But Even In That Present Instant There Came To Us A Negro Sent From A King Oppressed By Other Kings, His Neighbours, Desiring Our Aid, With Promise That As Many Negroes As By These Wars Might Be Obtained, As Well Of His Part As Of Ours, Should Be At Our Pleasure.

Whereupon we concluded to give aid, and sent one hundred and twenty of our men, which the 15th of

January assaulted a town of the negroes of our allies' adversaries which had in it 8,000 inhabitants, and very strongly impaled and fenced after their manner, but it was so well defended that our men prevailed not, but lost six men, and forty hurt, so that our men sent forthwith to me for more help; whereupon, considering that the good success of this enterprise might highly further the commodity of our voyage, I went myself, and with the help of the king of our side assaulted the town, both by land and sea, and very hardly with fire (their houses being covered with dry palm leaves) obtained the town, and put the inhabitants to flight, where we took 250 persons, men, women, and children, and by our friend the king of our side there were taken 600 prisoners, whereof we hoped to have our choice, but the negro (in which nation is seldom or never found truth) meant nothing less; for that night he removed his camp and prisoners, so that we were fain to content us with those few which we had gotten ourselves.

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