JAMES LANCASTER a.d. 



1593. 

 he was desirous to goe for Phernambuc in Brasil, granted 

 their request. And about the 12 of Aprill 1593. we 

 departed from S. Helena, and directed our course for 

 the place aforesayd. The next day our capitaine calling 

 upon the sailers to finish a foresaile which they had in 

 hand, some of them answered that unlesse they might 

 goe directly home, they would lay their hands to nothing ; 

 whereupon he was constrained to folow their humour. 

 And from thence-foorth we directed our course for our 

 countrey, which we kept untill we came 8 degrees to the 

 Northward of the Equinoctiall, betweene which 8 degrees 

 and the line, we spent some sixe weekes, with many 

 calme and contrary winds at North, and somtimes to the 

 Eastward, & somtimes to the Westward : which losse 

 of time and expense of our victuals, whereof we had very 

 smal store, made us doubt to keepe our course: and 

 some of our men growing into a mutinie threatned to 

 breake up other mens chests, to the overthrow of our 

 victuals and all our selves, for every man had his share 

 of his victuals before in his owne custody, that they 

 might be sure what to trust to, and husband it more 

 thriftily. Our capitaine seeking to prevent this mis- 

 chiefe, being advertised by one of our companie which 

 had bene at the He of Trinidada in M. Chidleis voyage, 

 that there we should be sure to have refreshing, hereupon 

 directed his course to that Hand, and not knowing the 

 currents, we were put past it in the night into the g ulfe The gulfe of 



c -n • • ^ u - • tt u- Paria, or 



or rana in the beginning or June, wherein we were B occa del 



8 dayes, finding the current continually setting in, and Uragone 

 oftentimes we were in 3 fadomes water, and could find passed. 

 no going out until the current had put us over to the A good note. 

 Westernside under the maine land, where we found no 

 current at all, and more deep water ; and so keeping by 

 the shore, the wind off the shore every night did helpe 

 us out to the Northward. Being cleare, within foure 

 or five dayes after we fell with the He of Mona where The lie of 

 we ankred and rode some eighteene dayes. In which Mom - 

 time the Indians of Mona gave us some refreshing. 



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