[Footnote 208:

The pledge was nephew to Sir John Yorke.

- _Eden_.]

[Footnote 209: From the context, this seems to have been the place now called Cape Coast. - E.]

On the 22d of April we were in lat. 8 deg. 40' N. and continued our course to the north-west, having the wind at N.E. and E.N.E. sometimes at E. till the first of May, when we were in lat. 18 deg. 20' N. Thence we had the wind at E. and E.N.E. sometimes E.S.E. when we reckoned the Cape Verd islands E.S.E. from us, and by estimation 48 leagues distant. In 20 deg. and 21 deg. N. we had the wind more to the east and south than before; and so we ran N.W. and N.N.W. sometimes N. by W. and N. till we came into lat. 31 deg. N. when we reckoned ourselves 180 leagues S.W. by S. of the island of Flores. Here we had the wind S.S.E. and shaped our course N.E. In 23 deg. we had the wind at S. and S.W. and made our course N.N.E. in which direction we went to 40 deg., and then set our course N.E. having the wind at S.W. and the isle of Flores E. of us, 17 leagues distant. In 41 deg. we had the wind N.E. and lay a course N.W. Then we met the wind at W.N.W. and at W. within 6 leagues, when we went N.W. We then altered to N.E. till in 42 deg.

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