i6$ % mlcftotcns rettttnittjg gome. 
co?dcs can Ijeric tocll ttjeto. 3n the fame 
counfrep alfo luce fotmde the fignes ofttje ca* 
ffingafoap of the Thomas, fo that to 
to conclude, commonlp the Ibippes Doe there 
pap tribute bp catting Tome lading ouer bo?0, 
a? elfeleauebodpandall behino: and there? 
fo?e it is called Terra Donatal, that is to 
fap, tbelandecf CbJtftmattc: and fo? this 
caufc thep neuer patte if toitbout great feare 
but Until giod foafeb, and great fojefighf: alt 
their ropes being ffiffe, and foell looked bnto, 
the pceccs d?afone in, and all chettes, pottes, 
ffattes and other rentage that are not ftoto- 
ted tinder hatches, being tb?otoNfc ouer bo?dc 
into the fea, and euerp thing fetled and made 
readp in his placet fojthat in this coaff thep 
haue one houre fap?e toeather, and another 
bourefto?mie toeather, in fuch manner as if 
heaueu and earth fhould toafte and be confu? 
sued. 3Jn that place liketoife forth a cleare 
and fapje toeather there commeth a certapne 
cloude,fobicb in (heto feemeth no bigger then 
a mans fiff > and therefore bp the po?fingals 
it is called Oiho de2?oy, o? £>re epe) and 
although as then it is cleare,and calme toea- 
thcr, and that the failesfo? foant of tornado 
beate againft the mattes, pet as fane as thep 
pcrcepue that cloude, thep mutt p?efentlp 
ttriltc all their Tapirs: fo? that commonlpit 
is bpon the Ifyips before thep percepue it, and 
forth fuch a ttojme and nopfe, that toitbout 
al doubt it toould ttrihe a fhippe into the toa? 
ter,if there be not great care had to lake bn¬ 
to it t as it chaunced to the fecond fleefe, af? 
ter the po?ttngallcs had difeouered the In# 
dies, there being ten o? ttoelne ihippes in 
companp, fohich in fuch a. calme and fap?e 
leather let all their failes hang, and regard¬ 
ed them not, and this cuttome thep obferued 
in this our nauigation,fo? fodainelp the cloud 
came forth a mott horrible ffojme, and fell 
bppon them befoje thep coulde p?euent it, 
foberebpfeueno? eight of themtoerefunke 
info the Teas, and neuer heard of againo, and 
the reft forth great hurt and much daunger 
efcaped. 35 ut from that time fo?toards thep 
linked better to tbemfelues, and haue learned 
to knoto it,fo that at this pjefent thep toatch 
fo? it, andpetitgiueththemfoo?kc enough 
to doe. Chisfto?me falling ouer their heads 
in this fo?te, continuethth?oughthefohole 
Countrep of Terra Donatal, bntilpou patte 
the Cape dc bona Spei anza. 
SChe i a, ofsparch being bnder 3 i.oe? 
gr®s, fo® focre right in the toinde, and had 
a calme,fohereupon foe ttroke all our faples, 
and fo lap d?iuing 4. dapes together (fohich 
the po?tingalles call Payraes) hauing a be- 
rie high fea, fohich totted our ihippes in fuck 
fo?f, that the Kaplers eftmwd it to be foo?fe 
The^Booke, 
then a tto?me .* fo? that there the foaucs of 
the §>ea metfe in ruchfo?te on all Cdes, and 
clafped the thippe in fuch manner betfoirt 
them,that thep made all her ribbes to craeke, 
and in a manner to open, fothat it is berp 
Dangerous fo? the Ibippes. Wt foere in berp 
great care fozourifoulte^matte, and there? 
fo?e toe bound cur gaffes and all the Ibippes 
about forth Cables, as harde aspottible toee 
might. 2 Dhis continued till the 17-of Search, 
and then foe had a little toind, fo that foe hoi? 
fedfaileagaine - but it continuednolongcr 
then to the nejet dap, and then foe fell againe 
into the foind,and had a ttojme.- toberetoitb 
our mainepard b?ake, and then againe toee 
ttroke al our fails,at?d fo lap d?iuing 0? Pap- 
raering, as the po?tingalles call it. 3ln the 
meane time foe mended our maine pard, and 
fofoee continued d?iufngfoithoutour failes 
tilltbe 20. of $0arcb, foith great rtfings of 
the foaucs of the Tea, fohich much to?mented 
bs, as in that place thep commonlp doe: all 
the fohich time foe foere bnder 31, degr®s, 
and could not patte fo?foard. 3!n that time foe 
fa to manp birdes, fohich the po?tingals call 
Antenalcn, and are as bt'gge as SDutkes. 
2Hhe 20. of ^arch toee had a little foinde, 
but berp fbarpe, pet foe hopfed our failes,and 
fapled bp the toind. Che nert night after, 
foe had a calme, fohich continued fo the 2 2. 
dap, and then toe fell againe info the foinde, 
foith fo greafafto?me, that toee foere com? 
pelled fo ttrike all our faples, fohich toee 
coulde bardlp pull in, and could not ttap 
the fljippe in anp foil, it d?aue fo faff 1 tobere- 
bp foee foere in great daunger, fo that toee 
foere compelled to binde the bonnet about 
the jfo?e*aftle, fohich foas ourfaple, 
(fo? other faple toe might not beare) and fo 
fapled backtoardc, fobetber the foinde foould 
d?iue bs, therebp to haue forne eafe, and pet 
toe had enough to doe, fo?foee foere com¬ 
pelled to tb?otoe our great 315 oate ouer bo?d, 
foith all the chetts,pots, andbettelles, that 
ttoode bponthelpatches,foiih other toares, 
fuch as came firtt to hand. 2Chis ttojme 
continued fo? the fpace of ttoo dapes |th?ee 
nights toitbout ceafmg, 
Che 2 $. of 2 £arcb (being the dap be# 
fo?e palme fundap)foe had a better tofnd and 
toeather, after foe had giuen great almes to 
our bleffed ladie of the 0nnuntiation, 
fohofe feaft foasbppon that dap, and a# 
gain hopfed bp our faples,keeping our courfe 
tofoards the Cape, at the fame time foe had 
adifeafe in our tbip,fbat fmke bs in § mouth, 
lippes, th?oate, and tongue, fohich take off 
thefktnand made them ftocll.foherefap thep 
could not eate, but foith great paine 3 and not 
one in thettjipbuthadrt. 
