ABSTRACT

Point. 13 Februarie. W e ankered in Porchmouth Roode. 16 Februarie. Captyne Towerson and divers other merchantts

of Porchmouth came abord the Dragon to see our Generali and to taike ther leaves of him, for that he was bound of so longe a vaige. A tt ther departure the Generali comaunded the gonner to give them for ther farwell thre peecc[es] of ordinance. The

gonner gave fire to a seycker [i.e. saker], which, being overcharged, brok in peecces and killd one man right out, laymed another, which afterwards dyed, and hurtt another.