John Lok

They touched the coast of Africa at Cape Barbas, and after reaching the mouth of the Sestos River, traded down the coast, 'touching every place of consequence without any memorable incident occurring' until 13 February, when they turned back toward England.

[17][18][19][20] Lok's ships also brought home five Africans from present-day Ghana to learn English and act as interpreters on future trading voyages to Guinea.

[21][22] An account of the voyage was written by Robert Gaynsh or Gainsh, master of one of the ships.

In a letter dated 11 December 1561 Lok declined to go, citing, among other reasons, the unsoundness of the ship and the unseasonableness of the time of year.

The voyage went ahead without Lok in 1562; accounts were written in prose by William Rutter and in verse by Robert Baker.