At 7 AM it bore S. 47° East distant 6 Leagues and a Cluster of small Islands and Rocks bore N1/2E distant one League. At this time had a gentle breeze at ENE and clear weather. The cluster of Islands and Rocks just mention'd we named the Court of Aldermen, they _^^lay in the compass of about half a league every way and _^⁵3 Leagues from the main _^^{between which and them lay other Islands} the most of them are barren rocks and of these there is a very great Variety, some of them are of as small a compass as the Moniment in London and spire up to a much greater height; they lay in the Latitude of 36°..57' and some of them are inhabited — At Noon they bore S^o 60° East distant 3 or 4 Leagues and a Rock like a Castle lying not far from the main bore N. 40° West one League, Lat^d Observed 36°..58' S^o Course and distance sence yesterday at Noon is NNW1/2W. about 20 Leg^s. In this situation had 28 fathom water and a great many small Islands and Rocks on every side of us. The Main land appears here with a hilly, rugged, and barren surface, no Plantations to be seen and but few nor no other signs of its being well Inhabited —

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