JAMES WELSH ad. 



1589. 



The thirde of January wee had sight of Cavo de las Cavo de las 

 Barbas, and it bare Southeast five leagues off. Barbas. 



The 4. we had sight of the Crosiers in the morning. Crosiers. 



Tuesday the 7. day we had sight of Cavo verde, and Cavo Verde, 

 I finde this place to be in latitude 14. degrees, and 43. in H- de & 

 minutes, being 4. leagues from the shoare. 43 * m ' 



Friday the 17. Cavo de Monte bare off us North Cavo de 

 Northeast, we sounded and had 50. fathom blacke oase, Monte - 

 and at 2. of the clocke it bare North Northwest 8. leagues 

 off. And Cavo Mensurado bare of us East and by South, Cavo Mensu- 

 and wee went Northeast with the maine : here the currant rado ' 

 setteth to the East Southeast alongst the shoare, and at 

 midnight wee sounded and had 26. fathome blacke oase. 



The 18. in the morning we were thwart of a land 

 much like Cavo verde, and it is as I judge 9. leagues 

 from Cavo Mensurado ; it is a hill sadlebacked, and there 

 are 4. or 5. one after another: and 7. leagues to the 

 Southward of that, we saw a row of hils sadlebacked also, 

 and from Cavo Mensurado are many mountaines. 



The 19. we were thwart Rio de Sestos, and the 20. R*o de Sestos. 

 Cavo dos Baixos was North & by West 4. leagues off Cav0 ^ os 

 the shoare, and at afternoone there came a boate from the 

 shoare with 3. Negroes, from a place (as they say) called 

 Tabanoo. And towards evening we were thwart of an Tabanoo. 

 Island, and a great many of small Islands or rockes to 

 the Southward, and the currant came out of the Souther- 

 boord : we sounded and had 25 fathomes. 



The 21. wee had a flat hill that bare North Northeast 

 off us, and wee were from the shoare 4. leagues, and 

 at 2. a clocke in the afternoone we spake with a French- A French ship 

 man riding neere a place called Ratire, and another place at Rattre - 

 hard by called Crua. This Frenchman caried a letter from Crua. 

 us to M. Newton : wee layd it on hull while wee were 

 writing of our letter ; and the current set us to the South- -d currant to 

 ward a good pase alongst the shoare South Southeast. the S° utheast - 



The 25. we were in the bight of the bay that is to the 

 Westward of Capo de Tres puntas : the currant did set 

 East Northeast. 



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