[2] Mr Clarke Alleges, That Lichefield, Our Original Translator, Has Fallen Into An Error In This Date, Which Ought To Have Been The 28th July.

- E.

[3] If Saturday were the 5th July, on which the fleet sailed from Lisbon, the 3d of August must have been on Thursday. But it does not seem necessary to insist upon such minute critical accuracy; which, besides, is unattainable. - E.

[4] This strange expression probably means, that Gama stretched directly across the gulf of Guinea, not creeping as usual along the coast, and endeavoured to make a direct course for the Cape of Good Hope. - E.

[5] Our old English translator, Lichefield, strangely mistakes in calling this place the _island_ of Sancta Haelena; which is assuredly St Elena bay, in lat. 32 deg. 40' S. It has since been sometimes named St Martin's bay, but the proper and general name is the bay of St Elena, the S. W. point of entry being called St Martin's Point. - E.

[6] Perhaps the Berg river, at the bottom of St Elena bay. - E.

[7] This paragraph is added to relation of Castenada from the works of Faria and Osorius. - Clarke.

[8] If the Thursday on which they came in sight of the Cape were the 16th, the Wednesday following must have been the 22nd of the month. - E.

[9] This paragraph is an addition to the text of Castaneda from Osorius - Clarke, I. 342

[10] From the circumstances in the text, this watering-place of St Blaze is probably what is now called St Katherines or St Sebastians Bay; yet that place hardly exceeds forty-seven Portuguese leagues east from the cape.

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