ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1552. 



Then a Parle grew, in the which it was agreed, that we 

 the prisoners should be by them restored, and they 

 receive their olde governour, giving us a testimonie 

 under his and their hands, what damages wee had there 

 received, the which damages were here restored, and 

 made good by the king of Spaine his marchants upon 

 our returne into England. After wee had searched and 

 mended our leake, being returned aboord, we came under 

 saile, and as wee were going to the sea on the one side 

 of the Hand, the Cacafuego and other ships of the king 

 of Portugals Armada entered at the other, and came to 

 anker in the road from whence we were but newly 

 departed, and shot off their great ordinance in our hear- 

 ing. And here by the way it is to bee understood 

 that the Portugals were much offended with this our 

 new trade into Barbarie, and both in our voiage the 

 yeere before, as also in this they gave out in England 

 by their marchants, that if they tooke us in those partes, 

 they would use us as their mortall enemies, with great 

 threates and menaces. But by God and good provi- 

 dence wee escaped their handes. From this Hand shap- 

 ing our course for England, we were seven or eight 

 weekes before we could reach the coast of England. 

 The first port wee entered into was the haven of Plim- 

 mouth, from whence within short time wee came into 

 the Thames, and landed our marchandise at London, 

 about the ende of the moneth of October, 1552. 



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