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them, we returned backe againe to our ships which we 

 found seven leagues at sea. 



The 1 1 day in the morning we found our selves wel 

 shot toward Shamma, & the Tyger with us, but the 

 Minion & the pinnesse had not waved that night, so 

 that we were out of sight of them : and having brought 

 our selves in the weather of the Portugals ships, we came 

 to an ancre to tary for the Minion, or els we might have 

 fetched Shamma. At night the Minion and the pinnesse 

 came up to us, but could not fetch so farre to the 

 weatherward as we, and therefore they ancred about a 

 league a weather The castle, and we waied in the Chris- 

 topher, and went roome with her. 



The 12 day the Tyger came roome with us, and she 

 and the Christopher finding themselves to stand in great 

 need of victuals, would have gone with the Portugals 

 ships to have fetched some of them forth : but our 

 master and company would in no case consent to goe 

 with them, for feare of hanging when we came home : 

 and the other two ships being fully minded to have gone, 

 and fearing that their owne company would accuse them, 

 durst not go to them. 



After this, by reason of the want of victuals in the 

 pinnesse, which could receive no victuals from the other 

 shippes, but from us onely, we tooke out all our men, 

 and put twelve Frenchmen into her, and gave them 

 victuals to bring them to Shamma. 

 [II. ii. 50.] The 19 day the Tyger and Minion arrived at Shamma, 

 Note. anc [ tne Christopher within two leagues off them, but 



could not fetch the winde by reason of the scantnesse of 

 the winde, which hath bene so scant, that in fifteene 

 dayes we have plied to the windewards but twelve 

 leagues, which before we did in one day and a 

 night. 



The 20 day I tooke our pinnesse, and went to the 

 towne of Shamma to speake with the captaine, and he 

 tolde me that there was no golde there to be had, nor 

 so much as a hen to be bought, and all by reason of 



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