AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1588. 



foules, which are markes unto the Sea men of faire 

 weather, foule weather, approching of lands or ylands, the 

 winds, the tempests, the raines & thunders, with the 

 alterations of tides and currents. 



The 10. day of May we had a storme at the West, 

 and it blew so hard that it was as much as the ship 

 could stirre close by under the wind : and the storme 

 continued al that day and al that night. 

 [III. 823.] The next day being the 11. of May in the morning 

 one of the company went into the top, and espied land 

 bearing North, and North and by West off us, & about 

 noone wee espied land to beare West off us, which as 

 we did imagine was the cape of Buena Esperanza, wher- 

 of indeed we were short some 40. or 50. leagues : and 

 by reason of the skantnesse of the winde we stood along 

 to the Southeast untill midnight ; at which time the winde 

 came faire, and we haled along Westward. 



The 12. and 13. dayes we were becalmed, and the 

 sky was very hazie and thicke until the 14. day at three 

 of the clocke in the afternoone, at which time the sky 

 cleared, and we espied the land againe which was the cape 

 Cabo Falso. called Cabo Falso, which is short of the Cape de buena 

 Esperanza 40 or 50 leagues. This Cape is very easie 

 to be knowen. For there are right over it three very high 

 hilles standing but a smal way one off another, and the 

 hiest standeth in the middest, and the ground is much 

 lower by the seaside. The Cape of Good hope beareth 

 West and by South from the said Cabo Falso. 



The 16. day of May about 4. of the clocke in the 



afternoone the winde came up at East a very stiffe gale, 



which helde untill it was Saturday with as much winde 



as ever the ship could goe before : at which time by 



sixe of the clocke in the morning wee espied the pro- 



They double montorie or headland, called the Cape de Buena Esperanza, 



the Cape de ^j^^^h is a reasonable hie land, & at the Westermost point 



Speranza ^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ maine do shew two hammocks, the one upon 



the other, and three other hammocks lying further off into 



the sea, yet low land betweene and adjoyning unto the sea. 



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