390 TiMEHRI. 



but a tree betweene him and them and were loose that 

 all the Inglish in the fleet could not fetch him agayne. I 

 had now none left but the pilott sent to Orenoke and I 

 feare me that he also will slipp away by the negligence 

 of the mariners who (I roeane the common sort) are 

 dilligent in nothing but pillaging and stealing. 



The 13 day Cap : GlNER and I miide an agrement that 

 he shoulde follow me with his small shipp and pinnes 

 for 6 moneths after this 13 day. 



The same Evening I sent Sir W. Sentleger Cap : 

 Chudley and Cap : Giles with 60 men to the Indien 

 towne to try if I could recover any of them." 



Before parting from Keymis, at Cayenne, Sir WALTER 

 Raleigh had given the latter written instru6lions for his 

 guidance. Among these, Keymis was dire6led as fol- 

 lows : " Let me hear from you as soon as I can. You 

 shall find me at Pundlo Gallo, dead or alive. And if 

 you find not my ships there, you shall find their ashes. 

 For I will fire, with the galleons, if it come to extremity ; 

 but run will I never." When, therefore, Raleigh's 

 journal stops short, with an entry up to the evening of 

 the 13th of February, made at Pun6to Gallo, it is rea- 

 sonable to conclude, that, on the 14th of February, at 

 that place, RALEIGH received the letter written on the 

 8th of January, in which Keymis reported progress to him. 

 With his letter, Keymis also sent *a parcel of scattered 

 papers,' reserving a ' cart-load,' On the 2nd of March, 

 Keymis, George Raleigh, and others rejoined Sir Wal- 

 ter at Pun6lo Gallo. It was some days after this that 

 Keymis put an end to himself. He had in vain appealed 

 to Raleigh to allow him to send a defence of his con- 

 du6l, which he had written to the Earl of Arundel. " I 



