This Cape Lieth South-South-West From St.
John's; It Is A Low Land, Being Off From The Cape About Half A League;
Within The Sea Riseth Up A Rock Against The Point Of The Cape, Which
Thereby Is Easily Known.
It is in latitude 46 degrees 25 minutes.
Under this cape we were becalmed a small time, during which
We laid
out hooks and lines to take cod, and drew in less than two hours fish
so large and in such abundance, that many days after we fed upon no
other provision. From hence we shaped our course unto the island of
Sablon, if conveniently it would so fall out, also directly to Cape
Breton.
Sablon lieth to the seaward of Cape Breton about 25 leagues, whither
we were determined to go upon intelligence we had of a Portugal,
during our abode in St. John's, who was himself present when the
Portugals, above thirty years past, did put into the same island both
neat and swine to breed, which were since exceedingly multiplied. This
seemed unto us very happy tidings, to have in an island lying so near
unto the main, which we intended to plant upon, such store of cattle,
whereby we might at all times conveniently be relieved of victual, and
served of store for breed.
In this course we trended along the coast, which from Cape Race
stretcheth into the north-west, making a bay which some called
Trepassa. Then it goeth out again towards the west, and maketh a
point, which with Cape Race lieth in manner east and west.
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