AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1578. 



a peice of sixe pence of current English money under the 

 plate, where under was also written the name of our 

 Generall. 



It seemeth that the Spaniards hitherto had never bene 

 in this part of the countrey, neither did ever discover 

 the land by many degrees to the Southwards of this 

 place. 



The true and perfect description of a voyage 

 performed and done by Francisco de Gualle a 

 Spanish Captaine and Pilot, for the Vice-roy 

 of Nev^ Spaine, from the Haven of Acapulco 

 in New Spaine, to the Islands of the Lu9ones 

 or Philippinas, unto the Haven of Manilla, & 

 from thence to the Haven of Macao in China, 

 and from Macao backe againe to Acapulco, 

 accomplished in the yeere of our Lord, 1584. 



Chap. I. 



He tenth of March in the yeere of our 

 Lorde 1582 wee set sayle out of the 

 Haven of Acapulco, lying in the countrey 

 of New Spaine, directing our course 

 towards the Islands of the Lu^ones, or 

 Philippinas West Southwest, running in 

 that maner for the space of twentie five 

 leagues, till wee came under sixteene degrees, that so 

 wee might shunne the calmes by sayling close by the 

 shoare. From thence forward we held our course West 

 for the space of 30 leagues, & being there, we ran 

 West, and West & by South, for the space of 1800 

 [III. 443.] leagues, to the Hand called Isla del Enganno, which is 

 the furthest Hand lying in the South parts of ye Hands 

 called Des los Ladrones, that is. The Hands of rovers, 

 or Islas de las Velas, under 13. degrees and J. in 

 latitude Septentrionall, and 164. degrees in longitude 

 Orientall, upon the fixed Meridionall line, which lyeth 



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