Which at our return home we found
to be true, and he not perished, as some of our company feared. Thus
being come into the height of the Straits again, we ran, supposing the
coast of Chili to lie as the general maps have described it, namely
north-west; which we found to lie and trend to the north-east and
eastwards. Whereby it appeareth that this part of Chili hath not been
truly hitherto discovered, or at the least not truly reported, for the
space of twelve degrees at the least; being set down either of purpose
to deceive, or of ignorant conjecture.
[*] The Elizabeth. Winter, having slight of the Admiral,
sailed home. The Golden Hind was thus left to pursue her
voyage alone.
We continuing our course, fell the 29th of November with an island
called La Mocha, where we cast anchor; and our General, hoisting out our
boat, went with ten of our company to shore. Where we found people whom
the cruel and extreme dealings of the Spaniards have forced, for their
own safety and liberty, to flee from the main, and to fortify themselves
in this island. We being on land, the people came down to us to the
water side with show of great courtesy, bringing to us potatoes, roots,
and two very fat sheep; which our General received, and gave them other
things for them, and had promised to have water there. But the next day
repairing again to the shore, and sending two men a-land with barrels
to fill water, the people taking them for Spaniards (to whom they use to
show no favour if they take them) laid violent hands on them, and, as we
think, slew them.
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