AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1586. 



great reliefe. There was but a little Plate or vessell 

 of Silver, in comparison of the great pride in other 

 things of this towne, because in these hotte Countreys 

 they use much of those earthen dishes finely painted or 

 varnished, which they call Porcellana, which is had out 

 of the East India : & for their drinking, they use glasses 

 altogether, whereof they make excellent good and faire 

 in the same place. But yet some plate we found, and 

 many other good things, as their houshold garniture 

 very gallant and rich, which had cost them deare, 

 although unto us they were of small importance. 



From Saint Domingo we put over to the maine or 

 firme land, and going all alongst the coast, we came at 



Cartagena, the last in sight of Cartagena, standing upon the sea 

 side, so neere, as some of our barks in passing alongst, 

 approched within the reach of their Culverin shot, 

 which they had planted upon certaine platformes. The 

 Harbour mouth lay some three miles toward the West- 

 ward of the towne, whereinto wee entred about three 

 or foure of the clocke in the afternoone without any 

 resistance of ordinance, or other impeachment planted 

 upon the same. In the Evening we put our selves 

 on land towards the harbour mouth, under the leading 

 of Master Carliell our Lieutenant Generall, who after 

 hee had digested us to march forwarde about midnight, 

 as easily as foote might fall, expresly commanded us to 

 keepe close by the sea-wash of the shore for our best 

 & surest way, whereby we were like to goe through, 

 and not to misse any more of the way, which once wee 

 had lost within an houre after our first beginning to 

 march, through the slender knowledge of him that 

 tooke upon him to be our guide, whereby the night 

 spent on, which otherwise must have bene done by 

 resting. But as we came within some two miles of the 

 towne, their horsemen which were some hundred, met 

 us, and taking the alarme, retired to their townward 

 againe upon the first volley of our shot that was given 

 them : for the place where wee encountred being 



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