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.

§. I. [ 50]

What befell in their voyage to the Straits, and after, till he was taken by the Portugals.

WE departed from Plimmouth with fiue saile of ships, determining to goe for the South Sea (the names of our Ships were these) the Gallion Leicester, which was our Admirall; the Roe-bucke, Vice-admirall; the Desire, the Da••tie, and the Blacke Pinnasse. Sixe or seuen dayes after that wee were departed from the [ 60] Coast of England, we met with nineteene saile of Flemmings in the night. Not regarding what they were, our Vice-admirall tooke one of them, and all the rest escaped. In the morning the Master of our Flemmish prize was brought before the Generall, and of him wee had newes of a fleet of ships, that was departed out of Lis••one for Brasile, the which newes we

were very glad of. The Flemmish sh••p was laden with Salt, whereof the Generall tooke three ••unne for his prouision. This Flemming also shewed vs a licence that hee had to passe the Seas, vn••er her Maj st••es hand and seale, the which as our Generall had seene he presently comman∣ded, that euery man should returne all such things as they had taken from the Flemming, and hee himselfe payed for the Salt that he had taken, and so we departed from them with a sa••e winde, holding our cour•••• from the Coast of Portugall to the Ilands of Canaria. Thus in twen••ie dayes we had sight of the said Ilands, which when our Generall knew of ••roth to be the same, he co••∣m••nded his two smallest ships, the Daintie and the Blacke Pinnasse, to be sent along the shoare, to see if they could espie any Caruels fishing, or any ships betweene the Ilands, and not discrying any thing, the next morning they returned backe vnto vs. [ 10]

Vnder the Equinoctiall ••••ne, we lay seuen and twentie dayes driuing too and fro without puffe of winde: In which time most of our men fell sicke of the Scuruie by reason of the extreme heat of the Sunne, and the vapours of the night; notwithstanding our great danger of sicknesse did not appause the hardnesse of our hearts, being in as great extremitie as euer men were, it happe∣ned that two men of Iapon which the Generall had taken in his first voyage (be••ring enuie to a poore Portugall that went with vs from Plimmouth, accused him to the Generall) hauing before conspired his death in this sort: The Generall being at dinner, these two Iaponers came to his Cabb••n, telling their tale so loud that euery one might heare the report (which was thus) that the Portugall of the ship was a Traytor, and that he had often giuen them counsell to run away wi••h him at Brasil: moreouer (quoth he) if it so had pleased God wee had taken the Towne of [ 20] Santos, as our Generall had pretended, from thence that hee would guide them to the South Sea, where they should be well rewarded for their intelligence; vpon the which accusations, the poore Portugall was hanged. And as for his going from Santos by land through America, to the South Sea, had beene a thing impossible, for the Countrie is all Wildernesse, and full of Sauag••s.

After we had beene so long becalmed vnder the Line, we had a faire North-west winde, and in twentie dayes saile we had sight of Land on the coast of Brasile, but no man knew certainly what part it should be. At length comming neere the shoare, we espied two small ships, the one of them we tooke, the other escaped; that wee tooke was laden with Blackamores, and some merchandise; they came from Fernambaquo, and were determined to ••aue gone to the Riuer of Plate. By the Pilot of this ship we knew we were at Cape Frio, that is, Cold Cape. This Cape [ 30] lyeth twelue leagues from the Riuer of Ienero, and thirtie leagues from Santos, which was the Towne we meant to take. In this ship we tooke a Friar that hid himselfe in a Chist of meale; the night following by the directions of our new taken Pilot, wee came to a place called Ilha Grande, twelue leagues from Santos, at this place we tooke fiue or sixe houses with Portugals and Sauages of the Countrie. Here wee had good store of Potatoes, and Plantons, diuers kindes of good rootes, with some Hogs and Hennes, which was very good and comfortable for the refresh∣ing of our men. Here we had such disorder amongst our selues, that if the Portugals had beene of any courage, they might haue killed many of vs, for our men would fight for their victuals as if they had beene n•• Christians but Iewes, and they that got the best, would get them into some [ 40] hole, or into the Wildernesse vnder some Tree, and there they would remaine as long as they had meat. For mine owne part (there was such sha••king) I could in that place get neither meat nor mony, and pure hunger compelled me to goe into the Woods, to see if wee could kill any thing with our p••eces, or if we could finde some Potatoes. And as wee went, wee encountred with se∣uen or eight of our co••panie, that were together, by the 〈…〉〈…〉es abou•• a Hogge they had killed, and the st••ife was, who should▪ haue the best share, we comming in at that time, when euery one vsed their fists, stole away a quarter, and went a good way into the Wildernesse, where we were merry for that night; the next day wee came backe ••g••ine with good store of Potato rootes; and going into the house where the Generals musicians were, wee found them dressing of eight yong Whelpes for their dinner; wee giuing them of our rootes they were contented that wee [ 50] should dine with them.

In the afternoone we set fire on a new ship, and burned all the houses, leauing the Merchant and all his Moores ashoare, we departed from thence, and hauing a faire winde about sixe of the clocke we came to the Iland of San Sebastian, where wee anchored, being fiue leagues from San∣tos. As soone as the ships were in the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, euery Master and Captaine came aboard of the Generall, to know how hee pretended to take the Towne of Santos, and they all resolued that our long Boat and our Shallop onely with one hundred men was enough for the taking of it. F•••• the Portugall Pilot told vs, that it was of no strength. On Christmas-eue about ten a clocke in the night, when the Boats were to goe ashoare there were so many that would ha••e gone, that wee began to fight and cast one another ouer-board into the Sea; but as soone as our Generall heard the noise, he commanded euery man to come aboard the ship againe. I fearing the General, [ 60] and being desirous to goe ashoare with the first (for I had seene before that they which came last got nothing) crept vnder the seate of our Shallop, where I was for the space of two houres, and the Boat being full of men, I could not get out, but there had beene smothered, if it had not

beene for William Waldren that was our Boatsman, and steered the Boat, who hearing me crie vn∣der him, tore vp the boords, and saued my life. About three a clocke in the morning, wee met with a Canoa (which is a Boat that they make of a whole Tree) in which wee tooke foure Por∣tugals and two Women; the one of them was going to be married that morning. After we had taken this Boat we went close to the shoare; and hauing tarried for our Boat an houre, we heard the Portugals ring a Bell, presently Iasper Iorge the Portugall Pilot told vs, that now was the time to land, for he knew by that Bell that they were in the middle of their Masse, and at that instant the Friar was holding vp the Bread of Sacrament before the people to worship it.

He had no sooner spoke, but we were all on shoare, and so marching to the Church, we tooke euery mans sword without resistance, and there we remayned till it was seuen of the clocke, for the comming of our long Boat, and the rest of our companie (for we were but twentie three in all) [ 10] and we durst not take sack of the Towne with so few. By that meanes some of the Portugals that were in their houses escaped with their persons and mony. Here was good store of victuall and great store of Succats, Sugars, and Cassauie meale, of the which wee made very good bread. In the Church there were three hundred men beside women and children. Assoone as wee had ta∣ken the sack of the Towne, and placed all our men in order, word was sent to our Generall of all that had beene done. After the Generall had sent answere againe to the Towne, all the Portu∣gals were set at libertie, and we fortified our selues in the Towne, keeping onely seuen or eight of the chiefest and principall prisoners, Master Cooke Captaine of the Vice-admirall, went Cap∣taine of all the companie that went a••hoare; he fauoured me very much, and commanded mee to take a Friars Cell to lodge in, in the Colledge of Iesus, where hee himselfe lodged with many [ 20] Captaines and young Gentlemen. It was my chance going vp and downe from Cell to Cell, that I looked vnder a bed standing in a darke hole, where I found a little chist fast nayled, and the seames thereof were white with wheat flower. I drew it forth, and finding it of great waight, broke it in pieces, wherein I found 1700. R••als of eight, each whereof contayneth foure shillings English. This hole I tooke for my lodging, and no man knew of my good purchase; cloth, shirts, blankets, and beds, and such stuffe no man regarded.

The next day following, being S. Steuens day, the Portugals gaue vs a false alarum; the Ge∣nerall came also with all the ships into the Road, and presently landed with two hundred men, and commanded all the outward part of the Towne to bee burned. Then hee gaue order for the [ 30] building of a Pinnasse to row with twentie Oares, and commanded all the ships that were in the Harbour to be set on fire. At this Towne we tooke an English man, called Iohn King, which had beene there fifteene yeeres. Our Generall lay in the Colledge of Iesus all the time that we were at Santos. This Colledge had many back-wayes to the Sea-side, and it happened one night, that two Sauages being abused by the Portugals ran away, and knowing the passages of the Colledge, came in the night to the Generals bed-side, and brought with them Turkies and Hennes: The Generall being awaked by them cryed out for helpe. One of them that could speake Portugall, fell downe on his knees, and said, that hee came to cra••••e his fauour; and not to offend him. The morning following the Generall had discourse with these two Sauages, and by them he knew of what strength the Portugals campe was, and how that at his going out of the Towne they were [ 40] determined to giue battaile: likewise they told him of three great bags of mony, and a jarre, that was hid vnder the roote of a Fig tree, and guided vs where we had three hundred head of Cattel, which serued vs all the time we were there.

The Daintie being a small ship made a good voyage to Santos, for shee came in before any of our fleet, by the which meanes they laded her with Sugar, and good commodities of the Portu∣gals ships that were in the Harbour; this ship went voluntarily with vs, and hauing made a good voyage, the Captaine told the Generall that he would returne for England, the Generall answe∣red, that he was determined to send him into the Riuer of Plate, and then with all his heart hee should returne. We continued two moneths at Santos, which was the ouerthrow of our voyage. In the time that we were there many Canibals came vnto vs, desiring the General that he would [ 50] destroy the Portugals, and keepe the Countrie to himselfe, protesting to bee all on his side; the Generall thanked them for their kindnesse, and told them that at that time he had a farther pre∣tence. We found store of gold in this Towne, that the Indians had brought from a place, called by the Indians, Mutinga, and now the Portugals haue mynes there. Many of our companie coun∣selled the Generall to winter at this Towne, but he would not by any meanes.

From our first setting forth from England, till we came to Santos, I had great loue to Christo∣pher the Iapon, because I found his experience to bee good in many things. This Indian and I grew into such friendship one with another, that wee had nothing betwixt vs vnknowne together. I a long time hauing found him true, I told him of the money I had found vnder the Friers bed; with that hee told mee of some money that hee had got, and wee swore to [ 60] part halfe from thenceforth whatsoeuer God should permit vs to obtaine: some foure dayes af∣ter that, when we were ready to depart, he told me that that time of the yeare was past, where∣fore it was best to hide our money in the ground, and remaine in the Countrey. I beleeuing his perswasions, agreed to doe what he thought best; thus we determined both, that the same

day we were to goe a shipboord, that then he should take all the money in a Canoa, and hide it by a Riuer side; in the morning I deliuered all the money into his hands, and he swore that in lesse then two houres he would returne, but I staied aboue fiue houres, and might haue tarried all my life, for he was gone aboord the Ship, afterward by good meanes I got mine owne againe, and so our former friendship was parted. Our men marched by Land from Santos, to another Towne called San Uincent, and in the way our men burned fiue Engenios, or Sugar-mils, the disorder of our men was such at their imbarking, that if the Portugals had beene of any courage, they might easily haue cut our throates, the two Indians which came at night to the Generals chamber went with vs to the Straits.

We departed from Santos, with a faire winde for the Straites of Magellan, fourteene dayes we had faire weather, the fifteenth day all the Masters and Captaines of the fleete comming aboord, [ 10] the Admirall wonne a great summe of money. Two dayes after wee were becalmed, and the Pilotes taking their height, found it to be in the altitude with the Riuer of Plate. And we being farre from the shoare did beare roome for Land, determining to send the Daintie, the Blacke Pin∣nasse, and the into the aforesaid Riuer of Plate, but it was not the will of God that we should execute our pretence. For the same day wee thought to haue descried Land, the winde beganne to blow South-west, and the Seas were very darke, swelling in waues so high, that we could not perceiue any of our accompanied ships, although we were very neere one to another, the Seas brake ouer the Poope of our shippe, and washed our men astonisht with feare into the Skippers, the Roe-bucke in this storme ranne her against our Poope, and brake downe all our Gallerie: all things were cast into the Sea that stood aboue Hatches, heere miserable For∣tune [ 20] began to frowne on vs all, especially on mee, for all that I had, both in clothes and money, were cast into the Sea, all our ship with the Seas that brake ouer her sides. Here our Generall shewed himselfe to bee of a noble courage, for hee did nothing but runne vp and downe encouraging his men which were all amazed, thinking that to bee their last houre, this storme continued three dayes, in which time wee lost most of our sayles blowne away from the yards.

It was the will of God, that after we had been three dayes in the storme, the wind ceased, but the Seas continued so great, that wee were not able to beare any sayle. We lying thus tost with Seas, without sight of any of our fleet, the company murmured, and wished themselues againe at [ 30] Santos, and indeed we al thought that the rest of our company were driuen back with the storme to the Coast, thinking it best for vs to returne againe. The Generall hearing what speeches passed in the shippe, came forth vpon the halfe decke, and commanded all the company to come before him, and after he had heard them speake, he answered that he had giuen directions to all the Ma∣sters and Captaines of the fleete, that what weather soeuer should part them, that they should vse their indeuour to take Port Desire, and that they should tarry a fortnight, so if none of the company came, they should leaue some marke on the shoare, and goe on their Voyage, with that euery man was satisfied, the Generall promising twentie pounds to whomsoeuer could first spie a sayle, we made our course to Port Desire, and in ten dayes we safely arriued at our desired Port, where we found all our fleet but the Daintie, which was no little comfort to vs all, because the time of our yeere was almost past, we stayed here but two dayes taking a few Penguins, from an [ 40] Iland right before Port Desire.

When we came to the mouth of the Straits wee found the winde contrary, and were forced to lye beating before the Harbour of Port Famine, three dayes ere wee could double that Cape, for many times we did cast anchor without the Cape in twentie fathomes water, but on a sud∣den, the current would carrie away the ships with Cables and Anchors afloat in the night, in this current the Roe-bucke driuen with the current, fell crosse ouer the haze, there wee had no o∣ther remedy, but were forced to cut our cables, and so lose our Anchors. In the end with much adoe we doubled the Cape, and got into Port Famine, where wee lay a seuennight for want of winde and weather to goe forward. It the time that wee were at Port Famine, euery day our [ 50] men went on shoáre, to get Muscles and Fruits of the Countrey to eate, and the barke of a tree that was like Sinamon. One day the Boate being ashoare, there came to vs aboue a thousand Canibals naked, with feathers in their hands, but they would not come so neere vs, as we could touch them. If we offered them any thing, they would reach to vs with a long Pole, and what∣soeuer we gaue them, they would returne vs feathers for it, wee made our signes to them for vi∣ctuals, and they would shew vs by signes, that they had none, but what they could kill with their Darts. I haue told you how my chist, and all my clothes were cast ouer-boord, now com∣ming to this cold Climates, and wanting clothes my hope of life was little, for here men were well at morning, and by night frozen to death. It was my fortune to goe ashoare to get some food, for the allowance of our ship was little, and comming aboord againe with my feete wette, and wanting shift of clothes, the next morning I was nummed, that I could not stirre my legs, [ 60] and pulling off my stockings, my toes came with them, and all my feete were as blacke as soote, and I had no feeling of them. Then was I not able to stirre.

Thus I continued for the space of a fortnight, till wee came into a faire Bay, where there were many faire Ilands, and on the rockes of some of these Ilands, wee found Scouts made of the barkes of trees, and afterwards wee found many Indians, but none of them would come to vs. On the South-west side of the Mayne we found a Riuer, which wee thought had gone to the South Sea: Our long Boate was sent vp this Riuer, and found it to be very straite and deepe. On the sides thereof they found great Muscles, and in them good store of Pearles, and we named it the Riuer of Pearles; the Bay had the name of the Master of our Pinnasse, because he first found it and did discouer it, called it Tobias Bay. From this place wee went further into the Straites hauing the winde against vs, and with the cold there died euery day out of our ship eight or nine men. Here one Harris a Gold-smith lost his Nose: for going to blow it with his fingers, cast it [ 10] into the fire. This Iohn Chambers, Caesar Ricasen, and many that are now in England can testi∣fie. The Generall hauing experience, that the wind would tarry at the least two moneths, his men died so fast, that hee thought best to returne for the Coast of Brasill, and there to separate our fleete to the Hauens, of Santos that lye on the Coast, Riuer of Iennary, Spirito Santo, determi∣ning by this meanes, to furnish himselfe with Ropes, Sayles, and Victuals of such prices as hee did not doubt but to take, and likewise determining to take Santos againe.

The Generall came backe with this pretence for Brasill, came to Port Famine, where wee an∣chored two dayes, and there tooke a note of all his men, that were liuing, and finding some of them very sicke, commanded them to be set on shoare, I was so ill in the Straites that no man thought I would haue liued, and twice I was brought vpon the Hatches to bee cast into the Sea; [ 20] but it was the will of God, that when they had said Prayers, as they accustomed when any man died, and that they laid hands on me to cast me ouer-boord, I spake, desiring them not to cast me ouer-boord, till I was dead. At this Port Famine comming backe, the Generall would haue set me on shoare, but Captaine Cocke entreated for me; so I remayned in the ship. I had very sorie clothes, the toes of my feet full of Lice, that (God is my record) they lay in clusters within my flesh, and of many more besides my selfe; I had no Cabbin, but lay vpon a chist. Now we come out of the Straits with all our fleet, but the Dainty that lost vs in the Riuer of Plate, in the storme that we had, and the Crow that was sunke. After that we came out of the Straits, wee came be∣fore Port Desire againe, and there our Boats went to Penguin Iland for Penguins; at this place the Generall tooke a Chirurgion who cured with words; This man comming aboord our ship, said [ 30] some words ouer my feet, and I had feeling in my legges and feete which I had lost before, for the space of a fortnight, many times before this man came, I had hot Irons laid to my feet, but I had no feeling were they neuer so hot.

That day that we departed from Port Desire, the Generall sent for all the Masters of the ships, and commanded them that till midnight they should keepe there course with him, and that when he should shew them two lights, then they should cast about and beare in with the shoare, but Dauis which was Captaine of the Desire, and Tobie Master of the Pinnasse did deceiue vs, and went for the Straits, as I was enformed afterwards by some of there men that were taken at Brasill, after that I was taken. Three or foure dayes after this wee had a great storme, in the which the Roe-bucke lost her mayne Mast, and we lost her. Now were wee all alone in a great [ 40] ship, and we knew not what wee were best to doe, but in the end wee determined to come for Santos, hoping there to find the rest of our company. In this storme I sate on a chist, and was not able to stirre, for still as the ship seeled on one side, the chist went from starboord to larboord, and it was the will of God, that it fell betweene a piece of Ordnance, and the Carpenters Cabbin on the one side, and on the other side betweene another Peece, and the Chirurgions Cabbin. Thus all the night I lay very cold, and it was the will of God that the chist neuer turned ouer, for if it had, I could not haue escaped death, the next day the storme ceased, and most of our young Saylers, which we call men of top a yard, being wearied with their nights worke that was past, were vnder Hatches asleepe, and would not come vp to doe some businesse that was to bee done. With that the Generall came downe, with the end of a Rope as bigge as mine arme, and one of the Saylers hid himselfe behind me; the Generall spying him, strooke at him, and hit me on the [ 50] side of the head, and halfe an houre after, finding me in the same case that the Generall had left mee in, they tooke me, and would haue cast mee out of one of the parts of the ship, but it was the will of God that I spake and was saued. Here one of the Indians that came to the Generall in the night at Santos, fell ouer-boord by a mischance and was drowned.

Wee with much adoe in the end got to the Harbour of Santos, where wee found none of our company, we anchored right before a Sugar-mill, that stood hard by the Sea side, the Generall as∣ked if there were any that would goe ashoare, then Captaine Stafford, Captaine Southwell, and Captaine Barker offered themselues to goe on shoare, and twentie more with them, the Boate that they went in was made of Sugar chists and barrell boords, they landed and tooke the Sugar-mill, [ 60] at the which they tooke a great Barke, and sent it laden with victuals, aboord our shippe, which was more welcome vnto vs then if it had beene gold. Here wee continued all that day, and the next day they sent the great Boate againe laden with Sugars and Guinee Wheate, then the Generall sent them word that they should come away, but they sent him word againe, that

they had more prouision on shoare, and before all was aboord they would not come. The third day, that our men were on shoare, the Portugall set on them. They had the little Boate ashoare, but the wind being from shoare, the great Boat went not from the ship side that day, the next day that our men were slaine, our long Boate went ashoare, and brought vs newes how the little Boat was broke and how all our men were gone. One of the Indians that I haue told you of landed here with our men, and hauing experience of the Countrey, when our men were in the hottest of their fight ranne away, hauing one Arrow shot thorow his necke, and another in his mouth and out at his poale, this Indian swamme aboord vnto vs vpon a logge, and told vs that all our men were slaine.

The Generall thought good to goe from hence to the Iland of San Sebastian, and there if he [ 10] did not meete with some of the ships, that then he would returne for England, the same day that we were to depart from Santos, the Roe-bucke past by the mouth of the Riuer of Bertia: where we were, and shot a Peece, and we answered with another, then the Roe-bucke came into vs with her Masts broken. After the Roe-bucke came to vs, we went neerer the Towne, determining to haue beaten downe the Towne with our Ordnance, but wanting water, the Gallion Lecester toucht ground, and we had much adoe to get her cleere againe. Then wee landed eightie of our men, at a small Riuer neere the Towne, where we had great store of Mandiora Roots, Potatoes, Plantons, and Pine Apples. The Portugals seeing our men going into the Riuer, sent six Canoas to meete them, we seeing them, made a shot at them with the chaine of our Pumpe, with that they returned, and our Boats came safely aboord with good store of the aforenamed Roots. In [ 20] our ship there was a Portugall whom we tooke in the ship taken at Cape Frio, this Portugall went with vs to the Straits of Magellanus, and seeing of our ouerthrow, told vs of a Towne called Spirito Sancto, this Portugall said that we might goe before the Towne with out ships, and that without danger, we might take many Sugar-mils, and good store of cattle.

The words of this Portugall made vs breake off our pretence that wee had for San Sebastian, and we went to Spirito Sancto, in eight dayes we got before the mouth of the Harbour; at length we came to an Anchor in the Roade, and presently we sent our Boats to sound the Channell, and we found not halfe the depth that the Portugall said we should finde, the Generall thinking that the Portugall would haue betrayed vs without any triall caused him to bee hanged, ••he which was done in a trise. Here all the Gentlemen that were liuing, desired that they might go ashoare [ 30] to take the Towne. The General was very vnwilling, & told them of diuers inconueniences, but all would not suffice them, they were so importunate, that the Generall chose out one hundred and twentie men, of the best that were in both the ships, and sent Captaine Morgan a singular good Land-souldier, and Lieutenant Royden, for choise Commanders in this action. They lan∣ded before a small Fort with one of the Boats, and draue the Portugals out of it, the other Boate went higher, when they had a very hot skirmish, and their liues were quickly shortned, for they landed on a Rocke, that stood before the Fort, as they leaped out of the Boate, they slid all armed into the Sea, and so most of them were drowned. To be short wee lost eightie men, at this place, and of the fortie that returned, there came not one without an Arrow or two in his body, and some had fiue or sixe. [ 40]

When we saw we could doe no good at this place, wee determined to come againe for the I∣land of San Sebastian, and there we meant to burne one of our ships, and from thence we deter∣mined to goe for the Straits againe, the company that was in the Roe-bucke, hearing of it, in the night runne away from vs, and we were left alone againe, well we came to San Sebastian Iland, all this while I lay vnder Hatches lame, sicke, and almost starued: I was not able to stirre, I was so weake. After we came to this Iland, the first thing that was done, the sicke men were set on shoare to shift for themselues, twentie of vs were set on shoare, all were able to go vp and downe although very weakly, but (I alas!) my toes were raw, my body was blacke, I could not speake nor stirre. In this case I was layed by the shoare side, and thus I remayned from fiue of the clock in the morning, till it was betweene eleuen and twelue of the clocke, that the Sunne came to [ 50] his highest, and the extreme heate of the Sunne pierced through my bodie, whereby I came to my selfe, as a man awaked from sleepe; and I saw them that were set on shore with me, lye dead and a dying round about me: these men had eaten a kind of Pease, that did grow by the Sea side which did poyson them. When I saw all these men dead, I praysed God that had rid them out of their miserable estate, and cursed my hard fortune, that Death it selfe did refuse to end my tormented and most miserable life. I looked towardes the shoare, and saw nothing but these Pease, and if I did eate them, I was sure of death, if I did not eate them, I saw no remedie but to starue.

Seeing in this manner, I looked towards the ship, to see if the Boate came ashoare, but (alas) all my hopes were with speed to end my life, but that it was the will of God, I saw things stirre [ 60] by the Sea side, and it was a great ebbe: then I went creeping on my hands and my feete like a childe, and when I had gotten to the Sea side, I saw many Crabs lye in the holes of the mudde. I pulled off one of my stockins, and filled it with Crabs, and as well as I could, I carried them to a hollow figge tree, where I found a great fire made, so casting them on the coles, I did eat them,

and so I lay downe to sleepe till the next day; and then I watched for the ebbe to get some more meate. Thus I liued eight or nine dayes without sight of any man, the stinke of some of the dead men that the Sea came not to, was so noysome that I was faine to remooue from that place, and as I went along the shoare to seeke some place to abide in, I passed by a faire Riuer that went into the Sea; where I thought it good to make my abode because of the fresh water, I had not beene there scarce the space of halfe a quarter of an houre, but I saw a great thing come out of the water, with great scales on the backe, with great vgly clawes and a long tayl; this beast came towards me, and I had not the power to shun it, but as it came towards me I went and ••et it, when I came neere it, I stood still amazed to see so monstrous a thing before me. Hereupon this beast stood still and opened his mouth, and thrust out a long tongue like a Harping-Iron. I [ 10] commended my selfe to God, and thought there to haue bin torne in pieces, but this beast tur∣ned againe, and went into the Riuer, and I followed to the Riuers ••ide.

The next day I went farther into the Iland, fearing to tarrie in this place, and I found a great Whale lying on the shoare like a ship with the keele vpwards, all couered with a kinde of short mosse with the long lying there. At this place I made a little house, and fed on the Whale for the space of a fortnight. In this time the Generall set forty men more ashoare, at the place where I was set first on land, likewise the Generall trimmed his Boate at this place, and had a Net con∣tinually a fi••hing, of which Iohn Chambers his Cooke had charge, who is this day liuing in London. After that these men came ashoare, I left the place where I was with the Whale, and came to our men and liued with them, beeing at this time reasonable well, and able to goe very well, for the [ 20] vse of going into the Sea did heale my toes. After these men had beene on shoare seuen or eight dayes, we had taken wood and water for the ship, the Portugals of the Riuer of Ianuary, landed on the North point of the Iland hard by the Whale, they took two of our men and one escaped, who came to vs in the night, and told vs that the Portugals and the Sauages were landed. That day wee had taken a great Tortois ashaore, and wee did bid the Sayler to bee of good cheere, for if it were true, it was the better for vs, for wee were sure, that the Generall would not take vs a∣gaine into the ship, with that we all commended our selues to God, and dranke to our friends in faire water, and so we determined to march along the shoare with a white shirt instead of a flagge of truce, but the Sea was so high that we could not, then we determined to watch quarterly, till such time as we could espie them, I had the first watch, and watched till I was wearie, so called [ 30] one of my fellowes, to watch, and lie answered angerly, Tut, tis a lye: with that I lay downe by the fire as well as the rest. Before I was asleepe, the Portugals were at our doore, then I started vp, and one of them tooke me by the legge, presently wee were all led to the shoare side, there all that were taken with me, were knocked on the heads with fire-brands, the Indian that had hold of me, strooke twice or thrice at me with a short Bill, but I striuing, cryed out in Portugall, That if they would saue mee I would tell them newes, with that a Portugall passed by, an I caught hold of him, so well as I could I told him a Tale which saued my life at that time, this Portugall gaue me againe to a Sauage, & I cryed to him that I would go whersoeuer he went then he bid me not fear, for that Sauage was his slaue, and that he would carrie me to the Captayn, so I was content perforce to goe I knew not whether, this Caniball carried me along the ashore, and [ 40] when wee came where any Rockes reached into the Sea; hee would take mee on his backe, and swimme with mee round about the Rockes, till wee were free from the Rockes, thus we went almost all night, til at length we came by a great Cliffe that stood by the shore. Then the Sauage whistled, and another Sauage answered him from the Cliffe, wherupon fiue or six Portugals came forth, and amongst them came the Captaine with a piece of bread and Marmallet in his hand, and as soone as he saw me, he asked me what newes, I answered that I was very hungry, and desired him that hee would giue mee some meate, and then I would tell him all the newes that I could, with that all the Portugals brake out in a laughter, and gaue me bread and fish to eate, after I had eaten that which they had giuen me, I told them the truth of all that they asked me, heere they killed eight and twentie of our men, and saued only my selfe, and Henrie Barrawell, who was saued by my meanes. [ 50]

Notes

• Flemmish prize satisfied with English price.
• S••orbuto.
• Iapand••rs.
• Portugall han∣ged.
• Brasil.
• Cape Frio
• Ilha Grande.
• Po••tentuous pr••sage•• of ill ••nd from so ill beginning.
• Saint Sebastian.
• Vnruly demea∣nour.
• Santos take••.
• Ho•• Anthonis Kniuet found a chist of siluer.
• Iohn King En∣glish man. Iesuites Col∣ledge.
• The Generall by two sauages first scarred, and after in∣structed.
• The Daintie would haue re∣turned from Santos to Eng∣land.
• Mutinga mynes.
• I••panders pe••∣fidie.
• S. Vincent.
• At the riuer of Plate we had a great storme. In this storme the Crow a smal Boat of 20. tun sunke before our eyes, with twelue men & a boy. The Roe-bucke lost her boat with two men, and wee lost ours with three men. And at the Straits we took the Desires long Boat for the Admirall. Murmuring.
• Port Desire.
• Magellan Straits. Port Famine.
• Current.
• Barke like Si∣namon. Naked Saua∣ges.
• Miserable co••d
• Anthonie Kni∣uet lost his toes in the Straits.
• Strait and deepe Riuer. Muscles with Pearles.
• Harris his hard hap.
• How we retur∣ned from the straits of Ma∣gellan. Generall Can∣dish commeth againe to Port Famine, where bee setteth eight men on shoare and would haue set mee on shoare with them, had it not beene for Captain Cocke. How I got fee∣ling againe of my limmes af∣ter we came out of the straits.
• How the Desire and the Blacke Pinnosse goeth away from vs.
• Of a great storme we had cōming backe.
• How the Ge∣nerall st••ooke mee dead a∣gainst his will.
• They come to Santos againe.
• The Portugals kill our men. See Cap. Can∣dish before.
• S. Sebastian.
• The Roe-bucke come to vs at Santos.
• Portugals ad∣uice.
• Spirito Santo.
• Portugall han∣ged.
• 80. men slaine: 40. wounded.
• Ro-bucke fleeth.
• S. Sebastian.
• Anthony Kniuet left for dead.
• Venemous Pease.
• Anthony Kniuet ••er••••••••d w〈…〉〈…〉ha 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈…〉〈…〉st 〈…〉〈…〉me ••ut 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the water.
• Whale.
• They are taken and slaine.
• He escapeth.