JAMES LANCASTER a.d. 



1591. 



the land to the Northward of the Cape, and going along 



the shore, we espied a goodly Baie with an Hand lying 



to Seawards of it, into which we did beare, and found 



it very commodious for our ships to ride in. This Baie 



is called Agoada de Saldanha, lying 1 5 leagues Northward Agoada de 



on the hither side of the Cape. The first of August Saldanha. 



being Sunday we came to an anker in the Baie, sending 



our men on land, and there came unto them certaine 



blacke Salvages very brutish which would not stay, but 



retired from them. For the space of 15 or 20 dayes 



we could find no reliefe but onely foules which wee 



killed with our pieces, which were cranes and geese : 



there was no fish but muskles and other shel-fish, which 



we gathered on the rockes. After 15 or 20 dayes being 



here, our Admirall went with his pinnasse unto the Hand 



which lieth off this Baie, where hee found great store Great store of 



of Penguines & Seales, whereof he brought good plenty P^guins and 



with him. And twise after that we sent certain of our eaes ' 



men, which at both times brought their bots lading unto 



our ships. After we had bene here some time, we got 



here a Negro, whom we compelled to march into the 



country with us, making signs to bring us some cattell ; 



but at this time we could come to the sight of none, so 



we let the Negro goe with some trifles. Within 8 dayes 



after, he with 30 or 40 other Negroes, brought us downe 



some 40 bullocks and oxen, with as many sheepe : at Bullocks, oxen, 



which time we bought but few of them. But within 8 and sheepe, 



dayes after they came downe with as many more, & then ° s ' c ea ? e ' 



we bought some 24 oxen with as many sheepe. We 



bought an oxe for two knives, a stirke for a knife, and a 



sheepe for a knife, and some we bought for lesse value 



then a knife. The oxen be very large and well fleshed, 



but not fat. The sheepe are very big and very good 



meat, they have no woll on their backs but haire, and 



have great tailes like the sheepe in Syria. There be 



divers sorts of wild beasts, as the Antilope, (wherof M. 



Lancaster killed one of the bignes of a yong colt) the red 



& fallow Deere, with other great beasts unknowen unto 



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