AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1578. 



sound, where we stayed for the space of 3 weekes and 



named it The port of Health, for the most part of our 



men being very sicke with long watching, wet, cold, 



and evill diet, did here (God be thanked) wonderfully 



recover their health in short space. Here we had very 



great muscles (some being 20 inches long) very pleasant 



meate, and many of them full of seed-pearles. 



Tke voyage We came out of this harbour the first of November, 



given over. giving over our voiage by M. Winters compulsion (full 



sore against the mariners minds) who alleged, he stood 



in dispaire, as well to have winds to serve his turne 



for Peru, as also of M. Drakes safetie. So we came 



backe againe through the streights to S. Georges Island, 



where we tooke of the foules before named, and after 



departed. 



They returned And thus wee passed by Cape Victorie out of the 



°^^ y7, streights the 1 1 of November, directing our course to 



[f^NoveJber ^^^ North-east, till the last of this moneth. What 



having entred time wee arrived at an island which lyeth at the mouth 



into The south of the river of Plate. Upon this island there is such an 



iea the b of infinite number of seales, as may seeme incredible to any 



^ ' ' man that hath not bene there, some of them being 16 



[111- 753-] foote long, not fearing the presence of men : for the 



most of our men were upon the island, for the space 



of 15 dayes to set up a Pinnesse, during which time 



the seales would come and slepe by them, and rather 



resist our men, then give place, unlesse mortall blowes 



forced them to yeelde. 



When our Pinnesse was built, we went to another 

 island, where wee did water, and afterward departed the 

 first of Januarie 1579, and ran towards the North till the 

 20 of the said moneth, and then we arrived at an island 

 which lieth on the coast of Brasil, neere to a towne 

 Bant Vincent called sant Vincent inhabited by the Portugals. The 

 in Brastl in ^^^^ towne lyeth 24 degrees Southwarde, almost under 

 the Tropicke of Capricorne. Here, by reason of fowle 

 weather we lost our Pinnesse, and 8 men in her, and 

 never saw them since. Here also our ship was in great 



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