Then The People Of The Trinity Willed Us To Go 8 Or 9 Leagues Farther To The East, To Sell

Part of their wares at a place called _Perecow_, and another called _Perecow-grande_, still farther east, which is known

By a great hill near it called _Monte Rodondo_ lying to the westwards, and many palm trees by the water side. From thence we began our voyage homewards on the 13th of February, and plied along the coast till we came within 7 or 8 leagues of Cape Three-points. About 8 in the afternoon of the 15th we cast about to seawards. Whoever shall come from the coast of Mina homewards, ought to beware of the currents, and should be sure of making his way good as far west as Cape Palmas, where the current sets always to the eastwards. About 20 leagues east of Cape Palmas is a river called _De los Potos_, where abundance of fresh water and ballast may be had, and plenty of ivory or elephants teeth, which river is in four degrees and almost two terces, or 4 deg. 40' N. When you reckon to be as far west as Cape Palmas, being in lat. 1 deg. or 1 deg. 30' N. you may then stand W. or W. by N. till in lat. 3 deg. N. Then you may go W. or N.W. by W. till in lat. 5 deg. N. and then N.W. In lat. 6 deg. N. we met northerly winds and great ruffling tides, and as far as we could judge the current set N.N.W. Likewise between Cape Mount and Cape Verd there are great currents, which are very apt to deceive.

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