have 

 bene slaine, if for our sakes he had not bene rescued. 

 While I went on shore with Villa nova, the sayd Pedro 

 Gonsalves confessed unto Thomas Dassel that he did 



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