A.D. 

 I59I, 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



A true report of a voyage undertaken for the 

 West Indies by M. Christopher Newport 

 Generall of a fleete of three shippes and a 

 pinnesse, viz. The golden Dragon Admirall, 

 whereof was Captaine M. Newport himselfe ; 

 The Prudence Vice-admirall, under the con- 

 duct of Captaine Hugh Merrick ; The Mar- 

 garet under Captaine Robert Fred; and The 

 Virgin our pinnesse under Captaine Henry 

 Kidgil: Begun from London the 25. of 

 Januarie 1 591. Written by M. John Twitt 

 of Harewich, Corporall in the Dragon. In 

 which voyage they tooke and burnt upon the 

 coast of Hispaniola, within the bay of Hon- 

 duras, and other places, 3. townes, and 19. 

 saile of shippes and frigats. 



He 12. daye of Februarie An. 1591. we 

 set saile from Dover roade, and having 

 a prosperous winde, the 27. day of the 

 same moneth wee fell with Cape Cantin 

 on the coast of Barbarie, and on the 28. 

 wee arrived at Santa Cruz roade, where 

 having refreshed our selves some 3. or 4. 

 dayes, we put oif to sea againe, and about the 5. of 

 March wee passed by the Hands of the Canaries : and 

 having a favourable wind, the 4. of April An. 1592. we 

 fell with Dominica in the West Indies : where making 

 stay a day or two, wee bartred with the Salvages for 

 certaine commodities of theirs, viz. Tabacco, hennes, 

 Potato rootes, &c. 



Passing from thence to a watering place on the other 

 side of the cliffe, wee tooke a Portugall ship of Lisbone 

 of 300. tuns, which came from Guinie, and was bound 

 for Cartagena, wherein were 300. Negros young and olde. 

 Which ship we tooke along with us to S. Juan de Puerto 



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