to be short, we stowed
them under hatches, all save one Spaniard, who suddenly and desperately
leapt overboard into the sea, and swam ashore to the town of Santiago,
to give them warning of our arrival.

They of the town, being not above nine households, presently fled away
and abandoned the town. Our General manned his boat and the Spanish
ship's boat, and went to the town; and, being come to it, we rifled it,
and came to a small chapel, which we entered, and found therein a silver
chalice, two cruets, and one altar-cloth, the spoil whereof our General
gave to Master Fletcher, his minister. We found also in this town a
warehouse stored with wine of Chili and many boards of cedar-wood; all
which wine we brought away with us, and certain of the boards to burn
for firewood. And so, being come aboard, we departed the haven, having
first set all the Spaniards on land, saving one John Griego, a Greek
born, whom our General carried with him as pilot to bring him into the
haven of Lima.

When we were at sea our General rifled the ship, and found in her good
store of the wine of Chili, and 25,000 pesos of very pure and fine gold
of Valdivia, amounting in value to 37,000 ducats of Spanish money,
and above. So, going on our course, we arrived next at a place called
Coquimbo, where our General sent fourteen of his men on land to fetch
water. But they were espied by the Spaniards, who came with 300 horsemen
and 200 footmen, and slew one of our men with a piece. The rest came
aboard in safety, and the Spaniards departed. We went on shore again and
buried our man, and the Spaniards came down again with a flag of truce;
but we set sail, and would not trust them. From hence we went to a
certain port called Tarapaca; where, being landed, we found by the sea
side a Spaniard lying asleep, who had lying by him thirteen bars of
silver, which weighed 4,000 ducats Spanish. We took the silver and left
the man. Not far from hence, going on land for fresh water, we met with
a Spaniard and an Indian boy driving eight llamas or sheep of Peru,
which are as big as asses; every of which sheep had on his back two bags
of leather, each bag containing 50 lb. 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 f