ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1589. 



was more then could by any means be due unto them : 

 for they were not in service three moneths, in which 

 time they had their victuals, which no man will value 

 at lesse then halfe their pay, for such is the allowance in 

 her majesties ships to her mariners, so as there remained 

 but 10 shillings a moneth more to be paid, for which 

 there was not any private man but had apparel and 

 furniture to his owne use, so as every common souldier 

 discharged, received more in money, victuals, apparell and 

 furniture, then his pay did amount unto. 



Notwithstanding, there be even in the same place 

 where those things have passed, that either do not or 

 will not conceive the souldiers estate, by comparing their 

 povertie and the shortnesse of the time together, but lay 

 some injuries upon the Generals and the action. Where, 

 and by the way, but especially here in London, I find 

 there have bene some false prophets gone before us, 

 telling strange tales. For as our countrey doeth bring 

 foorth many gallant men, who desirous of honour doe 

 put themselves into the actions thereof, so doeth it 

 many more dull spirited, who though their thoughts 

 reach not so high as others, yet doe they listen how other 

 mens acts doe passe, and either beleeving what any man 

 will report unto them, are willingly caried away into 

 errors, or tied to some greater mans faith, become secre- 

 taries against a noted trueth. The one sort of these doe 

 take their opinions from the high way side, or at the 

 furthest goe no further then Pauls to enquire what hath 

 bene done in this voiage : where, if they meet with any, 

 whose capacitie before their going out could not make 

 them live, nor their valour maintaine their reputation, 

 and who went onely for spoile, complaining on the hard- 

 nesse and misery thereof, they thinke they are bound 

 to give credite to these honest men who were parties 

 therein, and in very charitie become of their opinions. 

 The others to make good the faction they are entred into, 

 if they see any of those malecontents (as every journey 

 yeeldeth some) doe runne unto them like tempting spirits 



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