deck_, where were armes and ammunition provided for us all. We were to be the second Ship in the line, and after we had all made a little back till we were all ready, we bore up bravely to them. But when we came at them they proved five French men of warre, with one _Satée_[215] and another small vessell with a _meson_[216] and _stay sail_,[217] which I suppose were as _Tenders_.[218] They belong’d to the same Squadron with those which we saw by _Tunis_ under _Monsr. Martell_. One of their Lieutenants went on board our Admirall, and told him that they came from _Toulon_, and had been looking out for _Tripoleses_ and _Tuneses_, who it seems had been there abouts six or seven days before. Being asked, he said the _Algerines_ were about _Rhodes_ and _Cyprus_. And thus our _scare fight_ past over, without any blowes. My Curiosity was fully gratyfied with this Prelude of a battle, for I believe I could give a shrewd guesse at all the rest, and that I then thought enough. Though indeed I did not see the least sign of fear or want of courage in any one, yet I suppose all of us were well satisfyed and pleased to sleep that night in a whole skin. For thre or four dayes the wind was full in our eye; we tacked and tumbled backwards and forwards between _Cerigo_ and the W. end of _Candia_; then we got between _C. Matapan_ and _Cervi_; and having been thus beaten up and down, and made no progresse, and little hopes being left of a fair wind, by consent we came all to Anchor on the S.W. side of _Cervi_,[219] in nineteen fathom water, about five o’clock, Nov. 14, afternoon. That evening I went with the Captain in his pinnace sounding the several depths in the bay, and then went on board our Admiral, where all the Captaines resolved to go on shore next morning for what provisions we could find, especially of wood (whereof there is plenty), and fresh water if we could find any. Next morning our Capt. and I and two of our Gentlemen passengers went on shore in the _yale_[220] betimes, before any of the other Commanders appear’d. We landed at a spot where it was plain ground and an open place, and therefore free from _Ambuscades_. Immediately came down an old Greek from the top of the mountain in a poor patch’t habit, in a thick coarse jacket, a woollen shirt, with no stockings nor shoes, but onely some pieces of a raw hide of an oxe or bull wer laced[221] on to the soales of his feet with the hair side inwards, which I suppose never go of till time and rottennesse separate them. With these his feet are so plyable that he can easily go up or down a rock which our shoes will not suffer us to do, at least with that dexterity. Old Hesiod was born not very far from hence, and I thought we had had one of his old acquaintance risen from the dead and come to us, his _coat_ and _socks_ and _shirt_ being exactly in his Boetian fashion. He had a skul cap on, border’d with a Lambskin, which he pull’d off, and came boldly to us.