^DftljeCarleofComlJtcIctnianD^irjFCiitt.^ate, 17^ 
C^tpsc left Us,$ made toluaroes them, becaufe 
the Caruels thought them to be friends, and 
fbunned tbem not,as fuppofing them to be of 
our companp,but U)c t^ot foure ojfiue times 
and mabe figncs Unto tbem that ttjcp ttjoulb 
make toluards the 3 lfland, iubicbtbepp?e* 
fcntlp Dio* SDbe Cngliff? men perceiuing tbat 
didputfo?luards into tbe fea,andfotbe Car- 
uels bojDco us telling Us tbat tbe men of tbe 
Siflans lucre all in armes,as baurng receiueb 
abuifc from Port ingall , tbat &>tt Francis 
Drake boas in a reabincs, and luould come 
Unto tbofe Jflanos. SCbep likeiuife b?ougbf 
bsnebjcsof tbeeuertbJQluof tbc£>pantib 
fleet ber'o?e England, and tbat tbe engltfb 
men bad bane b*fo?e tbe gates of fcisbonc: 
luberupon tbe king gaue bs commandement 
tbat hoc fboulb put into tbe Bifland of Terce- 
ra ,and there lie bnber tbe fafette of tbe Cattle 
tintill hue rcceiueb further aduifelubatlnce 
ffjoulddoe, o?lubetberluefbould fade: fa* 
that tbep thought tttra dangerous fo? bs to 
goc toLisbone. SOiofe netuesput our fleet 
in great feare,and mabe bs Irakc bppon each 
other not knoluing lubaf to fap, as being da* 
gerous fo? them to put into tbe road, becaufe 
it lietb open to tbe fea.* fo that the 3lndian 
tt)ips 3 although tbep bab erp?effe command 
Dement from the kinglet tbep burtt not am 
ker tbere,but onlp bfeb to come tbetber, anb 
to lauere to anb fro, fenbing their boates on 
lanb to fetch fucb neceffaries as tbep toanteb, 
toithout ankering: but being bp neceffttp cm 
polled tbcreunto,asalfo bp the ktnges com* 
mandement,and fo? tbat tore bnberttajbthe 
Carle of Cumberland not to bee farre from 
tbofe Biflands tuitb certaine fljips of boar, toe 
madencceffitie a bertue, anb entring the 
robe, anhereb clofc bnber the Cattle, (taping 
fo? a&utfc, mid o?der from tbe king to per* 
fo?meour Uopage, it being then the 24. of 
3ulp,$ flames dap.Me tuere in al 6 fljips, 
that is s Jrorn Caft 3Inbtes, t one from Ma* 
lacca, $ lap in tbe robe before the SCotone of 
Angra, from tobencctoe p?efenflp fent tb?ce 
o? foure Caruclsinto Pomngal^lnitb abuife 
bnto the king of our ariuall. 2 Ebere toe lap in 
great baungcr,anb much fcare, fo? that token 
the month of £taguff,commctb it is berp ban* 
gerous Iping befo?e that Bland, fo? as then 
it beginneth to fto?me. 2Ebe Qjippes are there 
fafe from all loinbes, fauing onelp from the 
&'Qufb anb £>eutbeaff toinbes-fo? token tbep 
blolu, tbep lie in a tboufanb bangers, fpeeial* 
ip tbe eatt India fbipe,tobicb arc Uerpbeaui* 
ip lademand fo full, that tbep arc almott rea- 
Die to ffnhe, fo tbat tbep tan barblp be ffarets. 
SEbe fourth of Suguffmtbc night toe bab 
a £>oufb toinbe out of the fea, toberetoitb it 
began fo to ffo?me 3 tbat all the fb^ herein 
Thex.Booke. 
great banger f 0 be caff atoap, anb to run bp- 
on tbe ff)o?e: fo that tbep lucre in great feare 
anb ffjot off their paces,to call fo? help, 2 The 
officers anb mott of the fillers lucre on lanb , 1 
none but pugs anb flaues being in the Ojips: 
fo? it is a common cuffiome luttb the poiftn* 
gales, tbat luberefoeuer tbep anker, pjefent* 
Ip tbep goe all on lanb, anb let tbe ffjtppc lie 
luttb a bop 0? ttuo in it, ail tbe bels in the 
Eotonc hoerc hereupon rung,antj there luas 
fucb a uopfe anb cric in eueric place, that one 
coulb not beare the other fpeak: fo? tbofe that 
mere on lanb bp reafon of the foule lucatber, 
coulb not get aboarb,and tbep in the §>btppe 
coulo not come to lanb ♦ £>ur £>btppe the 
San ta Crus luas in great banger, f kinking 
Uerilp tbat it ffjulb baue run Upon tbe fanbs, 
but C>ob bolp tbem* 2 Tbe fbip that came from 
Malacca b?ake her Cables,anbbad not mm 
enough aboarb tbe ffjippe, no? anp that 
coulb tell koto to caff fo?tb another anker: fo 
that in tbe enb tbep cut their mattes, $ b?oue 
Upon the Cliffes, lubere it ttapeb, anb b?ake 
in paces, anb p?efent!p funke Under tbe lua« 
ter to tbe Upper ©o?lope, anb luitb that tbe 
luinbccame j|io?tb QSlett, lubereluitb the 
ff o?me ceafcb, anb tbe luater became calme* 
31 f that bab not banzai the ttjips bab folloto* 
eb the fame courfe: fo? that fomeof them 
lucre af the point to cut their Spaffs,ano Ca* 
bles tafaue their lines, but (Sob luoulb not 
baueitfb. 31 ri that ffjip of Malacca lucre toff 
manpricb anb cottlp ^arebanbifes: fo? tbefe 
(hip’s are o?binartIp as rich as ante Chips that 
come from India, as being full of all the rich 
iuares of China,M iluco,Iaua,anb all tbofe 
countries, fo that it luas great pittietofa 
iubat cottlp tbmges, (as ^>tlkes,S)ama(kes, 
clothes of golb anb Oluer, $ fucb like Iuares) 
flatcb upon the fea,anb mere to?ne in paces. 
2 Dbef e luas much goobs faueb,tbat lap in tbe 
Upper part of the fbip,anb alfo bp buckers,as 
pcppcr,jpmtmcgs, anb Clones, but mott of 
it luas loll,ano tbst Usbtcb luas faueb, luas 
in a manner fpopleb, anb tittle luo?tb: lubteb 
p?efentlp bp tbe ktnges officers in the 3 i 0 anb 
luas feafebUpon, anb to the farmers Ufes^ 
(but Up in the Alfandega, 0? Cuffome boufe 9 
fo? the binges cuffome, not once regarbing 
tbe poo?e men,no? their long anb Dangerous 
motage tbat bab continueb the fpace oftb?ee 
peares, luitb fo great mtferie anb trouble bp 
then? tnburebtn Malacca, (as in another 
place 3 lbaue alreabieibelueb:) fo tbat tbep 
coulb not obtaine fo much fauour of the king 
no? of bis officers, tbat of the grabs that lucre 
faueb anb b?ougbt to lanb, tbep might bane 
fdmepart,altbougb tbep offered to put in W. 
crtiesfo?fo much as the cuffome might a* 
mount unfb 3 b?’bil;f 0 leaue as miteb goods frt 
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