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of the Miscarriage of his Prodecessor, when Mons Je Beaufort , the FrettcSAdmirals was there, he had receiv’d strict Orders from Madrid not to dothe like. The Secretary reply’d, That we had an Ambassador on Board,and had as strict Orders, and fhould answer as scverely for the Breach ofthem. His last Answer was, That we might, with our Saih Looje , keepbesore the Town, till we had furnifh’d our selves with what we wanted.Upon reeeiving this Message , the Ambassador difpatch’d away oneJoseph Gabriel Cortez, a Spaniard, but employ’d by the Engltfli MerchantsTrading to thatlfland, then on Board our Ship, to acquaint him, Thatwhen we were Ready to go away, we would Loofe our Satis, and not be-fore. We Landed within the Mole ; the Walk upon it is about 4 or yTards Broad ; at the Extremity of which is a very Large and Stately Gatewhich Leads into the City. We went into the Great Church, somewhatWider than Westminster-Abbey, but Darkish within: The Portal very Mag-nificent 1 , Adorn’d with several ß/Iarble Statues in Niches one over another.'The High Altar very Plain and Unadorn’d ; but others extraordinary Riehand Glorious. Not far from the City are several Mills to Grind their Olives,O/l being the great Cotnmodity of the Ifland.

2. The next Morning we Weighed, without taking any kind of Noticeof the Town, Saihng all along in Light of the Ifland, which presented uswith a Pleafant and Dclightful Profpect; the Valleys, lying under the Hilis,Fruitful of Wine and Coni. The whole Ifland is judg’d to be about60 Leagues in Compafs, and in Length about 1 5. To the S. S. E. lie se-veral little Islands, call’d the Cabreras } becwcen which and Majorca weSteer’d.

3. We were athwart Tort Matn in Minorca ; a Fine Level Coüntry, ha-ving but one Hili in it.

5. We descry’d the Main-Land of Frruenct.

6 . We were over against the Islands Hievet , and the Highland ofThouton.

9. We were over against the Westermofl part of the Alps, which wedistinctly faw at about 10 Leagues Distance, and appear’d far Higher thanthe Hills of Granada.

12. We came in the Morning to an Anchor over against the Mole, andnot far from the Latitem in Genua. Having obtain’d Frattick of the Maestridtlla Sanitd , aster a little Demur about the Salute, the Senate being assem-bled, and forne of them Protesting upon their Honours, and ready to pro-duce their Registers, that they never Salutcd the Ship wherein was an Äm-iaß'ador of France or Spain, as not taking any notice of the Person, whodid bear that Character, till they had sirst Intitnation that the Ship was ar-riv’d in their Port by its Saluting the Town, It was agreed that the Shipfliould Sahst e the Town with 11 Guns, which they were to Answer, asthey did, with an equalNumber ; and asrer a little Pause they SaluteJ theAtnbastador with 19 more, which was Answer'd with as many- Aster this,the Duke and Senate scnt the Master of the Ceremonies to wait upon theAmbajjador : who going away. return’d foon aster with a Prescnc of Calves,

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