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upon wee bare roome with him, and having hailed one 

 another, captaine Withrington shewed the disposition of 

 all his company, which was rather to goe roome with the 

 coast of Brasil, then to lie after that sort in the sea with 

 foule weather and contrary winds. Our captaine on the 

 other side shewed the contrary disposition of his men, 

 and company, willing notwithstanding to proceede : but 

 in the ende, both the shippes fell asunder, and our 

 captaine sayd. Seeing then there is no remedie, I must 

 be content, though against my will. 



The 21 day the weather grew faire, and the wind good 

 at the South for the Streights, yet our Admirall bare 

 roome still, we supposing hee would have taken the 

 benefit of the time: whereupon our whole company 

 began to thinke of the inconveniences that would arise 

 by deviding our selves, and losing our Admirall, being 

 very willing to continue their course, and yet not without 

 the company of the Admiral. And then wee began to 

 cast about after him, and at the last bare with him, and 

 he tolde us, that upon a second viewe of the victuals, 

 hee found their store so slender, and their want so great, 

 that there was no remedy for them but to seeke some 

 meanes to be relieved, which was the onely cause that 

 hee bare Northward. This speech made us of the barke 

 to enter into a new consultation : and we found many 

 of our men v/eake, and all our calievers not serviceable, 

 and the Smiths that should mend them to be in the 

 Admiral. We considered also, that by breaking of com- 

 pany, eche ship should be the more weakened : wee 

 continued in this consultation til the foure and twentieth 

 day, and in all that time found master captaine Lister 

 more desirous to accomplish, and to fulfill the voyage, 

 and not willing in any case to turne his ship, but that 

 the desire which we all had to continue in consort with 

 Afnal our Admirall, made us to thinke well of his company, and 

 in fine an agreement and conclusion was thus made on 

 all sides, to follow the Admiral, without any more talke 

 of the Streights till the Spring. 



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resolution to 

 returne. 



