where at last he found himself ingag’d upon a Western Coast, altogether unknown. The Storm ceasing, without making further Discoveries, he pick’d his way homeward, at last Landing in the Haven of _Madera_: All his Crew but three and himself, with hardship, want, and the long Voyage having perish’d, himself dangerously sick, was carried into _Columbus_ his House; where lying on his Death-Bed, he bequeath’d to _Columbus_ his Maps, Journals, and other Observations of this his unfortunate Voyage.” _Columbus_ being by these Papers more confirm’d than ever in his Opinion of a New World in the West, declar’d what he verily believ’d, to the States of _Genoa_; but they look’d upon him as a vain and idle Fellow; yet _Columbus_ full of his great Project, thus slighted and scornfully rejected, sate not so down, but address’d himself to the King of _Portugal_, where they wearied him, spending long time with dilatory Answers, to no effect; the Opinion of a whole Court of expert Navigators having cast his Declaration out, as a _Chimera_ or meer Fancy. Soon after _Columbus_ sending his Brother into _England_, to move the Business to King _Henry_ the Seventh, he being taken Prisoner by the way, and lying long er’e his Release, came too late to the _English_ Court, prevented by the News of _Christopher_’s return with Success from his intended Voyage: For mean while _Ferdinando_ and _Isabella_ King of _Castile_, having finish’d his Wars with the _Moors_, had furnish’d him out for the Expedition; which he effected by the favor of _Alfonso Mendotio_ and _Alfonso Quintavilia_, both great Ministers of State under _Ferdinand_ and _Isabel_, and obtain’d so much at last, that he was sent with a hundred and twenty Souldiers, besides Sea-men, in two Ships, and one Pinnace. Thus supplied, he set Sail from _Cadiz_ upon the Kings account the fourth of _August, Anno 1492._ and first reach’d the _Canary-Islands_, and from thence steering South-West, the Wind in thirty three days scarce varying one Point: But though the Weather blew so constant, yet the Sea-men chang’d their Minds, and Storm’d quite contrary, crying, That _Columbus_ was guilty of all their Deaths: _For_ (said they, after they had lost sight of the _Canaries_ so many days, nothing appearing but Sea and Sky) _Who can hope for any Success or happy conclusion of so desperate a Voyage, so rashly undertaken, and found now so full of eminent danger?_ Yet _Columbus_ bore bravely up, and weather’d all their Exclamations, although they threatned no less than his Murder: At last Articling, they came to this Agreement, _That if after sailing forwards three days more, no Land were discover’d, they should return_: But about two a Clock the next Night, _Columbus_ saw a glimmering like Fire in the Sky, and in the Morning found himself close aboard a most pleasant Coast, where Landing with twelve Men, he erected a Cross cut out of a Tree. Thence he sail’d over to _Cuba_, where the