and as some thinke, marueilous comfortable. As we passed through this island the inhabitants fledde into the mountaines, so that we could haue no talke with them.
But we vnderstood by the Portugals which came with vs, that they were but seruants to those of S. Iago, to keepe their cattell and goates, which bee very plentifull in this island: but we found them so wilde, that we could take none sauing some yong kiddes: wherefore wee returned backe againe to our shippes. The Portugals had salted their Welles neere to the sea, so that we could not water.
Then our Generall commanded euery man aboord: afterward we weighed, and ranne ouer to Sant Iago the same night, being 40 leagues distant from thence: which seemed to bee a fruitefull island and well peopled. For we sawe 3 townes on the shore: two of which shot at vs, as we passed along. Our General made a shot at one of them againe. And sayling along the shore, at the South part of the island, wee tooke a Portugal shippe laden with wine and other commodities. This island hath 15 degrees in latitude.
The isle of Fogo. From hence wee ran Southsouthwest to the Isle of Fogo, so called, because it casteth continually flames of fire and smoake out of the top thereof, all the whole island being one high mountaine.
Braua. Two leagues West from the isle of Fogo, is another island called Braua, where the sea is aboue 120 fathoms deepe neere to the shore, so that we could not anker for the depth of the sea, by reason whereof we were constrained to depart without water
Nonnez de Silua. Here the Generall discharged the Portugals, giuing vnto them our Pinnesse which we built at Mogador: with wine, breade, and fish, and so dismissed them the first of Februarie, taking one of their companie along with him, called Nonnez de Silua. The 2 of February wee set off from Braua and directed our course Southsoutheast, running so vntill the 9 of February, being within 4 degrees of the Equinoctial: at which time, wee had the ayre troubled with thunder and lighting, notwithstanding calme with extreme heate, and diuers times great showers of raine.
The 17 day wee were right vnder the line, which is the most feruent place of the burnt Zone: where in the middest of February we sustained such heat, with often thunder and lightings, that wee did sweat for the most part continually, as though wee
