JOHN WINTER ad. 



1578. 

 a harbour, into the which we entred with all our fleet 

 the same day. This port is 49 degrees and an halfe in 

 latitude, and I suppose it to be the same which Magellan 

 named Port S. Julian: for we found a gybbet on an The port of 

 hil, whereupon they were executed that did conspire ^^^^^ ^^^^^^'^^' 

 against Magellan, and certaine bones also of their dead 

 bodies. The 22 of this moneth our Generall going to 

 shore upon the maine with 7 or 8 of his men, met with 

 3 of the Patagons, having bowes and arrowes, who came 

 neere to our men making them signes to depart. Where- ^^^^ ^f^^^ 

 upon a gentleman being there present, and having a bowe 'IT^ p^!^^ "^ 

 and arrowes, made a shot to the end to shew them the 

 force of our bowes, with the which shot his string broke : 

 whereupon the Patagons presumed to encounter them, 

 directing their arrowes first at our M. Gunner, who had 

 a caliver ready bent to shot at them but it would not 

 take fire : and as he levelled his peece one of them 

 shot him through the brest, and out at the backe, 

 wherewith he fell downe starke dead. Also the gentle- 

 man that shot the arrow was so wounded that hee dyed 

 the 2 day after and with the other was buryed in a 

 litle island lying in the said port. Our men left the 

 slaine man on shore till night, and then fetched him 

 in a boat. In the meane time the Patagons had stript 

 him of all his clothes, and viewed his body laying his 

 clothes under his head, and so left him untouched, 

 saving that they had stucke the English arrow in his 

 left eye. These men be of no such stature as the 

 Spaniardes report, being but of the height of English 

 men : for I have scene men in England taller then I 

 could see any of them. But peradventure the Spaniard 

 did not thinke that any English men would have come 

 thither so soone to have disproved them in this & divers [III. 752.] 

 others of their notorious lies : wherefore they presumed 

 more boldly to abuse the world. The last of June M. The execution 

 Thomas Doughty was brought to his answere, was ^f ^-Thomas 

 accused, and convicted of certaine articles, and by M. '^^^ 

 Drake condemned. He was beheaded the 2 of July 



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