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Cftc court? from^scatuottjc@aucttoflmi§nfaquc 4 395 
Portingalc is alreadic partly Declared t 
tobcrcfo?e it is gend to b© aduertifed 
fbereof,tbe better to l®fte bnto it, and to 
tostcbfo?tbem,to$ tobicbendBl tbougbt 
it not from tbe matter to fpeafceof them 
in this place. 25 nt returning bnto our 
matter t 31 aDnertife poutbat toben pou 
are come into tbofe countries, as long as 
t tje toinde commetb out of tbe $o?tb,and 
fo &outbtoeft, pou are to make noac* 
tonnt thereof, fo? it toill pjefentlp bee 
$o?tb#0?tbeatt and Calf, but toben it 
fs calii;e,tbenpottfljallkaue a §>outbeaU 
toinde, and then &>ontband &>outbtoett, 
tobicb are tbe monfon and toindes of tbat 
time;, but if it beginne againe to be calme, 
it-tmp fo fall out tbat it toill bee Catt 
g>outbeatt, but it toillp?efentlp be foutb* 
eattagaine, toitb fair* toeatber, tobicb 
to© alfo found in tbts q&onfon of 31 nlp, 
Anno i 5%. 
spondap tbe ttoo and ttoentie dap, to© 
fmkeibebeigbtof tbe £>unneat 27. de* 
gr©s and h bauing a g>outbeaft $ £>outb* 
foutbeatt tofnde, toitb gad toeatber, and 
belde our courfe $o:tbeatt, and as 3 ge f- 
fed to© bad runne (after to© bad fatre 
toeatber and toind) about ttoo and ttoen* 
tie miles, b©tng from tbe landeof China 
from tbe Cape called Sipnbot about 12. 
mples,being pet about an btmd?ed miles 
from tbe Blfland of Meaxuma, and tbat 
dap to© catt out tbe Head and found $$. 
ands?. fadometoater, and fatoe manp 
blacke and tobite &ea foules tbat belie 
thereabout, tbe blacke birdes bp tbe po?* 
tingales being called Alcatwfcs. 
%b e tb?& and ttoentie b©ing Cnefoap, 
to© bad berie g®d toeatber, in fucb mam 
tier, tbat at tbat mealetideto©fatleda* 
bout fiftome miles, b©ing about ttoelue 
miles from tbe firme land ofChma.Blntbe 
morning toe catt out tbe Head, and found 
one and fiftte fadome, toitb tobite and 
blacke fand, 
Wednefdap being tbe four and ttoem 
tie dap, toeebad tbebcigbt of tbe £>unne 
at ^.degrees, toitb an Catt foutbeatt, 
and &>outbeatt toinde and god toeatber, 
bolding our courfe $o?tbeaft,and$o?tb* 
eaftandbp$o?tb, andfometimcs (but 
not mucb)#o?tbeaif and bp Catt. 31 made 
mp account to bane bolden $ o?tbeaft and 
bp $o?tb, and fo to bane failed 16. miles, 
being pet from tbe Blfland of Mcaxuma a* 
bout 7 o. miles, Ipi ng # o?tbeatt from bs, 
and there toe call out our Head and found 
The j.bookc. 
49.fadome b&pe,fandic $ muddp ground" 
SEburfoaptbc 2;. of Julp, toeefmke 
not tbe height of tbe «>imne, becaufc to© 
lap d?iuing toitbentf iples toitb an Cali 
toind, toinding £>outbtoarD, and fo belse 
tilltbe 2 6.0ap,andd?auc © 5 Hetttoard,fin* 
ding ttoo fadome lege in our depth. 
2Cbe 16. toe toound $o?tbtoard toitb* 
outfailes, pet not long after toee let cur 
fo?efaile fall, (but toboilp againtf mp 
mind) but onelp at tbe impojtunate Dc* 
Are of tbe chimih plat, taping tbat tbe 
fame dap toee (bould bane tbe toinde lar, 
ger,tobicb toas not fo,but cleane contras 
rie,fo tbat all tbe toap to©maoemtbat 
fo?t toas mo?e trcublefome bnto bs: 
toberefo?e it is better fo? fneb as finds 
fbemfelues intbofe countries of 29. de* 
gr©s,fo ftap fo? fecutbeatt toindcs, and 
tbentornnne$o?tb $o?tbcaff, j2o?fb* 
eaft,and $o?tbeatt and fcp$o?tb,becaufe 
tbe toaters and ffreames runne berte 
firong totoardsLumpo, and toben pou 
arebnder 30. and 31. degrees, bauing a 
§>outbfoutbeatt toinde, tbcnpouiball 
bane great labour and much Paine to get 
tbejfland Meaxuraa, fa? fo it happened 
bnto bs, bccaufe the tomo toas fo firong, 
that toe could beare but our fo?cfailc,and 
balfetbemainetep^faile, as alfo becaufe 
tbe ^ca ranne berp high and b olio to,and 
put our ibippe out of courfe, and tbat tbe 
ffreames ranne £>outbeatt : Zbts is a* 
bout 2;.o? 3 o.mtles from tbe 3 ilandMe° 
axuma. 
HButas fame as tbe tofnde came full, 
tobercbp toee ranne Calf, Cali and bp 
#o?tb, and Catt $o?tbealf, at 40. and 
34.fadometoater, tbe ground being be* 
rie fmal rand, bolding astnucb Cafttoat 0 
as poffiblp toe migbt. and sometimes caff 
andbp^outbjtobcrbp toe begin to bane 
mo?e deptb,pet berpfloto!p > tbat it toould 
bane toearied bs if tbe pp bad gon e bard- 
lp fo?toard, but becaufe tbe toater ranne 
berp bolloto,toberebp tbe fbippe toas not 
berie toell if ©red (toberein toe onelp put 
eur trull) at tbe latt toee bad fo, and 6a. 
fadome dape muddie ground,and then 70. 
and 7S- fadome toitb fmalltbinfand, and 
a little after that to© bad 8 o.fadome d©p, 
but 31 belteue tbat cbanced becaufe <bc 
Head bung fometobat bachetoarde. at 
tbat catting, tbe ground toas fometobat 
greater fande, and becaufe (as to© made 
aecount)to©toeren©rc bnto tbe 31 flaBd 
Mcaxuma , 3 p?efentlp tfflke in tbe 
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