A.D. 

 1595. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



that we gave chase to a couple of frigats, but could 

 not fetch them. 



[III. 583.] Afterward we plyed to recover Havana, untill the five 



and twentieth of July : then we set our course for the 

 head of the Martyrs, the 27 we were in sight of them. 

 The 28 wee entred the gulfe of Bahama: then we set 

 The Banke of our course homeward toward Newfoundland, but we 

 Nezvfoundland could not fetch it, but were on the Banke, and tooke 

 fish there the 20 day of August. The same night we 

 set sayle to come home, by reason the wind was contrary 

 to goe in with Newfoundland. So the tenth day of 

 September, we arrived in safety (God be thanked) in 

 Milford haven in Wales, having performed so long a 

 voyage in the space of sixe moneths, or somewhat 

 lesse. 



The voyage truely discoursed, made by sir Francis 

 Drake, and sir John Haw^kins, chiefly pre- 

 tended for some special! service on the Islands 

 and maine of the West Indies, with sixe of 

 the Queenes ships, and 21 other shippes and 

 barkes, containing 2500 men and boyes, in 

 the yeere 1595. -^^ which voyage both the 

 foresayd knights died by sicknesse. 



Ee brake ground out of the sound of 

 Plimmouth on Thursday the 28 of 

 August, and that night ankored againe 

 in Causon bay, where we rode till 

 Friday. Then we set sayle and stoode 

 Southwest: and about three of the 

 clocke the next morning the Hope, 

 wherein sir Thomas Baskervil went, strake upon the 

 Edy stone, and shot off a piece, but after cleared her- 

 selfe wel enough. 



On Munday at sixe of the clocke in the morning 

 the landes end bare Northwest and by North, and 



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