Ctfjftfti mts beaflsm tije in mim* r $9 
of tljctr WctualS U1 Spaine anD Portingall* 
^bere is tn fljc ducrs,anD alfo in tbe £>ea 
along the coatt of India great tto?e offices, 
JtoltfCb the |BojfmgaUS Call T ubaron 02 Ha¬ 
s' en. Ws fill) Doth great mifebiefe, ano Oc^ 
iiourctb htanp nten tljat fill) fo? peadcs, ano 
tbercfojc tbep Dare not ftoimme tn tl)c riuers 
fo?feareoftbefefiibcs, but Doc fife to ball) 
tbemfelucs tn cettcrncs, maDefo? the fame 
purpofc, as 3 fatD before. 0s our fbip lap tn 
tbektuer of Cochin, reaDtc to faple from 
tbeitcefo Portingall, it bapneo that as toe 
toere to bang on our ruttcr , toijtcb as then 
toas menocD,tbe matter of tbe fl)tp 3 toltb 4 o? 
?. rapiers, toettt totttj tbe ^oat to put it on, 
aito an otber papier beeing maoe fatt 
toltb a co?oc about bis miDDle, ano f tcD to tbe 
£>bip, bung Dotonetoitbbalfe bis boop into 
tbe toater to place tbe fame topon tbe brakes, 
ano tobile be bung in tbe toater, tbere came 
one of tbofe Hayens, anD bit one of bis legs, 
to tbe nttDDle of bis tbigb, cleane ottat a bit, 
nottottbttanDing that tbe Spatter ttroke at 
bim toitb anoare,anbas tbe po?e man toas 
putting Dotonc bis arme to feele bis toouno, 
tbe fame ifilb at tbe feconD time fo? another 
bit DiDbite off bisbanDano arme aboue tbe 
clbeto,anD alfo a pace of bis buttuche. 
2Dbe Spatter anD alt tbe Kaplers in tbe 
Boate not being able to belp bim, altbougb 
tbepbotb ttrohe anD flang atittoitb ttaues 
anD oares,anD in that mifcrable cafe tbe po?e 
man toas carrtcD into tbe Ipofpitall, tobere 
toe left bim toitb fmall bope of life, anD boto 
be fpeD after that, <0oD hnotoetb,fa? tbe nert 
Dap toe fet faple anD put to £>ea. 2Cbete anD 
fucb Uhe cbances happen Daplp bp tbofe fittjes 
tn India,astoell in tbe fea, as in tbe fttuers, 
fpeciallp among tbe. jfifljers fo? peadcs, 
tobercof manp loofe tbeir lines, 
3n tbe Ktuer of Goa in Mintcrjfime 
toben the mouth of tbe IRiuer toas (but bp, 
ascommonlp at that time it is, tbe filbert 
mentoohea fifyof a mott toonDerfull anD 
ttrangefojme, fucb as 3 tbinhe toasneuer 
feene eptber in India , o? in anp other place, 
tobicbfo?tbettrangcnestberof toas pjefen* 
teDtompHojDtbe Slrcbbilbop, tbe picture 
tobereofbp bis commanDement toas pain* 
tcD, anD fo? a toonDer fent totbe&ing of 
Spaine, 
3t tons in btgnesas great as a miDDle fi- 
feD £>oggc toitb a fnout lihe a bogge, fmall 
eies,no eares,but ttoo boles toberebis eares 
IboulD bee,it bao foure fat Uhe an (Elephant, 
the faple beginning fometobat bppon tbe 
bache b?oaD,anD then flatte, anD at the berie 
enD rouno anD fometobat fbarpe, %t ranne a 
The i, books,' 
a long tbe ball bppon tbe fio?c * anD in eacde 
place of the boufe fnojting lihe a bogge, 2Dbe 
tobole boDp, bcaD,tailc, $ legs being couercD 
toitb feales of a thumb b?caDtb, barber than 
3ron, o? dale: Mee bctoco anD lapD bppon 
them toitb tocapons, as if men IboulD beate 
bpon an Hnuill, anD toben toec ttrohe bppon 
him,bee roulcD bimfelfe in a beape, beaD anD 
fate altogether, fo that bee lap Uhe a rounD 
ball, toee not beeing able to iuDgc tobere bee 
clofeD bimfelfe together, neptber coulD toee 
toitb ante inttrument o? ftrengtbbf banDs o* 
pen bim againe,but letting bim alone anD not 
touching him, bee opcneD bimfelfe anD ranne 
atoapas3faiDbefoje. 
8no bccaufc 3 am noto in banD toitb 
jfiibes of India, 3 toillbcrc Declare a foo?£ 
anD true l^itto?te of a ifitt), altbougb to fome 
it map feeme incrcDiblc,but it ttanoetb pain* 
tcD in tbe fttliceropes Wallace in India, anD 
toas fetDotonebptrue anD crcDtblc toitnefe 
fes that it toas fo, anD tbcrefoje it ttanDetb 
tbere fo? memojie of a toonDerfull thing, to* 
getber toitb tbe names anD fumamesof tbe 
fbtp,Captaine,bap,f pere toben it toas Done* 
anD as pet tbere are manp men liuing at this 
Dap, that toere in the fame fotppc anD aDuen* 
ture, fo? that it is not long Itnce, anD it toas 
thus. Chat a fbip fapling from Mofam- 
bique into India, 'anD tbep bailing faire 
toeatber,a gooD foje toinDe, as much as the 
Naples might beare before tbe toinDe fo? the 
fpace of foudane Dapes together, Directing 
tbeir courfetotoarDs the (Equinoctiall line, 
euerp Dap as tbep toohe the height of tbe 
£>unnc, inttcaaof oiminiibingo? leffcning 
their Degrees , acco?Ding to the MinDe 
anD courfe tbep baD anD bclD,tbep founD fbemi 
felucs ff ill contraric, anD euerp Dap further 
bachetoarDs then tbep toerc,f o the great aD* 
miration and toonDering of them all, ano 
comrade to all rcafon anD mans bnoerttan- 
Ding,fo that tbep DiD not onlp toonDer tberaf, 
but toere much abafbt beeing tteDfafflp per- 
ftoaDeD that tbep toere betoitcbeD, to? then 
kneto berp toell bp erperience , that tbe 
ttreame o? courfe ofthe toater intbofe conn* 
tries DiD not D?iue them bache, no? toitbbolDis 
them contrarie to all 3rt of ^auigation* 
tobereupon tbep toere all in great perpledtj? 
anD feare,ttanomg tttll anD bcbolDing each o* 
tber, not oncehnotoing tbe caufe tbere* 
$t § laff tbe ebiefe Botefon tobo tbep call 
ibe matters mate, looking bp chance ouer* 
bo?D totoarDs tbe beahbeaD of tbe Chip, be ef- 
pieDa great b?oaD taile of a ififb that baD 
toinDcD it felfe as it toere about the beatfes 
beaD,tb^boDp tberof beeing bnDer tbeheelc^ 
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