CANDISH'S CIRCUMNAVIGATION a.d. 



1588. 

 and made cleane our ship, we set saile about 8. of the 

 clocke in the night toward England. At our setting saile 

 wee had the winde at Southeast, and we haled away North- 

 west and by West. The winde is commonly off the shore 

 at this yland of S. Helena. 



On Wednesday being the thirde day of July we went Jul^ 1588. 

 away Northwest the winde being still at Southeast ; at 

 which time we were in i. degree and 48 minuts to the 

 Southward of the Equinoctial line. 



The twelfth day of the said mxoneth of July it was very 

 little winde, and toward night it was calme and blew no 

 winde at all, and so continued untill it was Munday, being 

 the 15. day of July. 



On Wednesday the 17. day of the abovesaid moneth 

 wee had the winde skant at West northwest. Wee found 

 the wind continually to blow at East, and Northeast, 

 and Eastnortheast after we were in 3. or 4. degrees to the [III. 825.] 

 Northward ; and it altered not untill we came betweene 30. 

 and 40. degrees to the Northward of the Equinoctial Line. 



On W^ednesday the 21. day of August the wind came 

 up at Southwest a faire gale : by which day at noone 

 we were in 38. degrees of Northerly latitude. 



On Friday in the morning being the 23. day ot 

 August, at foure of the clocke we haled East, and East 

 and by South for the Northermost ylands of the Azores. 



On Saturday the 24. day of the said moneth by 5. of 

 the clocke in the morning we fel in sight of the two 

 ylands of Flores and Corvo standing in 39. degrees and CorvoandFh- 

 \. and sailed away Northeast. [nlTJiZts 



The third of September we met with a Flemish hulke ^ 

 which came from Lisbone, & declared unto us the over- 

 throwing of the Spanish Fleete, to the singuler rejoycing 

 and comfort of us all. 



The 9. of September, after a terrible tempest which 

 caried away most part of our sailes, by the mercifuU 

 favour of the Almightie we recovered our long wished 

 port of Plimmouth in England, from whence we set foorth 

 at the beginning of our voyage. 



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