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and S. Anthony ; which foure lies lie the one from the 

 other Northwest and by West, Southeast and by East. 



The 26 we came againe with the Hand of S. Anthony, 

 and could not double the Cape. This day Philip Jones, 

 the Master of the Christopher, came aboord us, who had 

 beene aboord the Tyger, and tolde us that they were not 

 able to keepe the Tyger, because she was leake, and 

 the Master very weake, and sayd further, he had agreed 

 with the Master and the company, that if the next 

 day we could double the Hand, we should runne to 

 the leeward of it, and there discharge her : but if we 

 could not double it, then to put in betwixt the Hand 

 of S. Vincent and S. Anthony, to see if we could dis- 

 charge her. 



The third day of September I went aboord the 

 Tyger, with the Master and marchants with me, to 

 view the shippe and men: and we found the shippe 

 very leake, and onely six labouring men in her, whereof 

 one was the Master gunner : so that we seeing that 

 they were not able to keepe the ship, agreed to take 

 in the men, and of the goods what we could save, and 

 then to put the ship away. 



The fift day we went to discharge the Tyger. 



The eight day, having taken out the artillery, goods, 

 The Tyger victuals, and gold of the Tyger, we gave her up 25 

 given up. d e g rees by North the line. 



The 27 we had sight of two of the lies of the 

 Azores, S. Mary, and S. Michael. 



The fourth of October we found our selves to be 

 41 degrees and a halfe from the line. 



The sixt day the Christopher came to us, and willed 

 us to put with the Cape, for they also were so weake, 

 that they were not able to keepe the sea, and we being 

 weake also, agreed to goe for Vigo, being a place 

 which many English men frequent. 



The 10 day the Christopher went roome with the 

 Cape, but we having a mery wind for England, and 

 fearing the danger of the enemies, which ordinarily lie 



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