.200 A. D. 1591. 



were obliged to fend one of their fhips home, and proceeded with only- 

 two to India ; moreover, in a ftorm beyond that cape, they loft com- 

 pany of Captain Raymond in the principal fhip, which was never heard 

 of more. So that only Captain Lancafter's fhip arrived in India, which 

 alfo met with many grievous misfortunes : and on her return, failing to 

 the Weft-Indies, whilft the captain and moft of his men went on fliore 

 to look for provifions on an uninhabited ifland, fix of the failors ran 

 away with the ftiip ; and at the end of three years this unfortunate cap- 

 tain was brought home, feveral of his naen having periflied for want at 

 -that place. 



The Portuguefe, who had fettled at Angola, having been routed in a 

 battle with the natives, applied to the king of Spain for frefti afliftai.ce, 

 to enable them to complete their conquefts. 



Several gallant achievements of the Englifti happened in tliis year 

 againft the ftiipping, towns, &c. of Spain in America and elfewheie, as 

 related long fince fully by fo many others ; but beyond all was that 

 unpai-alleled refiftance made by the gallant Sir Richard Greenville, in 

 the queen's ftiip the Revenge, in which he fuftained a cruel engagement 

 for fifteen hours againft fifteen great Spanifti galleons, at the Azores, 

 till his ftiip had neither men nor ammunition for defence any longer, 

 and therefor yielded, as it is finely related by Sir Walter Raleigh. 



The temporary Guinea company of England now made a third 

 voyage, and traded with the natives with iron-ware, &c. in exchange 

 for elephant's teeth, hides, &c. 



This year a fleet of ftiips failed from St. Malo for Canada, where the 

 French had been fettled long before. They were wont in thofe times 

 to fifti at the ifles in the bay of St. Laurence for morfes, or fea-horfes, 

 whofe teeth were then fold much dearer than ivory, though now efteem- 

 ed of little value ; they alfo made much oil from thofe animals. The 

 colonifts being fupported from France, the country became well peopled 

 near the north bank of the vaft river St. Laurence, where there are 

 fundry towns, forts, and improvements ; infomuch that the Baron La- 

 hontan, who had been governor there, and publiftied an account of the 

 country, computes the French inhabitants to be 180,000 perfons, which 

 furely is rather too many. Lahontan mentions a kind of prophecy or 

 forefight in the Canadians, that their colony would one day be conquer- 

 ed by New-England, &c. which, to our comfort, has proved true. 



1593. — In the year 1593, two of Queen Elizabeth's own fhips of war 

 joined in partnerfhip with fome merchant fhips *, fitted out by Sir 

 Walter Raleigh, and commanded by Sir John Boroughs, Sir Martin 

 Frobifher, and Sir Robert Crofs. They firft took a Bifcayner of 600 

 tons, laden with iron ftores for the Weft-Indies j next they forced a 



. * It was then cufloraary for the royal fliips to join with the adventurers of London, Briftol, &c. 



