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A briefe description of the voiage before handled, in manner of a Iournall.
The first of Maie 1598. with the eight shippes before mentioned, we set saile in the name of God from Texell in Holland.
The third of May we passed along the coast of England, descrying some of her Maiesties ships, and they vs, whom we honoured with discharge of our artillery.
The fourteenth we had sight of the Isle of Porto Santo lying in thirty two degrees.
The sixteenth, wee came within sight of the Canaries.
The twenty two, we first saw flying fishes.
The twenty three, we passed by the Isle Dell Sall.
The thirty one, we had a great storme, so that we lost sight one of another: but by night we came together againe.
The eighth of Iune wee crossed the Equinoctiall line.