The Famous Voyage Of Sir Francis Drake Into The South Sea, And Therehence About The Whole Globe Of The Earth, Begun In The Year Of Our Lord 1577 Narrative By Francis Pretty
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He Resolved, Therefore, To Avoid These
Hazards, To Go Forward To The Islands Of The Malucos, And Therehence
To Sail
The course of the Portugals by the Cape of Buena Esperanza.
Upon this resolution he began to think of his
Best way to the Malucos,
and finding himself, where he now was, becalmed, he saw that of
necessity he must be forced to take a Spanish course; namely, to sail
somewhat northerly to get a good wind. We therefore set sail, and
sailed 600 leagues at the least for a good wind; and thus much we
sailed from the 16th of April till the third of June.
The fifth of June, being in 43 degrees towards the pole Arctic, we
found the air so cold, that our men being grievously pinched with the
same, complained of the extremity thereof; and the further we went,
the more the cold increased upon us. Whereupon we thought it best for
that time to seek the land, and did so; finding it not mountainous but
low plain land, till we came within 38 degrees towards the line. In
which height it pleased God to send us into a fair and good bay, with
a good wind to enter the same. In this bay we anchored; and the people
of the country, having their houses close by the water's side, shewed
themselves unto us, and sent a present to our General. When they came
unto us, they greatly wondered at the things that we brought.
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