SIR JOHN HAWKINS ad. 



1565. 



Thus having made trafique in the harborough untill 

 the 28. our Captaine with his ships intended to goe 

 out of the roade, and purposed to make shew of his 

 departure, because nowe the common sort having im- 

 ployed their money, the rich men were come to towne, 

 who made no shew that they were come to buy, so 

 that they went about to bring downe the price, and 

 by this poUicie the Captaine knew they would be made 

 the more eager, for feare least we departed, and they 

 should goe without any at all. 



The nine and twentie wee being at ancker without 

 the road, a French ship called the Greene Dragon of 

 Newhaven, whereof was Captaine one Bon Temps came 

 in, who saluted us after the maner of the Sea, with 

 certaine pieces of Ordinance, and we resaluted him with 

 the like againe : with whom having communication, he 

 declared that hee had bene at the Mine in Guinie, and T^he reports of 

 was beaten off by the Portug^als P:allies, and inforced to ^^f ^[^!^f^ f 

 come thither to make sale or such wares as he had : q^^-^^-^, 

 and further that the like was happened unto the Minion : 

 besides the Captaine Davie Carlet and a Marchant, with 

 a dozen Mariners betrayed by the Negros at their first 

 arrivall thither, and remayning prisoners with the 

 Portugals ; and besides other misadventures of the losse 

 of their men, happened through the great lacke of fresh 

 water, with great doubts of bringing home the ships : 

 which was most sorrowfull for us to understand. 



Thus having ended our trafique here the 4. of May, [III. 511.] 

 we departed, leaving the Frenchman behinde us, the ^^y- 

 night before the which the Caribes, whereof I have 

 made mention before, being to the number of 200. 

 came in their Canoas to Burboroata, intending by night 

 to have burned the towne, and taken the Spaniards, who 

 being more vigilant because of our being there, then 

 their custome was, perceiving them comming, raised the 

 towne, who in a moment being a horsebacke, by meanes 

 their custome is for all doubts to keepe their horses Horses kept 

 ready sadled, in the night set upon them, & tooke one, ^'^^^^ ^^^^'^^• 



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