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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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.
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