of the Ifland of Barbadoes. 
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was the beftin the Iland, and a place meant forthe chief Port forall 
Traffick in the Ifland 5 but by meansofa great mif(chief that Ships,were 
fubject to in that Harbour, it was almoft totally deferted, for theSea 
there was fo Rocky in the bottom, and thofe Rocks {0 thick. together, 
and fharp withall,.as they cut the Cables.off near tothe Anchor, and 
fothe Anchor isoften leftin the bottom. There was aDutch man that 
lay there but three dayes, and in that little {tay loft two Anchors, 
From this Ifland to the Barbadoes, we account 620 leagues, which 
by reafon of the conftancy of the winds,’ which blow feldom in any 
other point than Nore Eaft and by Eaft , they have ufually fail’d it in 
fixteen or feventeen dayes; but we, for that it was thetime of 7; ornado, 
when the winds chop:aboutinto the South, werefomewhat retarded 
4n our paflage, and made it twenty two dayes e’re we came thither, and 
many have made it a far longertime, forin thetime of Tornado, the 
clouds interpofe fo thick,and darken the sky, fo much as.we.are not 
ableto makeany obfervation for a fortnight together; and {o bein 
doubtful of our Latitude, dare not make the beft ufe of our Sails me 
way, for fear off{lipping by the Ifland , and being paftit, can hardly 
beat itup again, without putting outintothe Main; and fob painful 
ene recover our felvesto the Eaftward of the Rae then fall 
yack again to the due Latitu SMpoaitat.13 degrees.and 30 minutes, 
Befides this pains preutiigs time, when = aoe fland, we 
many times run hazards by falling upon the Leeward Iflands in the 
night, of which the Bay of Azexico is well {tor'd.., .. eg 
In this long reach (which may be call’d a Voyage it felf) I had 
only two things to: make the way feem {hort , the one was- 
the other bufinefs;_ that of | suis Oo. 
beauty of them, which were objects of fo. greatglory.,. that'the Inha- 
bitants of the world from 40 degrees to either pole,can never-bé wit- 
nefs of, And this happens at the time when the Tornado is with thofe 
of that Latitude where we were, for the clouds. being exhal'de | 
quantities, fome thick and grofs., fome thin. ial. 
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‘hurl'd and roll'd about with great.and” effer curles , the Sin then an 
there being far brighter than with us herein England, caufed fach glo- 
rious colours to re{t upon thofe clouds,as’tis not poflibletobebelieved 
| by him that hath not {een it , nor. can imagination. frame fo great a 
beauty 3 the reafon is, the nearnefsand propinquity |,of the place-we 
arein, which makes us fee the glory of the Sun ,:and of thefe Star: 
which move inthat Horizon much more perfe@ly;..than at-a further 
m the one was- pleafure, | 
wast view the heavens and:the. 
diftance, the. proof of thisI found by looking on the Stars Pres | 
