When it was day we steered north-east half east, then north-east- by-east till seven o'clock, and, being then seven or eight leagues off shore, we steered away east, the shore trending east-by-south.

We had very much rain all night, so that we could not carry much sail, yet we had a very steady gale.

At eight this morning the weather cleared up, and the wind decreased to a fine top-gallant gale, and settled at west-by- south.

We had more rain these three days past, than all the voyage, in so short a time.

We were now about six leagues from the land of New Guinea, which appeared very high; and we saw two headlands about twenty leagues asunder, the one to the east and the other to the west, which last is called the Cape of Good Hope.