i8S Trayels into the Levant. Part II. 
Somh'Eafl, but it wâs an eafie Gale, and we Steered Eafi^ JSlvrth-Eafi. About 
nine a Clock we had the biggeft of the Sfles o^Selame to the South-lFeji and by J^ejl 
of us, and the Port of Lima to the South-lVeft and by South. / 
Lima is a very good Port in */4rMa the happy, where feveral Ships may Wi%(ér 
fecure from all Winds, and there is good water there. At noon the Wind turning 
South, we flood away Eijjf, South-Eafl. At two a Clock it Ihifted about to ^^ï^f/^, 
South-Wefi^ and we Steered South-Eafl. Half an hour after three we tacked and 
bore away IFeft. At five a Clock the biggeft of the Ifles of Selame bore fFe/f, 
South-Wefîùomus. About fcven a Clock we tacked, and Hood away Soa^t-E^j/f. 
At midnight we tackt again, and Steered IFeft, Monday morning at fix of the 
Clock, the Wind being at South-Eaft^ we Steered our Courfe Somh, South-Weft, 
Half an hour after eleven we bore away Eafl, South- Et^fl^ becaufe the Wind had 
chopt about to the Souths and at one a Clock being got South, South-Weft, we 
Siztit(\ South-Eall, and at two of the Clock, South, South-Eaft, the Wind having 
veered about to South Weft. Thus did we trip to and again in that Streight, the 
Wind continually (hifting and turning, though it held Southerly, and feem- 
ing to play with us : for it happened exaétly, that when we were towards the 
Coaft of Arabia, the South-Weft Wind that was good for us, changed to South- 
Eaft ; and when we were on the Coaft of Verfta, the South-Eaft that then was fair 
to bring us forward, changed to South-Weft. In the mean time every body was 
much furprifed that the Wind continued fo long j and an ^me«w/2toldme 
that in the fpace of eighteen years that he had yearly made that Voyage, he never 
knew it blow fo long at a time; In NovenBer, December and January. The Eafl 
Sfon^^fo^r ^'""^ commonly reigns in thofe quarters > and therefore the proper Moufon for 
Sailing to the goi'^gf'^Cim Perfia to the Indies in a ftiort time, is in March, April, and the beginning 
Udies. of May. However we flill advanced forwards a little, becaufe we had the Currents 
with us i for from the end of July, January, the Currents fet from the Indies 
towards Ormus, and from January till the month of Auguft, they fet from Ormus 
towards the Indns. About live a Clock at night being got very near a low point of 
Hatdlj, Land in ferfta, called Nataly we caft the Lead and found twelve Fathom water and 
muddy ground -, immediately after, havingcaft it out again, we had but fix Fathom 
water, and a fandy ground : which made us tcck about, and the rather becaufe the 
Wind was South, South-Weft: we had then the biggeft of the Ifles of 5'e/<2»«2 to the 
fFeft, North-Weft of us. Half an hour after fix the Wind turnning South, we ftopd 
awzyWeft, South-Weft, and in the night-time made two tacks more. 
Tuefday the fifteenth of December, about feven a Clock in the morning we were 
clofe in with the Land of Arabia, and the Wind was then at South, South-Eaft^ 
and therefore we flood away Eaft : but about nine a Clock the Wind (hiking to 
South-Eaft, we were obliged to tack, and ftand away South, South-Weft. About 
eleven a Clock the Wind came to South, and we Steered North and by Eafl, that 
we might put into Lareca and Ormus, and wait for a favourable Wind in one of 
thofe two Iflands, being weary of beating up and down in this manner, and 
making no progrefs in our Voyage j which only wore our Sails i and befides, we 
made account to take in water there i for we were apprehenfive it might fall fliort. 
In the mean time thisdcfign was not without contradiâion on the part of the 
Mate and Sea-men, as well as of the Merchants, who could not willingly refolve 
to lofe that little way we had made : however the Captain did as he intended, 
and in the fequel they were all glad of if, when about half an hour after three 
they perceived the Heavens over-caft with thick Clouds, which (hortly after broke 
Other Spouts, out into bitter gufts of Wind and Rain, with three Spouts more, but at a diftaoce 
from us. Then did all applaud the Captains Orders i every one being of opinion 
that if we had been furprifed with that ftorm in the Streight where we were in 
the morning, we fliould have been hard put to it, and it even appeared vifibly 
tous, to be more violent in that part than any where elff. 
Neverthelefs as it is ufual with thofe kind of Men never to fear danger but when 
if is preCenl-i nofooner did it begin to blow from South-Weft about five a Clock, but 
she Merchants perfuadtd the Mate to pray the Captain to fet Sail again and purfu€ 
our Courfe : he prefcntly condefcended out of fpight ; for he no ways approved the 
defign, nor indeed had he reafoni a fierce Wind ftill blowing with feveral Gufts 
and Hurries i however he ordered to Steer away South, South-Eafl. About fix 3 
Clock it night, the fb much longed for North Wind began to blow, but it was fo 
