The True Travels, Adventures, and Observations of Captain John Smith into Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: From Ann. Dom. 1593 to 1629 — John Shaqi
The True Travels, Adventures, and Observations of Captain John Smith into Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: From Ann. Dom. 1593 to 1629Smith, John
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The True Travels, Adventures, and Observations of Captain John Smith into Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: From Ann. Dom. 1593 to 1629
Smith, John
Smith, John, 1580-1631; Voyages and travels
Rochel,_ and _Bourdeaux._ The rumour of the strength of _Bayon_ in
_Biskay,_ caused him to see it; and from thence took his way from _Leskar_
in _Bicarne,_ and _Paw,_ in the Kingdom of _Navarre_ to _Tolouza_ in
_Gascoigne, Bezers,_ and _Carcassone, Narbone, Montpelier, Nimes_ in
_Languedeck,_ and thorow the Country of _Avignion,_ by _Aries_ to
_Marseilles_ in _Provence,_ there imbarking himself for _Italy;_ the Ship
was inforced to _Tolonne,_ and putting again to Sea, ill Weather so grew
upon them, that they Anchored close aboard the Shoar, under the little Isle
of St. _Mary,_ against _Nice_ in _Savoy._ Here the inhuman Provincials,
with a Rabble of Pilgrims of divers Nations going to _Rome,_ hourly
cursing him, not only for a _Hugonot_ but his Nation they swore were all
Pirats, and so vilely railed on his dread Soveraign Queen _Elizabeth,_ and
that they never should have fair Weather so long as he was aboard them;
their Disputations grew to that Passion, that they threw him over board,
yet God brought him to that little Isle, where was no Inhabitants, but a
few Kine and Goats. The next Morning, he espied two Ships more riding by
them, put in by the Storm, that fetched him aboard, well refreshed him,
and so kindly used him, that he was well contented to try the rest of his
Fortune with them. {MN-5} After he had related unto them his former
Discourse, what for pity, and the love of the Honourable Earl of _Ployer,_
this Noble _Britain_ his Neighbour, Captain _la Roche_ of Saint _Malo,_
regarded and entertained him for his well respected Friend. With the next
fair Wind, they Sailed along by the Coast of _Corsica_ and _Sardinia,_ and
crossing the Gulf of _Tunis,_ passed by Cape _Bona_ to the Isle of
_Lempadosa,_ leaving the Coast of _Barbary_ till they came at _Cape
Rasata,_ and so along the _African_ Shoar, for _Alexandria_ in _AEgypt._
There delivering their Fraught, they went to _Seandaroone,_ rather to view
what Ships were in the Road, than any thing else: keeping their Course by
_Cypres,_ and the Coast of _Asia,_ Sailing by _Rhodes_, the _Archipelagus,
Candia,_ and the Coast of _Grecia,_ and the Isle of _Zefalonia._ They lay
to and again a few days, betwixt the Isle of _Corsue,_ and the Cape of
_Orranto,_ in the Kingdom of _Naples,_ in the Entrance of the _Adriatick_
Sea.
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{MN-1} _A Cavvalue is in value a penny._
{MN-2} _Here he incountred one of the thieves._
{MN-3} _The Nobleness of the Earl of_ Plover.
{MN-4} _An inhuman act of the Provincials in casting him overboard._
{MN-5} _Capt._ La Roche _relieves him._
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CHAP. III.
_A desperate Sea Fight in the Streights; His Passage to_ Rome, Naples,
_and the view of_ Italy.
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