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set saile, whereupon sailing with a fresh gale about 2 

 leagues from the shore of this Hand, trending about the 

 same to see the end thereof, and also to approch neere 

 the firme land, to informe our selves of the state thereof, 

 because we had seene 5 or 6 fires, we compassed the same 

 about : for by this meanes we performed 2 or 3 good 

 actions, namely, we returned to our right course, and 

 searched whether any river fell out of the coast of the 

 firme land, or whether there were any trees there, or 

 whether any store of Indians did shew themselves 

 or no. 



In this maner proceeding on our way all the Friday 

 being the 16 of January at evening, and seeking to 

 double the point of the Hand, so fierce and contrary a 

 Northren winde encountered us, that it drave us backe 

 that night over against the lodgings and habitations of 

 the Indians, and here we stayed all Saturday, what 

 time we lost the Trinitie againe, but on Sunday-night 

 being the 1 8 we saw her againe, and beganne to proceede 

 on our way to compasse that Hand, if it pleased God 

 to send us good weather. 



On Sunday, Munday, and Tuesday (which was the 

 twentieth of the said moneth of Januarie) wee sailed 

 with scarse and contrary windes, and at length came to 

 Isla de los Ce- the cape of the point of the Hand, which we called Isla 

 dros.orthelh Je los Cedros or the He of Cedars, because that on the 

 of Cedars in ^^ ^^ ^l^^ mountaines therein, there P:rowes a wood of 

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quarter. these Cedars being very tall, as the nature or them is 



to be. This day the Trinitie descryed a village or towne 

 of the Indians, and found water : for on Sunday night 

 we had newly lost her, and had no sight of her untill 

 Tuesday, whenas we found her riding neere the shore, 

 not farre from those cottages of the Indians. And as 

 soone as we had descryed her, we made toward her, and 

 before we could reach her, we espied three Canoas of 

 Indians which came hard aboord the said ship called 

 the Trinitie, so that they touched almost the side of 

 the ship, and gave them of their fish, and our people 



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