An account of several late voyages and discoveries

to the Sire{ghts of Magelian·. 91 firc to' lay the Foundation of a Tradc there fo1: thc Englilh Nation for thc fümrc ; for I fec pfain1y this Counrry is loft for ·1vant of thc' 1 rne Knowlcdgc of it. My Men in thc Boat obfrrvcd thc Harbour . 11 d che Fortiticltions, and took good notíce of ePeople. The Spaniard, bought frvcrll things f my Boats Crcw: and plid forwh;tt things thcy ught in good Pillar Pieccs ofEight; thcy would ot p:irt from any Gold, although my Mcn werc etirotls to havc fome rathcr than Silvc:r for thdr oods; ncither would thcy part from any Bread p:i ymcnt, prctcnding th:it thcy füould have read to morrow from Balda·-via. The things liich thcy bought of my M,;:n at this time·, were oFowling-pieces, which coíl: in England about enty Shillings apiecc, and thc SpaniardJ gave re,:11 Picccs of Eight apiece for them ; ~md· les of Knivcs of thréc Shillings thc piccc in: ;1,;lrmd, the Spaniards g :.t\'C five Picccs of Eight rthcm; and for tingle ten--penny \Vires; thc:y ve a Picce of Eight a-piecc for them ; and for dinary L~.uhcr-gloves, of ten pcnce thc pair, ,ey g:1ve a Piecc of Eight a piir; for Bto;id..; oath-Coats o.f thc Scamcn's, which cofi fixtceri illings in Emiand, thcy g1v~ ninc Pi~ccs of ht for a C0at. They werc ,·ery d dirous buy Clo.iks, and Picccs of B~ys-clotlr. Thc were very gallam in A11p:1rel in thcir Plufü- 1ts and U ndcr-G.irments of Silk and Silvá J • u•1ht ro,,crhcr and oood Vnnen and ~Tood :, ::, ' . b ' ,? ' 11den Laces, and bró.td about the Crown of ir rfats, in Faíhion of a Hat-band; :md ;i lf ere~t