A.D. 



1553- 



Xante and 

 Cephalonia. 



Castle Tor- 

 neste under 

 the Turke. 



Cavo S. 

 Maria on the 

 coast of 

 Albania. 

 Corfu Island. 



The descrip- 

 tion of the 

 force of Corfu. 



The Island of 

 Corfu is very 

 plentifull. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



Zante and Cephalonia, which are from Modon one 

 hundreth miles. 



The 12. day in the morning, with the wind at West, 

 we doubled between Castle Torneste, and the Island of 

 Zante. This castle is on the firme land under the Turke. 

 This night we ankred afore the towne of Zante, where 

 we that night went on land, and rested there the 13. 

 14. and 15. at night we were warned aboord by the 

 patrone. This night the ship tooke in vitailes and other 

 necessaries. 



The 16. in the morning we set saile with a prosperous 

 wind, and the 17. we had sight of Cavo de santa Maria 

 in Albania, on our right hand, and Corfu on the left 

 hand. This night we ankered before the castles of 

 Corfu, and went on land and refreshed our selves. 



The 18. by meanes of a friend we were licenced to 

 enter the castle or fortresse of Corfu, which is not onely 

 of situation the strongest I have scene, but also of 

 edification. It hath for the Inner warde two strong 

 castles situated on the top of two high cragges of a rocke, 

 a bowe shoot distant the one from the other : the rocke 

 is unassaultable, for the second warde it hath strong 

 walles, with rampiers and trenches, made as well as any 

 arte can devise. For the third warde and uttermost, it 

 hath very strong walles with rampires of the rocke it selfe 

 cut out by force, and trenched about with the Sea. The 

 bulwarkes of the uttermost warde are not yet finished, 

 which are in number but two: there are continually in 

 the castle seven hundred souldiours. Also it hath con- 

 tinually foure wardes, to wit, for the land entrie one, 

 for the sea entrie another, and two other wardes. 

 Artillerie and other munition of defence alwayes readie 

 planted it hath sufficient, besides the store remaining in 

 their storehouses. The Venetians hold this for the key 

 of all their dominions, and for strength it may be no 

 lesse. This Island is very fruitfull and plentifull of wine 

 and corne very good, and olives great store. This Island 

 is parted from Albania with a chanell, in some places 



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