WITHRINGTON AND LISTER ad 



1587. 



The next day in the morning, in stead of their [III. 777.] 

 bloody flagge, they put up two white flagges, and sent 

 a Gingatho off to us with two Indians, with letters of 

 answere from the Governour ; but they would not 

 consent in any case that we should have our men, and 

 willed their Portugals to take their captivitie patiently, 

 for they would not redeeme them : a motion they made 

 in their letters, to buy againe one of their prizes, 

 which we had taken out of the rode : but our admirall 

 answered them, no. seeing they detained our men, wee 

 would keepe both their men, and ships too. The same 

 evening we weyed, and came out of the haven, halfe 

 a league to seaward. 



The 22 we set saile to sea, and the 23 came to an An Idand \z 

 Island twelve leasfues to the Southward of Baya, to wood, 'i^^^f^ l^^^^. 



A ^ J ^ ^ South of Baia. 



and water. -^ 



The 24 day being aboord with our pinnesses, we 

 met with a Canoa, wherein was one Portugall, and sixe 

 Indians : we shot at the Canoa, and killed an Indian, and 

 tooke the Portugall, and one of the Indians, and brought 

 them aboord our shippes : we there examined them, and 

 the Portugal confessed that there was a shippe laden with 

 meale, and other victuals, bound for Fernambuck, but 

 put into a creeke, because she durst not goe along the 

 coast, hearing of our shippes. Whereupon we manned 

 both our pinnesses, and tooke the Portugal with us, 

 to goe and seeke the same ship, but that night we 

 could not find her. 



The 26 day we went againe, and found her, being 

 hailed up into a creeke, where a man would have thought 

 a shippe boate could not have entred : wee found her 

 indeed laden with meale principally : but she had also 

 in her fourteene chests of sugar, of which two were in 

 powder, and twelve in loaves. This ship was of the 

 burden of one hundred and twenty tunnes, and a new A new Portu- 

 ship, this being the first voyage that ever she made, ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ 

 and as the Portugall confessed, shee was fraighted for 

 Fernambuck, but the men of Baya having great want 



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