JOHN LOCKE 



A.D, 



1553- 



Corfu. 



miles from Corfu, and by sunne set we discovered Corfu. 



Thus we kept on our course with a prosperous winde, and 



made our way after twelve mile every houre. Most part 



of this way we were accompanied with certaine fishes 



called in the Italian tongue Palomide, it is a fish three PalomUe. 



quarters of a yard in length, in colour, eating, and making 



like a Makarell, somewhat bigge and thick in body, and 



the tayle forked like a halfe moone, for the which cause 



it is said that the Turke will not suffer them to be taken 



in all his dominions. 



The 29 in the morning we were in sight of an Hand, 

 which we left on our left hande called Cephalonia, it is Cephaloma 

 under the Venetians and well inhabited, with a faire 

 towne strongly situated on a hill, of the which hill the 

 Hand beareth her name, it hath also a very strong fortresse 

 or Castle, and plentie of corne and wine, their language 

 is Greeke, it is distant from the maine of Morea, thirtie Morea. 

 miles, it is in compasse 80 miles. One houre within 

 night we sayled by the towne standing on the South cape 

 of Cephalonia, whereby we might perceive their lights. 

 There come oftentimes into the creekes and rivers, the 

 Turkes foystes and gallies where at their arrivall, the 

 Countrey people doe signifie unto their neighbours by 

 so many lights, as there are foistes or gallies in the Hand, 

 and thus they doe from one to another the whole Hand 

 over. About three of the clocke in the afternoone the 

 winde scanted, and wee minded to have gone to Zante, 

 but we could not for that night. This Hand of Zante 

 is distant from Cephalonia, 12 or 14 miles, but the towne 

 of Cephalonia, from the towne of Zante, is distant fortie 

 miles. This night we went but little forward. 



The 30 day we remained still turning up and downe 

 because the winde was contrary, and towards night the 

 winde mended, so that we entered the channell betweene 

 Cephalonia, & Zante, the which chanell is about eight 

 or tenne miles over, and these two beare East and by 

 South, and West and by North from the other. The 

 towne of Zante lieth within a point of the land, 

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Zante. 



