FRANCIS DE ULLOA a.d. 



1540. 



the Trinitie againe brake a cable, which certaine rocks 

 had cut asunder : wherupon the General commanded 

 that she should ride no longer at anker, but that shee 

 should turne up and downe, as she had done before 

 in sight of us, which she did al day long, and at night 

 she came to an anker over against a fresh water somewhat 

 lower, and wee went and rode hard by her. On Palme- 

 sunday we went on shore with the fathers, which read 

 the passion unto us and said masse, and we went in 

 procession with branches in our hands. And so being 

 comforted, because we had received that holy Sacrament, 

 we returned to our ships. 



Chap. 16. 



Returning to the Isle of Cedars weather-beaten, and 

 with their ships in evil case, they conclude, that 

 the ship called Santa Agueda or Santa Agatha should 

 returne unto Nueva Espanna. Of the multitude 

 of whales which they found about the point of 

 California : with the description of a weede, which 

 groweth among the Islands of those seas. 



HEre we continued untill the Wednesday before 

 Easter being the foure and twentieth of March, 

 on which day wee consulted together, that because the 

 ships were ill conditioned, and wanted necessary furniture 

 to proceede any further, it were best for us to returne 

 backe to New Spaine, as also because our clothes were 

 consumed : but the Generall seemed not willing to 

 returne, but to proceed on his voyage : and in fine it 

 was resolved, that seeing both the ships could not 

 proceede forwarde, as well because they had lost their 

 necessary furnitures, as also that the Santa Agatha had 

 neede of calking, because she received much water, and 

 was the worst furnished of the twaine, that shee should 

 returne backe to advertize the Marques of our successe 

 in this voyage, and what hindred our proceeding, and 

 in what case wee stoode, and howe wee were bereft of 

 our necessary furniture. And because the Trinitie was 



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