JOHN OXENHAM ad. 



1575. 

 fled from their masters unto those mountaines, and so 



joyned themselves to the Englishmen, to the ende they 



might the better revenge themselves on the Spaniards. 



At the first comming of these 300 souldiers, they 

 tooke many of the Negros, and executed great justice 

 upon them : But after a season, the Negros grew wise 

 and wary, and prevented the Spaniards, so that none of 

 them could be taken. 



The Spaniards of that country marveiled much at 

 this one thing, to see that since the conquering of this 

 land, there have bene many Frenchmen, that have come 

 to those Countreys, but never saw English men there 

 but onely those two of whom I have spoken. And 

 although there have many Frenchmen bene on the coast, 

 yet never durst they put foote upon land, only those 

 two English men adventured it, and did such exploits, 

 as are before remembred. 



All these things comming to the hearing of the T^he English 

 king of Spaine, he provided two Gallies well appointed I'^Tl/e^ 

 to keepe those coastes : and the first yeere they tooke ^^^^^^ ^/^^ 

 sixe or seven French ships. And after that this was kingofSpdne 

 knowen, there were no more Englishmen or Frenchmen to build gallies 

 of warre that durst adventure to approch the coast, ^^ ^^^/^ ^^^ 

 untill this present yeere 1586, that the aforesayd Francis 

 Drake, with a strong fleete of 24 ships arrived there, 

 and made spoile of Santo Domingo, Carthagena, and 

 S. Augustine, things that are knowen to all the worlde. 

 But it is likely that if the King of Spaine live, he 

 will in time provide sufficient remedy, to keepe his 

 countreys and subjects from the invasion of other 

 nations. 



[The voyage 

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