This night at 9 o’clock the wind came to east, which used ordinarily to be at N.N.W. off shore[235]; yet we weighed and hauled off south to seawards, and next morning stood in again towards the land, whence we took in 6 tons of water for our ship, the Hind probably taking as much.  On this part of the coast I could not find that the natives had any gold or other valuable article of trade, for indeed they are so savage and idle that they give not themselves the trouble to seek for any thing, for if they would take pains they might easily gather large quantities of grains, yet I do not believe there were two tons to be had in all that river.  They have many fowls likewise in their woods, but the people are not at the trouble to catch them.  While here I collected the following words of their language, all of which they speak very thick, often repeating one word three times successively, and always the last time longer than the two former.

[Footnote 235:  The text here is probably corrupt.  The direct off-shore wind on the grain coast of Africa is N.E.  The wind at N.N.W. certainly is in some degree off-shore, but very obliquely; and the wind at east is more direct from shore.—­E.]

Bezow! bezow!             Is their salutation. 
Manegete afoye,[236],     Grains enough. 
Crocow afoye,            Hens enough. 
Zeramme afoye,           Have you enough? 
Begge sacke,             Give me a knife. 
Begge come,              Give me bread. 
Borke,                   Silence! 
Contrecke,               You lie! 
Veede,                   Put forth, or empty. 
Brekeke,                 Row! 
Diago, or dabo,          Captain, or chief.

[Footnote 236:  In some maps the grain coast is named Malaguete, probably from this word, and consequently synonimous with the ordinary name.  It is likewise called the Windward coast.—­E.]

Towards night on the 18th, while sailing along the coast, we fell in with some boats or canoes, when the natives expressed by signs that we were abreast of a river where we might have grains, but we did not think it right to stop there, lest other ships might get before us.  This river has three great rocks and five small ones lying before it, with one great tree and a small one close by the river, which exceed all the rest in height.  This night we proceeded 10 leagues along the coast.  About noon of the 19th, while proceeding along shore, three boats came off to tell us we might have grains, and brought some to shew, but we did not choose to stop.  Continuing our course we anchored at night, having run this day 10 leagues.  On the 20th as the Hind had come to anchor near us among some rocks and foul ground, she lost a small anchor.  While passing along shore about noon a negro came off to us as before, offering grains if we would go on shore, and where we anchored at night another brought us a similar intimation, besides which a fire was kindled on shore, as if indicating where we might land, which was likewise done on other