A.D. 



^553- 



Monte de 

 A neon a. 



11 porno. 

 Sant Andrea. 



Lissaanlland. 



Lezina Hand. 



Catxa. 

 Pelagosa. 



Augusta. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



The 20 day wee departed from Rovignio, and about 

 noone we had sight of Monte de xVncona, and the hilles 

 of Dalmatia, or else of Sclavonia both at one time, and by- 

 report they are 100. miles distant from ech other, and 

 more. 



The 2 1 we sayled still in sight of Dalmatia, and a litle 

 before noone, we had sight of a rocke in the midst of the 

 sea, called in Italian, il Pomo, it appeareth a farre off 

 to be in shape like a sugarloafe. i\lso we sawe another 

 rocke about two miles compasse called Sant Andrea : 

 on this rocke is onely one Monasterie of Friers : we 

 sayled betweene them both, and left S. Andrea on the 

 left hand of us, and we had also kenning of another Hand 

 called Lissa, all on the left hande, these three Hands lie 

 East and West in the sea, and at sunne setting we had 

 passed them. H pomo is distant from Sant Andrea 1 8 

 miles, and S. Andrea from Lissa 10 miles, and Lissa from 

 another Hand called Lezina, which standeth betweene 

 the maine of Dalmatia and Lissa, tenne miles. This 

 Hand is inhabited, and hath great plentie of wine and 

 frutes and hereagainst we were becalmed. 



The 22 we had sight of another small Hand called 

 Catza, which is desolate and on the left hand, and on 

 the right hand, a very dangerous Hand called Pelagosa, 

 this is also desolate, and lyeth in the midst of the sea 

 betweene both the maines : it is very dangerous and low 

 land, and it hath a long ledge of rockes lying out sixe 

 miles in to the sea, so that many ships by night are 

 cast away upon them. There is betweene Catza and 

 Pelagosa 30 miles, and these two Hands are distant from 

 Venice 400 miles. There is also about twelve miles 

 eastward, a great Hand called Augusta, about 14 miles 

 in length, somewhat hillie, but well inhabited, and fruit- 

 full of vines, corne and other fruit, this also we left on 

 the left hand : & we have hitherto kept our course 

 from Rovignio East southeast. This Hand is under the 

 Signiorie or governement of Ragusa, it is distant from 

 Ragusa 50 miles, and there is by that Hand a greater, 



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