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next morning to put into Falmouth haven in Corne- 



wall, where such and so terrible a tempest tooke us, 

 as few men have seene the like, and was in deed so 

 vehement, that all our ships were like to have gone to 

 wracke : but it pleased God to preserve us from that 

 extremitie, and to afflict us onely for that present with 

 these two particulars : The mast of our Admirall which 

 was the Pellican, was cut over boord for the safegard of 

 the ship, and the Marigold was driven ashore, and some- 

 what bruised : for the repairing of which damages wee 

 returned againe to Plimmouth, and having recovered 

 those harmes, and brought the ships againe to good state, 

 we set forth the second time from Plimmouth, and set 

 saile the 13. day of December following. 



The 25. day of the same moneth we fell with the 



Cape Cantin, upon the coast of Barbarie, and coasting 



The Isle of along, the 27. day we found an Island called Mogador, 



Mogador on lying one mile distant from the maine, betweene which 



t e coast of jgj^j^j ^^^^ ^j^^ maine, we found a very good and safe 



harbour tor our ships to ride in, as also very good 



entrance, and voyde of any danger. 



On this Island our Generall erected a pinnesse, 

 whereof he brought out of England with him foure 

 already framed. While these things were in doing, 

 there came to the waters side some of the inhabitants 

 of the countrey, shewing foorth their flags of truce, 

 which being seene of our Generall, hee sent his ships 

 boate to the shore, to know what they would : they 

 being willing to come aboord, our men left there one 

 man of our company for a pledge, and brought two 

 of theirs aboord our ship, which by signes shewed our 

 General, that the next day they would bring some 

 provision, as sheepe, capons and hennes, and such like : 

 whereupon our Generall bestowed amongst them some 

 linnen cloth and shooes, and a javeling, which they very 

 joyfully received, and departed for that time. 



The next morning they failed not to come againe 

 to the waters side, and our Generall againe setting out 



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