AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1588. 



Item, If you will come in at the Southermost end of 

 the iland of S. Sebastian, your course from the Alcatrarza 

 is Southwest & Northeast, and their distance is 6 leagues 

 the one from the other. 



Item, Unto the Southwards of the river of Plate, being 

 in the latitude of 45 degrees and 60 leagues off the 

 maine, you shall have shoalding in 60 fadoms or 65 

 fadoms oazie sand : and then hailing in for the shore 

 Westsouthwest 16 leagues, you shall have 50 fadoms 

 oaze, and you shall have faire shoalding all along. 



Item, In the latitude of 47J you shall see about one 

 mile in length, not passing one league off the shore, 

 a ledge of broken ground, but no danger. Also you 

 shall have very faire shoalding all along the coast; and 

 the land lying South and North untill you come unto 

 port Desire, which standeth in 48 degrees. 



Item, If you will go into port Desire, on the North 

 side there lieth one ledge of rocks about a league distant 

 from the shore. Also on the North side at the mouth 

 of the harborow, there lie a couple of rocks, which are 

 at halfe flood under water : but be bolde to borrow on 

 [III. 828.] the Southermost shore ; for there is no danger ; and 

 you shall have no lesse then 6 fadoms water at a low 

 water, the harborow lying East and West. Also you 

 may know the harborow by one litle iland that lieth 

 Southeast off the mouth of the harborow, and it is 

 distant 4 leagues. Furthermore, you may know the 

 harborow by an high rocke that standeth on the South 

 side ; and this rocke is very much like a watch tower. 

 Also if you be any thing in, you may anker in 5 fadoms 

 at a low water. 



Item, It floweth there South and North, and higheth 

 at spring tides 3 fadoms and an halfe water ; and in 

 the offing the flood setteth to the Northward. 



Item, In the latitude of 48 degrees 50 minuts you 

 shall have 44 fadoms blacke sand about 5 leagues off: 

 and about 3 leagues off you shall have 25 fadoms, and 

 great shingle stones. 



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