JAMES WELSH a.d. 



1589. 



and 28 Elephants teeth, and the Master of her and all [II. ii. 128.] 



his company were sicke. This was a temperate day and Sichusse 



the winde at Southwest. among out 



men. 

 The 17. 18. and 19 were faire temperate weather and 



the winde at Southwest. This day the pinnesse went 



into the river againe, and caried the Purser and the 



Surgion. 



The 25 of the said moneth 1589 we sent the boate 

 into the river. 



The 30 our pinnesse came from Benin, and brought 

 sorowfull newes, that Thomas Hemsted was dead and our The death of 

 Captaine also, and she brought with her 159 Cerons or p e pp er ^£^. 

 sackes of pepper and Elephants teeth. ph'ants teeth. 



Note that in all the time of our abiding here, in the A good note. 

 mouth of the river of Benin, and in all the coast here- 

 about it is faire temperate weather, when the winde is at 

 Southwest. And when the winde is at Northeast and 

 Northerly, then it raineth, with lightning and thunder, 

 and is very intemperate weather. 



The 13 of Aprill 1589 we set saile homewards in the 

 name of Jesus. In the morning we sayled with the 

 winde at Southwest, and lay West and by North, but it 

 prooved calme all that night, and the currant Southeast. 



The 14 the river of Benin was Northeast 7 leagues 

 from the shore, and there was litle winde and towards 

 night calme. 



The 17 a faire temperate day the winde variable, and 

 we had of latitude foure degrees and 20 minutes. 



The 25 a faire temperate day the winde variable, and 

 here we had three degrees & 29 mi nuts of latitude. 



The 8 of May we had sight of the shore, which was 

 part of Cavo de Monte, but we did not thinke we had 

 beene so farre, but it came so to passe by reason of the 

 currant. In this place M. Towrson was in like maner A deceitpfull 

 deceived with the currant. currant. 



The 9 we had sight of Cavo de monte. 



The 17 a darke drowsie day, this was the first night 

 that I tooke the North starre. 



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