of the people, life and limme excepted, as in the fift article, *and the course of this voyage, shall bee wholly at your disposition, except in the course by the Streight of Magellan, either outward or homeward, and in your passage by the Northward of 40 degrees in latitude, wherein you shall follow directions set downe in the nine and ten articles, as also in the displacing of the Captaine of the Edward Bonauenture, and other captaines, wherin you shall followe the order appointed in the sixt article: Prouided that wee meane not by this article to derogate any thing from the authoritie of your assistants established in the third article, or in any other article of these instructions.
M. Carlile vpon occasion was not in this voyage. 23 Item, in all occasions and enterprises that may fall out to bee vpon the lande, wee will that Captaine Carlile, shall haue the generall and chiefe charge thereof.
24 And finally wee require you and euery of you to haue a due regard to the obseruation and accomplishment of these our instructions, and of all such other things, as may any kind of way tend to the furtherance and benefite of this seruice committed to your charge.
The voyage intended towards China, wherein M. Edward Fenton was appointed Generall: Written by M. Luke Ward his Viceadmiral, and Captaine of the Edward Bonauenture, begun Anno Dom. 1582.
The second of April I departed with the Edward Bonauenture
from Blackwall, and the 19 of the same arriued in Nettle roade
at Hampton, where I found riding the Gallion Leicester: and so
remaining there till the first of May, wee set saile thence in the
forenoone, being of vs in the whole fleete foure saile.
1 The Gallion Leicester of 400 tunnes Admirall, whereof was Generall Captaine Edward Fenton, and William Hawkins the yonger lieutenant Generall in her, and Christopher Hall, Master.
2. The Edward Bonauenture of 300 tuunes, Viceadmirall, whereof was Captaine Luke Ward, and Thomas Perrie Master.
3 The Francis of fortie tunnes, whereof was Captaine Iohn Drake, and William Markam Master.
4 The Elizabeth of fiftie tunnes, whereof was Captaine Thomas Skeuington and Ralph Crane Master.
We spent by meanes partly of businesse, and partly of contrary windes, the moneth of May vpon the coast, and then leauing the
