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 Bohery                                     A flying fish. Bara                                               Water. Haddalle                                       The Sunne. Babage-Canoaseen The maner of the Indians hailing of a ship calling it after the name of their Canoas.

Non quo, Or}                               {I know not, Or Non quapa  }                                {I cannot tell.

The victorious voyage of Captaine Amias Preston now knight, and Captaine George Sommers to the West India, begun in March 1595. Wherein the yle of Puerto Santo, the yle of Coche neere Margarita, the fort and towne of Coro, the stately city of S. Iago de Leon were taken, sacked and burned, and the towne of Cumana ransomed, and Iamaica entred. Written by Robert Dauie one of the company.

Captaine Amias Preston, and captaine Sommers, both valiant gentlemen and discreet commanders, lying ready with two tall ships, the Ascension and the Gift, and a small pinnesse at Plimmouth, for the space of a moneth attending the comming of captaine Iones their consort, which in al that time, through the bad dealing of those which he put in trust, could not make his ship in readines, according to his appointment, the 12. of March 1595. set forward on their voyage for the West Indies. We with captaine Iones in the Derling, and Captaine Prowse in the Angel, followed after them the 19. of the said moneth. The last of March, captaine Preston by giuing chase to a saile, was separated from captaine Sommers, and his pinnesse, so that they vtterly lost sight of ech other: whereupon captain Preston in his ship alone, resolued to surprise the yle of Puerto santo, and shortly after came before the same. This yland standeth in the Northerly latitude of 33. degrees, and lieth to the Northward of the yle of Madera, and is inhabited by old souldiers, which the kings of Portugal were wont to reward for their former olde seruices by placing of them there. This yland is rich in corne, wine, and oile: and hath good store of sheep, asses, goats and kine: they haue also plenty of foules, fishes, and fruits. Captaine Preston comming before this yland with one ship only sought with 2. long boats to land his men and to force the same: but the people were on shore in warlike array, with baricados and trenches made, ready