JAMES LANCASTER ad. 



1595- 



to make provision for refreshing, our Admirall had 



sent thither some 6 daies before two French men in a 



smal pinnesse, which Frenchmen he had provided from 



Diepe before his comming out of England for that 



purpose. For both these two spake the Indians 



language very perfectly : for at this port of Peranjew 



and an other called Potaju some 6 leagues to the 



Northward the Frenchmen have had trade for brasil- 



wood, and have laden from thence by the Indians 



meanes, who have fet it for them some 20 leagues 



into the country upon their backs, 3 or 4 ships every 



yere. Thus we all sailed toward Peranjew, at which 



place we arrived in the night, so that we were forced 



to lie off & on with a stiffe gale of wind, in which 



we lost the most part of our ileete, & they not 



knowing this coast put off to the sea, and so went 



directly for England. Our Admirall and some 4 saile 



more with him put into the harborow of Peranjew, 



and there watered and refreshed himselfe very well, 



with hens, conies, hares and potatos, with other things, 



which the two Frenchmen had partly provided before 



his com.ming : this is a very good harborow where Peranjeu a 



ships may ride and refresh very well. But, as I am "^fH SP^^ 



•^'j^j- • c ^u harbour. 



given to unaerstand smce our comming rrom thence, 



the Portugals have attempted the place and doe inhabite 

 it, and have put the French from their accustomed 

 trade. Here having watered and refreshed our selves, 

 we put to the sea, plying after the rest of our fleete 

 which were gone before, which we never heard of till 

 our arrivall in England at The downes in the moneth 

 of July, where we understood the rest of our consorts 

 to be passed up for London, Captaine Venner & his 

 fleete to be at Plimmouth, and the French ships to be 

 safe arrived at Diepe, which to us was very great com- 

 fort. At our setting sayle from The downes, accord- 

 ing as the custome is, finding the Queenes ships there, 

 we saluted them with certaine ordinance. The Gunner 

 being carelesse, as they are many times of their powder, 



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