A.D. 



1553- 



Curxola a 



fruitfulllland. 



In the Hand 

 of Lesina, are 

 taken store of 

 Sardinas. 



The gulfe of 

 Quernero. 



Rovign'io. 



Parenzo. 



S. Nico/o an 

 Hand. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



The 26 in the morning we set sayle, and passed the 

 channell between Sclavonia and Meleda, which may be 

 eight mile over at the most. This Hand is under the 

 Raguses. At after noone with a hard gale at west and 

 by north we entered the channell betweene the Hand 

 Curzola and the hilles of Dalmatia, in the which channell 

 be many rockes, and the channell not past 3 miles over, 

 and we ankered before the towne of Curzola. This is 

 a pretie towne walled about and built upon the sea side, 

 having on the toppe of a round hill a faire Church. This 

 Hand is under the Venetians, there grow very good vines, 

 also that part toward Dalmatia is well peopled and hus- 

 banded, especially for wines. In the said Iland we met 

 with the Venetian armie, to wit, tenne gallies, and three 

 foystes. All that night we remained there. 



The 27 we set sayle and passed along the Hand, and 

 towards afternoone we passed in before the Hand of 

 Augusta, and about sunne set before the towne of Lesina, 

 whereas I am informed by the Italians, they take all 

 the Sardinas that they spend in Italy. This day we had 

 a prosperous winde at Southeast. The Iland of Lesina 

 is under the Venetians, a very fruitfull Iland adjoyning 

 to the maine of Dalmatia, we left it on our right hand, 

 and passed along. 



The 28 in the morning we were in the Gulfe of 

 Quernero, and about two houres after noone we were 

 before the cape of Istria, and at sunne set we were at 

 anker afore Rovignio which is also in Istria and under 

 the Venetians, where all ships Venetian and others are 

 bound by order from Venice to take in their Pilots to 

 goe for Venice. All the sommer the Pilots lie at Rovig- 

 nio, and in winter at Parenzo, which is from Rovignio 1 8 

 miles by West. 



The 29 we set sayle and went as farre as Parenzo, and 

 ankered there that day, and went no further. 



The 30 in the morning we rowed to Sant Nicolo a 

 litle Iland hard by uninhabited, but only it hath a 

 Monastery, & is full of Olive trees, after masse wee 



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