The Leicester journal is the sole account of a near mutiny on the voyage.

Evidence

His is the only record of the case of near mutiny that developed on this voyage, and his notes regarding ransom negotiations, especially at Cartagena, are the fullest that are known, outside of Spanish accounts. — Mary Frear Keeler, Sir Francis Drake’s West Indian Voyage,…, 776

Categorization

• XREF: Directly relevant to the Plymouth mutiny documented in The Triumph (BM), from earlier chapters — a recurring theme of Drake’s sailors refusing to serve. — connects to: The anonymous Leicester journal-keeper moved within Drake’s inner circle of commanders. — Mary Frear Keeler, Sir Francis Drake’s West Indian Voyage,…, 776
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Mary Frear Keeler, Sir Francis Drake’s West Indian Voyage,…, 776

Broader Connections

• The anonymous Leicester journal-keeper moved within Drake’s inner circle of commanders. #expands (0.75) — Mary Frear Keeler, Sir Francis Drake’s West Indian Voyage,…, 776