{"product_id":"2940016069975","title":"A Svmmarie and Trve Discovrse of Sir Frances Drakes VVest Indian Voyage by Bigges","description":"After our going hence, which vvas the fourteenth of September, in the\u003cbr\u003eyeare of our Lord, one thowsand fiue hundred eightie and fiue: \u0026amp; taking\u003cbr\u003eour course towardes Spaine, vve had the winde for a fewe daies somevvhat\u003cbr\u003eskant, and sometimes calme. And being arriued neere that part of the\u003cbr\u003ecoast of Spaine, vvich is called the Moores, vvee happened to espie\u003cbr\u003ediuerse Sailes, vvich kept their course close by the shore, the vveather\u003cbr\u003ebeing faire and calme. The Generall caused the Vizeadmirall to goe vvith\u003cbr\u003ethe Pinnaces vvell manned to see vvhat they vvere, vvho vpon sight of\u003cbr\u003ethe said Pinnaces approching neere vnto them, abandoned for the most\u003cbr\u003epart all their shippes (being Frenchmen) laden all vvith salt, and bound\u003cbr\u003ehomewardes into France, amongst vvhich shippes (being all of small\u003cbr\u003eburthen) there was one so vvell liked, vvhich also had no man in her, as\u003cbr\u003ebeing brought vnto the Generall, he thought good to make stay of her for\u003cbr\u003ethe seruice, meaning to pay for her, as also accordingly performed at\u003cbr\u003eour returne: vvhich Barke vvas called the Drake. The rest of these\u003cbr\u003eshippes (being eight or nine) vvere dismissed vvithout any thing at all\u003cbr\u003etaken from them. Who beeing aftervvardes put somevvhat further off from\u003cbr\u003ethe shore, by the contrarietie of the vvinde, vve happened to meete\u003cbr\u003evvith some other French shippes, full laden vvith Newland fish, beeing\u003cbr\u003evpon their returne homewarde from the saide New found land: vvhom the\u003cbr\u003eGenerall after some speech had vvith them, (and seeing plainely that\u003cbr\u003ethey vvere Frenchmen) dismissed vvithout once suffering any man to goe\u003cbr\u003eaboord of them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe day follovving standing in vvith the shore againe, vve discried an\u003cbr\u003eother tall ship of twelue score tunnes or theraboutes, vpon vvhom\u003cbr\u003eMaister Carleill the Lieuetenant generall being in the Tygar, vndertooke\u003cbr\u003ethe chase, vvhome also anon after the Admirall follovved, and the Tygar\u003cbr\u003ehauing caused the saide straunge shippe to strike her sayles, kept her\u003cbr\u003ethere without suffering anye bodie to goe aboorde vntill the Admirall\u003cbr\u003evvas come vp: vvho foorthwith fending for the Maister, and diuerse\u003cbr\u003eothers of their principall men, and causing them to be seuerally\u003cbr\u003eexamined, found the Shippe and goodes to be belonging to the\u003cbr\u003einhabitantes of Saint SEBASTIAN in Spaine, but the Marriners to bee for\u003cbr\u003ethe most parte belonging to Saint IOHN de LVCE, and the Passage. In this\u003cbr\u003eship was greate store of dry Nevvland fish, commonly called vvith vs\u003cbr\u003ePoore Iohn, vvhereof aftervvards (being thus found a lavvfull prize)\u003cbr\u003ethere vvas distribution made into all the shippes of the Fleete, the\u003cbr\u003esame being so new and good, as it did verie greatly bestead vs in the\u003cbr\u003ewhole course of our voyage. A day or two after the taking of this ship,\u003cbr\u003evve put in within the Isles of BAYON, for lacke of fauourable vvind,\u003cbr\u003ewhere we had no sooner anckered some part of the Fleete, but the\u003cbr\u003eGenerall commaunded all the Pinnaces with the ship boates to be manned,\u003cbr\u003eand euerye man to be furnished with such armes as vvas needefull for\u003cbr\u003ethat present seruice; vvhich being done, the Generall put himselfe into\u003cbr\u003ehis Galley, vvhich was also well furnished, and rowing towardes the\u003cbr\u003eCitie of BAYON; with intent, and the fauour of the Almightie to supprise\u003cbr\u003eit. Before we had aduaunced one halfe league of our way, there came a\u003cbr\u003emessenger beeing an English Marchant from the Gouernour, to see what\u003cbr\u003estraunge Fleete we were, who came to our Generall, and conferred a while\u003cbr\u003ewith him, and after a small time spent, our Generall called for Captaine\u003cbr\u003eSampson, and willed him to goe to the Gouernour of the Citie, to resolue\u003cbr\u003ehim of two pointes. The first, to knowe if there were any warres\u003cbr\u003ebeetweene Spaine and England. The second, vvhy our Merchantes with their\u003cbr\u003egoodes were imbarred or arrested. Thus departed Captaine Sampson with\u003cbr\u003ethe saide Messenger to the citie, vvhere he found the Gouernour and\u003cbr\u003epeople much amazed of such a suddaine accident.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47101235462384,"sku":"2940016069975","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016069975","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}