" And therefore he advised the Governor "to hold open his eyes!
for before he departed, if GOD lent him life and leave, he meant to reap
some of their harvest, which they get out of the earth, and sent into
Spain to trouble all the earth!"
To this answer unlooked for, this gentleman replied, "If he might,
without offence, move such a question, what should then be the cause of
our departing from that town at this time, where was above 360 tons of
silver ready for the Fleet, and much more gold in value, resting in iron
chests in the King's Treasure House?"
But when our Captain had shewed him the true cause of his unwilling
retreat aboard, he acknowledged that "we had no less reason in
departing, than courage in attempting:" and no doubt did easily see,
that it was not for the town to seek revenge of us, by manning forth
such frigates or other vessels as they had; but better to content
themselves and provide for their own defence.
Thus, with great favour and courteous entertainment, besides such gifts
from our Captain as most contented him, after dinner, he was in such
sort dismissed, to make report of what he had seen, that he protested,
"he was never so much honoured of any in his life.
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