JAMES LANCASTER a.d. 



1592. 

 determined course and expectation. But here we never 

 wanted abundance of Dolphins, Bonitos and flying- 

 fishes. Now while we found our selves thus farre to 

 the Northward, and the time being so farre spent, we 

 determined to goe for the Red sea, or for the Hand 

 of Zocotora, both to refresh our selves, and also for 

 some purchase. But while wee were in this consultation, 

 the winde very luckily came about to the Northwest 

 and caried us directly toward Cape Comori. Before we 

 should have doubled this Cape, we were determined to 

 touch at the Hands of Mamale, of which we had adver- The lles °f 

 tisement, that one had victuals, standing in the Northerly Mamale - 

 latitude of twelve degrees. Howbeit it was not our 

 good lucke to finde it, which fell out partly by the 

 obstinacie of our master : for the day before we fell 

 with part of the Hands the wind came about to the 

 Southwest, and then shifting our course we missed it. 

 So the wind increasing Southerly, we feared we should 

 not have bene able to have doubled the Cape, which 

 would have greatly hazarded our casting away upon the 

 coast of India, the Winter season and Westerne Mon- 

 sons already being come in, which Monsons continue on 

 that coast until August. Nevertheles it pleased God to 

 bring the wind more Westerly, & so in the moneth of 

 May 1592. we happily doubled Cape Comori without Cape Comori 

 sight of the coast of India. From hence thus having ^ ? ^^ I 59 2 - 

 doubled this Cape, we directed our course for the Hands The lies of 

 of Nicubar, which lie North and South with the Westerne Ntcubar - 

 part of Sumatra, and in the latitude of 7 degrees to the 

 Northward of the Equinoctiall. From which Cape of 

 Comori unto the aforesayd Hands we ranne in sixe 

 dayes with a very large wind though the weather were 

 foule with extreme raine and gustes of windes. These 

 Hands were missed through our masters default for want 

 of due observation of the South starre. And we fell 

 to the Southward of them within the sight of the Hands The lies of 

 of Gomes Polo, which lie hard upon the great Hand of Gmes Pol °- 

 Sumatra the first of June, and at the Northeast side of 



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