Of our abode eleuen dayes, where we watered.
Item, The first day of March wee passed the
Streights at the West head of the island of Iaua minor,
and the 5 day of March we ankerd in a bay at the
Wester end of Iaua maior, where wee watered, and
had great store of victuals from the towne of Polambo.
Iaua maior. Dayes 56. The cape of Buena Esperanza. Item, The 16 day of March wee departed from the island of Iaua maior, and the 11 day of May we had sight of the land 40 leagues vnto the Eastwards of the cape of Buena Esperança, the land being low land.
A note from the cape of Buena Esperança vnto the
Northwards.
Of our abode twelue, where we watered. Item, The 21 day of May wee departed from the cape of Buena Esperança, and the 8 day of Iune we ankered on the Northwest part of the iland of Santa Helena, where we watered, and made our abode 12 dayes.
Dayes, 14. Item, The 20 day of Iune at night wee departed from the island of Santa Helena, and the 4 day of Iuly we passed vnder the Equinoctiall line.
The space of our nauigation betweene those Ilands was threescore and fiue dayes. Item, The 20 day of Iune at night wee departed from the island of Santa Helena, and the 25 day of August in the morning wee had sight of the islands of Flores and Coruo in the latitude of 40 degrees.
Item, The 9 day of September 1588 wee arriued, after a king and terrible tempest, in the Narrow seas, in the hauen of Plimmouth in safetie, by the gracious and most mercifull protection of the Almighty, to whom therefore be rendered immortall praise and thankesgiuing now and for euer. Amen.
A note of our ankering in those places where we arriued after our
departure from England 1586.
Fadoms 10. IN primus, Wee ankered in the harborow of Sierra leona in 10 fadoms water: and a Northwest winde in that rode is the woorst that can blow.
Fadoms 6. Item, You may anker vnder the island that is called Ilha Verde in 6 fadoms water: and the winde being at the Westnorthwest is the woorst winde that can blow.
