He thought it not good to return by the Straits, for two special causes;
the one, lest the Spaniards should there wait and attend for him in
great number and strength, whose hands, he, being left but one ship,
could not possibly escape. The other cause was the dangerous situation
of the mouth of the Straits in the South Sea; where continual storms
reigning and blustering, as he found by experience, besides the shoals
and sands upon the coast, he thought it not a good course to adventure
that way. He resolved, therefore, to avoid these hazards, to go forward
to the Islands of the Malucos, and therehence to sail the course of the
Portugals by the Cape of Buena Esperanza. Upon this resolution he began
to think of his best way to the Malucos, and finding himself, where he
now was, becalmed, he saw that of necessity he must be forced to take a
Spanish course; namely, to sail somewhat northerly to get a good wind.
We therefore set sail, and sailed 600 leagues at the least for a good
wind; and thus much we sailed from the 16th of April till the third of
June.

The fifth of June, being in 43 degrees towards the pole Arctic, we found
the air so cold, that our men being grievously pinched with the same,
complained of the extremity thereof; and the further we went, the more
the cold increased upon us. Whereupon we thought it best for that time
to seek the land, and did so; finding it not mountainous but low plain
land, till we came within 38 degrees towards the line. In which height
it pleased God to send us into a fair and good bay, with a good wind to
enter the same. In this bay we anchored; and the people of the country,
having their houses close by the water's side, shewed themselves unto
us, and sent a present to our General. When they came unto us, they
greatly wondered at the things that we brought. But our General,
according to his natural and accustomed humanity, courteously intreated
them, and liberally bestowed on them necessary things to cover their