The West
Part Of The Land Was High-Browed, Much Like The Head Of A Gurnard, And
The Eastermost Land Was Lower, Having Three Tufts Of Trees Like Stacks
Of Corn.
Next day we only saw two of these trees, having removed more to
the eastwards.
We rode here from the 14th of February till the 14th of
April, having the wind always at S.W.
[Footnote 311: This is only to be understood as implying that the shore
was now higher in the eastern part of the voyage along the coast, than
formerly to the west on the coast of Mina; the east shore and the west
shore referring to the bight or bay of Benin. - E.]
[Footnote 312: It is probable that the two rivers mentioned in the text
under the names of Rio de Lagoa and Rio de Benin, are those now called
the Lagos creek and the great river Formosa, both in the negro kingdom
of Benin. - E.]
The 17th February our merchants weighed their goods and put them aboard
the pinnace to go into the river, on which day there came a great
current out of the river setting to the westwards. The 16th March our
pinnace came on board with Anthony Ingram the chief factor, bringing 94
bags of pepper and 28 elephants teeth. All his company were sick. The
19th our pinnace went again into the river, having the purser and
surgeon on board; and the 25th we sent the boat up the river again.
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