On the 15th, it was proposed to proceed to Benin, but most of our people refused; wherefore it was agreed to remain as long as we could on the coast of Mina, leaving the Minion at Egrand, sending the Tiger to Perecow 4 leagues, west, and the Christopher to Weamba 10 leagues west, with directions in case of seeing any force they were unable to cope with, to come to leewards to us in the Minion at Egrand.  We remained here till the last of April, by which time many of our men fell sick and six of them died, and we could only trade with the natives three or four days of the week, as on the other days they could not come off to us.  The 3d May, as the pinnace had not come to us with cloth from the other ships, as promised, we sold French cloth, giving only three yards for every fuffe.  The 5th the negroes left us, saying they would be back in four days.  The 8th all our own cloth being sold, I called the people together, to ask them whether they chose to remain till the prize cloth was all sold.  They answered, that as several of our men were dead, and twenty now sick, they would not tarry, but desired that we should repair to the other two ships.  On the 10th we accordingly sailed in quest of the other ships, meaning to try what we could do at Don Johns town.  The 11th we joined the Christopher, which had done little.  The 13th the Tiger was sent down to Egrand, as we found no trade worth while at Perinnen.  The 14th the pinnace was sent with cloth to Weamba, where she had before got 10 libs. of gold.

The 21st we anchored before Don Johns town; and on the 22d we manned our boats and went close in shore, but the negroes would not come to us.  The 24th our pinnace came to us from Cormantine, where they had taken 2 libs. 5 oz. of gold.  The 25th the master of the Christopher sent his boat on shore at Mowre for ballast, when the negroes attempted to drive them off with stones; but our men slew and hurt several of them, then burnt their town and stove all their canoes.  The 27th we went to Cormantine, where we were joined next day by the Christopher.  The 2d June the Tiger came to us from Egrand and the pinnace from Weamba, the two having procured 50 libs. of gold.  The 4th we made sail and plied to windward for Chama, not being able to remain longer for want of victuals, and especially as our drink ran short.  The 7th we saw five Portuguese ships at anchor beside the castle.  The 8th George and Binny came off to us, and brought about 2 libs. of gold.  The 21st we put 25 Frenchmen into our pinnace with such victuals as we could spare, and sent them away.  The 25th we put to sea on our homeward voyage.  The 30th we fell in again with the land, 18 leagues to leeward of the place whence we had taken our departure, having been deceived by the current which sets continually towards the east.  The 7th July we fell in with the island of San Thome [280], where we wished to come to anchor; but the wind coming about we again made sail.  From that time till the 13th we were tossed about by baffling winds, and that day fell in again with San Thome.