Dallam, Thomas; Covel, John; Bent, James Theodore [Hrsg.]: Early voyages and travels in the Levant: with some account of the Levant Company of Turkey Merchants (London, 1893)

DALLAM'S TRAVELS

WITH AN

ORGAN TO THE GRAND SIGNIEUR.

A brefe Relation of my Travell1 from

The Royall Cittie of London towarcles
The Straites of Mariemediteranum, and
what hapened by the waye.

HE shipp whearin I was to make my
voyege to Constantinople, Lyinge at
Graves ende, I Departed from Lon-
done in a pare of ores, with my
chiste and suche provition as I had
provided for that purpose, the
nynthe of Februarie 1598 (1599), being Frydaye.

Comminge to Graves ende, I wente aborde our shipp,
Called the Heckter, and thare placed my chiste, my bed-
inge, and a pare of virginals,2 which the martchantes did
alow me to carrie, for my exersize by the waye. Other
comoditis I carriede none, savinge one grose of tin spounes,
the which coste me nyne shillinges ; and thirtie pounde of
tin in bares, which coste me 18s. The shipe beinge verrie

1 These words are in a later hand.

2 Virginals were spinetts, so called from being played by young-
girls. The term " a pair of virginals", " a pair of organs", was common,
and only denoted one instrument. Cf. the phrases " a pair of stairs",
" a pair of bellows", still exist.