The 14 the riuer of Benin was Northeast 7 leagues from the shore, and there was little winde and towards night calme.
The l7 a faire temperate day the winde variable, and we had of latitude foure degrees and 20 minutes.
The 25 a faire temperate day the winde variable, and here we had three degrees and 29 minuts of latitude.
[Sidenote: A deceiptfll currant.] The 8 of May we had sight of the shore, which was part of Cauo de Monte, but we did not thinke we had beene so farre, but it came so to passe by reason of the currant. In this place M. Towrson was in like maner deceiued with the currant.
The 9 we had sight of Cauo de monte.
The 17 a darke drowsie day, this was the first night that I tooke the North starre.
The 26 a temperate day with litle winde, and we were in 12 degrees and 13 minutes of latitude.
The 30 we met a great sea out of the Northwest.
The 6 of Iune we found it as temperate as if we had beene in England, and yet we were within the height of the sunne, for it was declined 23 degrees, and 26 minuts to the Northward, and we had 15 degrees of latitude.
The 8 faire and temperate as in England, here we met with a counter sea, out of the Southborde.