This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: ...a peece and sent them before into the Indies, determininge not to meet them againe before wee returned into Englande. All this while wee harde nothinge of the Spaniarde untell 16 Feb. Sondaie towardes night, at what time wee had two Indians brought unto us by the centronells, which brought a lettre unto our Generall ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: ...a peece and sent them before into the Indies, determininge not to meet them againe before wee returned into Englande. All this while wee harde nothinge of the Spaniarde untell 16 Feb. Sondaie towardes night, at what time wee had two Indians brought unto us by the centronells, which brought a lettre unto our Generall with certaine presents; the which our Generall did soe contemne that he refused to speake with them, much less to accept of theire presents. After this time we hard nothinge of the Spaniard, but the next day, 17 Feb. beinge Monday the xviith of Februarie, wee made our preprative to goe aborde. And that day, our Generall havinge two East Indians the which he had of Mr. Candish1, the one of them, while wee weare everie one of us busie, spyinge oportunitie, he stole privilie awaie and, as wee suppose, ran unto the Spaniard. The which made us make noe great hast abord that night, to see if the Spaniarde, beinge trulie inforemed of the departure of our strengths, woulde give us anie bravado. And for the better fortificacion of ourselves our Generall sent his bote with a companie of musketers, to lie of (sc. off) the shore to chardge on the backs of those the which should give anie assaulte unto the baraskado. 18 Feb. The next morninge, beinge Twseday morninge, Cap. 1 Thomas Cavendish, Dudley's brother-in-law (see Preface), who sailed round the world in 1586-1588. He sailed again for the South Seas, 26 August, 1591; but the voyage was disastrous, and he died at sea in May or June, 1592. Jobson sent our bote aborde to know our Generalls pleasure for our comminge aborde. Shee was returned back againe, and withall theare was delivered by them unto Cap. Jobson another plate of lead with her Majesties armes drawne on it and with the like inscription as the...
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