that the citizens of Porto Bello had always great repute of being good soldiers
     themselves, and who had never wanted courage in their own defence. This astonish-
     ment was so great that it occasioned him, for to be satisfied herein, to send a
     messenger to Captain Morgan, desiring him to send him some small pattern of those
     arms wherwith he had taken with such violence so great a city. Captain Morgan re-
     ceived this messenger very kindly, and treated him with great civility. Which be-
     ing done, he gave him a pistol and a few small bullets of lead, to carry back to
     the President, his Master, telling him withal: He desired him to accept that
     slender pattern of the arms wherwith he had taken Porto Bello, and keep them for
     a twelvemonth; after which time he promised to come to Panama and fetch them away.
     The Governor of Panama returned the present very soon to Captain Morgan, giving
     him thanks for the favour of lending him such weapons as he needed not, and withal
     sent him a ring of gold, with this message: That he desired him not to give
     himself the labour of coming to Panama, as he had done to Porto Bello; for he did
     certify to him, he should not speed so well here as he had done there.
     After these transactions, Captain Morgan (having provided his fleet with all ne-
     cessaries, and taken with him the best guns of the castles, nailing the rest which
     he could not carry away) set sail from Porto Bello with all his ships. With these
     he arrived in few days at the Island of Cuba, where he sought out a place wherein
     with all quiet and repose he might make dividend of the spoil they had got. They
     found in ready money two hundred and fifty thousand pieces of eight, besides all
     other merchandizes, as cloth linen, silks, and other goods. With this rich booty
     they sailed again thence to their common place of rendezvous, Jamaica. Being arri-
     ved, they passed some time in all sorts of vices and debauchery, according to
     their common manner of doing, spending with huge prodigality what others had gain-
     ed with no small labour and toil.

     Captain Morgan takes the city of Maracaibo, on the coast of New Venezuela. Pira-
     cies committed in those Seas. Ruin of three Spanish ships, that were set forth to
     hinder the robberies of the Pirates.

     Not long after the arrival of the Pirates at Jamaica, being precisely that short
     time they needed to lavish away all the riches above-mentioned, they concluded u-
     pon another enterprize whereby to seek new fortunes. To this effect Captain Morgan
     gave orders to all the commanders of his ships to meet together at the island cal-
     led De la Vaca, or Cow Isle, seated on the south side of the Isle of Hispaniola,