ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



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shippes had bene there, but wee could not bargaine with 

 them they were so unreasonable. 



The 31 day I went to shore but did not traffike. 

 Februarie. The i day of Februarie we weighed, seeing we could 

 not bring the Negros to any reason, and came to another 

 place which standeth upon an hill. 



The third day I went to a towne foure leagues from 

 us, and shot off two pieces, and the Captaine came to us, 

 and I sent Thomas Rippen a land who knew the Captaine, 

 and assoone as he came on shore the Captaine knew 

 him and divers of the Negros who then began to aske 

 for mee, and having told the Captaine that I was in the 

 boate, hee made no longer tarying but by and by caused 

 two boates to be put to the Sea, and came to me him- 

 selfe, and when he sawe me, he cryed to me before hee 

 came to the boat and seemed to be the gladdest man 

 alive, and so did all the companie that knew mee, and I 

 gave him a reward as the maner of the Countrey is, and 

 caused the Frenchmen to give another, promising the 

 next day to give him wine : and that night because it was 

 late, he would not talke of any price, but left me a 

 pledge, and tooke another of me and so departed. 



The 4 day going on shore, I found that the ships of 

 France which had bin there, had done much hurt to our 

 markets, but yet I tooke five ounces and a halfe of gold. 



The fift day I tooke eight ounces and one eight part 

 of gold : but I saw that the Negros perceived the differ- 

 ence in Cloth betwixt ours and that which the French- 

 men had, which was better, and broader then ours : and 

 then I told captaine Blundel that I would goe to the 

 Leeward, because I perceived that being there where his 

 Cloth was sold, I should do no good, whereof hee was 

 sorie. 



The 6 day there came an Almade & Negros aboord 

 me, requesting me to come to their towne for they had 

 much gold and many marchants : and so I went and 

 found their old Captaine gone, and another in his place : 

 but this night wee did no good, because the marchants 



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