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Northwest, and Southeast with the Cape of Saint Vincent.

And thou mayest worke thus being in Summer: for alwayes thou shalt haue the windes at Northwest. And beeing Northwest and Southeast with this Cape, thou shalt stirre Southeast and by East, and thou shalt so fall with the land 6. or 7. leagues to the windward off the Cape on the coast, which lyeth North and South: then thou shalt goe along the coast to the South vntill thou see the Cape. And the Cape standeth in 37. degrees: the markes be these.

It is a Cape not very hie, and is blacke, sloping to the sea.

And from thence thou shalt double the Asagresal Southeast; and so running, thou shalt then goe East vnto the Cape of S. Mary: and from this Cape goe East Northeast, and so thou shalt runne to haue sight of Arenas Gordas: and then thou shalt see presently a little hill towardes the East which is called Cabeça de Pedro Garcia. And if thou be benighted, and comming into 8. or 9. fathoms, then I wish thee to come to anchor, vntill it be day, and then call for a Pilote, that may by some meanes carie thee into harbour.

I aduise thee, if in the Winter time thou bee shot out of narrowest of the Channel of Bahama, and wouldest goe for Spaine, that thou must goe East Northeast, vntill thou be in 30. degrees rather lesse then more; and then thou mayest goe East and by South, because of the variation of the Compasse.

And stirring hence East Southeast, thou shalt goe on the Southside of Bermuda: and must goe with great care, because many haue bene lost heere about this Island, because of their negligence.

And when thou art sure thou art past this Island, then goe East Northeast, vntill thou bee in the height of seuen and thirtie degrees: which is in the height of the Island of Saint Marie. And going thus, and not seeing Land, but seeing the Sea to breake, make account it is the rocks called Las Hormigas.

And if thou thinke good to goe to Faial, thou shall goe till thou be in 38. degrees 1/2 scant, and then thou shalt goe East, and so shalt thou haue sight of Faial. The markes of it be these.

Comming out from Faial, and leauing all the Islandes, then