A.D. 



^578. 



M. Thomas 



Doughtie 



executed. 



August. 

 The streight 



of Magellan. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



was called together and made acquainted with the par- 

 ticulars of the cause, which were found partly by master 

 Doughties owne confession, and partly by the evidence of 

 the fact, to be true : which when our Generall saw, 

 although his private affection to M. Doughtie (as hee 

 then in the presence of us all sacredly protested) was 

 great, yet the care he had of the state of the voyage, of 

 the expectation of her Majestie, and of the honour of his 

 countrey did more touch him, (as indeede it ought) then 

 the private respect of one man : so that the cause being 

 throughly heard, and all things done in good order as 

 neere as might be to the course of our lawes in England, 

 it was concluded that M. Doughtie should receive 

 punishment according to the qualitie of the offence : 

 and he seeing no remedie but patience for himselfe, 

 desired before his death to receive the Communion, which 

 he did at the hands of M. Fletcher our Minister, and our 

 Generall himselfe accompanied him in that holy action : 

 which being done, and the place of execution made ready, 

 hee having embraced our Generall and taken his leave of 

 all the companie, with prayer for the Queenes majestie 

 and our realme, in quiet sort laid his head to the blocke, 

 where he ended his life. This being done, our Generall 

 made divers speaches to the whole company, perswading 

 us to unitie, obedience, love, and regard of our voyage ; 

 and for the better confirmation thereof, willed every man 

 the next Sunday following to prepare himselfe to receive 

 the Communion, as Christian brethren and friends ought 

 to doe, which was done in very reverent sort, and so with 

 good contentment every man went about his businesse. 



The 17. day of August we departed the port of 

 S. Julian, & the 20. day we fell with the streight or 

 freat of Magellan going into the South sea, at the Cape 

 or headland whereof we found the bodie of a dead man, 

 whose flesh was cleane consumed. 



The 21. day we entred The streight, which we found 

 to have many turnings, and as it were shuttings up, as if 

 there were no passage at all, by meanes whereof we had. 



no 



