- land, although he knew we should performe it with greater
difficultie then he might haue done before.
But Master Lane with those of the chiefest of his company which hee had then with him, considering what should be best for them to doe, made request vnto the General vnder their hands, that they might haue passage for England: the which being graunted, and the rest sent for out of the countrey and shipped, we departed from that coast the 18. of Iune.
And so, God bee thanked, both they and wee in good safetie arriued at Portesmouth the 28. of Iuly 1586. to the great glory of God, and to no small honour to our Prince, our Countrey, and our selues.
The totall value of that which was gotten in this voyage is esteemed at three score thousand pounds, whereof the companies which haue trauelled in the voyage were to haue twentie thousand pounds, the aduenturers the other fortie. Of which twentie thousand pounds (as I can iudge) will redound some sixe pounds to the single share.
We lost some seuen hundred and fiftie men in the voyage: aboue three parts of them onely by sicknesse.
The men of name that dyed and were slaine in this voyage, which I can presently call to rememberance, are these.
Captaine Powel. } {Captaine Bigges.
Captaine Varney. } {Captaine Cecill.
Captaine Moone. } {Captaine Hannam.
Captaine Fortescue.} {Captaine Greenefield.
Thomas Tucker a Lieutenant. Master Nicholas Winter.
Alexander Starkey a Lieutenant. Master Alexander Carliell.
Master Robert Alexander.
Master Escot a Lieutenant. Master Scroope.
Master Waterhouse a Lieutenant. Master Iames Dier.
Master George Candish. Master Peter Duke.
With some other, whom for haste I cannot suddenly thinke on.
The ordinance gotten of all sorts Brasse and Iron, were about two hundred and forty peeces, whereof the two hundred and some more were brasse, and were thus found and gotten.
At S. Iago some two or three and fiftie peeces.
In S. Domingo about fourscore, whereof was very much great
