The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation - LightNovelsOnl.com
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The first monson from Diu for the straight of Mecca.
The s.h.i.+ps depart from Diu about the 15 of Ianuarie, and returne from the straights to Diu in the moneth of August.
The second monson from Diu for the straight of Mecca.
The s.h.i.+ps depart betwixt the 25 and first of September, and returne from the straights to Diu, the first and 15 of May.
The monson from Secutra for Ormus.
The s.h.i.+ps depart about the tenth of August for Ormus: albeit Secutra is an Iland and hath but few s.h.i.+ps, which depart as abouesaid.
The monson wherein the Moores of the firme land come to Goa.
About the fifteenth of September the Moores of the firme lande beginne to come to Goa, and they come from all parts, as well from Balaguate, Bezenegar, as also from Sudalacan, and other places.
The monson wherein the Moores of the firme land depart from Goa.
They depart from Goa betwixt the 10 and 15 day of Nouember. Note that by going for the North is ment the departing from Goa, for Chaul, Diu, Cambaia, Daman, Basaim, Gha.s.sain, and other places vnto Zindi: and by the South is vnderstood, departing from Goa, for Cochin, and all that coast vnto Cape Comori.
The first monson from Goa for Ormus.
The s.h.i.+ppes depart in the moneth of October from Goa, for Ormus, pa.s.sing with Easterly windes along the coast of Persia.
The second monson from Goa to Ormus.
The s.h.i.+ps depart about the 20 of Ianuarie pa.s.sing by the like nauigation and windes as in the first monson, and this is called of the Portugals and Indians Entremonson.
The third monson from Goa to Ormus.
The s.h.i.+ps depart betwixt the 25 of March, and 6 of Aprill, hauing Easterly windes, till they pa.s.se Secutra, and then they find Westerly windes, and therefore they set their course ouer for the coast of Arabia, till they come to Cape Rasalgate and the Straight of Ormus, and this monson is most troublesome of all: for they make two nauigations in the heigth of Seylan, which is 6 degrees and somewhat lower.
The first monson from Ormus for Chaul, and Goa.
The s.h.i.+ps depart from Ormus for Chaul, and Goa in the moneth of September, with North and Northeast windes.
The second monson from Ormus for Chaul and Goa.
The second monson is betwixt the fiue and twentie and last of December, with like winds as the former monson.
The third monson from Ormus for Chaul and Goa.
The third monson the s.h.i.+ps depart from Ormus, for Chaul and Goa, betwixt the first and 15. of April, and they saile with Southeast windes, East and Northeast windes, coasting vpon the Arabia side from Cape Mosandon vnto Cape Rasalgate, and hauing lost the sight of Cape Rasalgate, they haue Westerly windes, and so come for Chaul and Goa, and if the said s.h.i.+ps depart not before the 25 of April, they are not then to depart that monson, but to winter in Ormus because of the winter.
The first monson from Ormus for Zindi.
The s.h.i.+ps depart from Ormus betwixt the 15 and 26 of Aprill.
The second monson from Ormus for Zindi.
The s.h.i.+ps depart betwixt the 10 and 20 of October for Zindi from Ormus.
The monson from Ormus for the red sea.
The s.h.i.+ps depart from Ormus betwixt the first and last of Ianuarie.
Hitherto I haue noted the monsons of the s.h.i.+ps departing from Goa to the Northward: Now follow the monsons wherein the s.h.i.+ps depart from Goa, to the Southward.
The Monson from Goa for Calicut, Cochin, Seilan, and all that coast.
The s.h.i.+ps depart from those places betwixt the 1 and 15 of August, and there they find it nauigable all the yeere except in the winter, which continueth as is aforesayd, from the 15 of May till the 10 of August.
[Sidenote: Note.] In like maner the s.h.i.+ps come from these places for Goa at euery time in the yeere except in the winter, but of all other the best time is to come in Nouember, December and Ianuary.
The first monson from Goa, for Pegu.
The s.h.i.+ps depart from Goa, betwixt the 15 and 20 of April, and winter at S.
Thomas, and after the 5 of August, they depart from S. Thomas for Pegu.
The second monson from Goa, for Pegu.
The s.h.i.+ps depart from Goa betwixt the 8 and 24 of August, going straight for Pegu, and if they pa.s.se the 24 of August, they cannot pa.s.se that monson, neither is there any more monsons till April as is aforesaid.
[Sidenote: Marchandize good for Pegu.] Note that the chiefest trade is to take money of S. Thomas rials, and patechoni, and to goe to S. Thomas, and there to buy Tellami, which is fine cloth of India, whereof there is great quant.i.tie made in Coromandel, and brought thither, and other marchandise are not good for that place except some dozen of very faire Emeraulds orientall. For of golde, siluer, and Rubies, there is sufficient store in Pegu.
The monson from Pegu for the Indies.
The s.h.i.+ps depart from Pegu betwixt the 15 and 25 of Ianuarie, and come to Goa about the 25 of March, or in the beginning of April. Note, that if it pa.s.se the 10 of May before the sayde s.h.i.+ps be arriued in Goa, they cannot come thither that monson, and if they haue not then fet the coast of India, they shall with great perill fetch S. Thomas.
The first monson from Goa for Malacca.
The s.h.i.+ps depart betwixt the 15 and last of September, and arriue in Malacca about the end of October.
