JAMES WELSH ad. 



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we were forced to put into S. Maries sound, where we 

 staied all night, and 4 dayes after. 



The 1 1 we set saile againe, and comming out had 

 three fadom upon the barre at a high water, then we lay 

 out Southeast, through Crow-sand, and shortly after we 

 had sight of the lands end, and at ten of the clocke we 

 were thwart of the Lysart. 



The 13 we were put into Dartmouth, and there we 

 stayd untill the 12 of December. From thence we put 

 out with the winde at West, and the 18 of December, 

 God be praised, we ankered at Limehouse in the Thames, 

 where we discharged 589 sacks of Pepper, 150 Ele- 

 phants teeth, and 32 barrels of oile of Palme trees. 



The commodities that we caried out this second voy- 

 age were Broad cloth, Kersies, Bayes, Linnen cloth, Yron 

 unwrought, Bracelets of Copper, Corall, Hawks belles, 

 Horsetailes, Hats, and such like. 



This voyage was more comfortable unto us then the 

 first, because we had good store of fresh water, and that 

 very sweet : for as yet we have very good water in the 

 shippe which we brought out of the river of Benin the [II. ii. 133.] 

 first day of Aprill 1 59 1 . and it is at this day (being the 

 7 of June 1592.) to be seen aboord the ship as cleare 

 and as sweet as any fountaine can yeeld. 



In this voiage we sailed 350 leagues within halfe a It is more 

 degree of the equinoctiall line, and there we found it tem P erate u ^' 

 more temperate, then where we rode. And under the noctiaU^then 

 line wee did kill great store of small Dolphines, and n the 'coast of 

 many other good fishes, and so did we all the way, Guinie fcf 

 which was a very great refreshing unto us, and the fish Senin - 

 never forsooke us, until we were to the Northwards of 

 the Hands of Azores, and then we could see no more 

 fish, but God be thanked wee met with good company 

 of our countrey ships which were great comfort unto us, 

 being five moneths before at Sea without any companie. 



By me James Welsh master of the Richard 

 of Arundell, in both these voyages to 

 the river of Benin. 

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