Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the Great. Describing more particularly the Empires of Persia and Industan ... As also, many ... kingdoms in the oriental India ... (1677)
Herbert, Thomas, Sir, 1606-1682 · London : R. Everingham for R. Scot, etc. · leaf 23
iA great Storm. II and 27 of longitude from the Lizard. Howbeit, pofi mult os fequitur unaferena dies, for on the 13. day, in the firft watch, our long lookt for Favonm blew fweetly upon us. • - 'The Wefl wind ( mofi men know) - - Semper lenis dura Favonj} Front the vafi Sea is ever felt to blow.… … Long it is not fince I told you how favourably the Wind had been unto us, but ere long found that his other adjunct is Inconftancy ; for after a Ihort calm we obferved the Ocean firft to ferment and heave, and then to wrinkle her fmooth face, and veering in¬ to a contrary romb at length to puff and…
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