A.D. 



1583. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



off, we saluted them with a volley of three great pieces 

 out ofech ship: and after us came captaine Parker with 

 the admirals long boat, and certeine shot in the same, 

 to attend on the generall. 



The 22 day betimes in the morning, I went aboord the 

 admirall to conferre about the sending of some token and 

 present to the governor, which was by all the assistants 

 determined to send him three yards of fine skarlet, & 

 three yards of fine murry-cloth ; and to Joseph Dory the 

 old Genouois, Steven Repose the Portugall, and to Paul 

 Badeves the Fleming, ech of them three yards of fine 

 Santos. blacke cloth, which our merchants went up to Santos with- 



all in the admirals skiffe, about nine a clocke aforenoone. 

 Also this forenoone, we being minded to goe up higher 

 [III. 765.] with our ships into harbour, I advised them to goe view 

 the place, and sound the road before we went up ; which 

 we did : where were found the place both unconvenient, 

 and the road woorse : and so we returned, and left the 

 first determination. This day we tooke downe our main- 

 tops, and top-mast, and all the shrowds. 



About two a clocke after noone our merchants 

 returned with their presents, not having beene at the 

 towne, because Steven Repose by the way met them 

 on the river, and advised them to stay untill there had 

 beene word sent to the governour, who was unwilling 

 to speake with them yet, but shortly would send their 

 answere. 



The rest of this forenoone we spent in communication 



about the appointing of a purser for the Edward, i^lso 



we signed an assent for comming to this place : about 



which thing grew foule speeches betweene the generall 



and his lieutenant, after the olde custome. 



The Indians Then went wee to supper : and being at supper, certaine 



presents. Indians came aboord, and brought the generall a strange 



crow, and potatos, and sugar canes, to whom he gave 



looking glasses, great pinns, and biscuit : and so we 



VVmant^''^ ^^V^^^^^^ being late. Also this afternoone I ran over 



sounded. towards S. Vincent, and sounded the bay a league over, 



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