6 \Fay from Santa Cruz to Laguna. 
i^«.r 699 . vvere burnt: here lie in 15 Fathom- water : 
And ’tis laid that moft of the Plate lies there, 
tho’ fome of it was haftily carried afhore at 
Blake's coming in fight. 
Soor; after I had anchor’d I went alhore 
here to the Governor ot the Town, who re- 
ceived me very kindly aitd invited me to 
Dine with him the next day. I ' eturn’d on 
board in the Evening, and went afhore again 
with two of my Officers the next Morning ; 
hoping to get up the Hill time enough to fee 
Laguna^ the principal Town, and to be back 
again to Dine with the Governor of Santa 
Cruz , ; for I w'as told that Laguna was but 5 
Mile off. The Road is all the way up a pret- 
ty fteep Hill ; yet not fo ffeep but that Carts 
go up and down laden. There are Publick 
Houfes fca'ttering by the way-hde, where we 
got fome Wine. The Land on each fide 
fkmed to be but rocky and dry ; yet in many 
Places we faw Spots of green fiourifhing 
Corn. At farthe)- diftances there were fmall 
Vineyards by the Sides of the Mountains, in- 
termixt with abundance of w'afte'rocky Land, 
unfit for Cultivation , which afforded only 
Dildo-bufhes. It was about 7 or 8 in the 
Morning when we fet out from Santa Cruz ; 
and it being fair clear Weather, the Sun fhone 
very bright and warmed us fufficiently be- 
fore we got to the City Laguua ; which w'c 
reached about 10 a Clock, all fweaty and 
tired , and were glad to refrefli our felves 
W'ith a little Wine in a forty Tipling-houfe : 
But 
