'Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present state of those countries, as also a full relation of the five years wars, between Aureng-Zebe and his brothers in their father's life time, about the succession. And a voyage made by the Great Mogul (Aureng-Zebe) with his Army from Dehli to Lahor, from Lahor to Bember, and from thence to the Kingdom of Kachemire, by the Mogols, call'd, the Paradise of the Indies. Together with a relation of the Kingdom of Japan and Tunkin, and of their particular manners and trade. To which is added a new description of the Grand Seignior's Seraglio, and also of all the Kingdoms that encompass the Euxine and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.' [‎101] (140/1024)

Ghap. I. (^Monfieur Tavernier.
cover’d Caittglon-Jerej all the relt of the day we coaited by the Hands of Gigio and
The twenty-ninth, with the fame Wind at North-Weft v by Morning we difco-
ver’d the Hands of Pontia and Parmerola^ and about Evening thofe of
and Ifchia, Night approaching, and there being no news of the Ships we had loft,
inftead of making the Pbaro of Meffina, it was refolv’d that we ftiould fteera
Courfe round about tMefrna, where we expe&ed to overtake them. At eleven a
Clock in the Evening we had but little Wind at North-North-Weft, fo that we
made not above fourteen Leagues of way.
The thirry-ftrft the fame Wind continu’d, with a high Sead but about nine at
Night the Wind chopping about to the Weft, we kept our former. Courfe.
The iirft of Aprils by eight of the Clock in the Morning we difcover’d the three
Hands that lye before Trepano, Levanzo^ Niaretima^ and F a vagina.
The fecond and third the Weather was ill, and the Wind unconftant, fo that we
made but little way.
The fourth, by break of day we difcover’d the Hand of Pantalarea.
The fifth by Morning we found our felves w ithin a League and a half of the
Coaft of Sicily, juft againft CapePtJfaro, at what time, the Weather being fair, we
had a view of Mount Gibello^ all cover’d with Snow. Doubling the Cape in the
Afternoon, we difcover’d the Coaft of Saragojfa. The fixth we had little or no
Wind. But the feventh in the Morning, the Weather being fair, we difcover’d
Cape Spartivento'i and the fame Wind continuing all that day, toward Evening we
fail’d in view of other Hands of Calabria,
The eighth we found our felves near to Cape Borfano^ and all the reft of the day
we fail’d in view of Cape Stillo and Cape delle Colonne.
The ninth we made little way. But on the Tenth in the Morning the Wind
coming about to the South, we found our felves at the entry of the Gulf of Venice^
between Cape St. Niary and the Coaft of Greece* where the Mountains were cover’d
with Snow. About ten of the Clock we tack’d to our own Courfe, while the Ships
that were bound for Venice and Ancona entered the Gulf.
The tenth by Morning we faw two little lilands, the one call’d Famo, the other
Nlerlera, and were in fight of Corfu. About Noon, the Wind being at Eaft, we
kept out at Sea *, and about Evening abundance of little Birds lighted upon our
Cordage, of which we caught enow to make a lufty Fricafie. We alfo caught four
Falcons, Owls> and good ftore of Turtles. t (
The eleventh and twelfth the Wind being at Eaft,we lay hovering about the Shoar,
without making any way.
The fourteenth and fifteenth having the Wind at North-Weft, we were two days
without feeing Land, yet we caught good ftore of Birds.
The fixteenth the fame Wind continuing, we found our felves near the Hland of
Zant. From eight in the Morning ’till three in the Afternoon we were becalm’d >
but then a good brisk Weft Wind carry’d away all our little Birds.
The feventeenth and eighteenth we were becalm’d.
The nineteenth in the Morning, the Wind being at Norths Weft, we difcover’d
Cape Gullo % between Modon and Coron, in the Morea.
The twentieth, with the fame Wind that blew frefti, we found our felves by
Morning within two Cannon-(hot of Gape Matapan^ which is the moft Southern Cape
of all Europe. About Noon the Wdnd coming full Weft, in. three hours we pats’d
by the Point of the Mand Cerigo.
The twenty-firft in the Morning, we difcover’d thelflands of Caravi and Falconer*
on the one fide, and Cape Schilli on the other hand. Two hours after, having 3
fre(h Gale at South-Weft, about Evening we were in view of the Ifland of St#
George.
The twenty-fecond though the Wind fUckn’d, yet we made fome way » for In
the Morning we found our felves between the Ifland of Zea and the Morea, near
to anotner Cape delle Colonne : afterwards we difcover’d the Ifland of Negropont,
and doubl’d the Cape three hours after' Noon, having left fight of the Ifland of
Andros by ten in the Forenoon.
1 he twenty-third the Wind blowing frefti all the night, by morning we found
our felves near the Ifland of Ipfera. At noon we made the Point of the Ifland of
Cbh*