A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1579- 



also the other of Sant lago, which likewise they let drive, 

 following on their course with their owne ship, and the 

 pinnesse. 

 Calao de Being seven or eight leagues from the haven of 

 Lima. Calao de Lyma, they espied three ships, and boording 

 one of them, they tooke three men out of her, and so 

 held on their course towards Calao de Lyma, where 

 they entred, being about two or three houres within 

 night, sailing in betweene all the ships that lay there, 

 being seventeene in number : and being among the 

 ships, they asked for the ship that had laden the silver, 

 but when answere was made them, that the silver was 

 layd on land, they cut the cables of the ships, and the 

 masts of two of the greatest ships, and so left them. 

 At the same time there arrived a ship from Panama 

 laden with wares and merchandise of Spaine, that 

 ankered close by the English ship, which was, while 

 the English Captaine sought in the other ships for the 

 silver. Assoone as the ship of Panama had ankered, 

 there came a boat from the shore to search it : but 

 because it was in the night, they let it alone till 

 morning, and comming to the English ship, they 

 asked what ship it was : whereupon one of the Spanish 

 prisoners (by the English Captaines commandement) 

 answered and said it was the ship of Michael Angelo, 

 that came from Chili : which they of the boat hearing 

 sent a man on board, who climing up, light upon one 

 of the great peeces, wherewith he was afraid, and 

 presently stept backe againe into the boat (because the 

 shippes that lay there, and that sailed in those countreys, 

 used to carry no great shot) and therewith they were 

 abashed, and made from it : which the ship of Panama 

 hearing, that was newly come in, shee judged it to be 

 a rover, and therewith cutting her cables, shee put to 

 sea, which the Englishmen perceiving, shipped certaine 

 men in their pinnesse, and followed her : and being 

 hard by her, they badde her strike, which they of 

 the ship refused to doe, and with a harquebuse shot 



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