The 18th of May, our General thought it needful to have a care of such
ships as were absent; and therefore endeavouring to seek the fly-boat
wherein Master Doughty was, we espied her again the next day. And
whereas certain of our ships were sent to discover the coast and to
search an harbour, the Marigold and the canter being employed in that
business, came unto us and gave us understanding of a safe harbour that
they had found. Wherewith all our ships bare, and entered it; where we
watered and made new provision of victuals, as by seals, whereof we slew
to the number of 200 or 300 in the space of an hour. Here our General in
the Admiral rid close aboard the fly-boat, and took out of her all the
provision of victuals and what else was in her, and hauling her to the
land, set fire to her, and so burnt her to save the iron work. Which
being a-doing, there came down of the country certain of the people
naked, saving only about their waist the skin of some beast, with the
fur or hair on, and something also wreathed on their heads. Their faces
were painted with divers colours, and some of them had on their heads
the similitude of horns, every man his bow, which was an ell in length,
and a couple of arrows. They were very agile people and quick to
deliver, and seemed not to be ignorant in the feats of wars, as by their
order of ranging a few men might appear. These people would not of a
long time receive anything at our hands; yet at length our General being
ashore, and they dancing after their accustomed manner about him, and he
once turning his back towards them, one leaped suddenly to him, and took
his cap with his gold band off his head, and ran a little distance from
him, and shared it with his fellow, the cap to one and the band to the
other. Having despatched all our business in this place, we departed
and set sail. And immediately upon our setting forth we lost our canter,
which was absent three or four days; but when our General had her again,
he took out the necessaries, and so gave her over, near to the Cape
of Good Hope. The next day after, being the 20th of June, we harboured