A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1582. 



The friers being eighteene in number, could not 

 agree, and their barke was a ground at Spirito santo, 

 like to be lost : therefore the old frier bought this 

 small barke of 46 tun, at a port named Spirito santo, 

 in Brasill ; and so divided themselves : and comming 

 from thence, lost company at sea : but they thought 

 they were before at the river of Plate. After his 

 speeches, I went and appointed (by the generals order) 

 men to remaine aboord the prize with captaine Parker, 

 and brought one of the Portugals sailes away with 

 me, and came aboord, where I found that our men 

 had filled water all day. 



The 7 day in the morning the generall sent for me ; 

 where he shewed me and M. Maddox certeine articles 

 which the friers and mariners Spaniards were examined 

 of; which tended altogether to the knowledge of the 

 Spanish fleets intent, and of the meanes whereby we 

 might be discovered by the way of the river of Plate 

 by land to Peru. In this time came the rest : after 

 whose comming it was debated, whether it were best to 

 take the boat & people with us or not. Which was 

 not determined ; but referred till further examination. 

 [III. 762.] Then was it determined to passe by the streights, 

 notwithstanding the Spaniards were there, but not to set 

 up forge, nor to build pinnesse, but water, and so thorow. 

 The eight day afore noone M. Walker and I went 

 aboord the admirall to dinner, where was determined to 

 discharge the Spanish barke, named Our lady of pity, and all 

 the men, except Richard Carter the English man, and John 

 Pinto a Portugall, which dwelled at the river of Plate. 

 The Spanish After dinner, the generall appointed mee and captaine 

 barke dis- Hawkins to see them all set aboord their ship, and to 

 receive from, them certeine necessaries, which willingly they 

 imparted with us, and to leave them satisfied. Which 

 done, I returned aboord. 



The 9. day, being Sunday, in the morning, I sent M. 

 Shaw and M. GefFries aboord the admirall, to peruse the 

 Spaniards letters : wherein they found the estate of the 



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