JOHN WINTER ad. 



1579. 



danger, by the meanes of a strong current, which had ^ dangerous 



almost cast us upon the shore before wee were aware, ^^^'^^^• 



insomuch that we were constrained to anker in the open 



sea, and brake our cable and lost an anker, and presently 



let fal another anker; in weighing whereof our men 



were sore spoiled. For the capstan ranne about so 



violently with the rising of the shippe in the sea, that 



it threwe the men from the barres, and brake out the 



braines of one man : one other had his legge broken, 



and divers others were sore hurt. hx. last wee gote up 



our anker and set sayle, and ran into a place called 



Tanay, where we roade under an island and tooke in Ta?iayaplace 



A ^ ^ in Brasil. 



wood and water. 



And while we stayed here, there came 3 Portugals 

 aboord us in a canoa, to knowe what wee would have, 

 or of what countrey we were. To whom our Captaine 

 made answere : that we were Englishmen, and had 

 brought commodities for their countrey, if they would 

 trafficke w^ith us : whereat they greatly marveiled. For 

 they saide that they never heard of any English ship 

 to have bene in that countrey before ; and so they went 

 to land againe, having one of our men with them to 

 speake with the Governour of the towne, and we kept 

 one of them for a pledge. Shortly after there came 

 another canoa aboord us with one Portugal and al the 

 rest naked men of the countrey : of whom wee had 

 two small Oxen, one yong Hogge, with certaine hennes : 

 also Pome-cytrons, limons, oranges, and other fruites of 

 the countrey. For the which our Captaine gave to them, 

 linnen cloth, combes, knives, and other trifles. In the 

 meane time the Governour of the towne sent word that 

 we should have nothing, unlesse we would bring our 

 shippe into the haven. Whereunto our Captaine would 

 in no case consent : for all their practise was to have 

 gotten us within their danger, nevertheles we came 

 somewhat neere the towne with our ship, as though wee 

 would have gone in ; but we never meant it. 



Here we tooke in our man ; and set the Portugal 

 XI 161 L 



