Voyage Around The World on Superphysics

Voyage Around The World

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On November 15, 1577, Master Francis Drake, with a fleet of five ships and barks, and to the number of 164 men, gentlemen and sailors, departed from Plymouth, giving out his pretended voyage for Alexandria.

Cocos

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Amongst other things we found here a kind of fruit called cocos.

The tree has no leaves nor branches, but at the very top the fruit groweth in clusters, hard at the top of the stem of the tree, as big every several fruit as a man’s head.

At the Straits

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On Day 22, our General went ashore to the main, and in his company John Thomas, and Robert Winterhie, Oliver the master-gunner, John Brewer, Thomas Hood, and Thomas Drake. And entering on land, they presently met with 3 of the country people.

At Lima

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We continued our course. We arrived on November 29 at an island called La Mocha where we cast anchor.

Our General went out our boat with 10 of our company to shore.

At the Arctic

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On June 5, we were in 43 degrees towards the pole Arctic. We found the air so cold, that our men being grievously pinched with the same, complained of the extremity thereof.

At Moluccas

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On November 14, we fell in with the islands of Maluco.

At night, having directed our course to run with Tidore, we coasted along the island of Mutyr which belonged to the king of Ternate. His vice-king met us with his canoe without all fear, and came aboard.

Strange Rituals

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The common sort of people, leaving the king and his guard with our General, scattered themselves together with their sacrifices among our people, taking a diligent view of every person: