A.D. 

 1563-81. 



The authours 

 going from 

 Venice to 

 Cyprus and 

 Tripoly . 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



many things woorthy the noting, and to be knowen to 

 all the world, the which were never as yet written 

 of any : I thought it good (seeing the Almighty had 

 given me grace, after so long perils in passing such 

 a long voyage to returne into mine owne countrey, 

 the noble city of Venice) I say, I thought it good, 

 as briefly as I could, to write and set forth this 

 voyage made by me, with the marvellous things I have 

 scene in my travels in the Indies : The mighty 

 Princes that governe those countreys, their religion and 

 faith that they have, the rites and customes which they 

 use, and live by, of the divers successe that happened 

 unto me, and how many of these countreys are abounding 

 with spices, drugs, and jewels, giving also profitable 

 advertisement to all those that have a desire to make 

 such a voyage. And because that the whole world may 

 more commodiously rejoyce at this my travell, 1 have 

 caused it to be printed in this order : and now I present 

 it unto you (gentle & loving Readers) to whom for the 

 varieties of things heerein conteined, I hope that it shall 

 be with great delight received. And thus God of his 

 goodnesse keepe you. 



A voyage to the East Indies, and beyond the 

 Indies, &c. 



N the yere of our Lord God 1563, I 

 Caesar Fredericke being in Venice, and 

 very desirous to see the East parts of the 

 world, shipped my selfe in a shippe 

 called the Gradaige of Venice, with cer- 

 taine marchandise, governed by M. 

 Jacomo Vatica, which was bound to 

 Cyprus with his ship, with whom I went : and when we 

 were arrived in Cyprus, I left that ship, and went in a 

 lesser to Tripoly in Soria, where I stayed a while. After- 

 ward I tooke my journey to Alepo, and there I acquainted 

 my selfe with marchants of Armenia, and Moores, that 



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