The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 11 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 571 pages of information about The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 11.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 11 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 571 pages of information about The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 11.

Betweene the riuer of Sesto and the riuer Dulce are fiue and twentie leagues:  and the high land that is betweene them both, is called Cakeado, being eight leagues from the riuer of Sesto.  And to the Southeastwarde of it is a place called Shawgro, and another called Shyawe or Shauo, where you may get fresh water.  Off this Shyawe lieth a ledge of rockes:  and to the Southeastwarde lieth a hedland called Croke.  Betweene Cakeado and Croke are nine or ten leagues.  To the Southeastward off, is a harborow called S. Vincent:  Right ouer against S. Vincent is a rocke vnder the water two leagues and a halfe off the shore.  To the Southeastward of that rocke you shal see an island about three or foure leagues off:  this island is not past a league off the shore.  To the Eastsoutheast of the island, is a rocke that lieth aboue the water, and by that rocke goeth in the riuer Dulce, which you shall know by the said riuer and rocke.  The Northwest side of the hauen is flat sand, and the Southeast side thereof is like an Island, and a bare plot without any trees, and so is it not in any other place.

In the Rode you shall ride in thirteene or foureteene fadomes, good oaze and sand, being the markes of the Rode to bring the Island and the Northeast land together, and here we ankered the last of December.

The third day of Ianuarie, we came from the riuer Dulce.

Note that Cape de las Palmas is a faire high land, but some low places thereof by the water side looke like red cliffes with white strakes like hie wayes, a cable length a piece, and this is the East part of the cape.  This cape is the Southermost land in all the coast of Guinea, and standeth in foure degrees and a terce.

The coast from Cape de las Palmas to Cape Trepointes, or de Tres Puntas, is faire and cleare without rocke or other danger.

Twentie and fiue leagues from Cape de las Palmas, the land is higher then in any place, vntill we come to Cape Trepointes:  And about ten leagues before you come to Cape Trepointes, the land riseth still higher and higher, vntill you come to Cape Trepointes.  Also before you come to the said Cape, after other 5 leagues to the Northwest part of it, there is certaine broken ground, with two great rockes, and within them in the bight of a bay, is a castle called Arra, perteining to the king of Portugall.  You shall know it by the said rockes that lie off it:  for there is none such from Cape de las Palmas to Cape Trepointes.  This coast lieth East and by North, West and by South.  From Cape de las Palmas to the said castle is fourescore and fifteene leagues.  And the coast lieth from the said castle to the Westermost point of Trepoyntes, Southeast and by South, Northwest and by North.  Also the Westermost point of Trepoyntes is a low lande, lying halfe a mile out in the sea:  and vpon the innermost necke, to the land-ward, is a tuft of trees, and there we arriued the eleuenth day of Ianuary.

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