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 Narrative By Francis Pretty
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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.
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