A.D. 



572-87. 



Frenchmen. 



Seven French 

 ships taken by 

 the gallies. 

 Sir Francis 

 Drakes voyage 

 to S. I ago, 

 Sant Domingo, 

 Cartagena, 

 and S. Augus- 

 tine. 



Cartagena. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



upon condition that from that day forward, whatsoever 

 other fugitive Negros should resort unto them, they 

 should returne them home either dead or alive, if not, 

 that they should pay for them. Upon these conditions, 

 and to make all quiet in the mountaines, all things were 

 concluded and agreed upon. So that now the Negros 

 dwell in great townes, where they have Spaniardes for 

 their teachers, and a Spaniard for their Judge, and with 

 this they holde themselves very well contented, and are 

 obedient unto their rulers. 



The Spaniards since they conquered those parts have 

 seene many Frenchmen on that coast, but never any 

 Englishmen in that place, save those two onely which 

 I have before mentioned. And although the Frenchmen 

 have come strong, yet durst they never put foot on shore 

 as the English did. But the king of Spaine hearing that 

 Englishmen as well as Frenchmen beganne to haunt that 

 coast, caused two gallies to be made and well appointed, 

 to keepe the coast. The first yeere that they were made 

 they tooke sixe or seven French ships. So soone as this 

 was knowen there used fewe English or French men of 

 warre to come on the coast, untill this yeere 1586. when 

 as the aforesaid Francis Drake came with a strong fleete 

 of about foure and twentie ships, and did such harme 

 as is well knowen unto all Christendome. But (God 

 sparing the king of Spaine life) hee will sufficiently pro- 

 vide to keepe his subjectes from the invasions of other 

 Nations. 



Now to go forward with our begunne discourse, the 

 next towne upon this coast beyond Nombre de Dios is 

 Cartagena : it standeth in a more healthfull place, and 

 is a greater towne then the other, bordering upon a better 

 countrey, which aboundeth with plentie of victuals, and 

 having a very good port for the harbour of ships : and 

 it is called Cartagena, because it resembleth very much 

 the citie of Cartagena in Spaine, It containeth above 

 foure hundred housholds. It is very rich by reason of 

 the ships staying there, when they goe or come from 



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