A Svmmarie and Trve Discovrse of Sir Frances Drakes VVest Indian Voyage | Page 2

maner for the true placing of the Mappes in this Booke.
{ S'. Iago in fol. 10. { S'. Domingo in fol. 19. Place the Mappe of
{ Cartagena in fol. 23. { S'. Augustine in fol. 31.
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A SVMMARIE AND TRVE DISCOVRSE OF SIR FRANCIS
DRAKES WEST INDIAN VOYAGE, WHEREIN WERE TAKEN THE
TOVVNES OF SAINT IAGO, Sancto Domingo, Cartagena, and Saint
Augustine,
This vvorthie Knight for the seruice of his Prince and Countrie, hauing
prepared his vvhole fleete, and gotten them downe to Plimmouth in
Deuonshire, to the number of fiue and twentie saile of ships and
pinnaces, and hauing assembled of Souldiours and Marriners to the
number of two thousand and three hundred in the vvhole, embarqued
them and himselfe at Plimmouth aforesaid, the twelfth day of
September 1585. being accompanied vvith these men of name and
charge, vvhich hereafter followe.

Maister Christopher Carleill Lieftenant Generall, a man of long
experience in the vvarre as vvell by sea as land, and had formerly
carried high offices in both kindes in many fightes, vvhich he
discharged alvvaies verie happilie, and with great good reputation.
Anthonie Povvell Sergeant Maior. Captaine Mathevve Morgan, and
Captaine Iohn Sampson, Corporals of the field.
These Officers had commaundement ouer the rest of the land Captaines,
vvhose names hereafter follovve.
Captaine Anthony Plat. Captaine Edvvard Winter. Captaine Iohn
Goring. Captaine Robert Pevv. Captaine George Barton. Captaine Iohn
Merchant. Captaine William Cecill. Captaine Walter Bigs. Captaine
Iohn Hannam. Captaine Richard Stanton. Captaine Martine Frobusher
Viceadmirall, a man of great experience in sea faring actions, & had
caried chiefe charge of many shippes himselfe, in sundry voyages
before, being novv shipped in the Primrose. Captaine Francis Knollis,
Rieradmirall in the Gallion Leicester. Maister Thomas Venner Captaine
in the Elizabeth Bonaduenture vnder the Generall. Maister Edvvard
Winter Captaine in the Aide. Maister Christopher Carleill the
Lieftenant generall, Captaine in the Tygar. Henry White Captaine of
the sea Dragon. Thomas Drake Captaine of the Thomas. Thomas Seelie
Captaine of the Minion. Baily Captaine of the Barke Talbot. Robert
Crosse Captaine of the Barke Bond. George Fortescute Captaine of the
Barke Bonner. Edward Carelesse Captaine of the Hope. James Erizo
Captaine of the vvhite Lion. Thomas Moone Captaine of the Francis.
Iohn Riuers Captaine of the Vantage, Iohn Vaughan Captaine of the
Drake. Iohn Varney Captaine of the George, Iohn Martin Captaine of
the Beniamin. Edward Gilman Captaine of the Skout. Richard Haukins
Captaine of the Galliot called the Ducke. Bitfield Captaine of the
Svvallowe.
After our going hence, which vvas the fourteenth of September, in the
yeare of our Lord, one thowsand fiue hundred eightie and fiue: &
taking our course towardes Spaine, vve had the winde for a fewe daies
somevvhat skant, and sometimes calme. And being arriued neere that
part of the coast of Spaine, vvich is called the Moores, vvee happened

to espie diuerse Sailes, vvich kept their course close by the shore, the
vveather being faire and calme. The Generall caused the Vizeadmirall
to goe vvith the Pinnaces vvell manned to see vvhat they vvere, vvho
vpon sight of the said Pinnaces approching neere vnto them, abandoned
for the most part all their shippes (being Frenchmen) laden all vvith salt,
and bound homewardes into France, amongst vvhich shippes (being all
of small burthen) there was one so vvell liked, vvhich also had no man
in her, as being brought vnto the Generall, he thought good to make
stay of her for the seruice, meaning to pay for her, as also accordingly
performed at our returne: vvhich Barke vvas called the Drake. The rest
of these shippes (being eight or nine) vvere dismissed vvithout any
thing at all taken from them. Who beeing aftervvardes put somevvhat
further off from the shore, by the contrarietie of the vvinde, vve
happened to meete vvith some other French shippes, full laden vvith
Newland fish, beeing vpon their returne homewarde from the saide
New found land: vvhom the Generall after some speech had vvith them,
(and seeing plainely that they vvere Frenchmen) dismissed vvithout
once suffering any man to goe aboord of them.
The day follovving standing in vvith the shore againe, vve discried an
other tall ship of twelue score tunnes or theraboutes, vpon vvhom
Maister Carleill the Lieuetenant generall being in the Tygar,
vndertooke the chase, vvhome also anon after the Admirall follovved,
and the Tygar hauing caused the saide straunge shippe to strike her
sayles, kept her there without suffering anye bodie to goe aboorde vntill
the Admirall vvas come vp: vvho foorthwith fending for the Maister,
and diuerse others of their principall men, and causing them to be
seuerally examined, found the Shippe and goodes to be belonging to
the inhabitantes of Saint SEBASTIAN in Spaine, but the Marriners to
bee