SIR ANTHONY SHERLEY a.d. 



1596. 



so to have proceeded for S. Tome. The 27 of May 



we arrived upon the coast of Spaine, coasting all the 



shore, hoping to meete with some of the kings ships. 



From thence we past in sight of the coast of Barbary, 



and came to Masagant, within shot of the Fort, which The Fort of 



our Generall reported to be an excellent fortification, ^^^^g^^^- 



where the Spaniard is in strong garrison. And bending 



our course for the Canarie lies there purposing to water, 



our galley lost her rudder ; so our Generall directed 



the George Noble to goe for the He Mogador, there 



to repaire the Gallies wants. Betweene which place 



and the Canarie lies we tooke a fly-bote of two ^ Flieboat 



hundred tunnes bound for Brasill, having nothing aboord ^'''^^^• 



her but some small portion of victuals for their reliefe. 



The Captaine of this Flybote tooke upon him to be a 



perfect Pilot of S. Tome, and willingly consented to 



stay with us, being a Fleming. Having watered at 



the Canaries, by the counsell of this Fleming we shaped 



our course for the lies of Cape Verde, he assuring us 



that we should there meet the fleete of Saint Tome, 



for the yeere was so farre past, that we knewe they 



were all departed from S. Tome. 



The first of July we fell with the Isle Maio, where [HI. 599-] 

 wee saw small hope of any fleete to bee expected, & ^^ ^ ^ "-^ 

 therefore departed for Cape Verde, the appointed place 

 for the George noble to meete us : where we arrived 

 the fift of July, and there found him. And so instantly 

 we proceeded for our voyage, because the yeere was 

 farre spent. At this place most unfortunately our 

 General fell exceeding sicke, and we wanting water 

 were enforced to goe with a place named Pescadores 

 in 10 degrees of North latitude, where we had many 

 skirmishes with the barbarous Negros. Our Generall 

 now hopelesse of life, and we all dismayed and comfort- 

 lesse through that his exceeding extremity, having his 

 memory very perfit, he called all his Captaines, Masters, 

 and officers unto him, unto whom he made a very pithie 

 and briefe speech, tending to this purpose: That as we 



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