ed to be very considerable. I shall refer the reader to
his own account of it which he caused to be published in a single sheet
of paper, purposely for a caution to such as pass to and fro the English
Channel. And my own experience thus confirming to me the usefulness of
such a caution I was willing to take this occasion of helping towards the
making it the more public.

Not to trouble the reader with every day's run, nor with the winds or
weather (but only in the remoter parts, where it may be more particularly
useful) standing away from Cape la Hague, we made the start about 5 that
afternoon; which being the last land we saw of England, we reckoned our
departure from thence: though we had rather have taken it from the
Lizard, if the hazy weather would have suffered us to have seen it.

HIS ARRIVAL AT THE CANARY ISLANDS.

The first land we saw after we were out of the Channel was Cape
Finisterre, which we made on the 19th; and on the 28th made Lancerota,
one of the Canary Islands of which, and of Allegrance, another of them, I
have here given the sights, as they both appeared to us at two several
bearings and distances.

SANTA CRUZ IN TENERIFE; THE ROAD AND TOWN, AND SPANISH WRECK.

We were now standing away for the island Tenerife where I intended to
take in some wine and brandy for my voyage. On Sunday, half an hour past
3 in the afternoon, we made the island and crowded in with all our sails
till five; when the north-east point of the isle bore west-south-west
distance 7 leagues. But, being then so far off that I could not expect to
get in before night, I lay by till next morning, deliberating whether I
should put in at Santa Cruz, or at Oratavia, the one on the east, the
other on the west side of the island; which lies mostly north and south;
and these are the principal ports on each side. I chose Santa Cruz as the
better harbour (especially at this time of the year) and as best
furnished with that sort of wine which I had occasion to take in for my
voyage: so there I come to an anchor January 30th, in 33 fathom water,
black slimy ground; about half a mile from the shore; from which distance
I took the sight of the town.

In the road ships must ride in 30, 40, or 50 fathom water, not above half
a mile from the shore at farthest: and if there are many ships they must
ride close one by another. The shore is generally high land and in most
places steep too. This road lies so open to the east that winds from that