SIR JOHN HAWKINS a.d. 



1565. 



his supper, nee would in the morning bring them as good 



a breakefast. And therefore in the morning being the 2 1 . 

 of May, hee shot off a whole Culvering to summon the 

 towne, and preparing one hundred men in armour, went 

 a shore, having in his great boate two Faulcons of brasse, 

 and in the other boates double bases in their noses, which 

 being perceived by the Townesmen, they incontinent in 

 battell aray with their drumme and ensigne displayed, 

 marched from the Towne to the sands, of footemen to 

 the number of an hundred and fiftie, making great bragges 

 with their cries, and weaving us a shore, whereby they 

 made a semblance to have fought with us in deed. But 

 our Captaine perceiving them so bragge, commanded the 

 two Faulcons to be discharged at them, which put them 

 in no small feare to see, (as they afterward declared) such 

 great pieces in a boate. At every shot they fell flat to 

 the ground, and as wee approched neere unto them, they 

 broke their aray, and dispersed themselves so much for 

 feare of the Ordinance, that at last they went all away 

 with their ensigne. The horsemen also being about 

 thirtie, made as brave a shew as might be, coursing up 

 and downe with their horses, their brave white leather 

 Targets in the one hand, and their javelings in the other, 

 as though they would have received us at our landing. 

 But when wee landed, they gave ground, and consulted 

 what they should doe, for little they thought wee would 

 have landed so boldly : and therefore as the Captaine was 

 putting his men in aray, and marched forward to have 

 encountred with them, they sent a messenger on horse- 

 backe with a flagge of truce to the Captaine, who declared 

 that the Treasurer marveiled what he meant to doe to 

 come a shore in that order, in consideration that they had 

 granted to every reasonable request that he did demaund : 

 but the Captaine not well contented with this messenger, 

 marched forwards. The messenger prayed him to stay 

 his men, and saide, if hee would come apart from his 

 men, the Treasurer would come and speake with him, 

 whereunto hee did agree to commune together. The 



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