The churches were plundered of their ornaments and relics, and the storehouses of the city laid under contribution of all things desired.
Sailing again on the 19th of December, they touched to the southward of the town of Coquimbo, where fourteen of them landed.
The Spaniards here, however, appeared to be bolder than their comrades in other towns; for a hundred of them, all well mounted, with three hundred natives, came up against them.

This force being descried, the English retreated, first from the mainland to a rock within the sea, and thence to their boat.

One man, however, Richard Minnioy, refused to retire before the Spaniards; and remained, defying the advancing body, until they arrived.

He, of course, fell a victim to his obstinacy; and the Spaniards, having beheaded the body, placed it against a post, and used it as a target for the Indians.

At nightfall they left it, and the English returned to shore in their boat, and buried it.
The next day, finding a convenient place, they remained for a month; refitting the ships and resting the crews, obtaining an abundance of fish and other provisions such as they required; fresh water, however, being absent.
Sailing along, they came to Iquique and, landing here, they lighted upon a Spaniard who lay asleep, and had lying by him thirteen bars of silver.