ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1567. 



here we staied not, but the fourth day weighed and sailed 



S. Jagp. to another Hand called S. Jago, which lieth off the said 

 Hand of Maiyo East and by South, and about five leagues 

 one from the other. Being come within the Westermost 

 point, we saw a faire road, and a small towne by the water 

 side, and also a fort or platforme by it : there we purposed 

 to come to anker, and our marchants to make some sale. 

 But before we came within their shot, they let flie at us 

 two pieces, whereupon we went roomer and sailed along 

 the shore two or three leagues from the road, where we 

 found a small Baie and two or three small houses, where 

 we came to an anker in 14 fadome faire ground. 



[II. ii. 61.] Within an houre after we had ankered we might see 

 divers horsemen and footmen on the land right against 

 us riding and running to and fro. 



The next day being the fift of Februarie, a great com- 

 panie of their horsemen and footemen appeared on the 

 shoare side, unto whom our Generall sent to understande 

 whether they would quietly trafike with them : And they 

 sent him worde againe, desiring that they might speake 

 with him, promising that if he came to trafike as a 

 marchant he should be welcome, and also that he should 

 have any thing that he or the marchant would with 

 reason demaund. 



When this answere was brought unto our Generall he 

 was very glad thereof and the whole companie, and 

 presently (with as much speede as he could) he caused 

 his boates to be made readie : but doubting the villanie 

 of the Portugales, he armed his boates putting a double 

 base in the head of his pinnesse, and two single bases in 

 the head of the SkifFe, and so sent to the May-floure 

 and the George, and willed them in like sort to man 

 their two boates. 



These boates being thus manned and well appointed, 

 our Generall entered into his SkifFe, and with the rest 

 rowed to the shoare where were threescore horsemen or 

 more, and two hundreth footemen readie to receive them. 

 Our Generall marveiled that they came in so great a 



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