xyv Trayels into the Levant. Part II 
Next day about two or three a Clock in the morning, we Sailed by the Ifle of 
Rifcher, which was to our Larboard. This Hland is very near the main Land, 
and makes a little Port, which is called Bender Rifcber, a days Journy fr&m Bender- 
Keghi and there is a Fort on it, which belonged formerly to the ?muguefe ■• At 
break of day, we made two Ships on Head of us, one of which had pvy^'o'at from 
Carek^ five days before us. Half an hour after feven, we were off of the Ifle of 
Coucher. Coucher, that was to our Larboard i and is a pretty big Hland. At eight a Clock 
we got a Head of one of the Ships that had been before us : the other which was 
at fome diftance, put us into fome apprehenfion for a few hours time i for by his 
manner of worlyg,' he gave us caufe to think that he had a mind to be up with 
usj and we were affraidhe might be a Corfair -t but at length, he Steered the fame 
Courfe that we did. About ten a Clock we were becalmed. Three quarters after 
twelve, the Wind being Southerly^ we Steered away Eaft. A quarter after two, 
we Steered Soutb-Eaji. Three quarters after three a Clock, the Wind chopping 
zhont to S outh'lFej} y we Rood zwiiy Smth., South-Eajf. And thus the Wind being 
but very eafie, did nothing but chop and change until the evening that we were 
becalmed. 
Wednefday the eighteenth of November towards day, having an eafîe Gale from 
Eaji, South-Eafi, we Steered our Courfe South, South-Weft : about half an hour 
after nine, it blowing hard from South, we bore away IF ft, South-Weft. About 
three quarters of an hour after ten, the Wind turned South, South-Eaft, and we 
Steered Ea(i. Half an hour after noon, the Wind flackened much, and about 
five a Clock in the evening we were becalmed. About half an hour after nine, we 
made a Sail to the Windward of us, and another on Head, but a great way before 
us ; we caft the Lead and found fcventeen Fathom water. At ten a Clock at 
right, the Wind turned Ea(i, South-Eaft, and blew pretty hard, and we Steered 
away Somh^ Smth-Wefl^ finding only thirteen Fathom water, when we heaved 
the Lead. 
After midnight, we part Cape Verdeftan, which was to out Larboard, This is a 
very dangerous Cape, and one night feveral Portuguefe Ships being Land-lockt there, 
(when they thought themfelves far enough off of it,) were caft away^ We Sailed 
within three or four Leagues of it, and when it was day faw it a Stern of us. 
About half an hour after nine, the Wind turned South, South-Eaft, and we Steered 
Eaft. About noon we faw feveral laranquins. Half an hour afler one, the Wind 
turned South, Ssuth-Weft, and we bore away Sonth-Ea(i. We were then off and 
Cape Uaban. on Cape Naban to our Larboard, and made it but very dimly > but coming up 
more and more towards it, we made it very plain, and faw along the Sea-fide, 
Rocky Hills, which fcemed to be very fieep, and at the foot of them, a great 
many Palm-Trees. We continued our Courfe off and on with thefc Rocks, till 
five a Clock that we faw the end of them i at leaff in this place they run far up into 
the Land, and leave a very level Coafl: ; in this low Country is the Village called 
Naban, which gives the name to the Cape. Here we caft the Lead, and found 
only fcven Fathom water : there is but little water all along that Goaft, and there- 
fore we prelently tackt and ftood off to the Weft, about ten a Clock at night the 
Wind turned Nortb-Eaft, and wc Steered away South, South-Eaft. 
Friday the twentieth of Nevember, by break of day, we made the three Ships, 
that put out the fame day with us from Bajjora, two of which were at a pretty good 
diftance to the Starboard, and the other very near a Head of us , it was this lafl 
which fome days before, we had taken for a Corfair : we made alfo to our Larboard 
the Land of Perfia, but at a great diftance. A quarter after nine a Clock in the 
morning, having a very eafie Gale from North, North-Weft, we put out our Main 
and Fore-Top- Galant-Sail, and kept on our Coude South, South-Eaft: in a fliort 
time we left all the other Ships a Stern. About noon the Wind blew much frelher « 
and about three a Clock, we ftood away Eafl, South'Eaft: about five a Clock, we 
took in our Top-Galant-Sails, the Mizan, and Mizan-Top-Sails, becaufe it would 
have been dangerous to have made fo much way in the night-time that was now 
coming on, for we might have run within Land, confidering that the Wind 
freftiened more and more, and we bore away Southy South-Eaft, that we might 
keep without the Ifle of Lara. If it had been day, we would have Steered our 
Courfe betwixt the main Land and that Ifland, but we durft not venture it in the 
night-time, being fafer to leave it to the Larboard: we made account to have 
Sailed 
