A.D. 



1564. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



[III. 503.] 



Cape de las 

 Barbas. 



may bee seene in a cleere day fiftie leagues ofF, but it 

 sheweth as though it were a blacke cloude a great heigth 

 in the element. I have heard of none to be compared 

 with this in heigth, but in the Indias I have seene many, 

 and in my judgement not inferiour to the Pike, and so 

 the Spaniards write. 



The 15. of November at night we departed from 

 Teneriffe, and the 20. of the same wee had sight of ten 

 Caravels, that were fishing at sea, with whome we would 

 have spoken, but they fearing us, fled into a place of 

 Barbarie, called Cape de las Barbas. 



The twentieth, the ships pinnesse with two men in her, 

 sayling by the ship, was overthrowen by the oversight of 

 them that went in her, the winde being so great, that 

 before they were espied, and the ship had cast about for 

 them, she was driven half a league to leeward of the 

 pinnesse, and had lost sight of her, so that there was small 

 hope of recoverie, had not Gods helpe and the Captaines 

 deligence bene, who having wel marked which way the 

 pinnesse was by the Sunne, appointed 24 of the lustiest 

 rowers in the great boate, to rowe to the wind-wardes, and 

 so recovered, contrary to all mens expectations, both the 

 pinnesse and the men sitting upon the keele of her. 

 Cape Blanco. The 25 he came to Cape Blanco, which is upon the 

 coast of Africa, and a place where the Portugals do ride, 

 that fish there in the moneth of November especially, and 

 is a very good place of fishing, for Pargoes, Mullet, and 

 Dogge fish. In this place the Portugals have no holde 

 for their defence, but have rescue of the Barbarians, 

 whom they entertaine as their souldiers, for the time 

 of their being there and for their fishing upon that 

 coast of Africa, doe pay a certaine tribute to the king 

 of the Moores. The people of that part of Africa are 

 tawnie, having long haire without any apparell, saving 

 before their privie members. Their weapons in warres 

 are bowes and arrowes. 



The 26 we departed from S. Avis Baye, within 

 Cape Blanco, where we refreshed our selves with fish, 



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