their A dmirall 

 againe. 



GEORGE FENNER ad 



1567. 

 it stand in 28 degrees which is as hote in January, as it 

 is in England at Midsommer, yet is the top of the said 

 hil Winter and Sommer seldome without snow. 



In this Hand about two leagues from the said Santa 

 Cruz is a citie called Anagona. 



The third day wee departed about the Westerne point 

 of the Hand, about 12 or 14 leagues from Santa Cruz, 

 into a Baie which is right agaynst the house of one Petro 

 de Souses, in which Baie we came to an anker the 5 day, 

 where we heard that our Admirall had bene there at 

 an anker 7 dayes before us, and was gone thence to an 

 Hand called Gomera, whereupon wee set saile presently 

 to seeke him. 



The 6 day we came to an anker against the towne They meet 

 of Gomera, where we found our Admirall, which was 

 very joyfull of our comming, and we also of his sight. 



In the sayd road we found Edward Cooke in a tall 

 ship, and a shippe of the Coppersmiths of London, which 

 the Portugals had trecherously surprised in the Baie of 

 Santa Cruz, upon the coast of Barbarie, which ship we 

 left there all spoiled. 



Our General & marchants bought in the said towne 

 for our provision, 14 buts of wine, which cost 15 duckats 

 a but, which were offred us at Santa Cruz in Tenerif 

 for 8, 9, and 10 duckats. 



The 9 day we departed from this road to another Baie, 

 about 3 leagues off, and there tooke in fresh water : 

 & so the 10 day we set saile towards Cape Blanke, which 

 is on the coast of Guinea. 



The 12 day we fell into a Baie to the Eastward of 

 Cape Pargos, which is 35 leagues from Cape Blanke. 

 But having no knowledge of that coast, we went with 

 Cape Blanke, and at the fall of the land we sounded and 

 had 1 6 fadome water two leagues from the shore. The 

 land is very lowe and white sand. Upon the fall of the A good caveat. 

 sayd coast beware how you borow in 12 or 10 fadome, 

 for within 2 or 3 casts of the lead you may be on 

 ground. 



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