of the Ifland of Rathadoct 
| we had the firft fight of it, being very clear 5 and webeing at a com- 
petent diftance, had a perfect view of it.) But thofe of the fecond 
altitude, appear’d not fo white, but hada grayith colour, asif covered 
with lightand fandy earth. But the loweft of thofe , feem’d rather 
Hills, than Rocks 5 but yet no ruflet, as we were in doubt whether 
erafs did ever grow onthem. — But when we came within diftance of 
difcerning colour perfectly 5: we expected the valleys, as they opened 
| tous, would have afforded our eyesa richer profpect, with more vari- 
ety of colours, but we found very littleor no amendment, only: the 
tops (giving amply proportionable fhadows to their roots) held their 
gceennefs, and were extream beautiful: : But the. time of our ftay 
there, being the Turvado, when the Sun (beingin his return from 
the Tropique of Cancer, to that of Capricorn , to vifit and. refrefh 
the Southern world,) became Zenith to the Inhabitants of that part 
ofthe world 5: which is about the beginning of Augu/i: At which time 
the rains fallin abundance, -and:is accompted winter, to! thofe: parts 
| whete the Zewith is, and weftaying there 19 or 20dayes, ( the rain 
| falling a good part ofthat‘time, }: we perceived the valleys to put on 
| new liveries : fo frefh, fo full of variousgreens, intermixt with flowers 
of feveral kinds:, fome growing on ftalks , fome on trees, fo full of 
variety, of thé moft beautiful colours, as if Nature had -made choice 
of that placé to'fhew her Mafter pieces 2S6 that, having feafted our 
eyes with thisdelighted object, we defited totry whether their:fmell 
wasas pleafant and odoriferous,as their beauty was admirable; and to 
fatisfie our felves of this curiofity, would: willingly have gone athoar, 
but we were advife ay a little, till-we were better aflured . of 
the Harbour or Bay, which they 
overfromLandto Land. And, asI uefs‘d, fomewhat more; from the 
points of Land, to the bottom ; and,aswe’énter, we leave a {mall Ifland 
Oi out Lasbedtd fidesd 57% 20 sedRiaido! oy 20.2 12. sua SY. 
This Bay of Pry,lyesto the Leeward ofthe HMland 5 by reafon whereof 
we found fo great, fo infufferable*héaes-aseyouwall hardly rmagine 
that bodies*coming out ofcold Climates, could indure fuch fcorching 
without being fuffocated. : bunore atlrosstesue 
- | had in a Cabinet two pieces of hard «wax, in the hold of the thip 
| both melted.and clave together 3 andthe Cement of that Cabinct, that 
| wasmadeto hold the Ink, melted and became flat... » 
~ So that finding. the’ Air ‘fo torridly hot , I thought good to make 
¥ 
fenfe.nomore’colder than: the Ay ;.than the Queens bath (at Bathe) 
Vas hotter-in June herein England. pol 
ney ae pi part of th Pry, there appeared tous, a 
fair xound)rifing hill, near half the breadth ofthe I'ry,not much unlike 
the Howat Plimouth, witha valley oneither fides Andonthe brow of 
the Hill towards the right hand, a very highand fteep precipice of'a 
Rock ; in which {tood the houfe of the Padre Vagado,. 
ado, fixt on the top of 
the Rock. A houfe fit enough for fuch a Mafters for though he were 
| the chief Commander oftheliland : yet by his port and howe he kept 
‘he was more like a Hermtite, than a Governour. His family confifting 
trees of Coconuts; with fome other that were large and beautiful,whofe | 
our Portugal: Bernardo: W ee, time to;take a view of | 
xe. Pry, and» is about a league | 
tryal ofche-water 3 and Iileapt into the Sea, which appeared to. my |. 
[ofa allot of hisowm geting thes _pleme  ae| 
