The 20 of March the three shippes the Hopewell, the Iohn Euangelist, and the little Iohn, put to sea from Plymmouth with two small Shallops.
The 25 at midnight both our Shallops were sunke being towed at the ships stearnes by the Boatswaines negligence.
On the 30 we saw a head vs that part of the coast of Barbary, lying East of Cape Cantyn, and the Bay of Asaphi.
The next day we came to the Ile of Mogador, where rode, at our passing by, a Pinnesse of London called the Mooneshine.
Aprill.
On the first of Aprill we ankored in Santa Cruz rode, where we found two great shippes of London lading in Sugar, of whom we had 2 shipboats to supply the losse of our Shalops.
On the 2 we set sayle from the rode of Santa Cruz for the Canaries.
On Saturday the 4 we saw Alegranza, the East Ile of the Canaries.
On Sunday the 5 of Aprill we gaue chase to a double flyboat, the which, we also the same day fought with, and tooke her, with losse of three of their men slaine, and one hurt.
On Munday the 6 we saw Grand Canarie, and the next day we landed and tooke in fresh water on the Southside thereof.