A.D. 



^577. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



The voyage of M. John Winter into the South 

 sea by the Streight of Magellan, in consort 

 with M. Francis Drake, begun in the yeere 

 1577. By which Streight also he returned 

 safely into England the second of June 1579. 

 contrary to the false reports of the Spaniards 

 which gave out, that the said passage was not 

 repasseable : Written by Edward Cliffe Mariner. 



N the yeere of our Lord 1577. the 19. 

 of September there went out of the river 

 of Thamis over the lands ende one good 

 and newe ship called the Elizabeth, of 

 80 tunnes in burthen : in company where- 

 of went also a small pinnesse being 12 

 tunnes in burthen called the Benedict. 

 The sayd ship with her pinnesse arrived at Plimmouth : 

 in which haven were three ships more, one called the 

 Pellican in burthen 120 tunnes, being Admirall of the 

 fleete : a barke called the Mangold in burthen thirty 

 tunnes, with a flieboat of 50 tunnes. These ships had 

 in them 164 men, and were victualled and furnished 

 with all kind of necessary provision to make a voyage 

 into the South sea. Wee set sayle the 1 5 of November, 

 but were put into Falmouth by contrary winds : and 

 afterward were constrained to put backe againe to Plim- 

 mouth to repaire the great hurt which divers of our 

 fleete had sustained in that tempest : and at length the 

 The^ set for- 1 3 of December wee set forward from thence upon our 

 ward from voyage. 



^T^rn^r^n, The five and twentie of December we had sight of 

 XT^. oj Decern- r^ > \ • r^ • i 1 • 1 c 



her. Cape Cantm : this Cape lyeth in the latitude of 32. 



Cape Cantin. degrees and 30. minutes upon the coast of Barbarie, 



Asaphu neere to a towne called Asaph i. The land all along this 



coast is hie and great mountaines. Sayling from the 



sayd Cape Southsouthwest about 18 leagues, wee found 



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