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. XIII.

A true Relation of the traiterous massacre of the most part of threescore and seuen English men, set on land out of a Ship of Sir Oliph Leagh, bound for Guiana, in Santa Lucia an Iland of the West Indie, the three and [ 20] twentieth of August, written by IOHN NICOL.

SIr Oliph Leagh, a worshipfull Knight of Kent, sending a supply of good numbers of men in a Ship called the Oliph blossome to his brother Master Charles Leigh, which was planted in the Riuer of Wiapogo, within three degrees and an halfe Northward of the Equinoctiall line in the West Indies, which departed from Wolwich the foureteenth of Aprill 1605. vnder the conduct of Captaine Cata∣line, and Captaine Nicholas Sainct Iohn, I being desirous to see the world, con∣sorted my selfe with that co••pany. But by contrary windes and vnknowne currents of the [ 30] Sea, and the vnskilfulnesse of our Master Richard Chambers, wee were put to leeward of our port, without any hope of recouering the same in any due time: And being not victualled, as it seemed for aboue foure or fiue moneths, after consultation had, we were faine to touch first at the Isle of Barbudos, and then at Santa Luzia in the West Indies. Where fearing to perish at Sea for hunger before we should be able being so many aboord to reach England; Captaine Nicolas Saint Iohn, with the rest of the passengers, which purposed to haue staied with Master Charles Leagh at Wiopogo in Guiana, resolued to stay and take their fortune in the aforesaid fruitfull Iland.

Thus sixtie seuen of vs at our owne seeking were left on shore in the aforesaid Iland of Santa Luzia the three and twentieth of August 1605. with our Swords, Muskets, and Powder, and one [ 40] Falcon, and one barill of Biscuit onely for all our food. The next day our Ship departed from vs with some discontentment, because we had seased vpon her Boate to serue our turnes. After our Shippe was departed from vs, we liued very peaceably, daily trading with the Indians for victu∣als; which were Cassaui, Potatos, Plantans, Pinas, Popayes, Pompions, Calabassus, Tobacco, Pappies, Mammeyes, all very pleasant to eate. Also they brought vnto vs Hens and Guls, and some Pelicanes, Woodcocks, and Snipes: we our selues did kill with our Peeces many of them likewise. And euery night we sent out sixe vpon the sands to seeke for Tortoyses, whereof we neuer missed night without one or two, and many times three, which was the greatest suste∣nance we found: for they are very large and great. I haue often taken out of one of them to the number of seuen hundred egges. Also the Indians had great store of Roan linnen cloathes, Serges, [ 50] and other Stuffes, and Spanish wollen cloath: and iarres of Oyle which they tooke and saued at Sea with their Periagnas. For three Spanish Shippes had beene there cast away a little before our arriuall, if we had had a Pinnesse there we could haue laden her with many good commodities, which they had hid in their houses in the woods. All which we could haue bought for Hatch∣ets, Kniues, Beades, Thimbles, Fishhookes, and other such trifles.

Thus for the space of fiue or sixe weekes wee went not much abroad; till our Captaine seeing certaine foure square Plates, which the Indians ware on the small of their armes, asked Browne, a Gold finer, his opinion, what he thought of them? who told him, that three parts thereof was Gold. And asking the Indians where they got them, they pointed vnto an high Mountaine on [ 60] the North-west part of the Iland. This caused Captaine Nicholas Saint Iohn, and Iohn Rogers, who was our interpreter for the Spanish tongue, with as many of our chiefe men as could well goe in the Boate vpon a Munday to goe thither, promising his Brother Alexander Sainct Iohn, Master Garret, and Master Tench, whom he left to gouerne the rest at home, to returne the next Saturday.

The Indians for three dayes after did not come vnto vs with victuals, for they perceiued when the Boate went, and as we thinke, they were then at the slaughter of our men at the Moun∣tayne. Vpon Thursday morning we killed two Tortoyses on the sands: where wee found a great company of the Indians gathered together, for what purpose we knew not: And lest wee should suspect them of any bad intent towards vs, they willingly offered themselues to bring home our Tortoyses, which they tooke into their Periaguas, and brought them to our Houses.

All that forenoone wee kept good watch: for there were very many that came both by Sea and Land to the number of two or three hundred; and diuers of them were very merrie with vs, drinking of Tabacco and Aquauitae, vntill ten of the clocke, and then they departed all saue [ 10] one which was a Captaine of the Ile of Saint Vincent, called Augramert, and an old man which was his Father: who promised vs, if wee would goe to their houses, that wee should haue any thing that they had. For the day before I had beene at their houses with other two of my fel∣lowes to haue bought victuals: yet they would not part with any, no not for any commoditie that wee had: and yet they had more store of victuals then euer I saw them haue before. But wee perceiued afterwad, that it was prouided for them, that came to take their parts against vs, whom they kept secret in the Woods. So we three returned, and trauelled farre into the Iland, and passed through sixe or seuen Gardens very full of Cassabe, Potatoes, and many other rootes and fruits, and by the way saw many tall trees of so huge bignesse, that wee three could not at twice fathome one of them about; and they were so hard, that wee could not cut them with our [ 20] Kniues, and the Barke of them was white like Ash. Then we returned to our Sconce againe.

Vpon Thursday after dinner, Master Alexander Saint Iohns, Master Francis Kettleby the el∣der, Master William Tench, my selfe, and diuers others, to the number of eighteene, went with Augramert and his father, hauing neither Bowe nor Arrow, onely his father had a Brasill sword. They went thus meanly armed lest wee should suspect them. Augramert also promised Master Alexander Saint Iohn, that he should see his wife, and we should haue Hamaccos, which are In∣dian beds of net-worke made of cotton yarne to lye in. So we trauelled along the Sands very se∣curely, young Saint Iohn going a little space before playing and jesting with the Indian Captain, till they came within sight of their houses, where in the woods they had placed an ambush of three hundred Caribes: when suddenly Augramert tooke hold of his Rapier with the one hand [ 30] and of his Poniard with the other, and the old man his father with his Brasill sword strooke him downe to the ground. Then out of the woods came the Arrowes so thicke about our eares, that wee had not the time to put our matches in our cocks. And many of our companie had their match to light, which gaue a great encouragement vnto the enemie; insomuch that we dischar∣ged not sixe peeces against them, which caused diuers of our companie to flie into the Sea vp to their necks, and some along the sands as amazed, seeing such a huge companie against so small a number; vntill young Saint Iohn recouering againe, encouraged vs to make a stand at a point of Land which went corner wise into the Sea.

But all was in vaine: for before wee could make our peeces readie, there came another com∣panie on the back of vs, and filled our bodies full with arrowes: and then wee betooke vs to our [ 40] swords and so runne through them: but still they encreased out of the woods, shooting their ar∣rowes in great abundance, not daring to come neere vs vntill they saw vs fall; and then with their great Brasill swords they strooke out our mens braines. I my selfe being all this time run∣ning with young Saint Iohn, and Master Kettleby, who behaued themselues most gallantly, ha∣uing at the least one hundred arrowes a piece before they fell, came at the last into the entrance of a narrow path, where fiue of my fellowes were gotten before I came, and thinking to haue passed through, there was another ambush who killed them all. I onely with three arrowes in me, by running into the wood and swimming ouer a standing Lake escaped home, giuing them warning before they came to assault them: and vpon my comming they all came in sight vpon the Sands, whom we soone sent away by shooting off our great Peece, so they came not in three [ 50] dayes after.

Vpon Monday there came to the number of thirteene or fourteene hundreth both by Sea and Land, and there beset vs round, wee hauing nothing but our Chists to defend vs from their ar∣rowes: thus for the space of seuen or eight dayes we fought with them, and of nineteene men which were left of all our companie, twelue were sore wounded with their arrowes. And the first day at twelue a clocke they shot fire in their arrowes and burned our houses, thinking then to haue entred in vpon vs, but with our Falcon wee droue them backe with most horrible cryes. After that our houses were burned, and all our Chists which before were our Fort, wee fortified our selues with the remnants of the stakes and thatch which we had saued from burning, setting them in the ground slopewise, couering it with sand and earth, which saued vs euer after from [ 60] their arrowes.

The next day after they all departed in their Periaguas. And the Lord seeing what need wee had of food, contrarie to our expectation, mooued the hearts of our very enemies to bring vs food. For when all the rest were out of sight, one returned very well prouided of victuall, and

three or foure comming out of their Piragua with asmuch as they were able to carry of Cassaui, Potatoes, and Plantans, cryed vnto vs to exchange with them, first holding vp their bowes and arrowes, and after laying them on the ground againe in signe of peace. Which wee perceiuing, sent out three likewise to bargaine without weapons, with Kniues and Beades, and other trifles: which traffick being done, they departed and we returned, giuing praise to God, for this mira∣culous feeding of vs. For we had no meanes of our selues to get any food: for they had bereft vs of our Net, with which we had wont to catch as much fish of many sorts as would suffice vs for a whole day. Thus they continued daily for the space of seuen dayes; and then our victuals be∣gan to faile againe, which caused vs to hold out a flagge of truce: which they perceiuing, came in peaceable manner vnto vs. [ 10]

Then one Francis Brace, which could speake French, made them vnderstand that our desire was to giue them all that we had, if they would let vs haue a Piragua to carry vs away. Which one Captaine Antonie willingly consented vnto (contrarie to the will of his brother Augramert, Captaine of Saint Vincent) and the next day brought it, drawing it on shoare within the com∣passe of our Fort; for which we gaue them Hatchets, Kniues, and Beades, vntill they were con∣tented: and to please them the more, we gaue them euery one a Shouell or a Spade, wherewith they were fully contented, and so departed. Then with all speede we went all to worke, some vpon the Saile, which we made of very good Roan-cloth, and some to make the Mast; and eue∣ry one did labour all he could to be readie against night. For Captaine Antonie, which was Cap∣taine of Santa Lucia, told vs, that his brother Augramert would come the next day from Saint [ 20] Vincent with twelue Periaguas all laden with arrowes; whose words we alwayes found true.

Thus on a thursday, the sixe and twentieth of September, at one of the clocke after mid∣night, hauing amongst vs all but one Barrico of fresh water to drinke, and one small Firkin of Rice, we embarked our selues being nineteene in the whole number, not one hauing skill in the Mariners art, and without Carde or Compasse to direct vs: wee sayled by the Sunne in the day∣time, and by the Starres in the night, going alwayes betwixt South-west and by West. The vi∣ctuals that wee had were not sufficient to serue that companie for three dayes. For wee had not aboue twentie Biscuits, three Cassaui cakes, a dosen Plantans, and some thirtie Potatoes, and some foure or fiue gallons of water, and a little barrell halfe full of Rice. And as it pleased the Lord he had saued it vntill this our great necessitie, for the preseruation of our liues: for all our o∣ther [ 30] victuall was gone in two dayes, and our water in three dayes. And then Master Garret gaue to euery two of vs a pottage dish of his Rice twice a day, which wee washed in salt water and so eate it raw. Thus we continued at Sea seeking for Land, for the space of ten dayes, where wee endured one great tempest, although to our great perill, looking alwayes when wee should be drenched. The raine which then fell, was vnto vs in the middest of our danger a great com∣fort: for we saued it with great ioy, and dranke it, thanking God for that good refreshing; who likewise did send the very Fowles of the aire to feed vs. For being wearie of their flight they would rest them vpon the side of our Boat, so that we tooke them and dryed them in the Sunne with a little gun-powder, and eate them. Our Boats brimme was so neere the water, that eue∣ry waue came ouer it, readie to sinke vs, but that foure of vs continually did lade the water forth [ 40] by courses. Now, on the tenth day one Thomas Morgan dyed, not being able to liue of that small allowance, and at noone we threw him ouer board. Within an houre after it pleased God to glad vs (who were likewise readie to follow our fellow) with a ioyfull sight of Land, vnto the neerest part whereof we made as fast as we could.

But the winde being calme we were benighted before we could come to it. And so wanting the light of the day, we were vpon the shoare before wee were aware, and there split our Boat to the middest, and all our men were turned out saue my selfe, which held the helme, thinking the next waue would set her off againe, not knowing her to be split. But the breach was so great that it turned me vnder, putting me in great danger to be grinded to pieces with her weight ly∣ing vpon me against the great Rocks; yet at the last wee all recouered our selues, some sitting vpon the Rocks, others on the rootes of great Trees, thinking there to saue our selues vntill the [ 50] morning. William Picks, and my selfe, went and haled the Boat on shoare, which was split to the very middest, and so farre with our Swords we cut off, and put in an head in the middest, and fastened it with our Daggers, Kniues, and Bodkins; stopping all the leakes with our shirts, and sent fiue of our companie ouer to the mayne land; which were Miles Pet, William Picks, Francis Brace, William Kettleby, and William Butcher. They haled their Boat foure or fiue dayes along the shoare, crossing diuers Riuers with their Boat, being sometimes pursued by Alligatos or Crocodiles, and Sharkes.

God pittying their poore estate, guided them to a place, where they found a great earthen Iarre full of wheat flower set in a little Caue, which they boyled in the Iarre with fresh water, [ 60] and satisfied their hungrie appetites, with thanks vnto God for the same. And within two dayes after they met with three Spaniards, with halfe a dosen Indians and Negroes, trauelling from Caracas to Coro, driuing Horses and Mules laden with merchandise: who seeing their weaknesse for want of victuals, vnloded their Horses to feede on the grasse, while they refreshed

our hungrie men with plentie of their good cheere, and shewed themselues very courteous suffe∣ring them to ride, and went themselues on foot two or three dayes, till they came to a Towne of ciuill Indians, called Tocoya, where they stayed to refresh them, for they were very weake, And there they let the Spaniards know in what miserable case they left vs in a desolate Iland; where we endured the greatest miserie, that euer men did with life. For wee continued fifteene dayes hauing no kinde of meat but Wilks, falt Water, and Tabacco; which did nothing at all nourish vs, yet neuerthelesse it tooke away the desire of hunger, and saued vs from eating one an∣other. In those fifteene dayes fiue of our companie pined to death, because they could not take Tabacco; Iohn Parkins, Edward Greene, Thomas Siubbes, Andrew Swash, and an old man called Iohn. By noting two or three of our men to die, we knew by those tokens when we drew neere [ 10] our death: which were these, first they would swell very bigge, and shortly after fall to the very bones, and wanting strength to hold vp their heads, they would fall downe, and droope into their bosomes, and in twelue houres after yeeld vp the Ghost.

At the fifteene dayes end, Francis Brace hauing more strength then the rest, guided the three Spaniards with sixe Indians to the Iland where we were, and they brought victuals with them: which when we had eaten had almost killed vs, by reason of the weaknesse of our stomacks, be∣ing so farre spent that we could not digest it, although we fed thereof very sparingly. The next day they carried vs to the mayne land, where wee had horses brought vs to carry vs: and the goods wee had they tooke all to the King of Spaines vse, and so conueyed vs to Tocoya; where wee which were weake remayned fifteene dayes, and those which were strong went with the [ 20] three Spaniards to Coro, which is some fiftie leagues from Tocoya: and at the fifteene dayes end, one of the Spaniards, whose name was Sennor Coraianal, came for vs with horses, who shewed himselfe as carefull of vs, as if we had beene his owne Countrimen and friends, and brought vs to Coro to our fellowes: where we were brought before the Gouernour; and by a Flemming which could speake a little English, which had beene a prisoner there sixteene yeeres, we were examined of the cause of our comming thither; who excused vs very well. For hee knew, that if we had confessed whether we were determined to goe, they would haue either put vs to death, or con∣demned vs to the Gallies. But he told them, that we neuer purposed to come thither, but were by misfortune and tempest of winde and weather driuen on that Coast, and told them of all the dangers which we had endured, which draue them into such great admiration, that some said, [ 30] verily wee were Deuils and not Men: others, that we deserued to bee canonized, but that wee were Lutherans.

All the chiefe Sennors of the Towne beeing there, euery man was desirous to take one of vs. After we were deuided among them, they did not vse vs like prisoners, but were as carefull of vs as of their owne children, not suffering vs to want any thing necessarie for the procuring of our healths. My lot fell out to bee entertained by one whose name was Sentor Francisco Lopez: and being extreamely sicke of a Calenture, or hot Feuer, one Captaine Peroso which had married his daughter hauing good skill in Phisicke, came daily to my Chamber, and there let me bloud, die∣ted me, and purged me, giuing his owne Wife in charge, not to let me want any thing that was there to be had. Thus by the will of God, and their tender care ouer vs, wee recouered our [ 40] healths and strengths againe; only two dyed there, which were Thomas Fletcher. and Fulke Iones a shoomaker. In Coro eleuen of vs remayned aliue (being all that were left of sixtie seuen, which were put on shore in the Iland of Santa Luzia) for the space of fiue moneths, euery day going to one another when wee pleased: and wee rid often into the Countrey, where the Indians tooke great delight in our company. For against our comming, they would prouide all kind of delicious fruits: which were in most abundance in that Countrey, and would kill Deere and wild Hogs for vs; and would bring vs Apes, Monkeyes, Parrots, and any thing that they thought wee delighted in.

The Countrey about Coro doth yeeld abundance of Sugar, Honey, Ginger, and Pitch. Also they haue very good Wheate growing there: but the bread is for the most part made of Maiz, [ 50] whereof they haue great plentie, for they reape it three times in one yeere. This Maiz they do mingle with the iuyce of the Sugar-cane, which maketh an excellent kinde of bread, and it will keepe like Bisket. Also they make their drinke of this Maiz and of Potatoes; which is very sweet and strong: for the Indians will be quickly drunke with it. While we were there, a Spa∣niard rode to a Farme of his in the Countrey with his brother, where he had many Indians dwel∣ling to make Tabacco. One of his chiefe Indians, which vsed to be familiar with him, tooke vp a new Hatchet, which his Master had brought him, asking him what it cost, and suddenly cloue his head therewith: which his brother perceiuing ranne for his Rapier: but the Indian women had stolne it away before; and so they killed him also with their Bowes and Arrowes, and three or foure Negroes, which seemed to resist them, and thereupon flied to the Mountaines, gathering [ 60] a great company vnto him, promising them, that if they would aide him against the Spaniards in Coro, he would giue them the Spaniards wiues and daughters in marriage. But before they put this conspieacie in practise, Captaine Peroso by a Policie tooke him feasting among his fellowe and women, and tooke thirtie with him, and brought them all to Coro; where they were to suf∣fer

death with great torments, to terrifie the rest. And of some they cut off the thumbes, and cut the sinewes of their two fore-fingers, whereby they wanted the benefit of ••hooting.

Our entertainment there was such, that we could not desire to part from th••m to come into our owne Countrey without offending them. For a Frigat being readie at Coro 〈◊〉〈◊〉 goe for Car∣thagena, foure of vs made intreatie for passage, which were Philip Glastocke, Richar•• Garret, Wil∣liam Picks, and my selfe, (Iohn Nicols) for all the rest were in the Countrey vpon pl••sure, some in one place, and some in another. And when the ship was readie to depart, they per••••aded the Gouernour not to let vs goe. For they told him that there were many ships of Holland ••on the Coast; and that if we went all in the Frigate, we would betray it vnto them, causing the Fa∣thers of their Churches to tell vs, That if we would stay, wee should be as themselues, ar•• they would willingly bestow both their daughters and their goods vpon vs. Yet notwithstanding all [ 10] their allurements, our desire was for our owne Countrey; and so three of vs procured me••es for to goe, and William Picks was stayed, by meanes his Master told the Gouernour, that fo••e were to many to venter in the Frigat. Thus we departed from Core about the twentieth of A∣prill, leauing all those with whom wee dwelt very sorrowfull for our departure: who gaue vs great store of prouision for our Voyage. They were very loth to let vs go to Carthagena, for feare we should be put into the Gallies: And the Gouernour of Coro himselfe, wrote vnto the chiefe men of Carthagena in our commendation, as to Don Pedro de Barres, who was his Sonne in Law; but it tooke small effect. By the way wee touched at Santa Marta, and watered there.

Within three dayes after we arriued at Carthagena, we were committed to Prison by the Te∣niente, for the Gouernour was dead not three dayes before we came in. Yet we brought our Let∣ter [ 20] from Coro, from one Sennor Gasper Sanchio Contador, or in our behalfe to one Sen∣nor Antonio Cambero, who prooued a speciall good friend vnto vs. For we had not beene an houre in Prison, but hee came to vs and comforted vs, and bade vs not to feare, for wee should not want any thing. So he went to the Teniente, and proffered three of his Negroes to set vs at li∣bertie, and if we made an escape, he should haue those Negroes for his owne vse. (The worst of those Negroes was worth three hundred Duckets.) But hee would not, neither would he allow vs any victuals. But this Cambero sent vs euery day at noone one very good meales meate. Also there were three Englishmen, who serued as Mariners in one of the King of Spaines Gallions which carrie his Treasure: which after that they were at Sea were by forcible tempest driuen back againe to Carthagena, in a great danger to be sunk: for she had twelue foot water in her. Some [ 30] escaped to Hauana, and fiue of the richest ships were sunke on the shoalds betwixt Carthagena and Hauana. These three Englishmen did allow vs twelue pence a day so long as wee remayned in Prison. Euery Saturday, the Teniente with his Alcaldies doe sit in iudgement within the Prison where the Teniente commanded that we should be sent to the Gallies. Then one Alcaldie, who was alwayes found to bee a fauourer of Englishmen, whose name was Sennor Francisco Lopez de Moralis, called for our Examination: which when hee had perused, hee told him, that hee could not with Iustice commit vs. Who answered againe, Then let them remayne in Prison vntill the Gallions come from Spaine, for the treasure.

Within two moneths after a Deputie Gouernour was chosen: vnto whom we framed a Peti∣tion; which was deliuered by Iohn Frendgam; whose answere was to him, that if wee could [ 40] procure any Spaniards to bayle vs for our forth comming, we should be at libertie. Which Sennor Francisco Lopez and Antonie Cambero no sooner heard, but they entred into bond of a thousand Duckets for our forth comming, And at our deliuery, the Teniente told vs, that although by or∣der of Law, they could iustly haue put vs to death; yet seeing God had so miraculously saued vs, and that we had endured so many miseries to saue our liues, and that we came to them for suc∣cour and reliefe, they were content to set vs at libertie. So Francisco Lopez brought a discharge from the Gouernour to the Iaylour for our deliuery out of Prison, and brought vs all three to his owne house: where was prouided for euery one of vs a seuerall bed: For the Countrey is so hot, that we cannot lie but one in a bed. Our entertainment was very great, and all our seruices in plate, with great varietie of meates, and of all the most delicious Indian fruits: and yet he thought [ 50] we neuer fared well enough, without hee sent vs one extraordinary dish or other from his owne Table. Also many Gallauts resorted to his house to play at Cards, who would bee very liberall vnto vs at their winning, and would giue vs sixe or seuen pieces of Eight at a time.

There we continued vntill the Gallions were readie to goe for Spaine with the treasure: then hee procured vs passage euery one in a seuerall ship. And the day before wee embarked which was about the first of August, there came two more of our company from Coro, which were Miles Pet, and Richard Ferne, who were both placed with Philip Glastocke, in the shippe called Saint Baotholomew, Richard Garret went in the ship called La Madre de Dios, and my selfe in the Santa Cruz. So we were a moneth in sayling to Hauana, where wee stayed another moneth to [ 60] trimme the ships. The Gouernour there was Don Pedro de Valdes, Prisoner in England 1588. So we liued all on shoare with eighteene pence a day for our diet, and about the end of Septem∣ber departed, leauing that shippe, wherein Philip Glastocke, Miles Pet, and Richard Ferne were, with another ship called the Saint Vincent for want of prouision of bread.

We shot the channell of Florida, in eight dayes against the winde, and came along by the Ile of Bermuda, and were nine weekes in sayling betweene Hauana and the Coast of Spaine. The tempests and stomes which we had, were wonderfull great. Insomuch that all the fleete were dispersed, and ••ot aboue two ships did hold company together. Which put them in great feare lest they shoul•• haue met with the Hollanders; who might with three good ships haue taken all their trea••••re with small adoe for euery little Carauell did put them in feare, thinking her to be a man of Warre.

Vpon 〈…〉〈…〉e second day of Februarie 1606. Master Barwicke landed safely, thanked bee God, at Downes i•• Kent, and gaue me money to bring me to London.

Notes

• Saint Barbudos. Sancta Lucia. Captaine Ni∣ch. Saint Iohn staieth at Saint Lucia with 67. men.
• Tortoises.
• Shew of Gold.
• The Captaine and his men slaine. Indian trea∣cherie.
• Faire gardens.
• Great Trees of hard wood.
• Hamaca beds.
• Treacherous ambush.
• Blind hungrie voyage.
• A storme.
• Thomas Mor∣gan dyeth Land.
• Boat split.
• Three Span••∣ards.
• Miserable fa∣mine. Vse of Ta∣bacco.
• Fiue died in the Iland.
• ••ood almost kils aswell as penurie. Tocoya.
• Co••o.
• Kind Spaniards
• Good Flem∣ming.
• Spanish gentle∣nesse.
• Two more dic.
• Commodities of the Coun∣trey.
• Drinke made of Maiz.
• The treason of the Indians.
• The cause why Francisco Lopez did vse vs so kindly was because Sir Fr. Drake when he tooke Cartagena did saue all his fa∣thers goods and his l•••••• withall.