AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1565. 



having got in other places, they had secretly conveyed 

 thither, which made them the bolder, and also for that 

 they saw now a convenient place to do such a feat, and 

 time also serving thereunto, by the meanes that our men 

 were not onely unarmed and unprovided, as at no time 

 before the like, but also were occupied in hewing of wood, 

 and least thinking of any harme : these were occasions to 

 provoke them thereunto. And I suppose they went 

 The author of about to bring it to effect, in that *I with another gentle- 

 this storie. ^^^ being in the towne, thinking of no harme towards us, 

 and seeing men assembling in armour to the treasurers 

 house, whereof I marveiled, and revoking to minde the 

 former talke betweene the Captaine and him, and the 

 unreadinesse of our men, of whom advantage might have 

 bene taken, departed out of the Towne immediatly to give 

 knowledge thereof, but before we came to our men by a 

 flight-shot, two horsemen riding a gallop were come 

 neere us, being sent, as wee did gesse, to stay us least 

 wee should cary newes to our Captaine, but seeing us 

 so neere our men they stayed their horses, comming 

 together, and suffring us to passe, belike because wee 

 were so neere, that if they had gone about the same, 

 they had bene espied by some of our men which then 

 immediatly would have departed, whereby they should 

 have bene frustrate of their pretence : and so the two 

 horsemen ridde about the bushes to espie what we did, 

 and seeing us gone, to the intent they might shadow 

 their comming downe in post, whereof suspition might 

 bee had, fained a simple excuse in asking whether he 

 could sell any wine, but that seemed so simple to the 

 Captaine, that standing in doubt of their courtesie, he 

 returned in the morning with his three boats, appointed 

 with Bases in their noses, and his men with weapons 

 accordingly, where as before he caried none: and thus 

 dissembling all injuries conceived of both parts, the 

 Captaine went ashore, leaving pledges in the boates for 

 himselfe, and cleared all things betweene the treasurer 

 and him, saving for the governers debt, which the one 



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