WILLIAM TOWERSON a.d. 



1555. 



This day also we had sight of the Isle of Ferro, Ferro. 

 which is to the Southwards 13. leagues from the other 

 Islands, and is possessed by Spaniards. All this day 

 and night by reason of the winde we could not double [II. "• 24- 

 the point of the Isle of Ferro, except we would have 

 gone to the Westward of it, which had bene much out 

 of our course : therefore we kept about, and ranne 

 backe five houres Eastnortheast to the ende we might 

 double it upon the next boord, the winde continuing 

 Southeast, which hath not bene often seene upon that 

 coast by any travailers : for the winde continueth there 

 for the most part Northeast, & East Northeast : so 

 upon the other boord by the next morning we were 

 in a maner with the Island, and had roome ynough to 

 double the same. 



The 8. day we kept our course as neere the winde 

 as wee could, because that our due course to fetch the 

 coast of Barbary was Southeast and by East, but by 

 the scant winde wee could not goe our due course, 

 but went as neere it as we could, and ranne . this day 

 and night 25. leagues. 



The 9. day we ranne 30. leagues, the 10. 25. leagues, 

 the 12. 24. 



The 12. day we sawe a saile under our Lee, which 

 was as we thought a fisherman, so that wee went roome 

 to have spoken with him, but within one houre there 

 fell such a fogge, that wee could not see the shippe 

 nor one of us the other : we shot off divers pieces to 

 the Hinde, but she heard them not : at after noone she 

 shot off a piece which wee heard, and made her answere 

 with another : and within one halfe houre after the 

 fogge brake up, and we were within 4. leagues of the 

 shoare upon the coast of Barbary, and wee sounded and 

 had 14. fadom water. The Barke also came roome with 

 us and there ankered by reason of the contrary winde. 

 When we fell with the land, we could not judge justly 

 what part of the land it was, because the most part of 

 that coast is lowe land, and no part to be judged of it 



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