THE True and perfect declaration of the mighty army by sea, made and prepared by the general States of the united Provinces, purposely sent forth to hinder the proceed of the King of Spain, under the conduct of Peter Ʋander Does General of the said army:  
Together with all whatsoever hath been done by the said army against the Islands, Towns, Castles, and Ships, belonging to the said King of Spain.  
As also what the said army hath gotten and won in the said voyage; with the whole discourse of the adventures of the said army, both in their going forth, and returning again, from the 28. of May, 1599 until the 6. of March, 1600.  
Collected by Ellert de Ionghe, Captain of the Artillery in the said Voyage.  
Printed at London by john Wolf. 1600.   

The true and perfect declaration of the mighty Navy by Sea, prepared & set forth by the States of the united Provinces (to hinder the proceed of the king of Spain) under the leading and conduct of Peter Ʋander Does, General of the said Navy, showing what the said army hath done against the Islands, Towns, Castles, and ships of the said king, with the riches and prizes by them taken and gotten during their whole voyage: as also what the said army hath performed by Sea, as well in their voyage outward, as homeward. From the 28. of May 1599 to the 6. of March 1600. gathered & collected by Elbert de joughe, Captain of the Artillery in the said Navy.  
Upon the 28. of May 1599 The State's army put to sea, out of Zealand, being in all 73. ships, holding their course between Calis and Dover, the wind being East north-east.  
The 29. of May, having past Calis, with an East wind, & clear weather, in the evening they had a calm, than the General cast anchor under Swartnes, which done, all the navy did the like.  
The 30. of May, having hoist anchor, they set sail with a North Northwest wind, keeping upon the coast of England, and about twelve of the clock, they passed Beveside, the wind being East north-east, they holding their course West south-west, being close weather, which caused the General to sail Westward, the better to have the coast of England in sight, but all the day continued close weather, yet in the evening they had a sight of Goutstaert, and so sailing till night, they anchored not far from Plymouth.  
The 1. of june early in the morning, making towards land, about six of the clock they arrived at Plymouth, where the General sent a Pinnace to land, to know if any of their ships had arrived there, because certain of them had sailed out of the Tassel not long before, which they thought to have found at Plymouth: but not finding any, about noon they set sail & departed, holding their course South south-west: & about evening having a side wind, they sailed West south-west, with such dark & close weather, that they could hardly see the length of a ship from them, which caused them sometimes to shoot off muskets, sometimes slings, to let the other ships know that they were not far from them, that they should not separate themselves.  
The 2. of june, having a calm with close weather, they met all together, and holding their course South south-west, having the wind East north-east.  
The 3. of june, still having an East north-east wind, they sailed very slowly sometimes on the lee, sometimes in the wind, to stay for certain of their ships that were somewhat behind, and in the end being all together, the General held his course South south-west, all the Navy following him, in the night having a south-west wind.  
The 4. of june, the General put forth 2. flags, & shot off two pieces, for a sign to call all the Captains & Masters, to come aboard of his ship, there to hold a Marshal assembly, which was presently performed, each of them putting forth their boats, to board him, having as then past Heyssant about ten miles, with a south-west wind, running South southeast: and in the evening having a Southeast wind, all the Navy held their course South south-west.  
The 5. & 6. of june, it was calm with great claps of thunder, sailing then under 47. degrees.  
The 7. of june, they had a West wind, whereupon the whole Navy set their course South south-west: after that, the wind coming North, they sailed south-west, yet very slowly, by reason that some of the ships were so far behind, that they could hardly be discerned, whereupon the rest of the ships stayed for them: at the same time the General made an order for the division of their meat, every 6. men to have among them 5. li. of bisquit for a day.  
The 8. of june, still having a West wind, they held their course South south-west: and about evening the wind falling somewhat sharp, the whole Navy wound about: then the wind coming West again, they were constrained to abate some of their sails.  
The ninth of june, they espied the coast of Galicia, as then having a Northwest wind, holding their course south-west, and about three of the clock in the after noon, the whole navy having turned about, & made to seaward, not long after they made towards the land again: but being too low from La Corougie, the General caused the whole Navy to put to sea again.  
The tenth of june, the Navy sailing again towards the land, they had a south-west wind, and in the evening a Northwest wind, wherewith they sailed west, being not far from the land.  
The eleventh of june, early in the morning, the whole Navy making towards the shore, & being under the land, perceiving themselves to be as high as the Corougie, they set their course West south-west, the wind being East north-east, & about noon came before the Corougie: where being come, and staying for three of their ships that were behind, which were the ships of Cornelis Claus. Captain jans. and a Pinnace: In the mean time they made all the preparation they could, and about one of the clock spreading all their sails, they put into the heaven, all together casting anchor, very near within the shot of the town: whereupon those of the Corougie shot divers great pieces at them: which dangerous anchoring the navy well perceiving, and finding no convenient place to land their men, about 5. a clock in the evening they hoist anchor: which the town perceiving, began to shoot more fiercely, but did not any hurt unto the ships. The anchors being up, there fell such a calm, that the ships were in great danger, for that the town shot upon them so mightily, although they could not reach them, and the ships by reason of the calm, not well to be stired, that they had much pain and labour to hold them from the land, and the town shot so mightily, that in a short space they had shot at the least above two hundred and thirty shot, and yet could they not reach the ships, although it seemed unpossible, for that the ships, by reason of the calm, were driven so near under the town, that they might have shot into them with a musket: and the General's ship was driven so near to the town, that Captain Rem Euarts, and brother janson, with their Pinnaces were forced to go and help him: yet in the end with great danger the whole Navy got to Sea.  
The 12. of june, in the morning being somewhat distant from the land, the ships drove before the calm.  
The 13. of june, in the morning about 9 of the clock being at the cape Finisterre, they had a North-east wind.  
The 14. of june, having a stiff north-wind, they held their course South, and South & by East, and the wind continuing, in the evening they took in all their sails, letting the ships drive before the wind without sails.  
The 15. of june, the wind lessening, they began to hoist sails, holding their course Southeast, & the wind still continuing North, about 9 of the clock in the morning, they descried cape Roxent, & therewith they made towards the land, purposing to do some exploit upon Lisbon, but in the evening, the whole Navy wound about, holding their course South, south-west.  
The 16. of june, in the morning the wind being North, they held their course South south-west, & about the same time, the Admiral john Garbrants. put forth a flag in his stern, desiring to have certain Pinnaces, that were under his quarter, to come on board of his ship: but none went aboard, but kept with the whole fleet to Leeward.  
The 17. of june, having a West wind, they set their course South south-west, and about evening they perceived among their fleet a strange ship, & a bark with three bases, whereupon presently the General commanded 4. of the best ships of sail in the whole Navy to make chase after them: which ships having taken them, brought them before the General, who having spoken with them, in the end they departed friendly from each other, for it was an Englishman. About that time Captain Cators ship lost the fleet, by reason that the fleet in the night time changed their course, and wound about.  
The 18. of june, the Navy driving before a calm, the General put forth his accustomed token, to call all the captains and masters aboard his ship, there to consult with him.  
The 19 of june, still having a calm, with a Southwinde, order was taken by the General, for the landing of certain men, whensoever they approached any coast.  
The 20. of june they had a calm, and held their course South south-west.  
The 21. & 22. of june, having a good swift forewind, they held their course South south-west, at which time the General caused the whole Navy to be advertised, that every man should behave and rule himself, according to the Articles in that case provided, and especially following the 41. and 42. Articles, the contents whereof do follow.  

NOTA.  
Whosoever without special cause, & that first made known unto his officers, shall break out of his array, where he shall be appointed to abide, or that shall seem to fly out of any battle or enterprise, whether it be before a town or otherwise, he shall and may presently be slain or stabbed by any man whatsoever; & being taken and imprisoned, shall be proclaimed traitor, and in that case punished with death, without any favour.  
Any man being placed and set to defend any fort, sconce, or trench, whether he be captain or soldier, either by water or by land, shall defend and keep the same, to the last extremity, both with words and works, not doing any thing to the contrary, whereby the same should be lost without extremity, upon pain of death, without favour or exception.  
No man must give himself to take any spoil, without charge or commission, upon pain of death.  
Hereunto adding, that no man should venture or be so bold to defile or deflower any maid or woman whatsoever, upon pain of death.  
It was likewise commanded by the General, that no man should kill or murder any woman or children, (unless they were found in arms to resist) upon pain of death.  
Also it was determined by the General, and the rest of the Captains, the better to encourage the soldiers, as also for other causes and respects, that what prisoner soever should be taken, able to pay a good ransom, the tenth part of the said ransom should be given to the sailors and soldiers, the rest to him that took him prisoner.  
Also that when they determined to assail the first Castle or fort, they should cause a pike with a fane to be set up upon the land, and as long as the fane stirred with the wind, they should cease from shooting out of the ships against the fort or Castle.  
The like token should be set up before a town, when they would not shoot any more against it.   
The 23. of june, having a good forewind out of the North, they held their course South south-west, sending out a pinnace to seek for land, for that as than they were of opinion not to be far from it, which pinnace about evening returned back again.  
The 24. of june, still having a North wind, they held their course South south-west, and the sun being Southeast, they sent out three pinnaces to descry land, at which time the vice-admiral of the red flag put forth another flag, desiring certain captains to come board his ship, whereof some boarded him, & about six of the clock in the evening they descried land, whereunto they made, holding their course East southeast.  
The 25. of june, in the morning very early, they were under Lanserottes, and then held their course South south-west and by West, and in the evening descried the Island of great Canaria, keeping the whole night under the Island.  
The 26. of june, in the morning very early being close under the Island, they made to the shore, mean time making preparation to land their men in small boats, approaching near unto the Castle, yet without danger of their shot, they of the castle began to shoot, but the Hollanders esteemed not thereof, but to the contrary went so close unto the Castle, that they might reach it with a musket.  
Under the Castle there lay three Spanish ships, whereof the greatest was by the Hollanders shot under water and sunk.  
The Castle shot hard against the Hollanders, and the ships in like sort against the Castle, especially out of the General's ship, as also out of many of the other ships, in such sort, that the Island seemed to be compassed about with fire: during the which shooting, the soldiers were put into small boats, and so rowed to land.  
The Spaniards upon the downs near the shore, had certain bases, wherewith they shot hard upon the Hollanders boats, at their entering upon the land, but the Hollanders stayed with their boats, being ready to land: for it was so appointed, that not any man should seem to set foot on land, but must stay hard by the General: also that not any of them should spread any colours, before he should be landed, and yet they must not do it, before the General should be on shore, who only had an ensign in his Pinnace. Those of Zealand and North-Holland were appointed to land towards the Town, and those of Amsterdam, and of the Maze, towards the Castle, and all at one time. The Castle perceiving so many boats manned, began to shoot slowly, for that the Captain of the Castle made his soldiers believe, that they had not above half a barrel of powder left, whereupon they left off shooting: whereat the Spaniards that lay in the downs, began to fly, and then all the boats that lay ready manned, rowed to land.  
First the generals boat: which being close by the shore, the Spaniards perceiving, to (let him from landing) skipped into the water up to the chin, against the General's boat, and fought so boldly with the Hollanders, that the General himself standing valiantly in the boat fight, and ready to leap on the shore, was in the end forced to return, and the Spaniards made so hot an assault, that a Captain standing by the General, was thrust into the arm, but divers of the Spaniards were shot, so that in the end not many remained to make resistance.  
With that the General valiantly leapt into the water up to the middle: and after him followed Albert jansen Cox ensign, who having spread his colours, all the rest of the boats rowed to land, having given a great vale of shot against the Castle. The soldiers being landed, and standing in order of battle, being about four thousand men, the General caused Dammas Verloo, one that could speak good Spanish, to ask them of the Castle, if they would yield it up: and having parled for the space of an hour, in the mean time the General set up a vane upon a pike, to warn the ships not to shoot against the Castle; which shooting presently ceased: and being in parley, in the end they of the Castle agreed to deliver it up, upon condition, that the Spaniards should departed without any arms, which was presently done. In the which Castle the General placed Captain john Allerts. of Amsterdam, who entering into it, found therein fifteen great brass pieces, and six Iron pieces, well provided with powder and munition, being so strong, that in a manner it was impregnable: the walks being at the least thirty foot thick.  
Captain john Allerts. with his company being placed therein, and the Spaniards to the number of sixty persons gone out, the Hollanders soldiers being about four thousand strong, marched towards the town: but by the way, being come to a valley not above a quarter of a mile from the town, they stayed all night until the morning: in the mean time divers companies of the soldiers marched to the town, & went so close under the walls, that they spent the whole night in skirmishing with the enemy, specially the company of Dammas Verloo, where he lost many of his men.  
The twenty seventh of june, in the morning, their ensigns waving in the wind, they marched towards the town: but being within Cannon shot of the Castle, that stood before the town, the Castle shot mightily upon the Hollanders, and spoiled many of their men, for they could not fail one shot: for although they could hardly see the Hollanders, yet they shot at the ensigns: whereby the Hollanders were constrained to march somewhat aside to shun their shot: which was easy to be done, being round about compassed with downs: but the soldiers stayed close under the walls of the town, where they stood out of danger of the enemy's shot, for that the downs were so great, that they might easily defend themselves from the shot.  
The Hollanders in that sort keeping themselves close, the enemy supposed that they were in mind to retire back again; so that being before fled out of the Town, they returned into it again, (as it was certified unto the Hollanders) to resist them, and to that end placed Ordinance upon the hill, that lay upon the right hand of the way unto the shore, wherewith they did much hurt unto the Hollanders, for that from the said hill they shot many of their men, and likewise shot mightily from the Castle with divers wooden bullets, which did much mischief.  
The General perceiving no means to win the Town, unless some great shot were planted before it (for they from the hill shot so hard, as also from the Castle, who for the want of Iron bullets, shot bullets of Tin and Lead, that no good on his side could be done) used all the speed that might be, to plant a battery, and to place Ordinance before the Town. Whereupon sending for the great pieces that lay in the Castle that Captain john Allerts. kept, placed as many of them as they could before the Town, not without very great labour and pain: for that many times the pieces being drawn half way forward, broke their carriages, whereby that day they could bring but three pieces before the Town, whereof two were appointed to shoot towards the hill, and therewith, (although very high to shoot up) drove the Spaniards to such a point, that they left shooting, not daring to stand close together, as they did before the Hollanders planted their Ordinance: and when the Hollanders were drawing the pieces towards the town, many times shot some of their men. The Hollanders, having shot eight times, did likewise cease; mean time preparing their battery, in the night placing two Demie Cannons among their battery: but in the mean time the Spaniards conveyed all their goods and treasure out of the town, not many men remaining within it, perceiving that the Hollanders minded to win it by force; so that they conveyed all their goods upon the hills.  
The twenty eight of june, early in the morning, the two demi Cannons being placed in battery against the Castle, Captain Rem Euartson was appointed with his ship to sail before the Town, and to shoot at it, and they on land battered the Castle, with two pieces of Artillery.  
Mean time there were three demi Cannons more placed in battery, which were likewise appointed to batter the Castle, so that as than they beat it with five pieces together.  
Then they sent two companies of soldiers upon the hill, who as then had a right path unto the town, the one being the company of Monsieur Meerkercke, the other of Colonel Stoem, the company of Damas' Verloo compassing beneath about the foot of the hill.  
In this sort the General battered the Castle with five pieces, so that in the end the Spaniards within the Castle forsook it, and fled, after that the Hollanders had discharged forty four times upon it: which the General perceiving, presently sent a company of men into it, and withal set fire upon the Town gate, thereby to make passage for the Soldiers to enter: but while the gate burnt, the Sailors could by no means enter into the Town.  
But the two companies of Soldiers that went up the hill, had a right path unto the Town, as also the company of Damas' Verloo, that compassed about the foot of the hill: but the Sailors could not enter before the fire was ceased and the gate emptied, for that the Spaniards had filled the gate with stones up to the middle: but the General behaved himself so valiantly, that he caused certain companies with lathers to scale the walls, he himself in person entering with them: in the mean time, the three companies from the hill with their colours displayed, marched towards the town, and entering, went into the market place, where they stayed to see if any resistance would be made. The fire at the gate being quenched, and the stones borne away, the troop of Amsterdam were appointed to bring 4. demi Cannons into the town, which they must do before that any of them should enter; which was speedily performed, every man being very diligent to work, that they might enter into the town, hoping to get great riches, each man thinking to do his best, but all in vain, for the Spaniards had conveyed all their goods out of the town.  
While the Demy cannons were drawing into the town, there came a Sailor being of Flushing, out of the town, who for the space of five years had been kept therein the holy house, who perceiving Cornelis Leinsen Admiral of the Zealand ships, and for that he knew him, he fell down at his feet, calling him his deliverer (next under God) out of prison, wherein he had remained for the space of 5. years: which done, he was led before the General.  
The company of Soldiers being entered into the Castle, they found in it 5. great pieces of ordinance.  
The ordinance being brought into the town, & the troop of Amsterdam, whose Colonel was Cornelis Remmisen, having under him 3. companies of sailors, being entered, after him followed the troop of Zealand, with the troop of the Maze in Holland. Whereof one part being entered, they were commanded to stay in a plain field, until the General had appointed every man his quarter: whereby it was very late, before the Captains entered into their quarters, where they found the houses empty, except it were here and there some women: for the Spaniards were all fled away with their goods.  
The 29. of june, having thoroughly searched throughout the town, & not finding any man, the General caused certain companies of Soldiers to present themselves before the castle that stood upon the South side of the town, & to summon them to yield: but when they approached it, they found no man within it. Which done, one company entered, wherein they left 20. soldiers, and in it they found 3. great pieces of ordinance, but all stopped with nails, stones and other such like things, to make than unserviceable. The rest of the companies re-entered the town. This castle stood about the length of a Camnon shot southward without the town, being very strong, for that the one side thereof stood in the water, so that in a manner it was invincible.  
But God, in whose power all conquests consist, had stricken the Spaniards hearts with fear, for it was not won by force: for assure yourselves, if they had holden the first castle, it would have been a very dangerous way to have passed to the town: and again the castle that stood upon the strand, where the ships entered, could shoot crosswise one from the other, so that not any man could have passed without great danger. God be praised for this victory.  
But to return again unto the matter, the company of soldiers being re-entered, in the evening the General sent 10. sailors of Captain Harman Michtels. company, & 10. of Captain Rem Euarts. company their ensign, being lieutenant of the said captain Rem Euarts. and every night they were relieved, for that they lay therein in great danger, because the Spaniards might easily have hidden themselves in the vineyards, and seeing convenient time either in the entry or issuing of the Hollanders, might have cut them off. For that (as it is said before) the castle stood a Cannon shot from the town.  
The 30. of june, there was a parley with the Spaniards touching the ransoming of the town, or else to suffer it to be burnt: the Spaniard would give no money, but proffered the General to furnish his whole Navy with sufficient wine, saying that they had no money, wherewith they departed for that time, not effecting any thing.  
The 1. of july, the word of God was preached within the town of great Canaria, in S. Anne's Church, where there assembled great numbers of sailors & soldiers, as also the General, with all his Marshal counsel & other Captains: the preachers text being taken out of the 103. Psalms, the people singing the 100 Psalms, thanking and praising God for the victory, all with one consent calling upon the name of the Lord.  
The 2. of july, a Marshal court was holden to punish two malefactors, whose sentence was to be hanged.  
The 3. of july, the malefactors were brought forth to execution, & being in the market place, one of them had his pardon, the other was hanged: at the same time there was a small murmuring among the common soldiers, being desirous to chase the enemy that had fled up into the hills with their goods, yet no man made the General acquainted therewith.  
This murmuring still continuing, the General was content to permit 6. companies to go up upon the hills, to chase the enemy, the companies being Captain john Lambertsen Hoy, Captain jochem Hendricks. Swarten hondt, Captain Cornelis Claesen: the Ensign being Claes Cornelisen, the son of Cornelis Claesen, captain Knooper, captain Quack, and the company of captain Moye jaques of Rotterdam, which companies upon the hill lost many of their men, most dying by reason of the great heat, some of them went aside to win some prey, but before they could be relieved, many of them were slain by the enemy: in this fury was slain captain Moye jaques of Rotterdam.  
Colonel Cornelis Remmisen, with the company of Captain Rem Euarts. and Captain Harman Michelsen, had the rearward, but were constrained to retire back with loss of many of their men, being sent forth in the hottest time of the day, and about evening returned back again, without doing any exploit.  
The 4. of july, the Hollanders with their colours displayed issued out of the town, who by the General's commandment set it on fire in divers places, taking with them all the great shot, bells, & whatsoever the Spaniards had left behind them, but great shot was the best prize that was found within Canaria: for they found in the Island of Canaria 19 brass, and 6. iron pieces, which were all laden aboard the ships, without any hurt, or misfortune to any man.  
The 6. of july, the General put forth two flags, for a sign that all the Captains, and Masters should go aboard his ship, that he might consult with them.  
Where it was ordained, that each Captain either of Soldiers or Sailors, should bring forth all the prizes, that they had gotten in the Island of great Canaria, & that upon their oath.  
And that the same goods whether it were victuals, drink, or any other thing, should by the Pursers of every ship, together with an officer of the Soldiers, and one of the Sailors, be registered, and by them openly sold, always provided that no Soldier should bestow more than the value of one months pay, unless the Captain gave his word, or bought it with ready money.  
That the victuals and drink should not be sold, but only registered; and whosoever should be found, to have concealed any thing, should be punished according to the contents of the article in that case provided; and further, to be dismissed of his part of the prizes taken, as also that should be taken during the whole voyage.  
Each Provost, or any other person, that should have intelligence of any such concealed goods, or that could name any man that had concealed any thing, the said Provost, or other person, should have the one half thereof, the other half to be kept, for the use & commodity of wounded men in that voyage, whether they be Soldiers or Sailors.  
Each Purser should keep a perfect register of all the goods found within their ships, how much they were sold for, which they should deliver unto the principal Secretary, to the end that the moneys proceeding thereof, might be justly and truly employed to the use and benefit of the whole army. It was to be understood, that all the goods sold at that time, should be brought forth, and that the buyers thereof should seek their warrants of the sellers.  

The great shot found in the first Castle.   li. dz. One brass piece, weighing 6833. 17. one brass piece weighing 4254. 17. one piece 4142. 17. one brass piece w. 6961. 17. one brass piece w. 2162. 6. one brass piece w. 4500. 38. one brass piece w. 2115. 6. one brass piece w. 4450. 17. one brass piece weighing 4780. 40. More, as they entered, they found upon the strand one field piece weighing about 2100. pound, with 2. basses of brass. all 40197. li. 
Great shot found in the second Castle on the North side of the Town.   li. One brass piece weighing 6772 one brass piece w. 1800 one brass piece w. 4254 one brass piece w. 3506 one brass piece w. 1680 Found upon a hill a field piece and two basses of brass 1400  17412 
Great shot found in the castle on the Southside of the Town.   li. One brass piece weighing 6068 one brass piece w. 4653 one brass piece w. 1377 and some bullets.   12098  
Also all the bells, which they took with them.  
They likewise sunk a ship lying before the first castle, that lay to be laden for the west Indies: there was also an other Spanish bark, which they took with them, & of all the great shot taken in Canaria, one piece was sunk, & by captain Banks means, there was an other brass piece left on shore.  
There was other goods brought aboard the ship (which by the General's commandment) was sold before the mast of every ship. They had in the town 140. pipes of wine, and a great number of pots of oil. The men they lost in Canaria were 1440. dead, and 60. wounded.  
The 6. of july, the General commanded captain Ruyts ship of Rotterdam to be unrigged, because it had a great leak, and was wholly unserviceable, which being on land was burnt, and in stead thereof rigged a bark by them taken in Canaria, wherein captain Ruyt put his men, and was one of them that was appointed for the longer voyage.  
The 7. of july, lying still before Canaria, the townsmen came forth with a flag of peace, desiring to redeem some of the prisoners, for the enemy had taken 4. of the Hollanders, who upon the 3. of july were left upon the hill, sick & wholly unable to travel: & it appeareth that one of those 4. prisoners came from a Spaniard that had his son prisoner in the ship called the Orange, wherein the General himself sailed, being one of them that went out of the castle. But upon deliberation taken, answer was made them, that they should return again the next day.  
The 8. of july, very early they came again unto the General, showing him that the principal of the town had taken their prisoners from them, as it was true. For the Spaniards would not agree to any ransom.  
Then the Spaniards that were prisoners, being about 60. persons, were divided into divers ships: which done, the Navy put to sea, from the North end of the Island of Canaria, with a North-east wind, and in the evening cast anchor again under the South end of the Island.  
The 9 of july, being yet under the South end of the Island of Canaria, many of their men bestowed their time in lading of fresh water, & wheresoever they went on shore, burned all before them. The same day the General made a sign, that all the Pursers should go aboard his ship, there to deliver the Registers of the goods that were sold, which they delivered unto Wieringhen the General's Secretary.  
The 10. of july, they set sail from off the South end of great Canaria, having calm weather, and variable air, but in the evening they had a stiff wind out of the North-east, wherewith they held their course West south-west, & by night the wind being high, they were constrained to take in their Marssailes, & to run Northwest, holding their course to Teneriffa, minding to do some exploit upon Geracico, but not long after, they altered their minds.  
The 11. & 12. of july, having strange & hard weather, they used all the means they could to get to Gommera, the wind being as then North north-east, with foul weather.  
The 13. of july, having calm weather, they yet sought to get under Gommera, which they did, about 12. of the clock at noon: with that the General put forth his accustomed token, to call all the Captains and Masters aboard his ship, where it was agreed to send three companies of soldiers into a creak, there to take land, which was about half a mile from the town, which companies should march over the hills, & they in the mean time with the whole Navy would use all the diligence they could to get before the town, which they did: the companies being gone, the Navy made towards the town, where being come, they prepared themselves to land the soldiers, which with great diligence was done.  
Now lying at anchor before the town, presently the soldiers and sailors were put into the small boats, attending a sign from the General.  
Then the General putting forth his colours, all together at one instant they rowed to shore, which was done with great expedition, they of the town not once making any resistance: but as they of Canaria did flee up into the mountains, not leaving any thing behind them, and whatsoever they could not carry, they hide it so well that it could hardly be found.  
The companies of soldiers & sailors being on land, & Sentinels placed, the 3. companies that were sent over the hills came unto them, who had sent 20. muskeeteers out of each company, (to see if the Spaniards would make any resistance) who descending down the hill, perceived certain Asses laden by the Spaniards, which they made after, thinking to get a good prize, & to be the lighter left all their muskets: which the Spaniards that lay hidden in the vineyards perceiving, left their ambustadoes, and coming forth slew them all: in this overthrow there were 58. slain, who being dead the Spaniards stripped off all their clothes, & went away with the prey. In the mean time the three companies having lost 60. or at the least 58 men, entered into the town.  
The 14. of july, by great labour & pains taken in digging, the Hollanders found 8. pipes of wine within the ground, which were presently laden in the captains ships that were appointed for the longer voyage, the pipe valued at 7. pound Flemish: mean time many of the sailors brought fresh water aboard, the better to be provided in their voyage.  
The 15. of july, being yet busied to lad water and other ballast, they found two Demy cannons, which the Spaniards had buried in the earth.  
The 16. of july, in the morning, the General put forth his accustomed tokens, to call the Captains & Masters aboard his ship, where it was agreed, that the ships appointed for the longer voyage, should be provided as need required, and that they should take out of the ships appointed to return again into Holland, as much victuals as the said ships could well spare: which was done, and presently thereupon laded all the wheat and rye out of the one ships into the others, against they should have need to bake it, for the preservation of their lives, if the voyage happened to be long.  
It was also concluded, that all the companies of soldiers should march up the hills, to chase the enemy: mean time the sailors should stay within the town.  
So upon the 17. of july, in the morning about 2. hours before day, with a still drum they marched up, having very cold and fine weather, but returned again the same day, not doing any exploit: which done, the sailors were sent on board the ships.  
The 18. of july, using great diligence in digging, they found another demi cannon and two bells.  
The 19 of july, all the soldiers being shipped, the General gave commandment to set the town on fire: and at that present the soldiers were divided and placed in the ships that should go the longer voyage.  
The 20. of july, the General put forth his accustomed signs, to call all the Captains and masters aboard his ship, where the ships that should go the longer voyage, were appointed, separated, and made ready to set sail.  
The 21. of july, all the Navy put to sail from Gommera, having the wind Northweast, and being somewhat off from the land, departed from each other, the ships for the long voyage being in all 34.  
The ships appointed to return to Holland, used all the means they could to pass between Teneriffa and Gommera, being in number 37. ships great and small: but perceiving it to be impossible to pass between the Islands, for that being there it blue so stiff, that they could hardly bear any sail: they strove to pass between Palma and Gommera, which they likewise could not pass, so that the 22.23. and 24. days of july, they kept thereabouts: at that time the Admiral john Garbrits. the vice-admiral Logier Petersen, and the scout Cornelis Clausen, with most of the company, separated themselves from the rest of the ships.  
The 25. of july, holding their course South and by west, they were under 21. degrees.  
The 26. of july, they held their course South and by west, with little wind, the wind being north-east and by east, with a good pleasing gale.  
The 27. of july, the allowance of bread among the soldiers was abated, because they supposed the voyage would be longer than it fell out.  
The 28.29. and 30. of july, their course being south-west, and by West, the wind Northwest, the Captains and Masters went all aboard the General's ship, which days they missed the ships of Brother jansen, because it had sailed forward, and the rest of the ships changed their course: and the same day likewise, they descried the Island of Saint Nicholas, being from them south-west and by west.  
The 31. of july in the morning, they were right under the Island, and had almost sailed round about it, because they could find no anchor ground, so that they let their boats sail close under the Island to seek a road, where they found two roads, wherein all the ships might lie, about a culverin shot distant from the land, and twelve fathom water, and there stood three houses.  
The first of August, they descried the Island of Saint Luce, distant from them West northwest: all that day they stayed by the Island of Saint Nicholas, and with their Pinnaces went on land, to see if they might find fresh water for their Navy, but they found not any. There they saw very great Torteauxes, whereof they took one that weighed almost three hundred pound. The same day all the Captains and Masters met on board the General, to take counsel whether they should sail to get fresh water: at last it was concluded to sail to Isola de Maio, where certain of their shalops went on land for fresh water: but by reason of the unseasonable heat of the ground, they lost seventeen men, and certain of their shalops overturned.  
The second of August, they held their course Southeast and by east, with a calm all the day long.  
The third of August in the morning, they descried the Island of Saint james: and the same day they took a Torteaux, having at the least five hundred eggs in her belly, a hundred and fifty of them having shells, the rest without shells, as hens use to have in their bodies, being very great, as big as a ball of a stiver; with the which eggs they made tanseyes, which tasted very well: of the flesh of the Torteaux, they made hodgepodge, and it tasted like bacon. The eggs that were shelled, had shells like winde-egges, wherewith they played at tennis aboard the ships, which rebounded like a tennis ball, and you must strike very hard with them before they would break.  
The fourth of August in the morning they made towards the land, and about noon anchored under the Island de Maio, where General went on shore, and there stayed till the next day at noon.  
The fift of August, there came a ship unto them, that had been under five degrees Northward of the Equinoctial line, to sail to Brasilia, and was constrained, having a leak, to put to the shore with them, being a Venetian. The captains name was Antony Bolorio; the ship was laden at Calis Malis, with wine, oil, and other goods: which ship and goods he avouched to be his, but it was found to be contrary, for that the Merchant being a Spaniard, was there present, meaning to sell their wares at Brasilia, so that both the goods and Merchant were found good prize; and the Captain with his ship and thirty Pipes of wine for his necessary provision, let departed, because he was a Venetian, balasing his ship with certain pipes of salt-water.  
The same day they sent out a Pinnace, with a man of war, being of Zealand, to chase a ship that they espied: which ship being taken, was found to be a Portugal, laden in Porta Port, with wine, oil, linencloth, Silks and Velvets, which amounted unto (as the Captain of the said ship testified unto them) 20000 ducats.  
The tenth of August, they put to sea again, to meet the Portugal with their two ships that went to chase him, for that the prize was so evil of sail, that it could not make to them, but by night both she and their two ships came among the fleet: and at that time also brother jansens ship, which had been missing thirteen days, came likewise to the fleet.  
The 11. of August, they returned again unto the road, from whence the day before they had departed, where they began to unlade their prize, which by their Marshal court was found lawful; the ship and goods both being forfeit: the ship had in it eight Iron pieces.  
The 12. of August, there boarded them four men out of the Island de Maio, showing them that in the Island there dwelled no more but four Moors, & five white men: in the Island were very fair horses, that ran about the country, and great hens, that went as fast as a dog, and being weary with going, flew away: they are commonly taken by night in the trees, and thousands of goats.  
The 15. of August, the black dog, & Albert jans. returned again unto them as they lay at anchor, bringing with them two Spanish barks, each having three bases in them, the one unladen, wherein they put divers prisoners, and let them sail to Saint jacobs': the other was laden with cotton wool, and came from Civil: they brought likewise a ship of Marseilles, of 100 tons, laden with wine and oil.  
The same day there came unto them two netherlands ships, which set sail out of the Weelings, having been five weeks and a half upon their voyage, they brought them news that the enemy was gone to lie three miles from Bommel, and that being under Goutstrat, they spoke with three of the ships that went for the East Indies, and with them was a pinnace, all being of Amsterdam, very richly jaden: the two netherlands ships were sailing to the west Indies for salt.  
The same day they put to sail, and departed from the Island de Maio, holding their course South Southeast: the wind north-east, with a good gale of wind. The same night the bark taken by the black dog, lost both her main mast, and her fork mast.  
The 21. of August, holding their course Southeast, with a good gale of wind, in the night time they lost one of their Pursers, he was sick, but no man knew what was become of him.  
The 31. of August, in the morning, they fell close upon the land of Gommera, by a high piece of ground reaching into the sea, which is called Cape de Monta, where they anchored, about three small miles from the land, at sixteen fathom water, where, upon the one side of the ship they found the water to be fresh, & on the other side salt, & East and by south from them, they saw a great river, all the coast of the land being full of trees; the river was called Rio Nova.  
The 1. of September, they fetched fresh water out of the river.  
The fift of September, the General entered into a River, called Rio de Puntes, where they found about thirty wild men, most of them naked, and amongst them was their king's son, who stayed alone with them in the generals pinnace for the space of an hour: he brought them a tin vessel full of sodden rice, with two sodden hens, and the General gave him a pot of twelve gallons of wine, and a box of Marmalade.  
The 6. of September, they put to sea, and that day eight canoes of wild men made towards their ships, some with three, and some with four men in a Cannoe, whereof some boarded their ships: they held their course that day South southeast.  
The tenth of September in the morning, they descried the Cape de los Palmos.  
The 11. of September, to the 19 they drove upon the sea with calm weather: in the which time all the Captains & masters consulted with the General, about the landing of the Island of Saint Thomas, with 1400. men.  
The 22. of September in the morning, they descried the Island of S. Thomas, being South and by west from them.  
The 23. of September, they held their course Eastward, not to be discovered by those of the Island, being of opinion, that they could not enter into the road: so that after noon, they sailed by the shore (determining to land) to the Cape de Loupes Gonsalues, and so to come again on the South side of Saint Thomas, for that the road was on the South side, but they could hardly sail from the North side, because of the calmness under the land.  
The 24. of September, they descried the land called Isola de Prince, distant North-east.  
The 25. of September, the air being very thick and dark, as if some great tempest would have followed, as the air useth to be so dark about the line, which never could be found otherwise by any sailor: but where they perceive a dark cloud in the air, presently they take in all their sails, for that there cometh a sudden and terrible blast of wind, thundering and lightning, which continueth for the space of 2. or 3. hours, and by sailors is called Travades: which gone, it is presently fair weather again: but God be thanked, they had all fair weather, not having any Travades all the way unto the Cape.  
The 27. of September, all the Captains went aboard the Admiral, who gave them their charge to follow him, if the next day they might land in the Island of Saint Thomas.  
The 30. of September, all the Captains were again called aboard the Admiral, to appoint good order to be holden being on land: half that day they sailed before the wind, that they might reach the slowest ships, and the same day there was such a number of fishes about the Admiral's ship, that no man could number them, whereby they took them in with baskets, being as big as Smelts, and after them followed 2. or 3. hundred great fishes to devour them: whereby there rose such a noise in the water, as if it had been a tempest: yet was the weather very fair and calm: but there ordinarily the sea is full of fish. One of the sailors had hanged a pair of breeches overboard for the space of an hour, and when he drew them up again, he found in them at the least 700. fishes. The same day as divers boats lay on board the Admiral, one of them had the rother broken off by a fish, & divers of the fishes leapt into the boats.  
The first of October at noon, they were about a mile from the land, that is, three miles, sailing from the Cape of Loupes Gonsalues.  
The third of October they sailed with a good gale of wind.  
The fift of October in the morning, they set sail, and by night lay under the land. The same day they let a prize drive upon the sea, having set it on fire, but first unladen all her goods.  
The sixth of October they sailed with a Southwind.  
The tenth of October they anchored under the land, hard by the Cape, where they found a ship of Amsterdam, being the ship which they before had descried.  
The same day the Admiral sent his pinnace to a river about four miles from the Cape the Loupes Gonsalues, for fresh water, where they sailed about four miles up into the River: whereon there stood a great village, which with their pinnace they could not approach, by reason that the trees stood so thick upon the shore: and as the Pinnace sailed forward, great numbers of Monkeys leapt in, and about it; at the last they shot off a musket, whereupon presently there came divers wild men in canoes of six foot long that brought them (having a little Iron and linencloth which they had taken with them, to provide some fruit, eggs, and flesh for the Admiral) to the village, where they found a company of wild men standing with their Captain, the Captain having a rusty sword upon his shoulder, with an old cap upon his head, which brought them presently into the village, and to their king's house, whom they found sitting making money of mother of Pearl: which money (as they said) he only used when he meant to buy himself a wife of his enemy, and no man might make such money but he.  
The Hollanders being there, the King presently laid down his tools, and sat still in his seat very stoutly, after their manner, having a long beard with divers rings, painted about his arms, and about his eyes of divers colours, with a hat upon his head, being all stuck round about with great pings, in manner of a crown, in such sort, that at the first the Hollanders were abashed, for that he seemed like a devil: behind him sat two of his wives, the one all black, the other all red painted, and were naked, only that they had certain clothes about their privities.  
Now the Hollanders standing before the King, the King spoke five words one before the other: which words both they, and all the wild men that were present, must speak after him: but the Hollanders understood not what they meant: and when the words were ended, they all together clapped their hands; whereupon the Hollanders had free liberty to go into the village to bartle and buy what they would.  
They brought some of the Hollanders into their Temple, where they perceived a very old black lean man, with a grey beard, sitting as still as if he had been dead, at whose feet the wild men fell down, for they held him for a great Prophet: it is to be supposed that he was a soothsayer, and that he dealt with the devil, for there they knew not what God is: when it lighteneth & thundereth, as there it doth very sore & often, than they pray unto their Prophet that it may cease: for their opinion is, that as then the devil tempteth them, and that he is supposed to be a Soothsayer: the reason was, for that one of the Hollanders had lost a piece of linen, about ten else long, which some of the wild men had stolen from him, & there was one of the wild men that could speak Portugal, that as the Hollanders were going out of the village, showed them thereof, and went and showed the Captain: whereupon the Captain went presently back again into the village, & to the temple, where he understood who had stolen it, so that he brought the piece of linen to them again.  
In the village you shall not find any handi-crafts men, but only two Smiths, which made nothing else, but heads for pikes and darts, for there the wild men make great wars against their neighbours: every seven or eight miles they have a king, by the parting of certain rivers within the land.  
The women of this village seem to be very desirous of the company of white men, as it appeared at the Hollanders departure from them, by a Gentleman, called Lanscroen, who being compassed about by many of the women, every one sought to have their will of him: but he not being willing thereunto, got away from them.  
The 17. of October in the morning, they saw the Island of S. Thomas being Northwest from them, all that day with little sail, holding Northwest, they compassed about, the better to know the land.  
The 19 of October in the morning, being arrived in the road of S. Thomas, presently the General landed, with all their soldiers, and at their landing found no resistance: & so marching orderly towards the town, they met a company of men coming from the town, who for the space of an hour shot at them, but the Hollanders lost not above 2. or 3. men: which done, they marched forward, and they of the town fled into the mountains, so that the Hollanders were presently masters of the town, and at their pleasures laded the goods which they found there, into their ships.  
The same day, Ellert de Ionghe, Captain of the artillery for the voyage, in the name of Grave Maurice, the states of Holland, & the General, summoned the castle to yield, their lives saved, but they refused the condition: whereupon the said Ellert was by the said General sent again, to will them to yield up the castle upon the aforesaid conditions, or if they refused, & would stay the planting of ordinance (which was ready) before it, that then they should expect nothing but death. Which they again denied: saying, that they had taken an oath unto the King, so that they could not so lightly yield up such a castle.  
The same night the battery was prepared, and by day two pieces of ordinance were planted, which they of the castle perceiving, in the morning put forth an Ensign of peace, desiring that two of their men might speak with the General to agree with him about the delivery of the castle, which was granted them, each party meeting: mean time the Hollanders placed seven pieces to batter it.  
The 21. of Octob. in the morning, by agreement made, the castle was yielded up, the men that were in it being prisoners, upon condition that they should be ransomed, every man according to his ability.  
The 22. of October, 200. men being sent to the second castle about an hours going from the town, on the North side, they within the castle being afraid, fled and forsook it, wherein they found three brass pieces, which castle they presently manned, and at their departure threw it down.  
The 23. of Octob. the captain of the Artillery & captain Lo, were appointed to march into the Island, who riding upon two horses sent them by the enemy, presently set forward, for it was the enemy's desire, and in their places two of the enemy remained as pledges: and being in the land they found a troop of about 600. men all naked, with pieces on their shoulders, except about 40. Portugese's that were among them, who notwithstanding showed to be very weak of complexion. In this Island are many slaves, some of the Portugese's have 150. and he is but a mean man, that hath not at the least 3. or 400. slaves.  
The same day they departed, & it was on both sides agreed, that the next day they should meet again.  
The 24. of October, the said captains went again into the Island, having advertised the General what they had done, & within 3. hours after returning again to make report unto the General of their proceed, they found him dead: for that when they spoke with him before, his sickness was no other but a kind of weakness, which had continued two days, yet did he not leave walking and standing: whereupon he caused himself to be let blood in the arm, which being done, & feeling himself very weak, said unto those that were present by him, This sickness taketh me very sore: & so laid him down in his clothes upon his bed, where he had not lain long, but presently being stricken with death, without uttering any words he died. The same evening, certain of the Captains put him in a coffin, and gave it out, that the General's body should be thrown into the Sea, because it should not be known by the enemy where they meant to bury him: whereupon he was presently conveyed into a boat, & so rowed from the land, and about midnight brought again to land: where being arrived, without any noise they buried him in a house within the town of S. Thomas, which house after that, with all the houses about it was burnt to ashes.  
Touching the ransoming of the castles, the town and Churches were not comprehended therein, for that their highest offer was not above 10. thousand Ducats.  
The 25. of October, they made a trench within the town.  
The 27. of Octob. the pieces appointed for battery being brought thither, presently they lodged their men in the trench.  
The 28. of October, in the evening the Spaniards set the town on fire in three places.  
The 3. of November, the Hollanders issued out of the town only to set the country on fire.  
The 4. of November, they shipped their men, and set all the town on fire.  
The great ordinance that they found in the first castle were 21. brass pieces great and small.  
First, two Double cannons, each weighing 10000 pound, their bullet being 57 pound.  
Ten brass pieces weighing one with the other 3300. li.  
Nine basses of brass being most of them red copper.  
There was likewise 3. basses of brass, and certain iron pieces found in the town.  
The goods in the town were certain thousand chests of sugar, and a great number of very great Elephants teeth, very much wool and silks, with other wares, & many other things, with all the bells.  
Also in the road they found 2. ships full laden with sugar, each of them being of 180. tons: in one of the ships there was a broken piece of ordinance of 10000 li. weight, red copper, which they meant to have melted in Lisbon.  
The 5. of October, they set sail, all the prisoners of the castle being ransomed, only the Governor of the Island, & him they took with them: which done, they made towards the cape the Loupes Gonsalues.  
The 7. of Octob. captain Cloyer died, being Vice Admiral.  

The description of the Island of S. Thomas.  
THe Island of S. Thomas, is an Island lying right under the Equinoctial line, almost round, and in compass 15. Dutch miles. In the middle of this Island standeth a great hill, compassed about with many trees, above, & between the which trees there is continually a dropping cloud, which yieldeth so much water, that it maketh all the land about to continue moist, and very apt to bring forth sugar, by which means the whole Island aboundeth so much in sugar: the Island is most inhabited by Moors that gather & dress the sugar: in it there is but one small town called Poroasan. The air is very unwholesome, whereby such strangers or their issues, as dwell or come thither, commonly every 8. days are troubled with an ague, and lose many of their men. In it there groweth not any corn, nor wine: the principal meat of the inhabitants is a root called Ignamo, their drink being water or wine of Palm trees: in this Island are many trees, but few that bear fruit, they have many birds of divers colours, and some strange beasts, as muskcats, and in the sea an innumerable number of Whales.   
The 8. of October, brother jansen was chosen Vice Admiral.  
The 29. of October, in the morning, an assembly was made in the fleet, and it was determined among them, presently to sail homeward, for that in the space of two days, that they had sailed from S. Thomas, there died in their ships about 1032. or 33. men, and had above 1000 more sick, in such manner, that they could hardly rule their ships, being as then one degree Southward from the line, and from S. Thomas Westward 180. miles, holding their course Northwest.  
The 30. of October, they drove with a calm upon the Sea: then the Captains of the ships agreed, that 6. of their ships should sail towards Brasilia, to see if they could fetch any ships from thence: the ships appointed were captain Broer of Memelike, Admiral, captain Leefhebber of the Maze, captain Cat of Horn, captain Hart of the Maze, captain Albert john Cox, captain Andreas of the Maze, the Pinnace of Peter Verdoes of the Maze, which ships the same day departed.  
The 7. of November, the fleet not being able to pass by the salt Islands, because they lay too far Northward from them, they were constrained to sail almost to the Flemish Islands, having as then the sun at 13. degrees.  
The same evening, as some of them sat eating in their ship, the captain asked if they should have any fresh fish that night? answer was made, no: but presently God sent them a flying fish aboard, and fell close by them as they sat at meat, being as great as a common Haddock: and because God sent them the fish so miraculously, therefore they commanded the cook presently to broil it: and before it was washed & made clean, God sent them an other, which fell against a stool as they sat at the table.  
The 16. of November, the captains assembled, the ships bearing to Leeward.  
The 20. of November, in the morning betimes they discovered a strange ship, but could not overtake it, being the first sail that they had seen in their return homeward, the weather being still and clear.  
The 20. of November, they held to Leeward, to stay for 11. of their ships, thinking they were behind, but could not hear any news of them.  
The 23. of November, in the morning, being 25. ships together, the wind began to rise high and higher.  
The 24. of November in the morning, they were but four ships in company.  
The five and twentieth day of November, they sailed before the wind, after three ships that lay to Leeward from them, being of their own company.  
The 31. of December, they were 5. ships in company.  
The first of February, the ship wherein captain Ellert de Ionghe was, found itself alone without company, and so continued till the 6. of February, when it found an Englishman that had taken a bark, wherein they were, for that their own ship was sunk, which Englishman for the space of six days before, had had no drink, so that the Hollander gave them both water and wine.  
The tenth day the ship drove in great danger to be lost, if God had not helped it.  
The 14. of February, there came to Plymouth the ship called the Golden Lion, wherein died III. men. Eight days after, the Orange tree, being the General's ship, arrived there, having cast 120. of 150. men overboard that died in her, and in the ship were but 6. sound men, the rest sick.  
Being in England, the Lion and the Orange tree took in fresh men.  
The 1. of March, the ship that was left alone, went to sea, and the 9 of the same month it arrived in the Tassel. And all the ships that came in either before or after it, had but few men, and were in great danger.  
Touching the great death of men that happened among them, was partly that there is a great heat, and an unwholesome air in the Island of Saint Thomas, because it lieth right under the Equinoctial line, so that many of their men died of burning fevers, through the heat of the sun, which bred great pain in their heads, so that in three or four days they were alive and dead, which is there called la Madorre: for by experience they found in one that died suddenly, that all the fat in his belly and guts was wholly melted, and lay at the bottom of his belly like water: this cutting of him up was done, because divers of their men complained of a pain in their bellies: some of them going and standing, without any sickness to be perceived in them, fell out of their wits, so that four men had sufficient to do to hold them until they died▪ this madness proceeded from the heat of the sun, that caused the brains in their heads to stir or move.  
Many died with eating too much of the black sugar, and of the great palm-tree nuts, which have much sweet liquor within them, wherewith they drunk themselves giddy, and thereby got a looseness in their bodies, as also by the black sugar, whereof presently ensued the bloody flux, so that many died of that disease.  
Many also spoiled themselves by lying naked upon the hatches in the night time when the Moon shined (to cool themselves) which thereabouts yieldeth a venomous unwholesome air, specially when men sleep.  
Some used the company of the black women, and thereby many of them lost their lives: the women being so hot of nature, that they are wholly contrary to the nature of white men, and not to be esteemed as natural heat: let an inhabitant therein dwelling have to do, or accompany with one of their women, (although she be a white woman) and the next day let himself blood, he dieth without fail, although he were a King.  
Many also died of looseness in their bodies, which commonly happeneth by long voyages, specially, when they were half seas over, under 45. and 46. degrees: for than it was cold, such as were sick, not being able to endure it: for there they had a side wind for the space of five weeks, in the which time many of their men died, so that they think in all, that there died about a thousand eight hundred men, of looseness in their bodies, when they were in the height aforesaid, being upon the sixth of januarie 1600.  
It is not to be marveled at, that they lost many men by the sicknesses aforesaid (seeing the Portugeses themselves do the like, being men of hotter conplections than we are, & borne under a warmer climate) & by that means have lost many men, as Americus Vespucius himself witnesseth, who not only writeth of the unwholesome air of this Island, but also saith that it is strange, that a man of Europa should be found in that place with grey hairs, or being above fifty years of age. The Portugese's are of opinion, that this sickness among men of Europa, cometh, because they use to drink often to cool their bodies, and without eating, and specially because there is little wind, whereby the air is more infected.  
FINIS.