a.d. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1578. 



were so, from those base people, or els to lose their lives, 

 and all together. In the ende they discerned them to be 

 their countreymen, and then they deemed them to have 

 lost their Ships, and so to be gathered together for their 

 better strength. On the other side, the company ashoare 

 feared that the Captaine having lost his Shippe, came to 

 seeke forth the Fleete for his reliefe in his poore Pin- 

 nisse, so that their extremities caused eche part to suspect 

 the worst. 



The Captaine now with his Pinnisse being come neere 

 the shoare, commanded his Boate carefully to be kept 

 aflote, lest in their necessitie they might winne the same 

 from him, and seeke first to save themselves : for every 

 Proximus sum man in that case is next himselfe. They haled one 

 egomet mihi. ano ther according to the manner of the Sea, and de- 

 maunded what cheere ? and either partie answered the 

 other, that all was well : whereupon there was a sudden 

 and joyful! outshoote, with great flinging up of caps, and 

 a brave voly of shotte to welcome one another. And 

 truely it was a most strange case to see how joyfull 

 and gladde every partie was to see themselves meete in 

 safetie againe, after so strange and incredible dangers : 

 Yet to be short, as their dangers were great, so their 

 God was greater. 



And here the company were working upon new Mines, 

 CaptainTorke which Captaine Yorke being here arrived not long 

 arrived. before, had found out in this place, and it is named the 



Countesse of Sussex Mine. 



After some conference with our friends here, the 

 Captaine of the Anne Francis departed towards the 

 Countesse of Warwicks sound, to speake with the 

 Generall, and to have tryall made of such mettall as 

 he had brought thither, by the Goldfiners. And so he 

 determined to dispatch againe towards his ship. And 

 having spoken with the General, he received order for 

 all causes, and direction as well for the bringing up of his 

 Shippe to the Countesses sound, as also to fraight his 

 Ship with the same Oare which he himselfe had 



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