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27. In the Afternoon we weighed out of 

 Livorne Koadj and failed by the Iflands 6'<?r- 

 goriia and Capraria^ feeing Corfca at a di- 

 ilance. 



z8. We lay beating at Sea all this Day, 

 the Wind being contrary. 



29. This Day we were forced back^ the 

 contrary Winds flill continuing. 



30. We weighed afecond time, and failed 

 by three finall Iflands, Capraria^ Planafm^ and 

 Monte Chrifii. We faw alfo (y^j^i^ and Sanuti^ 

 two other fmall Iflands near the Main : but 

 we made but little way, by reafbn of ill 

 Weather for 4 or 5 Days. 



Novemh. 5, At Evening we faw the Erup^ 

 tions of Fire from $tromboii^ which lies to the 

 ^J. W, of Sicily. Sometimes it flamed very 

 bright Light as a Beacon^ at other times there 

 appeared only a glorious kind of Light, like 

 that of an ordinary Star when the Air is 

 thick and hazy. They lay that it flames molt 

 in rainy Weather. 



6. In the Morning we were up witHin a 

 League of it, and plainly perceived it to 

 fmoke. It is of a round figure, and, as we 

 gathered, may be about three or four Miles 

 in compafs. It bore W. by S. of us. Hot 

 far from it lye fcattered feveral other Iflands, 

 called by the Ancients n/^oUce and Fulcanice :^ 

 among which are Z//p^r^, a long flattifti Ifland, 

 ^nd Fulcaneito , whijch fmokes moft. This 

 Afternoon we came to an Anchor in eight 

 Fathom Water in the Thare of Meffma^ in 

 the mid Stream between Scylla and Ch^rybdis: 

 a violent and ftrong Current fetting againil 

 and th? Wind not high enough, fo as to' 



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