%l\t cotttfc from Malacca to $aa 
from pou running uojtbtoett, $ jjtoffbtoeft 
ano bp »ff,altoaies at 1 6.1 7 . % 18 .to i $ 
faoome Deep: this toap is not otbertoife to be 
bone, fo; 31 baue patt fo rnp felfe, ano fonnoe 
itaberpga>o toap. 
The i 8. Chapter. 
The courfe from Malacca to Goa^ 
with the ftretchings^and fituati* 
onsoftheCoartes. 
Cparting from Ma? 
lacca,toGoao;In;* 
pia^ pour belt courfe 
istofailea*rdle,o;a 
mile ano a tialfe tv 
long bp tbe coaff of 
Malacca , altoatCS 
bauing in figbt tbe 
ttrittes ano neatber partes of tbe 'Erees that 
Cano bp on tbe lano,till pou be at Pulo Par- 
celar.ano from tbence pou baue from 1 6. to 
•27.ano 2 8.fa0omc oeepe, butpoumutt re? 
member not to paffe aboue 14. faoome, nep* 
tber on tbe one fiOc ; no; tbe otbcr,ano failing 
from Malacca about ttoo miles ano \ 0; 3* 
miles from tbence,pou finoc 2.0; 3 .Ojougbts 
ofttoniediffes, reaching about balfe a mile 
into tbe fea,lpiug right oner tbe tetterne , 0; 
flbe binges Batb 3 bp tbe Ipoffingalcs calleo 
Tanque del Rey , pou fijall Itttetotfe toohC 
fbat pou goe not necretbecb&tte of Cabo 
Rachado ^ tobid) Cape lictb bnocr ttoooe- 
grecs, anOVbppcn tbe fame Coatt of Ma¬ 
lacca $o;tbtoeff, ano bp$o;tb ten miles 
Oittant 3 as tocll Upon tbe i>outbeatt, as tbe 
$o;tbtocff ftoe, ano goe notneare tbe lano 
bp a mile at tbe leatt, as 1 faio before: there 
pou baue a gooO mile ano a balfe r tto tbe p;in- 
dpallpart of tbe cbannell tbat runneth to 
Parcelar, anO patting bp Pulo Pacelor, anO 
0efiring to croffe ouer from tbe o;ougbts,pou 
fball tteepe off from Pulo Parcelor about z 
miles, becaufe tbat from it there reacbetb a 
banttc that iuttctb about balfe a mile into the 
fea,bctng (as 31 faio) about ttoo miles fro the 
lano,topaffe ouer tbe Ojougbtes being toitb 
a floob, then Pulo Parcelor fljall lie Caff* 
toaro from pou.ano at an ebbe,Caff,$o;tb' 
caff.- therefore it is n©oefull fo; pou to baue 
great care of tbe tiocs, that pou be not Deceit 
ueo, f comming intbisfo;t into tbofe parts, 
pou ttjaU runne toeft $o;tbtoeft, ttceptng tv 
tber on tbe one fioeo; the other, as the tioes 
fal, ano if pou crotte oner tbe fea Pulo Par* 
celor,it is bett fo; pou to tteepe eatt,ano eatt, 
ano bp foutb from tt, ano being in tbe mtooie 
Snap to tbe Silanos of Daru,lping dofe bpon 
tbe coatt of Samatra tinoer 3 .oegrees, toeft, 
$o;tbtoeff, ano 3 o. miles from Malacca: 
then if pou fee Pulo pacelor,let it be bettoam 
eatt foutbeatt,ano eatt 1 bp foutb from pou, 
The3«.Booke. y 
33S 
ano pet pou baue a groo courfe,ano comming 
totnarosPuloParcelor, poumuttbaueitto 
lie no;tbcatt ano foutbtoeff,besng ttuo miles 
from it, but toben pou leaue it to matte to* 
toaros tbe BllanOs of d’Aru, fben it is bett to 
baue it eatt ano catt,aito bp foutb, ano being 
in tbe figbt of the 3 ilano of d’Aru.matting to* 
toaros the great 3 IanD, pou map run tottbiti 
a mile 0; ttoo thereof fafelp ano toitbout ban* 
ger,fo; it is all Ocepc grouno. ‘Cbc Deptbes 
pou fljall finoe bp the o;ougbts afo;efat'D, paf- 
ttng tb;ougb the Cbannell, are from 1 o* fo 
11. faoome,but not aboue, ano tbe greafett 
Oeptbes pou (ball finoe running tb;ougb the 
cbannelarei2.13.14.1/.16. an0i7- fa* 
oomc,ano although at 3.0; 4. caftmges pou 
come to 1 o* 9. g 8 . faoome of fmall fine ano 
blacfee fanO,o; mui op grounO,pet pour courfe 
is gooO, fo; pou fljall p;efentlp agatne come 
to 12,13 .ano 14. faoome, ano bauing this 
Depth ano grouno, ano beloing tbe courfe a* 
fo;efaio,altbougb at fome raftings, poufinOe 
fmall fine tobitc fano,pet pour cottrfe is go% 
but if pou fihoe great fano 0; ffjels, then pots 
are out of the cbannell, ano toben pou finoe 
the grouno full of blactt ffjels ano great fan0 3 
31 counfell pou to feette againefo; fine fmall 
anoblacttefano, p;muooie grouno, fo;tb© 
grouno of great fano ano tbels is out of the 
cbannell: therefore pou mntt not ceafe to eatt 
out pour leao, to affure pour fdfe, it is litte* 
toife gooO to ttnoto the Depth toitb ttoo leaos 
bpon each floe of the Chip one, toitb gooO ano 
carefull ouerfigbt, altoates bauing pour air* 
tters reaop, toitb a cable of 12,0; 1/ .faoome 
long,ifneeobc,tberetoitb to help pour felfe, $ 
becaufe herein there is mention manp times 
maOeof Pulo pacelor, 3 thought it gooO 
littetoife tofetbotonebnoer tobat height it 
Itetb, although it is futticientlp fet ootone in 
the ^>ea Caroes, it is a lano that mafectb a 
point Ithe to a Cape Iping on tbe Coatt of 
Malacca,$o;tbtoeft,aiiobp jlioitb, about 
fifteene miles Oiffant, ful bneer tb;to oegrees: 
alfo pou mutt remember, tbat tatting pour 
courfe from Pulo Parcelor, ;to tbe 31 latt 0 of 
d l Aru,beirtg in tbe mioole toap,pou mutt let 
Pulo pacelor lie in Caff, ano Catt, ano bp 
£>ou£b from pou, ano bceing fometobat nea* 
rer tbe 3!flan0s, tben pulo parcelor is from 
poualmoff Caff south eatt, that is as pou 
goe neere tbe 31 flanoes, fo; that running tn 
this fo;t pou baue a gooO courfe, ano are fure 
ano fafe from tbe o;ougbtes, ano if bp night 
pou patte ouer the O;ougbts, then pou ttjalt 
martte the lano in the oap time, as 31 fato be* 
fo;e,bauing a gceOtomoe, Altoates Iootting 
to pour tioes that tbcp Oecctuepou not, 5 ;i* 
uing pou bpon tbe one o; the other fioe: fo; 
there tbe ffreame runneth berie ttreng, as 
" " toell 
