aul, Diu,
Cambaia, Daman, Basaim, Ghassain, 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 shippes depart in the moneth of October from Goa, for Ormus, passing
with Easterly windes along the coast of Persia.
The second monson from Goa to Ormus.
The ships depart about the 20 of Ianuarie passing 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 ships depart betwixt the 25 of March, and 6 of Aprill, hauing Easterly
windes, till they passe 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 ships 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 ships 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 ships
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 ships depart from Ormus betwixt the 15 and 26 of Aprill.
The second monson from Ormus for Zindi.
The ships depart betwixt the 10 and 20 of October for Zindi from Ormus.
The monson from Ormus for the red sea.
The ships depart from Ormus betwixt the first and last of Ianuarie.
Hitherto I haue noted the monsons of the ships departing from Goa to the
Northward: Now follow the monsons wherein the ships depart from Goa, to
the Southward.
The Monson from Goa for Calicut, Cochin, Seilan, and all that coast.
The ships depart f
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