A.D. 



1587. 



Rebellion 

 feared in the 

 West Indies. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



afterwards set them together againe : as it is reported 

 that Francis Drake hath used it once before when he 

 came that voyage ; and so he may attempt us both by 

 sea and land. And forasmuch as the most part of 

 these people are marchants, they will not fight, but onely 

 keepe their owne persons in safetie, and save their 

 goods ; as it hath bene sene heretofore in other places 

 of these Indies. 



So if it will please your majesty to cause these houses 

 to bee strongly fortified, considering it standeth in a very 

 good place if any sudden alarms shoulde happen, then 

 the citizens with their goods may get themselves to 

 this place, and so escape the terrour of the enemy : and 

 so this will be a good securitie for all the treasure 

 which doth come from Peru. So all the Pirats and 

 rebels, which have robbed in these parts, have gone 

 about what they can to stoppe this passage, and so by 

 this meanes to stoppe the trade of Spaine, and to set 

 souldiers in this place, for to intercept and take your 

 majesties treasure, whereby none might be caried into 

 Spaine. Therefore it behooveth your majestic to fortifie 

 these places very strongly. 



These places being fortified in this maner, your 

 majesty shal have al your gold and silver brought 

 home in safetie which commeth from Peru. And all 

 those commodities which are laden in Spaine may 

 come safe to this place. And if perchance any rebels 

 should rise in these parts, which would rebel against 

 your majesty, which God forbid, & if they should chance 

 to joyn with any of these pirats, having this place so 

 wel fortified, & Puerto Bello in ye North parts, & so to 

 send some garrison your majestic needs not to feare : 

 for here in this harbor are alwayes 10 or 12 barks 

 of 60 or 50 tunnes apiece, which do belong to this 

 harbor. So if any of these places shalbe intercepted, 

 then your majestie hath no other place fitter then this to 

 land your majesties souldiers, for then they have but 18. 

 leagues to march by land, & presently they may be 



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