In this course we trended along the coast, which from Cape Race stretcheth into the Northwest, making a bay which some called Trepassa.  Then it goeth out againe toward the West, and maketh a point, which with Cape Race lieth in maner East and West.  But this point inclineth to the North:  to the West of which goeth in the bay of Placentia. [Sidenote:  Good soile.] We sent men on land to take view of the soyle along this coast, whereof they made good report, and some of them had wil to be planted there.  They saw Pease growing in great abundance euery where.

The distance betweene Cape Race and Cape Briton is 87 leagues.  In which Nauigation we spent 8 dayes, hauing many times the wind indifferent good; yet could we neuer attaine sight of any land all that time, seeing we were hindred by the current.  At last we fell into such flats and dangers, that hardly any of vs escaped:  where neuerthelesse we lost our Admiral with al the men and prouision, not knowing certainly the place.  Yet for inducing men of skill to make coniecture, by our course and way we held from Cape Race thither (that thereby the flats and dangers may be inserted in sea Cards, for warning to others that may follow the same course hereafter) I haue set downe the best reckonings that were kept by expert men, William Cox Master of the Hind, and Iohn Paul his mate, both of Limehouse.

Reckonings kept in our course from Cape Race towards Cape Briton, and the
  Island of Sablon, to the time and place where we lost our Admirall.

August 22. {West, 14. leagues. 
           {West and by South, 25. 
           {Westnorthwest, 25. 
           {Westnorthwest, 9. 
           {Southsouthwest, 10. 
           {Southwest, 12. 
           {Southsouthwest, 10. 
August 29. {Westnorthwest, 12.  Here we lost our Admiral.

Summe of these leagues, 117.

The reckoning of Iohn Paul masters mate from Cape Race.

August 22. {West, 14. leagues.
       23 {Northwest and by West, 9.
       24 {Southwest and by South, 5.
       25 {West and by South, 40.
       26 {West and by North, 7.
       27 {Southwest, 3.
       28 {Southwest, 9. 
           {Southwest, 7. 
           {Westsouthwest, 7.
       29 {Northwest and by West, 20.  Here we lost our Admirall.

Summe of all these leagues, 121.

Our course we held in clearing vs of these flats was Eastsoutheast, and
Southeast, and South 14 leagues with a marueilous scant winde.

The maner how our Admirall was lost.

[Sidenote:  August 27.] Vpon Tewsday the 27 of August, toward the euening, our Generall caused them in his frigat to sound, who found white sande at 35. fadome, being then in latitude about 44 degrees.

Wednesday toward night the wind came South, and wee bare with the land all that night, Westnorthwest, contrary to the mind of master Cox:  neuerthelesse wee followed the Admirall, depriued of power to preuent a mischiefe, which by no contradiction could be brought to hold other course, alleaging they could not make the ship to worke better, nor to lie otherwaies.