Fuller, in the _Worthies_, gives them full space indeed considering that none was interested in the Church. I cannot do better than quote him:--"SIR ANTHONY SHIRLEY, second Son to Sir _Thomas_, set forth from _Plimouth_, _May_ the 21st, 1596, in a Ship called the _Bevis of Southampton_, attended with six lesser vessels. His design for _Saint Thome_ was violently diverted by the contagion they found on the South Coast of Africa, where the rain did stink as it fell down from the heavens, and within six hours did turn into magots. This made him turn his course to _America_, where he took and kept the city of _St. Jago_ two days and nights, with two hundred and eighty men (whereof eighty were wounded in the service), against three thousand _Portugalls_. "Hence he made for the Isle of _Fuego_, in the midst whereof a Mountaine, Ætna-like, always burning; and the wind did drive such a shower of ashes upon them, that one might have wrote his name with his finger on the upper deck. However, in this fiery Island, they furnished themselves with good water, which they much wanted. "Hence he sailed to the Island of _Margarita_, which to him did not answer its name, not finding here the _Perl Dredgers_ which he expected. Nor was his gaine considerable in taking the Town of _Saint Martha_, the Isle and chief town of _Jamaica_, whence he sailed more than _thirty_ leagues up the river _Rio-dolci_, where he met with great extremity. "At last, being diseased in person, distressed for victuals, and deserted by all his other ships, he made by _New-found-land_ to _England_, where he arrived June 15, 1597. Now although some behold his voyage, begun with more courage then counsel, carried on with more valour then advice, and coming off with more honour than profit to himself or the nation (the Spaniard being rather frighted then harmed, rather braved then frighted therewith); yet unpartial judgments, who measure not worth by success, justly allow it a prime place amongst the probable (though not prosperous) English Adventures. [Sidenote: SIR ROBERT SHIRLEY]