made fast together, whereon two Men
go out a fishing to the extent of two
Leagues: Some of them we boarded,
but we could never bring them to con∣duct
us to the Road, they alledging,
they were forbid to do it; but I be∣lieve
it was because they would not
leave their fishing.But it fortunately happen'd, that we
descry'd two sorts of small Tartanes,
that were for making the best of their
way into the Bay as well as we; them
we waited for, and required them to
grant us a Pilot for our Money; upon
which, one of the Masters of these
Tartanes, offered himself to conduct us
to the Place where we were to An∣chor,
and this he performed with all
imaginable Civility: We drew up in
Order, within Cannon Shot of Cape
St. Antony, and about five in the Even∣ing
cast Anchor within a small League
of the Town, that we might not em∣barrass
our selves with the Portuguese
Fleet we found there, consisting of be∣tween
forty and fifty Sail, all laden
and ready every minute to sail away.As soon as we were come to an An∣chor,
there came a Lieutenant from the
Admiral, to require us to salute him;
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