The Inhabitants conducted the _Hollanders_ to their Village, consisting of about fifty Houses built of Straw, but were forbid to go into their Huts: Upon the Mens call the Women appear’d, which being divided into three parties, humbly kneel’d down before them; and soon after an old Woman brought an Earthen Can full of _Cica_, a Liquor made of _Mays_, whose extracted Juyce, boyl’d and put into Tubs, ferments like our Beer or Ale, with a cap of Barm, with which they treated the _Hollanders_, who drinking moderately, were well refresh’d; but the Natives will ply this Liquor, till they make themselves Distracted, and are mad Drunk. [Sidenote: _Van Noord_ takes a _Spanish_ Ship.] From hence _Van Noord_ steer’d his course to _Sancta Maria_, where in his way he took a _Spanish_ Ship, call’d _Buon Jesus_, that is, _Good Jesus_, and receiv’d intelligence from the Prisoners, that the Admiral _Simon de Cordes_, with twenty three Men was kill’d by the _Americans_ on the Promontory _Lavapia_, being the head Land or Point opposite to _St. Maries_; that a year since, tydings were brought to _Lima_ of his Fleet; so that they had made all things ready to withstand him. But _Van Noord_ hinder’d by strong contrary Winds, not able to reach _Sancta Maria_, stood directly for _St. Jago_, in whose Haven lay a great _Spanish_ Ship full of _Indians_, and two other going in, which two he set on Fire, and the third he Tow’d towards his Fleet; repenting extremely that he had given liberty, and set _Francisco de Ivarro_ Commander of the _Buon Jesus_ ashore; because he afterwards understood from the _Spanish_ Pilot, that _Ivarra_ threw ten thousand two hundred pound weight of Gold, pack’d in fifty two Cases, over-board, when he observ’d that he was like to loose his Ship. The Fleet Sailing forward came to an Anchor before the _Thieves-Island_, whose Inhabitants are very light Finger’d, go stark naked, and are of great strength; they found the Women much Disfigur’d, their Noses, Lips, and Cheek-bones eaten by the _French_ Pox. [Illustration] [Sidenote: Performs great things.] In the Bay _La Baya_, the _Dutch_ Admiral, with a _Spanish_ Flag on his top-Mast, sent one of his Sea-men in a Fryers garb ashore, if possible under that disguise, to get Provisions; which falling out according to their Design, they were supply’d with all manner of Victuals: After that, the _Hollanders_ burnt five Villages on the Island _Capull_; took a _Chinesy_ Vessel, one _Spanish_ Barque, and a _Carvel_ Laden with Brandy from _Cocos_; and after a great and bloody Fight sunk the Admiral of the _Manilla_’s, and so at last with various fortunes arriv’d at _Rotterdam_, having in three years encompass’d the World. SECT. XVIA. _The Expedition_ of George Van Spilbergen.