A.D. 

 1582. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



The voyage intended towards China, wherein M. 

 Edward Fenton was appointed Generall : Writ- 

 ten by M. Luke Ward his Viceadmiral, and 

 Captaine of the Edward Bonaventure, begun 

 Anno Dom. 1582. 



He second of April I departed with the 

 Edward Bonaventure from Blackwall, and 

 the 19 of the same arrived in Nettle 

 roade at Hampton, where I found riding 

 the Gallion Leicester : and so remaining 

 there till the first of May, wee set saile 

 thence in the forenoone, being of us in 

 the whole fleete foure saile. 



1 The Gallion Leicester of 400 tunnes Admiral], 

 whereof was Generall Captaine Edward Fenton, and 

 William Hawkins the yonger lieutenant Generall in 

 her, and Christopher Hall, Master. 



2 The Edward Bonaventure of 300 tunnes Vice- 

 admirall, whereof was Captaine Luke Ward, and Thomas 

 Perrie Master. 



3 The Francis of fortie tunnes, whereof was Captaine 

 John Drake, and William Markam Master. 



4 The Elizabeth of fiftie tunnes, whereof was Captaine 

 Thomas Skevington and Ralph Crane Master. 



We spent by meanes partly of biisinesse, and partly of 

 contrary windes, the moneth of May upon the coast, and 

 then leaving the land wee put off to sea, and proceeded 

 on our voyage intended by the grace of God for China : 

 untill the moneth of August following, nothing fell out 

 much worthy the knowledge of the worlde, which is 

 not common to all navigants, but about the beginning of 

 August aforesayd, being somewhat neere the coast of 

 Guinie, upon the shooting off a peece and the putting 

 out of a flag in the Admiral, I went on boord, and M. 

 Walker, M. Shaw, M. GefFreis, our Master & Pilot 



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