A.D. 



1582. 



T^e Portugals 

 presents. 



[III. 759-] 

 M. Evans 

 one ofoiv 

 mar chants. 



They search 

 the countrey. 



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boate which was not come downe, with whom 1 talked 

 of this Countrey and Countrey-people, untill five of the 

 clocke at night that the flood was come, and then I 

 went aboorde to the Admirall, and got his consent, 

 and sent themselves in her : viz. Ferdinando the Portu- 

 gall Master, and his Negro : In the meane time I sent 

 foure of my men to watch in the Elizabeth all night. 



The 28 day in the morning at foure a clocke I sent 

 my skifFe with the Admirals pinnesse down to the 

 west point to fish, who came aboorde againe at one in 

 the afternoone, and brought as much fish as all our 

 companies could eate. 



During the time that our boates were a fishing, came 

 downe the river a canoa and the Portugals former boate, 

 with hennes, orenges, plantans, which they presented the 

 Generall and mee with : and also the rest of the rice due 

 to us for the payment of the Elizabeth. For the parti- 

 tions whereof I went aboord the Admirall, where I dined. 

 After dinner M. Evans began to barter away certaine of 

 the ships commodities with the Negros, without acquaint- 

 ing the Generall or any other untill hee had done, where- 

 of grewe more wordes then profite, as by the bookes 

 of marchandise appeareth. Which done I came aboord, 

 and had two of the Portugals to supper with mee. 

 About two of the clocke in the morning we had a 

 Ternado, and much raine. 



The 29 about 4 a clocke in the morning, I in my 

 skiffe, and Captaine Parker in his pinnesse, went downe 

 to the West point, and there wee landed with 1 1 men 

 in all well furnished, and searched the woods, plaines 

 and plashes, after an Elephant, finding the haunt, footing, 

 and soyle of many newly done, yet wee saw none of 

 them. Wee saw hogs, goates or fawnes, and divers 

 sorts of fowles very wilde : and having travailed about 

 2 leagues, about noone wee returned to the point, where 

 wee landed, and met our boates which had beene at sea, 

 and taken plentie of good fish : there wee refreshed 

 our selves with such victuals as wee had, and came 



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