AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1594. 



course for the West Indies, without hope there to doe 

 any thing woorth note : and so common is it indeed 

 to many, as it is not woorth the registring. Never- 

 thelesse, I have yeelded to your former importunity, 

 and sent you this my journall to supply a vacant 

 roome amongst your more important discourses. 

 [III. 575.] Nowe being provided for this last enterprize, rather 



to see some practise and experience, then any wonders 

 or profite, I weighed ancker from Southampton road the 

 sixth of November 1594. But the winde falling scant, 

 it was the 17. day of the same moneth before I could 

 put into the Sea. Upon this day my selfe in the 

 Beare a shippe of 200. tunnes my Admirall, and Cap- 

 taine Munck in the Beares whelpe vice-admirall, with 

 two small pinnesses called the Frisking and the Earewig 

 passed through the Needles, and within two dayes after 

 bare in with Plimmouth. My busines at this port- 

 towne dispatched, I set saile ; whither againe by contrary 

 winds to my great misfortune, I was inforced to returne 

 backe. I might call it misfortune ; for by this meanes I 

 utterly (for all the voyage) lost my vice-admirall ; which 

 was the cause likewise of loosing mine owne pinnesse, 

 which three were the principall stay of my voyage. For 

 at this last leaving of England in a storme I lost mine 

 owne pinnesse, as is before said. Notwithstanding all 

 these crosses all alone I went wandering on my voyage, 

 sailing along the coast of Spaine within view of Cape 

 Finister, and Cape S. Vincent, the North & South 

 capes of Spaine. In which space having many chases, 

 I could meet with none but my countreymen or coun- 

 treys friends. Leaving these Spanish shores I directed 

 my course the 14. of December towards the isles of 

 the Canaries. Here I lingered 12 dayes for two rea- 

 sons : The one, in hope to meete my vice-admiral : 

 The other, to get some vessel to remove my pestered 

 men into, who being 140. almost in a ship of 200. 

 tunnes, there grew many sicke. The first hope was 

 frustrated, because my vice-admiral was returned into 



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