boat: thus we made after the Frigate which had hoysed saile and ran into a riuer, which we could not find.
Markes of shallow water. But as we rowed along the shore, our boate came into very shallow water, where many weares and sticks were set vp in diuers places in the sea, from whence 2 or 3 canoas came forth, whereof one made somewhat neere vnto vs, with 3 or 4 Indians in it: we called vnto them, but they would not come neerer vnto vs, but rowed from vs: whom wee durst not followe too farre for feare of bringing our selues to much to the leewarde of our ship.
A Balsa is great canoa.
A Spaniard of Manilia taken.
Here, as we looked about vs, we espied
another Balsa or canoa of a great bignes which they
which were in her, did set along as we do vsually set
a barge with long staues or poles, which was builded vp with
great canes, and below hard by the water made to row with oares;
wherein were 5 or 6 Indians and one Spaniard: nowe as wee
were come almost at the Balsa, wee ran a ground with our boate;
but one or two of our men leaped ouer-boord and freed it againe
presently, and keeping thwarte her head, we layed her aboord
and tooke in to vs the Spaniard, but the Indians
leaped into the sea and diued and rose farre off
againe from vs.
50 or 60 Spaniards shew themselues.
A newe shippe of the kings in building.
Presently vpon the taking of this
canoa, there shewed vpon the sand a band of
souldiers marching with an ensigne hauing a red
Crosse like a flagge of England, which were about 50
or 60 Spaniardes, which were lately come from Manilla to that
towne which is called Ragaun in a Barke to fetch a
new shippe of the kings, which was building in a
riuer within the bay, and stayed there but for certain
yrons that did serue for the rudder of the said ship,
which they looked for euery day.
They manned out a Frigate after vs. This band of men shot at vs from the shore with their muskets, but hyt none of vs, and wee shot at them againe; they also manned a Frigate and sent it out after our boat to haue taken vs, but we with saile and oares went from them: and when they perceiued that they could not fetch vs, but that they must come within danger of the ordinance of our ship, they stood in with the shore againe and landed their men, and presently sent their Frigate about the point, but whether we knew not. So we came aboord with this one Spaniard, which was neither souldier nor sayler, but one that was come among the rest from Manilla, and had bene in the
