weight of fine silver. So that,
bringing both the sheep and their burthen to the ships, we found in all
the bags eight hundred weight of silver.
Herehence we sailed to a place called Arica; and, being entered the
port, we found there three small barks, which we rifled, and found in
one of them fifty-seven wedges of silver, each of them weighing about 20
lb. weight, and every of these wedges were of the fashion and bigness of
a brickbat. In all these three barks, we found not one person. For
they, mistrusting no strangers, were all gone a-land to the town, which
consisteth of about twenty houses; which we would have ransacked if our
company had been better and more in number. But our General, contented
with the spoil of the ships, left the town and put off again to sea,
and set sail for Lima, and, by the way, met with a small bark, which he
boarded, and found in her good store of linen cloth. Whereof taking some
quantity, he let her go.
To Lima we came the 13th of February; and, being entered the haven, we
found there about twelve sail of ships lying fast moored at an anchor,
having all their sails carried on shore; for the masters and merchants
were here most secure, having never been assaulted by enemies, and
at this time feared the approach of none such as we were. Our General
rifled these ships, and found in one of them a chest full of reals of
plate, and good store of silks and linen cloth; and took the chest into
his own ship, and good store of the silks and linen.
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