South America - A General History And Collection Of Voyages And Travels - Volume 7 - By Robert Kerr
 -  The skiff went
on however, and endeavoured to board a ship of 250 tons, which carried
14 pieces of ordnance - Page 618
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The Skiff Went On However, And Endeavoured To Board A Ship Of 250 Tons, Which Carried 14 Pieces Of Ordnance, And Continued Fighting With Her For An Hour, Till Our Other Boats Came Up To The Rescue And Aid Of The Skiff.

A fresh boarding was then attempted, by one boat on the quarter and another on the bow, when we entered on one side while all the Spaniards leapt overboard on the other side, except Juan de Palma the captain, and two or three more.

This ship was moored close to the castle, which fired at us all the time; but the only one wounded on the occasion was the master of our caravel, who had the calf of one of his legs shot away. This ship was from St Juan de Puerto Rico, laden with sugar ginger and hides. After we had towed her clear of the castle, our boats went in again and brought out five other small ships; one laden with hides, another with elephants teeth, grains[365], cocoa-nuts, and goats skins, come from Guinea; another with woad, and two with dog-fish, which two last were set adrift as of no value, but all the other four were sent for England on the 30th of August. At the taking of these prizes there were consorted with us some other small men of war, as Master John Davis, with his ship, pinnace, and boat; Captain Markesburie with his ship, whose owner was Sir Walter Raleigh; and the bark of Lyme, which also was consorted with us before.

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