country yielded, to content himself and his
company." 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."

After his departure, the Negro formentioned, being examined more fully,
confirmed this report of the gold and the silver; with many other
intelligences of importance: especially how we might have gold and
silver enough, if we would by means of the Cimaroons, whom though he
had betrayed divers times (being used thereto by his Masters) so that
he knew they would kill him, if they got him: yet if our Captain would
undertake his protection, he durst adventure his life, because he knew
our Captain's name was most precious and highly honoured by them.

This report ministered occasion to further consultation: for which,
because this place seemed not the safest; as being neither the
healthiest nor quietest; the next day, in the morning, we all set our
course for the Isle of _Pinos_ or Port Plenty, where we had left our
ships, continuing all that day, and the next till towards night, before
we recovered it.

We were the longer in this course, for that our Captain sent away his
brother and ELLIS HIXOM to the westward, in search of the River of
Chagres, where himself had been the year before, and yet was careful to
gain more notice of; it being a river which trendeth to the southward,
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