WILLIAM TOWERSON a.d. 



1557- 

 were not come downe : so he required a pledge which I 

 let him have, and tooke another of him. 



The 7 day George our Negro came to us, who had George our 

 followed us at the least 30 leagues in a small boat, and e & ' 

 when he came, the Negros and we soone concluded of 

 price. I tooke this day five pound and one ounce, and 3 

 quarters of gold. This Negro we had left at Shamma 

 at the time of the fight, who said that he saw the fight 

 being on shore, and that when we were gone from the 

 Portugals, the Portugals came into their river, and told 

 them that the Englishmen had slaine two Portugals with Two Portugals 

 a piece, which was in deed out of our ship, and they ^^lish 

 required harbour there, but the captaine of Shamma 

 would not suffer them. 



The 8 day we tooke nineteene pound three ounces 

 and a halfe. 



The 9 day we tooke two pound six ounces and a 

 halfe. 



The 10 day three pound. 



The 1 1 day came to us Jerome Bawdet the Vice- 

 admirall of the Frenchmen and his pinnasse, and he 

 shewed us that where we left them there was no good to 

 be done, and sayd he would goe to the Eastward, but 

 wee told him hee should not : and thereupon com- 

 maunded him to goe to his company which he was 

 appointed to bee with, which hee refused to doe untill The f ; ?T^~ 

 wee had shot three or foure pieces at their pinnasse, and ^ v/ ^£w;^ 

 when the ship sawe that, she kept about, and ranne to 

 Seaward, and durst come no neerer to us, so the pinnasse 

 went after her. We tooke this day one pound five 

 ounces. 



The 12 day there came one of the Frenchmens pin- 

 nasses to us laden with cloth, and would have made sale, 

 but I would not suffer him, and therefore tooke him and 

 sent him aboord of our ship, and caused him to ride 

 there all day. We tooke five pound six ounces and a 

 halfe. 



The 14 day we tooke of some Negros 4 ounces of gold, 

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