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 1595, escaping most dangerously in a great fogge the rocks of Silly.

Thus by the prouidence of God landing safely, I was kindely intertained by all my friends, and after a short time learned more certaintie of the sinking of that great shippe, being also reputed rich by diuers intelligences out of Spaine: which we then supposed not, and were doubtfull whether she had bin of Biscay or S. Iohn de Luz in France laden with fish onely from Newfoundland.

In this voyage I and my fleete tooke, sunke, and burnt nine Spanish ships; which was losse to them, though I got nothing.

Here follow certaine wordes of the language of Trinidad which I obserued at my being there.

Gvttemock. A man. Tabairo, Dabarah, Or Dabarra. The heare of ones head. Dessie                                      The forehead. Dasereth, or Dacosi                               An eye. Dalacoack                                      The mouth. Archeh                                         The teeth. Daria                                         The gummes. Desire                                          The lips. Dill                                          The tongue. Dudica                                         The eares. Dacan                                             A hand. Dacabbo                            The palme of the hand. Dadena                                         The wrist. Dacurle                                           A knee. Daddano                           The calfe of the legge. Dabodda                                         The toes. Dacutti                                        The feete. Cattie                                         The moone. Tauraroth                                         A rope. Arkeano                                A paire of cizers. Weeuah                                        The heauen. Harowa                     A stone good for the headache. Mointiman                                 Yron or steele. Howa                                 Munkeis in generall.