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îçS Travels into the Levant. Part II. ' 
then we had twenty live Fathom water. A North-Eafi Wind blows commonly 
on that Coalt all the Moon of December^ and the beginning of the Moon of ' 
January^ and after it comes the North-Weft Wind. About eleven a Clock the 
Wind flackning a little, we unfurled our Main-Top-Sail again. At rjoon the 
Gunner found that we were in the Latitude of nineteen degrees twenty four 
minutes, and having caft the Lead, we had two and twenty Fathom water, 
and at five a Clock the fame. Half an hour after five, the Wind turning 
North, North-Eaft, we fleered away Eaft. At nine a Clock we had only twenty 
Fathom water i and at midnight but eighteen. 
7uefday the fifth of January after midnight , the Wind was at Narih-Eaft 
and by Eaji, but a very eafie Gale, and we bore away South-Eaji and by 
Eaft. At five a Clock in the morning we had but four Fathom water. At 
break of day we made the Land of Bajfaim on Head , which was very neat 
us, and we had made it the day before, if it had not been hazy upon the 
Land. 
Biffnim. Bajfaim is a Town held by the Fortuguefe , lying about the nineteenth de- 
gree and a half of North Latitude. There are very high Mountains at this 
place. At fix a Clock we tacked , and flood away North and by Eaft. At 
two a Clock in the afternoon, we came to an Anchor in fourteen Fathom 
water, becaufe it began to Ebb i and it is the cuftom for Ships that put into 
the Bay of Cambaya, when they are near (hoar, to Tide it only up, unlefs they 
have the Wind in Poop, and a frefh Gale from South -, for thofe that go upon 
a Wind againft Tide, are driven back inftead of going forward, the Tides 
running very ftrong on that Coaft, and South Winds being rare. Half an hour 
after eight at night, we weighed Anchor, and flood away North and by Weft^ 
the Wind being then North'Eafl and by Eaji. 
Wedmjday the fixth of January, at two a Clock in the morning we came 
to an Anchor in feventcen Fathom water. Having weighed again about nine 
a Clock, we fleered North, North-Eaft * the Wind was then at Eali, a little 
to the Southvpard, but fo weak, that at ten a Clock it left us becalmed. A- 
bout three a Clock we had a Gale from Wefi, when we leaft expected it for 
it feldom blows on that Coafl; that was the reafon we came not to an An- 
chor, though it began to Ebb, and we flood away North and by Eaft. Half 
an hour after five, we had twenty Fathom water, and at fix a Clock we 
were becalmed. Half an hour after eight, we had the Wind at Eaft , North- 
Eaft, which made us fleer away Scutb-Eafli but at ten a Clock the Tide 
of Flood beginning to make, it behoved us to tack and fland away North 
and by Eaft. 
Ihurfday the feventh of January, about four a Clock in the mornmg, we 
came to an Anchor in nintecn Fathom water. About nine a Clock a fraall 
Gale blowing from South-Eaft, we weighed, though it was above an hour and 
a half to Flood , and bore away Eaft, North-Eafi i but feeing the Wind did 
rot Jaft, about half an hour after eleven, we came to an Anchor again in fe- 
ven Fathom water, though it was Flood then, but it did us no kindnefs, be- 
caufe it carried us to Surrat, and we were bound for Daman, being fo near 
it, that fome of the Ship difcovered the Steeple of a Church in the Town. 
Half an hour after one of the Clock, we had a fmall Gale from North-Eafi, 
which made us prefently weigh, and bear away South-Eaft, and founding every 
quarter of an hour, we found firfl fifteen Fathom water, then twelve, after 
that ten, and at leaft nine. About four a Clock, we fleered away Eaft, South- 
Eaft ■-, about five a Clock South, South-Eafi: a little after, we were becalmed, 
and having caft out the Lead, found eight Fathom water. About fix a Clock 
we turned the Ships Head Eaft and by South ■■> half an hour after, North-Eafi 
and by Eaft. About feven a Clock we came to an Anchor in eight Fathom 
water, and about a good League and a half from Land, becaufe there was no 
Wind, and the Tide of Ebb caft us toward the S^ttth-Wt^. 
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