1 1 Mr. Fr. Willughby to Mr. Wray. 



faw a Mine of Marble which they call Jafper. From 

 Port of a to Falentia; Gandia where I faw the Sugar 

 Canes, and Sugar Mills \ Chativer , where then* is 

 an Aquaeduft made by the Moors •> Caravac^ where 

 there is a Crofs that came down from Heaven 3 Gra- 

 nada, where there is a Palace of the Moors that well 

 deferves a Journey of a dozen Leagues. Thence to 

 Sevil, where I attempted in vain to get aPaflport for 

 Portugal I thought then to have gone to Cales, from 

 thence toTangier^md from Tangier toLisbon^which was 

 the befit way to get into Portugal ; but being difcoura- 

 ged by my Mules ill Fortune, and the time of the Year, 

 I faced about, and returning by Land ******* <to-< 

 ledo) Madrid^ Burgos^ Vittoria^ St. Sebaflian^ Bayonne^ 

 BourdeauX) Blais^ Saindles^ Poidliers^ Amboife, Blois y 

 Orleans , and got hither almoft a Fortnight fince. 

 This Journey of -almoft a thoufand Miles, I came all 

 alone, having agreed with my Merchant to leave 

 him either #t Sevil or Lisbon : And, I thank God, qU 

 caped very well all along j but at Vittoria, and the 

 Paflage near St. SebaBian^ was bafely troubled with 

 Searchers : If you come that way you muft manifeft 

 your Money, at leaft all your Silver,and take a Pafs. Be-* 

 twecnBayonne and Bourdeaux I got a great many No- 

 tions about the making of Turpentine, Rofin, Pitch, 

 and Yonderone, which I think is Tar, the Countrey 

 being full of Pines. About Bayonne and St. Sebaftian 

 they catch a great many Whales every Winter > I got 

 there fome uncertain Notions about the Sperma Ceti. 

 The buying of Horfes or Mules is an excellent way ; 

 and you will find it will turn to very good Account^ 

 and fave a great deal of Money, if you don't go higher 

 than five or fix Piftoles a Horfe. At Sevil I found a 

 ^Letter of Dr. fifilkins's, who very importunately per- 

 fuaded either you or me to make a Voyage to the Pic 

 qftenarif, and that if **#* home, and you would 

 yndertake it, the Royal Society would defray all 

 your Charges, and fend you to Coles all neceflary In- 



ftrument?! 



