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and by North, and we ftood away South-Eaji and by South. About eleven a 
Clock, it turned Eafi, Sonth-Eafi-, and we Steered away Sonth. That day we 
look no Obfervation, becaufc the Land interpoftd betwixt us and the Horizon i 
neverthelefs we loft fight of it immediately after noon, and about fix a Clock 
we tackt about , and ftood North-Eaft and by Eaji. About feven a Clock we 
tackt again. About eight a Clock we were becalmed. Half an hour after nine, 
we tackt again a third time ■■> and at ten a Clock having caft the Lead, we had 
thirty eight F athom water. About eleven a Clock we had a good Wind at Northy 
North Ejj% which made us bear away Eajl. 
Next day the fécond of January about five a Clock in the morning, the Wind 
having veered about to Nerth-Eali, we Steered our Courfe Eafi^ South Eafi. At 
break of day having furled our Main-Tcp-Sail, we put out our Colours, and 
waited for the MafuUpatan, which was dofe up with us j he prefently alfo (hewed 
his Colours, and within a quarter of an hour after, (heercd a long on head of us i 
we hai!ed one another, but could have no difcourfe together, becaufe he had 
ftood too much on head i and in a trice fell off from us. This was the Hollan- 
ders fault, for he was vexed that Mafter Mamel Mendez would not Sail with 
him, though he had invited him \ and befides, he was angry that we fhould have 
come up with him i which was the reafon he would have no Converfation with 
us -, though ever fince the day before he might many times have born up neat 
enough to have Difcourfcd with us, when we were upon our tacks. Half an 
hour after fix we founded, and found fix and twenty Fathom water. About 
feven a Clock the Wind came in to Eaft^ North-Eaft and we Steered South' 
Eafl. About eight a Clock it blew much freftier from Eafi and by North i which 
convincing us that we were off of the mouth of the Bay of Cambaya , we The moutb of 
fleered away South-Ea(i and by Souths and about nine a Clock, the Wind ^'^^ .^'^ °^ 
turning due Ea/f, we ftood away South, South Eafi. We could have no Ob- 
fervation that day, becaufe of the motion of the Ship, and muft reft fatisfied 
to know that from noon to noon, wc had made fifteen Leagues. About 
five a Clock the Captain of the Mttfulipatan being in a better humour, bore 
up with us, and after the Selam, and three or four Cups drunk to our good 
Voyage, he asked us if we would go in Confort, and we agreed to it. A- 
bout fix a Clock the Wind ceafed , and left us becalmed. About half an 
hour after ten wc had a fmall Gale from North, North-Eaft, which made us 
bear away Eaft. At midnight the Wind veering in to North-Eaft, we fleered 
away Eaft, South-Eaft. Then we heaved the Lead, and found forty Fathom 
water. 
Sunday morning the third of January we perceived feveral peices of Wood 
floating upon the water, and fome Snakes bigger than ones Thumb, four or 
five Foot long , and of a blackifti colour ■■, and about noon we faw the Sea 
water look whitiih » thefe were fo many figns that we were near the Indian 
(hoar. At noon the Gunner took an Obfervation, but how right, I cannot 
tell, becaufe of the Ships great Travel > and he found that wc were in the La- 
titude of nineteen degrees, fifty four minutes, but we could not tell how 
much we had run, for in twenty four hours time, we had not heaved the 
Log, knowing that we were near Land : we only caft the Lead and found 
thirty three Fathom water v having caft it out again at three a Clock in the 
afternoon, we had no more but thirty Fathom. About five a Clock the 
Wind turned Eafi, North Eaft, and wc ftood away South-Eaft. Half an hour 
after five, we had again thirty three Fathom water. About eight a Clock the 
Wind was got into Eaft and by North, and we fleered South-Eaft and by South t 
and had ftill thirty three Fathom water. About half an hour after ten, the 
Wind turned North and by Eaft, a brisk Gale, and we bore away Ea(i and by 
North, At midnight we had twenty five Fathom water. 
Monday the fourth of January, half an hour after five in the morning, we 
had the Wind at North-Eaft, and fleered away Eaft, South Eaft ■, but this hot 
Wind blew fo frcfti, that we were obliged to furl our Main- Top-Sail j and 
Cc 2 then 
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