LAST VOYAGE OF DRAKE AND HAWKINS ad. 



1595- 



The fourteenth day they brought in the townes 

 ransome in pearles, but rated so deare as the Generall 

 after conference with them, misliking it, sent it backe 

 againe, giving them foure houres respite to cleere them- 

 selves with their treasure. 



The sixteenth the governour came into the towne 

 about dinner, and upon conference with the Generall 

 told him plainely, that he cared not for the towne, 

 neither would he ransome it : and that the pearle was 

 brought in without his command or consent, and that 

 his detracting of time so long was onely to send the 

 other townes word, that were not of force to withstand 

 us, whereby they might convey all their goods, cattell, 

 and wealth into the woods out of danger. So the 

 General gave the governour leave to depart according to 

 promise, having two houres to withdraw himselfe in 

 safety. 



The seventeenth Sir Thomas Baskervil with the Eliza- 

 beth Constance, the Phenix, the caravel with foure or 

 five pinnesses went some five leagues to the Westward, 

 & landing, marched some foure leagues up into the 

 countrey to a place called Tapia, which he tooke & Tapia taken. 

 burned certain villages and ferme houses about it. He 

 had some resistance as he passed over a river, but had 

 but one man hurt, which he brought aboord alive with 

 him : he marched one league farther and burnt a village 

 called Sallamca, and so returned with some prisoners, Sallamca 

 the souldiers having gotten some pillage. burnt. 



The 1 8 the Rancheria, and the towne of Rio de la 

 Hacha were burnt cleane downe to the ground, the 

 Churches and a Ladies house onely excepted, which by 

 her letters written to the Generall was preserved. That 

 day wee set sayle and fell to lee-ward, to meete with 

 Sir Thomas Baskervil. 



The 1 9 we weighed and stood to leeward for Cape Cape de 

 de Aguja, which the twentieth at sunne rising we saw. Aguja. 

 It is a Cape subject much to flawes, by reason it is a 

 very hie land : and within the cape lieth an Island within 



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