( 60^ ; 
Galriel Cortez, a Spaniard, but employed by the Eftg- 
lijh Merchants trading to that Ifland, then on board our 
Ship, to acquaint hi.ii, That when we were ready logo 
away, we would loofe cur Sails, and not before. We 
landed within the Mole ; the Walk upon it about four 
or five yards broad ; at the Extremity of which is a ve- 
ry large and ftately Gate, which leads into the City- 
We went into the great Church, fomew hat w ider than 
Wefiminfler' Alley, butdarkifli within: the Portal very 
magnificent, adorned with feveral Marble Statues in 
N.ches one over another. The High Altar very plain 
and unadorned: bat others extraordinary rich and glo- 
rious. Not far from the City are feveral Mills to grind 
their Olives, Oyl being the great Commodity ot the 
Ifland. 
2. The next Morning we weighed, without taking a- 
ny kind of notice of the Town, tailing all along in fight 
of the Ifland, which prefented us w;ith a pleafing and de- 
lightful Prcfped ; the Valleys, lying under it^ Hills, 
fruitful of W ine and Corn. The whole Ifland is judged 
to be about flxcy Leagues in Compafs, and in length a- 
bout fifteen: which we failed from the Weflermoft 
Point, w here lyes the Ifle Dragovera^ at a very little di- 
flance to the Eaftermoft, w here there is built a fmall 
Fort. To the S, S. £. Jye feveral little Iflands , called 
the Calreras ; betweeen which and Majorca we fleer* 
ed. 
3 We w^ere athwart Port Maon in Minorca ; a fine le- 
vel Country, having but one Hill in it N. W, by 
2:s it bore off us. In the E^/eaing tlie Wind very 
leant. 
4. This day, as yeflerday, exceffive hot. 
5. In the Afternoon we defcrvcd the Main Land of 
Frovence. 
