LAURENCE ALDERSEY ad. 



1586. 



were all permitted to come on shoare, and I was caried 



to the English house in Zante, where I was very well 



entertained. The commodities of Zante are Currans and 



oyle : the situation of the Towne is under a very great 



hill, upon which standeth a very strong Castle, which 



commaundeth the Towne. At Zante we tooke in a 



Captaine and 16. souldiers, with other passengers. Wee 



departed from Zante upon Tuesday the 15. of April, 



and the next day we ankered at a small Island, called 



Strivalia, which is desolate of people, saving a fewe Strivalia. 



religious men, who entertained us well, without taking 



any money : but of courtesie we bestowed somewhat 



upon them for their maintenance, and then they gave 



us a couple of leane sheepe, which we caried aboord. 



The last day of Aprill, wee arrived at Candie, at a Castle', Candie. 



called Sowday, where wee set the Captaine, Souldiers, 



and Mariners ashoare, which wee tooke in at Zante, 



with all their carriage. 



The second day of May wee set saile againe, and the May. 



fourth day came to the Islands of Milo, where we ™ e , Is/an t° f 



1 j 1 r 1 1 11 1 Mt/o, in olde 



ankered, and round the people there very courteous, and t - me ca n e j 



tooke in such necessaries as we wanted. The Islands Sporades. 



are in my judgement a hundred in number, and all within 



the compasse of a hundred miles. 



The 11. day, the Chaus, which is the greatest man 

 there in authoritie, for certaine offences done in a little 

 Chappell by the water side, which they saide one of our 

 shippe had done, and imputed it to mee, because I was 

 seene goe into it three dayes before, came to us, and 

 made much a doe, so that we were faine to come out 

 of our shippe armed : but by three pieces of golde the 

 brabling was ended, and we came to our shippe. This 

 day wee also set saile, and the next day passed by the 

 Castle of Serpeto, which is an old ruinated thing, and 

 standeth under a hils side. 



The 13. day we passed by the Island of Paris, and 

 the Island of the bankes of Helicon, and the Island called 

 Ditter, where are many boares, and the women bee 



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