ABSTRACT
The well gouerned and prosperous voyage of M. James Lancaster begun with three ships and a galley-frigate from London, in October 1594, and intended for Fernambuck, the porte-towne of Olinda, in Brasil. 1 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 (notwithstanding many bolde assaults of the enemy, both by land and water), and also prouidently defeated their dangerous and almost ineuitable fire-works. Heere he found the cargazon or freight of a rich East Indian carack; which, together with great abundance of sugars, Brasil-wood, and cotton, he brought from thence; lading therewith fifteene sailes of tall ships and barks.
