Kaimacam to give them Audience ,• the Chiaus Bajha and 
otherOfficers attending at the Water-fide to receive therrj; 
Horfes being brought thither for them and their Foiiow- 
ers to mount. This Ka'makam Jufuphy a little old Man, 
had formerly been a Page of the Chamber,and chief Fal- 
coner, and afterwards Bafha of Silifiria. He entertained 
the Ambafladors and their Company with Perfum£s,Cof- 
fec, and Sherbet, and diftributed about fifteen Koftans 
Orrefts among them : after about an hours ftay they 
took their leave. 
Being upon theCoaftsof Greece d^oom Augufl or Sep- 
tember 69. in the Latitude of 35^ 5'3'.we found by our 
Azimouth Com pafs, that we had VVefterly variation there 
The variety of Colours of the Sea-water at feveral 
times chiefly depends upon tiie Wind and Weather, and 
the reflexion of the Light upon it. It's ufual and moil 
natural Colour is a deep Green : but in cloudy and Rai- 
ny Weather, the Surface of the Water appears blackiili. 
On the Goodwins upon the Tide of Flood, the Water was 
white, the Waves by reafon of the Shallow^s, meeting with 
oppofiiion, and breaking into Foam, till the Flood is well 
advanced. .Sometimes the Water is of a perfed Azure co- 
lour, as weobferved for feveral Weeks in the MetllHra^ 
nean. The Sun Ihining bright upon the Water, fom.e- 
times the upper part of the Wave appears purpliflh, fome- 
times reddiih ^ though in Shallows perchance it may re- 
ceive this larter Tindture alfo from the Sands which lye 
under it When the Wind has freflined, and the Ship has 
been under full Sail, I have obferved the Waves to the 
head, and at the fides of the Ship, to appear with a pale 
kind of brightnefs : and at Malaga^d.i my return, going 
on board our Ship, which lay about half a League from 
the fliore,at Night,the Wind then at Eajf, the Boats Grew 
letting their Oar fall roughly into the Water, diverted us 
as- 
