A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1583. 



winde scanted : then we went in Northnortheast, till we 

 were in seven fadome and a halfe of water, within a league 

 of shore : then we cast about, and stood off Southsoutheast 

 all night, till sixe a clocke the next morning. 



The 1 8 day about three a clocke, afore day, we saw our 

 admirall againe, and kept her company till day. 



Citro?i isle. The 1 9 day, being within a league of the Citron ile, 



about eight a clocke afore noone, we went aboord the 

 general, viz. M. Walker, the master, the pilot, and my 

 selfe, rejoycing of our good meeting, who tolde me of 

 their evill road, where they lost an anker, a cable, and a 

 haulser, and how the day before, their pinnesse was ashore 

 on the same iland, and found fowle, and water there, 

 whither now they had sent their boat and pinnesse for 

 more water, where I know they had small store. 



I also taking captaine Parker, the master, and M. 

 Wilks with me, went ashore, and travelled to the top 

 of the ile, which is wooded, and high grasse, but evill 

 water, and little on it, but yoong fowle plenty, and 

 dangerous comming to them. By this time (I having set 

 the isles, and headlands about in sight with a compasse) 

 came a small gale at Southsoutheast ; then our admirall 

 shot off a piece for the boats, and hence I went, and dined 

 aboord with him, and came after aboord, and went in 

 Northnortheast and Northeast till morning : at which time 

 wee were within a league of the isle, entring before 



Theirarrwall s. Vincent, but knew not how much water was upon 



at 5. Vincent, ^j^^ ^^^.^.^ ^^ ^^ ^^^^ 



The 20 day in the morning, being calme, the generals 

 pinnesse came in to the shore, with intent to sound 

 Three canoas ^^ entrance, but seeing three canoas, with ech at the least 

 °{IV^j^^^^ twenty men, whereof the greater part were naked Indians, 

 which rowed, the rest Portugals, they returned aooord 

 again. The canoas came with a flag of truce within, 

 calling of our ship, and we shewed them the like, asking 

 what we were, and of what nation : at length one Portugall 

 went aboord the admirall, by whom the generall sent 

 a letter to the governour, craving a pilot to bring in 



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