61 Philip Leigh
Transcribed from xerograph of his log kept in ‘Berkley Castle’ (which he consistently calls ‘Castile’, and which the DR unexpectedly makes ‘Towr van London’). Dates are of course Old Style*. From England June 27, 1686.
Monday 18 [October] 1686 ... wee saw the land bearing EtNEt the Etmost which is a smooth land with a rising in the middle that wee made to bee Cape degullis ... tackt and lay of SSWt till morning then Cape degullis bore EtNEt½N and Cape falsoe No this Cape falsoe is a very scragged land and the Wt most end makes like an Island....
Tuesday 19 ... at 12 the Lyons Mount or the sugerlofe hill bore So some 2 miles* of ... [went into Table Bay, dr 29/10] here wee [had] very good refreshing but very deare 23 dollers for a Cow and 5 for a Sheepe....
Satarnday 23. This day Capt Welldon came into the roade [Courtgene, an unexpectedly Dutch name, dr 2/11].
Sunday 24. This day abought 4 after noone having dispatched all our business wee came to saile and stood into the shore and fired to the fort 7 guns which was answered with the like then stood of with the wind att SWt till 9 then it fell calme and wee droue upon Penguin Island that wee were forced to anchore in 14 fathom.
Monday 25. att 5 in the morning wee came to saile [dr 3/11]....
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