SIR JOHN HAWKINS a.d. 



1564. 



which having prooved, they found to bee very good, 

 certaine of the Tygres men went also, amongst the which 

 there was a Carpenter, a yong man, who with his fellowes 

 having fet many, and caryed them downe to their boates, 

 as they were ready to depart, desired his fellow to tary 

 while he might goe up to fetch a few which he had The extreme 

 layed by for him selfe, who being more licorous then J^-^ Y/the 

 circumspect, went up without weapon, and as he went up companie, 

 alone, possibly being marked of the Negros that were 

 upon the trees, espying him what hee did, perceaving him 

 to be alone, and without weapon, dogged him, and find- 

 ing him occupyed in binding his Pompions together, came 

 behinde him, overthrowing him and straight cutte his 

 throate, as hee afterwardes was found by his fellowes, who 

 came to the place for him, and there found him naked. 



The two and twentieth the Captaine went into the 

 River, called Callowsa, with the two Barkes, and the Thenver 

 Johns Pinnesse, and the Salomons boate, leaving at anker 

 in the Rivers mouth the two shippes, the River being 

 twenty leagues in, where the Portugals roade : hee came 

 thither the five and twentieth, and dispatched his businesse, 

 and so returned with two Caravels, loaden with Negros. 



The 27. the Captaine was advertised by the Portugals 

 of a towne of the Nep^ros called Bymba, beinp^ in the way '^^t^Pf^^^ 

 as they returned, where was not onely great quantitie or 

 golde, but also that there were not above fortie men, and 

 an hundred women and children in the Towne, so that 

 if hee would give the adventure upon the same, hee 

 might gette an hundreth slaves : with the which tydings 

 hee being gladde, because the Portugals shoulde not 

 thinke him to bee of so base a courage, but that hee durst 

 give them that, and greater attempts : and being there- 

 unto also the more provoked with the prosperous successe 

 hee had in other Islands adjacent, where he had put them 

 all to flight, and taken in one boate twentie together, 

 determined to stay before the Towne three or foure 

 houres, to see what hee could doe : and thereupon pre- 

 pared his men in armour and weapon together, to the 



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