A.D. 



1553- 

 [II. i. 103.] 



Castle 



Boca de 

 Cataro. 

 The tozvne 

 Cataro. 

 Budoa. 

 Antiveri. 

 Marchevetti. 

 The end of 

 Sclavonia and 

 the beginning 

 of Albania. 



Pugl'ia. 

 Cape 

 Chimera. 

 Cape Otranto. 



11 fano. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



from the maine but two miles, and the channell betweene 

 Melleda and Zupanna is but foure or five miles over 

 by gesse, but very deepe, for we had at an anker fortie 

 fathoms. The two Hands of Zupanna and Mezo are 

 well inhabited, and very faire buildings, but nothing 

 plentie save wine onely. This night toward sunne set 

 it waxed calme, and we sayled little or nothing. 



The 24 we were past Ragusa 14 miles, and there 

 we mette with two Venetian ships, which came from 

 Cyprus, we thought they would have spoken with us, 

 for we were desirous to talke with them, to knowe the 

 newes of the Turkes armie, and to have sent some 

 letters by them to Venice. About noone, we had scant 

 sight of Castel novo, which Castell a fewe yeeres past the 

 Turke tooke from the Emperour, in which fight were 

 slaine three hundred Spanish souldiers, besides the rest 

 which were taken prisoners, and made gallie slaves. 

 This Castell is hard at the mouth of a channell called 

 Boca de Cataro. The Venetians have a hold within the 

 channell called Cataro, this channell goeth up to Budoa, 

 and further up into the countrey. About sunneset we 

 were over against the hilles of Antiveri in Sclavonia, in 

 the which hilles the Venetians have a towne called 

 Antiveri, and the Turkes have another against it called 

 Marchevetti, the which two townes continually skirmish 

 together with much slaughter. At the end of these hils 

 endeth the Countrey of Sclavonia, and Albania beginneth. 

 These hilles are thirtie miles distant from Ragusa. 



The 27 we kept our course towards Puglia, and left 

 Albania on the left hand. The 28. we had sight of both 

 the maines, but we were neerer the coast of Puglia, for 

 feare of Foystes. It is betweene Cape Chimera in Albania 

 and Cape otranto in Puglia 60 miles. Puglia is a plaine 

 low lande, and Chimera in Albania is very high land, so 

 that it is seene the further. Thus sayling our course 

 along the coast of Puglia, we saw diverse white Towers, 

 which serve for sea-markes. About three of the clocke in 

 the after noone, we had sight of a rocke called II fano, 48 



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