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Scanty Wind for feveral Days : and the 

 Lightning ftill continued. 



13. We were up with Cafe Modona^ th^ 

 South ernioft Cape of the Morea^ and failed 

 by Coron. The Land very high, the Hills of 

 Arcadia lying Eaftward from us. The Wea- 

 ther excefTive hot at this time^ as it is in 

 England at Midfummer. We efpied from 

 our Maintop-maft five Sail of great Ships^ 

 which we fuppofed to be Tripolines^ who did 

 not think fit to come up and fpeak with us. 

 But afterward we heard for certain, that 

 they were part of the Fenetian Fleet. 



14. We lay for the moft part becalmed over 

 againft Cape Matafan: but in the Evening the 

 Wind blowing frelh, we failed between tlie 

 Ifland of Cerigo and the Main Laiid of Greece':, 

 it being about three Leagues over to Czp^ 

 'Angela. 



15. We entred the Arches, and fleered 

 through the North Channel, leaving Melo 

 and Antimelo on the Starbpard-quarter, at 

 fome Leagues diftance. 



\6. Betimes in the Morning we were 

 athwart Negrofont^ and failed between it 

 and Andros. The Bocca lies S. W. and N. E. 



17. We failed by Ckios or Scio^ which is 

 very mountainous toward the middle. It is 

 about four Leagues diftant from Cafe Caraho^ 

 roun^ or the Cafe of the black Nofe^ as the 

 T^/rfe^ vvord fignifies, which the Seamen, in 

 their ufual way of corrupting Names, call 

 Cafe Jobbernoule^ the Corinosum of the Anci- 

 ents, a Promontory of the famous Mountain 

 Mimas^ which runs along the Southcru fide 

 pf the B^y ctf Smyrm.o. 



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