CANDISH'S CIRCUMNAVIGATION a.d. 



1588. 

 The fourth day after, which was the 12. ot March, 

 according to their appointment came the Kings canoas ; 

 but the winde being somewhat skant they could not get 

 abord that night, but put into a bay under the yland 

 untill the next day, and presently after the breake of 

 day there came to the number of 9. or 10, of the Kings Nine or 10. 

 canoas so deepely laden with victuals as they could swim, ^^^^ ^"^^ 

 with two great live oxen, haife a skore of wonderfull 

 great and fat hogges, a number of hennes which were 

 alive, drakes, geese, eggs, plantans, sugar canes, sugar 

 in plates, cocos, sweet oranges and sowre, lymes, great 

 store of wine and aquavitas, salt to season victuals withall, 

 and almost all maner of victuals else, with divers of the 

 Kings officers which were there. Among all the rest of 

 the people in one of these canoas came two Portugales, Two Portu- 

 which were of middle stature, and men of marveilous ^^^^^ ^" ^^^' 

 proper personage; they were each of them in a loose 

 jerkin, and hose, which came downe from the waste to the 

 ancle, because of the use of the Countrey, and partly 

 because it was Lent, and a time for doing of their 

 penance, (for they accompt it as a thing of great dislike [III. 822.] 

 among these heathens to weare either hose or shoes on 

 their feete:) they had on ech of them a very faire and 

 a white lawne shirt, with falling bands on the same, very 

 decently, onely their bare legs excepted. These Por- 

 tugales were no small joy unto our Generall and all the 

 rest of our company : For we had not seene any Christian 

 that was our friend of a yeere and an halfe before. Our 

 Generall used and intreated them singularly well, with 

 banquets and musicke : They told us that they were no 

 lesse glad to see us, then wee to see them, and enquired 

 of the estate of their countrey, and what was become 

 of Don Antonio their King, and whether hee were Enquirie oj 

 living or no ; for that they had not of long time bene ^^^ interne. 

 in Portugall, and that the Spaniards had alwayes brought 

 them worde that hee was dead. Then our Generall 

 satisfied them in every demaund; Assuring them, that 

 their King was alive, and in England, and had honourable 



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