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The names of our men that were slaine were these.

          Out of the Admirall.
Thomas Lucas of London, souldier.
Richard Wheeler of London.
Robert Pitcher of Norfolke, souldier.
Iohn Langston of Gloucestershire.
William Kingman of Dorsetshire, souldier.
William Hilles of Cornewall.

          Killed out of the vice admirall.
1 William Dyet of Weymouth.
2 Laurence Gamesby, of Newcastle.

          Killed out of the Hugh Gallant.
1 Henry Blackenals of Weymouth.
2 Williams Steuens of Plymmouth, gunner.
3 William Pitte of Shereborne in Dorsetshire.
4 Humphrey Derricke of London.

After the losse of these men, wee rid in the roade, and watered in despight of them with good watch and ward, vntill the fift of the sayd moneth.

A little Iland full of penguins. The fift day wee departed out of this bay of Quintero: and off from the bay there lyeth a little Iland about a league distant, whereon there are great store of penguins and other fowles; wherof we tooke to serue our turnes, and sailed away North and North and by West: for so lyeth the coast along in this place.

Morro moreno in 23. degrees and a halfe. The fifteenth wee came thwart of a place called Morro moreno, which standeth in 23 degrees 1/2, and is an excellent good harborough; and there is an Iland which maketh it an harborough: and a ship may go in at either end of the Iland: here we went with our General on shore to the number of 30 men: and at our going on shore vpon our landing, the Indians of the place came downe from the rockes to meete with vs, with fresh water and wood on their backes. They are in maruellous awe of the Spaniards, and very simple people, and liue maruellous sauagely: For they brought vs to their bidings about two miles from the harborough, where wee saw their women and lodging, which is nothing but the skin of some beast layd vpon the ground: and ouer them