AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1592. 



into the South sea, and to go for the Isle of Santa Maria, 

 which is to the Northward of Baldivia in 37 degrees & 

 a quarter, where we might have reliefe, and be in a 

 temperate clime, and there stay for the Generall, for 

 of necessity he must come by that Isle. So we departed 

 Their first en- the 1 3 of September, & came in sight of the South sea. 

 terance tnto ye "Yho, 1 4 we were forced backe againe, and recovered a 

 The\ enter the coove 3 leagues within the streights from the South sea. 

 South sea the Againe we put foorth, & being 8 or 10 leagues free of 

 second time. the land, the wind rising furiously at Westnorthwest, 

 we were inforced againe into the streights only for want 

 of sails; for we never durst beare saile in any stresse of 

 weather, they were so weake : so againe we recovered the 

 coove three leagues within the streights, where we indured 

 most furious weather, so that one of our two cables 

 brake, whereby we were hopeles of life. Yet it pleased 

 God to calme the storme, and wee unrived our sheates, 

 tackes, halliers, and other ropes, and mored our ship 

 to the trees close by the rockes. We laboured to recover 

 our ankor againe, but could not by any means, it lay so 

 deepe in the water, and as we thinke cleane covered with 

 oaze. Now had we but one ankor which had but one 

 whole Flouke, a cable spliced in two places, and a piece 

 of an olde cable. In the middest of these our troubles 

 it pleased God that the wind came faire the first of 

 October ; whereupon with all expedition wee loosed 

 our morings, and weighed our ankor, and so towed off 

 into the chanel ; for wee had mended our boate in Port 

 Desire, and had five oares of the pinnesse. When we had 

 weighed our ankor, we found our cable broken, onely one 

 strand helde : then wee praysed God ; for we saw appar- 

 antly his mercies in preserving us. Being in the chanel, 

 we rived our ropes, & againe rigged our ship, no mans 

 hand was idle, but all laboured even for the last gaspe of 

 life. Here our company was devided ; some desired to 

 go againe for Port Desire, and there to be set on shore, 

 where they might travell for their lives, and some stood 

 with the Captaine & Master to proceed. Whereupon 



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