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Guinea (Alabama, United States) (search for this): narrative 552
A voyage to Benin beyond the Countrey of Guinea, set foorth by Master Bird and Master Newton Marchants of London, with a shippe called the Richard of Arundell, and a Pinesse; Written by James Welsh, who was chiefe Master of the said voyage, begunne in the yeere 1588. UPON the twelft of October wee waved our ankers at Ratcliffe and went to Blackwall. And the next day sayling from thence, by reason of contrary winde and weather, wee made it the 25. of October before wee were able to reach Plimouth, and there we stayed (to our great expense of victuals) for lacke of winde and weather unto the 14. of December. On Saturday the said 14. of December we put from thence, and about midnight were thwart of the Lizart. Thursday the second of January wee had sight of the land neere Rio del oro, God be thanked, and there had 22. degrees of latitude, and 47. minutes. The thirde of January wee had sight of Cavo de las Barbas, and it bare Southeast five leagues off. The 4. we had sight of
Flores (Argentina) (search for this): narrative 552
apes, and this continued with us untill the 17 of the said moneth, and then we saw no more, at which 17 day we were in two and thirtie degrees sixe and fortie minutes of latitude. The 25 at sixe of the clocke in the morning, we had sight of the Isle of Pike, it bare North and by East from us, we being 15 leagues off. The 27 we spake with the poste of London and she told us good newes of England. The nine and twentieth we had sight of the Island of Cuervo, and the 30 we saw the Island of Flores. The 27 of August in 41 degrees of latitude we saw 9 saile of Britons, and three of them followed us untill noone, and then gave us over. The 30 we had sight of Cape Finisterre. The eight of September at night wee put into Plimouth sound, and road in Causon bay all night. The 9 we put into Catwater and there stayed untill the 28 of September, by reason of want of men and sicknesse. The nine and twentieth we set sayle from Plimouth, and arrived at London the second of
Pike (California, United States) (search for this): narrative 552
of the Southborde. The 15 a faire temperate day, the winde variable, here we had 18 degrees and fiftie nine minutes. The 12 of July in 30 degrees of latitude we met with great store of rockweed, which did stick together like clusters of grapes, and this continued with us untill the 17 of the said moneth, and then we saw no more, at which 17 day we were in two and thirtie degrees sixe and fortie minutes of latitude. The 25 at sixe of the clocke in the morning, we had sight of the Isle of Pike, it bare North and by East from us, we being 15 leagues off. The 27 we spake with the poste of London and she told us good newes of England. The nine and twentieth we had sight of the Island of Cuervo, and the 30 we saw the Island of Flores. The 27 of August in 41 degrees of latitude we saw 9 saile of Britons, and three of them followed us untill noone, and then gave us over. The 30 we had sight of Cape Finisterre. The eight of September at night wee put into Plimouth so
Cuervo (New Mexico, United States) (search for this): narrative 552
h did stick together like clusters of grapes, and this continued with us untill the 17 of the said moneth, and then we saw no more, at which 17 day we were in two and thirtie degrees sixe and fortie minutes of latitude. The 25 at sixe of the clocke in the morning, we had sight of the Isle of Pike, it bare North and by East from us, we being 15 leagues off. The 27 we spake with the poste of London and she told us good newes of England. The nine and twentieth we had sight of the Island of Cuervo, and the 30 we saw the Island of Flores. The 27 of August in 41 degrees of latitude we saw 9 saile of Britons, and three of them followed us untill noone, and then gave us over. The 30 we had sight of Cape Finisterre. The eight of September at night wee put into Plimouth sound, and road in Causon bay all night. The 9 we put into Catwater and there stayed untill the 28 of September, by reason of want of men and sicknesse. The nine and twentieth we set sayle from Plimou
Mina (Algeria) (search for this): narrative 552
Boates with certaine Negroes, and one Portugale in the Boate, wee would have had him to come aboord, but he would not. And over the castle upon the hie rockes we did see as it might be two watch-houses, and they did shew very white: and we went eastnortheast. The 4 in the morning we were thwart a great high hill, and up into the lande were more high ragged hilles, and those I reckoned to be but little short of Monte Redondo. Then I reckoned that we were 20 leagues Southeast-ward from the Mina , and at 11 of the clocke I sawe two hilles within the land, these hils I take to be 7 leagues from the first hils. And to sea-ward of these hilles is a bay, and at the east end of the bay another hill, and from the hils the landes lie verie low. We went Eastnortheast, and East and by North 22 leagues, and then East along the shore. The 6 we were short of Villa longa, and there we met with a Portugall Caravell. The 7 a faire temperate day, and all this day we road before Villa longa.
Benin (Benin) (search for this): narrative 552
A voyage to Benin beyond the Countrey of Guinea, set foorth by Master Bird and Master Newton Marchants of London, with a shippe called the Richard of Arundell, and a Pinesse; Written by James Welsh, we ankered in three fadom and a halfe, and the currant went Westward. This river is the river of Benin , and two leagues from the maine it is very shallowe. The 15 we sent the boat and pinnesse inthe 25 of the said moneth 1589 we sent the boate into the river. The 30 our pinnesse came from Benin , and brought sorowfull newes, that Thomas Hemsted was dead and our Captaine also, and she brough Elephants teeth. Note that in all the time of our abiding here, in the mouth of the river of Benin , and in all the coast hereabout it is faire temperate weather, when the winde is at Southwest. Aby North, but it prooved calme all that night, and the currant Southeast. The 14 the river of Benin was Northeast 7 leagues from the shore, and there was litle winde and towards night calme. Th
October, 1589 AD (search for this): narrative 552
es. The 27 of August in 41 degrees of latitude we saw 9 saile of Britons, and three of them followed us untill noone, and then gave us over. The 30 we had sight of Cape Finisterre. The eight of September at night wee put into Plimouth sound, and road in Causon bay all night. The 9 we put into Catwater and there stayed untill the 28 of September, by reason of want of men and sicknesse. The nine and twentieth we set sayle from Plimouth, and arrived at London the second of October 1589. The commodities that we caried in this voyage were cloth both linnen & wollen, yron worke of sundry sorts, Manillios or bracelets of copper, glasse beades, and corrall. The commodities that we brought home were pepper and Elephants teeth, oyle of palme, cloth made of Cotton wooll very curiously woven, and cloth made of the barke of palme trees. Their money is pretie white shels, for golde and silver we saw none. They have also great store of cotton growing: their bread is a kind
1589 AD (search for this): narrative 552
is was a temperate day and the winde at Southwest. The 17. 18. and 19 were faire temperate weather and the winde at Southwest. This day the pinnesse went into the river againe, and caried the Purser and the Surgion. The 25 of the said moneth 1589 we sent the boate into the river. The 30 our pinnesse came from Benin , and brought sorowfull newes, that Thomas Hemsted was dead and our Captaine also, and she brought with her 159 Cerons or sackes of pepper and Elephants teeth. Note that inin , and in all the coast hereabout it is faire temperate weather, when the winde is at Southwest. And when the winde is at Northeast and Northerly, then it raineth, with lightning and thunder, and is very intemperate weather. The 13 of Aprill 1589 we set saile homewards in the name of Jesus. In the morning we sayled with the winde at Southwest, and lay West and by North, but it prooved calme all that night, and the currant Southeast. The 14 the river of Benin was Northeast 7 leagues fro
1588 AD (search for this): narrative 552
A voyage to Benin beyond the Countrey of Guinea, set foorth by Master Bird and Master Newton Marchants of London, with a shippe called the Richard of Arundell, and a Pinesse; Written by James Welsh, who was chiefe Master of the said voyage, begunne in the yeere 1588. UPON the twelft of October wee waved our ankers at Ratcliffe and went to Blackwall. And the next day sayling from thence, by reason of contrary winde and weather, wee made it the 25. of October before wee were able to reach Plimouth, and there we stayed (to our great expense of victuals) for lacke of winde and weather unto the 14. of December. On Saturday the said 14. of December we put from thence, and about midnight were thwart of the Lizart. Thursday the second of January wee had sight of the land neere Rio del oro, God be thanked, and there had 22. degrees of latitude, and 47. minutes. The thirde of January wee had sight of Cavo de las Barbas, and it bare Southeast five leagues off. The 4. we had sight of
February, 1588 AD (search for this): narrative 552
untas: the currant did set East Northeast. The 28. we lay sixe glasses a hull tarying for the pinesse. The last of January the middle part of Cape de tres puntas was thwart of us three leagues at seven of the clocke in the morning: and at eight the pinesse came to an anker: and wee prooved that the current setteth to the Eastward: and at sixe at night the uttermost lande bare East and by South 5. leagues, and we went Southwest, and Southwest and by South. Saturday the first of February 1588. we were thwart of a Round foreland, which I take to be the Eastermost part of Capo de tres puntas: and within the said Round foreland was a great bay with an Island in the said bay. The second of February wee were thwart of the Castle of Mina, and when the thirde glasse of our Looke-out was spent, we spied under our Larbord-quarter one of their Boates with certaine Negroes, and one Portugale in the Boate, wee would have had him to come aboord, but he would not. And over the castle up