Certaine rare and special notes most properly belonging
to the voyage of M. Thomas Candish next before described; concerning the heights, soundings, lyings of
lands, distances of places, the variation of the Compasse, the just length of time spent in sayling betweene
divers places, and their abode in them, as also the
places of their harbour and anckering, and the depths
of the same, with the observation of the windes on
severall coastes: Written by M. Thomas Fuller of
Ipswich, who was Master in the desire of M. Thomas
Candish in his foresaid prosperous voyage about the
world.
A note of the heights of certaine places on the coast of
Barbarie.
| INPRIMIS Cape Cantin standeth in the latitude of | 32. degr. 4. min.
|
| Item the yland of Mogador
standeth in | 31. degr. 30. min. |
| Item Cape d'oro standeth in | 30. degr. 20. min. |
| Item the ylands of the Canaries about | 28. degr. |
| Item Cape Bojador standeth in | 27. degr. 30 min. |
| Item Cape Verde standeth in | 14. degr. 30 min. |
| Item the Cape of Sierra Liona in | 8. degr. |
| Item an yland called Ilha Verde in | 7. degr. 30 min. |
A note of the heights of certaine places from the coast
of Brasill to the South sea.
| INPRIMIS Cape Frio standeth in the latitude of | 23 degr. 30. min. |
| Item the yland of S. Sebastian in | 24. degr. |
| Item Port desire standeth in | 47. degr. 50. min. |
| Item Seales bay standeth in | 48. degr. 20. min. |
| Item Port S. Julian standeth in | 50. degr. |
| Item The white river standeth in | 50. degr. 30. min. |
| Item Cape Joy standeth in | 52. degr. 40. min. |
| Item Port famine within the Straights of Magellan standeth in | 53. degr. 50. min. |
| Item Cape froward within the Straights of Magellan standeth in | 54. degr. 15. min. |
| Item. Cape desire in the entring into the South sea standeth in | 53. degr. 10 min. |
A note of the heights of certaine places on the coast of
Chili and Peru
in the South sea.
| INPRIMIS the yland of Mocha
standeth in the latitude of | 38. degr. 30. min. |
| Item the yland of S. Mary in | 37. degr. 15. min. |
| Item the bay of Valpares in | 33. degr. 40. min. |
| Item the bay of Quintero in | 33. degr. 20. min. |
| Item Coquimbo in | 29. degr. 30. min. |
| Item Morro moreno in | 23. degr. 20. min. |
| Item Arica standeth in | 18. degr. 30. min. |
| Item the bay of Pisca standeth in | 13. degr. 30. min. |
| Item the bay of Lima
standeth in | 11. degr. 50. min. |
| Item Santos standeth in | 9 degr. 20. min. |
| Item the bay of Cherrepe in | 6. degr. 30. min. |
| Item the bay of Paita, in | 5. degr. 4. min.
|
| Item the yland of Puna, in | 2. degr. 50. min. |
| Item Cape Sant Francisco to the North of the Equinoctiall, in | 1. degr. |
A note of the height of certaine places to the Northwards
of the Equinoctiall line, on the coast of New Spaine.
| INPRIMIS Panama standeth in the latitude of | 9. degr. |
| Item the yland called Isla de Canoas, in | 9. degr. 10. min. |
| Item Cape Blanco, in | 10. degr. 10. min. |
| Item Rio Lexo, in | 12. degr. 40. min. |
| Item Aguatulco, in | 15. degr. 50. min. |
| Item Acapulco, in | 17. degr. 20. min. |
| Item Sant Iago, in | 18. degr. 50. min. |
| Item Cape de los Corrientes, in | 20. degr. 30. min. |
| Item the bay of Xalisco, in | 21. degr. 30. min. |
| Item the ylands of the Maries, in | 21. degr. 20. min. |
| Item the yland of Saint Andrew, in | 22. degr. |
| Item the ylands of Ciametlan, in | 23. degr. 40. min. |
| Item, that the Cape of Santa Clara on the point of California
is in | 23. degrees. |
A note of the heights of certaine places beginning from
the ylands of the Ladrones
and passing by the Philippinas, the Malucos, Java
minor, Java
major, the Cape
of Bona Speranza, and the yle of Santa Helena.
| INPRIM. one of the ylands of the Ladrones
called Guana standeth in | 13 deg. 50. min. |
| Item Cape De Spirito Santo on the yle of Luzon standeth in | 13. degr. |
| Item the yland of Capul in | 12. degr. 30. min. |
| Item that the yland of Seboyon standeth in | 12. degr. |
| Item that the Easterly end of the yland of Pannay is in | 11. degr. |
| Item that the opening betweene the South head of Pannay and the South head of Isla
de los Negros is in | 10. degr. 10. min. |
| Item that the South-head of Isla
de los Negros is in | 9. degr. 10. min. |
| Item that the North-head of the yland Mindanao is in | 7. degr. 50. min.
|
| Item the South-head of Mindanao called Cape Cannel is in | 6. degr. 40. min. |
| Item the Cape of Batochina is in | 10. min. |
| Item that 12. small ylands stand in | 3 degr. |
| Item the latitude of two other ylands is in | 4. degr. 10. min. |
| Item the Westerly head of Java
minor is toward the South in | 8. degr. 30. min. |
| Item the Easterly head of Java
major is toward the South in | 8. degr. 20. min. |
| Item Malaca standeth to the North-ward in | 2. degr. |
| Item Cape Falso on the promontory of Africa
, standeth in | 34. degr. 20. min. |
| Item the Cape of Bona Speranza standeth in | 34. degr. 40. min. |
| Item the yland of Santa Helena standeth in | 15. degr. 40. min. |
| Item the Cape of S. Augustine standeth Southward in | 8. degr. 40. min. |
Soundings on the coast of Barbarie from Rio del Oro
unto Cape Blanco.
INPRIMIS about 3. leagues off Rio del Oro you shall have
very faire shoulding, fine white sand 18. fathoms, and
so alongst unto
Cape Blanco two or three leagues off
the shore you shall have 18. and 20. fathoms. And when
you come within one league of the Cape you shall have
twelve or thirteene fathoms, browne sand, very faire
shoulding. And if you will hall in with
Cape Blanco,
beware you come not within seven or eight fathoms of
the Cape: for there lyeth a sand off the Cape.
Also about 7. or eight leagues off the Cape lyeth a
long should next hand Southwest and by South off the
Cape.
Soundings on the coast of Guiny.
ITEM, Going unto Sierra Leona, having the cape Eastnortheast off you, 7. leagues off, you shall have 22 fadome
browne sand. And halling in you shall finde very faire
shoalding. You may be bold to borrow on the Southermost shore: but take heed of a rocke that lieth in the
faire way a good birth off the shore, but there is no feare
of it: for it lieth above the water, and is distant two
miles off the South shore.
Item, You may be bolde to borrow hard by the rocke;
for on the North side going in there lieth one long sand
which runneth Southeast and Northwest, and lieth distant
from the South shore 2 leagues. And you shall anker
in 14 or 15 fadoms hard by the shore.
Also going unto the island called Illha Verde, the which
iland lieth 10 leagues to the Southward of Sierra Leona,
the course is Southsouthwest, and Northnortheast: and
you shall have betweene them 9 or 10 fadome. And if
you will anker at the sayd iland, you shall have 5 or 6
fadome hard by the shore.
Also you must have especiall care of a great current
that setteth alongst the coast of Guiny to the Eastward.
Item, And if you be bound unto the Southwards, you
must go Westsouthwest off, for feare of the shoald that
is called Madera Bomba, the which shoald is to the Southwards of the iland.
Soundings on the coast of Brasil
.
ITEM, Unto the Northwards of
Cape Frio, the cape bearing southwest off you, about 17 or 18 leagues off, you
shall have 45 fadoms streamy ground: and running Southwest, you shall find 32 fadoms blacke sand: and then
running Westsouthwest into a deepe bay, which lieth
tenne leagues to the Northwards of the cape, you shall
have 22 fadoms oaze: that depth you shall have all
alongst, except you be farre into the bay; and then you
shall have 16 fadoms all oazie.
Item, To the Northwards of
Cape Frio, about 6 or 7
leagues, you shall have many small islands.
Item, To the Northwards of the cape 6. leagues, you
shall have two small islands one mile distant the one
from the other, and they are distant from the maine five
leagues. And betweene those ilands and the cape you
shall have very many islands hard aboord the maine.
Item, The cape bearing West of you two leagues off,
you shall have 55 fadoms oaze. Also you shall know
when you are shot about the cape unto the Southwards,
by deeping of the water.
Also if you will go for S. Sebastian from the cape, you
must go West and South, and Westsouthwest among.
And the distance from the cape unto S. Sebastian is 50
leagues. And being shot into the bay any thing nere
the shore, you shall have 24 fadoms all oazie.
And halling in for S. Sebastian, you shall know it by
two little islands which be round: and those ilands lie
from the iland of S. Sebastian next hand East and by
South; and are distant the one from the other about
foure leagues.
Also off the Southermost end of S. Sebastian, there
lieth one iland about 6 leagues off; which iland is called
the Alcatrarza, and there lie foure little ilands about it.
Also you may know it by the trending of the land unto
the Southwards.
Item, If you will go in at the Northermost end of S.
Sebastian, you must take heed of a sand that lieth on
the Northeast part of the iland: but you may be bolde
to borrow on the iland: for the sand lieth off the maine
side. Also you may anker on the Northermost part of
the iland in tenne fadoms; and the maine is distant from
you where you shall ride two leagues off.
Item, If you will come in at the Southermost end of
the iland of S. Sebastian, your course from the Alcatrarza
is Southwest & Northeast, and their distance is 6 leagues
the one from the other.
Item, Unto the Southwards of the river of Plate, being
in the latitude of 45 degrees and 60 leagues off the maine,
you shall have shoalding in 60 fadoms or 65 fadoms oazie
sand: and then hailing in for the shore Westsouthwest
16 leagues, you shall have 50 fadoms oaze, and you shall
have faire shoalding all along.
Item, In the latitude of 47 1/3 you shall see about one
mile in length, not passing one league off the shore, a
ledge of broken ground, but no danger. Also you shall
have very faire shoalding all along the coast; and the
land lying South and North untill you come unto port
Desire, which standeth in 48 degrees.
Item, If you will go into port Desire, on the North
side there lieth one ledge of rocks about a league distant
from the shore. Also on the North side at the mouth
of the harborow, there lie a couple of rocks, which are
at halfe flood under water: but be bolde to borrow on
the Southermost shore; for there is no danger; and you
shall have no lesse then 6 fadoms water at a low water,
the harborow lying East and West. Also you may know
the harborow by one litle iland that lieth Southeast off
the mouth of the harborow, and it is distant 4 leagues.
Furthermore, you may know the harborow by an high
rocke that standeth on the South side; and this rocke
is very much like a watch tower. Also if you be any
thing in, you may anker in 5 fadoms at a low water.
Item, It floweth there South and North, and higheth
at spring tides 3 fadoms and an halfe water; and in the
offing the flood setteth to the Northward.
Item, In the latitude of 48 degrees 50 minuts you shall
have 44 fadoms blacke sand about 5 leagues off: and
about 3 leagues off you shall have 25 fadoms, and great
shingle stones.
Item, In the latitude of 49 degrees 1/2 you shall have
sounding in 38 fadoms oazie sand.
Item, In the latitude of 51 degrees 10 minuts you shall
have soundings 4 leagues from the shore in 44 fadoms
small blacke stones.
Soundings within the entrance of the Streights.
ITEM, About two leagues from the Northermost shore
you shall have 38 fadoms blacke sand, and all along you
shall have deepe water, not lesse then 18 or 20 fadoms
in the faire way.
Soundings on the coast of Chili in the South sea.
ITEM, In the latitude of 36 degrees you shall have soundings in 12 fadoms, 2 miles from the land, browne sand.
Item, In the latitude of 35 degrees, you shall have
soundings one league off from the land in 10 fadoms
white sand.
Soundings on the coast of New Spaine in the South sea.
ITEM, In the latitude of 14 degrees to the North of the
line, you shall have soundings 4 leagues from the land
in 30 fadoms, browne sand.
Item, From the latitude of 14 degrees unto the latitude
of 15 degrees, you shall have faire shoalding 3 leagues
from the land.
Soundings on the coast of Africa
unto the Eastward of
the cape of Buena Esperanza 40 leagues.
ITEM, To the Eastwards of the cape of Buena Esperanza
40 leagues, in the latitude of 34 degrees and 10 minuts,
8 leagues from the land, you shall have 65 fadome, and
browne sand.
A note of the lying of the land unto the Southward of
Port Desire.
IN primis, Seales bay standeth unto the Southwards of
Port Desire 12 leagues Southsouthwest. Furthermore,
unto the Southwards of Seales bay 3 leagues, you shall
have very low land. Also more unto the Southwards of
Seales bay 7 leagues, in the heighth of 48 degrees 40
minuts, you shall see a rocke 5 leagues off the shore,
the land lying Southwest and by South.
Item, In the latitude of 49 degrees 1/2, you shall see a
small flat Iland, about a league and an halfe off the shore,
the land lying Southwest and by South. Furthermore,
from the latitude of 49 degrees 1/2 unto the latitude of 50
degrees, the land lieth South and by West, and is high
land.
Item, From the latitude of 50 degrees unto the latitude
of 50 degrees 40 minuts, the land lieth Southwest and
by South. Furthermore, from the latitude of 50 degrees
40 minuts unto the latitude of 52 degrees 17 minuts, the
land lieth South and by West, North and by East.
Item, In the sayd latitude of 52 degrees 17 minuts,
there goeth in an harborow, which is to be knowen by
a long beache that lieth on the South side of the harborow. Moreover, the sayd harborow standeth 12 leagues
unto the Northwards of
Cape Joy. Furthermore, from
the latitude of 52 degrees 17 minuts unto the latitude of
52 degrees 40 minuts (in which heigth standeth
Cape
Joy) the land lieth Southsoutheast, and Northnorthwest.
Item, Comming from the Northwards, you shall see
before you come to
Cape Joy, a very long beach, about
the length of 8 leagues, being 5 leagues short of the cape
unto the Northwards. Also unto the Southwards of the
cape, you shall see another beach about a league long,
adjoyning hard under the cape; about which beach is the
entrance of the Streights of Magellan, the which Straights
are in breadth sixe leagues over, from the cape unto the
South shore, lying South and by East.
Item, From
Cape Joy, being the entrance of the streight
of Magellan, unto the first narrow passage of the sayd
streight; the course is West and by North, and East
and by South, and are distant 18 leagues; the land being
in breadth from the one side to the other one league.
Item, From the first narrow unto the second narrow
passage, the course is West & by South, and East and
by North; and the distance is 12 leagues: and in breadth
the one side is from the other about two leagues over.
Item, from the second narrow unto the islands that
be called Elizabeth, Bartholomew, and Penguin ilands,
the distance is 5 leagues, and the course is Southwest
and Northeast: the islands being distant a league and
an halfe the one from the other.
Item, From the sayd ilands unto Port Famine is 16
leagues: the course is Southsouthwest, and Northnortheast. Moreover, from Port Famine unto
Cape Froward,
the course is South and by West, and North and by
East: and they are distant 8 leagues asunder.
Item, From
Cape Froward unto S. Jeromes river, is
16 leagues: the course is Northwest and Southeast. Also
from S. Jeromes river unto the uttermost land on the
South side, the which is called Cabo Deseado, the course
is Northwest & somewhat to the Northward, and are
distant 30 leagues. So the whole length of the streight
of Magellan is 105 leagues.
A note of the lying of the lands in the South sea.
IN primis, There stand in the latitude of 52 degrees and
50 minuts, three or foure ilands, about 8 leagues from
Cabo Deseado : the course is Northnorthwest, and Southsoutheast. And those ilands stand in the mouth of the
streight of Magellan, at the going into the
South sea.
Item, From the latitude of 52 degrees 50 minuts, unto
the latitude of 51 degrees, the land lieth Northnortheast,
and Southsouthwest.
Item, From the latitude of 50 degrees unto the latitude
of 38 degrees and 30 minuts, the land lieth Northeast and
by North, Southwest and by South.
Item, From the latitude of 38 degrees 30 minuts unto
the latitude of 37 degrees 14 minuts, the land lieth North
and South.
Item, From the iland.of S. Marie, being in the latitude
of 37 degrees 14 min. unto the heighth of 36 degrees 14
minuts, in which height standeth The Bay of Conception,
the course is Northeast and Southwest, and the distance
12 leagues.
Item, From the latitude of 36 degrees 40 minuts unto
the latitude of 35 degrees 20 minuts, the land lieth Northeast and by North, Southwest and by South.
Item, From the latitude of 35 degrees 20 minuts unto
the latitude of 33 degrees 30 minuts, the land lieth Northnortheast, and Southsouthwest.
Item, In the latitude of 34 degrees you shall see about
five miles off from the shore a banke of sand, on the
which you shall have but shoald water.
Item, From the latitude of 33 degrees 20 minuts unto
the latitude of 29 degrees 20 minuts, the land lieth Northnortheast, and Southsouthwest.
Item, From the latitude of 29 degrees 20 minuts unto
the latitude of 27 degrees 40 minuts, the land lieth Northnortheast, and Southsouthwest.
Item, In the latitude of 29 degrees 20 minuts, there lie
two ilands distant 4 leagues asunder, and about one league
from the maine.
Item, From the latitude of 27 degrees 40 minuts unto
the latitude of 23 degrees 30 minuts, the land lieth North
and by East, South and by West.
Item, From the latitude of 25 degrees unto the latitude
of 23 degrees and 30 minuts, the land is very high.
Item, From the latitude of 23 degrees unto the latitude
of 22 degrees, the land lieth Northnortheast, and Southsouthwest.
Item, From the latitude of 22 degrees unto the latitude
of 18 degrees and 30 minuts, the land lieth North and by
East, South and by West.
Item, From the latitude of 18 degrees 30 minuts, unto
the latitude of 18 degrees, the land lieth Northwest and by
West, Southeast and by East.
Item, From the latitude of 18 degrees unto the latitude
of 13 degrees 30 minuts, the land lieth Northwest and
Southeast: in which heigth there lie two or three ilands,
which ilands lie off a place where are two townes called
Paraca, and Pisca.
Item, From the latitude of 13 degrees 30 minuts, unto
the latitude of 11 degrees 50 minuts, the land lieth Northnorthwest, and Southsoutheast.
Item, From the latitude of 11 degrees 50 minuts, unto
the latitude of 6 degrees, the land lieth North and by
West, South and by East. Also you shall see two ilands,
which be called The Ilands of Lobos, that stand in the
latitude of 6 degrees.
Item, From the latitude of 6 degrees, unto the latitude
of 5 degrees, the land lieth Northwest and by West, Southeast and by East.
Item, From the latitude of 5 degrees unto the latitude
of 4 degrees, the land lieth Northwest and Southeast: in
which height of 4 degrees standeth
Cape Blanco.
Item, From the latitude of 4 degrees unto the latitude
of 2 degrees 50 minuts (in which latitude of 2 degrees 50
minuts standeth the iland of Puna) the course is Northeast
and Southwest.
A note of the distance betweene certeine places on the
coasts of Chili and Peru
.
IN primis, From the iland of Mocha
unto the iland of S.
Mary, the course is North and South, and the distance is
25 leagues.
Item, From the iland of S. Mary unto the bay of Conception, the course is Northeast and Southwest, and the
distance is 12 leagues.
Item, From the bay of Conception unto the port of
Valpariso, the course is Northnortheast and Southsouthwest, and the distance is 80 leagues.
Item, From the port of Valpariso unto the bay of
Quintero, the course is Northeast and by North, and
Southwest and South, and the distance is 7 leagues. In
which bay of Quintero there lieth one small iland.
Item, From the bay of Quintero unto the bay of
Coquimbo
, the course is Northnortheast, and Southsouthwest, and the distance is 72 leagues: in which height
stand two ilands.
Item, From the bay of Coquimbo
unto the bay of Copiapo
, the course is Northnortheast and Southsouthwest,
and the distance is 55 leagues: in which height standeth
one iland.
Item, From the bay of Copiapo
unto the bay of Morro
moreno, the course is Northnortheast and Southsouthwest, and the distance is 70 leagues.
Item, From the bay of Morro moreno, unto the bay of
Arica
, the course is North & by East, South & by West,
and the distance is 90 leagues: in which bay of Arica
standeth one small iland.
Item, From the bay of Arica
unto the bay of Parraca,
the course is Northwest and Southeast, and the distance
is 120 leagues: in which bay of Parraca stand three or
foure ilands.
Item, From the bay of Parraca unto the bay of Lima
,
the course is Northwest and by North, Southeast and by
South, and the distance is 35 leagues: in the bay of Lima
is one iland.
Item, From the bay of Lima
unto the bay of Cherrepe,
the course is North & by West, South and by East, and
the distance is 90 leagues.
Item, From the bay of Cherrepe unto the bay of Paita
it is 45 leagues, the course is 20 leags Westnorthwest
unto two ilands that be called The ilands of Lobos, and
from thence unto the bay of Paita it is 25 leagues, the
course is North and by East.
Item, From Paita unto
Cape Blanco, the course is North
and by West, South and by East, and the distance is 25
leagues.
Item, From
Cape Blanco unto the iland of Puna, the
course is Eastnortheast and Westsouthwest, and the distance is 25 leagues: and you shall see one iland that
is called Santa Clara, which standeth 10 leagues to the
Southward of Puna.
A note of certeine places unto the Northwards of the
Line.
IN primis, From
Cape Blanco unto
Cape S. Laurence, the
course is North & by East, South and by West, and the
distance 60 leagues.
Item, From
Cape S. Lorenzo unto
Cape S. Francisco,
the course is North & by East, South and by West, and
the distance is 40 leagues.
Item, From
Cape S. Francisco unto the cape that is
called
Cape Blanco, which cape is on the coast of New
Spaine, the course is Northnortheast and Southsouthwest,
and the distance is 160 leagues: and you shall have a
great current that setteth out of the bay of Panama; and
the sayd current setteth South out.
Item, From
Cape Blanco unto the Port de Veles, the
course is Northeast and Southwest, and the distance 8
leagues.
Item, From the Port de Veles unto the port of S. John,
the course is Northwest and Southeast, and the distance is
17 leagues.
Item, From the port of S. John unto
Rio Lexo, the
course is Northwest, and Southeast, and the distance is
40 leagues.
Item, From
Rio Lexo unto the gulfe of Fonsecco, the
course is Westnorthwest, and Eastsoutheast, and they are
distant 14 leagues.
Item, In the mouth of
Rio Lexo there lieth one iland,
and you must goe in on the Northwest part of that iland;
on the which iland you may be bolde for to borrow on:
and you must goe from that iland Southeast up.
Item, That in the gulfe of Fonsecco you shall have lying
ten ilands, whereof three be peopled with Indians, whereon
you may have water, wood, and salt.
Item, On the West side of the gulfe of Fonsecco there
is one towne of Indians, which is called Mapal, in which
towne there is great store of beeves.
Item, From the river Lexo unto the bay of Sonsonate
,
the course is East and West, and the distance is 60 leagues.
Item, From the bay of Sonsonate
unto the port of
Aguatulco, the course is Northwest and by West, Southeast and by East, and the distance 160 leagues.
Item, From the bay of Coppeleto unto the port of
Aguatulco it is 2 leagues, the course is West and by
North, East and by South.
Item, From the port of Aguatulco unto the port of
Angeles, the course is East and West, and they are distant
12 leagues.
Item, From the port of Aguatulco unto the port of
Acapulco
, the course is West & by North, East and by
South, and the distance is 78 leagues.
Item, From the port of Acapulco
unto the port of S.
Iago, the course is West and by North, East and by
South, and the distance is 80 leagues.
Item, From the port of S. Iago unto the port of Natividad, the course is East and West, and the distance is 7
leagues.
Item, From the port of Natividad unto the port of the
islands of Chiametla, the course is East and West, and
the distance is 10 leagues.
Item, From the ilands of Chiametla unto Cape de los
Corrientes, the course is Northwest and by West, Southeast and by East, and the distance is 30 leagues.
Item, From the Cape de los Corrientes unto the bay of
Xalisco, the course is Northnortheast, and Southsouthwest, and the distance is 18 leagues.
Item, From the bay of Xalisco unto the port of Chiametlan, the course is Northnortheast and Southsouthwest, and
the distance is 30 leagues.
Item, From the Cape de los Corrientes unto the ilands
called Las tres Marias, the course is Northwest and Southeast, and the distance is 20. leagues.
Item, From the Cape de los Corrientes unto the cape
of Santa Clara on the point of California
, the course is
Westnorthwest, and Eastsoutheast, and the distance is
108 leagues.
A note from the coast of America
unto the Westwards.
ITEM, From the cape of Santa Clara unto the ilands of
The Ladrones
, the course is West and by South, East
and by North, and the distance betweene them is 1850
leagues.
Item, That the Southermost iland of the Ladrones
standeth in the latitude of 12 degrees and 10 minuts, and
from thence unto the Northermost iland, the course is
Northnortheast & Southsouthwest, and the distance
betweene them is 200 leagues: and the said Northermost
iland standeth in 21 degrees 10 minuts.
Item, From one of the ilands of the Ladrones
, which
standeth in the latitude of 13 degrees and 50 minuts, which
iland is called Guaihaime, unto the
Cape de Spirito santo,
which cape is upon one of the ilands of the Philippinas, the
course is West and to the Southwards, and the distance is
320 leagues.
Item, From the cape of Spirito santo unto the mouth
of the entrance of the Streights of the Philippinas, the
course is West and by North, East and by South, and
the distance is 15 leagues.
Item, From the mouth of the Streights unto the iland
Capul, the course is Southwest and by West 6 leagues.
Item, From the iland of Capul unto the North head
of the iland called Masbat, the course is Northwest and
Southeast, and the distance betweene them is 15 leagues.
Item, From the North head of the iland called Masbat
unto the iland called Sebojon, the course is Westsouthwest
and Eastnortheast, and the distance betweene them is
15 leagues.
A note of our course kept from the iland Sebojon unto
the Southwards.
ITEM, From the iland of Sebojon unto the East end of the
iland called Pannay, the course is Southeast and by South,
Northwest and by West, and the distance is 22 leagues.
Item, That off the Easter end of the iland of Pannay
there lie certeine small ilands, unto the number of 12 or
more, and you shall have shoald water among them.
Item, From the Easter end of Pannay unto a bay that
is called The bay of Lago
grande, on the same iland, the
course is Westsouthwest, and Eastnortheast, and the
distance is 18 leagues.
Item, From the bay of Lago
grande unto the iland that
is called Ysla de los Negros, is the distance of 6 leagues
Southeast and Northwest.
Item, From the bay of Lago
grande unto three small
ilands that stand in the latitude of 10 degrees, the course
is South and by West 12 leagues. Furthermore, from
those three ilands unto the Westermost end of Ysla de
los Negros, the course is Southwest and Northeast 10
leagues, where we were cleere of the ilands of the
Philippinas.
Item, From the South end of Ysla de los Negros unto
the North head of the iland called Mindanao, the course is
South and North, and the distance is 30 leagues.
Item, From the North end of Mindanao unto the South
head of the sayd iland, which is called
Cape Cannal, the
course is South and by West, North and by East, and
the distance is 26 leagues.
Item, From the cape of Cannal betweene the South and
the Westsouthwest about 10 or 12 leagues off you shall
have great store of small ilands, about the number of 24
or more.
Item, From the cape of Cannal unto the cape of Batochina, the course is Southsouthwest, and Northnortheast,
and the distance is 100 leagues, and betweene them setteth
a great current unto the Eastward.
Item, From the cape of Batochina unto the West head
of Java
minor, the course is Southwest and by South,
Northeast and by North, and the distance betweene them
is 220 leagues.
Item, From the West end of Java
minor unto the East
end of Java
major, the course is West and by North, and
East & by South, and the distance betweene them is
18 leagues: in the which course there lieth one iland
betweene them, which iland is in length 14 leagues.
Item, From the East end of Java
major unto the cape
of Buena Esperanza, the course is West and by South,
and Westsouthwest, and the distance betweene them is
1800 leagues.
Item, That
Cape Falso standeth 30 leagues to the Eastward of Cape de Buena Esperanza, & off the sayd
Cape
Falso you shal have shoalding 20 leagues off in 80 or 90
fadoms, & the course is from
Cape Falso unto the cape of
Buena Esperanza Westnorthwest and Eastsoutheast.
A note of the distance and course from the cape of Buena
Esperanza unto the Northwards.
ITEM, From the cape of Buena Esperanza unto the iland
of Santa Helena, the course is Northwest, and Northwest
and by West, and the distance betweene them is 600
leagues.
Item, From the iland of Santa Helena unto the iland of
Flores
, the course betweene them is Northnorthwest, and
Northwest and by North, and the distance betweene them
is 1200 leagues.
Item, From the iland of Flores
unto the lands end of
England
, the course is betweene the Eastnortheast, and
the Northeast and by East, and the distance betweene
them is foure hundred and fifty leagues.
A note of the variation of our Compasse.
IN primis, The variation of our compasse on the coast of
New Spaine in the
South sea in the latitude of 12 degrees,
was one point to the Eastwards.
Item, the variation of our compasse betweene the cape
of California
and the ilands of the Philippinas, was one
point and an halfe unto the Eastward, that was, that the
North did stand North and by East, and halfe a point
unto the East.
Item, The variation of our compasse betweene the ilands
of Maluco and the cape of Buena Esperanza, was two
points and an halfe at the most to the Westward, that
was, that the Northnortheast was our North.
A note of our time spent in sailing betweene certeine
places out of England
, 1586.
IN primis, We were sailing betweene England
and the
coast of Guinea from the 21 day of July unto the 26 day
of August unto the haven called Sierra leona, where we
watered and stayed untill the 6 day of September.
Item, Wee departed from the coast of Guinea for the
coast of Brasil
the 10 day of September, and wee had
sight of the coast of Brasil
the 26 day of October, being
sixe leagues to the Northwards of
Cape Frio: and from
thence wee were sailing unto the iland of S. Sebastian
untill the 31 and last day of October, where wee watered
and set up our pinnesse: and we ankered on the Northwest part of the iland in tenne fadoms, and stayed there
untill the 23 day of November.
Item, The 23 day of November we departed from the
iland of Sant Sebastian, keeping our course South and
by West unto the port that is called Port Desire, where
we arrived the 17 day of December; in which port we
graved our shippe: and we stayed there untill the 28 day
of December, where we ankered in 5 fadoms.
Item, The eight and twentieth day of December wee
departed from the Port of Desire toward the Streight of
Magellan, where wee arrived the third day of January:
and wee remained in the Streights untill the foure and
twentieth day of February; where we watered in many
places on the South side, having the winde all that while
betweene the Westsouthwest and the Northwest.
Item, We departed out of the Streights the 24 day of
February toward the iland of Mocha
, which island we had
sight of the 14 day of March.
Item, The 14 day of March at night we ankered in the
bay of Marroccos; where we rode in 9 fadoms water.
Item, The 15 day of March we ankered in the iland of
Saint Marie, on the North part of the island in eight
fadoms water, blacke sand, where we stayed foure dayes.
Item, The 19 day of March we departed from the island
of Saint Marie, and the same day we ankered in the bay
of Conception, where we stayed untill the next day: and
there we rode in ten fadoms water, shingle stones.
Item, The 20 day of March we departed from the bay
of Conception, and the thirtieth day of March we arrived
in the bay of Quintero, where we watered: and there the
first day of April we had twelve of our men slaine, being
on land for water: and we stayed there sixe dayes: and
we ankered in 7 fadoms water, white sand.
Item, We departed from the bay of Quintero the 5 day
of April, and we arrived at the bay of Arica
the 24 day of
April, and we ankered in 7 fadoms water.
Item, The 27 day of April we departed from the bay of
Arica
, and the third day of May we arrived in the bay of
Pisca, and we ankered in 4 fadoms water in oaze.
Item, The 5 day of May we departed from the bay of
Pisca, and the 12 day we ankered in the bay of Cherrepe,
where we ankered in 7 fadoms water, in white sand.
Item, The 18 day of May we departed from the bay of
Cherrepe, and the 20 day of May we arrived in the bay
of Payta, where we ankered in 6 fadoms water.
Item, The 20 day of May we departed from the bay of
Paita, and the 26 day of May we ankered at the iland
of Puna, and we ankered in 5 fadoms.
Item, From the iland of Puna we departed the fourth
day of June unto Rio dolce in the main, where we watered,
and we ankered in 10 fadoms water, browne sand.
Item, The 12 day of June we departed from the place
where we watered, being bound for the coast of New
Spaine, and the 29 day of July wee arrived in the port of
Aguatulco, where wee watered, and ankered in 6 fadoms
water.
Item, The 3 day of August we departed from the port
of Aguatulco, and the 26 day of August we arrived at the
port of S. Iago, where wee watered, and stayed there
untill the second day of September, and ankered in 6
fadoms.
Item, The 2 of September we departed from the port
of S. Iago, and the 3 day of September we put into a
port one league unto the Westwards of Natividad, where
we ankered in 8 fadoms water.
Item, The 4 day of September wee departed from the
port of Natividad, and the 7 day of September we put
into the bay of Xalisco, where we ankered in 9 fadoms
water, and the 10 day of September we departed from the
bay of Xalisco, and the 12 day of September we ankered
at the island of S. Andrew, where we ankered in 17
fadoms water.
Item, The 17 day of September we departed from the
island of S. Andrew, and the 24 day of September we
put into the bay of Chiametlan, where we ankered in 8
fadoms water, and the 26 of September we departed from
the bay of Chiametlan, and the 28 day wee ankered under
the islands of Chiametlan in 4 fadoms.
Item, The 9 day of October wee departed from the
islands of Chiametlan, and crossing over the mouth of
Mar vermejo, the 14 day of October we had sight of the
Cape of California.
Item, The 15 day of October we lay off the
Cape of
S. Lucas, and the 4 day of November we tooke the great
and rich ship called Santa Anna, comming from the
Philippinas: and the 5 day of November we put into the
port of S. Lucas, where we put all the people on shore,
and burnt the Santa Anna: and we ankered in 12 fadoms
water.
Item, The 19 day of November we departed from the
port of S. Lucas, and the 3 day of January wee had sight
of one of the islands of the Ladrones
, which island is
called The island of Iwana, standing in the latitude of 13
degrees and 50 minuts.
Item, The 3 day of January we departed from the iland
of Iwana, and the 14 day of Januarie we had sight of the
cape of Spirito santo, and the same day we put into the
Streights of the Philippinas; and the 15 day of January
we ankered under the iland of Capul, on the which iland
we watered and wooded.
Item, The 24 of January we departed from the iland of
Capul, and the 28 day of January we arrived in the bay
of Lago
grande, which bay is in the island of Pannay,
where there were Spaniards building of a new ship.
Item, The 29 of January wee departed from the bay of
Lago
grande, and the same day at night wee were cleere
from the islands of the Philippinas, shaping our course
towards the ilands of Maluco.
Item, From the 29 day of January unto the first day of
March, we were navigating between the West end of the
island of Pannay and the West end of the island of Java
.
minor.
Item, The first day of March wee passed the Streights
at the West head of the island of Java
minor, and the
5 day of March we ankered in a bay at the Wester end of
Java
major, where wee watered, and had great store of
victuals from the towne of Polambo.
Item, The 16 day of March wee departed from the
island of Java
major, and the I day of May we had sight
of the land 40 leagues unto the Eastwards of the cape of
Buena Esperanza, the land being low land.
A note from the cape of Buena Esperanza unto the
Northwards.
ITEM, The 21 day of May wee departed from the cape of
Buena Esperanza, and the 8 day of June we ankered on
the Northwest part of the iland of Santa Helena, where
we watered, and made our abode 12 dayes.
Item, The 20 day of June at night wee departed from
the island of Santa Helena, and the 4 day of July we
passed under the Equinoctiall line.
Item, The 20 day of June at night wee departed from
the island of Santa Helena, and the 25 day of August in
the morning wee had sight of the islands of Flores
and
Corvo
in the latitude of 40 degrees.
Item, The 9 day of September 1588 wee arrived, after
a long and terrible tempest, in the Narrow seas, in the
haven of Plimmouth in safetie, by the gracious and most
mercifull protection of the Almighty, to whom therefore
be rendered immortall praise and thankesgiving now and
for ever. Amen.
A note of our ankering in those places where we arrived
after our departure from England
1586.
IN primis, Wee ankered in the harborow of Sierra leona in
10 fadoms water: and a Northwest winde in that rode is
the woorst that can blow.
Item, You may anker under the island that is called Ilha
Verde in 6 fadoms water: and the winde being at the
Westnorthwest is the woorst winde that can blow.
Item, You may anker under the island of S. Sebastian
on the Northwest part in 10 fadoms: and a Westsouthwest winde is the woorst winde.
Item, You may anker in Port Desire in 5 fadoms water,
and a West and by South winde is the woorst.
Item, You may anker under
Cape Joy without the
mouth of the Streights of Magellan in 7 fadoms water.
Item, You may anker within the Streights of Magellan,
untill you come unto the first narrowing in 25 or 30
fadoms water, in the mid way of the Streights.
Item, You may anker in the second narrow of the
Streights in 16 fadoms water.
Item, You may anker under Penguin island on which
side you please in 6 or 7 fadoms water.
Item, You may anker in Port Famine in 5 or 6 fadoms
water, and a Southsoutheast winde is the woorst.
Item, You may anker in
Muskle cove, which cove is on
the South side, and is 7 leagues to the Southwards of
Cape Froward, and you shall ride in 12 fadoms.
Item, You may anker in Elizabeth bay, which bay is on
the North side of the Streights in 8 fadors water.
Item, From Elizabeth bay unto Cabo
deseado, you may
anker on both sides of the Streights in many places.
A note of our ankering after we were entred into the
South sea.
IN primis, You may anker in the bay of Mocha
in 7 or 8
fadoms water, and there a Northeast winde is the woorst.
Item, You may anker on the North side of S. Mary
island in nine fadoms water: and there a Northnorthwest
winde is the woorst winde.
Item, You may anker in the bay of Conception under
one small island in 9 fadoms water, and a Northnorthwest
winde is the woorst winde in that bay.
Item, You may anker in the bay of Quintero in 7
fadoms water, and a Northnorthwest wind is the worst
winde.
Item, You may anker in the bay of Arica
in 6 fadoms,
and in that bay a Westnorthwest winde is the woorst
winde.
Item, You may anker in the bay of Pisca and Paraca
in five fadoms: and in that bay a Northnorthwest winde
is the woorst.
Item, You may anker in the bay of Cherepe in 8 fadoms,
and there from the Northwest unto the Southeast it is
open.
Item, You may anker in the bay of Paita in 7 fadoms
water: and there a Northnortheast wind is the woorst
winde.
Item, You may anker on the Northeast part of the
island of Puna in 4 fadoms : and a Northeast winde is the
woorst.
Item, You may anker at
Rio dolce, where wee watered,
unto the Eastwards of the island of Puna in 10 fadoms.
A note of what depths we ankered in on the coast of New
Spaine.
ITEM, You may anker in the port of Aguatulco in sixe
fadoms water: and a Southsouthwest winde is the woorst.
Item, You may anker in the port of S. Iago in 6
fadoms water: and a Westsouthwest winde is the woorst.
Item, You may anker in the port of Natividad in 8
fadoms water: and a Southeast winde is the woorst.
Item, You may anker on the bay of Xalisco in 9 fadorns
water: and a Westsouthwest winde is the woorst.
Item, You may anker on the Northwest part of the
island of S. Andrew in 17 fadoms water.
Item, You may anker under the island of Chiametlan
in 4 fadoms water: and a Southeast winde is the woorst.
Item, You may anker in the port of S. Lucas on the
Cape of California in 12 fadoms water: and a Southeast
winde is the woorst.
A note of what depths we ankered in, among the ilands
of the Philippinas.
ITEM, You may anker on the Southwest part of the island
of Capul in 6 fadoms water: and a Westsouthwest winde
is the woorst.
Item, You may anker all along the South part of the
island of Panna in shoald water, in the depth of 10 or
12 fadoms.
Item, You may anker in the bay of Lago
grande in
seven fadoms water, which bay is on the South side of
the island of Panna.
Item, You may anker at the East end of Java
major
in 16 fadoms water, and an Eastsoutheast winde is the
woorst.
Item, You may anker on the North part of the island
of Santa Helena in 12 fadoms water.
A note of our finding of the winds for the most part of
our voyage 1586.
IN primis, From the 21 day of July unto the 19 day of
August we found the winde at
Northnortheast, being in
the latitude of 7 degrees.
Item, From the 19 day of August unto the 28 day of
September, wee found the wind for the most part betweene
the West and the Southwest, being in 24 degrees.
Item, From the 28 day of September unto the 30 day
of October, we found the windes betweene the Northeast
and the Eastnortheast.
Item, From the 23 of November, from the island of
S. Sebastian, unto the 30 day of November, we found
the winde betweene the Southeast and the Southsoutheast, being in 36 degrees.
Item, From the 30 day of November unto the 6 day
of December, we found the windes to be betweene the
West and the Southwest.
Item, From the 6 day of December unto the first day
of January, we found the winds for the most part betweene the North and the Northeast, being then in the
latitude of 52 degrees.
Item, From the first day of January unto the 23 day
of February, we found the windes to be betweene the
Northwest and the Westsouthwest, wee being all that
time in the Streights of Magellan.
Item, From the 23 day of February unto the first day
of March, we found the winds to be betweene the South
and the Southeast, being then in the
South sea in the
latitude of 48 degrees.
Item, From the first day of March unto the 7 day of
March, we found the winde to be at the North and the
Northnortheast in the latitude of 43 degrees.
Item, From the 7 day of March unto the 14 day of
March, wee found the windes to be betweene the South
and the Southwest, in the latitude of 37 degrees.
Item, From the 14 day of March unto the 28 day of
May, we found the winds to be betweene the South and
the Southwest, in the latitude of 3 degrees to the South
of the Line.
A note of the varying of our windes to the North of the
Equinoctiall line on the coast of New Spaine.
ITEM, From the 28 day of May unto the 5 day of July,
we found the winds for the most part to be betweene
the Southsoutheast, and the Southsouthwest, being in
the latitude of 10 degrees to the Northward of the Line
on the coast of New Spaine.
Item, From the 5 day of July unto the 14 day of
October, we found the windes for the most part to be
at the Eastnortheast in the latitude of 23 degrees Northward, and almost under the tropicke of Cancer.
A note of the windes which we found betweene the coast
of New Spaine and Islands of the Philippinas on the
coast of Asia
.
IN the yeere of our Lord 1587 we departed from the cape
of Santa Clara on the coast of California
the 19 day of
November, and we found the winds to be betweene the
East and the Eastnortheast, untill the 29 day of January;
departing then from the ilands of the Philippinas, being
in the latitude of 9 degrees.
Item, From the 29 day of January unto the 19 day of
March, wee found the windes for the most part betweene
the Northnortheast and the Northwest, being then among
the
Ilands of Maluco, in the latitude of 9 degrees.
Item, From the 19 day of March unto the 20 day of
May, wee found the windes for the most part betweene
the South and the Eastsoutheast, being then between the
Hands of Maluco, and the cape of Buena Esperanza, in
the latitude of 34 degrees to the South of the Line.
Item, From the 20 day of May unto the 11 day of
July, we found the winds for the most part betweene the
South and the Southeast, being then betweene the cape
of Buena Esperanza, and 15 degrees unto the Southward
of the line.
Item, From the 11 day of July unto the 18 day of
August, we found the winds for the most part betweene
the Northeast and Eastnortheast, being then betweene
the latitude of 15 degrees to the Southward of the line,
and 38 degrees unto the Northwards of the line.
