water.

The 29. of April we could not as yet see our shippes, the wind being West.

The 30. of Aprill we had fayre weather with a West and West South West
wind, and then we saw many great birdes with white billes, which is a signe
not to bee far from the Cape de bona Sperance, we likewise saw certain
small birdes, speckled on their backes, and white vpon their breastes.

The first of May wee had a South winde with fayre weather hauing 34 degrees
and a halfe, holding our course West Southwest.

The seconde of May wee were vnder 35. degrees, and 1/2. holding our course
West and West and by North.

The fourth of May we found our selues to be vnder 37. degrees South South
East winde, our course being West and by North, and West North West.

The 5. and 6. of May we had all one winde at noone being vnder 35. degrees,
wee thought wee had passed the Cape, and held our course Northwest,
towardes Saint Helena, still without sight of our ships.

The 8. of May with a South wind wee helde North West and by West.

The 9. we had a calme with a gray sky, and were vnder 31. degrees and
twentie minutes, and then our portion of oyle was increased a glasse more
euery weeke, so that euery man had foure glasses.

The 10. we had stil South winds, and were vnder 29 deg.

[Sidenote: Signes of the Cape de bona Speranza.] The 14. of May twice or
thrice we saw reedes, called Trombos driuing on the water, being such as
driue about the the Cape de bona Speranza, which wee thought verie strange,
for that the Portingals write, that they are seen but thirtie myles from
the Cape, and wee gest our selues to be at the least 200. beyond it.

The 15. we still had a South East wind, and helde our course Northwest.

The 16. of May in the morning we saw two ships, whereat we much reioyced,
thinking they had beene our companie, we made to leewarde of them, and the
smallest of them comming somewhat neere vs, about the length of the shotte
of a great peece, shee made presently toward her fellow, whereby we
perceiued them to bee Frenchmen, yet we kept to leeward, thinking they
would haue come and spoken with vs, but it should seeme they feared vs, and
durst not come, but held their course Northeast; at noone we had the height
of 22. degrees, and 50. minutes with a Southeast wind, holding our course
Northwest.

The 17. of May wee were vnder 21. degrees and a halfe: the 18. the wind
being Southerly, we were vnder 19. degrees and a halfe.

The 19. and