Cfje coMef caaOSb^tgejimiMofCattiotl^ M 
II a*tunnetb to tf)e mouth 02 entriefcalled ttje the great Blland With tOe Warpe pointed top, 
&ares eares)no2tbWarO,artd from the cbam iping in tlje mouth of the lamer of Canton, 
ncll WettWaro lietb the Wap to Macau. 3 fet 
not down this courfe,fo2 that 31 bauc fbefneo 
it in an other place, in the ^anigation from 
Malacca to Chinattf pou paffe betWom thefe 
llanos, pou muff alWaies run With the lead 
in pour band,to find the septhcs.f rom Ma- 
tau 7 miles no2tbeaff Ward lietb a feerp great 
ianD high 3 !l 3 W 0 ,Wttb a herp high ttjarp point. 
Snhich lieth in the greatett mouth 02 entrp of 
the rider of Canto^thjough the Which § great 
Iuncos(tbaf is the ^paniW fljippes foj mar- 
cbanotfe doe paffe) Where our fljips (31 meane 
thel&ojtingals) map lifeetoife paffe through, 
and on the Weft point of this Hand, balfe a 
mile foutbWard, lieth ccrtaine ftone Cliffes, 
betWan the Which and the 3iland,it is aldeep 
4 faire ground, as alfo along bp the 3!land on 
the fouth fide, bepondthefc ffonp cltffes to fea 
Ward,therelieth cerfainefmal Hands,and be* 
pond thefe Hanos/fomeWbat farther to fea- 
Ward,there lieth other great 31 l«nds:but pon 
mult not paffe bettoamc the afojefaid ffonp 
cltffes and the fmall 31 landg, but between the 
final 4 the great Hands pou map freelie paffe 
Without feare. Ifrom Macau ^mtlesfoutb- 
eaffWard,ltetb a great and high 31 land,betng 
deuidcd in 2.parts, bp a fmall running Water 
out of the fea,f a farre off fijcWetb lifee a (hip> 
hautng neither trees no 2 bulfies, and halfe a 
mile from thence toWardcs the Idnd, there is 
an other long Hano,Witb trees in the middle 
of the cbanneUbetWeen thefe 2.HandSjinfbe 
entrie thereof, on the fide of Macau, ipeth a 
roch 02 cliffe,Which the Water Walfieth ouer. 
Which pou muff ifiunne.fo; all the reft is fair 
andgcDdWap, jfrom this great Hand that 
deuideth it felf in 2 ,parts, 6 .miles Caftfoutb 
eaft, ipeth an other long high Hano(Wttb a 
ijerp biach Wining w ®0 of trees )calted T o* 
quion,and fro thence half a mile to fcaWard, 
lieth a row of 1 0.021 2. Hands 02 cliffestpon 
muff run bet Wane them and the lano,tobete 
it is faire grounds if pou Will pou map paffe 
outward to fea from all the 31 lands;from this 
31 lande afepcfaio, to the land, about a tuple 
02 thereabouts diffant from it,lpetb an other 
loW f long Blland with trees in the middle of 
the channel!: befWeme thefe 2 .Hands, there 
lieth an 31 land 02 cltffe,ano an other bp tbe & 
land that lieth bp the lanb:bcttown this cliff! 
in the middle of the channell 4 the aland that 
lieth to feaWard,it is dtepe 4 faire, and on the 
Caffnojtheaft point of the aland to feaWard, 
on the land fide,tbere is a fmall creehe 03 bap, 
Where there is a god barbar fo 2 the Monfon 
of the fouth Winds: and there is liKeWtfe good 
freW Water roud about this Hand Tonqui* 
on, it is all faire groutpshut turning again to 
The 3. Books, 
from the Weff point of the fame Hand 7.02 8 
miles eafffoutheaff lieth a great high long 
land. Which reacheth riokhWeff 4 ^outbcaff, 
4 is altogether Without trees 0? buffjestfront 
the ^outheaft point oftbefame 3 llano,batf a 
mile to feaWard, Ipeth an other round 4 high 
Hand,and the channel that runneth betWant 
them is faire and g©0:on the no2theaff fide of 
this great 31 lano, front the middle thereof to 
the land there lieth 2,02 3 olong cloue Hands 
02 roches,cIofebp,ofa reddiW earth. Without 
anp trees ? betWeene the $02tbWeff end of 
the afo2efaid Hand 4 the land,runneth a final 
channel th?ough the Which the fmall Ban* 
coins (Which are the CbiniW barites 02 ligfp 
fers)doe paffe.jfrom Canton to the affcefatS 
Hanoe the Water »mai:etb a gulfe 02 crcehes 
th 3 ough fhtsConntrie pon paffe when pon 
come from Iapon, jfrom this round Hand* 
from the mouth that is betw&ne both 7. 
triples Cafttfojtbeaff, the land hath a point* 
With a high and cue land Upon it. ful of blacli 
Winning buWes, hauing on the SaUcftfoutb- 
Weff fide a ffill ft&pe land, and on the Caff- 
ho2theaff fide, it is aU mallepcs. jfrom this 
land there runneth a popnt into the fea, and 
right again!! this point, about the length of 
aharqucbnfeWot, there Ipeth a great long 
HUand^reaching as the coaff doth. 2 Dbc eban* 
ftell betWcene this point and the Blland afo2e* 
fatd,is fcarfe 3 .fadome dap:Withm thepopnf 
foWardes the land, on the MefffouthWeft 
fpde, there are manp and god roads to anfeer 
f02 the Monfon of China, at 7, f 8 ,faO 0 ttie 
dope, mtiddie grouno. 3 ! hauelapnethere at 
anHer comming from the Blland of lapon, $ 
Came thjough theafo?efaid final channelWere 
althe glands called As Ilhas de Canton, 02 
the Bllands of Canton do end; this Wap front 
the 2 ,afo?efaid Hands, to this popnt 02 b®tw 
ofland, mahethagolfe, bp mcanes of the 
great €ra>he: al this croffc Wap is faire and 
good, and When if is anp hard Wether, then 
theregoethaterie hollow Water, fpeciallte 
clofc bp the Channel of the two Bilandes* 
Jfrom this popnt of the land afo2efat0, anti 
thepopnf of the Hand, 6. miles along bp the 
coaff lieth a crMte With ccrtaine 31 lands and 
cltffes in the mouth thereof,on the eaffnojth* 
eaff fide, Which are gcod defence againll 
femes 4 foule Wethcr:there pon baue bictu* 
ails t other neccffartes, and being 4,miles to' 
feaWard, there lieth a ffonp roefie 02 cliffe ,(i 
a farre off Wetoetb ltfce a WWpe fender faple) 
Iping fender 2 2 .oegr. 9 1 , this coaff along bp 
the fea is fandie ft rand, inward bojing a bigfo 
land,it reacheth eaftno2theaffWard to a point 
ofland, Iping ffft^ne tuples from the popnt 
. Lam on* 
