. Hakluytus posthumus, or, Purchas his Pilgrimes: contayning a history of the world in sea voyages and lande travells by Englishmen and others. especially MasterKnivet, who betwixt the Brasilian and Portugall, asbetwixt two Mill stones, was almost ground to poulder:whom Colds, Sicknes, Famine, Wandrings, Calumnies,Desertions, Solitarines, Deserts, Woods, Mountaines,Fennes, Rivers, Seas, Flights, Fights ; wilde Beasts,wilder Serpents, wildest Men, and straight passages 150 THOMAS CANDISII beyond all names of wildnesse (those Magellan Straitssucceeded by drowning, fainting, freesing, betraying,b
. Hakluytus posthumus, or, Purchas his Pilgrimes: contayning a history of the world in sea voyages and lande travells by Englishmen and others. especially MasterKnivet, who betwixt the Brasilian and Portugall, asbetwixt two Mill stones, was almost ground to poulder:whom Colds, Sicknes, Famine, Wandrings, Calumnies,Desertions, Solitarines, Deserts, Woods, Mountaines,Fennes, Rivers, Seas, Flights, Fights ; wilde Beasts,wilder Serpents, wildest Men, and straight passages 150 THOMAS CANDISII beyond all names of wildnesse (those Magellan Straitssucceeded by drowning, fainting, freesing, betraying,beating, starving, hanging Straits) have in various suc-cessions made the subject of their working : whomGod yet delivered, that out of his manifold paines, thoumaist gather this posie of pleasures, and learne to beethankefull for thy native sweets at home, even delightsin the multitude of peace. Chap. VI. Master Thomas Candish his discourse of his fatalland disastrous voyage towards the South Sea,with his many disadventures in the MagellanStraits and other places ; written with hisowne hand to Sir Tristram Gorges hisExecutor. Ost loving friend, there is nothing in thisworld that makes a truer triall of friend-ship, then at death to shew mindfulnesseof love and friendship, which now youshall make a perfect experience of: desir-ing you to hold my love as deare dyingpoore, as if I had beene most infinitely rich. The successe of this most unfortunate action, thebitter torments thereof lye so heavie upon mee, as withmuch paine am I able to write these few lines, much lesseto make discoverie unto you of all the adverse haps, thathave befallen me in this voyage, the least whereof ismy death : but because you shall not be ignorant ofthem, I have appointed some of the most sensiblest menthat I left behinde me, to make discourse unto youof all these accidents. I have made a simple will, whereinI have made you sole, and onely disposer of all such little,as is left. The Roe-buc
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