JOHN DAVIS ad. 



1586. 

 and he that was aboord our boat, was shot in with an 

 arrow, and hurt with a sword, and beaten with staves, 

 whome our men cast overboord, but the people caught 

 him and carried him on shore upon their boates, and the 

 other two also, and so departed from us. And three 

 of them went on shore hard by us, where they had their 

 dogs, and those three came away from their dogs, and 

 presently one of their dogs came swimming towards us 

 hard aboord the ship, whereupon our Master caused the 

 Gunner to shoote off one of the great pieces towards 

 the people, and so the dog turned backe to land and 

 within an houre after there came of the people hard 

 aboord the ship, but they would not come to us as 

 they did come before. 



The 31. of August we departed from Gylberts sound 

 for England, and when we came out of the harborough 

 there came after us 17. of the people looking which 

 way we went. 



The 2. of September we lost sight of the land at 12. of September. 

 the clocke at noone. 



The third day at night we lost sight of the Northstarre 

 our pinnesse in a very great storme, and lay a hull 

 tarying for them the 4. day, but could heare no more of The pinnesse 

 them. Thus we shaped our course the 5. day South- ™£ returned 

 southeast, and sayling untill the 27. of the sayd moneth, 

 we came in sight of Cape Clere in Ireland. 



The 30. day we entred into our owne chanell. 



The 2. of October we had sight of the Isle of 

 Wight. 



The 3. we coasted all along the shore, and the 4. 

 and 5. 



The 6. of the said moneth of October wee came into [III. in.] 

 the river of Thames as high as Ratliffe in safetie God 

 be thanked. 



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