A.D. 

 1591. 



Brava. 



We departed 

 in company 

 of a prise. 



Corvo. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



at Southwest, and at two a clocke in the afternoone, 

 the river of Benin was Northeast 8 leagues from us. 



The 3 of May we had such a terrible gust with raine, 

 lightning & thunder, that it tore and split our fore saile, 

 and also the Caravels fore-sayle and maine-sayle, with 

 the wind at Southeast. 



The 12 a faire temperate day, much like our sommer 

 mornings in England, being but one degree & a halfe 

 from the line, but at midnight we had a cruell gust of 

 raine, & the wind at northeast. 



The 24 we were South from Cavo de las Palmas 37 

 leagues. 



The first of July we had sight of the Island of Brava, 

 and it bare East 7 leagues off, and this Island is one of 

 the Islands of Cavo Verde. 



The 13 of August we spake with the Queenes ships, 

 the Lord Thomas Howard being Admirall, and sir 

 Richard Greenevill Viceadmirall. They kept us in their 

 company untill the 15 day at night, themselves lying a 

 hull, in waight for purchase 30 leagues to the Southwest 

 of the Island of Flores. 



The 15 we had leave to depart with a fly-boat laden 

 with sugar that came from Sant Thome, which was taken 

 by the Queenes ships, whereof my Lord Admirall gave 

 me great charge, not to leave her untill she were harbored 

 in England. 



The three and twentieth the Northeast part of the Island 

 of Corvo bare off us East and by South sixe leagues off. 



The 1 7 of September we met with a ship of Plimouth 

 that came out of the West Indies, but she could tell us 

 no newes. The next day we had sight of another sayle, 

 this day also one of our company named M. Wood died. 



The 23 we spake with the Dragon of my Lord of 

 Cumberland, whereof Master Ivie was Maister. 



The second of October we met with a ship of New- 

 castle which came from Newfoundland, and out of her 

 had 300 couple of Newland fish. 



The 6 we had sight of Sillie, and with raine and winde 



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