of the river in the night, we lay off and on bearing small sail, till
that about midnight the wind veering to the eastward, by two of the
clock in the morning, a frigate from Rio Grande [Magdalena] passed hard
by us, bearing also but small sail. We saluted them with our shot and
arrows, they answered us with bases; but we got aboard them, and took
such order, that they were content against their wills to depart ashore
and to leave us this frigate: which was of 25 tons, loaded with maize,
hens, and hogs, and some honey, in very good time fit for our use;
for the honey especially was notable reliever and preserver of crazed
people.

The next morning as soon as we set those Spaniards ashore on the Main,
we set our course for the Cabecas without any stop, whither we came
about five days after. And being at anchor, presently we hove out all
the maize a land, saving three butts which we kept for our store: and
carrying all our provisions ashore, we brought both our frigates on the
careen, and new tallowed them.

Here we stayed about seven nights, trimming and rigging our frigates,
boarding and stowing our provision, tearing abroad and burning our
pinnaces, that the Cimaroons might have the iron-work.

About a day or two before our departure, our Captain willed PEDRO and
three of the chiefest of the Cimaroons to go through both his frigates,
to see what they liked; promising to give it them, whatsoever it were,
so it were not so necessary as that he could not return into England
without it. And for their wives he would himself seek out some silks or
linen that might gratify them; which while he was choosing out of
his trunks, the scimitar which CAPTAIN TETU had given to our Captain,
chanced to be taken forth in PEDRO'S sight: which he seeing grew so much