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Tantalaria to Smly^ snd were got very near to it in the Evening, when we 
Tackt about and flood b?.ck again for Pamalaria^\VQ\\2.à fobad Luck,that when 
the Wind was fair, feme Corfair or other, made us lofe the occalion of it 
for doubling the Cape, for then we muft make ready to Fight, and by that 
time they knew us to be Friends, the Wind was gone. Orotherwifc, when 
we were in one place, a Wind offered that would have been very good for us 
if we had flayed where we were the day before j and when tiie Wind was good, 
we had a high Sea on head, as on Tuefday the fourth of March, when with a 
North' wind, we were got above twenty Miles to the Windward of Cape Bs/?, 
but making no way forward, ( bccaufe of a high Sea we had on head ) we 
found our felves in the Evening to the Leeward of the faid Cape, and tacked 
about for Sicily i from whence flanding off again, next day the fifth of March, 
and with the fame North-wind bearing Weft-north- weft, we were got fo far 
to the windward of Cape j5f?7, that we were in hopes to have weathered it • 
but a high Sea on Head, the Current and contrary wind drove us fo to the Lee- 
ward,that being within a League of the faid Cape,we could not double it,though 
we wanted but. a little of having done it. We therefore flood off again to- 
v/ardsthe Eaft-north-eafl. Fnd.iy night and Saturday morning, thefeventh of 
March, we had florms of Rain, and all forts of Winds, and yet were fo for- 
tunate, that in the Morning we found our felves forward enough in our Courfe 
to have doubled the Cape. The fame Morning we had the Wind at North- 
eail, which made us bear away Wefl-north-well, and freihening a little, put 
us in hopes of doubling the Cape, but half an hour after, it Ihifted about to 
the Weft, and that made us bear away South-weft: An hour after, it chopt 
about to North and by Eaft, and blowing pretty frelh, we made ail the Sail we 
coiild, ftanding away Weft-north-weft, and fo about two a Clock in the Af- 
ternoon, with much joy we doubled Cape Bon, called in Turkilh Kara Bonroim, KmBoutour 
having been eight days beating about it, all the while witli Weft-north-weft, 
and North-winds. Our Mates told us, that they were always a long time in 
doubling that Cape, and fometiraes fpent three Weeks about it. About five 
a Clock in the Evening, we Sailed betwixt the Ifle of Zimbre, and anifleor 
Rock, that is almoft mid- way betwixt the Main-land and Zimbre. Zimbre is z'mbre. 
Inhabited, has convenient Anchorage by it , and good Water in it. From 
Zimbre it is but forty Miles to Coletta. Having pafted Zimhre, weftood off 
from Land, intending not to enter GoUtta till next day, becauf^ of the many 
Flats that are on that Coaft. Friday night and Saturday morning, the eighth 
of March, we had greater gufts of Wind and Rain, than before ; and if we 
had not doubled the Cape, we muft have been a long time ilill before we could 
have done it, confidering the Weather that happened afterward. During 
thefe ftorms, a Moor on board of us died, who had been ill of a Bloody Flux 
almoft ever lince the beginning of our Voyage, and next morning he was 
thrown over-board. At length, on Saturday the eighth of March, about feven 
a Clock in the Morning, we came into the Port, or rather the Road of Goletta, 
for it is not a Harbour, but a Road that lies open to the South eait Wind • 
and in all Barbary, there are but two good Ports, to wit, Forto Farina, and' Pom Fmna, 
Porto Stera. The Harbour for the Galleys of 7««zV, is Btferta, a little Town -P^rw Sww.* 
threefcore Miles from Tunis, Biferta was formerly called Vtica -, and here it ■S^/f''^' 
was that Cato killed himfelf, wherefore he was called Cato Vticenjts. We 
came to an Anchor near a Point of Land where the Sepulchre of Dido is, and a The Sepul- 
/^fr^'^HWf or Sheick is Interred there. So foon as we had dropt Anchor, Don <^^^^ oi DiAo. 
Phd.'vpo fent afhoaroneof his Men, who having informed a poor Moor v/hom 
lie met, that Don Philippo was arrived, the poor Man ran with all the fpeed he 
could to the Town, to carry the news to Don Philippo's Mother, who was over- 
joyed thereat, aijd gave him twenty Crowns for a Reward ; he was no more 
expefttd at Turns, and it was thdught he was gone back again into Chriftendom 
having been abfent almoft two Years. Sunday the ninth of March, we went 
aihoar, and when Don Philtppo left the Ship, they fired fifteen Guns, He found 
feveral Men on Horfe back, and amongft them all his Brothers, who were come 
out to receive him. 
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