A.D. 



1572-87. 



Sebastian del 

 Cano the first 

 man that ever 

 say led about 

 the world. 



Two ships of 

 Genoa. 



A third voyage 

 to ye streights. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



many of them were dead, partly with sicknes, and partly 

 with the hardnesse of the voiage, determined to abandon 

 one of their said ships, and so manned the other two : 

 which two being laden with spices and other riches knew 

 not what course they were best to take : howbeit at 

 length it was determined, that one of these two ships 

 should go for Nueva Espanna, and the other for the cape 

 of Buena Esperanza, and so for Spaine. The ship that 

 went for Spaine was called The Victorie, the Pilot 

 whereof was a Biscain named Juan Sebastian del Cano, 

 to whom the king gave great rewardes, and appointed 

 him the globe for his armes, whereon was written : 

 Primus omnium circunde disti me ; that is, thou art 

 the first man that ever sayled about me. 



And albeit this voyage was so long and troublesome 

 as is before mentioned, yet many others have attempted 

 the same. And the next that sought to passe the said 

 streights of Magellan were two ships of Genoa, which 

 comming as farre as the mouth of the streights were by 

 a mightie storme driven backe againe, and one of them, 

 whose master was called Pancaldo, put into the river of 

 Plate, and was cast away about Buenos Aeres, where 

 to this day part of the said ship is to be seene, and some 

 of the men are yet living in the river among the 

 Spaniards : and the other ship returned to Genoa 

 againe. 



Also there was a bishop of Placencia in Spaine, who 

 coveting riches, set foorth a fleet of foure sailes, to passe 

 the streights, and so to goe for the Malucos : and 

 getting license of the Emperour he sent his said 4 ships 

 towards the streights which had very faire windes till 

 they came thither : but being entered 20 leagues within 

 the streights, a storme of Westerly windes tooke them, 

 & drove 3 of them on shore, & the fourth backe into 

 the sea, which (the storme being past) returned into 

 the streights to seeke for his consorts, & found many 

 men going on the shores side, but the ships were beaten 

 all to pieces. So they on land called unto the ship ; but 



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