A.D. 



[586. 



The hies of 



Madrahumba 

 inhabited by 

 Negros. 



A tozvTie. 



Fresh water. 



October. 

 Cape Frio in 

 Brasil 



Isovember. 

 S. Sebastians 

 Hand, 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



point of the mouth of the Harborough in 6. fathoms, and 

 it floweth South Southwest. 



On Wednesday being the 7. of the same moneth 

 wee departed from one of the Isles of Cape Verde, 

 alias the Isles of Madrabumba, which is 10. leagues distant 

 from the poynt of Sierra leona : and about live of the 

 clocke the same night we anchored 2. miles off the Hand in 

 6. fathoms water, and landed the same night, and found 

 Plantans only upon the Ilande. 



The 8. day one of our boats went out & sounded 

 round about the Hand, & they passed through a sound at 

 the west end of the Hand, where they found 5. fathoms 

 round about the Hand, until they came unto the very 

 gutte of the sound, and then for a cast or two they had but 

 two fathoms, and presently after, 6. fathoms, and so 

 deeper and deeper. And at the East ende of the Hand 

 there was a towne, where Negros doe use at sometimes, as 

 we perceived by their provision. 



There is no fresh water on all the South side, as we 

 could perceive, but on the North side three or foure very 

 good places of fresh water : and all the whole Hand 

 is a wood, save certaine litle places where their houses 

 stand, which are invironed round about with Plantan-trees, 

 whereof the fruit is excellent meat. This place is subject 

 marveilous much to thunder, raine, and lightning in this 

 moneth. I thinke the reason is, because the sunne is so 

 neere the line Equinoctiall. 



On Saturday the tenth wee departed from the sayde 

 Hand about 3. of the clocke in the afternoone, the 

 winde being at the Southwest. 



The last of October running West Southwest about 

 24. leagues from Cape Frio in Brasile, we fell with a 

 great mountaine which had an high round knoppe on 

 the top of it standing from it like a towne, with two 

 litle Hands from it. 



The first of November wee went in betweene the 

 Hand of Saint Sebastian and the mayne land, and had our 

 things on shore, and set up a Forge, and had our 



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