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The relation of IohnJohn [sic] Verarzanus a Florentine, of the landeland [sic] by him dicouereddisovered [sic] in the name of his MaietieMajesty [sic], written in Diepe the eighteigth [sic] of IulyJuly [sic] 1524.

I WꝛoteWrote [sic] not to your MaietieMajesty [sic] (mot ChꝛitianChristian [sic] king) ince the time weewe [sic] uffered the tempet in the NoꝛthNorth [sic] partesparts [sic], of the uccee of the fourefour [sic] Ships, which your MaietieMajesty [sic] ent foꝛthforth [sic] to dicouerdiscover [sic] new lands by the Ocean, thinking your MaietieMajesty [sic] had been alreadiealready [sic] duly enfoꝛmedinformed [sic] thereof. NoweNow [sic] by thee pꝛeentspresents [sic] I will giuegive [sic] your MaietieMajesty [sic] to vndertandunderstand [sic], howehow [sic] by the violence of the windeswinds [sic] weewe [sic] were foꝛcedforced [sic] with yee, ye; or thee, the [sic] two hips, the and the, in uch euillevil [sic] cae as they were, to landeland [sic] in Britain [sic]. Whereafter weewe [sic] had repaired them in all pointespoints [sic] as was needefullneedful [sic] and armed them very well, weewe [sic] took our coure a longalong [sic] by the coat of Spain [sic]. AfterwardesAfterwards [sic] with the alone, weewe [sic] determined to make dicoueriediscovery [sic] of newenew [sic] Countries, to pꝛoecuteprosecute [sic] at this pꝛesentpresent [sic] to recount unto your MaietieMajesty [sic], to make manifet the whole pꝛoceedingproceeding [sic] of the matter. The 17 of JanuarieJanuary [sic], the yeereyear [sic] 1524 by the grace of God, weewe [sic] departed from the dihabited RockeRock [sic], by the Ile of, appertaining to the king of Portugal [sic], with fiftiefifty [sic] men, with victuals, weapon, and other hip munition very well pꝛouidedprovided [sic] and furnihed foꝛfor [sic] 8 monethesmonths [sic]: And aylingsailing [sic] wetwards with a fairefair [sic] Eaterly windewind [sic], in 25. dayesdays [sic] weewe [sic] ranneran [sic] 500. leagues, and the 20. of FebꝛuarieFebruary [sic] weewe [sic] were ouertakenovertaken [sic] with as harpesharp [sic] and terrible a tempet as euerever [sic] any aylerssailors [sic] uffered: whereof with yee, ye; or thee, the [sic] diuinedivine [sic] helpehelp [sic] 🙰& [sic] mercifullmerciful [sic] aitaunceassistance [sic] of AlmightieAlmighty [sic] God, and the goodneegoodness [sic] of our hip accompanied Rh