They had joined with them many Indians, whom they had placed in
corners of advantage, all bowmen, with their arrows most villainously
empoisoned, so as if they did but break the skin, the party so touched
died without great marvel. Some they slew of our people with their
arrows; some they likewise mischiefed to death with certain pricks of
small sticks sharply pointed, of a foot and a-half long, the one end put
into the ground, the other empoisoned, sticking fast up, right against
our coming in the way as we should approach from our landing towards the
town, whereof they had planted a wonderful number in the ordinary way;
but our keeping the sea-wash shore missed the greatest part of them very
happily.
I overpass many particular matters, as the hurting of Captain Sampson at
sword blows in the first entering, unto whom was committed the charge of
the pikes of the vant-guard by his lot and turn; as also of the taking
of Alonzo Bravo, the chief commander of that place, by Captain Goring,
after the said captain had first hurt him with his sword; unto which
captain was committed the charge of the shot of the said vant-guard.
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