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thought an island, by reason of a larsce sound that ap¬ 
peared westward between it and the main, for coming to 
the west end thereof, we did perceive a large opening, 
we called it Shoal Hope. Near this cape we came to 
anchor in fifteen fathoms, where we took great store of 
cod-fish, for which we altered the name and called it 
Cape Cod. Here we saw skulls of herring, mackerel, 
and other small fish, in great abundance. This is a low 
sandy shoal, but without danger ; also we came to anchor 
again in sixteen fathoms, fair by the land in the latitude 
of forty-two degrees. This Cape is well near a mile 
broad, and lieth northeast by east. The Captain went 
here ashore, and found the ground to be full of peas, straw¬ 
berries, whortleberries, &c., as then unripe, the sand also 
by the shore somewhat deep ; the firewood there by us 
taken in was of cypress, birch, witch-hazel, and beach. 
A young Indian came here to the captain, armed with 
his bow and arrows, and had certain plates of copper 
hanging at his ears; he showed a willingness to help us 
in our occasions.” 
“ The 16th we trended the coast southerly, which was 
all champaign and full of grass, but the islands some¬ 
what woody.” 
Or, according to the account of John Brereton, rid¬ 
ing here,” that is where they first communicated with the 
natives, in no very good harbor, and withal doubting 
the weather, about three of the clock the same day in 
the afternoon we weighed, and standing southerly off 
into sea the rest of that day and the night following, with 
a fresh gale of wind, in the morning we found ourselves 
embayed with a mighty headland; but coming to an 
anchor about nine of the clock the same day, within 
a league of the shore, we hoisted out the one half of our 
