ne might conclude they did not think
of going much farther. Besides I had like to have been embroiled with the
clergy here (of the Inquisition, as I suppose) and so my voyage might
have been hindered. What was said to them of me by some of my company
that went ashore I know not; but I was assured by a merchant there that
if they got me into their clutches (and it seems when I was last ashore
they had narrowly watched me) the governor himself could not release me.
Besides I might either be murdered in the streets, as he sent me word, or
poisoned, if I came ashore any more; and therefore he advised me to stay
aboard. Indeed I had now no further business ashore but to take leave of
the governor and therefore took his advice.

HIS DEPARTURE FOR NEW HOLLAND.

Our stay here was till the 23rd of April. I would have gone before if I
could sooner have fitted myself; but was now earnest to be gone, because
this harbour lies open to the south and south-south-west, which are
raging winds here, and now was the season for them. We had 2 or 3 touches
of them; and one pretty severe, and the ships ride there so near each
other that, if a cable would fail or an anchor start, you are instantly
aboard of one ship or other: and I was more afraid of being disabled he
in harbour by these blustering winds than discouraged by them, as my
people were, from prosecuting the voyage; for at present I even wished
for a brisk southerly wind, as soon as I should be once well out of the
harbour, to set me the sooner into the true general tradewind.

The tide of flood being spent, and having a fine land-breeze on the 23rd
in the morning, I went away from the anchoring place before it was light;
and then lay by till daylight that we might see the better how to go out
of the harbour. I had a pilot belonging to Mr. Cock who went out with me,
to whom I gave 3 dollars; but I found I could as well have gone out
myself by the soundings I made at coming in. The wind was east by north
and fair weather. By 10 o'clock I was got past all danger and then sent
away my pilot.

CAPE SALVADOR.

At 12 Cape Salvador bore north distant 6 leagues, and we had the winds
between the east by north and south-east a considerable time, so that we
kept along near the shore, commonly in sight of it. The southerly blasts
had now left us again; for they come at first in short flurries, and
shift to other points (for 10 or 12 days sometimes) before they are quite
set in: and we had