THE SECOND VOYAGE TO GUINEA a.d. 



1555- 



Betweene the river of Sesto and the river Dulce are 

 five and twentie leagues : & the high land that is betweene 

 them both, is called Cakeado, being eight leagues from The land °f 

 the river of Sesto. And to the Southeastwarde of it is Ca ea °' 

 a place called Shawgro, and an other called Shyawe or 

 Shauo, where you may get fresh water. Off this Shyawe Sham. 

 lieth a ledge of rockes : and to the Southeastward lieth 

 a hedland called Croke. Betweene Cakeado and Croke Croke. 

 are nine or ten leagues. To the Southeastward off, is 

 a harborow called S. Vincent : Right over against S. 5 - Vincents 

 Vincent, is a rocke under the water, two leagues & a 

 halfe off the shore. To the Southeastward of that rocke 

 you shal see an island about three or foure leagues off: 

 this island is not past a league off the shore. To the 

 Eastsoutheast of the island is a rocke that lieth above 

 the water, and by that rocke goeth in the river Dulce, The river 

 which you shall know by the said river and rocke. The 

 Northwest side of the haven is flat sand, and the South- 

 east side therof is like an Island, and a bare plot without 

 any trees, and so is it not in any other place. 



In the Rode you shall ride in thirteene or foureteene 

 fadomes, good oaze and sand, being the markes of the 

 Rode to bring the Island and the Northeast land together, 

 and here we ankered the last of December. 



The third day of Januarie, we came from the river 

 Dulce. 



Note that Cape de las Palmas is a faire high land, Cape de las 

 but some low places thereof by the water side looke like Palmas. 

 red cliffes with white strakes like hie wayes, a cable 

 length a piece, and this is the East part of the cape. 

 This cape is the Southermost land in all the coast of The coast of 

 Guinea, and standeth in foure degrees and a terce. Guinea. 



The coast from Cape de las Palmas to Cape Trepointes, 

 or de Tres Puntas, is faire & cleare without rocke or 

 other danger. 



Twentie and five leagues from Cape de las Palmas, 

 the land is higher then in any place, untill we come 

 to Cape Trepointes: And about ten leagues before you 



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