A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1583. 



Whereunto ech man paused to make answere : where- 

 fore I delivered my opinion ; which was, that we were 

 forbidden to use violence to any nation for trade. 

 The Minion of Secondly, I considered that divers of our nation, wor- 

 London some- ^\{^^^^\\ merchants, and now adventurers in this voyage, 

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for traffique. ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^"^ Minion hither, and begun a trade, 

 which with our forcible dealing might be spoiled, and 

 our nation brought in hatred. 



Lastly, that with force we were not like to atteine 

 so much commodity, as we were in possibility to have 

 with courtesie. 



Heereupon all was concluded, and they suffered to 

 passe away : to whom the generall gave the three cloake- 

 clothes, to Joseph Dory, to Paul Baudevese, and to 

 Steven Repose, to ech of them one, which were before 

 cut out for them : and so friendly we and they departed 

 about two a clocke after noone. 

 Three Spanish About foure of the clocke this afternoone we saw 

 ships dis- three saile of ships come bearing in about the point, 

 which assoone as they saw us, ankered upon the barre, 

 and put themselves in readinesse, sending from one 

 ship to another with their boats, and blowing off their 

 ordinance, meaning to take us : and we before night, 

 getting our men and other necessaries from the shore, 

 which were busie on land, armed our ships to defend 

 our selves. Then went I aboord the admirall to know 

 what he meant to do : who determined to set his watch 

 in warlike sort ; and so he did : for after the trumpets 

 and drum had sounded, he shot off a great piece, as 

 they before had done ; and presently the viceadmirall 

 shot at me, whom I answered with another, and so 

 ceased. We then set up our main-top, and top-mast, 

 rigged before eleven of the clocke the same night. In 

 the meane while they let slip their ankers and cables, 

 and came driving and towing with their boats in upon 

 [III. 766.] us, meaning to have boorded us : and being neere our 

 admirall, he hailed them ; who refused to tell of 

 whence they were, thinking by spending of time to get 



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