The last day of May wee cast off one of our prizes, which wee called the George, and our Admirall and the hulke tooke the men and other necessaries out of her, into them. The same day the Portugals which had hurt the Dutchmen came to the shore, and dared vs to come on land: wherevpon wee went into our pinnesses with fortie shot: but the cowardly villanes ranne all away to the hils, from the water side: but master Lister with nine men followed them, and they fled still before them, and durst not stay their approch: so they came backe againe, and wee filled water quietly, and at our pleasure.
Iune
An offer of captaine Lister to go with his one ship only for the South sea.
The third day of Iune our captaine master Lister,
hauing a great desire for the performance of this
voyage, according to my Lords direction, went to our admirall,
and requested him to giue him sixe buts of wine, one barrell of
oile, three or foure barrels of flesh, and to haue
Thomas Hood and seuen or eight seamen for some
of our landmen, and by Gods help he with the barke
Clifford, would alone proceed for the South sea: but
the admirall mightily withstoode his motion, and
would grant no iote of his particular requests.
The 7 of Iune, hauing no vse at all of our prizes, we burnt one, and cast off another, and filled our owne ships with the necessaries of them.
The 3 day wee put off to sea, but yet with much adoe came again to our ankoring place, because of the weather.
The 10 day the admirall sent for vs to come aboord him, and being come, hee opened a Carde before all the company, and tolde vs that my lords voyage for the South sea was ouerthrowen for want of able men, and victuals, and that therefore hee thought it best to plie for some of the Islands of the West India, or the Açores, to see if they could meete with some good purchase, that might satisfie my lord. These wordes were taken heauily of all the company, and no man would answere him, but kept silence, for very griefe to see my lords hope thus deceiued, and his great expenses and costs cast away. The common sort seeing no other remedie, were contented to returne as well as he.
Another pinnesse taken. The 16 day wee espied a saile, whereupon our pinnese, and Dalamar gaue her chase, and put her ashore vpon the Island, where the men forsooke her, and ran away with such as they could conueniently carie: our pinnesse boorded her, and found little in her: they tooke out
