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THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



Markes of Cape de Sant Anton. 



THe cape of Sant Anton is lowe by the sea, and 

 all full of shrubs or trees ; and you shall see 

 A convenient within the land a lake of fresh water ; and if you want 

 watering water, there you may water : and upon the North side 

 place. q£ ^^ g^-^ Cape you shall discerne a palme tree higher 



then the rest of the trees, and it sheweth round like a 

 bowle at the top, like to the top of a ship : and 

 North from the Cape are certaine sholdes which are 

 2. or 3. leagues long. 



Directions from the Cape de S. Anton to Nueva 

 Espanna on the outside of the small Islands 

 called Los Alacranes or The Scorpions. 



F you will sayle from Cape Sant Anton to Nueva 

 Espanna with a North winde, then stirre away 

 Westnorthwest from 21. to 22. degrees, and then sound 

 upon the pracel or flat ; and if you see by this direc- 

 tion, that you holde water, then stir away Northwest, 

 [III. 618.] untill you lose the ground ; and then follow your 

 course againe, untill you have brought your selfe into 

 24. degrees and \, and then saile West untill you 

 The Isle bring your selfe North and South with the Isle of 

 Vermeja. Vermeja, or The red Isle : then stir away Southwest, 

 Villa rica. and by this way you shall finde Villa rica on the coast 

 of Nueva Espanna. And if by going this course you 

 be in 19. degrees and \, and chance not to see the 

 lande, then stir away West untill you see Villa rica, 

 and from thence saile vou South for the harbour of 

 5. Juan de S. Juan de Ullua : and if you should be neere the 

 JJllua. Y^^^ y^y mM^t stir South and by West towardes the 



A volcan or game harbour. And if you chance to see the Volcan 

 burning hil ^^ burning hill to beare west & by South from you, 

 then know, that the harbour of S. Juan de Ullua shalbe 

 East and west off you. 



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