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[^MADOX, RICHARD.
AN ELIZABETHAN IN 1582: THE DIARY OF
RICHARD MADOX, FELLOW OF ALL SOULS.
ED. E. S. DONNO.
LONDON: HAKLUYT SOCIETY, 1976.
PP. 79.27  - 89.9        (SAMPLE 1)
PP. 128.21 - 145.20      (SAMPLE 2)^]

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<P 79>
[}FEBRUARIE}]

1. [\Thurs.\] we supped at Smalmans 12=d=. At nyght was 
<P 80>
playd cats and dogs and plumping and other wawling 
sport.   

2. [\Fri.\] (^Purification.^) Doctor James preched in the       #
forenoon 
3 to the Philipians: I pray God that your love may increase. 
After noon in Alhallows Doctor Mathew did as he doth al 
things excellently of Simeon in the 2 of Luke which 
signifieth the hearer, concluding that yf he cold never 
fynd the Saviour but in the temple, we must not absent 
our selvs from church and yet hope to fynd hym. We 
supt at Smalmans 12=d=.

3. [\Sat.\] Slater and Davis and Waring and I went to 
Tytimans and eat fresh sprats and muskels. I herd that my 
Lord vicownt Bindon was dead on [\Sun.\] last in 
Dorsetshire, that the mownseur was gone and the queen 
to accompany hym to Dover and that the Lord of Lester, 
the Lord Charles Haward, the Lord Hunsden and others 
wold with hym over sea and that my Lord of Oxford had 
<P 81>
taken his wyfe agayn and that my Lord treasurer shold 
mary a second daughter to my Lord Wentworth desyring 
rather a man than money. God send them al to do for 
the best.   

4. [\Sun.\] Knyght of Corpus Christi preched and did wel. 
M. Den, Lankford, Pryce and Short dyned with us at 
nyght. We had musycians and went up with them and 
20 clubs to Carfox.

5. [\Mon.\] I wrot to London to Peter Pory. Ther was an other 
lybel fownd with Dodwels man abowt Campion. We 
wer comaunded to keep the gates shut til 8 but to what 
end I se not. 

6. [\Tues.\] was presented Sir Buckfowld of Brasenose, the 
least batchler I think in Europe. I dyned with doctor 
Mathew. He spake frendly of M. Screven. Ther was 
<P 82>
doctor Culpeper and his wyf and Thom Furs and his 
wif and Allen of Gloster Haul. Doctor Mathew told how 
old doctor Baily took 8=li=. of M. Tuchiner for bringing in 
his ... which Tuchiner being scholmaster had taken for 
[\bringyng\] // yn hym before in to the howse. Wil 
Breach came to town and was sory for the going away of 
Robyn. He browght me a letter from John Trus ... to 
place Phillip Breach at Wollerhanton with my brother 
and to that end did I wryt to my brother. We supt at 
Smalmans, spent 6=d=. I gave hym a payr of spectacles with 
the case 6=d=.    

7. [\Wed.\] I packt up my stuf ynto the lytle study and took    #
an 
ynventory of al my books. I payd Sherburn a mark 
horsehyre which is reconed in the last yere.

8. [\Thurs.\] my study was new plastered. News came that 
Anwerp was yelded to the prince of Parma who kept yt 
with 10,000 men, that the prince of Orenge was taken, 
that the mownser began to be a fearful suspicion to the 
king his brother and that the supply of Hugonets which
cam owt of Franse to fortifie mownsewr in the Lowe
Cuntreys wer set on by the Guisian in Champayn and put
<P 83>
to slaughter and that therfore the mownsewr was returned 
to England but the last point was fals how ever the first be. 

9. [\Fri.\] I supt at Smalmans, spent 12=d=.

10. [\Sat.\] I had a warant from M. Screven for an acre of
wood to me and Smalman. I had 9=s= of M. Lyster
for Jenyns wif [\8 WORDS FROM had TO wif INITIALLY IN           #
CIPHER\] .

11. [\Sun.\] (^Septuagessima^) . M. Robinson preched 2
Philipians. He shewd owt of (\racionale divinorum\) that the
papist thowght not superfluity of word or ceremonyes to
hurt, as if one wold say (\baptizo te in nomine patris et       #
filii et
spiritus sancti et Diaboli\) and owt of Scotus the              #
(\9 distinctio
lib. 4 de ... sententiarum\) that yt is agaynst scripture to
beleeve transubstantiation and owt of Lactantius that
ymages or remembrances of absent frends [\be necessary,
but\] God is always present and therfore we need noe
ymage. Slater, Davis and I walked to Wolvercot and had
cyder at Besse Jenyns. Lawghern told me that his brother
Clark had a benyfyce of an hundred pound for hym and
shewd me Tolderburyes letter therin.
<P 84>
12. [\Mon.\] I dyned with M. Anthony Sherloe at the principals
chamber of Herthal and had good cheare and supt with
M. Thornborowe of Magdalens at Gilberts wher was my 
brother, Procter, Bis and Ynkforbye. M. Thornboroes
wif is doctor Bolds dawghter of Salsbury. She plays wel
upon the lute and virginales. //

13. [\Tues.\] having a letter from my cozin Nicholas that our
viage was lyke to hold, I prepared my self to be redye.

14. [\Wed.\] I spoke with M. Marten of Weymowth and had 
commendations from Dorchester. I wrote bye hym to 
M. Green. I had aproved me by my lord of Lesters letters
to the officers a cause for 3 yere besyde my ordinary days
with al profyts rising in the howse the mean season as yf I
were present, my lyverey and commines only excepted.
<P 85>
Wygnole and James wer very ernest for my chamber and
my study beyond the cumpase of any desert shewd unto 
mee. Spent 12=d=.

15. [\Thurs.\] I resigned my office in the convocation howse
to M. Beamunt, being therunto commended by my Lord
of Lecester. I had of M. Beamunt therfor twenty 
marx [\7 WORDS FROM had TO marx INITIALLY IN CIPHER\] . I had   #
also a lycens to preach in al the world. I
gave M. Slater my ox and my tynker, M. Beamunt my
black pot, had a new key for my study and an other for the
dore 10=d=, M. Dabb my belloes.

16. [\Fri.\] I wrot to my brother by Hortons man and sent
books and other things. I payd 6=d= for the cariage and spent
4=d=. I payd John Powel for the bowser M. Jenyns 5
<P 86>
nobles and 30=s= to M. Thomson and gave John 8=d= so that I
am wholy even with hym, and the burser and his tutor
have 3=li=3=s=4=d= before hand. I gave my man Thomas 10=s=
and put hym to M. Beamunt. M. Davis and I supt at
Robert Cavies. M. Kirpie cam from London with 
M. Steenton whom he wold have bestoed in owr viage. I
locked up al my things and made a deed of gift to my
brother of al.

17. [\Sat.\] I took leave only with Beamunt, Dow, Davis and
Wood and so rode to London. Met Lepye at Wykam.
M=rs= Waynwryght sent me my supper.

18. [\Sun.\] Sexagessima. M. Hearn preched at the Crosse
but I was not ther. Wee dyned at M=rs= Waynwryght with
M. Hunton of Hampshire. M. Torpurley cam to mee. I
met M. Web of Henley who bestoed the wyne. M.
Torpurley supt with mee. //
<P 87>
19. [\Mon.\] M. Torpurley and I walked to Ratclif. M. Norman
shewd me how the strenth of his lodestone was increased.
We cam to Francis Yomders and had ther good chere.

20. [\Tues.\] Lepye cam up. Huet wrot to me that 
Norwod sayd my dealing abowt the colector was shamful
and paltry. I did answer him home and yet with charity.
[\20 WORDS FROM Norwod TO charity INTIALLY IN CIPHER\]

21. [\Wed.\] I wrot to Jacson, to Huet, to my very hard frend
M. Norwood, to M. warden for a longer cause, to M.
Davis, to M. Owyn Glyn to whom I sent a dosen of very
good blew sylk poynts. I hard that the mownsewr was
wel receved and my Lord of Lester at Flushing, at
Mydleboroe, at Antwerp, that a fat ox ther was 30=li=, a
wether 40=s=, a capon 10=s=, wyne 16=d=, and bear 8=d= the      #
quart,
and that my Lord of Lester was sent for home. I bowght
dyvers things which after be pryzed.
<P 88>
22. [\Thurs.\] we went to the theater to se a scurvie play set
owt al by one virgin which ther proved a fyemarten with
owt voice so that we stayd not the matter. I had a cassock 
of Ashley which stood me in 20=s= and venetians a mark.
Lepee had also a cassock which stood [\me\] in 11=s=6=d= but
it is all cownted afterward.
   A gentilman trayning a yong servingman bad hym syt
down when he was byd but ever to be a dysh behind
hym so the master sytting at the boord in Wales had
nothing els but oten kakes wherupon his man being byd
sytt down fet a bottel of hey and layd [\it\] on the table
saying that hey was the next dysh under otes. M.
Torpurley.
   Henshaw of Christchurch comyng into a howse with
a low dore knoct his head shrewdly to the post. Why,
how now, quoth on that cam behind, can not ye see?
Yes, quoth he, but yt is good maner to knock before ye
enter. (\Idem.\)
   A yong mayd going to a feast with hir mother wher
she was to meet hir lover was instructed at all tymes
hir mother twynkt [\nodded\] on hir to lay hir hand on hir
brest, to ryse up, and curchye. Hir mother espying hir
gnawing a bone nodded on hir wherupon she puld down
hir hands to hir wast and leaving the bone a crosse hir
mowth lyk a butchers knife made a very fayr curchye.
Pain.
   Now truly, quoth an old gentilman to a yong feloe, 
ye ar far to blame to mislyke your aunt for she may do you
pleasure and I wold God I had such an aunt. Fy, quoth he,
wold I had your land on condicion you had xx=ty= such
aunts. M. Cornwal. //
   The alewyf and hir husband having long drunk owt the
gayn of ther bruying indented twyxt them selvs that
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nether shold have a stope [\tankard\] of the best withowt
money; the man being drie was content to lay down a 
gally halfpeny for watring his throt and began [\pledged\] to
his wyf but swapt [\drank\] al of. I pledge you sir, quoth she,
and going to fil more. Na, quoth the man, pay for yt
first, wherupon she was driven to pay back the halfpeny
to hir goodman which afterward was cowrsed [\exchanged\]
to and froe so long til that one halfpeny had drawn drie
the whole stand [\barrel\] of drink. My father. 

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2. [\Wed.\] yn Gods name somwhat tymely we hoysed with a
breese of east wynd and a fayr sonshine morning so that
<P 129>
the purposes playd before us by which syghne and by the
cawseles workyng and swelling of the sea I dowted fowl
wether and indeed when we were thwart the Nields the
wynd cam to the sowthwest which caused us to fawl back
agayn to Yermowth, wher we supt with Capten Ward
aboord the Edward and our general gave to al the ships
very necessary instructions for the viage.

3. [\Thurs.\] rayn and rugh wynd. Capten Ward dyned with
us. We set Will Wylshire a shore because he was syck and
did presse a tynker and 2 carpenters to go with us.

4. [\Fri.\] fowle and rugh. We tawlked of Yrland and M.
Capten Parker concluded that he which cold endure the
Yryshe service and pleaz my Lord of Aburgeny myght go
for a soldier and a servingman in any place of Yngland. At
nyght we sorted our men and I being the 4 person of
necessytie must be a larbord man. We cam back agayn
to the Cows because the tyde sets rugh at Yermowth.

5. [\Sat.\] we fel a romeging [\arranging\] chests and I for
example was content to let the musicians have myne cause
they wer apoynted 4 to a chest, but I cold se none do so
els but my self.

6. [\Sun.\] (^3 after Easter.^) Our generaul dyned in the
Elsabethe. The master and I walked a shore. He told me
how Furbusher delt with hym, very headyly sure, and
how that Furbusher was not the mariner he was taken to
be as I easyly beleave. We supt yn the Elsabeth with the
<P 130>
viceadmyral also, wher Capten Skevington made us good
chere but he is a lytle syke of the sextayns evil which
thinketh noen in the parysh can chyme the bels lyke hym.
Our lieftenent with M. Cotton went to Newport which
is 3 myle sowth fro the Cows whether ther runeth a fyne
ryver.

7. [\Mon.\] very fayr and hote but wynd stil sowth west.
M. Brown and M. Baker prechers with the baylys of
Newport cam to us. M. Banester hunting for the
votes of the most vain masses with dinner expenses and
gifts of worn-out clothing [\17 WORDS FROM hunting TO clothing  #
EDITOR'S TRANSLATION FROM LATIN\] had drawn owt a sheet of      #
paper
for to be set on the mayn mast with prayers for morning
and evening and sygnes to knoe when they shold be syck
which besyde yt was unmeasurably beyond al modesty,
the conceyt was also so grosse that yf a mans head had but
Aked he wold put them in fear of the frensy, the pestilent
fever, // the palsey, the pocks, the plage, the scurby, the
bubo and such lyke beastly stuffe, which he browght to
me to correct as he sayd, but when I had altered some and
stryken owt other some he cold not endure to have yt soe
and therfore when I see that I plade as [^A BLANK IN THE        #
EDITION^] in Arte
Poetica. He told me thus: (^yonder surgion in the other ship
althoe he speak mee faire yet I knoe he loveth mee not for he   #
is
verie vaine gloriows and hopeth that I will die that hee may    #
take
my place, but now sir he hathe noe skil in physique, and
therfore I wil send hym this copie and he shal paie one of my
men 12=d= for writing of yt^) , wher indeed the other is a good
modest feloe and hath more lerning than John Banesters
farwel to Nottingham. Now sir the sport was that whylst
I stood in a studye being wery of his taulk and thowght in
my self, surely this is a very vayngloriows asse, he clapt me
on the sholder and sayd, yt is true man.
   M. Parker lykened a servingman that caried a hauk
abowt but had no other good qualytie unto a haukes
pearch. He is a very honest and curteows gentilman and
<P 131>
lyberawl mynded and one that thinketh modestly of hym
self.

8. [\Tues.\] the wynd cam up to the est but breesed abowt
with great uncertaynty. Notwithstanding we cold have
wayd betymes but our men were a shore, some drunk and
some in dette. Hear lost we agayn our tynker and a
carpenter and I knoe not whom els, so that I muse why the
masters that with such feloes have so oft byn synged wil
suffer any to go ashore.
   M. William Haukyns kept lyberawl chere for al saylers
in Newport. Yt cost hym 20 nobles very nye, because of
good mynde he wold have had our men to have saved ther
own money, but al wold not bee. M. Cotton left
20=s= to pay whyl he wold also hav bin cownted prodigayl.
[\14 WORDS FROM M. TO prodigayl INITIALLY IN CIPHER\]
   We hard that the [^A BLANK IN THE EDITION^] , M. Owtreads    #
ship which he
sent to the Yles of Pyckery had geven such a salt to a
Frenchman as made hir beshrew hir own self, so that now
she lay wonded at Dartmowth.

9. [\Wed.\] we lay stil at Yermowth. M. Whood and M.
Blacollar our pylates cam and sayd they wer chased by
pyrates. //

10. [\Thurs.\] M. Capten Parker and I wer aboord the
Edward wher Banester with his Robynhood rymes made
us good sport. M. Lewys gave me a box of marmylad.
We wayd and cam up agayn to the Cows and in waying
the larbord cat broke and strok down Cyprian Boorman
ynto the water but God be thanked he was recovered
withowt any great hurt but had not Gods favowr stood
between, that hap myght have slayn 20 men. Lykewyse
one May day waying, the starburd cathook brake.

11. [\Fri.\] the wynd was lowd at the sowth with rayn. We
had a generaul communion. Capten Skevington told the
generall that Rafe Crane wold not go to the Edward to
<P 132>
receave because of the viceadmyral, wherfore I was sent to
perswade hym but when I came thither I fownd that al was
nothing els but only the fydle fadle superfynes of Capten
Skevingtons curiosytye. I had Reynoldus Tables of Tobias
to correct wher in some places they were false printed.

12. [\Sat.\] the wynd began to groe toward the westnorth-west 
but yt heald not.

13. [\Sun.\] (^4 after Easter.^) M. Smyth was aboord us and
M. Homes of Hampton sent us a hogshead of Claret.
M. Capten Ward supt not with us and M. Banester and I had
almost fawlen owt reasonyng (\de pinquedine\) , I saying that
the overfatting of any thing cam by cold and he by heate.

14. [\Mon.\] I went aboord the Edward and fro thence went
with M. Walker, M. Lewys, and M. Tobias to Newport.
We dyned and lay at M. Creswels of the Bel who made
unto us many a substancial lye. He is M. Symberbs
cozyn. After wer we so encumbred with shorehaunters that
aboord we cold not get al nyght. M. Walker told mee how
his wyfe and he wer parted by consent althoe not dyvorsed.
He told me of many that he had ocupid. [\9 WORDS FROM He TO
ocupid INITIALLY IN CIPHER\]

15. [\Tues.\] I gote up betymes and gote them ashore for we
spent Tobias money. M. Reynolds and M. Caplet
browght us an other hogshead of wyne from M. Homes.
They told me that M. Cooke of Brazenose and M. Brown
of Christchurch were procters and that Lycens of New
Colledge had lost yt wherby I perceave the canvase of
Protestants prevayleth.
<P 133>
   Sir Edward Horsey having complayned to our generawl
that the King of Portingales ship which lay at Meedhole
was lykly to be stolen away by the knaves in // hir whom
Peryn ther master cold not rule requested us to fet hir
nyer, which we dyd so that she gave at hir comyng a
gallant volley of shot for an homage. We hard that
Capten Lawndrey [\and\] the French had taken St.
Mychaels, one of the Azores in behalf of the King of
Portingal.

16. [\Wed.\] we al dyned and supped aboord the Elsabeth
wher Capten Skevington bade us as great welcom as that
lytle hart cold any wyse conceave, so that Walker sayd,
curiows feloes wer good yf yt wer for nothing but to make
cheere. Luk Ward and Lewes and Walker and I were on
the shore we puld down 4 gats. [\5 WORDS FROM we TO gats        #
INITIALLY IN CIPHER\]
   M. Colman who was M. Wolleys man cam with a
broad seal to stay M. Boze tuching some conveance of
Land made amysse to Sir William Pellam. The cumpany
in the Edward was glad to be ryd of so grosse a man and so
great a chest. M. Colman told me that Sir William
Pellam wold prefer hym to be my Lord Chauncelors
secretary and therfor I wrot by hym to M. Screven,
but I hear that the feloe indeed can do very wel but is
mervelows neglygent and bold.
<P 134>
17. [\Thurs.\] M. Haukins of Plymmowth ryding to London
cam to us. He told that the King of Spayn had sent 8
ships to the Moluccas and 5 were cast away on the cost of
Barbarye.
   The wynd straglyng abowt the east, we set sayl from the 
Cowse at 2 a clock and 30 mynuts in thafter noone, but
yt was so weak that we cold not stem the tyde, yet when
the eb cam we fel down to Yermowth and ther anchored - 
the 4=th= tyme.

18. [\Fri.\] we hoysed our boat aboord very tymely. Ther was
a smal comete which I sawe 8 days ago in the brest of
Erychtonius, but I cold never see yt more than one nyght
to judge of his way. M. Baynam the merchant which had
been long syck of an ague and was fawlen into the black
jaundyce, now despayring of his health returned agayn. //
When (^the^) wynde contrary to our hope began to blow
rughly at the sowth we retyred back agayn and cam to the
Cows but the vyceadmiral rode yt owt at Yermowth.

19. [\Sat.\] Capten Skevington made a pyttiful complaynt to
our generawl of Julian Sawnders his cooke that had geven
hym the lye, so that the pore feloe was put into the 
bilboes, he being the fyrst upon whom any punyshment
was shewed for hytherto not so much as a boy felt any
correction more than my Lord Awmes, and John Hawlle
whom the master combd over for losyng his sownding
lead at Hurst Castle when we fyrst went owt. And Captain
Skevington was the fyrst that sowght to bring anye
quarel to the ripping up, so that dyvers of our saylers were
much offended and sayd, set a begger on horsbacke and he
wyl ryde unreasonablye.
<P 135>
20. [\Sun.\] (^after Easter 5.^) Ther cam overnyght 2 sayles
wherof one caried the Spaynish imbassador Antonio de
Castilio, the other was the bark Bur. They both laded
corne to Spayn and because they cam prowdly in our loofe
and wold nether stryke flag nor top, our master went with
comyssion to the Unitye of London wher the Embassador
was and fet away Thomas Cleye the carpenter, but Stephen
Muns of Lee ther papisticaul master cam with the
ymbassadors man to have hym released and shewd us ther
passport for hym self and al his company, but we answered
that this belonged to the company of Spayniards and no
more. We did also sharply rebuke Muns the master for his
unloyal pryde and because he went abowt to discorage
some of our men from the viage.
   Wee dyned in the Frances with Capten Drake wher we
had good chere and good frendly welcom withowt
curiosyty of words. At 12 the east wynd began to fresh up
which caused us to way upon the eb, but before we wer
passed a lege yt faynted and we wer fayn to cast Anchor.
   I wrote to M. William Barns of the drye melch lowing
Cows and of M. Banesters anotomy of an eg shel and how
we spent the day (^and^) wrot to M. Reynolds to whom
M. Banester sent a poticary bil for M. Homes that such
physique shold bring a man from (^magnificat^) to (\nunc
dimittis\) . // My lord Foster being a lytle dronk went up to
the mayn top to fet down a rebel and 20 at the least after
hym, wher they gave hym a cobkey upon the cap of the
mayn-mast.
<P 136>
21. [\Mon.\] before the change the wynd was wel harted at E.
northeast so that we set sayl a quarter before 8 in the
mornyng upon the half flud, and we tooke a lyer accordyng 
to the order, for he that telleth the fyrst lye on a 
[\Mon.\] must se mustard made and the ship swept al the
week after. When we wer come to Hurst Castle the
Elsabeth being behind shot of a peece and stroke sayle
which put us in a dowtful mervel, but when we had
stayd yt was M. Boze was now come agayn and desyred 
the pynysse to stay for his chest which was comyng to
Yermowth by water, but our general wold suffer noe
stay wherfore he was set on shore in the Wyght and when
he was ther he cried unto the botsging to take pytty on
hym and to take hym back withowt his chest but they
refused. Good Lord, the man that had even with very
ydlenes spent more than wold set furth 2 of thes viages
doth now desyre to have a bad rowme hearin and can not
be herd. See what it is to be good for nothing. Wel because 
we had no chasing [\driving\] wynd to stem the tyde we lay
a hul at an anchor athwart al the flud.

22. [\Tues.\] The next ebbe we cam down to Lulworthe and
ther rode yt owt and the next as far as Abbotsebury. The
wether was very fayr but in maner noe wynd styrring but
small changeable breezes from every quarter.

23. [\Wed.\] morning we fownd our selves afront Lyme and
the next tyde afront Exmowth.

24. [\Thurs.\] (^Ascension^) we wayd Anchor in hope to have
wethered the Stert but when we cold not (the wynd being
ful west) we turned to Dartmowth and rod in the Range
at 15 fadome almost a ... myle fro shore. Hear we sent
our boat to furnysh our watering. // The master
told me that had he supposed the viag wowld have turned
to pilfering which now he suspected he wowld not hav
undertaken it. [\25 WORDS FROM The TO it INITIALLY IN CIPHER\]
<P 137>
   At supper we tawlked of tatlers and cownted Hearle that
betrayd Madder but a knave as is Nychols the Jesuyt and
Bodnam of the holy hows in Spayn no better for
he sendeth letters to the cownsel [\16 WORDS FROM Bodnam TO     #
cownsel INITIALLY IN CIPHER\] . We taulked of Richard
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Grafton of whom yt was spoken (\una voce\) that he was a
cosonyng merchant and yt was feared lest he had doen
much hurt in our provision for he had bowght green
billet, which sweating and working in the close hold did 
heat al the hold wonderfullye.

25. [\Fri.\] the wynd being at the west we lay stil in the      #
range
northeast from the Start and sowthwest from the rock
and sowtheast and by east from the castle: sending our men
a shore to mend our boat, at nyght Blancher and his felo
carpenters wer missing and whils the rest sowght for them
they wer al taken by the watch and layd up. Nether wold
M. [^A BLANK IN THE EDITION^] the mayr delyver them til our     #
general wrot to
hym. I wold al harboroes wold hunt aboord thes shorehaunters 
soe.

26. [\Sat.\] M. Capten Skevington having browght the
newes of this matter, who never lyghtly cometh withowt
some complaynt, our general sent the master with a letter
and M. Haukins also went to whom the mayr delyvered
the men, but hear was one Nycholas, mariner, a bankrowt
cookhold, which being dronk had made comparisons in
the superlative degre and so catcht a box in the posytive,
wherfore he was browght a boord and clapt in the
bilboes wher had yt not been for Olyfer Knox of Melchom
which intreated for hym he might have smarted. At
mydnyght M. Hoode cam from Plymmowth and browght
me commendations from Sir Fraunces Drake. He browght
also some ropes wherof dyvers complayned that we did
want but spetiall Ferdinando. He told lykewyse a great
wonder that a horse bot his wyfe by the sholder and that
the barque Hastings was bownd presently for Brasyle.
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Many chests were staved [\stowed in the hold\] and we cam
to Torbaye. //

27. [\Sun.\] (^after Easter 6^) Rob Lyddington was sent to
Plymmowth for 2 cables but he had a sweet day, for yt
rayned pel mel and blew hilter skilter.
   Torbay as I suppose hath his name of a great work which
standeth lyke a towr in the sea at the north of yt and yt is a
fayr bay open to the eastnortheast.

28. [\Mon.\] ther cam an Yrysh man of my Lord of Bedfords 
with a king Harry face both to us and to the Edward and
so freely took his drink that he was slung down into the
skyf. John Case desyred me to be his frend to ryd hym
owt of the Elsabeth for Capten Skevington was so
curiows that noe man can yndure hym.

29. [\Tues.\] I took a purgation but yt wroght not with me and
therfor I mean to take no more unlesse I have the better
physicions.
   Frye was set in the bilboes for lying a shore 
which was il taken. The master towld me Alderman
Barnes thowght our generaul but a folish flattering
fretting creeper and so I fear he wil prov. [\26 WORDS FROM     #
which TO prov INITIALLY IN CIPHER\]

30. [\Wed.\] we lay stil in Torbay and dyd nothing.

31. [\Thurs.\] Capten Ward was aboord us and had a cobkey,
and he catcht our lord and caried hym home and hanged
hym on the shrowds so had we good sport. Capten
Hawkins went to Plymmothe. I wrot by hym to sir
Frances and wold have gon also but our governowr
wold not permit, becaus he feareth lest any wis comendashon
shold go to Sir Fraunsis. [\24 WORDS FROM Frances TO Fraunsis   #
INITIALLY IN CIPHER\]
   At nyght the wynd feared [\veered\] to the nornorthwest
so that we set sayle and by morning had gote past the 
Stert. //
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[\1. Fri.\] when some wold willingly have goen to 
Plymmowth, some, as namely M. Whood, desyred that at 
least the Frances myght turne in thither and fet M. 
Hawkins, the generawl wold not in any case suffer yt, 
which made men thynk that he wold more gladly have 
goen withowt hym than to have had his cumpany that 
M. Parker myght have been leiftenent. Wherupon great 
stomack was taken as the effect did declare, but the wynd 
fawlyng to the west sowthwest cawsed us in despyte to go 
to Plymmowth, wher we anchored in the sownd which is 
a very fayr place. 
   Plymowth stands in the breech of 2 fayr ryvers, for yt 
hath Cat Water on the east syde, and Saltash Water on the 
west, and ech of them yeld harboroe for 200 great ships to 
come furth of the harboro comodiowsly with any wynd. 
M. Walker and I went thither purposing to have walked 
only, but M. leiftenent which was now come from Sir 
Fraunces Drake at Bucland had us to M. Whoodes howse 
wher we supt with M. Whyticars (^that^) hath maried M. 
Hawkins syster, and after we returned to the Edward 
wher we discoursed with the viceadmirall of many mens 
maners and many matters, advising how love myght best 
be maynteyned and good order kept, but wher overweening 
pevishnes is once planted, and myxed with a kynd of 
creeping dissimulation, yt is hard ther to setle the seeds of 
any good advice, for now beginneth the hydden poyson 
to breth owt. 
   Whil M. Hawkins supposed that consydering Sir 
Frances Drakes bownty to the whole cumpany and his 
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endevowr in this viage, yt had been a poynt of curtesy to 
have doen Sir Francis that honowr as to have come to 
Plymmowth. M. Fenton on the other syde fownd smal 
musique on this string, because he supposed that what 
water cam to M. Hawkins myl was lost from his owne, 
and besydes also, I knoe not how, he had as leif go by sir 
Frances howse thirsty as cawl and drink. Whether he 
lacked money or noe I can not tel, and yet Luk Ward told 
me he boroed 20=li= of Sir Edward Horsey at the Cows, and 
10=li= of Sir Frances hear, and had withowt any advice of one 
or other sent a bil of a C=li= to London, which I ymagin 
wil be yl welcom, for alderman Barnes befor hand did 
beseech hym to tak head therof. //

2. [\Sat.\] In the morning the wynd at northwest, the generall 
wold needs begon, althoe Sir Frances [\did\] send us word 
that this morning he wold se us. The master desyred that 
he myght send the pynnyse ashore for the leiftenent and 
the pilat and others but the general wold not agree, yet 
did the master send yt. Yn mean season the generaul 
comanding to wey anchors, the mariners utterly refused, 
saying that they ventured for the thirds and wold not 
therfore go withowt the pilats. The general hearat storming, 
the master bad them way and after he wold ply for 
ther comyng, so did they. This whyl I was in the Edward. 
Wel away went the gallion and the Edward after and the 
Frances was under sayl, but abowt noone Capten Ward 
and I went to the gallion wher we fownd them in a great 
murmuring for that some thowght the Frances upon this 
discurtesy wold stay behynd. Then dyd we enter in to a 
close consultation (for every impudent boy leaned over our 
sholders) whether yt wer better hold on our cowrse or 
turn yn agayn. When the master had desyred to go back, 
the generaul blamed hym for sending back the boat and 
sayd that what if you lead me back againe to reise a 
mutinie ageinst mee. Thes words the master took yl and 
sayd, yf yt be com to this for my good wil, wold I wer a 
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shore agayn. Some aledged the want of a gret meyny of 
men, but the general sayd he wold to Famowth and 
take us as many as were left. Now al the quarel hearhence 
did spring that M. Whood and Blaccollar, the 2 pilats, sayd 
they wold not return til they knew how they shold be 
used. When every man pel mel and spent his mowth with 
as smal discretion for hym self as attendance for the hearer, 
Capten Ward at last sayd that althoe our lat speed 
hytherto and the fayr wynd presently dyd wysh hast and 
althoe yt had been reason thes men shold have attended us 
and not wee them, for on thes 3 poynts the general stood, 
yet becawse they wer al comended by the cowncel, and 
because we myght have more wynd but now cold have noe 
more men, he wyshed us to stand back, so did we, and 
when we had stood (^to^) the eastward 2 howrs, the Frances 
was come // but thorow a quarel risen at Plymowth Henry 
Kyrkman was left behinde for the leftenent had receved 
abuses by hym. The general took yt il and espetially
M. Parker but some thowght us wel quyt of a pykthank
[\talebearer\] . To cowncel agayn wher we cauld and now
was every man affrayd of other and those that wold have
eaten the backsyde of mowntayns wold not now byte
the fore part of a molehil. After muche adoe we were al 
frends and so knyt up. In this discowrs I noted the
generaul colorik and bas, joined with some craft, M.
Haukins open and glorios but very childish, M. Parker
fine and folish and lordly conseeted, Capten Ward a good
rownd wis felo, M. Whood hob glorios. [\41 WORDS FROM In TO     #
glorios INITIALLY IN CIPHER\]
   We had a fayr wynd and abowt xi a clock at nyght wer
thwart the Lysard and by morning as far as Ushant,
holding our cowrse west sowthwest.

3. (^Whitsondaye^) we held on our cowrse sowthsowest and
had a fayr north wynd and cold wether so that we
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4. ran 30 leags, on [\Mon.\] 40, on [\Tues.\] 30, on
5. [\Wed.\] 30 and I think on [\Thurs.\] we wer thwart Cape
6. Fenester, but far to the west of yt, for the pole was
7. 46 degres.
   Dyvers of our men wer syck and M. Banester had nether
skil nor medycine so that I wold advice such as shal
hearafter apoynt such a viag to prepare good provision of
holsom cumforts and ordynary salves and let them ly in
the hands of some honest merchant and let the surgion be
prepared to use the salve when need is and some good clean
cooke to mynister the other cherishings and so shal xli go
further and do more good than a C=li= in such wyse as owr
money is bestoed. All this whyl I was seasike, and no
mervel having changed at once both ayr, exercyse and diet.
Rumatique I (^was^) and exceding costyve, and trobled with
hartburning which be appendixes of the sea, wherfore I
cold advice hym that is to appoynt such a viag that he
have of violet flowrs, borage flowrs, rosemary flowrs, and
such lyke which he may gether in Yngland, caphers made
to cumfort hym, and barberis sed, and rosemary and tyme 
to make a lytle broth in a yerthen pipkin. Thes things ar
lesse costly but far more holsom than al the suckets and
paltry confections. //

8. [\Fri.\] we held on our way. The wether was al this space
myld and somwhat clowdy and a resonable gale of
northwynd.

9. [\Sat.\] Athwart the Burlings we had espied a sayle which
our men sayd was a French man of war but al was to have a
quarel to his goodes. M. Capten Parker both because he
had mynd to the booty and because he wold pleaz the
people wold needs have capten Ward to fet hym yn
which he dyd but he was a Flemmysh hulk [\merchantman\]
so that thorow my words hear and M. Walkers in the
Edward the man had no hurt at all.

10. (^Trinyty Sonday^) I took occasion at service to speak      #
ageinst
ther attempt the day before but they wer al withowt
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pytty set upon the spoyl. After noone Capten Ward and
M. Walker cam to us and told how greedy they wer and
espetially M. Banester who for al his creping ypocrysy
was more ravenowsly set upon the pray than any the most
beggerly felo in the ship, and those also which at the shore
dyd cownterfet most holynes wer now furthest from 
reason affyrming that we cold not do God better service than
to spoyl the Spaniard both of lyfe and goodes, but indeed
under color of religion al ther shot is at the mens mony.

11. [\Mon.\] (^St. Barnabyes day^) the carpenters boy having    #
stoln
a shirt was hoysed to the yerd arme to have been ducked,
but I begd his pardon. I shewd them that because we
caried felonyows harts, therfore God sent us felons among
our selves, as in the xi of Wysdom.

12. [\Tues.\] we kept our cowrse due sowth stil and passed
before the wynd with our mayn yerd a crosse al the way,
abowt 30 legs comonly or more in 24 howrs, and dyvers
say they never cam this way with so fayr a passage.

13. [\Wed.\] I wrot letters by M. Austyn of the Bridget to
my syster, to M. Aty of al things and Banesters
hypocresy and our bad headpeeses [\12 WORDS FROM M. TO          #
headpeeses ORIGINALLY IN CIPHER\] , to M. Wylliam Barn
that Banester was an hypocrit [\4 WORDS FROM Banester TO        #
hypocrit INITIALLY IN CIPHER\] and sent verses in 
comendations of John Banesters works. We wer hear at 34 
and he went sowthwest to Tenarif. We held due sowth. //

1[\4. Thurs.\] by Ferdinandos direction we kept sowthsowest
on purpose to have goen between Barbary and

15. Launcerot to make purchase of gotes or I knoe not what
els for al our mynd was set on purchase but as God wold
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16. on [\Sat.\] morning we wer fawlen to west of yt and so
wer forsed to leave yt and Forta Ventura on the larbord
and so sayl sowthwest before the wynd.

17. [\Sun.\] (^1 after Trinity^) we fel yn to west [\of\] the   #
Graund
Canarie leaving Fortventura on the larboord and so
passed between yt and Tenarif which ar both very hygh
lands espetially the pyke of Tenarif which we espied above
the clowds for being hazie we cold not se the foot of yt.
Hytherto we had not one hot daye altho we be within 5
degrees to the [\ILLEGIBLE PASSAGE\] for the Graund Canarie     #
wher is made the
best sugar lyeth in 28 to the northe. Yt is inhabyted by
Spaniards. Hear is very good marmaled and great store of
fyne suckets. Luke Ward ran yn with the Elsabeth but
what he did I knoe not but our general was angry. Dyvers
told us what plenty of bonettoes and dolphins we shold
have al this way, but hytherto we smackt no byt of fresh
fysh. The lyke they told of gurnet and whyting in the west
but our hookes cold catch none, and therfor I perceave men
must not go to sea withowt vytals in hope to have flying
fyshes to break ther noses agaynst the bunt of the sayle. 



