3i6 %%t cottrfeftom'Jntjtato plqimto. 
runneth no?theaft,andfoutbtoeft, and fome# 
tohat nojtbcaft anD bp eaff,and fonthtoeft, $ 
bptocft,andreacbeth eleauen miles 2 .miles 
foefojepoucome to tbs point of Palmeriasj 
pou (ball fee ccrtatne blarkebouels ftandtng 
bppon a land that is higher then all theland 
there abouts, and from tfstnee to tbe point it 
beginneth againe to be loto ground,and right 
suer againft the bouels pou (hall fee fame 
Small, (but not ouer tohite) fandie SDotones, 
themarkes and tokens tohicb pou thaU finde 
being right againft the point dePalmerias 
are, that bpon the point there is neither tree 
mo? bufh, and although it hath the name of 
the point of Palmtrees,it hath nottoitbftan# 
bin g right fo?tb, but one palme tree. Sifpou 
fall bppon it bp dap, being bp Cai jagate, and 
befire to folloto pour toap, thenfaileat the 
bcpih ofttoelue fadomes, no?tbeaft, 9 no?tb> 
®aff and bp eaft,altoaics toith pour lead rca- 
bp in the hand toith good care and diligence, 
and being at 16.fadome, poulhall p?efentlie 
toinde nojtheaff, bntill againe pou finde 1 * ♦ 
fadome, altoaiesheepingatthat depth’, till 
pou finde but 7- fadome, and lie thereon bp 
night,tohere pou thall anker till it be dap,and 
then hoife bp anker,running the fame courfe 
of $o?tbeatt, and nojtbcatt and bp no?th,tiU 
pou come to foure fadome.’, and comming 
thether pou (hall fend a man into the top, to 
knoto the land. Ms coaft reacheth ©alt 
no?theaff,tiUpcuccmeto a houell, tohicb 
thetoethkkea Champana toithout a rnaft, 
toith a boat follotoing it, thofe Champanas 
are Camels of BJndia, toheretoith thep faple 
in the fea,and along the coaft, this is the befit 
snarke pou finde bpon the coaft of Orixa,and 
altoaies take gtod Ifed to pour depthes, and 
if thep begin to increafe, that is, aboue fiue 
fadome,tken pou fhal pjefentlp turne againe 
to 3 -and 3 ♦ fadome and ^ fcarfe, and this is 
the right courfe: fo? that if pou faile ftiU at y. 
and 6. fadome,pou fhould in the end come on 
ground,? token pou fe the houell called Cka* 
$>ana, (as 31 fafd befo?e)pou lhal runne along 
bp it till pou fee tb?fc trees ffanding together, 
pet fometohat diftant each from other>tobtcb 
trtoS are calledas Aruores da Conheccnfa, 
that is the trees of S^arkes. &ight againff 
thofe trees lieth the riffe of Orixa, and being 
to featoard pou (ball fee the toater b?eake bp# 
pomt,onBengalcn fide, and pou cannot fee 
themarkes afo?efaiobutin cleare toeatker, 
and if it be mtftte,darke, 0? cloudp toeather, 
then haue the lead rcadie, toithout neglecting 
it,fo? pomnuft runne at 3. and i and 4. fa# 
dome deepe,and pou muft bnderftattd that on 
the fide of Bengalen pen finde hard fandie 
grounded on the fide of Orixa mnodie and 
fhtall blackc fand. 3! fetthis dotone becanfe 1 
Thcj ; ,Bookc» 
mp felfe baue paired ouer it toith great Ships, 
being paft the riffe of Orixa, and bengalen, 
pou (hall fee the 3 !land called a Ilha dos Gal# 
los,that is the glands of Cocks, ? pou muft 
runne right bpon it toithout fcare, fo? it is 
deepeinough, and on the other fide of Orixa 
it is all banks ,tberfo?c 31 counfcll pou to goe 
neere to the gland of Cocks fapling along bp 
it, toherebppou (hall pjefentlpcome to ari# 
uer called Rio de Chamdequan, tohtchha# 
utng paft,pou (hall from thence crofle ouer to 
the fide of Orixa, tohere pou (hall fee a broke 
0? point of the riuer Angellijn, this point of 
land toil! lienojthtoard," and comming the#' 
thcr pou lhal altoaies haue pour lead in hand, 
and the depth that pou ftjall finde in thofe pla# 
ces,are 3.3 and 4. fadome, but bceing full 
Tea it is deeper,tohicb toil continue till pou be 
right againfttheriuer of Angelijnt fojfrom 
thence fojtoard pou haue manp depthes, and 
being right againff the riuer of Angel rjn pou 
(hall runne along the fljoje till pou come to a 
riuer called Gjlingoa, g being right agatnff 
that riuer ,31 toiffj pou not put t© farre from 
the iho?e,totoards the right hand, fo? there 
pou finde a fand d?cugth,tohereon Bartholo* 
meus Rodrigcs de Moraiis toas Cafta# 
toap toith a Chip full laden, as bee put out, 
therefore 3[ aduife pou to keepe on the left 
hand,fo? there it is deepe enough, from this 
riuer to certaine hish Beecken 0; dotone 
fallcs of toater , pou map haue toood to 
burne, and from thofe Beeckens pou mull 
crofte ouer on the other fide of Guijnette, 
toherepou(ballp?efcntliefey. 0?6 .ttm 
higher then the reft,bntill pou be clofe to the 
other fide. SChofe mbs ftand at the mouth 
of the riuer Chandequa on the eaft ftde,the 
depthes pou lhall finde bppon thofe bankes 
are 2 41 and tb?«e fadome deepe, till pou be 
on the other fide, fo? thcrepou finde manie 
depthes, from this place fojtoard pou n*ede 
no other aduife, fo? the ifi^cr men as then 
toill b?ing pou tohere pou fljould bee, poU 
(hall pafie ouer the toater toith halfe flood, 
but 31 aduife pou once againe, that if pou 
fatle in the morning bp the afojefaid riuer of 
Cayegare, then runne along the coaft, till 
pou come to the point das Palmerias , and 
from thence to 1 7 .fadome deepe, fro thence 
holding pour courfe nojtbtoeff, and notfh* 
toeftand bp no?th,this toap muftbefcloto- 
ed toith a Compaftethaf peeldeth oneffrike 
till pou come to 12. fadome deepe, and then 
running the fame courfe, till pou come to 4* 
anottoce fadome, and } toheretoith if it bee 
cleare tocather,poufhall p?efentliefee the lad 
of Orixa, but if it be darke and mtlfie toea- 
ther,then runne no mo?c totoards the land# 
keepingfttllat 4.and3.fadome, and ' nut# 
tting 
