THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



is one Island alone, and you must sayle along the coast 

 on the North shore : and after you be come unto the 

 Island, I say, over against the same, you shall have three 

 fathoms water, and on the West side it hath a little creeke 

 where you may ride. 



He that desireth to crosse over the river of Plate unto 



Rio de Buenos the river de Buenos Aeres from the Isles of Saint Graviel, 



T V ^^f ^^^^ shape his course Southwest : and the cut over is 



the river of sixeteene leagues and upon his arrivall on the South 



Plate. shore of the river, hee must seeke a chanell of three 



[III. 729.] fathomes water, and straite he must goe along the coast 



until! hee come to a broken cliffe and a poynt like unto 



the firme land, which is distant from this chanell three 



or foure leagues : and when thou seest this broken cliffe. 



The first keepe thee a league from it. Here upon this river of 



^ITs'lanled^^^^ Buenos Aeres was the first Colonic that Don Pedro de 



the river of ^^ Mendoza planted. This river lieth very much hidden : 



Buenos Acres, because it is not scene, it is very shallow at a low sea, 



wherefore you must come in with the first of the flood. 



From the Isle of Martin Garzia unto certaine small 



The Isles of Islands which are called the Isles of Saint Lazarus is two 



San Lazaro. leagues, these are shoalds : and to goe thither you must 



goe hard aboord the maine. for there goeth the chanell : 



all this is to be passed on the North shore, and with small 



barkes, and with good heede. 



From the Isle of Martin Garzia to the mouthes of the 



river are eight leagues in passing along on this side to 



seeke one of the mouthes of the river Parana, as it is 



hereafter described. But you had need first to harbour 



in a bay, which is in the very cliffe or Barranca, and you 



must stay for the full sea. And if you fall into the 



Rio Uruay. mouth of the river which is called Uruay, you must 



leave it on the right hand, I say on the North side. 



And foorthwith leaving the said mouth forward toward 



the West, you may enter into the first mouth although 



it seeme narrow; or rather you may enter into any of 



Parana is the the mouthcs: for all of them meete together in Parana, 



great river, -which IS the maine river. 



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