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 day, with water for to drinke. And forasmuch as it hath pleased God to separate our fleete, and to bring vs into such hard extremities, that only now by his mere mercy we expect reliefe, though otherwise we are hopelesse of comfort, yet because the wonderfull workes of God in his exceeding great fauour toward vs his creatures are farre beyond the scope of mans capacitie, therefore by him we hope to haue deliuerance in this our deepe distresse. Also forasmuch as those upon whom God will bestow the fauour of life, with returne home to their countrey, may not onley themselues remaine blamelesse, but also manifest the trueth of our actions, wee haue thought good in Christian charitie to lay downe vnder our hands the trueth of all our proceedings euen till the time of this our distresse.

Giuen in Port Desire the 2 of Iune 1592. Beseching the almightie God of his mercie to deliuer vs from this miserie, how or when it shall please his diuine Maiestie.

Iohn Dauis Captaine. Randolph Cotton. Iohn Pery. William Maber gunner. Charles Parker. Roaland Miller. Edward Smith. Thomas Purpet. Matthew Stubbes. Iohn Ienkinson. Thomas Edwards. Edward Granger. Iohn Lewis. William Hayman. George Straker. Thomas Walkie. William Wyeth. Richard Alard. Stephen Popham. Alexander Cole. Thomas Watkins. George Cunington. Iohn Whiting. Iames Ling. The Boat-swain. Francis Smith. Iohn Layes. The Boat-swaines mate. Fisher. Iohn Austin. Francis Copstone. Richard Garet. Iames Euersby. Nicolas Parker. Leonard. Iohn Pick. Benjamin. William Maber. Iames Not. Christopher Hauser.

After they had deliuered this relation vnto our captaine vnder their handes, then wee began to trauell for our liues, and wee built vp a smiths forge, and made a colepit, and burnt coles, and there wee made nailes, boltes, and spikes, others made ropes of