A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1587. 



from the bay, and the twentieth day we went on shore, 

 and our carpenters set up our pinnesse. 



The 23 day the people of the countrey came downe 

 amalne upon us, and beset us round, and shot at us with 

 their bowes and arrowes, but in short time wee caused 

 them to retire, and many of them were caried away by the 

 helpe of their fellowes, although wee had some of our 

 men hurt with some of their arrowes. 



The 24 day we received out of the caravel twelve buts 

 of wine and foure barels of oyle, and halfe a quarter. 



The 26 of April our pinnesse was lanched : and the 

 same day came downe unto us a great number of Portugals 

 and Indians, with whom we skirmished the space of two 

 houres to their cost. 



The second day of May the Admirals boate went 

 a shore with 14 men to fill water, and presently being on 

 shore, they were intrapped with two or three hundred 

 Indians which assaulted them, and slew one or two of 

 our men, but the rest escaped notwithstanding the number 

 of the enemie, and came safe againe with water to the ship. 

 Grojse negli- We suffered this losse by meere negligence, & want of 

 gence. circumspection. 



The 5 day the captaine of the Admiral himselfe tooke 

 a small barke, his owne little caravel, our pinnesse and the 

 Dutchmans boate, and at night went on shore to get 

 victuals, amongst the bullocks which were in the fields : 

 and in the morning they were gone so farre, that they 

 were out of sight. Which being perceived by the enemie, 

 A galley at they presently made ready their galley for Admiral, with 

 four caravels, with as many men in them as possibly could 

 thrust in & stand one by another : and they bare over with 

 the North shore to meete with our pinnesse and boats : 

 whereupon our men fell into great danger, although M. 

 Lister our captaine disswaded M. Withrington from that 

 attempt, by laying before him the danger both of himselfe 

 and us also, being so far one from the other. But being 

 once gone, there was no remedie but they were to abide 

 whatsoever might happen : we in the barke Clifford, 



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