ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1566. 



we lost the companie of our Admirall, and being bound 

 to this Hand to traffique for wines and other things 

 necessary for us, do here mind to stay untill he come. 



Concerning our letter he made us answere, that he 

 would with all diligence cary it, and deliver it according 

 to the direction, and so the said Walter knit the letter 

 in a bladder, and delivered it unto him, and also gave 

 him foure roials of Spanish money for his paines : and 

 promising that we should have answere of it, he tooke 

 his leave and swamme againe on shore, where the people 

 stood ready to receive him. And after that they had 

 talked with him, and understood our meaning, some of 

 them threw up their hats, & the other put them off 

 holding them in their hands, and made us very curteous 

 signes, alwaies desiring that the boat would come a land, 

 but we resaluting them rowed backe againe aboord. 



The 30 day the Governours brother of Santa Cruz 

 came aboord the May Flower with sixe or seven Spaniards 

 with him, who concluded with the Captaine that we might 

 come a shore and traffique with them, but that day we 

 did not, for we had no sufficient pledge of theirs for our 

 assurance. Our Captaine entertained them well, and at 

 [II. ii. 58.] their departure gave them foure pieces of ordinance for 

 a farewell, and bestowed upon them two cheeses with 

 other things. 



The sayd Governours brother promised our Captaine 

 that hee should have sufficient pledges the morrow 

 folowing, which was not done, whereupon wee grew 

 suspicious, and went not that day a shore. 



The first day of January our captaine sent Nicholas 

 Day and John Sumpter a shore, who were very well 

 entertained with as many of our company as went after 

 them. 



In the said Hand is a marveilous high hill called the 

 Pike, which is a far off more like a cloud in the aire, 

 then any other thing : the hill is round and somewhat 

 small at the top, it hath not bene knowen that ever any 

 man could goe up to the top thereof. And although 



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