ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1584. 



fruite, that by meanes thereof that poore ship which had 

 beene foure moneths at sea, refreshed themselves both 

 with water and meate very well, and this Island they 

 called S. Helena, because it was discovered upon S. 

 Helens day. And undoubtedly this Island is a great 

 succour, and so great an ayde to the ships of Portugall, 

 that many would surely perish if that helpe wanted* 

 And therefore the king of Portugall caused a Church 

 to be made there for devotion of S. Helena : where 

 there are onely resident Eremits, and all other are for- 

 bidden to inhabite there by the kings commaundement, 

 to the ende that the ships may be the more sufficiently 

 furnished with victuals, because the ships which come 

 Note, from India come but slenderly victualled, because there 

 groweth no corne there, neither make they any wine : 

 but the ships which come from Portugall to the Indies 

 touch not in the sayd Island, because they set out being 

 sufficiently furnished with bread and water from Portugall 

 for eight moneths voyage. Any other people then the 

 two Eremites abovesaid, cannot inhabite this Island, 

 except some sicke man that may be set there a shore 

 to remaine in the Eremites companie, for his helpe and 

 recovery. 



The monson from Goa to Mosambique. 

 The ships depart betwixt the 10 and 15 of Januarie. 



The monson from Mosambique to Goa. 

 The ships depart betweene the 8 and last of August, 

 and arrive in Chaul or Goa in the moneth of October, 

 till the 15 of November. 



The monson from Ormus to Bengala. 

 The ships depart betwixt the 15 and 20 of June, and 

 goe to winter at Teve and depart thence about the 15 

 of August for Bengala. 



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