LAST VOYAGE OF THOMAS CANDISH a.d. 



1592. 

 after the ship was in harborough to send the rest, not 

 onely for expedition, but also to save the small store of 

 victuals in the shippe. But Parker, Smith, and the rest 

 of their faction suspected, that this was a devise of the 

 Captaine to leave his men on shore, that by these meanes 

 there might bee victuals for the rest to recover their 

 countrey : and when they remembered, that this was the 

 place where they would have slaine their Captaine and 

 Master, surely (thought they) for revenge hereof will 

 they leave us on shore. Which when our Captaine under- 

 stood, hee used these speeches unto them : I understand 

 that you are doubtfull of your security through the per- 

 versenesse of your owne guilty consciences : it is an ex- 

 treame griefe unto me, that you should judge mee 

 blood-thirstie, in whome you have scene nothing but 

 kinde conversation : if you have found otherwise, speake 

 boldly, and accuse mee of the wrongs that I have done ; 

 if not, why do you then measure me by your owne 

 uncharitable consciences? All the company knoweth 

 indeed, that in this place you practized to the utmost of 

 your powers, to murther me and the master causeles, 

 as God knoweth, which evil in this place we did remit 

 you : & now I may conceive without doing you wrong, 

 that you againe purpose some evill in bringing these 

 matters to repetition ; but God has so shortened your [III. 850.] 

 confederacie, as that I nothing doubt you : it is for 

 your Masters sake that I have forborne you in your 

 unchristian practizes: and' here I protest before God, 

 that for his sake alone I will yet indure this injury, and 

 you shall in no sorte be prejudiced or in any thing be 

 by ime commanded : but when we come into England 

 (if God so favour us) your master shall knowe your 

 honesties : in the meane space be voide of these suspicions, 

 for, God I call to witnes, revenge is no part of my 

 thought. They gave him thanks, desiring to go into 

 the harborough with the ship, which he granted. So 

 there were ten left upon the Isle, and the last of October PortDe7ire 

 we entred the harborough. Our Master at our last being the third time. 



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