s 
^esefm'pttottof spoxFanuncitte* 
g tm , andendetbin the in n. de* 
gr&s. JC6c people of tl)C Slaiio arc blache 
like tbofe of Mofsambiquc, and goe naked, 
buttbebatrecf tbetr beades is not fo much 
curled as theirs of Mofsambique, and not 
full fo blacke. 2 Ebc Portingales bane no 
fpecialltraftlique there, becaufe there is not 
much to be bad, fo; as pet it is not berp toell 
knolnii.'Cbc i.of 3 uguft toe paftedtbe flats 
calico os Baixos de Iu den,that !S,thC jflatS 
of the Vetoes, tobicb are Oiftant from the 
cape das Corentes, 30.miles, andiiebc* 
ttoam tbe JlanD-of s>, Lauicnde $ tbe firms 
= IanO,tbat is from tbe BjlanD fiftie miles, ano 
from tbe firme lano feanentp miles, tobicb 
iflats begin finder 1 2. degrees anD a balfe, 
ano continue to ttoentie one degrees: 
there is great care to bee taken left men fall 
fipen tbem,fo; tbcp arc fierp dangcrous,and 
manp fijips bauc bin loft there ,and oflate in 
1 y g Anno 1 y 8y. a (hip comming from Portin- 
gale called £>. Iago beeing aiomtrall of tbe 
5flett,ano teas tbe fame that tbe firft boiage 
bient toitb fis from Lisbone fo; bice 3 tmu* 
rail,as in another place toe ftjall Declare* 
SEbe fourth of 8uguft toe oifcrieo the land 
of Mofsambique , bjbicb is oiftant from 
the iflittes of tbe Vetoes nintie miles bnoer 
fiftecnc Degrees foutbtoards. %'w nert oap 
loe entrcO into the roaO of Mofsambique, 
ano as toe entered toe efpieo the fo;efaio ftpp 
calico »>. I a go tobicb entered toitb bs, ano 
it toas not aboue one boare after toe bad de* 
retried it, bccing tbe firft time tocc bad fan: it 
fince it left bs at the 3 iland of Madera, 
inhere toe feperated our fducs. SEbcre toec 
found liketoife ttoomoje of our lbips,&aint 
Laurenz, 0 and ^afiit Francifro, tobicb tbe 
dapbefo;c toe re come tbetber toitb a fmall 
flfip that tons fo faple to Malacca,tobicb 
cemmonlp fettefb out of Portingale, a 
month bcfoje anp of the fbips do fet "faple fo; 
India, onlp becaufe thep haue a longer fioi* 
age fo make, pet doc thep o;dinariIp faple to 
tJ 1 /ofsambique to take in ftocete toater 1 
freft) bictuals as their boiage fallcth out, 0; 
their fifitualsfcanfctb: Blfthepgoenof the* 
the % the fbep faile about on the back fide of § 
■Slandof faintLaurenfo, not fetting their 
courfefo; Mofsambique. ‘Being at Mof- 
fambique toee lucre Foure of our ifleefe tn 
companp together, onlp toanttng the feaint 
Phillip, tobicb bad boldcn her courfe fo Here 
thecoaftcf Guinea, (tbe better toibun the 
iflafs ofBraciilia thatarecalled Abrollios, 
tobercon the pere befojc ibc had once fallen,) 
that ihe boas fo much bccalmcd.tbaf Ibc could 
not pafte the Gqumoctiall line in long time 
nfter bs,itepthcr pet tbe cape de Bona Spe- 
ranza tottbeut great ftojms t foule toeat&cr. 
The i.Bookc, 
as it o;dtitartlie happened fo fucb as come 
late tbetber, toberebp Ibce toas compelled f 0 
compaffeabout % camebnto Cochin about 
tuio months after toe mere al armed at Goa, 
bauing paired and endured much miferpano 
foulcbicather,iiiith fiefmes and dtfeafes, as 
fuellings of tbe legs, and the fco;bn(cke, and 
patne in their bellies ?c. 
The 4. Chapter. 
The defeription of CMoJfambiqutj which 
lieth vnder iy, degrees on the South 
fide of the Equinoftiall line vppon the 
coaltof Melindc, otherwifecalled^ 
bex or tAbtx'm^ 
_ 
Oflambique is a Townein 
the Hand of Prafio with a 
fafe , (although a fmall) 
hauen, on the right fide 
towardesthe cape: they 
hauetliegoldcnmines called Sofa/a, on 
the left fide the rich towne ofQWoa.-and 
by reafon of the foggie miftes incident to 
the fame, the place is both barren & vn$ 
holfomc,yet the people are rich by reafon 
of the fituation. In time part it was inha¬ 
bited by peoplethatbeleeuedin Makes 
met, being ouercom & kept in fubie&ion 
by thetirant of Qai/ea, & hislieftenant 
(which the Arabians called Zequen) that 
gouerned them, 
Moffambique fs a little Hand, Oiftant 
about halfe a mile from the firme land, in a 
corner of the fatD firme land, fo; that p firme 
land on the nojth fide ffretchefh further info 
§ fea the it doth, $ before it there lie ttoofmal 
31 lands named S. George ,f s. Iacob, tobicb 
arc cuen to the comer of the firme land, and 
bettoftne thofe ttoo ^lands not inhabited, f 
the firme land tbe Ojips doc faple to Mob 
fambique leaning the glands fouthtoard, oti 
the left hand, and the firm land on tbe no;tb* 
and fo toitbout a pilot compaffe about a 
mile into fbe Tea to Moflambique, fo; it is 
d©pe enough, and men map eafilp 0;un the 
fanostbatlie bpontbe firme land, becaufe 
tbep are opcnlp fftne. %\)t Chips harbour fo 
ncaretotbegiandandtbe fo;trcfle of Mofi 
fambique, that fbep map tb;otoa ftone out 
oftbeir ibip bppon tbe land, and fomcf fines 
farther, and liebrftocenetbc Sllandand the 
firme land, tobicb are Oiftant balfe a mile 
from each otber,fo that tbe Chips lie there as 
fafelp as in a riuero; batien. ^bc gland of 
MoiTambique is about balfe a mile in com* 
pafte, fiat land, and bordered about toitb a 
tobite faaid: SEbereingrotoe manp Indian 
palmes o; nut trees, i feme ^D;ange,2pple, 
