The principal nauigations, voyages, traffiques and discoueries of the English nation. [vols. 1-3] made by sea or ouer-land, to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1600. yeres: deuided into three seuerall volumes, according to the positions of the regions, whereunto they were directed. The first volume containeth the worthy discoueries, &c. of the English ... The second volume comprehendeth the principall nauigations ... to the south and south-east parts of the world ... By Richard Hakluyt preacher, and sometime student of Christ-Church in Oxford.

A note of our course kept from the iland Seboion vnto the Southwards.

ITem, From the iland of Seboion vnto the East end of the iland called Pannay, the course is Southeast and by South, Northwest and by West,* 1.1 and the distance is 22 leagues.

Item, That off the Easter end of the iland of Pannay there lie cert••ine small ilands, vnto the number of 12 or more, and you shall haue shoald water among them.

Item, From the Easter end of Pannay vnto a bay that i•• called The bay of Lago grande, on the same iland, the course is Westsouthwest, and Eastnortheast, and the di••••ance is 18 leagues.* 1.2

Item, From the bay of Lago grande vnto the iland that is called Ysla de los Negros, is the distance of 6 leagues Southeast and Northwest.* 1.3

Item, From the bay of Lago grande vnto three small ilands that stand in the latitude of 10 degrees, the course is South and by West 12 leagues. Furthermore, from those three ilands vnto the Westermost end of Ysla de los Negros, the course is Southwest and Northeast 10 leagues,* 1.4 where we were cleere of the ilands of the Philippinas.

Item, From the South end of Ysla de los Negros vnto the North head of the iland called Mindanao, the course is South and North, and the distance is 30 leagues.* 1.5

Item, From the North end of Mindanao vnto the South head of the sayd iland, which is cal∣led Cape Cannal, the course is South and by West, North and by East, and the distance is 26 leagues.* 1.6

* 1.7Item, From the cape of Cannal betweene the South and the Westsouthwest about 10 or 12 leagues off you shall haue great store of small ilands, about the number of 24 or more.

Item, From the cape of Cannal vnto the cape of Batochina, the course is Sou••hsouthwest, and Northnortheast, and the distance is 100 leagues,* 1.8 and betweene them setteth a great current vnto the Eastward.

Item, From the cape of Batochina vnto the West head of Iaua minor, the course is Southwest a••d by South, Northeast and by North, and the distance betweene them is 220 leagues.* 1.9

Item, From the West end of Iaua minor vnto the East end of Iaua maior, the course is West and by North, and East & by South, and the distance betweene them is 18 leagues:* 1.10 in the which course there lieth one * 1.11iland betweene them, which iland is in length 14 leagues.

Item, From the East end of Iaua maior vnto the cape of Buena Esperança, the course is West and by South, and Westsouthwest, and the distance betweene them is 1800 leagues.* 1.12

* 1.13Item, That Cape Falso standeth 30 leagues to the Eastward of Cape de Buena Esperança, & off the sayd Cape Falso you shal haue shoalding 20 leagues off in 80 or 90 fadoms, & the course is from Ca••e Falso vnto the cape of Buena Esperança Westnorthwest and Eastsoutheast.* 1.14

Notes

• * 1.1

  Leagues 22.
• * 1.2

  Leagues 18.
• * 1.3

  Leagues 6.
• * 1.4

  Leagues 10.
• * 1.5

  Leagues 30.
• * 1.6

  Leagues 26.
• * 1.7

  Leagues 1••.
• * 1.8

  Leagues 100.
• * 1.9

  Leagues 220.
• * 1.10

  Leagues 18.
• * 1.11

  This is ••he isle o•• Baly.
• * 1.12

  Leagues 1800
• * 1.13

  Leagues 30.
• * 1.14

  Leagues in all are 2292.