AD THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1595- 



forty paces over at an high water. At this passage we 

 built a fort, and planted in it five pieces of ordinance, 

 which we tooke out of the first fort we wan at our 

 comming into the harborow. Now we having the 

 towne in possession, our admirall sent for the 

 Hollanders by his chyrurgian, which had bene brought 

 up in that countrey, a man knowing their conditions, 

 and sober and discreet of his owne cariage. At his 

 first comming aboord of them, they seemed to stand 

 upon their owne guard and defence, for they were three 

 great and strong ships : but he used himselfe so, that 

 they at the last willed him to come into the greatest 

 of their ships, which was above 450 tunnes. Then he 

 declared to them our intent of comming thither, and 

 that they should be there as sure from any shew of 

 violence or injury offered them, as if they were in 

 their owne houses, and if they should thinke so good, 

 his admirall would fraight them for England, if they 

 would be content with fraight reasonable, and as they 

 should agree, and it should be at their owne choise 

 whether to go or not, he would not force them, unlesse 

 it were to their benefit and good liking. Although 

 this people were somewhat stubburne at the first, as 

 that nation is in these causes, yet being satisfied with 

 good words and good dealing they came aland, & after 

 conference had with the admirall, they were so satisfied, 

 that they went thorow with a fraight : and then w^e 

 joyned with them, & they with us, and they served us 

 as truely & as faithfully as our owne people did, both 

 at watch and ward, by sea and all other services. 

 Within two dayes after our comming in, about midnight, 

 a great number of Portugals and Indians with them, 

 came downe upon us with a very great cry and noise ; 

 but God be thanked, we were ready for them : for our 

 admirall supposing some such assault, had provided all 

 our muskets with haile-shot, which did so gaule both 

 the Indians and the Portugals, that they made them 

 presently retreat. And this is to be noted, that there 



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