Sir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round the World
Sir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round the World
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s harbour the 22nd of
January, carrying along with us one of the Portugal carvels, which was
bound to the islands of Cape Verde for salt, whereof good store is
made in one of those islands. The master or pilot of that carvel did
advertise our General that upon one of those islands, called Mayo,
there was great store of dried /cabritos/ (goats), which a few
inhabitants there dwelling did yearly make ready for such of the
king's ships as did there touch, being bound for his country of Brazil
or elsewhere. We fell with this island the 27th of January, but the
inhabitants would in no case traffic with us, being thereof forbidden
by the king's edict. Yet the next day our General sent to view the
island, and the likelihoods that might be there of the provision of
victuals, about threescore and two men under the conduct and
government of Master Winter and Master Doughty. And marching towards
the chief place of habitation in this island (as by the Portugal we
were informed), having travelled to the mountains the spac
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