THOMAS FULLER'S NOTES 



A.D. 



1588. 



Item, The 20 day of June at night wee departed from 

 the island of Santa Helena, and the 25 day of August 

 in the morning wee had sight of the islands of Flores and ^^^ ^P^<^^ °f 

 Corvo in the latitude of 40 degrees. ZtlTelflhTse 



Item, The 9 day of September 1588 wee arrived, after Uands was 

 a long and terrible tempest, in the Narrow seas, in the threescore y 

 haven of Plimmouth in safetie, by the gracious and most five dayes. 

 mercifull protection of the Almighty, to whom therefore 

 be rendered immortall praise and thankesgiving now and 

 for ever. Amen. 



A note of our ankering in those places where we 

 arrived after our departure from England 1586. 



N primis, Wee ankered in the harborow 

 of Sierra leona in 10 fadoms water: and 

 a Northwest winde in that rode is the 

 woorst that can blow. 



Item, You may anker under the island 

 that is called Ilha Verde in 6 fadoms 

 water : and the winde being at the West- 

 northwest is the woorst winde that can blow. 



Item, You may anker under the island of S. Sebastian 

 on the Northwest part in 10 fadoms: and a Westsouth- 

 west winde is the woorst winde. 



Item, You may anker in Port Desire in 5 fadoms 

 water, and a West and by South winde is the woorst. 

 Item, You may anker under Cape Joy without the 

 mouth of the Streights of Magellan in 7 fadoms water. 



Item, You may anker within the Streights of Magellan, 

 untill you come unto the first narrowing in 25 or 30 

 fadoms water, in the mid way of the Streights. 



Item, You may anker in the second narrow of the 

 Streights in 16 fadoms water. 



Item, You may anker under Penguin island on which 

 side you please in 6 or 7 fadoms water. 



Item, You may anker in Port Famine in 5 or 6 fadoms 

 water, and a Southsoutheast winde is the woorst. 



Item, You may anker in Muskle cove, which cove is on 



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Fadoms 10. 



Fadoms 6. 



Fadoms 10. 



[III. 835.] 



Fadoms 5. 



Fadoms 7. 

 Fadoms 25. 



Fadoms 16. 



Fadoms 7. 

 Fadoms 6. 



