A SECOND RUTTIER 



lupe. And this Island is cut North and South ; so that 

 the Canoas of India do passe from the North to the South 

 of it, as if it were two Islands. 



Markes of the Isle of Matalina, or Martinino. [ill. 615.] 



THE Isle of Matalina is high and full of mountaines, 

 having in the midst thereof 3. homocks : the 

 middlemost homocke being highest sheweth like the great 

 bowle of an hat. And upon the North side it appeareth 

 like three little Islands. And in this Island there are 

 warlike Indians like those of Dominica. Warlike a?id 



dangerous 



Markes of the three small Islands called Islas de Indians like 

 Los Santos, or the Islands of Saintes. Dominica. 



LOs Santos are 3. Islandes lying one close by another 

 upon the South side of Guadalupe. For to goe 

 with S. Juan de Puerto rico you must stirre away North- 

 west, untill you fall with the Isle of Saba. 



These 2. the 



Markes to know the Isle of Saba. white and the 



gray Islands 



SAba is a litle Island, and round about it you shall see are rather 

 the bottome ; but feare not, for there is no danger but bare rockes in 

 that which you shall see ; and round about it, it maketh as ^^^ ^1%-^°^' ^° 

 it were certaine heapes of white sand ; and by the side ^,^^^^^ ^^~ 

 thereof it sheweth like a Ship under saile : but follow spa?tish word 

 that direction that I have given, and you shall see La signife. But 

 virp^in P^orda. tnterprete tt 



° ^ Island, because 



Markes to knov^ the Isle called La virgin all the rocks 



_j separatedfrom 



gO^^^- the bigger 



LA virgin gorda is an high Island and round, and I^i^^^ds are 

 seeing it, you shall espie all the rest of the Virgines /^j//^/^^^^^ 

 which lye East and West one from another, and are bare 7^^^-^ ^^^^^ ^ 

 without any trees. You may goe about by them until bare Island is 

 you see the litle gray Island, which you shal see by it selfe ^^de white by 

 by the Virgines ; and comming neere to the sayd Island, %.^^^f^f^^^ 

 over that you shall by and by rayse sight of the white jr^^i^^ ^^^^ 

 litle Island, which seemeth like a ship under saile. And if resort unto it. 



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