^Dftljc tcucfe toifoatMtlje caftjnwes;, 
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Tcarfe,ano camming mtfbm 40* miles of ttjc 
Cape de Bona Speranza,be it bnbeC 3 6 . 0? 
3 5- .Degrees,pou C^aU to a gathering 0? run* 
tiing together of fie matcr,tbat is in tbe Dap 
time, fo? bp night if pou cannot to iLbecaule 
that mben pou are once in if, to pou can* 
not perceiueif.fbere pou 8nD manp biroes fit* 
ftng bpon if, bp tfje pojfingalles calleD Ga* 
uoitoijns, ano from tbence to ttjc Cape, 
there are fomefea Caucus, mitb Iwtjitc biUes 
mbicb is a great figue,fo? it map be pou map 
finDgcounD, anD neuer to the btrbcs calleD 
Alcatrafo, anD mben pou come ijiojtb anD 
^OUtbluitb the Cape debona Speranza, 
from fine anD tbirtie to tbirfie Degrees, to 
pou (ball fins muDDie grounse, to tbe Cape 
das Agulhas, anD mben pou are pad that 
snuDDie grounD,pou (ball finDe a htnoc of pel* 
lobnlb grounD,anD fernembat moje inlnarse 
bp tbe Cape das Yacquas, mbicb is to* 
InarDS tbe Aguade de San 2 ?ras, pou baue 
tbellp anD (tone greuno. Cbe Compaffc (as 
31 fa(s)tbat is fife at tbe Cape das Agulhas, 
mud in Lisbone be marfceD 0? ftriheD, anD 
mud tbere iiea balfe drifce $o?fbeadmarD, 
mbicb to mudberp tuell fcnom borne to 
marfce, although fomc of our pilots tbinfce 
st not necedarp to fcnotoe bob) much tbe 
Compade turnetb 0? Ipetb $o?tbcad,. 0? 
$o?tbmed, raping that our p?eDecedo?s bn* 
Derdtobenot tbeCcmpade, anD fo marfceD 
the coad,b)bereunto 31 anfinere,tbat in fome 
itauigations it map be crcufeo, but tn mod 
part of the bciage o?nauigatton it isberp 
necedarie, fpeciallp from the $o?tbead anD 
$o?tbmed,as pou mud faile from the Cape 
dc bona Speranza to Mofambique, as fuel 
tn the courfe as to faile fit the rnioole betbton 
tbe BJlanOe Of ^aint Laurence, Soffala., it 
mud baue a drifce from the $o?tbmed to 
fade in tbe mtDDle of tbe cbannell, anD this is 
necedarie to be fcnoton bp al pplots that faile 
to India, becaufe oftentimes tbepfinD them# 
felues fomettmes bpon the 3 } 0 anDes, fome- 
tbat bp meanes of the dreames anD ma* 
times bppon tbe banfces of Soffala , anD 
ters as pou take pour courfe from Capo das 
Agulhas, to Mofambique, it is g©D to fade 
an buhDjcD miles CadmarD,tberebp to (bun 
tbe coad, becaufc of tbe mater aitD dreames 
that runne foutbb)edb)arDe, anDcomming 
itojtbanDfoutbtoitbtbe Bap calleD Bahia 
Del Goa, to tbe ^eeDle of tbe Compade 
mill be part of a drifce anD no lede $o?tb- 
medmaroc, from mbence notmitbdansing 
pou mud not goe itorcr then 60, miles bnto 
the coad, continuing pour courfe as 31 fapDe 
before to ttope pour felfc odfrom it: from 
ibis place the Hauens toitb (white bides mill 
follom pou, bntdl tfic Cape das Cor rentes, 
Thej.Booke, 
be #o?tbmcd from pou,anD fa foben fbefafD 
Cape Ipetb right bppon that drifce, to tbe 
3£auens mill leaue pou, fo? that tbep are not 
fOMUD but from the Cape das Correntes, to 
tbe Cape de bona Speranza, $ being $o?tb 
a m fontb mitb tbe point afojefatD, then the 
Compade mill bee of a drifce rather mo?e 
then lede ^ojtbmedmarDc, anD fiitbemtD* 
Die of the cbannell a mbole drifce. Commtng 
bptbe D?OUgbtS Of Os Baixos de Iudia, be* 
ing MedtoarD from tbem,o? not toing the, 
then pou (ball to manp oftbebirocs calleD 
Alcacrafes, that being 1 o.o? / smiles from 
them, but being 2 o, miles off, on tbe fame 
fiDe, pou (ball lifcefoife to fome, but tbe com* 
pade milt not UiinDe a full drifce, but if pou 
mere on tbe doe of tbe 3 !lanD of S.Laurence, 
mttbin 10,12.0J 15. miles,toperaDuen* 
ture pou map not to tbem, anD mben in tbe 
height oftbofcD?ongbfes( mbicb lie full bn* 
Dec 2 8. Degrees) pou to tbe biroes calleD A U 
catrafcs, then pade not bp (be fiDe of the 31 * 
lanD Of S. Laurence, fo? that on that ftbe to* 
maros tbe 31 lanD pou (ball not to tbem, but 
barb bp anD on Sofia la fiDe pou (bal percetue 
tbem 2 o. miles from tbe lanD: this is to bee 
bnoerdenD at the time of tbe pontons, mbicb 
is at the time that tbe Pomngaii ibippes 
(that Depart from tbence in tbe month of 
^arcb) Do pade bp, fo? tbep that come in the 
9@onfon 0? mintertirne, map podiblie not 
finD them - fo? that it bappeneD bnto me that 
c ommtng in tbe Sponfon of minter. in com - 
panie Of the Carle Don Luis de Tayde, 31 
padeo 2 o .miles anD mo?e from the D?ougbfs 
tomarDes tbe coad of Soffala, anDfato not 
one biroe, but tbe Dap befo?e 31 bad tone ten 
0? tteelue of tbe birues calleD Alcatrafes, anD 
as tone as pon perceiue tbe fignes afo?efaiD, 
to run no further ^o?tbo?.^o?tb anD bp 
Cad, bntillpoubeebnDer ip. Degr&sanD 
i.bnDer the mbicb heights p 3 QanDs As Yl* 
hasPrimierasDoe lie, anDfomembat mo?e 
to tbe Med, fo? that bolDing pour courfe 
$o?tbead, tbe dreame runneth fo fad, that 
pou IbculD p?cfentlp fall bppon tbe banfees of 
Soffala, anD if pou chance fo to the Ylhas 
Primieras, trudnot bnDer that courfe, fo? 
although pou pade bp them Cad$o?tbead, 
pet it is faUe,becaufe the fird anD lad of them 
lie Cad anD Med one againd tbe other, fill 
pou come to a D?iefanD, calleD A Curoa dc 
Sanguafe (that fS, tbe Crobme of Sangafe,) 
then pou runne bp the 3 WanDes of Angoxas, 
Cad$o?tbead anD Mcdfoutbmed from 
tbisCrotnne of Sangafe to Mofambique 
pou runne along tbe coad $o?tbead anD 
£>outbmed. ifrom tbence to Mofambique 
arc fome roDes o?anfccring places,from 18, 
to fine ano tmenf ie faDome D^pe, but mp a* 
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