THE MONSOONS FROM GOA ad. 



1584. 

 The monson from Secutra for Ormus. 

 The ships depart about the tenth of August for 

 Ormus : albeit Secutra is an Island and hath but few 

 ships, which depart as abovesaid. 



The monson wherein the Moores of the firme land 

 come to Goa. 



About the fifteenth of September the Moores of the 

 rlrme lande beginne to come to Goa, and they come from 

 all parts, as well from Balagvate, Bezenegar, as also from 

 Sudalcan, and other places. 



The monson wherein the Moores of the firme land 



depart from Goa. 

 They depart from Goa betwixt the 10 and 15 day of 

 November. Note that by going for the North is ment 

 the departing from Goa, for Chaul, Diu, Cambaia, 

 Daman, Basaim, Ghassain, and other places unto Zindi : 

 and by the South is understood, departing from Goa, for 

 Cochin, and all that coast unto Cape Comori. 



The first monson from Goa for Ormus. 

 The shippes depart in the moneth of October from 

 Goa, for Ormus, passing with Easterly windes along the 

 coast of Persia. 



The second monson from Goa to Ormus. 

 The ships depart about the 20 of Januarie passing by 

 the like navigation and windes as in the first monson, 

 and this is called of the Portugals and Indians Entre- 

 monson. 



The third monson from Goa to Ormus. 

 The ships depart betwixt the 25 of March, and 6 of 

 Aprill, having Easterly windes, till they passe Secutra, 

 and then they find Westerly windes, and therfore they 

 set their course over for the coast of Arabia, till they 

 come to Cape Rasalgate and the Straight of Ormus, and 

 this monson is most troublesome of all : for they make [II. i. 279.] 

 two navigations in the heigth of Seylan, which is 6 

 degrees and somewhat lower. 



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