AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1586. 



Upon this intelligence, the Generall, the Lieutenant 

 generall, with some of the Captaines in one SkiiFe, and 

 the Vice-admirall with some others in his Skiffe, and two 

 or three Pinnesses furnished of souldiers with them, put 

 presently over towards the Fort, giving order for the 

 rest of the Pinnesses to follow. And in our approch, 

 some of the enemie bolder then the rest, having stayed 

 behinde their company, shot off two peeces of ordinance 

 at us : but on shore wee went, and entred the place 

 without finding any man there. 



When the day appeared, we found it built all of 

 timber, the walles being none other but whole Mastes 

 or bodies of trees set up right and close together in maner 

 of a pale, without any ditch as yet made, but wholy 

 intended with some more time ; for they had not as 

 yet finished al their worke, having begunne the same 

 some three or foure moneths before : so as, to say the 

 trueth, they had no reason to keepe it, being subject 

 both to fire, and easie assault. 

 [III. 547.] The platforme whereon the ordinance lay, was whole 

 bodies of long pine trees, whereof there is great plentie, 

 layd a crosse one on another, and some litle earth 

 amongst. There were in it thirteene or fourteene great 

 peeces of Brasse ordinance, and a chest unbroken up, 

 having in it the value of some two thousand pounds 

 sterling by estimation of the kings treasure, to pay the 

 souldiers of that place, who were a hundred and fiftie 

 men. 



The Fort thus wonne, which they called S. Johns 

 Fort, and the day opened, wee assayed to goe to the 

 towne, but could not by reason of some rivers and 

 broken ground which was betweene the two places : and 

 therefore being enforced to imbarke againe into our 

 Pinnesses, wee went thither upon the great maine river, 

 which is called as also the Towne, by the name of S. 

 Augustin. 



At our approching to land, there were some that 

 began to shew themselves, and to bestow some few shot 



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