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i pzj- Travels into the Levant. Part II. 
or ten Leagues off of the Land of Smdy^ and about tive and twenty Leagues from 
Jaquelte: for my part, by what I could make out by my Map, we were twenu; 
Leagues off, and to the Southtvard of Malan, and forty Leagues from Sindy. 
near threefcore Leagues from Jaquelte^ and this agreed with the Gunners Obfer- 
vation-, buthcdurft not fay any thiog, for fear of quarelling with the Captain, 
who thought every body ignorant in rcfped. of himfelf ■■> and neverthelefs it was 
found afterwards that he and the Mate were in the mifiake. About four a 
Clock the Wind turned Eaft, South-Eaft^ and we Steered North- Eafl. About 
five a Clock we had a great Ihower o£ Rain from a thick Cloud over head, which 
being pad:, we had the Wind at South-Eaft, and bore away North-Eafi. Half an 
hour after fix, we had Rain again with Lightning, but we were becalmed, and 
turned the Ships Head North-Ea(i. At feven a Clock the Wind turned Seutb and 
by Eaji, and we bore away Eafl and by South. Half an hour after ten, we were 
becalmed i but about eleven a Clock had a great flurry, which made much noife at 
firft, and this made us furl all our Sails-, but a great fhower of Rain foon carried 
it off, -and the Sea being fmooth, we Steered away South-Eaji and by South. At 
midnight we caft the Lead, but though they veered out fixty Fathom of Rope, 
yet we had no ground, which was like to have made the Captain mad for (hame , 
for he believed us to be very near Land, and he fell into a PalFion with the 
•Mate, faying that he had not left importuning him for two days to heave out 
the Lead. We were all night becalmed, though at times we had feveral (howers 
of Rain. 
Saturday the fix and twentieth of Decemher, about feven a Clocks there blew a 
gentle Gale from Eaji, North-Eaji^ which made us Steer away South Eaji and by 
South. About half an hour after nine, the Wind being all Eajlerly^ we flood 
away South-Eaji: then mafter Manuel MendeZy (who perceived very well that no 
body knew where we were i) advifed the Captain to fland in to Land and gratifie 
thi F ilor, which highly offended him, faying that fince they took him for an igno- 
rant blockriead, for the future he would only fleep and take his reft, and let the Ship 
go wh'ch wav (he pleaftd ■■> and that to content us, he would put back and make 
the Land at Jaique* ^ howevtr this went no farther. About ten a Clock the Wind 
turned E^ji, horth Eaji. and we flood away South-Eaji. At noon the Gunner 
found by his Obfuvations that we were in twenty three degrees forty five minute^ 
the Captain, in twenty three degrees five minutes, and the Mate in twenty three 
fifteen mimues, and in four and twenty hours we had only made about fix 
Leagues. ' That day wc began to fee of thofe Birds which the P or tuguej e c^W Raha 
Sabo de JuncOi de Junco^ and arc a kind of Sea-Mews, only they are bigger, and have the Tail 
a Fowl. all of a piece, and pointed like a Ru(h, wherefore they are called Kujh tails j and 
they keep upon the water as the Sea-Mews do. At one a Clock the Wind 
flackcned, and chopped into the £^î/î, and we Steered South and by Eafi. About 
four a Clock we tackt, and flood away North. About half an hour after five the 
Wind having veered about to Ea^^ North-Eaji^ we Steered South-Eaji. About 
half an hour after feven, the Wind iwmtà North-Eaji z.r\à by Eaji. About tena 
Clock it was full North'Ei^^ and we bore away Eaji-, South-Eaji. 
Sunday morning the feven and twentieth of December, at five of the Clock, the 
Wind turned Eaji and by North, and we Steered our Courfe South-Eaji and by 
Souths About nine a Clock we bore away South-Eaji, becaufe the Wind was at 
Eaji, Nortb-Eaji, and blew pretty frefii. Our Officers took an Obfervation at 
noon, and were again of different opinions i the Captain had two and twenty 
degrees fifty two minutes ; the Mate twenty three , and the Gunner three and 
twenty degrees and two minutes j and in twenty four hours , we had made 
fourteen Leagues. In the Evening a flying Fifh leaped into our Ship. The 
Wind frefhened fo much in the night-time that we were obliged to furl qui 
Top Sails. 
Monday noon the twenty eighth of 'December^ the Captain found out by his Ob- 
fervation, that we were in the Latitude of twenty two degrees eight minutes, 
and the Gunner, in twenty two degrees eighteen minutes j in four and twenty 
hours we had made fourteen Leagues. That day we faw a great many Weeds 
or 
Milan. 
