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Roberts ftood away to the Southward, and met 

 with a Dutch Guiney Man, .which he made Prize of, 

 bnt after having plundered her, the Skipper had 

 his Ship again : Two Days after, he took an Er^glifb 

 Ship, called the Experiment^ Captain Cornet^ at Cape 

 Lopex^y the Men went all into the pyrate Service^ 

 and having no Occafion for the Ship, they burnt 

 her, and then fleered for St. Thome^ hut meeting 

 with nothing in their Way, they failed for jimabo- 

 na^ and there waterM, took in Provifions, and put 

 it to a Vote of the Company, whether their next 

 Voyage fhould be, to the Eajf-Indiesy or to Brafil ; 

 the latter being refblved on, they failed according- 

 ly, and in 28 Days arrived at Ferdmandoy an unin- 

 habited Ifland, on that Coaft : Here they water'd, 

 boot-top'd their Ship, and made ready for the de- 

 igned Cruife. 



Now that we are upon this Coaft, I think it will 

 be the proper Place to prefent our Readers with a 

 Defcription of this Country, and fome ingenious 

 Remarks of a Friend, how beneficial a Trade might 

 be carried on here by our Weft-India Merchants^ at 

 a little Hazard* 



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B^y^5/L ('a Name fignifying the holy Crofsj 

 was difcovered for the King of Portugal^ by 

 Alvarez. Cabraly Ann. Dom. 1501. extending almoft 

 from the <tA^quinotkial to 28 ^ South. The Air is 

 temperate and coo)^ in comparifon of the Weft-In- 



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