WILLIAM HARKBORNE'S AMBASSAGE ad. 



1583- 

 our shippe. His letter did import these and such like 

 faire speeches : for it altogether contained courteous salu- 

 tations, saying that he might boldly come into any port [II. i. 168.] 

 within his Hand, and that he and his would shew him 

 what friendship they might : and that the injury that was 

 offered was done at the request of the Shepheards and 

 poore people of the countrey, for the more safegard of 

 their flockes, and because it was not a thing usuall to 

 have any such shippe to come into that port, with many 

 other deceitfull words in the sayd letter. Then our ^-^^ C#^^^ ^f 

 Ambassadour wrote unto him another letter to answere ^^'^ Ambassa- 

 that, and gave him thanks ror his men that he had sent 

 him, and also for his good will, and sent him a present. 

 This done, we shot off halfe a dozen pieces, hoised our 

 sailes, and departed on our voyage. Then the Purser and 

 the rest of our men that had beene in holde, tolde us that 

 they did see the Captaine, and other gentlemen of the 

 Hand, having their buskins and stockings torne from their 

 legges, with labouring in the bushes day and night to 

 make that sudden provision. The 12 of February we 

 saw an Hand of Africa side called Galata, where they use Galata. 

 to drag out of the Sea much Corall, and we saw likewise 

 Sardinia, which is an Hand subject to Spaine. The 13 Sardinia. 

 in the morning we were hard by Sardinia. The 15 we 

 did see an Hand neere Sicilia, and an Hand on Africa side Fauagn'mna. 

 called Cysimbre. The same day likewise we saw an Hand Cisimbri. 

 called Pantalaria, and that night we were thwart the Pcintalana. 

 middle of Sicilia. The 16 at night we were as farre as ^irllia. 

 Capo Passaro, which is the Southeast part of Sicilia. The C. Passaro, 

 24 we were put into a port called Porto de Conte, in an Porto de Come 

 Hand called Cephalonia : it is an out Hand in the '^^^-^P^^^oma. 

 dominions of Grecia, and now at this present governed 

 by the Signory of Venice, as the rest of Grecia is under 

 the Turke, for the most part. The 27 we came from 

 thence, and that day arrived at Zante which is also in Zante. 

 Grecia : for at this present wee entred the parts of Grecia. 

 The second of March we came from Zante ; and the 

 same day were thwart of an Hand called Prodeno : and Prodeno. 



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