AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1596. 



the Northeastermost part of Trinidad. But having 

 The isle of Tabaco-island in sight, wee first went thither. This 

 labago. Island is plentiful! of all things, and a very good soyle. 



It is not nowe inhabited, because the Charibes of 

 Dominica are evill neighbours unto it. They of Trini- 

 dad have a meaning and purpose to flie thither, when 

 no longer they can keepe Trinidad. Their onely doubt 

 is, that when they are seated there, the Spaniard will 

 seeke to possesse it also. The Governour of Margarita 

 went lately in a Pinnesse to viewe this Island. Gilbert 

 my Pilot who sometime lived there, noteth it for the 

 best and fruitfullest ground that hee knoweth. 



Thence wee returned to Punta de Galera and ancored 

 in tenne fathome under the North side of the Island 

 some ^Y^ or sixe miles from the sayde point. The flood- 

 tyde striketh alongst the coast to the Eastward very 

 strongly. Wee discharged a peece of ordinance, and 

 afterwards went to the shoore in our boat : but no Indian 

 came unto us. I would have sent John of Trinidad to 

 procure some of them to speake with us : but he was 

 altogether unwilling, alleaging that their dwellings were 

 farre within the mountaines, and that hee knewe no part 

 of that side of the Island. From this place we set 

 sayle for Santa Lucia, but fell with Granata, which wee 

 found not inhabited. Saint Vincent we hardly recovered, 

 by turning under the lee of the island. The Tabaco 

 Most danger- of this place is good : but the Indians being Canibals, 

 promising us store, and delaying us from day to day, 

 sought onely oportunitie to betray, take, and eate us, 

 as lately they had devoured the whole companie of a 

 French shippe. This their treacherie being by one of 

 their slaves revealed, from thenceforth they did all for- 

 beare to come unto us. To sit downe on their lowe 

 stooles, when they by offering such ease, will seeme to 

 shewe curtesie, abodeth death to strangers, that shall 

 trust them. At Matalino or Martinino we found not 

 any inhabitants. Lastly, wee came to Dominica, where 

 we could get no good Tabaco. But having intelligence 



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ous Canibals. 



