tlenes toivards 

 our men. 



ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



the marchants certaine of his men to conduct them to the 

 waters side, with other to bring the ware from the pinnas 



The kings gen- to the court. Who when they were returned and the 

 wares seen, the king grew to this ende with the merchants 

 to provide in 30 dayes the lading of al their ships with 

 pepper. And in case their merchandizes would not 

 extend to the value of so much pepper, he promised 

 to credite them to their next returne, and thereupon sent 

 the country round about to gather pepper, causing the 

 same to be brought to the court: So that within the 

 space of 30 dayes they had gathered fourescore tunne 

 of pepper. 



In the meane season our men partly having no rule of 



[II. ii. 13.] themselves, but eating without measure of the fruits of 

 the countrey, and drinking the wine of the Palme trees 

 that droppeth in the night from the cut of the branches 

 of the same, and in such extreme heate running con- 

 tinually into the water, not used before to such sudden 

 and vehement alterations (then the which nothing is more 

 dangerous) were thereby brought into swellings and 

 agues : insomuch that the later time of the yeere com- 

 ming on, caused them to die sometimes three & some- 

 times 4 or 5 in a day. Then Windam perceiving the 

 time of the 30 daies to be expired, and his men dying so 

 fast, sent to the court in post to Captaine Pinteado, & the 

 rest to come away and to tary no longer. But Pinteado 

 with the rest, wrote backe to him againe, certifying him of 

 the great quantity of pepper they had alreadie gathered 

 & looked daily for much more : desiring him furthermore 

 to remember the great praise and name they should win, 

 if they came home prosperously, and what shame of the 

 contrary. With which answere Windam not satisfied, and 

 many of their men dying dayly, willed and commaunded 

 them againe either to come away forthwith, or els 

 threatened to leave them behinde. When Pinteado heard 

 this answere, thinking to perswade him with reason, hee 

 tooke his way from the court toward the ships, being 

 conducted thither with men by the kings commandement. 



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