Vol, III. MifcelUnea Curiofa. H 



Deputy-Governour, and the Gentlemen be- 

 longing to the Garrifon. Sir Harry Mlld^ 

 may and Mr. Goodland^ two of King Charles 

 the Firft his Judges, are here but who have 

 the Liberty of the Town. Now, at our be- 

 ing here, come in feveral Moors frofn Arz^Ula^ 

 and among the reft, the Father of one of 

 Cayland's Wives, to get a Paflage for jilgiers. 



Old Tangier lyes at fome little diftance, 

 where they find very frequently in digging 

 feveral pieces of Roman Coin. But for the a- 

 bove-mentioned, and the other Curiofities 

 and Antiquities of Tangier^ of which I forbear 

 to make mention, from the imperfeft and ha- 

 fty Obfervations of two days, the greatelt 

 part of which being taken up by the Enter- 

 tainment of our obliging Country-men, you 

 rnay confiilt with great pleafure and fatis- 

 faftion, a little Book called The prefent State 

 of Tangier^ written by a very ingenious Gen- 

 tleman, and printed in the Year i6'j6. f 



There is a vaft draught of water poured con- 

 tinually out of the Jit I an tick, into the Mediter^ 

 anean^ the mouth or entrance of which be- 

 tween Cape Spartel or Sprat^ as the fea-men 

 call it, and Cape Trafalgar^ may be near 7 

 leagues wide, the current fetting ftrong into 

 it, and not lofing its forge till it runs as 

 far as Malaga^ which is about 20 leagues with-^ 

 in the Streights. By the benefit of this C«r- 

 rent^ tho' the wind be contrary, if it does 

 pot over-blow, Sh^ps eafily turn into the gt^tt^ 

 as they term the narrow pajjage^ which is a- 

 bout 10 miles in length. At the end of 

 ivhich are two Towns, Gibraltar on the coaft 

 pf Spain^ which gives denomination to the 



Streight^ 



