SIR JOHN HAWKINS ad. 



1565. 

 for being in one of the Queens Armadas of England, 

 and having many souldiours in them, hee had neede 

 both of some refreshing for them, and of victuals, and 

 of money also, without the which hee coulde not depart, 

 and with much other talke perswaded them not to feare 

 any dishonest part of his behalfe towards them, for 

 neither would hee commit any such thing to the dis- 

 honour of his prince, not yet for his honest reputation 

 and estimation, unlesse hee were too rigorously dealt 

 withall, which hee hoped not to finde at their handes, 

 in that it should as well redound to their profite as 

 his owne, and also hee thought they might doe it 

 without danger, because their princes were in amitie one 

 with another, and for our parts wee had free trafique in 

 Spain and Flanders, which are in his dominions, and 

 therefore he knew no reason why he should not have 

 the like in all his dominions. To the which the 

 Spaniards made answere, that it lay not in them to give 

 any licence, for that they had a governour to whom the 

 government of those parts was committed, but if they 

 would stay tenne dayes, they would send to their 

 governour who was threescore leagues off, and would 

 returne answere within the space appointed, of his 

 minde. 



In the meane time they were contented hee should 

 bring his ships into harbour, and there they would 

 deliver him any victuals he would require. Whereupon 

 the fourth day we went in, where being one day and 

 receiving all things according to promise, the Captaine 

 advised himselfe, that to remaine there tenne dayes idle, 

 spending victuals and mens wages, and perhaps in the 

 ende receive no good answere from the governour, it 

 were meere follie, and therefore determined to make 

 request to have licence for the sale of certaine leane and 

 sicke Negros which hee had in his shippe like to die 

 upon his hands if he kept them ten dayes, having little 

 or no refreshing for them, whereas other men having 

 them, they would bee recovered well ynough. And 



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