a;* t;f)c cotttCc ants mftg ttecugb stmt® of Canton* 
attbcfcaftebereof if is aofaBomeDcepe, 
at is Ditf ant from the great 3fianD about 
the tfjot of a great p®ce. Dbe fmal 3fianD 
tfjall Ipe on the doe , anD pou 
f^all aiteaies ftcrpe totearDs the great 
Bifiano as much as you can,foj tins crcehe 
afp?efaiO D^ateefb the teater to it, fo that 
if psu teere clofe bp it, it teoulD Djate pent 
in, as it happamtmtomeeitvherebp 33 
hao great iaboj anD Danger befojc 3 eouia 
get cut. Jfrom this 3flanD balfc a rnple 
j&b$tbtearo , there beginnetb another 
great anD high 3Ganb,tehich from thence 
rcacbetbCaatearD,maiungaCbanncll 
hetin^ne both that runneth in the £>ea, 
tehich Channell from the £>ea to this 
(mall 3£tanD is all fair anD cl®re:but from 
thence to the point of the other j]iojtb3* 
danD,anb from both tbefe 3GanDs left^ 
tears, tobteb is a great fpace of the &>ea, 
it is altogether rtfites anD .&toiipCltffes 
bnDer Mater,tbat reach Unto the Chan* 
nell,(that runneth from the BifianD tubere 
pou map Mutter fo? the #o^th teinbes) 
along bp the 3Gan0s that Ipe on the lanD 
fioe : SEteerefcne teben pou come from 
the^>outh3ilanDfo £>ea*tearD pou mutt 
goe c lofe bp it to the point afojefaiD, Iping 
on the fame 3Ganb. jfrom the 3Gano 
(inhere pou mapMinter fo? the $o?tb 
teinDs jtbere runneth a channell, jjiojtb 
Jiioztbeatf toarD bettecene the 3GanDS, fo 
that itDeniDeth the BlflanDs, leauing fome 
on the lanD fiDe, anD fome to £>ea*tearo, 
tehich channell oftentimes openeth anD 
Sheineth it feif. jfrom tbis3GanD afojefato 
(isihere poumapMinter foj the #o?th 
teinDes) Sue mples further fo?tearo in 
the famecourfe , there beginneth ana* 
fher great anD high 3GanD of Sue mples 
long , Iping in the fame courfeof $o?tb 
$ojtbeatf,anD&>outb§>outbteetf. SC&fs 
iflanD is herp populous of euitlnaturcD 
peopletfrom the £>ontb point ofthis great 
3flanD,thc length of a Camion ihot Catf* 
tears, there is a biDDen cltffe o; ftocfce of 
tfone Iping tsnDer the teater, teherehpon 
a po.irmgales ^hippe teas catf ateap, 
laDen teith pepper anD other Apices, 
tehich is a go>Q marchanDife to be brought 
cut of India anD all thofe countries. 
SCbe ftftfes anD Atones afo^cfapDe 
reach hnto this @>tonp Hocfee, therefore 
if pou teill faple though this Channell 
o; Depth afo?efaiDc, pou mutt runne on 
the Weft fioedofc bp the 3flanD. 
Jfrom the point of this great 3flanD 
The 3, book e. 
fb2® miles jjMbeatf, there t's pet ano* 
ther great anD high 3GanD, (anD is one 
of the 3Ganos that Ipe to ^catearDina 
rote) teherein there tfanDcth a Chiuiih 
IDemple 02 Church motf curiouGp built: 
teherefo^e bp the pojtingalcs it is calleD, 
A llha dc Varclla,fbaf is the 3GanD of the 
marheo^tofeen t anD before pou come at 
it,pou leaue tteo 02 tb?® fmal JflanDs on 
the lanD fiDe,anD the great 3Ganb of fiue 
miles long,rearheth bebinD tbefe BflanDs 
(to lanD tearD ) anD to »>eatearD from 
fbefe 3GanDs Ipcth another great SlflanD, 
reaching fromtbe tfonprochtotbe iflano 
of Varella. Bette®ne tbefe tteo3Ganos 
there runneth a fmall Channell : the 
teholeChannell, fromtbefe tb?®miles 
to the enterp 0 ? paffage of Varella , is 
tbJ® faDomeDeepeat full ^>ea, anD that 
of Varella, as alfo the mouth of the cha* 
nell, (tehich runneth Catf tearo through 
it totearos the & ea)is all Deep :3n the en* 
terp of the Channell of this 3GanD (at 
the fmfe of Varella) it hath a Cr®he 
teith a ^rnnDp bape , tehich is a gmD 
MoaD , Jfrom the £>outb point of this 
3 GanD of Varella 0? Chiniflh Ccmple to 
^»eatearD, there Ipeth th?® 3GanDs all 
on a rote clofe bp each other, reaching 
Catf anD Mett, tehich 3Ganos alfo are 
narncD after the name of Varella,tebere* 
bp the Channell is fcnotene > 2Chis 3* 
flanD of Varella oj Chimih SCemple Ip 
etbfuUhnDer thirtie Degr®s, anD is Di* 
tfant from the BIGanDs Siongicam afoje* 
faiD eight miles. Jfrom the 3GanDs Sion¬ 
gicam eleuen 02 tteclue mples, it is alto* 
getber great anD high 3Ganos, Iptng 
clofe bp each other : but from thence to 
full one anD tbirfie Degrees, thepbegin 
to bee leffe anD fometehat mo?e fepara* 
teD. ^ttheenDof thefelflanDs there Ip* 
etbtteo 3GanDs together, tehereofthe 
Channell that runneth betteeene them 
hath a berpe gcoD harbour, it is callcD 
Lcpion , tbep Ipe clofe bp a great 
Miuer, tehich is much inhabftcD anD 
frequenteh bp £parchaunts anD othec 
people. 3nthis i^auen ofLepionthe la- 
pons Doe often 2Dratficfce:from theenD 
of this 3fiano along bp the ^>ea coatf 
the lanD is Ioto anDbanbep grounD,foj 
that a mile from the lanD it is.buta faDome 
anD a halfe D®pe,being bare tf ones. Ehe 
people ofp countrp paffe ouer it teith nai* 
leD barhes,teith pitcheD 02 l©pcs,ttea p®* 
ces,failes of r®es oi mats,« an p*on Djeg 
teith 
