...England. On the 15th June 1580, he passed the southern point of Africa, which, says an old author, " is a most stately thing, and the fairest cape we saw in the whole circumference of the earth ;"t and on the 26th of September anchored safely at Plymouth, after an absence of two years and nearly...

...England. On the 15th June, 1580, he passed the southern point of Africa, which, says an old author, " is a most stately thing, and the fairest cape we saw in the whole circumference of the earth ;"* and on the 26th of September anchored safely at Plymouth, after an absence of two years and nearly ten...

...extremity of Africa ; and the ship's company were surprised that in doubling this dreaded promontory, — " a most stately thing, and the fairest cape we saw in the whole circumference of the earth," — no violent tempests or awful perils were encountered. They unhesitatingly denounced the description...

...most dangerous Cape of the world, neuer without intolerable stormes and present danger to trauailers, which come neere the same. This Cape is a most stately...of the earth, and we passed by it the 18. of June. Sixmi From thence we continued our course to Sierra Leona, on the coast of Guinea, where we arriued...

...gathered round, one rejoicing m the company of another." s The Cape is described by another chronicler as "a most stately thing, and the fairest cape we saw in the whole circumference of the earth." They passed it in perfectly calm and clear weather ; making them affirm, that the Portuguese had not...

...in calm, clear weather, they swept round the foot of Table Mountain—" the most stately thing and fairest cape we saw in the whole circumference of the earth "—and having watered at the mouth of the Tagoine, and supplied themselves with oysters and with lemons, they...

...cape of the world, never without intolerable storms and present danger to travellers who come near the same. This Cape is a most stately thing, and the fairest i The accounts given here of the first English voyages to the East are taken from The Principal Navigatioiu,...

...Englishman to visit India. 1580. — Francis Drake on his way home sighted the Cape on 18th June, " a most stately thing, and the fairest cape we saw in the whole circumference of the earth." 1591. — George Raymond's fleet of three vessels, the first English ships to harbour on the South...

...cape of the world, never without intolerable storms and present danger to travellers who come near the same. This cape is a most stately thing, and the...whole circumference of the earth, and we passed by it on the 18th of June." In 1583 four English traders in precious stones, acting partly on their own account...

...cape of the world, never without intolerable storms and present danger to travellers who come near the same. This Cape is a most stately thing, and the...cape we saw in the whole circumference of the earth." Ten years later Linschoten describes the innocent surprise of a Portuguese captain " that God the Lord...