ABSTRACT
SpaniardesinthesaidfleetedidshootatthesaidshipptheRichard& thesaidcompanyoftheRichardseeingtheSpaniardesdidofferthem violencedidofferthemseluesvoluntarylytoshowwhattheywereand
whencetheydidbearevpptotheAdmiralloftheFleetewhichhe knowethtobetrueasaforesaid'. Q.s.InwhatcircumstancesdidtheSpanishfleettaketheRichard? A.Tothefifthheaffirmsittobetrue'thatnotwithstandingthe voluntarysubmission&bearingvppetotheAdmirallofthesaidFleete, yettheshippsstillshottofattthesaidshipptheRichard&Shothere throwghe&throughe&laidherviolentlyonboard&takethe
posessionthereof&aftertheycameonboardtheRichardtheydidbeset
thecompanywiththeirnakedrapiers&thrustoneofthetwoIndiens
whichwereonboardtheRichardatleastsixinchesintothebody& throughe&throughetheArme2&cuttoneRobertCookean
Englishemanintheheadwithanrapier&abused&beateeueryman intheshipp&tookfromthemallthateuertheyhad&madethem
gobarefoote&almostnaked&keptthisexaminate&thecaptenin
oneoftheirshippswithCassathabeingthepitheofthetree&water &ferkinbeefeonceaweekwhichewasfullofmaggottes&theywould
creepevpponthespittforthespaceofixweekes&hadwaterbutonce aday&thentheywenttwotoapint,Andsohehardtherestofthe
CompanybeinginotheroftheSpanisheshippeswerevsedwhichhe knowethtobetruegiuinghisresonsofhisknowledgasaforesaid'. Q.6.WhatdidthecommanderoftheSpanishfleetdowhenhewas
shownthattheRichardwasgoingwiththeking'sleavetoMayowshen inVirginia? A.Tothesixthheaffirmsittobetrue'thatbeforethesaidSpaniardes cameonboardthemaster&cornpanyoftheRicharddidcertyfy& declaretothemthattheywereenglishmenboundforthepartesof
FIRSTEXPEDITIONTONORTHVIRGINIA-THERICHARD
VirgineatoaplacecalledMayowshen&hadnothingonboordofthem butwhattheybroughtfromEnglandneitherhadtheytouched anywheresincetheyrcomingefromEngland1&wishedthemtocome onboordquietlyandaftertheyrcomyngeonboordwishedthemto searchtheirshippwithoutanyresistanceatall&touldthemtheywere boundforMayoushenaforesaid&theyrcommodytyeswerefittfor nootherplacebutthat&thattheywereboundfornoplaceelsbut that,whichheknowethtobetrueasaforesaid'. Q.7.WhatdidthecommanderoftheSpanishBeetdowithregard tothemaster,sailors,goodsandmerchandiseoftheRichardwhenshe wastaken? A.Totheseventhheaffirms'thatthecaptens&companyofthesaid SpanisheFleetenotwithstandingthepremissesdidpresentlyvpponthe companyofthemonboardthesaidshipptheRicharddiddispossesse thecaptaine&companythereof&greatlyabusedthemasaforesaid &puttsomeintooneship&someintoanother,&masterHenry ChallensbeingcaptenoftheRichard&thisexaminatewereputinto oneshipp&theyarivedatSaintLucarinSpaine,andmostoftherest ofthecompanyoftheEnglishemenareinprisoninSivillinSpaine withthecaptensavingsomewhichwereleftintheRichard,&what isbecomeofthemontheshipp&goodesheknowethnot'. Q.8.InwhichshipswasHenryChallengtakenandinwhichthetwo nativesofAmericaorVirginia? A.Totheeighthheaffirmsasabove'thatmasterChallen&this examinate&oneofthetwoIndianswereputtintooneshipp&carried forSpayne,wherebothmasterChallenge&thosetwoIndiansl!csome xxtymoreoftheyrcompanyremaynedprisoners'. Q.9.WhetherthoseoftheRichardintimatedtotheSpaniardsthat thekingofEnglandwasinamitywiththekingofSpain,andwhether theyshowedtheirpassfromthekingandcouncil,andwhetherthey voluntarilysubmittedthemselvestotheSpaniards? A.Totheninthandlasthesays'thatthecapten&companyofthe RicharddidvoluntarilysubiectthemseluestothesaidFleetforthattheyr waspeace&leaguebetwixteEngland&Spayneatthattymethey mistrustednothingespeciallynomercytobeofferedtothembyany SpaniardesshowingtheyrpassefromtheKingofEnglandhiscounseile
& for that they had bine kindly vsed before at Madares vppon the sight of that passe And he sayth that if they had mistrusted they would haue offered them any violence they might haue escaped them being that they were of farr better sayle then they were'.
