WITHRINGTON AND LISTER ad. 



1587. 



The 7 of June, having no use at all of our prizes, 

 we burnt one, and cast off another, and filled our owne 

 ships with the necessaries of them. 



The 8 day wee put oiF to sea, but yet with much 

 adoe came againe to our ankoring place, because of the 

 weather. 



The 10 day the admirall sent for us to come aboord 

 him, and being come, hee opened a Carde before all the 

 company, and tolde us that my lords voyage for the 

 South sea was overthrowen for want of able men, and 

 victuals, and that therefore hee thought it best to plie 

 for some of the Islands of the West India, or the 

 Azores, to see if they could meete with some good 

 purchase, that might satisfie my lord. These wordes 

 were taken heavily of all the company, and no man 

 would answere him, but kept silence, for very griefe to 

 see my lords hope thus deceived, and his great expenses 

 and costs cast away. The common sort seeing no 

 other remedie, were contented to returne as well as he. 



The 16 day wee espied a sayle, whereupon our pin- 

 nesse and Dalamor gave her chase, and put her ashore 

 upon the Island, where the men forsooke her, and ran 

 away with such things as they could conveniently carie : [III. 778.] 

 our pinnesse boorded her, and found little in her ; they Another pin- 

 tooke out of her nine chests of sugar, and one hogge, ^^^^^^ ^^^^^' 

 and ^^ pieces of pewter, and so left her upon the 

 sands. 



From this time forward we began to plie Northwards, ^^b- 

 and the first of July fell with the land againe, where we They returned 

 fished, and found reasonable good store. I tooke the 

 latitude that day, and found our selves in 10 degrees 

 and 22 minutes. 



The 7 day we determined to fall with Fernambuck, 

 and wee came so neere it, that Dalamor (as he told us) 

 espied some of the ships that were in the harbour : 

 yet notwithstanding we all fell to leeward of the river, 

 & could not after that, by any meanes recover the 

 height of it againe : but we ceased not on all parts to 

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