A.D. 



1596. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



A true relation of the voyage undertaken by Sir 

 Anthony Sherley Knight in Anno 1596. 

 intended for the He of San Tome, but per- 

 formed to S. lago, Dominica, Margarita, along 

 the coast of Tierra firma, to the He of Jamaica, 

 the bay of the Honduras, 30 leagues up Rio 

 Dolce, and homewarde by Newfoundland. 

 With the memorable exploytes atchieved in 

 all this voyage. 



E departed from Hampton the 23 of 

 Aprill with nine ships and a gallie. 

 The Bevice Admirall being 300 tunnes, 

 the Galeon Viceadmirall being 240 

 tunnes. The George Rereadmirall being 

 160 tunnes. The Archangel being 250 

 tunnes. The Swanne 200 tunnes, the 

 George Noble being 140 tunnes, the Wolfe 70 tunnes, 

 the Mermayde 120 tunnes, the Little John 40 tunnes 

 the Galley and a Pinnesse. All which ships we suffi- 

 ciently victualled and furnished for ten monethes, with 

 all necessaries fit for the voyage. They were also 

 manned with souldiers and saylers, exceeding well 

 appointed with all furniture necessarie for the intended 

 purpose of our Generall to the full number of 900. 

 ratably & orderly distributed into every ship. We 

 arrived at Plimmouth the 29 of Aprill, where wee found 

 the Right honourable Earle of Essex readie for the 

 attempt of his Cadiz Action, with whom our Generall 

 left three ships and 500 souldiers well victualed and 

 furnished. So the 21 of May we departed from Plim- 

 mouth with the Bevice, the Gallion, the George, the 

 George Noble, the Wolfe and the Galley and Pinnesse, 

 determining our voyage for the He of S. Tome. But 

 if our whole force had remayned with us our Generals 

 purpose was to have first sackt the Madera He, and 



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