JAMES WELSH ad. 



1591. 

 selves thwart of the river of Jaya, and when we found The river of 

 the shallow water, we bare into the sea South, as we Ja y a - 

 did the voyage before, and came to an ancre in five 

 fadom water. The next day we set saile againe, and 

 towards noone we were thwart of the river of Benin in The river of 

 foure fadom water. Benin. 



The 10 day our Captaine went on land with the shal- [II. ii. 132.] 

 lop at 2 a clocke in the afternoone. All this weeke it 

 was very foggy every day untill ten a clocke, and all 

 this time hitherto hath beene as temperate as our sum- 

 mer in England. This day we went into the road and 

 ankered, & the west point of the road bare East northeast 

 off us, wee riding in foure fadome water. 



The 21 a faire temperate day, this day M. Hassald 

 went to the towne of Goto, to heare newes of the Goto. 

 Captaine. 



The 23 came the Caravell, and Samuell in her, and The Caravel/ 

 she brought 63 Elephants teeth, and three bullocks. b ™&* h teeth 



The 28 a faire temperate day, and towards night there 

 fell much raine, lightning, and thunder, this day our 

 boate came aboord from Goto. 



The 24 of Februarie, we tooke in 298 Cerons or 2 9 8 - sacks °f 

 sackes of pepper, and 4 Elephants teeth, and the winde P e PP er - 

 was at Southeast. And the 26 we put the rest of our 

 goods into the Caravell, and M. Hassald went with her 

 to Goto. 



The 5 of March ye Caravel came againe & brought 

 2 1 Cerons of pepper, & 4 Elephants teeth. 



The 9 of Aprill our Caravell came aboord with water 

 for our provision for the sea, and this day also we lost 

 our shallope. 



The 17a drowsie rainie day, and in the afternoone Three spouts. 

 we saw 3 great spoutes of raine, two on our larbord 

 side, and one right with the ships head, but God be 

 thanked, they came not at us, and this day we tooke in 

 the last of our water for the sea, and the 26 we victualed 

 our Caravell to go with us to the sea. Tfl returned 



The 27 we set saile to goe homewarde with the winde homeward. 

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