ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1556. 



I would not because I purposed not to trifle out ye time, 

 but goe thence with speede to Don Johns towne. But 

 John Savill and John Makeworth were desirous to goe 

 againe : and I, loth to hinder them of any profite, 

 consented, but went not my selfe : so they tooke eighteene 

 ounces of gold and came away, seeing that the people at 

 a certaine crie made, were departed. 



While they were at the shoare, there came a young 

 fellow which could speake a little Portuguise, with three 

 more with him, and to him I solde 39 basons and two 

 small white sawcers, for three ounces, &c. which was the 

 best reckoning that we did make of any basons : and in 

 the forenoone when I was at the shoare, the Master solde 

 five basons unto the same fellow, for halfe an ounce of 

 golde. 



This fellow, as farre as we could perceive, had bene 

 taken into the Castle by the Portugales, and was gotten 

 away from them, for he tolde us that the Portugales were 

 [II. ii. 32.] bad men, and that they made them slaves if they could 

 take them, and would put yrons upon their legges, and 

 besides he told us, that as many Frenchmen or English- 

 men, as they could take (for he could name these two 

 very well) they would hang them: he told us further, 

 60. Portugales that there were 60 men in the castle, and that every yeere 

 ™ thecastleo f there came thither two shippes, one great, and one small 

 carvell, and further, that Don John had warres with the 

 Portugals, which gave mee the better courage to goe 

 to his towne, which lieth but foure leagues from the 

 Castle, wherehence our men were beaten the last yeere. 

 This fellowe came aboord our shippe without feare, 

 and assoone as he came, he demaunded, why we had not 

 The English brought againe their men, which the last yeere we tooke 

 ^ooteZw^ awa y> an d could tell us that there were five taken away 

 Negroes.^ D 7 Englishmen : we made him answere, that they were 

 in England well used, and were there kept till they 

 could speake the language, and then they should be 

 brought againe to be a helpe to Englishmen in this 

 Countrey: and then he spake no more of that matter. 



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