1 1 6 hbrohlo-Shoal near N. Holland. 
1699- The Birds laft mention’d and this were 
further Signs of Land. In the Evening 
we had fair Weather, and a fmall Gale at 
Weft. At 8 a Clock we founded again ; 
but had no Ground. 
We kept on ftill to the Eaftward, with 
an eafy Sail, looking out fliarp : for by 
the many Signs we had, I did expe£t that 
w'^e were near the Land. At 1 2 a Clock 
in the Night I founded, and had 45 Fa- 
thom, courfe Sand and fmall white Shells. 
I preiently clapt on a Wind and .flood to 
the South, with the Wind at W. becaufe 
I thought we were to the South of a Shoal 
call’d the Abrohles (an Appellative Name 
for Shoals, as it feems to me) which in a 
j^raught 1 had of that Coafl is lay’d down 
in 27 deg. 28 min. Lat. flretching about 
7 Leagues into the Sea. I was the Day 
before in 27 deg. 38 min. by Reckoning. 
And afterwards fleering E. by S. purpofely 
to avoid it, I thought 1 muft have been to 
the South of it: but founding again, at 
One a Clock in the Morning, Aug. the firff, 
wc had but 25 Fathom, Coral-Rocks j and 
fo found the Shoal was to the South of us. 
We preiently tackt again, and flood to the 
North , and then foon deepned our 
Water; for at two in the Morning we had 
26 Fathom Coral flill : At three we had 
28 Coral-ground : At 4 we had 30 Fa- 
thom, courfe Sand, with fome Coral : At 
