EDWARD FENTOX a.^. 



1582. 



with me, where the generall counsel was assembled to 

 consider of two points, viz. 



The first, whether it were necessarie to water presently 

 or not, which was thought very needful of all men, and 

 so concluded. 



The second, where the best and aptest place was to 

 water in, which was thought of the greater number to be 

 at Sierra leona on the coast of Guinie, which was also 

 concluded, and by the Master and Pilots agreed to goe 

 hence Southeast, which determined, wee returned aboord. 



The 3 day wee went Southeast and Eastsoutheast, till 

 sixe a clocke at night that wee sawe the lande of Guinie, 

 which bare Northeast of us about 12 leagues off, which 

 seene, wee sounded, and had no ground : then went I 

 and our Master and Pilot aboord the Admirall, and after 

 many debatements concluded to run in Northeast by 

 East, and at eleven at night wee came aboord againe, 

 and went all night Northeast by East. 



The 4 at eight a clocke in the forenoone wee were 

 within 2 leagues of the lande, which bare off us North- 

 east, which rose like a hill full of woods, and on each 

 side low land : wee being perswaded by our pilots that it 

 was the entrance into Sierra leona, went in Northeast untill 

 we were within an halfe league of the shoar, and had 

 brought the South point Southeast by east off us. At 

 eleven a clocke finding it a bay and not Sierra leona, wee 

 brought our tacks aboord, and stoode along West by 

 North and West larboord tacked. 



In this time our Admirals pinnesse rowed in, and went 

 on land upon the South side of the bay, and the Eliza- [III. 758.] 

 beths boate with her. They found houses of boughes, 

 and in one of the houses the tongue of a beast, and a 

 bullocks tongue fresh killed ; also a lake with plentie 

 of fresh water, and fresh-water-fish in it had by the sea 

 side : they found drie pomegranates, and pease like nuts, 

 with other unknowen fruites under the trees. The Eliza- 

 beth ranne in, and brought the South point South by West 

 of her, and ankered within Faulcon shot of the shore in 



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