A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1540. 



anker untill Thursday. And on Friday about noone we 

 set saile againe with a scarce winde, & in comming forth 

 unto the point of the Island, we met againe with contrary 

 winde at Northwest : whereupon running all night with 

 the firme land, on Saturday in the morning being S. 

 Lazarus day and the 13 of march, we came in sight 

 thereof, in viewing of the which we all rejoyced, and 

 we souldiers would very willingly have gone on shore. 

 This night fel great store of raine like the raine in 

 Castilia, and we were all well wet in the morning, & 

 we tooke great pleasure in beholding the situation of 

 Thefirmeland that firme land, because it was greene, and because we 

 verygreenand j^^j discovered a pleasant valley and piaines of good 

 mdh vdk'^s l^J'g^^^s, which seemed to bee environed with a garland 

 and pk'ines. of mountains. At length for feare of misfortunes, 

 seeing the sea so high, we durst not stay here or approch 

 neere the land, & because we had great want of cables 

 and ankers, we were again constrained to put to sea ; 

 and being in the same, and finding the said contrary 

 windes, the Pilots judged that we had none other 

 remedie, but againe to retire our selves to our wonted 

 shelter. And thus we returned, but somewhat above 

 the old place. On Sunday we rode here to the great 

 grief of all the company, considering what troubles we 

 indured, & could not get forward ; so that this was such 

 a corrasive, as none could be more intollerable. This 

 day being come to an anker wee had a mighty gale of 

 wind at Northwest, which was our adversary and capital 

 enemie, and when day was shut in, it still grew greater 

 and greater, so that the ships rouled much. And after 

 midnight, toward break of day, the Trinitie brake her 

 two cables, which held the two ankers which she had, 

 and seeing her selfe thus forlorne, she turned up and 

 downe in the sea untill day, and came & rode neere 

 us, by one anker which shee had left. This day all of 

 us went to seeke these lost ankers, and for all the 

 diligence which wee used, wee could find but one of 

 them. We rode at anker all day until night, when 



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