The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt, in his Voyage into the South Sea in the Year 1593 Reprinted from the Edition of 1622

In two tydes we turned through this reach, and so recovered the ilands of Pengwins; they lye from this reach [Note.] foure leagues southwest and by west. Till you come to this p...

It is the most ravenous fish knowne in the sea; for he swalloweth all that he findeth. In the puch[89] of them hath beene found hatts, cappes, shooes, shirts, leggs and armes of...

And pynaces to meddle with ships, is to buy repentance at too deare a rate. For their office is, to wayte upon their fleete, in calmes (with their oares) to follow a chase, and...

This currant from the line equinoctiall, to twentie degrees northerly, hath great force, and setteth next of any thing east, directly upon the shore; which we found by this mean...

The coast from Santos to Cape Frio, lyeth west and by south, southerly. So we directed our course west south-west. The night comming on, and directions given to our other shippe...

With these disgraces[200] upon them, and the hand of God helping and delivering us, night comming, we began to consult what course was best to be taken to free our selves; where...

I replyed: “This is that which beseemeth you; this sorteth to the opinion I ever held of you; and this will gaine you, with God and man, a just reward. And you the rest, my deer...

The storme tooke end, and wee shaped our course for [Saint Maries.] the iland of Saint Maries, which lyeth in thirtie seaven degrees and forty minuts; and before you come unto t...

And having made an estimate of the charge of victualls, munition, imprests,[11] sea-store, and necessaries for the sayd ship; consorting another of an hundred tunnes, which I wa...

And so began to gather my companie aboord, which occupied my good friends and the justices of the towne two dayes, and forced us to search all lodgings, tavernes, and ale-houses...

First is chewing it in their mouths, and after mingling it with water, after a loathsome manner, yet the commonest drinke that they have; and that held best which is chewed by a...

In like manner the peece of ordinance hurteth not those which stand aside, nor those which stand a slope from his mouth, but those alone which stand directly against the true po...

With this message I dispatched him, and called unto me all my company, and encouraged them to sacrifice their lives fighting and killing the enemie, if he gave but a fillip to a...

At the end of foureteene dayes, one evening, being calme, and a goodly cleare in the easter-boord, I willed our anchor to be weyed,[170] and determined to goe into the channell,...

And therefore in election of chieftaines, care would be had in examination of this poynt. The shamefull fruites whereof (found by experience of many yeares, wherein I have wandr...

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[19] In the list of seven ships composing Lord Thomas Howard’s fleet, we find the _Foresight_, Captain Vavisour. He deserves great credit for attempting to yield what succour he...

Within halfe an houre it began to thunder and raine, with so much winde as wee were forced to lye a hull, and so darke, that we saw nothing but when the lightning came. This bei...

[Admonitions for commanders.] The griefe and remembrance of which oversights once againe inforceth me to admonish all captaines and commanders hereby to take advice, now and the...

John Oxman, I say, was taken with the love of this lady, and to winne her good will, what through her teares and perswasions, and what through feare and detestation of their bar...

[165] Sir Richard does not exaggerate “the bitternesse of the time.” During the survey of these straits in the _Adventure_ and _Beagle_, Captain Stokes, an active, intelligent,...