EDWARD FENTON ad. 



1582. 

 fleet which was in the streights of Magellan, as by the 

 note thereof appeareth. 



About ten of the clocke the generall, M. Maddox, 

 captaine Hawkins, and captaine Parker, came aboord of 

 me. The generall began to reproove my quarter master 

 for grudging of victuall for the Francis. Which was 

 answered : and he well satisfied. Then sent I for the 

 olde frier and Don Francisco ; who all dined with me : 

 and after dinner, the Spaniards having received the canoa, 

 which was suncke, aland, and stones to ballast them, 

 which my boat caried them, and all other things to their 

 liking and content, they departed from me. The generall 

 also departed, and his company, who being gone, I 

 divided the sugar and ginger among my people, which Spanish 

 the Spaniards gave us : and after spent the day in presents. 

 ordinary businesse. 



The 10 day in the morning, our skiife went a fishing, 

 whereof we eat as much to supper as served the com- 

 pany : the rest we salted for store, and to prove if they 

 would take salt or not. 



The 1 1 day, betimes in the morning, our skiffe went 

 againe to fish, and tooke great plentie. About seven 

 of the clocke I went aland, taking with me the master, 

 and others of our best men, to the number of 22 per- 

 sons, & travelled to the place where our people before had Things found 

 found many great jars of earth, and decayed habitations ^^ ^^^ tsland. 

 of the Indians, and trees, being dead and withered, of 

 sweet wood. From that place we saw over the tops of 

 a narrow wood, a faire plaine, which at the request 

 of the master and the rest, I went with them to see. We 

 passed thorow a thicke and perillous wood, before we 

 came to the supposed plaine : and when we came to it, 

 we found the lowest part thereof higher then any of our 

 heads, and so mossy under foot, that we sHpped to 

 the knees many steps, which so wearied us, that for my 

 part, I was very sicke, and so hasted aboord, leaving 

 the master with 1 5 men, which cut a tree of sweet wood, 

 and brought many pieces thereof aboord. 



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