LAURENCE ALDERSEY 



A.D. 



1586. 



The second voyage of M. Laurence Aldersey, to 

 the Cities of Alexandria, and Cayro in Aegypt. 

 Anno 1586. 



Embarked my selfe at Bristoll, in the 

 Hercules, a good ship of London, and 

 set saile the 21 day of Februarie, about 

 ten of the clocke in the morning, having 

 a merry winde : but the 23 day, there 

 arose a very great storme, and in the 

 mids of it we descried a small boate of 



the burden of ten tunnes, with foure men in her, in very 

 great danger, who called a maine for our helpe. Where- 

 upon our Master made towardes them, and tooke them 

 into our ship, and let the boate, which was laden with 

 timber, and appertained to Chepstow, to runne a drift. 

 The same night about midnight arose another great 

 storme, but the winde was large with us, untill the 27 of 

 the same moneth, which then grew somewhat contrary : 

 yet notwithstanding we held on our course, and the tenth 

 day of March, we descried a saile about Cape Sprat, 

 which is a litle on this side the streight of Gibraltare, 

 but we spake not with her. The next day we descried 

 twelve sayle more, with whom we thought to have 

 spoken, to have learned what they were, but they made 

 very fast away, and we gave them over. 



Thursday the 16 of March, we had sight of the 

 streights, and of the coast of Barbary. The 1 8 day we 

 passed them, and sailed towards Patras. Upon the 23 

 of March, we met with the Centurion of London which 

 came from Genoa, by whom we sent letters to England, 

 and the foure men also which we tooke in, upon the 

 coast of England, beforementioned. 



The 29 of March we came to Goleta a small Hand, Goleta. 

 and had sight of two shippes, which we judged to be 

 of England. 



Tuesday the fourth of Aprill, we were before Malta, Malta. 



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