ABSTRACT
The well governed and prosperous voyage of M[aster] James Lancaster, begun with three ships and a galley-frigat 2 from London in October 1594, and intended for Fernambuck, the port towne of Olinda 3 in Brasil; in which voyage (besides the taking of nine and twenty ships and frigats) he surprized the sayd port towne, being strongly fortified and manned, and held possession thereof thirty dayes together (notwith-standing many bolde assaults of the enemy, both by land and water) and also providently defeated their dangerous and almost inevitable fireworks. Heere he found the cargazon or freight of a rich East Indian carack, which, together with great abundance of sugars, brasil-wood 4 , and cotton, he brought from thence; lading therewith fifteene sailes of tall ships and barks.
