AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1596, 



we lost companie of the Susan Parnel, The Helpe, and 



the Pegasus. Then the next day we put over for Cape 



[III. 589.] S. Antonie, and gave over Santa Martha. 



The Grand The 25 we saw the Hand of Grand Cayman some 



Cayman. ^q leagues to the Northwestward of Jamaica, being a 



low sandie Hand, having many tortoyses about it. 



The 26 we saw the hie land of Cuba to the East- 

 ward of the broken Hands, to the East of the Hand of 

 Pinos, and were imbayed in among those dangerous 

 places. But perceiving it, we stood out againe South- 

 southeast and so got cleere, and then stood away West 

 The He of and by North for the He of Pinos, which we saw the 

 Pinos. first of March. It is a low land with wood and fresh 



water to the Western end. If you come in with the 

 middest of it you shall see rise up above the rest of 

 the land 8 or 9 round homockes, and the Westermost 

 hath three in one. 



Being shot foorth with the West end, and standing in 

 for to water we espied 20 sayle of ships about one in the 

 afternoone. This was a third part of the fleete which 

 the king sent for Carthagena, the rest of the fleete 

 being gone for the Honduras. They were in all 60 

 sailes sent onely to meete our fleete, being commanded 

 wheresoever they heard we were, to come upon us 

 with all their three forces. This fleete which we met 

 withall came standing for Cape de los Corrientes, and 

 had bene refreshed at Havana. 



As soone as they discried us, they kept close upon 

 a tacke, thinking to get the winde of us : but we 

 weathered them. And when our Admirall with all the 

 rest of our fleet were right in the winds eye of them, 

 sir Thomas Baskervil putting out the Queenes armes, and 

 all the rest of our fleete their braverie, bare roome with 

 them, and commanded the Defiance not to shoot, but 

 to keepe close by to second him. The Viceadmirall of 

 the Spaniards being a greater ship than any of ours, 

 and the best sayler in all their fleete loofed by and gave 

 the Concord the two first great shot, which she repayed 



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