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through Divers Climates. ^
out the Bar a great Carrack.unrigg'd, and on both sides the River Chap. VI
Magnificent Structures. The Soil Pat, Level, and sit for the Share "^"■V"^
many Miles together, the Hills keeping a wide distance srom them.
About two days after we passed Goa, a Ship with a Portugal Flag The Pon^l
at the Main Top-Mass; Head weathered our Admiral, and after seeing i*«*6'
what we were, lay by sor a Fleet of six more good Ships, one Hoy»
and half 3 dozen Procs, being their Northern Armada; they fitting
out one for the South also; the one again st the Arabs, the other
againsl the Malabars.
The beginning of December the North Weft Wind blew bitter cold Sharply Cold,
upon us, and would hardly give the Sun leave to be Mailer in his
own home; though a Cloud in the day time, ever since the Rains
cleared up, could hardly vapour betwixt him and the Earth.
At Nights we had hospitable Lights (hewed us srom the Shore, to Light-houiw,
mark out the Rocks, which lye very thick along to intrap the unwary
Pilot.
In 17 deg. 2,0 mm. North, lies Rajapore, a French Factory now, R*j*pw-
sormerly Engli(h.
Twenty Miles to the Northward, Choul, a Fortress of the Portu- C&K/-
gals, lay fair in sight.
And having the Latitude of 18 deg. 40 min. North, Bombaim
opened its self j the Tide being spent, we came to an Anchor with-
out the Bay, not having our Bearings right; and December the
Eighth we paid our Homage to the Union-Flag ssying on the Fort of
Tlx BAT
Is indented a vast Circumference, in which it is able to contain Btminim,
1000 of the belt Ships in Europe, in safe Harbour from Wind and
Weather. As we passed up the Bay, two os the Mogul's Men of
War, each 300 Tun, with bloody Colours out, rode before Kerenjau.
Under the Castie, besides innumerable little Vessels, as Hoys,
Ketches, and the like, lay Three Men of War, with their Top Ar-
mour out, Waste-Cloath and Penants at every Yard-Arm ; to wit,
The Revenge, iz Guns: The May-boon, taken from the Dutch, 120
Tuns: The Hunter, 14 Guns.
The Castie is seated towards the bottom of the Bay, command-
ing it every way from the Points and Flankiers.
At Evening the next day I was sent for on Shore, and received by
the Honourable Gerald Aungier, Governor both for the King and
Company, and President of all the Easi-hdies.
Thus after a plenary Anniversary, this Voyage was accomplissied j
and just that Day Twelvemonth you left me Aboard Ship at Grayes-
end, I set soot on Shore at Bombaimt where for this Shipping I re-
Tours,
s. f.
I> J. E T-
out the Bar a great Carrack.unrigg'd, and on both sides the River Chap. VI
Magnificent Structures. The Soil Pat, Level, and sit for the Share "^"■V"^
many Miles together, the Hills keeping a wide distance srom them.
About two days after we passed Goa, a Ship with a Portugal Flag The Pon^l
at the Main Top-Mass; Head weathered our Admiral, and after seeing i*«*6'
what we were, lay by sor a Fleet of six more good Ships, one Hoy»
and half 3 dozen Procs, being their Northern Armada; they fitting
out one for the South also; the one again st the Arabs, the other
againsl the Malabars.
The beginning of December the North Weft Wind blew bitter cold Sharply Cold,
upon us, and would hardly give the Sun leave to be Mailer in his
own home; though a Cloud in the day time, ever since the Rains
cleared up, could hardly vapour betwixt him and the Earth.
At Nights we had hospitable Lights (hewed us srom the Shore, to Light-houiw,
mark out the Rocks, which lye very thick along to intrap the unwary
Pilot.
In 17 deg. 2,0 mm. North, lies Rajapore, a French Factory now, R*j*pw-
sormerly Engli(h.
Twenty Miles to the Northward, Choul, a Fortress of the Portu- C&K/-
gals, lay fair in sight.
And having the Latitude of 18 deg. 40 min. North, Bombaim
opened its self j the Tide being spent, we came to an Anchor with-
out the Bay, not having our Bearings right; and December the
Eighth we paid our Homage to the Union-Flag ssying on the Fort of
Tlx BAT
Is indented a vast Circumference, in which it is able to contain Btminim,
1000 of the belt Ships in Europe, in safe Harbour from Wind and
Weather. As we passed up the Bay, two os the Mogul's Men of
War, each 300 Tun, with bloody Colours out, rode before Kerenjau.
Under the Castie, besides innumerable little Vessels, as Hoys,
Ketches, and the like, lay Three Men of War, with their Top Ar-
mour out, Waste-Cloath and Penants at every Yard-Arm ; to wit,
The Revenge, iz Guns: The May-boon, taken from the Dutch, 120
Tuns: The Hunter, 14 Guns.
The Castie is seated towards the bottom of the Bay, command-
ing it every way from the Points and Flankiers.
At Evening the next day I was sent for on Shore, and received by
the Honourable Gerald Aungier, Governor both for the King and
Company, and President of all the Easi-hdies.
Thus after a plenary Anniversary, this Voyage was accomplissied j
and just that Day Twelvemonth you left me Aboard Ship at Grayes-
end, I set soot on Shore at Bombaimt where for this Shipping I re-
Tours,
s. f.
I> J. E T-