About this time, our Consort the None-such parted with us, she directly for the Carribby Ilands, we for St. _Jago_, one of the Ilands of _Cape Verd_; where wee were to trade for _Negros_, Horses, and Cattell; which we were to sell at the _Barbados_. So, keeping our course about 80. Leagues from the Coast of _Spaine_ and _Barbarie_, the first land wee discovered, was the Ile of _Porto Santo_; which lyeth in 33. degrees to the _Noreward_; which wee left of our _Larboard_ side: When presently after, we had sight of the _Maderas_, which we sayld close by, and had a full view of the place; so Rocky, and Mountainous, and the ground so miserably burnt with the Sun, as we could perceive no part of it either Hill or Valley, that had the least appearance of green, nor any tree bigger then a small Hathorne and very few of those. Between this and three inconsiderable Ilands called the _Deserts_, which appeared to us like the tops of large buildings; no unevennesse or risings and fallings, but levell as the toppe of a large Church or Barne; but burnt worse then the other, so that instead of the fresh and lively greenes, other Countreys put on at this time of the yeare: these were apparell’d with Russets, or at best _Phyliamorts_. But it fell out that this yeere the summer was there hotter then usually, and the Sea men that were with us, gave us to understand, that they never had seen it so burnt as now, and that the _Leeward_ part of it was, at other times, exceeding fruitfull and pleasant, abounding with all sorts of excellent fruits, Corne, Wine, Oyle, and the best Sugars; with Horses, Cattell, Sheep, Goates, Hogges, Poultrey; of all sorts, and the best sorts of Sea fish. These Ilands lye neere 33. degrees to the _Noreward_. Having past between these (leaving the _Maderas_ on of our _Starboard_ side) wee found a constant trade-wind to carry us to the _Southward_, When the next Iland that came in our view, was _Bona Vista_; but at such a distance, as we could hardly discerne colours, but the generall Landscape of the hills seemed to us very beautifull, gently rising and falling, without Rockes or high precipices. This Iland is famous, for excellent Salt, and for Horses, which in one property, excell all that ever I have seene; their hooves being to that degree of hardnesse, and toughnesse, that we ride them at the _Barbados_, downe sharp and steepie Rocks, without shooes; and no Goates goe surer upon the sides of Rockes and Hills then they; and many of them very strong and clean limb’d. This Iland, wee left ten Leagues, or thereabouts on our Larboard side, and next to it, the Ile of _May_; famous for store of excellent Salt.