GEORGE FENNER a.d. 



1567. 

 landing place was, waiting for the comming of our men, 

 who came too soone, and landed to their losse as it 

 fell out afterwards. 



There went a shore the Admirals skiffe, and the 

 May Flowers boate, and in them the number of 20 

 persons or thereabouts, as M. George Fenner the 

 Generall, his brother M. Edward Fenner, Thomas 

 Valentine, John Worme and Francis Leigh marchants, 

 John Haward, William Bats, Nicholas Day, John 

 Tomson and others. 



At their comming to the shore there were 100 Negros [II. ii. 59.] 

 or upward, with their bowes and arrowes : our Captaines 

 and merchants talked with them, & according to the 

 use of the country, the one demanded pledges of the 

 other, & they were content to deliver 3 of their Negros 

 for 5 of our men. Our 5 mens names were these, 

 John Haward, Wil. Bats, Nich. Day, Joh. Tomson, & 

 John Curtise : these were delivered them, and we re- 

 ceived 3 Negros into our Admirals skiffe. 



Our men being a shore among the Negros, began to Civet, muske, 

 talke with them, declaring what ware and marchandize &r~ &gratm, 

 we had, as woollen cloth, linnen cloth, iron, cheese t - tes fc ape 

 & other things. The Negros answered againe, they had Verde. 

 civet, muske, gold and graines, which pleased our cap- 

 taines and marchants very well. Then the Negros 

 desired to have a sight of some of our wares, to the 

 which our marchants were content, and forthwith sent 

 aboord one of the boats for part of their marchandise, 

 and in the meane time while the boate went to the 

 ship, our five men were walking on the shore with 

 the Negros, and our Generall and marchants staied in 

 the other boat by the sea side, having the 3 Negros 

 with them. 



Our boate then came againe and brought iron and 

 other marchandise, with bread, wine, and cheese which 

 they gave unto them. Then two of the Negros (which 

 were the pledges) made themselves sicke, desiring to 

 goe a shore, promising to send other two for them. 



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