Chap. I. 
Sir F r A n c 1 s Drake. 
10. Continuing their Courfe for Chili , and drawing near 
the Coafts of it, they met an Indian in a Canoe, who, 
miftaking them for Spaniards , told them, that at St. lago 
there was a great Spanijh Ship laden for Peru. The Ad- 
miral rewarding him for his Intelligence, he very readily 
condu&ed them where the Ship lay at Anchor, which was 
Port Val Parizo , in 33 0 40' of South Latitude. All the 
Men they had in her were no more than Eight Spaniards , 
and Three Negroes 4 and they, fuppofing the Englijh to 
have been Friends, welcomed them by Beat of Drum, and 
invited them to drink fome Chili Wine with them. But 
they, refoiving fir ft to fecure their Prize, and then drink, 
immediately boarded the Ship, and, driving all the Spaniards 
under Hatches, took Poffefllon. One of the Spaniards , fee- 
ing how they wereferved, defperately leaped overboard, and 
fwam to the Town of St. Iago , to give them Notice of the 
coming of the Englijh ; upon which, all the Inhabitants 
prefently quitted the Town, and ran away, which they 
might quickly do, there not being above Nine Houfholds 
in the whole Town. The Admiral and his Men entered, 
rifled the Town and the Chapel, taking out of it a filver 
Chalice, Two Cruets, and an Altar-cloth. They found 
in the Town alfo a good Cargo ©f Chili Wine, and Boards 
of Cedar-wood ; all which they carried to their Ships. The 
General then having fet all the Prifoners on fliore, except 
one, whom he referved for his Pilot, he left St. Iago , and 
directed his Courfe for Lima , the Capital of Peru. 
11. As they were now at Sea, and had both Leifure and 
Opportunity to examine the Particulars of the Booty taken 
at St, Iago, they found 25,oooPezoesofpure Gold of Baldi- 
via, which amounted tofomewhat more than 37,000 Sgranijh 
Ducats: So, continuing their Courfe to Lima , they put into 
the Haven of Coquimho , which lies in 29 0 30' S.L. Here the 
Admiral lent Fourteen Men afhore to fetch Water: But 
the Spaniards happening to Ipy this- fmall Company, and 
being refolved, for the Glory of their Nation, to undertake 
Revenge upon fo daring an Enemy, they,, with an Army 
of 300 Horfe; and 200 Foot, attacked thefe Fourteen 
Mnglijh ; and, after fome Difpute, by the Help of their 
Gups, made a Slaughter of one of them, the other Thir- 
teen coming back to the Ship, After this, the Englijh 
going again on Shore to bury their dead Man, the Spaniards 
put put a Flag of Truce ; but they, believing their Fidelity 
to be no greater than their Courage, did not care to truft 
them, and fo went off. From hence they came to a Port 
called Parapaxa, where, being landed, they found a Spa- 
niard afleep upon the Shore with Eighteen Bars of Silver 
lying by him, which came to about 4000 Spanijh Ducats : 
They did not think fit to difturb the Spaniard's, Repofe, but, 
taking the Silver, left him to take out his Nap. Not 
far from hence,, going afhore for Water, they met a Spa- 
niard and an Indian driving Eight Peruvian Sheep, laden 
with very fine Silver, every Sheep having Two Leather 
Bags (containing Fifty Pounds Weight each) on his Back. 
They delivered the poor Animals from their irkfome 
Burdens, and lodged the Bags in their own Ships : After 
which, the Indian and Spaniard were permitted to drive 
on. They failed hence to Arica , which is in 8° 30' of 
South Latitude ; and, in this Port, found Three fmall 
Barks, which, being rifled, yielded them Fifty-feven 
Wedges of Silver, each weighing about Twenty Pounds : 
They took no Prifoners in the Barks ; for the Men that 
belonged to them, fearing no Strangers coming thither, were 
all gone on Shore to make merry amongft themfelves. 
They did not affault the Town, having not Strength enough 
for it: So, putting out to Sea again, they met with another 
little Bark laden, with Linen Cloth, Part of which the Ad- 
miral took, and fo let her go, difdaining to hurt others, 
where he could do himfelf no good. 
12. February the 13th they came to the Port of Lima, 
which lies in 1 1° 5c/ South Latitude ; and, having entered 
the Haven, found there T welve Sail of Ships lying faft at 
Anchor, with all their Sails down, without Watch or Guard, 
thejr Matters being all drinking and caroufing afhore : Ex- 
amining the Contents of thefe Ships, they found a Cheft 
full of Rials of Plate, great Store of Silks and Linen ; 
all which Plate they carried to their own Ships, and Part 
of the Silks and Linen. The Admiral here had notice of 
■ p Thls ’ 1 G wn, is a very coarfe i'orecaflle Joke, turning on 
■. .Numb. 2. 
another very rich Ship, called the Caeafuego , which was 
gone towards Paita , which they purfuing thither, found 
her, before their Arrival, gone for Panama : But, how- 
ever, though they miffed their intended Prize, another 
(which they took in their Purfuit of her to Panama ) paid 
them the Charge of their Voyage : For, befides the Ropes, 
and other Tackling for Ships, which they found in her, 
fhe yielded them Eighty Pounds Weight of Gold, together 
with a fine Crucifix of the fame Metal, richly adorned 
with Emeralds ; all which, with fome of the Cordage, they 
feized : But, refoiving ftill to proceed in the Purfuit of the 
Caeafuego , the Admiral, to encourage his Company, pro- 
mifed, that whoever fit ft faw her, fhould have his Gold 
Chain for a Reward ; which fell to the Share of Mr, John 
Drake , who firft deferied her about Three o’ Clock. About 
Six o’ Clock they came up with her, gave her Three Shots, 
ftruck down her Mizen, and boarded her. They found 
her full as rich and valuable as fhe was reported to be, 
having aboard her Thirteen Chefts full of Rials of Plate, 
Eighty Pounds Weight of Gold, a good Quantity of 
Jewels, and Twenty-fix Ton of Silver Bars. The Place 
where this Prize was taken, was called Cape San Francifco , 
about 150 Leagues from Panama, and in i° of North 
Latitude : Amongft other rich Pieces of Plate, which they 
found in this Ship, they met with a Couple of very large 
Silver Bowls gilt, which belonged to the Pilot of her: The 
Admiral, feeing thefe, told him, that he had Two fine 
Bowls, but he rnuft needs have one of them ; which the 
Pilot yielded to, not knowing how to help himfelf; and, 
to make it look lefs like Compulfion, he prefented the 
other of them to the Admiral’s Steward. The Pilot’s Boy 
(when they went away) told the Admiral, that his Ship, 
and not theirs, fhould now be called the Caeafuego , fince 
it had gotten all the rich Lading of the Caeafuego in It, 
and that theirs might be ftiled the Cacaplata ; which Jeft 
of the Boy’s made the Company very merry p . After this, 
having intirely ranfacked the Caeafuego , they caft her off; 
and, continuing their Courfe to the Weft, they met with a 
Ship laden with Linen Cloth, China Diihes, and Silks of 
the fame Country ; die Owner of it was a Spaniard , then 
on board, from whom the Admiral took a Falcon, wrought 
with maffy Gold, with a great Emerald fet in the Breaft 
of it ; befides this, chufing what he liked of the Wares 
aboard this Veffel, and feizing the Pilot for his own Ser- 
vice, he turned off the Ship. This Pilot brought them 
to the Haven of Guatulco, the Town adjacent to which 
had but (as he faid) Seventeen Spaniards in it : Having, 
therefore, put to Shore, they marched diredtly to the Town, 
and fo up to the public Hall of Juftice, vfliere they found 
a Court fitting, and a Judge ready to pafs Sentence upon 
a Parcel of poor Negroes, that were accufed of a Plot to 
fire the Town : But the Admiral’s coming changed the 
Scene of Affairs at this Court ; for he, being Judge him- 
felf, paffed Sentence upon them all, both Judges and Cri- 
minals, to become his Prifoners,; which Sentence was pre- 
fently executed, and they all carried away to the Ships. 
Here he made the Chief Judge write to the Townfmen, to 
keep at a Diftance, and not pretend to make any Refin- 
ance : So the Town being cleared, they ranfacked it all 
over, finding no other valuable Plunder than about a 
Buftiel of Rials of Plate ; only one of their Company took 
a rich Spaniard flying out of the Town, who paid him 
for his Trouble in purfuing him, with a Gold Chain, and 
fome Jewels. Here the Admiral fetting afliore fome 
Spanijh Prifoners, and his old Portuguefe Pilot, whom he 
took at the Ifland of Cape de Verd, departed hence for the 
Eland Canno: While they lay here, a certain Spanifo Ship, 
bound for the Philippine Elands, came in their Way, 
which they only lightened of a Part of the Burden of her 
Merchandize, and fo difeharged her. 
13. The Admiral, now thinking he had, in fome mea- 
fure, revenged both the public Injuries of his Country, 
as well as his own private Wrongs, upon the Spaniards, 
began to deliberate upon his Return home : But which 
Way he fhould take, was the Queftion to be refolved : 
To return by the Streights of the South Sea (and as yet 
no other Pafiage had been difeovered) he thought would 
be to throw himfelf into the Hands of the Spaniards, who 
the Words Caeafuego and Cacaplata, that is, Fartfire ana Fart plate. 
F would 
