A.D. 

 1591. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



The voyage of Richard Rainolds and Thomas 

 Dassel to the rivers of Senega and Gambra 

 adjoyning upon Guinea, 1 59 1 , with a discourse 

 of the treasons of certain of Don Antonio 

 his servants and followers. 



Y vertue of her Majesties most gracious 

 charter given in the yeere 1588, and in 

 the thirtieth yeere of her Highnesse 

 reigne, certaine English marchants are 

 granted to trade, in and from the river 

 of Senega to and in the river of Gambra, 

 on the Westerne coast of Africa. The 



chiefest places of traffique on that coast betweene these 



rivers, are these : 



1 Senega river : The commodities be hides, gumme, 

 elephants teeth, a few graines, ostrich feathers, amber- 

 griece, and some golde. 



2 Beseguiache, a towne by Capo Verde * leagues from 

 & Gambra. Senega river : The commodities be small hides, and a 



few teeth. 



3 Refisca Viejo, a towne 4 leagues from Beseguiache : 

 The commodities be small hides, and a few teeth now 

 and then. 



4 Palmerin, a towne 2 leagues from Refisca : The 

 commodities be small hides, and a few elephants teeth 

 now and then. 



5 Porto dAlly, a towne 5 leagues from Palmerin : 

 The commodities be small hides, teeth, amber-griece, and 

 a little golde : and many Portugals are there. 



6 Candimal, a towne halfe a league from Porto d'Ally : 

 The commodities be small hides, and a few teeth now 

 and then. 



7 Palmerin, a towne 3 leagues from Candimal : The 

 commodities be small hides, and a few teeth now and 

 then. 



8 Joala, a towne 6 leagues from Palmerin : The 



90 



The names of 

 the chiefe 

 places of 

 traffike be- 

 tweene Senega 



[II. ii. 189.] 



