A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1565. 



day and the next untill three or foure a clock in the 

 afternoone : but because his ship was better at bowline 

 then ours, he kept him to the wind and left us the 

 same day. Thus we continued our voyage, wherein 

 we had marveilous flawes of wind. And about the 



October 28. eight and twentieth of October in the morning at the 

 breake of the day we discried the Isle of Flores, one 

 of the A9ores, where immediatly upon our approching 

 to the land we had a mightie gust of wind which 

 came from the Northeast, which caused us to beare 

 against it foure dayes : afterward the wind came South 

 and Southeast, and was alwayes variable. In all the 

 time of our passage we had none other foode saving 



November 10. biscuit and water. About the tenth or eleventh of 

 November, after we had sailed a long time, and sup- 

 posing we were not farre from land, I caused my men 

 to sound, where they found threescore and fifteene 

 fathoms water, whereat we all rejoyced, and praised 

 God because we had sailed so prosperously. Immedi- 

 atly after I caused them to set saile again and so we 

 continued our way : but forasmuch as we had borne 



The Chanel of too much toward the Northeast we entred into Saint 



Saint George. Qeorges chanell, a place much feared of all Sailers, and 

 whereas many ships are cast away : But it was a faire 

 gift of God that we entred in it when the weather was 

 cleare. We sailed all the night, supposing wee had 

 bene shot into the narrow Sea betweene England and 

 France, and by the next day to reach Diepe, but we 

 were deceived of our longing : for about two or three 

 of the clocke after midnight as I walked upon the 

 hatches, I discried land round about me, whereat wee 

 were astonied. Immediatly I caused them to strike 

 saile and sound : we found we had not under us past 



[III. 356.] 8 fathoms of water, whereupon I commanded them to 

 stay till breake of day : which being come, and seeing 

 my Mariners told me that they knew not this land, 

 I commanded them to approch unto it. Being neere 

 thereunto I made them cast anker, & sent the boat on 



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