ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1564. 



great storme arose, the wind being at Northeast about 9 

 of the clocke at night, and continued so 23 houres to- 

 gether, in which storme M. Hawkins lost the company 

 of the John Baptist aforesaid, and of his pinnasse called 

 the Swallow, the other 3 ships being sore beaten with 

 the storme. The 23 day the Swalow, to his no small 

 rejoicing, came to him againe in the night 10 leagues to 

 the Northward of Cape Finister, having put roomer and 

 not being able to double the Cape, in that there rose a 

 contrary wind at Southwest. The 25 the wind con- 

 tinuing contrary, he put into a place in Galicia called 

 Ferol, where he remained 5 daies and appointed all the 

 masters of his ships an order for the keeping of good 

 company. 



The 26 day the Minion came in also where he was, 

 for the rejoycing whereof he gave them certaine pieces of 

 ordinance after the curtesie of the Sea for their welcome, 

 but the Minions men had no mirth because of their 

 The firing and consort the Merline, whom at their departure from M. 

 s *" ki *& °f the Hawkins upon the coast of England, they went to seeke, 

 for Guinea anc ^ having met with her, kept company two dayes to- 

 gether, and at last by misfortune of fire (through the 

 negligence of one of the gunners) the pouder in the 

 gunners roome was set on fire, which with the first blast 

 stroke out her poope, and therewithall lost 3 men, besides 

 many sore burned (which escaped by the Brigandine 

 being at her sterne) and immediatly to the great losse 

 of the owners, and most horrible sight of the beholders, 

 she sunke before their eies. The 30 day of the moneth 

 M. Hawkins with his consorts and company of the 

 Minion having now both the Brigandines at her sterne, 

 weighed anker, and set saile on their voiage having a pros- 

 perous wind thereunto. The 4 of November they had 

 sight of the Hand of Madera, and the 6 day of TenerifFa, 

 which they thought to have bene the Canarie, in that they 

 supposed themselves to have bene to the Eastward of 

 TenerifFa but were not : but the Minion beyng 3 or 4 

 leagues a head of us kept on her course to TenerifFa, 



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