'Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the great. Describing more particularly the empires of Persia and Industan: interwoven with such remarkable occurrences as hapned in those parts during these later times. As also, many other rich and famous kingdoms in the oriental India, with the isles adjacent. Severally relating their religion, language, customs and habit: as also proper observations concerning them.' [‎6] (27/448)

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faftned to the upper deck) in lefs than two hours being fill'd with nafty ram, which en
ded in thunder and flafh, a sreat while the Tornado m that manner amaiing. us v weather
fo variable as was admirable now blowing frefh and fair, and forthwith ilormmg out-
ragioufly, the wind in one hours fpace veering about every point of theCompafs, not
unlike that mentioned by the Poet.
Butinthisconfufion, that the wind at one and the fame time blew from different
Rombs or Points of the Compafs, I may not fay, feemg^n>^ aflerts that Fentos con-
trarios diametro diftantes fimul ffir are non p# .* Albeit Theophraflm allows the fudden
change of winds, Fentos iji contrarios pojfe mutariy cum Nubes tn contranwn locum pdja fue-
runt Which Vicomercatm gives this reafon for, Ventorum mutatio unim in alterum, a Solis
motu ortum hahet,&c. adding withall in /. 2. Meteor. Arifi. id falfum a^aret, cum Auftrum
& Aquilonem fmulinterdum flare compertum efl, Now albeit thefe aiery contefts were not
a little frightful to us Palfengers, who had never feen the like, yet the infectious rains
that ufually accompany the Tornados were what moft damnified the Sailers, who in thofe
ftorms are neceffitated to be upon the decks to hand in their fails and to abide the brunt,
and (which is worfe) the ftorm being over they commonly get forthwith into their beds
(or hamacks) refting their wearied bodies in wet na% cloaths, thereby breeding many
difeafes, asFeavers, Calentures, Fluxes, Aches, Scurvy, and the like V which doubtlefs
did they moderate their bibbing ftrong waters, and take more care to fhift their appa
rel, might in great meafure be prevented. Other unlucky accidents oft-times happen in
thefe Seas, as when (efpecially in becalmings) men fwim in the bearing Ocean, the
greedy Hayen called or armed with a double row of venemous teeth pur-
fuethem, direded by a XittX &Rhomhm or Mufculw, varioufly ftre^kt and coloured with
blew and white, that feuds to and fro to bring the intelligence ^ which Pilot hih
as one defcribes
Mufculus eft parvus vifu, .fed corporc pukhro; Hi* body is right fair, though feeming final/,
Hunc pifcem vero du&orera nomine dicunt. And fitly him by name of Guide men call.
The Sharks for his fervice fuffering him to fuck when he pleafeth. In the Hiftory of Tobit
'tis writ, that as he wafht himfelf in the River Tygris a great fifli leapt at him with an in
tent to have devoured him, which (though it have no name) is like enough to have been
a Sharkj for fave that and the Crocodiley what other fifli are fo bold as to dare living
men, and to devour them ? but fome imagine that fifti to be the Scorpio Marinm or Callio-
ninm. Now that this fifh was capable of fuch a feat we .have for witnefs A. Gellim, who
reports that the Niccans took a 5Wi^that weighed 400 pound, in which they found a
whole man coifin'd •, and thence fome think Jonas was in a Sharks belly ;, But this we may
affirm, that many have been devoured by this ravenous filh, and more have fuffered in
their members* whole fhape (miftaken in the pofture .by the Ingraver) take thus re-
fembled. .
Una Eurufq; Notufqj ruunt, Zephyruf^ maligno
JFIumine, turn Boreas/.-—
The winds from Eaft r Wefly Nor thy and South advance
Their forcey and urge the frothy waves to dance.
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