A.D. 

 I562. 



Equi. 



[a ii. 55.] 



Two galies. 



Mowre. 



Cormantin. 



Much hurt 

 done in the 

 Minion with 

 firing a barre 

 of gunpouder. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



of Don Juan called Equi, where the 22 in the morning 

 we went a shore to traffike, but the Negros would not 

 untill they had newes from Don Luis, for at that time 

 Don Juan was dead, and the 23 came Don Luis his sonne 

 and Pacheco minding to traffike with us, at which said 

 day came two galies rowing along the shore from the 

 castle, minding to keepe us from our traffike. The 24 

 we set saile and chased the galies to the castle againe. 

 The Negros being glad of that required us to goe to 

 Mowre, which is some 3 leagues behind, and thither 

 would they come for that they stood in feare of the 

 Portugals, and there we remained for the marchants that 

 came out of the countrey which were come with their 

 gold, but Anthonio don Luis his sonne, and Pacheco 

 were aboord the Minion. And the 25 in the morning 

 came the two galies from the castle againe unto us, the 

 weather being very calme, they shot at us and hit us 

 3 times, and shortly after the wind came from the shore, 

 at which instant we descried the ship, & the caravell 

 comming towards us, then we weighed and set saile, and 

 bare as neere unto them as we could : but it was night 

 or ever wee met with them, and the night being very 

 darke we lost them. The next day plying to the shore, 

 at night we agreed to go with Cormantin, but the next 

 morning being the 28 we were but a litle distant from 

 the great ship and the 2 galies, having no wind at all, 

 and the caravell hard aboord the shore. Then being 

 calme, came the 2 galies rowing to the sterne of the 

 Minion, and fought with her the most part of the fore- 

 noone : and in the fight a mischance hapned in the 

 Minions steward-roome by means of a barrell of pouder 

 that tooke fire, wherewith were hurt the master gunner, 

 the steward, and most part of the gunners ; which the 

 galies perceiving, began to be more fierce upon them, 

 and with one shot cut halfe her foremast in twaine, that 

 without present remedie shee was not able to beare saile, 

 and presently upon this the great ship sent her boat to 

 the galies, who suddenly departed from us. And after 



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