A.D. 



1578. 



The towne of 

 S. lago taken. 



WineofChili. 



John Griego a 

 Pilot taken. 



Gold ofBal- 

 divia. 



Coqumbo in 



29. degrees 



30. minutes. 



Tarapaza. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



seeing persons of that quality in those seas, all to crossed, 

 and blessed himselfe : but to be short, wee stowed them 

 under hatches all save one Spaniard, who suddenly and 

 desperately leapt over boord into the sea, and swamme 

 ashore to the towne of S. lago, to give them warning of 

 our arrivall. 



They of the towne being not above 9. housholds, pre- 

 sently fled away and abandoned the towne. Our generall 

 manned his boate, and the Spanish ships boate, and went 

 to the Towne, and being come to it, we rifled it, and 

 came to a small chappell which wee entred, and found 

 therein a silver chalice, two cruets, and one altar-cloth, 

 the spoyle whereof our Generall gave to M. Fletcher 

 his minister. 



We found also in this towne a warehouse stored with 

 wine of Chili, and many boords of Cedar-wood, all 

 which wine we brought away with us, and certaine of 

 the boords to burne for fire-wood : and so being come 

 aboord, wee departed the Haven, having first set all the 

 Spaniards on land, saving one John Griego a Greeke 

 borne, whom our Generall caried with him for his Pilot 

 to bring him into the haven of Lima. 



When we were at sea, our Generall rifled the ship, and 

 found in her good store of the wine of Chili, and 25000. 

 pezoes of very pure and fine gold of Baldivia, amounting 

 in value to 37000. ducats of Spanish money, and above. 

 So going on our course, wee arrived next at a place called 

 Coquimbo, where our Generall sent 14. of his men on 

 land to fetch water : but they were espied by the Spaniards, 

 who came with 300. horsemen and 200 footemen, and 

 slewe one of our men with a piece, the rest came aboord 

 in safetie, and the Spaniards departed : wee went on shore 

 againe, and buried our man, and the Spaniards came 

 downe againe with a flag of truce, but we set sayle and 

 would not trust them. 



From hence we went to a certaine port called Tarapaza, 

 where being landed, we found by the Sea side a Spaniard 

 lying asleepe, who had lying by him 13. barres of silver, 



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