_ 20 _ caught sight of the Cape of Good Hope. That same day, we again sailed towards the shore. On Sunday morning, 19 November, we sailed once more towards the Cape but we were unable to round it, because the wind was south-south-east and the said cape lies north-east-southwest. On the same day, we turned out to sea, and on Monday night we sailed landwards. On Wednesday, with a following wind, we passed by the cape and ran along the coast close to the Cape of Good Hope. To the south, lies a very large bay that curves inland for a good six leagues and at its mouth is quite a few leagues broad. On Saturday afternoon, 25 November, the feast of St. Catherine, we entered the Bay of St. Bras [Mossel Bay] where we spent thirteen days and there dismantled the carrack carrying the supplies and transferred them to the other ships. The following Friday, while we were still in that Bay of St. Bras, about ninety dark- skinned men, resembling those from the bay of St. Helena, appeared. Some of them walked along the beach and others remained among the hills. At that time, all, or most of us, were in the captain-major's carrack. When we saw them, we went ashore in the boats, which were very well armed.
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