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Cyprus (Cyprus) (search for this): narrative 668
reat being made in that sort of one tree, that they have caried well 20. men at once, besides much baggage: the timber being great, tall, streight, soft, light, and yet tough ynough I thinke (besides other uses) to be fit also for masts of ships. Cedar, a sweete wood good for seelings, chests, boxes, bedsteads, lutes, virginals, and many things els, as I have also said before. Some of our company which have wandered in some places where I have not bene, have made certaine affirmation of Cyprus , which for such and other excellent uses is also a wood of price and no small estimation. Maple, and also Wich-hazle, whereof the inhabitants use to make their bowes. Holly, a necessary thing for the making of birdlime. Willowes good for the making of weares and weeles to take fish after the English maner, although the inhabitants use onely reedes, which because they are so strong as also flexible, doe serve for that turne very well and sufficiently. Beech and Ashe, good for
Flores (Portugal) (search for this): narrative 668
ill the seventeenth of September, at which time wee fell with Corvo , and sawe Flores . September.THE eighteenth, perceiving of allunt we judged our selves to be about twentie leagues to the West of Cuervo and Flores , but about night the storme ceased, and fayre weather ensued. On Thursday the seventeenth wee saw Cuervo and Flores , but we could not come to anker that night, by reason the winde shifted. The next Morning being the eighteenth, standing in. of September we came to an Ancre neere a small village on the North side of Flores , where we found ryding 5. English men of warre, of whom wee understood that oue was the Moonelight our consort, who upon the first sight of our comming into Flores , set sayle and went for England , not taking any leave of us. On Sunday thell of the Queenes fleete, wherein was Generall Sir John Hawkins, stood in with Flores , and divers other of the Queenes ships, namely the Hope, the Nonpareilia, the
Bohemia (Czech Republic) (search for this): narrative 668
bove sixe miles broade. Under the banke or hill whereon we stoode, we behelde the vallyes replenished with goodly Cedar trees, and having discharged our harquebuz-shot, such a flocke of Cranes (the most part white) arose under us, with such a cry redoubled by many ecchoes, as if an armie of men had showted all together. This Island had many goodly woodes full of Deere, Conies, Hares, and Fowle, even in the middest of Summer in incredible abundance. The woodes are not such as you finde in Bohemia , Moscovia, or Hercynia, barren and fruitles, but the highest and reddest Cedars of the world, farre bettering the Ceders of the Acores, of the Indies, or Lybanus, Pynes, Cypres, Sassaphras, the Lentisk, or the tree that beareth the Masticke, the tree that beareth the rine of blacke Sinamon, of which Master Winter brought from the streights of Magellan, and many other of excellent smell and qualitie. We remained by the side of this Island two whole dayes before we saw any people of the Count
Stafford (United Kingdom) (search for this): narrative 668
by our owne negligence to have beene intercepted by the Savages, wee met him returning out of the woods with Pemisapans head in his hand. This fell out the first of June 1586, and the eight of the same came advertisement to me from captaine Stafford , lying at my lord Admirals Island, that he had discovered a great fleet of three and twenty sailes: but whether they were friends or foes, he could not yet discerne. He advised me to stand upon as good guard as I could. The ninth of the saywomen apparelled all so like others, wee knew not but that they were al men: and if that one of them which was a Wiroances wife had not had a child at her backe, shee had bene slaine in stead of a man, and as hap was, another Savage knew master Stafford , and ran to him, calling him by his name, whereby hee was saved. Finding our selves thus disappointed of our purpose, we gathered al the corne, Pease, Pompions, and Tabacco that we found ripe, leaving the rest unspoyled, and tooke Menatoan his
West Indies (search for this): narrative 668
l to your selfe, (by whose direction and charge, and by whose servantes this our discoverie hath beene performed) as also to her Highnesse, and the Common wealth, in which we hope your wisedome wilbe satisfied, considering that as much by us hath bene brought to light, as by those smal meanes, and number of men we had, could any way have bene expected, or hoped for. The tenth of May we arrived at the Canaries, and the tenth of June in this present yeere, we were fallen with the Islands of the West Indies, keeping a more Southeasterly course then was needefull, because wee doubted that the current of the Bay of Mexico, disbogging betweene the Cape of Florida and Havana , had bene of greater force then afterwardes we found it to bee. At which Islands we found the ayre very unwholsome, and our men grew for the most part ill disposed: so that having refreshed our selves with sweet water, & fresh victuall, we departed the twelfth day of our arrivall there. These Islands, with the rest
Florida (Florida, United States) (search for this): narrative 668
kered at Guanima, and landed. The 15. and 16. we ankered and landed at Cyguateo. The 20. we fell with the maine of Florida . The 23. we were in great danger of a wracke on a breach called the Cape of Feare. The 24. we came to anker in a hre wee caught in one tyde so much fish as would have yeelded us twentie pounds in London : this was our first landing in Florida . The 26. we came to anker at Wocokon. The 29. wee weighed anker to bring the Tyger into the harbour, where throughhis way homeward to visit his countreymen the English Colony then remaining in Virginia . So passing along the coasts of Florida , he fell with the parts where our English Colony inhabited: and having espied some of that company, there he ankered ande thorow the chanel of Bahama. On the 28 the Cape of Florida bare West of us. The 30 we lost sight of the coast of Florida , and stood to Sea for to gaine the helpe of the current which runneth much swifter a farre off then in sight of the coas
Florida (search for this): narrative 668
erly course then was needefull, because wee doubted that the current of the Bay of Mexico, disbogging betweene the Cape of Florida and Havana , had bene of greater force then afterwardes we found it to bee. At which Islands we found the ayre very their owne choise on the Southside of Cuba neere unto the Organes and Rio de Puercos. The 23 we had sight of the Cape of Florida, and the broken Ilands therof called the Martires. The 25 being S. James day in the morning, we fell with the Mat us so far to leeward as Havana : wherfore not finding any of our consorts at ye Matancas, we put over again to the cape of Florida, & from thence thorow the chanel of Bahama. On the 28 the Cape of Florida bare West of us. The 30 we lost sighCape of Florida bare West of us. The 30 we lost sight of the coast of Florida , and stood to Sea for to gaine the helpe of the current which runneth much swifter a farre off then in sight of the coast. For from the Cape to Virginia all along the shore are none but eddie currents, setting to the Sout
Lambeth (United Kingdom) (search for this): narrative 668
ng, but out of the chanell full of shoalds. The Townes about the waters side situated by the way are these following: Passaquenoke The womans Towne, Chepanoc, Weapomeiok, Muscamunge, & Metackwem: all these being under the jurisdiction of the king of Weapomeiok, called Okisco: from Muscamunge we enter into the River, and jurisdiction of Chawanook: There the River beginneth to straighten untill it come to Chawanook, and then groweth to be as narrow as the Thames betewene Westminster , and Lambeth . Betwene Muscamunge and Chawanook upon the left hand as wee passe thither, is a goodly high land, and there is a Towne which we called The blinde Towne, but the Savages called it Ohanoak, and hath a very goodly corne field belonging unto it: it is subject to Chawanook. Chawanook it selfe is the greatest Province & Seigniorie lying upon that River, and the very Towne it selfe is able to put 700. fighting men into the fielde, besides the force of the Province it selfe. The King of
Corvo (Portugal) (search for this): narrative 668
ecovered it: neverthelesse they assayed presently againe to wey their anker, but being so weakened with the first fling, they were not able to weye it, but were throwen downe and hurt the second time. Wherefore having in all but fifteene men aboord, and most of them by this unfortunate beginning so bruised, and hurt, they were forced to cut their Cable, and leese their anker. Neverthelesse, they kept company with the Admirall, untill the seventeenth of September, at which time wee fell with Corvo , and sawe Flores . September.THE eighteenth, perceiving of all our fifteene men in the Flyboate there remained but five, which by meanes of the former mischance, were able to stand to their labour: and that the Admirall meant not to make any haste for England , but to linger about the Island of Tercera for purchase: the Flyboate departed for England with letters, where we hoped by the help of God to arrive shortly: but by that time we had continued our cour
Smerwick (Irish Republic) (search for this): narrative 668
w we expected nothing but famine to perish at Sea. October.THE 16 of October we made land, but we knewe not what land it was, bearing in with the same land at that day: about sunne set we put into a harbour, where we found a Hulke of Dublin, and a pinnesse of Hampton riding, but we knew not as yet what place this was, neither had we any boate to goe ashore, untill the pinnesse sent off their boate to us with 6 or 8 men, of whom we understood wee were in Smerwick in the West parts of Ireland : they also releeved us presently with fresh water, wine, and other fresh meate. The 18 the Governour and the Master ryd to Dingen a Cushe, 5 miles distant, to take order for the new victualing of our Flieboate for England , and for reliefe of our sicke and hurt men, but within foure daies after the Boatswain, the Steward, and the Boatswains mate died aboord the Flieboat, and the 28 the Masters mate and two of our chiefe sailers were brought sicke to Din
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