SIR FRANCIS DRAKE a.d. 



1586. 



that, they were content to suffer us to lodge within 



their towne, and themselves to goe to their wives, whom 



they had caryed into other places of the countrey before 



our comming thither. 



At every streetes end they had raised very fine 

 Barricados of earth-workes, with trenches without them, 

 as well made as ever we saw any worke done : at the 

 entring whereof was some litle resistance, but soone 

 overcome it was, with few slaine or hurt. They had 

 joyned with them many Indians, whom they had placed 

 in corners of advantage, all bowmen, with their arrowes 

 most villanously empoysoned, so as if they did but 

 breake the skinne, the partie so touched died without 

 great marvell : some they slew of our people with their 

 arrowes : some they likewise mischieved to death with 

 certaine pricks of small sticks sharply pointed, of a 

 foote and a halfe long, the one ende put into the 

 ground, the other empoysoned, sticking fast up, right 

 against our comming in the way, as we should approch 

 from our landing towardes the towne, whereof they had 

 planted a wonderfull number in the ordinarie way : but 

 our keeping the sea-wash shore missed the greatest part 

 of them very happily. 



I overpasse many particular matters, as the hurting 

 of Captaine Sampson at sword blowes in the first 

 entring, unto whom was committed the charge of the 

 pikes of the Vantguard by his lot and turne ; as also 

 of the taking of Alonso Bravo the chiefe commander of ^^onso Bravo 

 that place by Captaine Goring, after the said captaine fr^°^^^^^°l^ 

 had first hurt him with his sword : unto which Captaine {^ken, 

 was committed the charge of the shot of the sayd 

 Vantguard. 



Captaine Winter was likewise by his turne of the 

 Vantguard in this attempt, where also the Lieutenant 

 generall marched himselfe : the said Captaine Winter 

 through a great desire to serve by land, having now 

 exchanged his charge by sea with Captaine Cecil for his 

 band of footemen. 



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