ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1555. 



The same day at 11. of the clocke we raysed the Isle 

 Madera, of Madera, which lieth 12. leagues from Porto Santo, 

 towards the Southwest : that Island is a faire Island and 

 fruitfull, and is inhabited by Portugals, it riseth afarre 

 off like a great whole land and high. By three of the 

 clocke this day at after noone we were thwart of Porto 

 Santo, and we set our course Southwest, to leave the 

 Isle of Madera to the Eastward, as we did Porto Santo. 

 These two Islands were the first land that we saw since 

 wee left the coast of England. About three of the 

 clocke after midnight wee were thwart of Madera, within 

 three leagues of the West ende of it, and by meanes of 

 the high hilles there, we were becalmed : We suppose 

 we ranne this day and night 30. leagues. 



The fourth day wee lay becalmed under the Isle of 

 Madera, untill one of the clocke at afternoone, and then, 

 the winde comming into the East, wee went our course, 

 and ranne that day fifteene leagues. 



The 5. day we ranne 15. leagues more. 



The 6. day in the morning we raysed the Isle of 

 Tenerif. Tenerif, otherwise called the Pike, because it is a very 

 high Island, with a pike upon the top like a loafe of 

 Palma. suger. The same night we raised the Isle of Palma, 

 which is a high land also, and to the Westward of 

 the Isle of Tenerif. 

 Gomera. The 7. day we perceived the Isle of Gomera, which 

 is an Island standing betwixt Tenerif and Palma, about 

 12. leagues Eastward from Palma, and 8. leagues 

 Westward from Tenerif: and for feare of being be- 

 calmed with the Isle of Tenerif, we left both it, and 

 Gomera to the Eastward of us, and went betwixt 

 Palma and Gomera. We ranne this day and night 30. 

 leagues. 



Note that these Islands be 60. leagues from Madera, 

 and that there are 3. Islands more to the Westward of 

 Tenerif, named the Grand Canaria, Forte-ventura, & 

 Lancerot, of which Islands we came not in sight : they 

 be inhabited by Spaniards. 



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