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+
+SIR FRANCIS DRAKE'S FAMOUS VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD
+
+NARRATIVE BY FRANCIS PRETTY,
+ONE OF DRAKE'S GENTLEMEN AT ARMS.
+
+
+
+
+  The FAMOUS VOYAGE of Sir FRANCIS DRAKE into the South Sea, and
+  therehence about the whole Globe of the Earth, begun in the year
+  of our Lord 1577.
+
+
+The 15th day of November, in the year of our Lord 1577, Master Francis
+Drake, with a fleet of five ships and barks, and to the number of 164
+men, gentlemen and sailors, departed from Plymouth, giving out his
+pretended voyage for Alexandria. But the wind falling contrary, he was
+forced the next morning to put into Falmouth Haven, in Cornwall, where
+such and so terrible a tempest took us, as few men have seen the like,
+and was indeed so vehement that all our ships were like to have gone
+to wrack. But it pleased God to preserve us from that extremity and to
+afflict us only for that present with these two particulars: the mast
+of our Admiral, which was the Pelican, was cut overboard for the
+safeguard of the ship, and the Marigold was driven ashore, and
+somewhat bruised. For the repairing of which damages we returned again
+to Plymouth; and having recovered those harms, and brought the ships
+again to good state, we set forth the second time from Plymouth, and
+set sail the 13th day of December following.
+
+The 25th day of the same month we fell with the Cape Cantin, upon the
+coast of Barbary; and coasting along, the 27th day we found an island
+called Mogador, lying one mile distant from the main. Between which
+island and the main we found a very good and safe harbour for our
+ships to ride in, as also very good entrance, and void of any danger.
+On this island our General erected a pinnace, whereof he brought out
+of England with him four already framed. While these things were in
+doing, there came to the water's side some of the inhabitants of the
+country, shewing forth their flags of truce; which being seen of our
+General, he sent his ship's boat to the shore to know what they would.
+They being willing to come aboard, our men left there one man of our
+company for a pledge, and brought two of theirs aboard our ship; which
+by signs shewed our General that the next day they would bring some
+provision, as sheep, capons, and hens, and such like. Whereupon our
+General bestowed amongst them some linen cloth and shoes, and a
+javelin, which they very joyfully received, and departed for that
+time. The next morning they failed not to come again to the water's
+side. And our General again setting out our boat, one of our men
+leaping over-rashly ashore, and offering friendly to embrace them,
+they set violent hands on him, offering a dagger to his throat if he
+had made any resistance; and so laying him on a horse carried him
+away. So that a man cannot be too circumspect and wary of himself
+among such miscreants. Our pinnace being finished, we departed from
+this place the 30th and last day of December, and coasting along the
+shore we did descry, not contrary to our expectation, certain
+/canters/, which were Spanish fishermen; to whom we gave chase and
+took three of them. And proceeding further we met with three carvels,
+and took them also.
+
+The 17th day of January we arrived at Cape Blanco, where we found a
+ship riding at anchor, within the Cape, and but two simple mariners in
+her. Which ship we took and carried her further into the harbour,
+where we remained four days; and in that space our General mustered
+and trained his men on land in warlike manner, to make them fit for
+all occasions. In this place we took of the fishermen such necessaries
+as we wanted, and they could yield us; and leaving here one of our
+little barks, called the Benedict, we took with us one of theirs which
+they called /canters/, being of the burden of 40 tons or thereabouts.
+All these things being finished we departed this harbour the 22nd of
+January, carrying along with us one of the Portugal carvels, which was
+bound to the islands of Cape Verde for salt, whereof good store is
+made in one of those islands. The master or pilot of that carvel did
+advertise our General that upon one of those islands, called Mayo,
+there was great store of dried /cabritos/ (goats), which a few
+inhabitants there dwelling did yearly make ready for such of the
+king's ships as did there touch, being bound for his country of Brazil
+or elsewhere. We fell with this island the 27th of January, but the
+inhabitants would in no case traffic with us, being thereof forbidden
+by the king's edict. Yet the next day our General sent to view the
+island, and the likelihoods that might be there of the provision of
+victuals, about threescore and two men under the conduct and
+government of Master Winter and Master Doughty. And marching towards
+the chief place of habitation in this island (as by the Portugal we
+were informed), having travelled to the mountains the space of three
+miles, and arriving there somewhat before the daybreak, we arrested
+ourselves, to see day before us. Which appearing, we found the
+inhabitants to be fled; but the place, by reason that it was manured,
+we found to be more fruitful than the other part, especially the
+valleys among the hills.
+
+Here we gave ourselves a little refreshing, as by very ripe and sweet
+grapes, which the fruitfulness of the earth at that season of winter,
+it may seems strange that those fruits were then there growing. But
+the reason thereof is this, because they being between the tropic and
+the equinoctial, the sun passeth twice in the year through their
+zenith over their heads, by means whereof they have two summers; and
+being so near the heat of the line they never lose the heat of the sun
+so much, but the fruits have their increase and continuance in the
+midst of winter. The island is wonderfully stored with goats and wild
+hens; and it hath salt also, without labour, save only that the people
+gather it into heaps; which continually in greater quantity is
+increased upon the sands by the flowing of the sea, and the receiving
+heat of the sun kerning the same. So that of the increase thereof they
+keep a continual traffic with their neighbours.
+
+Amongst other things we found here a kind of fruit called /cocos/,
+which because it is not commonly known with us in England, I thought
+good to make some description of it. The tree beareth no leaves nor
+branches, but at the very top the fruit groweth in clusters, hard at
+the top of the stem of the tree, as big every several fruit as a man's
+head; but having taken off the uttermost bark, which you shall find to
+be very full of strings or sinews, as I may term them, you shall come
+to a hard shell, which may hold a quantity of liquor a pint commonly,
+or some a quart, and some less. Within that shell, of the thickness of
+half-an-inch good, you shall have a kind of hard substance and very
+white, no less good and sweet than almonds; within that again, a
+certain clear liquor which being drunk, you shall not only find it
+very delicate and sweet, but most comfortable and cordial.
+
+After we had satisfied ourselves with some of these fruits, we marched
+further into the island, and saw great store of /cabritos/ alive,
+which were so chased by the inhabitants that we could do no good
+towards our provision; but they had laid out, as it were to stop our
+mouths withal, certain old dried /cabritos/, which being but ill, and
+small and few, we made no account of. Being returned to our ships, our
+General departed hence the 31st of this month, and sailed by the
+island of Santiago, but far enough from the danger of the inhabitants,
+who shot and discharged at us three pieces; but they all fell short of
+us, and did us no harm. The island is fair and large, and, as it
+seemeth, rich and fruitful, and inhabited by the Portugals; but the
+mountains and high places of the island are said to be possessed by
+the Moors, who having been slaves to the Portugals, to ease
+themselves, made escape to the desert places of the island, where they
+abide with great strength. Being before this island, we espied two
+ships under sail, to the one of which we gave chase, and in the end
+boarded her with a ship-boat without resistance; which we found to be
+a good prize, and she yielded unto us good store of wine. Which prize
+our General committed to the custody of Master Doughty; and retaining
+the pilot, sent the rest away with his pinnace, giving them a butt of
+wine and some victuals, and their wearing clothes, and so they
+departed. The same night we came with the island called by the
+Portugals /Ilha do Fogo/, that is, the burning island; in the north
+side whereof is a consuming fire. The matter is said to be of sulphur,
+but, notwithstanding, it is like to be a commodious island, because
+the Portugals have built, and do inhabit there. Upon the south side
+thereof lieth a most pleasant and sweet island, the trees whereof are
+always green and fair to look upon; in respect whereof they call it
+/Ilha Brava/, that is, the brave island. From the banks thereof into
+the sea do run in many places reasonable streams of fresh water easy
+to come by, but there was no convenient road for our ships; for such
+was the depth that no ground could be had for anchoring. And it is
+reported that ground was never found in that place; so that the tops
+of /Fogo/ burn not so high in the air, but the roots of /Brava/ are
+quenched as low in the sea.
+
+Being departed from these islands, we drew towards the line, where we
+were becalmed the space of three weeks, but yet subject to divers
+great storms, terrible lightnings and much thunder. But with this
+misery we had the commodity of great store of fish, as dolphins,
+bonitos, and flying-fishes, whereof some fell into our ships;
+wherehence they could not rise again for want of moisture, for when
+their wings are dry they cannot fly.
+
+From the first day of our departure from the islands of Cape Verde, we
+sailed 54 days without sight of land. And the first land that we fell
+with was the coast of Brazil, which we saw the fifth of April, in the
+height of 33 degrees towards the pole Antarctic. And being discovered
+at sea by the inhabitants of the country, they made upon the coast
+great fires for a sacrifice (as we learned) to the devils; about which
+they use conjurations, making heaps of sand, and other ceremonies,
+that when any ship shall go about to stay upon their coast, not only
+sands may be gathered together in shoals in every place, but also that
+storms and tempests may arise, to the casting away of ships and men,
+whereof, as it is reported, there have been divers experiments.
+
+The 7th day in a mighty great storm, both of lightning, rain, and
+thunder, we lost the canter, which we called the Christopher. But the
+eleventh day after, by our General's great care in dispersing his
+ships, we found her again, and the place where we met our General
+called the Cape of Joy, where every ship took in some water. Here we
+found a good temperature and sweet air, a very fair and pleasant
+country with an exceeding fruitful soil, where were great store of
+large and mighty deer, but we came not to the sight of any people; but
+travelling further into the country we perceived the footing of people
+in the clay ground, shewing that they were men of great stature. Being
+returned to our ships we weighed anchor, and ran somewhat further, and
+harboured ourselves between the rock and the main; where by means of
+the rock that brake the force of the sea, we rid very safe. And upon
+this rock we killed for our provision certain sea-wolves, commonly
+called with us seals. From hence we went our course to 36 degrees, and
+entered the great river of Plate, and ran into 54 and 53 1/2 fathoms
+of fresh water, where we filled our water by the ship's side; but our
+General finding here no good harborough, as he thought he should, bare
+out again to sea the 27th of April, and in bearing out we lost sight
+of our fly-boat wherein Master Doughty was. But we, sailing along,
+found a fair and reasonable good bay, wherein were many and the same
+profitable islands; one whereof had so many seals as would at the
+least have laden all our ships, and the rest of the islands are, as it
+were, laden with fowls, which is wonderful to see, and they of divers
+sorts. It is a place very plentiful of victuals, and hath in it no
+want of fresh water. Our General, after certain days of his abode in
+this place, being on shore in an island, the people of the country
+shewed themselves unto him, leaping and dancing, and entered into
+traffic with him, but they would not receive anything at any man's
+hands, but the same must be cast upon the ground. They are of clean,
+comely, and strong bodies, swift on foot, and seem to be very active.
+
+The 18th of May, our General thought it needful to have a care of such
+ships as were absent; and therefore endeavouring to seek the fly-boat
+wherein Master Doughty was, we espied her again the next day. And
+whereas certain of our ships were sent to discover the coast and to
+search an harbour, the Marigold and the canter being employed in that
+business, came unto us and gave us understanding of a safe harbour
+that they had found. Wherewith all our ships bare, and entered it;
+where we watered and made new provision of victuals, as by seals,
+whereof we slew to the number of 200 or 300 in the space of an hour.
+Here our General in the Admiral rid close aboard the fly-boat, and
+took out of her all the provision of victuals and what else was in
+her, and hauling her to the land, set fire to her, and so burnt her to
+save the iron work. Which being a-doing, there came down of the
+country certain of the people naked, saving only about their waist the
+skin of some beast, with the fur or hair on, and something also
+wreathed on their heads. Their faces were painted with divers colours,
+and some of them had on their heads the similitude of horns, every man
+his bow, which was an ell in length, and a couple of arrows. They were
+very agile people and quick to deliver, and seemed not to be ignorant
+in the feats of wars, as by their order of ranging a few men might
+appear. These people would not of a long time receive anything at our
+hands; yet at length our General being ashore, and they dancing after
+their accustomed manner about him, and he once turning his back
+towards them, one leaped suddenly to him, and took his cap with his
+gold band off his head, and ran a little distance from him, and shared
+it with his fellow, the cap to one and the band to the other. Having
+despatched all our business in this place, we departed and set sail.
+And immediately upon our setting forth we lost our canter, which was
+absent three or four days; but when our General had her again, he took
+out the necessaries, and so gave her over, near to the Cape of Good
+Hope. The next day after, being the 20th of June, we harboured
+ourselves again in a very good harborough, called by Magellan, Port
+St. Julian, where we found a gibbet standing upon the main; which we
+supposed to be the place where Magellan did execution upon some of his
+disobedient and rebellious company.
+
+The two and twentieth day our General went ashore to the main, and in
+his company John Thomas, and Robert Winterhie, Oliver the master-
+gunner, John Brewer, Thomas Hood, and Thomas Drake. And entering on
+land, they presently met with two or three of the country people. And
+Robert Winterhie having in his hands a bow and arrows, went about to
+make a shoot of pleasure, and, in his draught, his bowstring brake;
+which the rude savages taking as a token of war, began to bend the
+force of their bows against our company, and drove them to their
+shifts very narrowly.
+
+In this port our General began to enquire diligently of the actions of
+Master Thomas Doughty, and found them not to be such as he looked for,
+but tending rather of contention or mutiny, or some other disorder,
+whereby, without redress, the success of the voyage might greatly have
+been hazarded. Whereupon the company was called together and made
+acquainted with the particulars of the cause, which were found, partly
+by Master Doughty's own confession, and partly by the evidence of the
+fact, to be true. Which when our General saw, although his private
+affection to Master Doughty, as he then in the presence of us all
+sacredly protested, was great, yet the care he had of the state of the
+voyage, of the expectation of her Majesty, and of the honour of his
+country did more touch him, as indeed it ought, than the private
+respect of one man. So that the cause being thoroughly heard, and all
+things done in good order as near as might be to the course of our
+laws in England, it was concluded that Master Doughty should receive
+punishment according to the quality of the offence. And he, seeing no
+remedy but patience for himself, desired before his death to receive
+the communion, which he did at the hands of Master Fletcher, our
+minister, and our General himself accompanied him in that holy action.
+Which being done, and the place of execution made ready, he having
+embraced our General, and taken his leave of all the company, with
+prayers for the Queen's Majesty and our realm, in quiet sort laid his
+head to the block, where he ended his life. This being done, our
+General made divers speeches to the whole company, persuading us to
+unity, obedience, love, and regard of our voyage; and for the better
+confirmation thereof, willed every many in the next Sunday following
+to prepare himself to the communion, as Christian brethren and friends
+ought to do. Which was done in very reverent sort; and so with good
+contentment every man went about his business.
+
+The 17th of August we departed the port of St. Julian, and the 20th
+day we fell with the Strait of Magellan, going into the South Sea; at
+the cape or headland whereof we found the body of a dead man, whose
+flesh was clean consumed. The 21st day we entered the Strait, which we
+found to have many turnings, and as it were shuttings-up, as if there
+were no passage at all. By means whereof we had the wind often against
+us; so that some of the fleet recovering a cape or point of land,
+others should be forced to turn back again, and to come to an anchor
+where they could. In this Strait there be many fair harbours, with
+store of fresh water. But yet they lack their best commodity, for the
+water there is of such depth, that no man shall find ground to anchor
+in except it be in some narrow river or corner, or between some rocks;
+so that if any extreme blasts or contrary winds do come, whereunto the
+place is much subject, it carrieth with it no small danger. The land
+on both sides is very huge and mountainous; the lower mountains
+whereof, although they be monstrous and wonderful to look upon for
+their height, yet there are others which in height exceed them in a
+strange manner, reaching themselves above their fellows so high, that
+between them did appear three regions of clouds. These mountains are
+covered with snow. At both the southerly and easterly parts of the
+Strait there are islands, among which the sea hath his indraught into
+the Straits, even as it hath in the main entrance of the frete. This
+Strait is extreme cold, with frost and snow continually; the trees
+seem to stoop with the burden of the weather, and yet are green
+continually, and many good and sweet herbs do very plentifully grow
+and increase under them. The breadth of the Strait is in some places a
+league, in some other places two leagues and three leagues, and in
+some other four leagues; but the narrowest place hath a league over.
+
+The 24th of August we arrived at an island in the Straits, where we
+found great store of fowl which could not fly, of the bigness of
+geese; whereof we killed in less than one day 3,000, and victualled
+ourselves thoroughly therewith. The 6th day of September we entered
+the South Sea at the cape or head shore. The 7th day we were driven by
+a great storm from the entering into the South Sea, 200 leagues and
+odd in longitude, and one degree to the southward of the Strait; in
+which height, and so many leagues to the westward, the 15th day of
+September, fell out the eclipse of the moon at the hour of six of the
+clock at night. But neither did the ecliptical conflict of the moon
+impair our state, nor her clearing again amend us a whit; but the
+accustomed eclipse of the sea continued in his force, we being
+darkened more than the moon sevenfold.[*]
+
+[*] In this storm the Marigold went down with all hands.
+
+From the bay which we called the Bay of Severing of Friends, we were
+driven back to the southward of the Straits in 57 degrees and a
+tierce; in which height we came to an anchor among the islands, having
+there fresh and very good water, with herbs of singular virtue. Not
+far from hence we entered another bay, where we found people, both men
+and women, in their canoes naked, and ranging from one island to
+another to seek their meat; who entered traffic with us for such
+things as they had. We returning hence northward again, found the
+third of October three islands, in one of which was such plenty of
+birds as is scant credible to report. The 8th day of October we lost
+sight of one of our consorts,[*] wherein Master Winter was; who, as
+then we supposed, was put by a storm into the Straits again. Which at
+our return home we found to be true, and he not perished, as some of
+our company feared. Thus being come into the height of the Straits
+again, we ran, supposing the coast of Chili to lie as the general maps
+have described it, namely north-west; which we found to lie and trend
+to the north-east and eastwards. Whereby it appeareth that this part
+of Chili hath not been truly hitherto discovered, or at the least not
+truly reported, for the space of twelve degrees at the least; being
+set down either of purpose to deceive, or of ignorant conjecture.
+
+[*] The Elizabeth. Winter, having slight of the Admiral, sailed home.
+    The Golden Hind was thus left to pursue her voyage alone.
+
+We continuing our course, fell the 29th of November with an island
+called La Mocha, where we cast anchor; and our General, hoisting out
+our boat, went with ten of our company to shore. Where we found people
+whom the cruel and extreme dealings of the Spaniards have forced, for
+their own safety and liberty, to flee from the main, and to fortify
+themselves in this island. We being on land, the people came down to
+us to the water side with show of great courtesy, bringing to us
+potatoes, roots, and two very fat sheep; which our General received,
+and gave them other things for them, and had promised to have water
+there. But the next day repairing again to the shore, and sending two
+men a-land with barrels to fill water, the people taking them for
+Spaniards (to whom they use to show no favour if they take them) laid
+violent hands on them, and, as we think, slew them. Our General seeing
+this, stayed there no longer, but weighed anchor, and set sail towards
+the coast of Chili. And drawing towards it, we met near the shore an
+Indian in a /canoa/, who thinking us to have been Spaniards, came to
+us and told us, that at a place called Santiago, there was a great
+Spanish ship laden from the kingdom of Peru; for which good news our
+General gave him divers trifles. Whereof he was glad, and went along
+with us and brought us to the place, which is called the port of
+Valparaiso. When we came thither we found, indeed, the ship riding at
+anchor, having in her eight Spaniards and three negroes; who, thinking
+us to have been Spaniards, and their friends, welcomed us with a drum,
+and made ready a /botija/ of wine of Chili to drink to us. But as soon
+as we were entered, one of our company called Thomas Moon began to lay
+about him, and struck one of the Spaniards, and said unto him, /Abaxo/
+perro!/ that is in English, 'Go down, dog!' One of these Spaniards,
+seeing persons of that quality in those seas, crossed and blessed
+himself. But, to be short, we stowed them under hatches, all save one
+Spaniard, who suddenly and desperately leapt overboard into the sea,
+and swam ashore to the town of Santiago, to give them warning of our
+arrival.
+
+They of the town, being not above nine households, presently fled away
+and abandoned the town. Our General manned his boat and the Spanish
+ship's boat, and went to the town; and, being come to it, we rifled
+it, and came to a small chapel, which we entered, and found therein a
+silver chalice, two cruets, and one altar-cloth, the spoil whereof our
+General gave to Master Fletcher, his minister. We found also in this
+town a warehouse stored with wine of Chili and many boards of cedar-
+wood; all which wine we brought away with us, and certain of the
+boards to burn for firewood. And so, being come aboard, we departed
+the haven, having first set all the Spaniards on land, saving one John
+Griego, a Greek born, whom our General carried with him as pilot to
+bring him into the haven of Lima.
+
+When we were at sea our General rifled the ship, and found in her good
+store of the wine of Chili, and 25,000 pesos of very pure and fine
+gold of Valdivia, amounting in value to 37,000 ducats of Spanish
+money, and above. So, going on our course, we arrived next at a place
+called Coquimbo, where our General sent fourteen of his men on land to
+fetch water. But they were espied by the Spaniards, who came with 300
+horsemen and 200 footmen, and slew one of our men with a piece. The
+rest came aboard in safety, and the Spaniards departed. We went on
+shore again and buried our man, and the Spaniards came down again with
+a flag of truce; but we set sail, and would not trust them. From hence
+we went to a certain port called Tarapaca; where, being landed, we
+found by the sea side a Spaniard lying asleep, who had lying by him
+thirteen bars of silver, which weighed 4,000 ducats Spanish. We took
+the silver and left the man. Not far from hence, going on land for
+fresh water, we met with a Spaniard and an Indian boy driving eight
+llamas or sheep of Peru, which are as big as asses; every of which
+sheep had on his back two bags of leather, each bag containing 50 lb.
+weight of fine silver. So that, bringing both the sheep and their
+burthen to the ships, we found in all the bags eight hundred weight of
+silver.
+
+Herehence we sailed to a place called Arica; and, being entered the
+port, we found there three small barks, which we rifled, and found in
+one of them fifty-seven wedges of silver, each of them weighing about
+20 lb. weight, and every of these wedges were of the fashion and
+bigness of a brickbat. In all these three barks, we found not one
+person. For they, mistrusting no strangers, were all gone a-land to
+the town, which consisteth of about twenty houses; which we would have
+ransacked if our company had been better and more in number. But our
+General, contented with the spoil of the ships, left the town and put
+off again to sea, and set sail for Lima, and, by the way, met with a
+small bark, which he boarded, and found in her good store of linen
+cloth. Whereof taking some quantity, he let her go.
+
+To Lima we came the 13th of February; and, being entered the haven, we
+found there about twelve sail of ships lying fast moored at an anchor,
+having all their sails carried on shore; for the masters and merchants
+were here most secure, having never been assaulted by enemies, and at
+this time feared the approach of none such as we were. Our General
+rifled these ships, and found in one of them a chest full of reals of
+plate, and good store of silks and linen cloth; and took the chest
+into his own ship, and good store of the silks and linen. In which
+ship he had news of another ship called the Cacafuego, which was gone
+towards Payta, and that the same ship was laden with treasure.
+Whereupon we stayed no longer here, but, cutting all the cables of the
+ships in the haven, we let them drive wither they would, either to sea
+or to the shore; and with all speed we followed the Cacafuego toward
+Payta, thinking there to have found her. But before we arrived there
+she was gone from thence towards Panama; whom our General still
+pursued, and by the way met with a bark laden with ropes and tackle
+for ships, which he boarded and searched, and found in her 80 lb.
+weight of gold, and a crucifix of gold with goodly great emeralds set
+in it, which he took, and some of the cordage also for his own ship.
+From hence we departed, still following the Cacafuego; and our General
+promised our company that whosoever should first descry her should
+have his chain of gold for his good news. It fortuned that John Drake,
+going up into the top, descried her about three of the clock. And
+about six of the clock we came to her and boarded her, and shot at her
+three pieces of ordnance, and strake down her mizen; and, being
+entered, we found in her great riches, as jewels and precious stones,
+thirteen chests full of reals of plate, fourscore pound weight of
+gold, and six-and-twenty ton of silver. The place where we took this
+prize was called Cape de San Francisco, about 150 leagues [south] from
+Panama. The pilot's name of this ship was Francisco; and amongst other
+plate that our General found in this ship he found two very fair gilt
+bowls of silver, which were the pilot's. To whom our General said,
+/Senor Pilot, you have here two silver cups, but I must needs have one
+of them/; which the pilot, because he could not otherwise choose,
+yielded unto, and gave the other to the steward of our General's ship.
+When this pilot departed from us, his boy said thus unto our General:
+/Captain, our ship shall be called no more the Cacafuego, but the
+Cacaplata, and your ship shall be called the Cacafuego/. Which pretty
+speech of the pilot's boy ministered matter of laughter to us, both
+then and long after. When our General had done what he would with this
+Cacafuego, he cast her off, and we went on our course still towards
+the west; and not long after met with a ship laden with linen cloth
+and fine China dishes of white earth, and great store of China silks,
+of all which things we took as we listed. The owner himself of this
+ship was in her, who was a Spanish gentleman, from whom our General
+took a falcon of gold, with a great emerald in the breast thereof; and
+the pilot of the ship he took also with him, and so cast the ship off.
+
+This pilot brought us to the haven of Guatulco, the town whereof, as
+he told us, had but 17 Spaniards in it. As soon as we were entered
+this haven, we landed, and went presently to the town and to the town-
+house; where we found a judge sitting in judgment, being associated
+with three other officers, upon three negroes that had conspired the
+burning of the town. Both which judges and prisoners we took, and
+brought them a-shipboard, and caused the chief judge to write his
+letter to the town to command all the townsmen to avoid, that we might
+safely water there. Which being done, and they departed, we ransacked
+the town; and in one house we found a pot, of the quantity of a
+bushel, full of reals of plate, which we brought to our ship. And here
+one Thomas Moon, one of our company, took a Spanish gentleman as he
+was flying out of the town; and, searching him, he found a chain of
+gold about him, and other jewels, which he took, and so let him go. At
+this place our General, among other Spaniards, set ashore his Portugal
+pilot which he took at the islands of Cape Verde out of a ship of St.
+Mary port, of Portugal. And having set them ashore we departed hence,
+and sailed to the island of Canno; where our General landed, and
+brought to shore his own ship, and discharged her, mended and graved
+her, and furnished our ship with water and wood sufficiently.
+
+And while we were here we espied a ship and set sail after her, and
+took her, and found in her two pilots and a Spanish governor, going
+for the islands of the Philippinas. We searched the ship, and took
+some of her merchandises, and so let her go. Our General at this place
+and time, thinking himself, both in respect of his private injuries
+received from the Spaniards, as also of their contempts and
+indignities offered to our country and prince in general, sufficiently
+satisfied and revenged; and supposing that her Majesty at his return
+would rest contented with this service, purposed to continue no longer
+upon the Spanish coast, but began to consider and to consult of the
+best way for his country.
+
+He thought it not good to return by the Straits, for two special
+causes; the one, lest the Spaniards should there wait and attend for
+him in great number and strength, whose hands, he, being left but one
+ship, could not possibly escape. The other cause was the dangerous
+situation of the mouth of the Straits in the South Sea; where
+continual storms reigning and blustering, as he found by experience,
+besides the shoals and sands upon the coast, he thought it not a good
+course to adventure that way. He resolved, therefore, to avoid these
+hazards, to go forward to the Islands of the Malucos, and therehence
+to sail the course of the Portugals by the Cape of Buena Esperanza.
+Upon this resolution he began to think of his best way to the Malucos,
+and finding himself, where he now was, becalmed, he saw that of
+necessity he must be forced to take a Spanish course; namely, to sail
+somewhat northerly to get a good wind. We therefore set sail, and
+sailed 600 leagues at the least for a good wind; and thus much we
+sailed from the 16th of April till the third of June.
+
+The fifth of June, being in 43 degrees towards the pole Arctic, we
+found the air so cold, that our men being grievously pinched with the
+same, complained of the extremity thereof; and the further we went,
+the more the cold increased upon us. Whereupon we thought it best for
+that time to seek the land, and did so; finding it not mountainous but
+low plain land, till we came within 38 degrees towards the line. In
+which height it pleased God to send us into a fair and good bay, with
+a good wind to enter the same. In this bay we anchored; and the people
+of the country, having their houses close by the water's side, shewed
+themselves unto us, and sent a present to our General. When they came
+unto us, they greatly wondered at the things that we brought. But our
+General, according to his natural and accustomed humanity, courteously
+intreated them, and liberally bestowed on them necessary things to
+cover their nakedness; whereupon they supposed us to be gods, and
+would not be persuaded to the contrary. The presents which they sent
+to our General, were feathers, and cauls of network. Their houses are
+digged round about with earth, and have from the uttermost brims of
+the circle, clifts of wood set upon them, joining close together at
+the top like a spire steeple, which by reason of that closeness are
+very warm. Their bed is the ground with rushes strowed on it; and
+lying about the house, [they] have the fire in the midst. The men go
+naked; the women take bulrushes, and kemb them after the manner of
+hemp, and thereof make their loose garments, which being knit about
+their middles, hang down about their hips, having also about their
+shoulders a skin of deer, with the hair upon it. These women are very
+obedient and serviceable to their husbands.
+
+After they were departed from us, they came and visited us the second
+time, and brought with them feathers and bags of /tabacco/ for
+presents. And when they came to the top of the hill, at the bottom
+whereof we had pitched our tents, they stayed themselves; where one
+appointed for speaker wearied himself with making a long oration;
+which done, they left their bows upon the hill, and came down with
+their presents. In the meantime the women, remaining upon the hill,
+tormented themselves lamentably, tearing their flesh from their
+cheeks, whereby we perceived that they were about a sacrifice. In the
+meantime our General with his company went to prayer, and to reading
+of the Scriptures, at which exercise they were attentive, and seemed
+greatly to be affected with it; but when they were come unto us, they
+restored again unto us those things which before we bestowed upon
+them. The news of our being there being spread through the country,
+the people that inhabited round about came down, and amongst them the
+king himself, a man of a goodly stature, and comely personage, and
+with many other tall and warlike men; before whose coming were sent
+two ambassadors to our General, to signify that their king was coming,
+in doing of which message, their speech was continued about half an
+hour. This ended, they by signs requested our General to send
+something by their hand to their king, as a token that his coming
+might be in peace. Wherein our General having satisfied them, they
+returned with glad tidings to their king, who marched to us with a
+princely majesty, the people crying continually after their manner;
+and as they drew near unto us, so did they strive to behave themselves
+in their actions with comeliness. In the fore-front was a man of
+goodly personage, who bare the sceptre or mace before the king;
+whereupon hanged two crowns, a less and a bigger, with three chains of
+a marvellous length. The crowns were made of knit work, wrought
+artificially with feathers of divers colours. The chains were made of
+a bony substance, and few be the persons among them that are admitted
+to wear them; and of that number also the persons are stinted, as some
+ten, some twelve, etc. Next unto him which bare the sceptre, was the
+king himself, with his guard about his person, clad with coney skins,
+and other skins. After them followed the naked common sort of people,
+every one having his face painted, some with white, some with black,
+and other colours, and having in their hands one thing or another for
+a present. Not so much as their children, but they also brought their
+presents.
+
+In the meantime our General gathered his men together, and marched
+within his fenced place, making, against their approaching, a very
+warlike show. They being trooped together in their order, and a
+general salutation being made, there was presently a general silence.
+Then he that bare the sceptre before the king, being informed by
+another, whom they assigned to that office, with a manly and lofty
+voice proclaimed that which the other spake to him in secret,
+continuing half an hour. Which ended, and a general /Amen/, as it
+were, given, the king with the whole number of men and women, the
+children excepted, came down without any weapon; who, descending to
+the foot of the hill, set themselves in order. In coming towards our
+bulwarks and tents, the sceptre-bearer began a song, observing his
+measures in a dance, and that with a stately countenance; whom the
+king with his guard, and every degree of persons, following, did in
+like manner sing and dance, saving only the women, which danced and
+kept silence. The General permitted them to enter within our bulwark,
+where they continued their song and dance a reasonable time. When they
+had satisfied themselves, they made signs to our General to sit down;
+to whom the king and divers others made several orations, or rather
+supplications, that he would take their province and kingdom into his
+hand, and become their king, making signs that they would resign unto
+him their right and title of the whole land, and become his subjects.
+In which, to persuade us the better, the king and the rest, with one
+consent, and with great reverence, joyfully singing a song, did set
+the crown upon his head, enriched his neck with all their chains, and
+offered him many other things, honouring him by the name of /Hioh/,
+adding thereunto, as it seemed, a sign of triumph; which thing our
+General thought not meet to reject, because he knew not what honour
+and profit it might be to our country. Wherefore in the name, and to
+the use of her Majesty, he took the sceptre, crown, and dignity of the
+said country into his hands, wishing that the riches and treasure
+thereof might so conveniently be transported to the enriching of her
+kingdom at home, as it aboundeth in the same.
+
+The common sort of people, leaving the king and his guard with our
+General, scattered themselves together with their sacrifices among our
+people, taking a diligent view of every person: and such as pleased
+their fancy (which were the youngest), they enclosing them about
+offered their sacrifices unto them with lamentable weeping, scratching
+and tearing their flesh from their faces with their nails, whereof
+issued abundance of blood. But we used signs to them of disliking
+this, and stayed their hands from force, and directed them upwards to
+the living God, whom only they ought to worship. They shewed unto us
+their wounds, and craved help of them at our hands; whereupon we gave
+them lotions, plaisters, and ointments agreeing to the state of their
+griefs, beseeching God to cure their diseases. Every third day they
+brought their sacrifices unto us, until they understood our meaning,
+that we had no pleasure in them; yet they could not be long absent
+from us, but daily frequented our company to the hour of our
+departure, which departure seemed so grievous unto them, that their
+joy was turned into sorrow. They entreated us, that being absent we
+would remember them, and by stealth provided a sacrifice, which we
+misliked.
+
+Our necessary business being ended, our General with his company
+travelled up into the country to their villages, where we found herds
+of deer by a thousand in a company, being most large, and fat of body.
+We found the whole country to be a warren of a strange kind of coneys;
+their bodies in bigness as be the Barbary coneys, their heads as the
+heads of ours, the feet of a want [mole], and the tail of a rat, being
+of great length. Under her chin is on either side a bag, into the
+which she gathereth her meat, when she hath filled her belly abroad.
+The people eat their bodies, and make great account of their skins,
+for their king's coat was made of them. Our General called this
+country Nova Albion, and that for two causes; the one in respect of
+the white banks and cliffs, which lie towards the sea, and the other,
+because it might have some affinity with our country in name, which
+sometime was so called. There is no part of earth here to be taken up,
+wherein there is not some probable show of gold or silver.
+
+At our departure hence our General set up a monument of our being
+there, as also of her Majesty's right and title to the same; namely a
+plate, nailed upon a fair great post, whereupon was engraved her
+Majesty's name, the day and year of our arrival there, with the free
+giving up of the province and people into her Majesty's hands,
+together with her Highness' picture and arms, in a piece of six pence
+of current English money, under the plate, whereunder was also written
+the name of our General.
+
+It seemeth that the Spaniards hitherto had never been in this part of
+the country, neither did ever discover the land by many degrees to the
+southwards of this place.
+
+After we had set sail from hence, we continued without sight of land
+till the 13th day of October following, which day in the morning we
+fell with certain islands eight degrees to the northward of the line,
+from which islands came in a great number of /canoas/, having in some
+of them four, in some six, and in some also fourteen men, bringing
+with them cocos and other fruits. Their /canoas/ were hollow within
+and cut with great art and cunning, being very smooth within and
+without, and bearing a gloss as if it were a horn daintily burnished,
+having a prow and a stern of one sort, yielding inward circle-wise,
+being of a great height, and full of certain white shells for a
+bravery; and on each side of them lie out two pieces of timber about a
+yard and a half long, more or less, according to the smallness or
+bigness of the boat. These people have the nether part of their ears
+cut into a round circle, hanging down very low upon their cheeks,
+whereon they hang things of a reasonable weight. The nails of their
+hands are an inch long, their teeth are as black as pitch, and they
+renew them often, by eating of an herb with a kind of powder, which
+they always carry about them in a cane for the same purpose.
+
+Leaving this island the night after we fell with it, the 18th of
+October we lighted upon divers others, some whereof made a great show
+of inhabitants. We continued our course by the islands of Tagulanda,
+Zelon, and Zewarra, being friends to the Portugals, the first whereof
+hath growing in it great store of cinnamon. The 14th of November we
+fell in with the islands of Maluco. Which day at night (having
+directed our course to run with Tidore) in coasting along the island
+of Mutyr, belonging to the king of Ternate, his deputy or vice-king
+seeing us at sea, come with his /canoa/ to us without all fear, and
+came aboard; and after some conference with our General, willed him in
+any wise to run in with Ternate, and not with Tidore, assuring him
+that the king would be glad of his coming, and would be ready to do
+what he would require, for which purpose he himself would that night
+be with the king, and tell him the news. With whom if he once dealt,
+we should find that if he went to Tidore before he came to Ternate,
+the king would have nothing to do with us, because he held the
+Portugal as his enemy. Whereupon our General resolved to run with
+Ternate. Where the next morning early we came to anchor; at which time
+our General sent a messenger to the king, with a velvet cloak for a
+present and token of his coming to lie in peace, and that he required
+nothing but traffic and exchange of merchandise, whereof he had good
+store, in such things as he wanted.
+
+In the meantime the vice-king had been with the king according to his
+promise, signifying unto him what good things he might receive from us
+by traffic. Whereby the king was moved with great liking towards us,
+and sent to our General, with special message, that he should have
+what things he needed and would require, with peace and friendship;
+and moreover that he would yield himself and the right of his island
+to be at the pleasure and commandment of so famous a prince as we
+served. In token whereof he sent to our General a signet; and within
+short time after came in his own person, with boats and /canoas/, to
+our ship, to bring her into a better and safer road than she was in at
+that present. In the meantime, our General's messenger, being come to
+the Court, was met by certain noble personages with great solemnity,
+and brought to the king, at whose hands he was most friendly and
+graciously entertained.
+
+The king, purposing to come to our ship, sent before four great and
+large /canoas/, in every one whereof were certain of his greatest
+states (men of property or estate) that were about him, attired in
+white lawn of cloth of Calicut, having over their heads, from the one
+end of the /canoa/ to the other, a covering of thin perfumed mats,
+borne up with a frame made of reeds for the same use; under which
+every one did sit in his order according to his dignity, to keep him
+from the heat of the sun; divers of whom being of good age and
+gravity, did make an ancient and fatherly show. There were also divers
+young and comely men attired in white, as were the others; the rest
+were soldiers, which stood in comely order round about on both sides.
+Without whom sat the rowers in certain galleries; which being three on
+a side all along the /canoas/, did lie off from the side thereof three
+or four yards, one being orderly builded lower than another, in every
+of which galleries were the number of fourscore rowers. These /canoas/
+were furnished with warlike munition, every man for the most part
+having his sword and target, with his dagger, beside other weapons, as
+lances, calivers, darts, bows and arrows; also every /canoa/ had a
+small cast base mounted at the least one full yard upon a stock set
+upright. Thus coming near our ship, in order, they rowed about us one
+after another, and passing by, did their homage with great solemnity;
+the great personages beginning with great gravity and fatherly
+countenances, signifying that the king had sent them to conduct our
+ship into a better road. Soon after the king himself repaired,
+accompanied with six grave and ancient persons, who did their
+obeisance with marvellous humility. The king was a man of tall
+stature, and seemed to be much delighted with the sound of our music;
+to whom, as also to his nobility, our General gave presents, wherewith
+they were passing well contented.
+
+At length the king craved leave of our General to depart, promising
+the next day to come aboard, and in the meantime to send us such
+victuals as were necessary for our provision. So that the same night
+we received of them meal, which they call /sagu/, made of the tops of
+certain trees, tasting in the mouth like sour curds, but melteth like
+sugar, whereof they make certain cakes, which may be kept the space of
+ten years, and yet then good to be eaten. We had of them store of
+rice, hens, unperfect and liquid sugar, sugar-canes, and a fruit which
+they call /figo/ (plantains), with store of cloves.
+
+The king having promised to come aboard, brake his promise, but sent
+his brother to make his excuse, and to entreat our General to come on
+shore, offering himself pawn aboard for his safe return. Whereunto our
+General consented not, upon mislike conceived of the breach of his
+promise; the whole company also utterly refusing it. But to satisfy
+him, our General sent certain of his gentlemen to the Court, to
+accompany the king's brother, reserving the vice-king for their safe
+return. They were received of another brother of the king's, and other
+states, and were conducted with great honour to the castle. The place
+that they were brought unto was a large and fair house, where were at
+the least a thousand persons assembled.
+
+The king being yet absent, there sat in their places 60 grave
+personages, all which were said to be of the king's council. There
+were besides four grave persons, apparelled all in red, down to the
+ground, and attired on their heads like the Turks; and these were said
+to be Romans [probably Greeks] and ligiers [resident agents] there to
+keep continual traffic with the people of Ternate. There were also two
+Turks ligiers in this place, and one Italian. The king at last came in
+guarded with twelve lances, covered over with a rich canopy with
+embossed gold. Our men, accompanied with one of their captains called
+Moro, rising to meet him, he graciously did welcome and entertain
+them. He was attired after the manner of the country, but more
+sumptuously than the rest. From his waist down to the ground was all
+cloth of gold, and the same very rich; his legs were bare, but on his
+feet were a pair of shoes, made of Cordovan skin. In the attire of his
+head were finely wreathed hooped rings of gold, and about his neck he
+had a chain of perfect gold, the links whereof were great, and one
+fold double. On his fingers he had six very fair jewels; and sitting
+in his chair of state, at his right hand stood a page with a fan in
+his hand, breathing and gathering the air to the king. The same was in
+length two foot, and in breadth one foot, set with eight sapphires
+richly embroidered, and knit to a staff three foot in length, by the
+which the page did hold and move it. Our gentlemen having delivered
+their message and received order accordingly, were licensed to depart,
+being safely conducted back again by one of the king's council. This
+island is the chief of all the islands of Maluco, and the king hereof
+is king of 70 islands besides. The king with his people are Moors in
+religion, observing certain new moons, with fastings; during which
+fasts they neither eat nor drink in the day, but in the night.
+
+After that our gentlemen were returned, and that we had here by the
+favour of the king received all necessary things that the place could
+yield us; our General considering the great distance, and how far he
+was yet off from his country, thought it not best here to linger the
+time any longer, but weighing his anchors, set out of the island, and
+sailed to a certain little island to the southwards of Celebes, where
+we graved our ship, and continued there, in that and other businesses,
+26 days. This island is thoroughly grown with wood of a large and high
+growth, very straight, and without boughs, save only in the head or
+top, whose leaves are not much differing from our broom in England.
+Amongst these trees night by night, through the whole land, did shew
+themselves an infinite swarm of fiery worms flying in the air, whose
+bodies being no bigger than our common English flies, make such a show
+and light as if every twig or tree had been a burning candle. In this
+place breedeth also wonderful store of bats, as big as large hens. Of
+crayfishes also here wanted no plenty, and they of exceeding bigness,
+one whereof was sufficient for four hungry stomachs at a dinner, being
+also very good and restoring meat, whereof we had experience: and they
+dig themselves holes in the earth like coneys.
+
+When we had ended our business here we weighed, and set sail to run
+for the Malucos. But having at that time a bad wind, and being amongst
+the islands, with much difficulty we recovered to the northward of the
+island of Celebes; where by reason of contrary winds, not able to
+continue our course to run westwards, we were enforced to alter the
+same to the southward again, finding that course also to be very hard
+and dangerous for us, by reason of infinite shoals which lie off and
+among the islands; whereof we had too much trial, to the hazard and
+danger of our ship and lives. For, of all other days, upon the 9th of
+January, in the year 1579 [1580], we ran suddenly upon a rock, where
+we stuck fast from eight of the clock at night till four of the clock
+in the afternoon the next day, being indeed out of all hope to escape
+the danger. But our General, as he had always hitherto shewed himself
+courageous, and of a good confidence in the mercy and protection of
+God, so now he continued in the same. And lest he should seem to
+perish wilfully, both he and we did our best endeavour to save
+ourselves; which it pleased God so to bless, that in the end we
+cleared ourselves most happily of the danger.
+
+We lighted our ship upon the rocks of three tons of cloves, eight
+pieces of ordnance, and certain meal and beans; and then the wind, as
+it were in a moment by the special grace of God, changing from the
+starboard to the larboard of the ship, we hoisted our sails, and the
+happy gale drove our ship off the rock into the sea again, to the no
+little comfort of all our hearts, for which we gave God such praise
+and thanks, as so great a benefit required.
+
+The 8th of February following, we fell with the fruitful island of
+Barateve, having in the mean time suffered many dangers by winds and
+shoals. The people of this island are comely in body and stature, and
+of a civil behaviour, just in dealing, and courteous to strangers;
+whereof we had the experience sundry ways, they being most glad of our
+presence, and very ready to relieve our wants in those things which
+their country did yield. The men go naked, saving their heads and
+loins, every man having something or other hanging at their ears.
+Their women are covered from the middle down to the foot, wearing a
+great number of bracelets upon their arms; for some had eight upon
+each arm, being made some of bone, some of horn, and some of brass,
+the lightest whereof, by our estimation, weighed two ounces apiece.
+With this people linen-cloth is good merchandise, and of good request;
+whereof they make rolls for their heads, and girdles to wear about
+them. Their island is both rich and fruitful; rich in gold, silver,
+copper, and sulphur, wherein they seem skilful and expert, not only to
+try the same, but in working it also artificially into any form and
+fashion that pleaseth them. Their fruits be divers and plentiful; as
+nutmegs, ginger, long pepper, lemons, cucumbers, cocos, /figu/,
+/sagu/, with divers other sorts. And among all the rest we had one
+fruit, in bigness, form and husk, like a bay berry, hard of substance
+and pleasant of taste, which being sudden becometh soft, and is a most
+good and wholesome victual; whereof we took reasonable store, as we
+did also of the other fruits and spices. So that to confess a truth,
+since the time that we first set out of our country of England, we
+happened upon no place, Ternate only excepted, wherein we found more
+comforts and better means of refreshing.
+
+At our departure from Barateve, we set our course for Java Major;
+where arriving, we found great courtesy, and honourable entertainment.
+This island is governed by five kings, whom they call Rajah; as Rajah
+Donaw, and Rajah Mang Bange, and Rajah Cabuccapollo, which live as
+having one spirit and one mind. Of these five we had four a-shipboard
+at once, and two or three often. They are wonderfully delighted in
+coloured clothes, as red and green; the upper part of their bodies are
+naked, save their heads, whereupon they wear a Turkish roll as do the
+Maluccians. From the middle downward they wear a /pintado/ of silk,
+trailing upon the ground, in colour as they best like. The Maluccians
+hate that their women should be seen of strangers; but these offer
+them of high courtesy, yea, the kings themselves. The people are of
+goodly stature and warlike, well provided of swords and targets, with
+daggers, all being of their own work, and most artificially done, both
+in tempering their metal, as also in the form; whereof we bought
+reasonable store. They have an house in every village for their common
+assembly; every day they meet twice, men, women, and children,
+bringing with them such victuals as they think good, some fruits, some
+rice boiled, some hens roasted, some /sagu/, having a table made three
+foot from the ground, whereon they set their meat, that every person
+sitting at the table may eat, one rejoicing in the company of another.
+They boil their rice in an earthen pot, made in form of a sugar loaf,
+being full of holes, as our pots which we water our gardens withal,
+and it is open at the great end, wherein they get their rice dry,
+without any moisture. In the mean time they have ready another great
+earthen pot, as set fast in a furnace, boiling full of water,
+whereinto they put their pot with rice, by such measure, that they
+swelling become soft at the first, and by their swelling stopping the
+holes of the pot, admit no more water to enter, but the more they are
+boiled, the harder and more firm substance they become. So that in the
+end they are a firm and good bread, of the which with oil, butter,
+sugar, and other spices, they make divers sorts of meats very pleasant
+of taste, and nourishing to nature.
+
+Not long before our departure, they told us that not far off there
+were such great ships as ours, wishing us to beware; upon this our
+captain would stay no longer. From Java Major we sailed for the Cape
+of Good Hope, which was the first land we fell withal; neither did we
+touch with it, or any other land, until we came to Sierra Leona, upon
+the coast of Guinea; notwithstanding we ran hard aboard the cape,
+finding the report of the Portugals to be most false who affirm that
+it is the most dangerous cape of the world, never without intolerable
+storms and present danger to travellers which come near the same. This
+cape is a most stately thing, and the fairest cape we saw in the whole
+circumference of the earth, and we passed by it the 18th of June. From
+thence we continued our course to Sierra Leona, on the coast of
+Guinea, where we arrived the 22nd of July, and found necessary
+provisions, great store of elephants, oysters upon trees of one kind
+[mangrove], spawning and increasing infinitely, the oyster suffering
+no bud to grow. We departed thence the four and twentieth day.
+
+We arrived in England the third of November, 1580, being the third
+year of our departure.
+
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+End of Project Gutenberg's Etext Francis Drake's Voyage Round the World
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