a.d. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1567. 



to the Negros, we wished them to see whether they 

 could procure them againe of the Negros, and bring 

 them along with them, and our Generall promised the 

 Frenchmen 100 li. to obtaine them. So wee committed 

 the matter to the Frenchmen and departed. 



Of our men that were hurt by the Negros arrowes, 

 foure died, and one to save his life had his arme cut 

 off. Androwes that was last of all hurt, lay lame not 

 able to helpe himselfe : onely two recovered of their 

 hurts. So we placed other men in the roomes of those 

 that we lost, and set saile. 



The 26 day betweene Cape Verde and Bona vista we 

 sawe many flying fishes of the bignesse of herrings, 

 whereof two flew into our boat, which we towed at our 

 sterne. 

 Bona vista. The 2 8 day we fell with an Hand called Bona vista, 



which is from Cape Verde 86 leagues. The Northside 

 of the sayde Hand is full of white sandie hils and dales, 

 and somewhat high land. 



The sayd day wee came to an anker within the Wester- 

 most point, about a league within the point, and found 

 in our sounding faire sand in ten fadome water, but you 

 may goe neere till you be in five or six fadome, for the 

 ground is faire. 



As soone as we were at an anker, our Generall sent 

 his pinnasse a land, and found five or sixe small houses, 

 but the people were fled into the mountains : and the 

 next day he sent a shore againe, and met with two 

 Portugals, who willingly went aboord with his men, and 

 at their comming he welcommed them, although they 

 were but poore & simple, and gave each of them a paire 

 of shoes, and so set them a shore againe. 



The 30 day we weighed & sailed into a Bay within 

 a smal Hand about a league from us, and tooke plentie 

 of divers sortes of fishe. The foresayd Hand lieth in 

 sixteene degrees. And if you meane to anker in the 

 said Bay, you may borow in foure or five fadome of the 

 Southermost point of the sayd Hand, which you may see 



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