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Virginia (Virginia, United States) (search for this): narrative 742
at this time in this place, and one of the first that left the same. Heere it was resolved in full assembly of Captaines, to undertake the enterprise of S. Helena, and from thence to seeke out the inhabitation of our English countreymen in Virginia , distant from thence some sixe degrees Northward. When wee came thwart of S. Helena, the sholds appearing dangerous, and we having no Pilot to undertake the entrie, it was thought meetest to goe hence alongst. For the Admirall had bene the s But some of our ships being of great draught unable to enter, anchored without the harbour in a wilde roade at sea, about two miles from shore. From whence the General wrote letters to master Ralfe Lane, being governour of those English in Virginia , and then at his Fort about sixe leagues from the Rode in an Island which they call Roanoac , wherein especially he shewed how ready he was to supply his necessities and wants, which he understood of, by those he had first talked withall. Th
Cape Verde (Cape Verde) (search for this): narrative 742
to sea Southsoutheast along towards the coast of Barbary. Upon Saturday in the morning, being the 13. of November, we fell with Cape Blanke, which is a low land and shallow water, where we catched store of fish, and doubling the Cape, we put into the Bay, where we found certaine French ships of warre, whom wee entertained with great courtesie, and there left them. This afternooe the whole fleet assembled, which was a little scattered about their fishing, and put from thence to the Isles of Cape Verde, sailing till the 16. of the same moneth in the morning, on which day we discried the Island of S. Iago, and in the evening we ankered the fleet between the towne called the Playa or Praya, and S. Iago, where we put on shore 1000. men or more, under the leading of M. Christopher Carleil Lieutenant general, who directed the service most like a wise commander. The place where we had first to march did affourd no good order, for the ground was mountainous & full of dales, being a very st
Mexico (Mexico) (search for this): narrative 742
derstood the king did keepe, as is before said, one hundred and fiftie souldiers, and at another place some dozen leagues beyond to the Northwards, called S. Helena, he did there likewise keepe an hundred and fiftie more, serving there for no other purpose, then to keepe all other nations from inhabiting any part of all that coast; the governement whereof was committed to one Pedro Melendez Marquesse, nephew to that Melendez the Admiral, who had overthrowen Master John Hawkins in the bay of Mexico some seventeen or eighteene yeers agoe. This Governour had charge of both places, but was at this time in this place, and one of the first that left the same. Heere it was resolved in full assembly of Captaines, to undertake the enterprise of S. Helena, and from thence to seeke out the inhabitation of our English countreymen in Virginia , distant from thence some sixe degrees Northward. When wee came thwart of S. Helena, the sholds appearing dangerous, and we having no Pilot to under
Newfoundland (Canada) (search for this): narrative 742
l, he thought good to make stay of her for the service, meaning to pay for her, as also accordingly he performed at our returne: which barke was called the Drake. The rest of these ships (being eight or nine) were dismissed without any thing at all taken from them. Who being afterwardes put somewhat farther off from the shore, by the contrariety of the wind, we happened to meet with some other French ships, full laden with Newland fish, being upon their returne homeward from the said Newfoundland : whom the Generall after some speech had with them (and seeing plainly that they were Frenchmen) dismissed, without once suffering any man to go aboord of them. The day following standing in with the shore againe, we discried another tall ship of twelve score tunnes or thereaboutes, upon whom Master Carliel the Lieutenant generall being in the Tygar, undertooke the chase, whom also anon after the Admirall followed, and the Tygar having caused the said strange ship to strike her sailes
England (United Kingdom) (search for this): narrative 742
if there were any warres betweene Spaine and England . The second, why our marchants with their goodewell, which Speedewel was onely driven into England , the others recovered us againe: the extremitard shell many drinking cups are made here in England , and set in silver as I have often seene. hen required to knowe if warres were betweene England and Spaine, to which they answered that they aniola (the same being neere hand as great as England ) were many yeeres since cleane consumed by thas generally expected at our comming forth of England : wherein we answere. THAT it is well knowen hall (being an hundred and three persons) into England , if they thought good after such time, with averie already, and did desire to returne into England , he would give them passage. But they, as it could never see us againe untill we mette in England . Many also of our small Pinnesses and boates els if they would, to give them passage into England , although he knew we should performe it wit[2 more...]
Bayon (France) (search for this): narrative 742
reatly bestead us in the whole course of our voyage. A day or two after the taking of this ship, we put in within the Isles of Bayon, for lacke of favourable wind: where wee had no sooner ankered some part of the fleete, but the Generall commanded alhich being done, the Generall put himselfe into his gallie, which was also well furnished, and rowing towards the city of Bayon , with intent, and the favour of the Almighty to surprise it, before we had advanced one halfe league of our way, there caods above thirty thousand duckets in this place. The next day the Generall with his whole fleete went from up the Isles of Bayon, to a very good harbour above Vigo , where M. Carleil stayed his comming, aswell for the more quiet riding of his shi such forces as hee might, his numbers by estimate were some two thousand foot, and three hundred horse, and marched from Bayon to this part of the countrey, which lay in sight of our fleete, where making a stand, he sent to parley with our Generall
Dominica (Dominica) (search for this): narrative 742
en, untill we were departed thence, and then seazed our people with extreme hot burning and continuall agues, whereof very fewe escaped with life, and yet those for the most part not without great alteration and decay of their wittes and strength for a long time after. In some that died were plainely shewed the small spots, which are often found upon those that be infected with the plague: wee were not above eighteene dayes in passage betweene the sight of Saint Iago aforesaid, and the Island of Dominica, being the first Island of the West Indies that we fell withall, the same being inhabited with savage people, which goe all naked, their skinne coloured with some painting of a reddish tawney, very personable and handsome strong men, who doe admit litle conversation with the Spanyards: for as some of our people might understand them, they had a Spaniard or twaine prisoners with them, neither doe I thinke that there is any safetie for any of our nation, or any other to be within the l
Negro (search for this): narrative 742
es to the other side of the Haven, and so into the countrey. The next day we quartered a litle more at large, but not into the halfe part of the towne, and so making substantiall trenches, and planting all the ordinance, that ech part was correspondent to other, we held this towne the space of one moneth. In the which time happened some accidents, more then are well remembred for the present, but amongst other things, it chanced that the Generall sent on his message to the Spanyards a Negro boy with a flagge of white, signifying truce, as is the Spanyards ordinarie maner to doe there, when they approch to speake to us: which boy unhappily was first mette withall by some of those, who had bene belonging as officers for the King in the Spanish Galley, which with the Towne was lately fallen into our hands, who without all order or reason, & contrary to that good usage wherewith wee had intertained their messengers, furiously strooke the poore boy thorow the body with one of their
Cartagena (Spain) (search for this): narrative 742
ken the cities of Saint Iago, Santo Domingo, Cartagena , and the towne of Saint Augustine in Floridat the coast, we came at the last in sight of Cartagena , standing upon the sea side, so neere, as sompence of our tedious travailes. And thus at Cartagena wee tooke our first resolution to returne hothinke most expedient to bee taken. Given at Cartagena the xxvij. of Februarie 1585. WHEREAS it hat of marchandise; and now lastly the citie of Cartagena , which cannot be denied to be one of the chit is concerning the ransome of this citie of Cartagena , for the which, before it was touched with aer it bee of this ransome or composition for Cartagena , which should come unto us, wee doe freely gntlemen of the better sort. This towne of Cartagena we touched in the out parts, & consumed muchremitie, made saile directly backe againe to Cartagena with the whole Fleete, where having staied ee rest was Iron ordinance, of which the most part was gotten at S. Domingo, the rest at Cartagena . [4 more...]
Florida (search for this): narrative 742
nd course of justice, and the due administration of the same upon all occasions. After three dayes spent in watering our Ships, wee departed now the second time from this Cape of S. Anthony the thirteenth of May, and proceeding about the Cape of Florida, wee never touched any where; but coasting alongst Florida , and keeping the shore still in sight, the 28. of May early in the Morning wee descried on the shore a place built like a Beacon, which was in deede a scaffold upon foure long mastehe shore, which is shallow for a league or two from the shore, and the same is lowe and broken land for the most part. The ninth of June upon sight of one speciall great fire (which are very ordinarie all alongst this coast, even from the Cape of Florida hither) the Generall sent his Skiffe to the shore, where they found some of our English countreymen (that had bene sent thither the yeere before by Sir Walter Ralegh) and brought them aboord: by whose direction wee proceeded along to the pla
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