01 The Voyages and Travells of 



fente him with fomethinge or other, and not 

 to come to him emptye-handed j infomuch^ 

 that our People which wee fente firfte on 

 Shore, having nothing but Money aboute 

 them to give for Prefents, were fayne to 

 prefente the Governor of the Cittye, and 

 other chiefe Men, with each a Royall of 

 Eight, which they kyndlye accepted, takinge 

 yt for a greate Honour to bee prefented, 

 though the Prefente bee but fmalL 



Here wee remayned trading untill the 

 ^5>th of ^November, when the fame Daye, 

 our Shippes lying in the Mouth of the 

 River of Suratt, fower Portungale Gallionns, 

 with a whole Fleete of Frigotts came in 

 Sight of our two Shippes, or rather one 

 A worthy Fight Shippe, and a Pynnace 5 



%*SEgt Then our Generall (in 

 at Sea - the Dragon) prefentlye way- 



ed Anchoure, and worthelye encouraged 

 our Men not to feare them, nor the 

 GreatneiTe of theire Shippes or Fleete, but 

 to fliew themfelves true Englijhmen y and 

 foe mett theire Admirall and Vize-Admirall, 

 and fhott not one Shoote till hee came be- 

 tween® 



