used of the 

 mariners. 



THE FIRST VOYAGE TO GUINEA ad 



1553- 

 In the meane season Windam all raging, brake up 



Pinteados Cabin, brake open his chestes, spoiled such 



provision of cold stilled waters and suckets as he had 



provided for his health, and left him nothing, neither 



of his instruments to saile by, nor yet of his apparell : 



and in the meane time falling sicke, himselfe died also. The death of 



Whose death Pinteado comming aboord, lamented as Windam - 



much as if he had bene the deerest friend he had in the 



world. But certaine of the mariners and other officers Pinteado evill 



did spit in his face, some calling him Jewe, saying that he 



had brought them thither to kill them : and some drawing 



their swords at him, making a shew to slay him. Then 



he perceiving that they would needs away, desired them 



to tary that he might fetch the rest of the marchants 



that were left at the court, but they would not grant 



this request. Then desired he them to give him the 



ship-boate, with as much of an old saile as might serve 



for the same, promising them therwith to bring Nicholas This Lambert 



Lambert and the rest into England, but all was in vaine. ™? s a , on 

 __. ,11 diner borne, 



Ihen wrote he a letter to the court to the marchants, whose father 



informing them of all the matter, and promising them had bin Lord 



if God would lend him life to returne with all haste to Maior of 



fetch them. And thus was Pinteado kept ashipboord on> 



against his will, thrust among the boyes of the ship, not 



used like a man, nor yet like an honest boy, but glad 



to find favour at the cookes hand. Then departed they, 



leaving one of their ships behind them, which they sunke 



for lacke of men to cary her. After this, within 6 or 



7 dayes sayling, dyed also Pinteado for very pensivenesse The death of 



& thought that stroke him to the heart. A man worthy 



to serve any prince, and most vilely used. And of 



sevenscore men came home to Plimmouth scarcely forty, 



and of them many died. And that no man should 



suspect these words which I have saide in commendation 



of Pinteado, to be spoken upon favour otherwise then 



trueth, 1 have thought good to adde hereunto the copie 



of the letters which the king of Portugall and the infant 



his brother wrote unto him to reconcile him, at such 



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Pinteado. 



