a.d. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



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shoalder and shoalder water, and yet could see no land, 



where we marvelled greatly : to avoide this danger, we 

 bare roomer into the sea all that night Northwest and by 

 West. 



The next day we sounded, and had 20. fadoms, then 

 shaped our course, and ran West Southwest untill the 23. 

 day : then we descried Low land, unto which we bare as 

 nigh as we could, and it appeared unto us unhabitable. 

 Then wee plyed Westward along by that lande, which 

 lyeth West Southwest, and East Northeast, and much 

 winde blowing at the West, we haled into the sea North 

 and by East 30. leagues. Then the winde comming 

 about at the Northeast, we sailed West Northwest : after 

 that, the winde bearing to the Northwest, we lay with 

 our sailes West southwest, about 14. leagues, and then 

 descried land, and bare in with it, being the 28. day, 

 finding shoale water, and bare it till we came to 3. 

 fadome, then perceiving it to be shoale water, and also 

 seeing drie sands, we haled out againe Northeast along 

 that land until we came to the point therof. That 

 land turning to the Westwarde, we ran along 16. leagues 

 Northwest : then comming into a faire bay, we went 

 on land with our boat, which place was unhabited, but 

 yet it appeared unto us that the people had bin there, 

 by crosses, and other signes : from thence we went all 

 along the coast Westward. 

 September. The fourth day of September we lost sight of land, 

 by reason of contrary winds, and the eight day we 

 descried land againe. W T ithin two dayes after we lost 

 the sight of it : then running West and by South 

 about 30. leagues, we gat the sight of land againe, and 

 bare in with it untill night : then perceiving it to be a 

 lee shore, we gat us into the sea, to the end to have 

 sea roome. 



The 12. of September we hailed to shoareward againe, 

 having then indifferent winde and weather : then being 

 neere unto the shoare, and the tide almost spent, wee 

 came to an anker in 30. fadoms water. 



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