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Eastnortheast and Westsouthwest, and the distance is 25 leagues: and you shall see one iland that is called Santa Clara, which standeth 10 leagues to the Southward of Puna.

A note of certeine places vnto the Northwards of the Line.

IN primis, From Cape Blanco vnto Cape S. Laurence, the course is North and by East, South and by West, and the distance 60 leagues.

Item, From Cape S. Lorenço vnto Cape S. Francisco, the course is North and by East, South an by West, and the distance is 40 leagues.

Item, From Cape S. Franciso vnto the cape that is called Cape Blanco, which cape is on the coast of New Spaine, the course is Northnortheast and Southsouthwest, and the distance is 160 leagues: and you shall have a great currrent that setteth out of the bay of Panama; and the sayd current setteth South out.

Item, From Cape Blanco vnto the Port de Veles, the course is Northeast and Southwest, and the distance 8 leagues.

Item, From Port de Veles, vnto the port of S. Iohn, the course is Northwest and Southeast, and the distance is 17 leagues.

Item, From the port of S. Iohn vnto Rio Lexo, the course is Northwest, and Southeast, and the distance is 40 leagues.

Item. From Rio Lexo vnto the gulf of Fonsecco, the course is Westnorthwest, and Eastsoutheast, and they are distant 14 leagues.

Item, In the mouth of Rio Lexo there lieth one iland, and you must goe in on the Northwest part of that iland; on the which iland you may be bolde for to borrow on: and you must goe from that iland Southeast vp.

Item, That in the gulf of Fonsecco, you shall haue lying ten ilands, whereof three be peopled with Indians, whereon you may haue water, wood, and salt.

Item, On the West side of the gulfe of Fonsecco there is one towne of Indians, which is called Mapal, in which towne there is great store of beeues.