GEORGE FENNER ad. 



1567. 

 when you ride in the road. But beware of the middle 4 good 

 of the Baie, for there lieth a ledge of rocks, which at a adm0ttitio »: 

 lowe water breaketh, yet there is three fadome water over 

 them. 



The last day of Januarie our Generall with certaine 

 of his men went a shore in the Baie to the houses, where 

 he found 12 Portugals. In all the Hand there were not Banished 

 above 30 persons, which were banished men for a time, Portu g a ^- 

 some for more yeeres, some for lesse, and amongst them 

 there was one simple man which was their captaine. 



They live upon goats flesh, cocks, hennes, and fresh 

 water : other victuals they have none, saving fish, which 

 they esteeme not, neither have they any boats to take them. 



They reported that this Hand was given by the king 

 of Portugall to one of his gentlemen, who hath let it 

 foorth to rent for one hundreth duckats a yeere, which 

 rent is reared onely in goats skinnes. For by their Great store of 

 speaches there hath bene sent foorth of the sayd Hand S° ates - 

 into Portugall 40000 skins in one yeere. 



We were to these men marveilously welcome, and to 

 their powers very wel entertained, and they gave us the 

 flesh of as many hee-goates as wee would have, and tooke 

 much paines for us in taking them, and bringing them 

 from the mountains upon their asses. 



They have there great store of the oyle of Tortoises, 

 which Tortoise is a fish which swimmeth in the Sea, with 

 a shell on his backe as broad as a target. It raineth not 

 in this Hand but in three moneths of the yeere, from the 

 midst of July to the midst of October, and it is here 

 alwayes very hote. Kine have bene brought hither, but 

 by reason of the heate and drought they have died. 



The 3 of February wee departed from this Hand, and 

 the same day fell with another Hand called the Hand of The He of 

 Maiyo, which is 14 leagues from the other Hand: there Ma b°- 

 is in the midst of the way between these two Hands a 

 danger which is alwayes to be seene. 



We ankred in the Northwest side of the sayd He in 

 a faire Baie of eight fadomes water and faire sand, but 



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