26 Mifcellanea Curio fa. Vol. Ill, 



and Jews] whom Curiofity had drawn toge- 

 ther to fee and obferve our Cavalcade \ the 

 Engliflj Ships, which were in the Bay^ firing 

 their Guns, as we paft near the Shore. And 

 lb after three hours riding the AmbalTador 

 was brought to the ConfuPs Houfe, where 

 Lodgings were provided for him. During* 

 our ftay we met with not only kind, but ve- 

 ry noble Entertainmentfrom the worthy Gen- 

 tlemen of the Fadory. 



Decemh. 8. We took our leave of Smyrna^ 

 ' being accompanied by the Conful and Mer- 

 chants on board the London^Mer chanty Capt. 

 ^ohn Hill Commander, the Leonard being or^ 

 dered to go no further than Smyrna^ it being 

 feared in England^ that if Ihe had failed up 

 to Confiantinofle^ the Turks might have prefs'd 

 her for their Service in Candia^ which they 

 were then befieging. 



9. This Morning we weighed betimes,^ 

 and failed between Scio and Mytilene. But 

 on the 



TO. We were forced back near the long 

 Ifland within the Bay, being unwilling to go 

 to Scioy the Tripolines and Turkijh Galleys ly- 

 ing there. Here we lay ten Days, expeding 

 a fair Wind. 



20. The Wind coming about and favouring 

 us, we failed a fecond time between Scio and 

 Mitylene. 



21. We paft by Lemnos^ and were up with 

 the Ifland Tenedos-^ a fine Champaign Coun- 

 try, only with one Hill toward the middle 

 of it. The Caftle to the M. E. part of the 

 Ifle: over againft which lye three fmall 

 Iflands in a ftrait Line. Here we came to an 



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