JOHN LOCKE AD. 



1553- 



The 14. day in the morning we set saile, and lost sight 



of the Island of Cyprus, and the 15. day we were like- 

 wise at Sea, and sawe no land : and the 16. day towards 

 night, we looked for land, but we sawe none. But 

 because we supposed our selves to be neere our port, 

 we tooke in all our sailes except onely the foresaile and 

 the missen, and so we remained all that night. 



The 17. day in the morning, we were by report of 

 the Mariners, some sixe miles from Jaffa, but it prooved 

 contrary. But because we would be sure, wee came to 

 an anker seven miles from the shore, and sent the skiffe 

 with the Pilot and the master gunner, to learne the coast, 

 but they returned, not having seen tree nor house, nor 

 spoken with any man. But when they came to the sea 

 side againe, they went up a little hill standing hard by 

 the brinke, whereon as they thought they sawe the hill 

 of Jerusalem, by the which the Pilot knew (after his 

 judgement) that wee were past our port. And so this 

 place where we rode was, as the mariners sayd, about 

 50. mile from Jaffa. This coast all alongst is very lowe, 

 plaine, white, sandie, and desert, for which cause it hath 

 fewe markes or none, so that we rode here as it were 

 in a gulfe betweene two Capes. 



The 18. day we abode still at anker, looking for a gale A great cur- 

 to returne backe, but it was contrary : and the 19. we ^^^^^• 

 set saile, but the currant having more force then the 

 winde, we were driven backe, insomuch, that the ship 

 being under saile, we cast the sounding lead, & (not- 

 withstanding the wind) it remained before the shippe, 

 there wee had muddie ground at fifteene fadome. The 

 same day about 4. of the clocke, wee set saile againe, 

 and sayled West alongst the coast with a fresh side-winde. 

 It chanced by fortune that the shippes Cat lept into the A Catfalkr. 



Sea, which being downe, kept her selfe very valiauntly ^^^° ^^ ^^^ , 

 , ' ^ . . ^ ..^ . ' 'U and recovered, 



above water, notwithstandmg the great waves, still 



swimming, the which the master knowing, he caused 



the Skiffe with halfe a dosen men to goe towards her 



and fetch her againe, when she was almost halfe a mile 



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