A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



pinnesses, to see what he might doe above Vigo, where 

 hee tooke many boates and some caravels, diversly laden 

 with things of small value, but chiefly with houshold 

 stuffe, running into the high countrey, and amongst the 

 rest, he found one boat laden with the principal church- 

 stuffe of the high Church of Vigo, where also was their 

 great crosse of silver, of very faire embossed worke, and 

 double gilt all over, having cost them a great masse of 

 money. They complained to have lost in all kind of 

 goods above thirty thousand duckets in this place. 



The next day the Generall with his whole fleete went 

 from up the Isles of Bay on, to a very good harbour 

 above Vigo, where M. Carleil stayed his comming, 

 aswell for the more quiet riding of his ships, as also 

 for the good commoditie of fresh watering, which the 

 place there did afourd full well. In the meane time 

 the Governour of Galicia had reared such forces as hee 

 might, his numbers by estimate were some two thou- 

 sand foot, and three hundred horse, and marched from 

 Bayon to this part of the countrey, which lay in sight 

 of our fleete, where making a stand, he sent to parley 

 with our Generall, which was granted by our Generall, 

 so it might bee in boats upon the water : and for 

 safetie of their persons, there were pledges delivered on 

 both sides : which done, the Governor of Galicia put 

 himselfe with two others into our Viceadmirals skiffe, the 

 same having bene sent to the shore for him, and in 

 like sort our Generall went in his owne skifi^e ; where 

 it was by them agreed, we should furnish our selves 

 with fresh water, to be taken by our owne people 

 quietly on the land, and have all other such necessaries, 

 paying for the same, as the place would aflburd. 



When all our businesse was ended, wee departed, and 

 tooke our way by the Islands of Canaria, which are 

 esteemed some three hundred leagues from this part of 

 Spaine, and falling purposely with Palma, with intention 

 to have taken our pleasure of that place, for the full 

 digesting of many things into order, and the better 



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