Bearing with her, we found her to be a Spanish ship of above 90 tons,
which being wheaved [waved] amain by us, despised our summons, and shot
off her ordnance at us.

The sea went very high, so that it was not for us to attempt to board
her, and therefore we made fit small sail to attend upon her, and keep
her company to her small content, till fairer weather might lay the
sea. We spent not past two hours in our attendance, till it pleased God,
after a great shower, to send us a reasonable calm, so that we might
use our pieces [i. e., bases] and approach her at pleasure, in such sort
that in short time we had taken her; finding her laden with victuals
well powdered [salted] and dried: which at that present we received as
sent us of God's great mercy.

After all things were set in order, and that the wind increased towards
night, we plied off and on, till day (13th November), at what time our
Captain sent in ELLIS HIXOM, who had then charge of his pinnace, to
search out some harbour along the coast; who having found out a little
one, some ten or twelve leagues to the east of Santa Marta, where in
sounding he had good ground and sufficient water, presently returned,
and our Captain brought in his new prize. Then by promising liberty, and
all the apparel to the Spaniards which we had taken if they would bring
us to water and fresh victuals; the rather by their means, we obtained
of the inhabitants (Indians) what they had, which was plentiful. These
Indians were clothed and governed by a Spaniard, which dwelt in the
next town, not past a league off. We stayed there all day, watering
and wooding, and providing things necessary, by giving content and
satisfaction of the Indians. But towards night our Captain called all of
us aboard (only leaving the Spaniards lately taken in the prize
ashore, according to our promise made them, to their great content; who