Purchas his pilgrimes. part 4 In fiue bookes. The first, contayning the voyages and peregrinations made by ancient kings, patriarkes, apostles, philosophers, and others, to and thorow the remoter parts of the knowne world: enquiries also of languages and religions, especially of the moderne diuersified professions of Christianitie. The second, a description of all the circum-nauigations of the globe. The third, nauigations and voyages of English-men, alongst the coasts of Africa ... The fourth, English voyages beyond the East Indies, to the ilands of Iapan, China, Cauchinchina, the Philippinæ with others ... The fifth, nauigations, voyages, traffiques, discoueries, of the English nation in the easterne parts of the world ... The first part.

CHAP. 1.

A briefe Relation of the seuerall Voyages, vndertaken and performed by the [ 30] Right Honorable, GEORGE, Earle of Cumberland, in his owne person, or at his owne charge, and by his direction: collected out of the Relations and Iournals of credible per∣sons Actors therein.

THe first Voyage of this Right Honorable Earle was intended to * 1.1 the South Sea: and begun from Grauesend, Iune 26. 1585. with three Ships and a Pinnace; the Red Dragon Admirall, of [ 40] 260. Tunnes, with 130. men, commanded by Captaine Robert Widrington: the Barke Clifford Vice-admirall, of 130. Tunnes, with 70. men, commanded by Captaine Christopher Lister (he had beene taken prisoner in Barbarie at the battell of Alcassar, in which King Sebastian was slaine) the Roe Rere-admirall, commanded by Captaine Hawes: the Dorothee, a small Pinnace of Sir Walter Raleighs (This voyage being published at large in Master Hakluyts printed voyages, I will here but briefly runne ouer) Septemb. 7. they fell with the Coast of Barbarie, haling in with the Road of Santa Cruce: after that they anchored in Rio del Oro, and searched vp the [ 50] Riuer, finding it fourteene or fifteene leagues vpward as broad as at the mouth, some two leagues ouer. The last of September they resolued for Sierra Leona, from whence they departed the se∣uenth of Nouember. The fourth of Ianuarie they fell with the American shoare in 30. degrees and 40. minutes South latitude, the weather temperate. Ian. 10. they tooke (a little short of the Riuer of Plate) a small Portugall ship, and in her Abraham Cock of Leigh neere London, married in that Country, who was brought home by the Admirall. They learned that in that Riuer were fiue Townes each of seuentie housholds or more. Buenos Aeres, fiftie leagues vp the Riuer, the rest fortie or fiftie aboue each other; Tuccaman the vppermost 230. leagues from the entrance: In which was store of Corne, Cattell, Fruits, but neither Siluer nor Gold. In this Barke were fiue and fortie Negroes. The next day they tooke another, in which were fiue and [ 60] thirtie Negro women, foure or fiue Friars, one an Irishman. Their Bookes, Beades, and Pictures, cost aboue 1000. Duckets. The Bishop of Tuccaman had sent for them to take possession of a Mo∣nasterie. They learned of Master Iohn Drake who went in consort with Captaine Fenton, cast

away neere the Riuer of Plate, his companie taken or slaine by the Saluages: of which Iohn Drake and Richard Fairweather escaped with two or three others in a Canoa to the Spaniards and liued in those parts. Here also they tooke Miles Philips left in the Countrey by Sir Iohn Hawkins.

After counsell taken they fell Aprill 3. with the Land of Brasil in 16. degrees and a Terse, and watered in the Road of Camana. They proceeded and anchored before the Towne of Baya, and found in the Harbour eight Ships and one Caruell. The next day they forced the Portugals * 1.2 to abandon foure of the best of those ships, and towed them forth in despight of infinite store of * 1.3 great and small shot from the shoare and ships: one Hulke hauing in her foure and twentie pieces of Ordnance. The least of these prizes was 130. Tunnes. After this they haled the Hulke and commanded the Master to follow them, which he did, together with a Caruell with fiftie Butts [ 10] of wine. They fetched reliefe from the shoare also in despite of innumerable Indians and all the enemies forces. May 24. they tooke a ship of 120. Tunnes laden with Meale and Sugar. But the voyage to the South Sea was defeated by some mens desire to returne, in which Captaine Delamour tooke a small Pinnace. The Fle••••••sish Hulke taken into the Fleet in stead of the George * 1.4 cast off, furnished with her men, suddenly tooke fire and perished, Ship, Men, and Goods. Septemb. 29. the residue reached the Coast of England after an vnprofitable and vnfortunate voyage.

IN the yeare 1587. when the Towne of Slewse was beseeged by the Duke of Parma, Sir Roger Williams being Gouernour there, the Earle put himselfe in person to make proofe of his valour * 1.5 [ 20] in that seruice, but at his arriuall found the Towne surrendred vnto the Duke, the said Sir Roger being not able to hold out longer. Anno 1588. amongst many of the Nobility which distributed themselues into diuers of her Maiesties Shippes vpon the approach of the Spanish Armada, the Earle put himselfe aboord the Bonaduenture commanded by Captaine George Raymond; when they wanne that honour that no Sea can drowne; no age can weare out. The Queene so accep∣ted * 1.6 this Noble Earles resolution, that she gaue him leaue the same yeare to goe as Generall, and for his greater honour and ability was pleased to lend him the Golden Lion, one of the Shippes Royall, to be the Admirall; which he victualled and furnished at his owne charge and aduen∣ture, hauing Commission to pursue his intended voyage towards the Spanish coasts, vnder the broad Seale of England, bearing date the fourth of October, 1588. Attended with many braue [ 30] Gentlemen he set forth about the end of October, and in the Narrow Seas met with a Shippe of Dunkerke called the Hare, laden with Merchandise for Spaine, which after some fight he tooke and sent home. But contrary windes first suspended, and after that a storme (which forced them * 1.7 to cut the maine Maste ouerboord) depriued him of further hopes and ability to prosecute his true designes.

HIs spirit remaining neuerthelesse higher then the windes, and more resolutely by stormes * 1.8 compact & vnited in it selfe, he procured a new of her Maiestie the Victory, one of the Royal Nauie, accompanied with the Meg and Margaret, two small Ships and one Caruell; which were set forth at his charges, and manned with 400. Mariners and Souldiers: the Admirall comman∣ded [ 40] by his Lordship, and vnder him Captaine Christopher Lyster: the Meg by Captaine William Mounson Viceadmirall: the Margaret by Captaine Edward Careles alias Write Rereadmirall: the Caruell by Captaine Pigeon. The eighteenth of Iune they set forth from Plimmouth and within three dayes met with three French Ships, Leaguers of New Hauen, and Saint Maloes laden with * 1.9 New-found land fish: two of them with the Margaret not able to endure the Sea, were sent for England. The thirteenth of Iuly his Lordship met with eleuen Dutch Ships which at first made shew to abide a fight, and after a few shot yeelded and sent their Masters aboord shewing their Pasports from Hamborough, Lubecke, Bream, Pomerland and Callice: who confessed that they had goods aboord to the value of foure thousand & fiue hundred pounds of a Iew of Lisbone; which be∣ing deliuered and distributed, his Lordship set saile for the Asores. The first of August he had sight * 1.10 of Saint Michael, and to disguise himselfe put forth a Spanish Flagge. Espying foure Shippes in [ 50] the Roade, he resolued that night to cut their Cables and to bring them away: which he accor∣dingly * 1.11 performed before he was descried. The Spaniards in three of them leaping into the Sea, with much noise and outcry gaue the alarme to the Town, which made many vaine shots at his Boate in the darke. The fourth was the Falcon of London, vnder the name of a Scottish Ship, ha∣uing a Scottish Pilot. The three Spaniards were laden from Siuill with Wine and Sallet Oyle. The Pinnace tooke a small Shippe wherein was thirty tunnes of Madera wines, same Wollen Cloath, Silke and Taffata. The Carracks were departed from Tercera eight dayes before. He manned his Boates and obtained refreshing at Flores professing himselfe a friend to their King Don Antonio. From thence rowing a shipboord, the Boate was pursued two miles together by a monstrous Fish, whose Finnes many times appeared about the gils aboue water foure or fiue yards a sun∣der, * 1.12 [ 60] and his iawes gaping a yard and a halfe wide, not without great danger of ouertur∣ning the Pinnace, and deuouring some of the company: but at the last they all escaped. Here his Lordshippe met and accepted into consort Captaine Dauies with his Shippe and

Pinnace, a Shippe of Sir Walter Raleighs, commanded by Captaine Markesbury, and the Barke Lime.

Hauing intelligence that the Carracks were at Tercera, he came vp to the road of Fyall the seuen and twentieth of August, and descrying certaine Shippes at anchor close aboord the shoare; * 1.13 he sent his Boates which boorded a Ship of 250. tunne armed with foureteene cast Peeces, and continued fight till a supply of Boates came from the Fleete to second them, and then recoue∣red the prize. The Spaniards (except Iohn de Palma) leapt all ouer-boord to swimme to the shoare, * 1.14 which was so neere that the Ship was moored to the Castle, from whence the great Ordinance plaied all the time of the fight: onely it was not a play to the Master of the Caruell, whose calfe of his legge was shot away. This Shippe came laden from Port-Racco with Sugar, Ginger, and [ 10] Hides. The Ship-boates fetched also out of the Roade some other small Ships laden from Guin••ee * 1.15 with Elephants teeth, Graines, Coca nuts, and Goate Skinnes: most of which prizes he sent for England. The next day, eight Englishmen prisoners stole from Tercera in a small Boate, hauing no other yard for their maine saile then two Pipe staues. These told his Lordship, that the Car∣rackes were departed a weeke before, which moued him to returne for Fyall with purpose to take that Towne.

He arriued, September the tenth, landing his men, the Platforme shot at them in their march, * 1.16 but they comming vp found it and the Towne ahandoned, and tooke thereof possession. This Towne containeth 500. housholds well and strongly built of Lime and Stone, well stored with fresh water, delicate Fruites and Grapes of diuers sorts. He set a guard to preserue the Churches [ 20] and Religious Houses, and staid there foure dayes till the ransome was brought him, which was * 1.17 2000, Duckets, most of Church Plate. He shipped from the Platforme eight and fiftie Peeces of Iron Ordnance. The Gouernour of Graciosa sent his Lordship sixtie Butts of Wine, but excu∣sed his want of fresh water. A Ship of Weymo••••h came thither with a Spanish prize worth six∣teene thousand pounds, and brought newes of the West Indie Fleete shortly to come; which af∣ter three or foure dayes playing to and fro in rough weather (I let passe a Shippe of Saint Malo, * 1.18 which he took laden with New-found-land Fish) he espied going into the hauen at Angra in Ter∣cera to the number of fifteene saile, being too farre to Leeward to come neere them: and they be∣ing strong and fortified with the Castle and Fort, he was forced to giue ouer. And although he le••t a Pinnace for aduice, intending to waite for them at Sea; yet she returned with newes that [ 30] they had taken off their sailes, and downe their topmasts with resolution of longer stay. Where∣fore he sailed to Saint Michaels, and being there repelled from watering, went to Saint Maries, where they found two Brasil Ships laden with Sugar, which the Ilanders fought to bring a ground: but Captaine Lyster hastning the attempt in the face of the enemie and danger of con∣tinuall * 1.19 shoare-shot, borded the vttermost, cut asunder her Cables and Hawsers and towed her away, whiles Captaine Dauies entred the other then a ground and abandoned, and was forced to forsake her. Two men were slaine and sixteene hurt. But a greater losse followed whiles the * 1.20 Earle in person sought to get the other ship, Captaine Lyster rashly disvaluing the enemies force, the Barre also detayning them on ground in the midst of danger from the enemie, to the losse and hurt of eightie men. His Lordship receiued three shot vpon his Target, and a fourth on the side, [ 40] not deepe, his head also broken with stones that the bloud couered his face, both it and his legs likewise burned with fire-balls.

The Meg being leakie was sent with the prize into England, and his Lordship held his course for Spaine. By the way he tooke a Portugal ship laden from Brasil, and after that another which was one of the fifteene which had before entred Angra, being a ship of 400. Tunnes, laden from * 1.21 Mexico and Saint Iohn de Vlhua with seuen hundred hides, sixe chists of Cochenele, certaine chists of Sugar and some Siluer. The Captaine was an Italian, and had in her fiue and twen∣tie thousand Duckets aduenture. Thus full of ioy they resolued homewards, but Sea-for∣tunes are variable, hauing two inconstant Parents, Aire and Water. His Lordship sent Cap∣taine Lyster in the Mexican prize for Portsmouth, which at Helcl••ffe in Cornwall was wracked, [ 50] the Captaine and all his companie drowned except fiue or sixe. Scarsitie of drinke caused by * 1.22 contrarie windes, caused his Lordship to seeke to recouer some part of Ireland for reliefe; but wayting for entrance was put off againe, their Beere and Water being all spent. Three spoonfuls of vineger were allowed to each man at a meale with some small reliefe squeezed out of the l••es * 1.23 of their wine vessels: which continued fourteene dayes without other supply then the drops of Haile and Raine, carefully saued with Sheets and Napkins. Some dranke vp the soyled running water at the Scupper-holes; others saued by deuise the runnings downe the Masts and ••arred Ropes; and many licked the moist Boards, Railes, and Masts with their tongues like Dogs. Yet was that Raine so intermingled with the sprie of the foaming Seas in that extreme storme, that it could not be healthfull: yea, some in their extremitie of thirst dranke themselues to death [ 60] with their Cannes of salt-water in their hands. Notwithstanding this extreme scarsitie, his * 1.24 noble charitie caused equall distribution of the small store they had aswell to all his prisoners as to his owne people. By this time the lamentable cryes of the sicke and hurt men for drinke was heard in euery corner of the ship: for want whereof many perished (ten or twelue euery night.)

more then otherwise had miscarried in the whole Voyage. The storme continuing added to their misery, tearing the ship in such sort, as his Lordships Cabbin, the dining roome, and halfe Decke became all one, and he was forced to seeke a new lodging in the hold. His minde was yet vndaunted and present, his bodily presence and preuentions readie. The last of Nouember hee spake with an English ship, which promised him the next morning two or three tunnes of Wine, but soone after vnfortunately came on ground. The next day hee had some supply of Beere, but not sufficient to enable him to vndertake for England. Hee therefore (the winde seruing) put into Ventre Hauen, in the Westermost part of Ireland, where hauing well refreshed, the twen∣tieth * 1.25 of December he set sayle for England. His Lordship in this Voyage tooke thirteene Prizes, but that which was worth more then all the rest was lost, yet the profit redoubled his aduentures. [ 10] At his arriuall in London, hee met with the vnfortunate newes of the death of his eldest Sonne Francis Lord Clifford, which died the twelfth of December, 1589. yet was comforted with the * 1.26 birth of the Ladie Anne Clifford (borne the last of Ianuary following (his Daughter, and by the death of Robert Lord Clifford, who dyed the fourteenth of May 1591.) his heire, now the ver∣tuous wife of the Right Honourable Richard Earle of Dorset.

THis Honourable Sparke was further kindled and enflamed by former disasters, and obtay∣ning of her Majestie a new ship called the Garland, a ship of sixe hundred tunnes, added the * 1.27 Samson Vice-admirall, a ship of his Lordships, of two hundred and sixtie tunnes, the Golden Noble Reare-admirall, and to them the Allagarta, and a small Pinnasse called the Discouerie. With these he set forth 1591. at his owne charge to the Coast of Spaine, where hee tooke good * 1.28 [ 20] purchase, a ship laden at Saint Thomas with Sugars, which he was forced to cast off by an irreco∣uerable leake: another also which after long contrary winds in her course for England, was dri∣uen to put into a Spanish Harbour for want of victuals. But in two other hee was more vnfortu∣nate. For Captayne Munson being sent to dispatch the goods, and the Golden Noble to accom∣pany them (which the nights calmenesse prohibited) the ships beeing thus seuered, were by the * 1.29 Gallies of Penocha set vpon, his Lordship being within hearing of the shot, but by reason of the calme not able to releeue them: so that the two ships were recouered, Captayne Bayly slaine, Captayne Munson and the rest carried Prisoners to Penecha, and thence to Lisbone. His Lordship wrote to the Archd••ke Albert, then Vice-roy, for their good vsage, otherwise threatning requi∣tall [ 30] to theirs of whom he presumed hee should take store. For feare whereof the common sort were returned a few dayes after new clothed, Captayne Munson with sixe others only detay∣ned. His Lordship hauing intelligence of a great Armada prepared in the Groyne; to bee sent a∣gainst the Lord Thomas Howard then Admirall of her Majesties fleet at the Asores, attending to * 1.30 surprize the West Indian fleet, sent the Mooneshine with aduise; otherwise the Lord Howard had runne the fortune of Sir Richard Greenuile, who lost his ship and life, or rather exchanged the one for honor, and for the other made the Spaniards the greatest losers in so deere a purchase. * 1.31 Thus weakned by disaduenture, he was forced to returne for England.

HIs Lordship considering the inconuenience of her Maiesties command, not to lay any Spa∣nish [ 40] ship aboard with her ships, lest both might together be destroyed by fire, rather chose * 1.32 to seeke out amongst the Merchants, then to make further vse of the ships Royall. And so hee hired the Tigre a ship of six hundred tunnes, furnished by the Owners for three hundred pounds a moneth wages, in which he went in person, thereto adding his owne ship the Samson, and the Golden Noble, with two small ships.

These in the yeere, 1592. were set forth, but so crossed with winds, as three moneths victu∣alls * 1.33 were spent in Harbours, before they could get to the Westward of Plymmouth: whereby al∣so one of his Lordships principall designes was frustrate, which was the taking of the Carrikes outward bound, as also the meanes to performe his intended Voyage to the West Indies. Where∣vpon, not like to satisfie that expectation which might arise from a personall expedition of his [ 50] Lordship, he transferred the chiefe command to Captayne Norton, and returned to London, lea∣uing * 1.34 instructions with the Admirall to goe for the Asores. Captayne Norton neere Cape Finister∣re, met two of the King of Spaines Gallions, returning from Brest in Brittanie; in fight with whom the Golden Noble receiued a shot in her fore-mast, which made them doubt of her further sufficiencie: but hauing fished it aswell as they could, Captayne Caue her Commander espied an Argosie bound for Lisbone, and gaue chase to her within shot of the Fort of Cascaijs within * 1.35 fiue fathome water of a shoald called Catchops, and there in sight of the men on shoare laid her a∣board, and returned into England with her.

The Admirall with the rest of the fleet arriued at the Asores, and hauing watered and refre∣shed at Flores (which that Iland permitted to all men of warre, as not able to withstand them) * 1.36 [ 60] put to Sea and spreading themselues, the Santa Cruce was descried, which made all the haste she could for Angra in Tercera. They hasted after, and being within halfe a league of her, they espied Sir Iohn Burroughs in the Ro-bucke, a ship of Sir Walter Raleighs of two hundred tunnes (which had ridden vnseene on the Easterne side of the Iland) standing to crosse the Carrickes way, so that * 1.37

now she was forced, the wind being Westerly to luffe vp, & recouer the Road of Lagow••a on the South end of Flores. The law and custom of the Sea, making al ships of war then together (though * 1.38 not formerly consorted) equall sharers according to their tunnage of the prizes gained, Captayne Norton out of ciuil respect (and not needing help) consulted with Sir Iohn Burroughs, and they a∣greed to board her the next morning. But a storme in the night forced them al from their anchors, which the next day being somwhat allaied they recouered the road & found the Carrike warped as neer the shore as they could, hauing indeuo••ed also to put ashore such goods as time would per∣mit) * 1.39 and fired, with all her sayles and flags vp and Ordnance laden, which went off on euery side when the fire came to them: a sight more pleasing to the Portugals then the English, whom those accounted now the Owners of that consumed substance. The surge also (issue of the late storme) [ 10] scarsly permitted their Boates to land, to seeke to get wrackes, and what the Portugals had car∣ried ashoare: e••••ry man (for feare of wracking the Boates on the Rockes) being vp to the neck, * 1.40 and some ouer head and eares before they could obtayne the shoare, where also they were forced on hands and knees to climbe vp a steep hill, on the top whereof stood many Ilanders tumbling downe great stones on them. But all difficulties were made easie by resolution and hope, which brought them to the Towne (now forsaken by her Inhabitants) and made them Masters of the wracked goods, which seemed to flye thither for refuge from the fire and water. * 1.41

Whiles they were thus employed about this burnt Carrike, Sir Robert Crosse Captayne of the Foresight of her Maiesties, Master Tomson Captayne of the Daintie (a ship of Sir Iohn Hawkins) Captayne Newport in the Golden Dragon came into this consort. They were much grieued with [ 20] this spectacle, but comforted that there had but one of the fiue Carrickes passed, this had fallen into this terrible Purgatory, and three were still expected. They spread themselues, & continued expecting from the nine and twentieth of Iune, till the third of August, at which time Master Tomson first had sight of the great Carricke, called Madre de Dios, and comming vp, gaue her a broad-side of Ordnance; & falling a sterne came (hauing laden his Ordnance) again and againe to * 1.42 deliuer his peal••s to hinder her way, till the rest of the fleet could come, the Carricke answering with the like. Sir Iohn Burroughes and the Golden Dragon came in about three a clocke, and Sir Iohn receiued a shot of a Canon Perier vnder water in the Bread-roome, which made him beare * 1.43 vp to stop his leake. Sir Robert Crosse was the next, who to giue her his broad side, came so neere, that becalming his sayles he vnwillingly fell aboard the Carricke, which hauing lashed her fast [ 30] by the Strowdes, sayled away with her by her side. The Earle of Cumberlands ships, worst of sayle, were the last which came vp, about eleuen aclocke at night, not minding then to boord * 1.44 her: But hearing the Foresight, calling to Captayne Norton, And you be men, saue the Queenes ship: he gaue order to the Samson, to lay her aboord on the one side, and promising to doe the like in the Tigre on the other, which about twelue a clock was performed. The Tigre running stemling aboord, broke her beake-head to the huddings; the Samson laid the Forefight aboord, and entred thorow her into the Carricke, whereby the Forefight without entring any one man, tooke op∣portunitie * 1.45 to free her selfe.

And now both ships companies beeing entred into the Fore-cheynes, the Fore-castle was so high, that without any resistance the getting vp bad ••••••ne difficult. But heere was strong resi∣stance, [ 40] some irrecouerably falling by the bo••rd, a•••• 〈…〉〈…〉ssault continued an houre and an halfe, so braue a bootie making the men fight like Dragons till the Fore-castle being gained, the Portu∣gals * 1.46 stowed themselues in holds. The English now hunted after nothing but pillage, and were readie to goe to the eares about it, each man lighting a Candle, the negligence of which fired a Cabbin, in which were sixe hundred Cartrages of Powder. The rumour hereof made them all readie to forsake the Carrike, when Captayne Norton with some others with buckets of water, aduentured the quenching of that fire: Feare of leake by the fight and neernesse of the shoare * 1.47 were great parts of his care. All these dang••rs freed, contention about so rich a pillage was wel∣nigh kindling in the Commanders, beeing so diuersly commanded and employed: but Sir Iohn Burroughes pretending the Queenes name, Captayne Norton yeelded that hee should take care of the Carricke, which he accordingly repayred, lands about eight hundred Negros on Coruo, de∣taynes * 1.48 [ 50] the ordinary Saylers, commits the Gentlemen to a ship of the Ea••le of Cumberlands to goe whether they would, who escaped not a second rifling by other Englishmen of warre, which tooke from them (thus negligently dismissed) nine hundred Diamonds besides other odde ends. The Earle of Cumberland had notice by a Pinnasse sent from Captayne Norton twentie dayes before the Carricke came into England, and had Commission from the Queene for her safe har∣bouring. Hardly she escaped the Rockes of Silly (the Tigre also participating in that danger) and came to Dartmouth, being so huge and vnweldie a ship, as shee was neuer remooued out of that Harbour, but there laid vp her bones. His Lordships share would haue amounted according to his employment of ships and men, to two or three Millions, but because his Commission large [ 60] enough otherwise, had not prouided for the case of his returne, and substituting another in his place, some adjudged it to depend on the Queenes mercie and bountie. Neyther yet by rea∣son of some mens imbezelling had her Majestie the account of the fifth part of her value; and

the Earle was faine to accept of sixe and thirtie thousand pounds for him and his, as out of gift.

THe next yeere 1593. his Lorship procured two ships Royall, the Golden Lion Admirall com∣manded * 1.49 by himselfe, the Bonaduenture Vice-admirall, and therewith employed the Backe Chaldon, the Pilgrime, the Anthonie, and the Disconerie: which three last when hee came to the Coast of Spaine hee sent for the West Indies. Hee tooke from the protection of fourteene great Hulkes, two French ships of Saint Malowes (which then held for the league, and v••••re therefore * 1.50 reputed in state of Spaniards) of great value, one of which he carried with him, and sent the o∣ther into England. The Spaniards hauing intelligence, set forth an Armada against him, which [ 10] waited for him at the Ilands, and the Earle hearing of their beeing at Flores, and within fiue leagues of them, lighted on a ship which they had sent to descry, which before shee could reco∣uer her fleet, he tooke. He learning by these that the Spanish fleet trebled the force of his, hauing * 1.51 kept company with them one day, quitted them and kept tenne or twelue leagues distant from them three weekes. In which space he fell sicke beyond hope of life, without returne or refre∣shing * 1.52 from the shoare. Captayne Monson with much hazard, procured him some refreshing from Coruo; and leauing the rest of the ships (which tooke one Prize after) hee returned for England, this proouing the most gainfull Voyage which he made before or after.

THe Anthonie of one hundred and twentie tunnes, commanded by Captayne Iames Langton, [ 20] Pilot Antonio Martino a Spaniard, which had long liued in those Indies, and wel acquainted * 1.53 with those Ports: the Pilgrime of one hundred tunnes, commanded by Captayne Francis Slings∣bie, Diego Petrus a Spanish Pilot, and the Discouerie: these three after fare well solemnely taken and giuen by shot on all hands, shaped their Course for the Antillas, and fell with the Iland of Saint Lucia, there and at Matinnio, refreshing themselues three dayes, they concluded to attempt the taking of the Rancherias, which are the Pearle-fishings of Margarita, contayning sixe or se∣uen * 1.54 seuerall small Villages, which for that purpose they inhabit but not aboue one of them at once, when their fishing failes there, remouing to another and so by course, hauing emptie hou∣ses standing alway readie for that purpose. The Pearles for more safetie are monethly carried to the Towne of Margarita three leagues from the waters side. They kept out of sight all day for [ 30] feare of discouerie, and at night landed and visited two emptie Rancherias: but taking a Spaniard which then came thither in a Boate with two Indians, they made him their guide to the inha∣bited Rancheria, fiue leagues off, commanding the Boates to row along the shoare, and not to double the point till euening. The two Captaynes with eight and twentie men, marched by land in the heat, which with want of water much annoyed them. They came thither in the beginning of the night, and agreed to assault the place in three places at once, notwithstanding their small numbers, lest they should gather head any where. The Spaniards at first thought it * 1.55 had beene some false alarme of the Gouernour, and bid away with this iesting, but finding it earnest, hastily fled to the woods. Thus did they take the Towne, with some two thousand pounds value in Pearle besides what other pillage the Souldiers gate. Their weapons they brake for feare of [ 40] pursuite.

In the morning they went aboord the fishing Boats, and tooke their Oysters gotten the night before: and gate aboord their ships (much in suspense for them, not knowing of this sudden en∣terprize) the fifth day after they had gone from them. The shippes now comming before the Towne demanded ransome for their houses and Canoas, to redeeme which from destruction they gaue two thousand Duckets in Pearle. But Caruels of aduice hauing euery-where giuen intelli∣gence of them, at Cumana they found them on their guard and returned, not without losse. Thence they coasted Terra F〈…〉〈…〉ma, till they came to the Ilands of Aruba and Corresao, where they landed and refreshed themselues: Thence to Rio de Hache, which they thought to haue ta∣ken, * 1.56 but found the enemy ready for them, with other intelligence that they had carried their [ 50] goods into the Mountaynes.

They therefore set saile for Hispaniola, came to Cape Tuberone, and thence to the Bay of Saint * 1.57 Nicholas, and thence to Fort Plat, and others on the North side: thence to Mona, and so Sauona, where they watered againe, in this manner. The Iland is low destitute of any Spring, and to the Sea a small fine Sand. Not twenty paces from the wash of the Sea digging a hole and set∣ting * 1.58 therein a Hogshead (the head knocked out) water is plentifully taken, seeming to be no o∣ther then the Sea water, losing the saltnesse in that passage. Thence they went to the Riuer of Socko, about 5. l. Eastward of Saint Domingo, and went in the night 4. l. vp and suddenly surpri∣sed an Estanca, that is, a Farme place, where slaues keepe the great mens cattle, make their Cas∣saui bread, dresse their Ginger and Fruites, and doe other offices of Husbandry. Being thereof [ 60] possessed, they came to parlie for ransome of their Houses, and for their Negros, for which they gaue them the flesh of thirtie Beeues with Cassaui and Fruites. Beefe will not keepe in those * 1.59 parts aboue foure and twenty houres, vnlesse first salted, and then dried in the Sunne, being first cut into two sides like Bacon, without any bone left in it, nor any peece of flesh thicker then

a mans hand. It must first be searched with a Knife, then rubbed ouer with Salt, and hauing so remained twelue houres must be dried in the Sunne: and foure hot dayes drying will saue it sufficiently.

Other Estanças being likewise taken yeelded like contributions. From thence they went vp∣on * 1.60 another Riuer called Marracaua, where there was an Ingenio of Sugars which they tooke for their prouisions and caused the owner to ransome it from burning. Thence they went to the mouth of the harbour of Saint Domingo, and rid there at the East side of the same, at Point Tor∣rosilio to intercept any Shipping comming forth. The Sergeant Mayor came hither to treat for ransome of some prisoners, and with him an Englishman of Captaine Lancaesters company of Captain Raymunds fleete, whose Ship was newly cast away comming out of the East Indres into * 1.61 those parts, a little to the West of Saint Domingo at Acoa. The Spaniards set forth two Caruels [ 10] to intercept the Boates, which they did, but the Ships recouered the taken and takers together. They brought foure brasse Falcons of Captaine Lancasters Ship, ten others of Iron they left for the heauinesse being somewhat farre from the water. They tooke also a fine Friggot hidden vn∣der the trees, which they brought for England.

Thence they went for Iamaica, and there found two Barkes laden with Hides and Canna∣fistula, * 1.62 one of which they manned and sent for England, taken by a French man of warre by the way. Thence they went to Cuba, to Cape Corientes, and Cape Saint Antonio, to expect shipping comming for the Hauana, but in vaine. Thus after eight moneths spent in the Countrey, the Antonie and the Frigot went to the Bay of Honduras; the Pilgrime at Hauana spent some few dayes, and then set saile for England, where they arriued in Plim∣mouth, * 1.63 [ 20] May 14. 1594.

The Antonie and the Frigot within foure leagues of Porto cauallo descried seuen Shippes in the * 1.64 Road, the least of ninescore tun. They anchored within Caliuar shot of the Spanish Shippes and moored their Ships a head and sterne, and bent their broad sides vnto them, and there fought all that day with those seuen Shippes and all night, now and then a shot: Captaine Langton sent * 1.65 the Boate and Shallop to the shore, from whence they brought a Frigot of twenty tunne. The next morning they fired the Frigot, and with their Boates purposed to bring her crosse the Ad∣mirals halfe. But when they saw them comming, they all ranne into the Boates and got ashore. The Admirall let slippe the other sixe, vnhanged their Rudders, and carried them ashore that * 1.66 none should saile away with the Shippes if they were taken. They laded the Admirall with the [ 30] best out of all the Shippes, and sent ashore to know if they would ransome the rest, which they delaying, they fired one of them laden with Hides and Logwood, and then another laden with Susaparill. But the King of Spaine had forbidden them any ransoming, and they came not. All their Ordnance was heaued ouerboord sauing two or three Brasse peeces, in hope some English∣men might be the better for them afterward. One of them was a Shippe of fiue hundred tunnes. They brought away the Admirall of 250. and came into Plimmouth the fifteenth of May, the next day after the Pilgrims arriuall.

ANno 1594. The Earle of Cumberland on his owne charge with the helpe of some aduen∣turers * 1.67 set forth for the Tercera Ilands the Royall Exchange, Admirall of 250. tunnes, com∣manded [ 40] by Captaine George Caue: the May Floure Viceadmirall, of like burden, commanded by Captaine William Antonie: the Samson Rereadmirall, commanded by Captaine Nicholas Down∣ton, a Caruell and a small Pinnace. They set forth from Plimmouth, April 6. In the way they tooke a small Barke laden with Galicia wines, &c. Iune the second, they had sight of Saint Michael; After ten dayes they descried the great Carricke of 2000. tuns, called the Cinque LLagas or Fiue Wounds. The May Floure first got vp to her and receiued an vnwelcome salutation. In the night * 1.68 the Samson came in and continued the fight, and at last the Admirall. They agreed that the Admirall should lay the Carrake aboord in the Prow, the Viceadmirall in the Waste, and the Rereadmirall in the Quarter. But it fell out that the Admirall laying her aboord at the looffe, recoiled a sterne, the Viceadmirall being so neere that she was faine to runne with [ 50] her bolt sprit betweene the two quarters, which forced the Rereadmirall to lay her aboord * 1.69 on the Bowe.

After many bickerings, fire-workes flew about interchangeably. At last the Vice-admiral with a Culuering-shot at hand fired the Carrick in her Sterne, and the Reare-admirall her Fore∣castle * 1.70 by a shot that gaue fire to the Mat on the Beake-head, from thence burning to the Mat on the Bolt-sprit, and so ran vp to the Top-saile-yard: they plying and maintayning their fires so well with their small shot, that many of those which came to quench them were slaine. These fires encreased so sore that the Vice-admiralls fore-saile and fore-top-saile were both burnt, the Reare-admirall being in like predicament, whiles the Admirall with much danger and difficultie * 1.71 quenched the fires throwne into her from the Carrick. To saue themselues in this heat and furie, [ 60] the Admirall and Vice-admirall fell off, leauing the Reare-admirall foule of the Carricks sprit∣saile-yard in great danger to haue beene consumed with her, had they not helped her off with their Boats.

In this distresse the companie brought the Commander Don Francisco de Melo to put forth a flagge of truce: but the Carricks Carpenter more desperate, comforted him with hope of quen∣ching * 1.72 the fire, whereupon he cryed, Coragio, I will neuer yeeld, notwithstanding the protestati∣ons, contestations, and obtestations of the lamenting out-crying companie. One ran ••••raged on him, charging him with this foule vncharitablenesse, threatning vengeance on him and his for this obstinacy in suffering so many soules to perish, rather then to accept the English assistance. Some of their chiefest, rich in chaines and jewels, cast off all, and naked as they were borne cast themselues into the Sea to aduenture vpon English mercy; amongst all which, was taken vp by the Reare-admirals Boat, two men of note and three of inferiour qualitie. These three were clothed and set on land: the other two were Don Nuno Velio Periera (who had somtimes bin Go∣uernour [ 10] of Mozambique and Sofala, and returning for Spaine in a Carrick of great value, lost neere Bona Speranza, was now here a passenger) and Bras Carero, Captaine of another Carrick cast away neere Mozambique, here also a passenger. These two were brought into England and ransomed. Three impediments happened to the Assailants, the Reare-admirall hurt with a shot * 1.73 and made in person vnseruiceable being a valiant man; the Vice-admirall slaine; and the Ad∣mirall himselfe Captaine Caue shot at the first thorow both the legs, whereof shortly after his returne hee dyed. The Caruell and Pinnace were accidentally absent: one and twentie were slaine in the fight. In the Carrick were many of qualitie; and before infection had fallen amongst them neere the Cape, their number of white and blacke men exceeded 1100. all which perished but those before named. The burden of this Carrick and her lading in wealth did farre exceede [ 20] the Madre de Dios, returning after a long voyage fraighted with pearles, jewels, drugs, silkes (her meanest lading pepper) besides the best of the Nazaret (lately cast away) her commodities, the Captaine whereof had beene Bras Carero aforesaid.

They set saile after this disaster for Flores and after some refreshing, on the nine and twen∣tieth * 1.74 of Iune descryed another Carrick of 1500. Tunnes, which they supposed to bee the Saint Philip one of the King of Spaines men of warre. After some more cautelous fight occasioned by that conceit, they sent their Boat to summon her to yeeld to the Queene of Englands ships vn∣der the command of the Earle of Cumberland, or else to vndergoe the fortunes of the Fiue wounds, the sorrowfull witnesses whereof they presented those two former Captaines: to whom the Generall Don Lewys de Costynio answered; As your Generall hath beene at the burning of the Fiue [ 30] wounds, so I haue beene at the burning and taking of the Reuenge of the Queene of Englands. There∣fore let him doe what he dare doe for his Queene, and I will doe what I am able for my King: comman∣ding the Boat instantly to be gone. The fight was renewed, but intermitted by the calme, and remitted by the remisser companie, their Captaines being slaine and wounded. Whereupon they gaue ouer and arriued in England in August and the beginning of September, hauing done much harme to the enemie, and little good to themselues.

THe Earle not liking his ill partage in the Madre de Dios, nor this vnhappier losse of two * 1.75 Carricks for want of sufficient strength to take them, builded a ship of his owne of 900. Tunnes at Detford, which the Queene at her lanching named The Scourge of Malice, the best ship [ 40] that euer before had beene built by any subiect. Shee made his Lordship three voyages, and after was sold to the East Indian Companie, whence shee made many returnes (before in the name of the Dragon related) and proued fortunate against the Portugals in the East. His Lordship had * 1.76 thought to haue gone in her in person, and prepared the Alcedo his Vice-admirall, commanded by Captaine Monson, the Antonio commanded by Daniel Iarret and the old Frigot. But when he had gone as farre as Plimmouth on his intended voyage, Her Majestie by Sir Francis Drake and Sir Iohn Hawkins, sent for him to returne, which commandement his Lordship obeyed, but the ships proceeded to seeke their aduenture, giuing command of the Admirall to Captaine Langton; which Captaine Monson misliking went forth seuerally to seeke his owne fortune in the Alcedo. The Scourge, the Antonie, and the Frigot, went together to the Asores, where first they tooke a [ 50] Saint Thome Caruell of 100. Tunnes laden with Sugars. After which neere the Iland of Flores in a fogge they espyed a great Ship lying by the Lee, which they conceiued to be a Carrick, but found it to be the Saint Thomas, Vice-admirall of the King of Spaines fleet, lying for the waftage of the East and West Indian fleetes: with whom they fell in so hot a fight that shee was glad to beare vp to recouer her selfe amongst the rest of her Consorts; which after the cleering of the fogge they discerned not farre from them. Thence they went to the Coast of Spaine, where they tooke three Dutch ships of the East-Countries laden with Wheat, Copper, and other mu∣nitions and prouisions for the King of Spaine. Hauing spent their victuals they returned.

AN. 1596. his Lordship set forth againe the Scourge of Malice, in which he went in person ac∣companied * 1.77 [ 60] with the Dread-naught of the Queenes, and some other small ships; and about thirtie or fortie leagues from England was incountred with a storme, wherein the Scourge spent her mayne mast, and was made vnseruiceable for that voyage: so that hee was forced to returne for England in the Dread naught.

THe same yeere perceiuing that the Earle of Essex and the Lord Admirall were to goe to the Coast of Spaine with a great fleet of the Queenes, together with a squadron of Flemmish * 1.78 men of warre, his Lordship thought good to a wait some gleanings in so great a Vintage, and set forth the Ascension of 300. Tunnes and foure and thirtie pieces of Ordnance, manned with 120. men, commanded by Captaine Francis Slingsby, chiefly to expect such ships as should come from Lisbone. The Ascension thus furnished, met with such a fret of winde that with all haste they handed in their sailes, and being within the Hooke of Godwine Sands droue with two anchors a∣head, * 1.79 till they were within two Cables length of the Sands. They then let fall their short an∣chor, which by Gods grace stayed them till the next day noone (hourely expecting their wrack) and at last cut their Cables. Hauing refurnished themselues at Plimouth they set forwards and [ 10] comming to the Rocke, say off and on. After some frustrated attempts by the Boat on a Caruell (in which the Captaine was sore wounded) the King of Spaines Admirall Sirago set forth sixe ships against them, and himselfe and another ship laid the Ascension aboard, the one on the Bow, the other on the Quarter, and now the mouthes of the great Ordnance (being neere in place to * 1.80 whisper) roared out their thunders and pierced thorow and thorow on all hands. Which ended, the Spaniards leaped into the fore-chaines and mayne-chaines, thinking to haue entred the ship, but were brauely repelled. The English seeing many Spaniards together vnder the Admirals halfe decke, discharged amongst them a Fowler laden with case shot to their no small harme: To that the Spaniards had enough and were content to fall off. Of ours two and twentie were slaine and hurt, which losse lighted asmuch on them which hid themselues as those which stood to the [ 20] fight. To preuent the like afterwards, they put safe in hold the Chirurgeon, Carpenter, and Cooper for the publike dependance on them, and made fast the hatches that others should not seeke refuge. But the Spanish Admirall making a brauado, and seeing them readie to receiue them, tacked about and went in for Lisbone without any further leaue-taking. The Ascension conti∣nued on the Coast till they had but fourteene dayes victuals left, and then returned with hurts to themselues, and losse also to his Lordship.

AN. 1597. the vndanted Earle hauing furnished and victualled his owne ship the Malice-Scourge, * 1.81 vndertooke a voyage in person. Vnder him in it commanded Captaine Iohn Wats outward, and Captaine Iames Langton homewards. The Merchant Royall was Vice-admirall, [ 30] commanded by Sir Iohn Barkley; Captaine Robert Flicke commanded in the Ascension, Reare∣admirall; Captaine Henrie Clifford commanded the Samson, after whose death at Porto Rico, Christopher Colthurst was her Captaine; Master Iohn Ley, and homewards Thomas Cotch Cap∣taines of the Alcedo; Francis Slingsby Captaine of the Consent; Captaine Iames Langton of the Prosperous, and homewards Captaine Iohn Wats; Captaine Henrie Palmer in the Centurion, and homewards after his death his sonne William Palmer; Hercules Folyambe Captaine of the Gal∣lion-Constance; Captaine Flemming in the Affection; Captaine Christopher Colthurst in the Guia∣na, homeward Gerard Middleton; Captaine Henrie Iolliffe in the Scout; Captaine Robert Careles, and after his death Andrew Andrewes in the Antonie; Captaine Edward Goodwin in the Pegasus; Captaine Henrie Bromley in the Royall Defence; Captaine Iohn Dixon in the Margaret and [ 40] Iohn; Master Iohn Lea Captaine of the Barkley Bay; William Harper Captaine of the old Frigot. To make vp the score we may reckon two Barges vsed for landing of men, as occasion required.

For the land Souldiers, Sir Iohn Barkley was Coronell Generall: Captaine William Mesey Lieu∣tenant Colonell: Captaine Hercules Folyambe Sergeant Major: Captaine Arthur Powell Lieute∣nant Colonell of the Earles Regiment: Captaines, Lewis Orrell, Thomas Roberts, Henrie Gyll, Thomas Coche, Hugh Starkie, Ralph Rookesby, Roger Tirwhit; Captaine Andrew Andrewes Lea∣der of the Earles Companie: Captaine Iames Tothill Leader of Sir Iohn Barkleys Companie: Captaines, Iames Euans and George Orrell Corporals of the field: Captaine Iohn Man Prouost Marshall: Captaine Arthur Milles Master of the Artillerie and Prouant Master.

The noble Earle thus attended and furnished (chiefly at his owne charges) set saile with this Fleet from Portsmouth the sixt of March. But you shall haue a better Relator. [ 50]

His Lordship hauing had the spoile of all things at his pleasure, prepared for the sending aboard the Ordnance, Munitions, Bels, Ginger, Sugar, &c. of brasse Ordnance hee tooke aboue sixtie peeces: setting saile for England Iuly 16. In which returne his Lordship lost a Barge, by his commandement sunke in the Hauen to the prejudice of the Enemie. Another Barge cast away in a storme at the Bermudas. The Pegasus wracked vpon Goodwin Sands, and the old Frigot vpon Vshent, with the losse of about seuen hundred men, whereof fix hundred dyed of the bloudie flix and Calenture at Porto Rico: sixtie slaine in fight, and fortie drowned in the wracks of the old Frigot and Pegasus. [ 60]

Notes

• * 1.1

  First voyage 1586. The Spanish King had im∣bargued all English ships in his Ports of Spaine and Por∣tugall 1585. whence warres were not only expected at home, but eue∣ry where ho∣norably sought and happily preuented. See Hak. tom. 3. Sierra Leona. Abraham Cock. Andrew Battell was one of his companie. See of this voyage, Tem. 1. l. 7. 6. 3. Iohn Drake. Fenton and Wards expedi∣tion. See Hak. l. 3. I had it also written.
• * 1.2

  Baya.
• * 1.3

  Bold courage.
• * 1.4

  Hulks disaster.
• * 1.5

  The Earle in Sluce, 88. ser∣uice.
• * 1.6

  Second voy∣age 1588.
• * 1.7

  Hare taken.
• * 1.8

  Third voyage 1589.
• * 1.9

  The League then was ene∣my to Queene Elizabeth.
• * 1.10

  Iew of Lisbone.
• * 1.11

  The Azores foure Ships taken.
• * 1.12

  A monstrous Fish.
• * 1.13

  See Linscbot. c. 96.
• * 1.14

  A prize of Port Ricco.
• * 1.15

  Guin••ee Ship taken.
• * 1.16

  Fyall taken.
• * 1.17

  The spoile.
• * 1.18

  Ship of Saint Malo.
• * 1.19

  Captaine Ly∣sters valorous attempt.
• * 1.20

  His audacious enterprise and rash endange∣ring the r••st.
• * 1.21

  American ships taken.
• * 1.22

  Captaine Ly∣ster drowned.
• * 1.23

  Miserable di∣stresse for want of drink.
• * 1.24

  Salt deadly draught. The Earles equitie and courage.
• * 1.25

  Ventre Hauen in Ireland.
• * 1.26

  The Countesse of Dorset borne Ian. 31. 1589.
• * 1.27

  The fourth Voyage 1591.
• * 1.28

  Ship of Saint Thome taken.
• * 1.29

  Chance of warre: Takers taken.
• * 1.30

  Aduise.
• * 1.31

  Sir R. Greenuile.
• * 1.32

  Fifth Voyage 1592.
• * 1.33

  Ill beginnings.
• * 1.34

  His r••••urne, and Captayne Norton substi∣tuted.
• * 1.35

  Argosie taken.
• * 1.36

  Flores courte∣sie. Santa Cruce a▪ Carrike.
• * 1.37

  Sir, I Burrough.
• * 1.38

  Sea-custome of sharing.
• * 1.39

  Portugals fire their Carrike.
• * 1.40

  Auri sacra fa∣••••s.
• * 1.41

  Towne taken.
• * 1.42

  Made de Dios a great Carrik
• * 1.43

  The fight.
• * 1.44

  Queenes ships danger.
• * 1.45

  Carrike en∣tred.
• * 1.46

  Fight and Eng∣glish Victorie.
• * 1.47

  Danger by fire.
• * 1.48

  Contention a∣bout the boo∣tie. In M. Hak. his second Tome, this Carrikes purchase is at∣tributed prin∣cipally to Sir I. Burgh. there may the Rea∣der also see her dimensions & goods, &c. I haue here fol∣lowed that Re∣lation which I found, and leaue free iudgement to the Reader. My copie also argueth my Lords case, which I ha〈…〉〈…〉itted.
• * 1.49

  Sixt voyage. 1593.
• * 1.50

  Two French ships very rich taken.
• * 1.51

  Scout taken.
• * 1.52

  His sicknesse and returne.
• * 1.53

  The seuenth Voyage. 1593.
• * 1.54

  Pearl-fishings.
• * 1.55

  Rancheria as∣sau••••ed and taken.
• * 1.56

  Aruba and Cor∣resao. R. de Ha∣che.
• * 1.57

  Strange wate∣ring.
• * 1.58

  Estanchas or Stantias.
• * 1.59

  Beefe how kept there.
• * 1.60

  Ri. Marracaua.
• * 1.61

  Cap. Raymund.
• * 1.62

  Iamaica.
• * 1.63

  Bay of Hondu∣ras.
• * 1.64

  Porto Cauallo.
• * 1.65

  The fight.
• * 1.66

  Ships fired.
• * 1.67

  The eight Voy∣ages 1594.
• * 1.68

  The great Car∣riks called Fiue wounds.
• * 1.69

  Borded.
• * 1.70

  Carraks fired.
• * 1.71

  English Ships in danger.
• * 1.72

  Pittifull di∣stresse of the Carrike.
• * 1.73

  The impedi∣ments of ta∣king the Car∣rike.
• * 1.74

  Another Car∣rike.
• * 1.75

  The ninth voyage. 1595.
• * 1.76

  The Dragon a fortunate ship to the East Indian Societie: sur∣prised vnlucki∣ly by the Dutch: see Ho••es rela∣tion. To. 1. l. 5. An. 1595. Fight.
• * 1.77

  Tenth voyage. 1596.
• * 1.78

  Eleuenth voy∣age.
• * 1.79

  Godwine sands:
• * 1.80

  Sea fight.
• * 1.81

  The twelfth voyage. Names of the ships and their Captaines em∣ployed in the twelfth voy∣age.