SIR JOHN HAWKINS ad. 



1564. 



having better sight thereof then the other had, and by 

 that means they parted company. 



The aforesaid Sir John Hawkins passing on his voiage 

 by Cavo Verde, and Sierra Leona, and afterward crossing 

 over the maine Ocean comming to the towne of Bur- 

 boroata upon the coast of Terra firma in the West Indies, 

 had further information of the evill successe of this 

 Guinean voyage, as in the same hereafter is verbatim 

 mentioned. 



The 29 of April, we being at anker without the road, 

 a French ship called the green Dragon of Newhaven, 

 whereof was captaine one Bon Temps came in, who 

 saluted us after the maner of the sea, with certaine pieces 

 of ordinance, and we resaluted him with the like againe : 

 with whom having communication, he declared that hee 

 had bene at the Mina in Guinea, and was beaten off by 

 the Portugals gallies, and enforced to come thither to 

 make sale of such wares as he had : and further that the 

 like was hapned unto the Minion : also, that captaine 

 David Carlet, & a march ant, with a dozen mariners were 

 betraied by the Negros at their first arrivall thither, re- 

 maining prisoners with the Portugals, besides other 

 misadventures of the losse of their men hapned through 

 the great lacke of fresh water, with great doubts of bring- 

 ing home the ships: which was most sorowfull for us 

 to understand. 



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