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Moreover, because we were afraid cf fome huge rocks that lye in the fea, chiefly of them which the seamen call Leuci, they obferv'd them diligently, not only in their fea chart, to know which way they might avoid them, but kept a good watch all that night to obferve them, and fo with the help of God we got fafely clear of them.

A little after we came in view of the kingdom of Tunis in Africa, with fome adjacent iflands; amongst them there is one call'd Simles, which, tho' but small, is very fruitful, and therein groweth the best Aristolochia rotunda in abundance.

We loft this the next morning, and weftward upon Sept. ro, our right hand, at about forty miles diftance, we faw another, call'd Panthalarea, fubject to the King of Spain, which is inhabited by above three hundred people; Sicily on our left, because the night fell in, we did not then fee, but came fo near it, that early in the morning we could not only fee the hills and mountains, and chiefly the Mongibello, which is very high, fituated at the other fide of the famous city of Syracufa, but also the buildings and fteeples diftinctly; we fail'd alfo the whole day by that fide that lieth over-against the ifle of Malta, fo long till we came to the last point thereof: And altho' we were not in a little danger there, because of the war, yet we saw no more than one small fhip early in the morning by Malta, which we took to be of Marseilles. So, God be praifed, we arrived very well, and without any hindrance at the fartheft point of Sicily, on the 11th day of September in the evening, which is reckon'd to be 900 Italian miles from Marseilles; and we hoped alfo with the help of the Almighty to go the reft of our voyage to Cyprus, which is 1300 more, three of which are reckon'd to a French league, for we croffed the Adriatick and Tyrrhenian feas, fo happily by good weather, as if we had gone the other way through the ftreights. And although we fail'd on very faft, yet the wind was uncertain, for one arofe after another, fo that we had three feveral winds that night and day, viz. first, 12, 13Maiftral after midnight, which lafted until morning; then the Betfch, that blew from fouth-weft very violently, in Latin call'd Africus, which lafted till night; then

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follow'd the Ponente, which bloweth from the west towards night, which commonly arifeth upon the coast of Africa, as the old feamen obferve, and we found it Sept. 14. fo ourselves, on the day of the Holy Cross, not without trouble or danger; for as the feamen kept that day, and according to their old cuftom difcharged three great guns, the Betfch arofe immediately with very great violence, fo that the waves fwell'd very high, and the fhip was tofs'd about from one fide to the other, and did rock us fo, that if we had not held ourfelves, we could not have kept our places, as did happen to fome of our company that did not observe this, and were strangely tumbled about in the fhip, and forc'd to creep on all fours to their places again. This wind began to remit towards night, when the Maiftral began to blow. With this Maiftral we went on, and came fo far, that on monday the 15th of September early, we did make the island Candy, and foon after another, now call'd Cerigo, anciently Cythera, near to the Morea. That day we had very good weather, and it was fo calm that we could reach no further than to the point of Candy. Thus going on, another wind arofe, blowing from fouth-eaft, call'd Sirocco, and in Latin, Vulturnus, which was contrary too, and hinder'd us very much, fo that we were forced to fail upon one fide, to weather the point from one fide to the other; when we came to the fide of Creet, and our patron would neither land in Candy nor in a little inland call'd Legofia, we turn'd on wednesday towards Africa. Some while after, a very great tempeft arofe, with thunder and lightning, fo that we had work enough with our fails, and to rule the fhip that it might take no hurt; and we failing thus against the wind, that it might not caft us back, this made. us more work than the reft, for the waves went against us fo vehemently, that when we were mounted to the top of a wave, we feem'd to look down thence into a deep and dark valley; then down we went again with such a fury, that we thought we should defcend to the bottom, which continued almoft till the next morning. And although the tempeft had thrown us a good way back, yet in a little time we got fo far

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forward again, that we could defcry Candy, and the little ifland Legofia. Just then we fpy'd two ships, one a bark, ten miles off to the left, and the other a great hip going to Africa.

After we were thus gone along by Creet, we came Sept. 18. on friday just over-against the city of Candy; it came to be fo calm and fo warm, that we could hardly perceive we were come above three or four miles. We going thus flowly, fome of our company jump'd out into the fea to wash themfelves; but the mate of our ship run. a fish through with a long fpear for that purpofe, call'd Lifcha, and fo pull'd it out; this was delicately colour'd, and very pleasant to look upon; his back was blew, and his belly white and glifning, above a yard long, of a tender flesh, and very good to eat: This feems to have been a Tunny.

Juft over-against it is a monaftry of St Francis, in which is a very good Apothecary's shop, and a delicate garden, fill'd with ftrange and useful plants.

There is alfo not far off a good and fafe port, call'd Califme, where we would willingly have taken. in water, but because it lay thirty miles before us, and the wind, Sirocco, contrary to us, began to blow again, and hindred us in this enterprise; we fteer'd on faturday towards the fouth, that we might reach it the next morning.

About noon, when we turn'd again to the Porto, we faw another fhip on the left, and because we did not know how to truft her, we look'd to our great guns, of which we had thirteen, and got them ready, and also the rest of our arms, &c. But the longer we look'd upon the fhip, the farther we perceived her go from us. When we came within twelve miles of the port, and hoped to make it, the wind changed, and the Tramontana blew from the north vehemently; fo we went on in our right course to the islands Calderon and Christiana, fo that on monday we paffed the furtheft point of Creet, call'd Caput Salomonis, where we faw on the hight another island, fituated fixty Italian miles from Rhodus, call'd Scarpanthos, and alfo Carpathos, where night befel us. But when we expected to go forwards with this wind, we

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Part I loft it, and it changed into Græco again, contrary to us, and fo we could not go on farther, but were forced to crofs up and down and to weather the point. On Monday we faw a fhip that came directly down upon us, wherefore we went to meet her, and put our flag at the top of our main-maft. But when we came nearer we knew her to be a Marfilian, called Santa Maria de Lacura Burfa, they did send out one of their boats to tell us, that they came feven weeks agone from Tripoli, and that they wanted bifcuits very much, and therefore defired us to let them have fome of ours, to which we willingly agreed, and let them have what they would, and fo they were very well pleafed. While this was done, a good wind arofe again, ferving us both, called Tramontana, fo that we could go forwards and they homewards, and fo we parted. Then our mafter ordered three guns to be difcharged, which they anfwered with two, fo we went on, and loft fight of one another in half an hour's time.

Here is to be observed, that of the four cardinal, and four fide winds, five were for us; for we could go on as well with the Tramontana and the Midi, called north and fouth, as with the three other, called north-weft, weft, and fouth-weft, and fo we had three contrary ones, Syrocco, Levantino, and Graco, which were contrary to us in our going; during this wind we went on with fuch speed, that on the 24th of September in the evening we faw the great ifland Cyprus, five hundred miles beyond Candy. But because we had fteered too much on the right, we were forced to fpend all that night and the next day before we could come to Cyprus. The fame morning we faw the high mountain Libanus in Syria, two hundred miles diftant from us, and fo at night we got into the harbour of Salamine: Here is made the best bay-falt that is in the world. Here we also difcharged three guns, for joy of our fafe arrival, and fome of us landed, together with our mafter, to take in water, and to enquire after our friends and acquaintance. No fooner were we landed, but we met with two travelling Turks, with an Italian that understood their language: They fpake to us by their interpreter, and conducted us to their Colonel, who was encamped

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near the market-place of Salamine upon a hill, where one might fee a great way off into the fea. After an hour's walk we came in fight of him, and faw about thirty tents, and amongst them his alfo, where we faw fome curious tapestry spread, and him fitting in the midft, with a delicate white turbant, and a long red lined Caban.

He held in his hand a long iron, like a grater we use to grate bread withal, only it was a great deal fmaller: The Turkish perfons of quality have generally fuch irons in their hand in the fummer-time; which they put in between their back and cloaths to fcrach their backs when they itch: About him fat fome more gentlemen bended down, and others kept centinel without his tent, with guns and fcymiters well provided. Amongst the rest there was one of a good presence covered with a Tyger's skin, that held a great iron club in his hand. Upon his defire we went to him, with the usual reverences, according to their cuftom, bending our head and the whole body downwards, and laying the right hand upon our breasts: Our mafter alfo pulled off his fhoes, went in, and fate down with the reft before him: But we two fet ourselves down without upon two feats that were brought us. Then the Lord began to ask our mafter, by his interpreter, from whence we came, how long we had been a coming, what merchandizes we had brought, and whether we defigned to make any fale there; which questions our mafter anfwered. Then he began to enquire after news: viz. whereabout the Spanifh Armada was at prefent, and how ftrong it was reputed; whether the King of Spain had made any leagues with other princes; and how the King of France did agree with his Hugonots; how ftrong the city of Rochelle was, and whether the King took it by violence, or whether they submitted themselves voluntarily. After this conference had lasted for half an hour, he difiniffed us with great civility, giving us leave to go about our affairs. So we went off with the ufual ceremonies, and went the fame evening into the market of Salamine, to enquire after our friends; but we found this market-town, and alfo all the neighbourhood fo ftrangly fpoiled, that there were but very few whole houfes ftanding. But

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