SIR JOHN HAWKINS a.d. 



1565. 

 thither, being further off then they deemed it to be, 

 and in the meane time a faire gale of winde springing 

 at sea, the ships departed, making a signe to them to 

 come away, who although they saw them depart, because 

 they were so neere the shore, would not lose all the 

 labour they had taken, but determined to keepe their 

 way, and see if there were any water to be had, making 

 no account but to finde the shippes well enough: but [III. 516.] 

 they spent so much time in filling the water which 

 they had found, that the night was come before they 

 could make an end. And having lost the sight of the 

 ships, they rowed what they could, but were wholly 

 ignorant which way they should seeke them againe; 

 as indeed there was a more doubt then they knew of: 

 for when they departed, the shippes were in no current ; 

 and sailing but a mile further, they found one so strong, 

 that bearing all sailes, it could not prevaile against the 

 same, but were driven backe : whereupon the captaine 

 sent the Salomon, with the other two barks, to beare 

 neere the shore all night, because the current was lesse 

 there a great deale, and to beare light, with shooting 

 off a piece now and then, to the intent the boats might 

 better know how to come to them. 



The Jesus also bare a light in her toppe gallant, and 

 shot off a piece also now and then, but the night 

 passed, and the morning was come, being the thirteenth 

 day, and no newes could be heard of them, but the 

 ships and barkes ceased not to looke still for them, 

 yet they thought it was all in vaine, by the meanes 

 they heard not of them all the night past ; and therefore 

 determined to tary no longer, seeking for them till 

 noone, and if they heard no newes, then they would 

 depart to the Jesus, who perforce (by the vehemency 

 of the current) was caried almost out of sight ; but as 

 God would have it, now time being come, and they 

 having tacked about in the pinnesses top, had sight of 

 them, and tooke them up : they in the boats, being to the 

 number of one and twenty, having sight of the ships, 

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