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.

[Footnote 208:  The pledge was nephew to Sir John Yorke.—­Eden.]

[Footnote 209:  From the context, this seems to have been the place now called Cape Coast.—­E.]

On the 22d of April we were in lat. 8 deg. 40’ N. and continued our course to the north-west, having the wind at N.E. and E.N.E. sometimes at E. till the first of May, when we were in lat. 18 deg. 20’ N. Thence we had the wind at E. and E.N.E. sometimes E.S.E. when we reckoned the Cape Verd islands E.S.E. from us, and by estimation 48 leagues distant.  In 20 deg. and 21 deg.  N. we had the wind more to the east and south than before; and so we ran N.W. and N.N.W. sometimes N. by W. and N. till we came into lat. 31 deg.  N. when we reckoned ourselves 180 leagues S.W. by S. of the island of Flores.  Here we had the wind S.S.E. and shaped our course N.E.  In 23 deg. we had the wind at S. and S.W. and made our course N.N.E. in which direction we went to 40 deg., and then set our course N.E. having the wind at S.W. and the isle of Flores E. of us, 17 leagues distant.  In 41 deg. we had the wind N.E. and lay a course N.W.  Then we met the wind at W.N.W. and at W. within 6 leagues, when we went N.W.  We then altered to N.E. till in 42 deg. where we shaped our course E.N.E. judging the isle of Corvo to be W. of us, 36 leagues distant.  On the 21st of May we communed with John Rafe who judged us to be in lat. 39 deg. 30’ N. 25 leagues E. of Flora, and recommended to steer N.E.

It is to be noted that in lat. 9 deg.  N. on the 4th of September, we lost sight of the north star.  In lat. 45 deg.  N. the compass varied 8 deg. to the W. of N. In 40 deg.  N. it varied 15 deg..  And in 30 deg. 30’ N. its variation was 5 deg.  W.