artillerie and other munition of defence alwayes readie planted it hath sufficient, besides the store remaining in their storehouses. the venetians hold this for the key of all their dominions, and for strength it may be no lesse. this island is very fruitfull and plentifull of wine and corne very good, and oliues great store. this island is parted from albania with a chanell, in some places eight and ten, and in other but three miles. albania is vnder the turke, but in it are many christians. all the horseman of corfu are albaneses; the island is not aboue 80. or 90. miles in compasse. the 19. 20. and 21. we remained in the towne of corfu. the 22. day wee went aboord and set saile, the wind being very calme wee toed the ship all that day, and toward sunne set, the castle sent a fragatta vnto us to giue vs warning of three foistes comming after vs, for whose comming wee prepared and watched all night, but they came not. the 23. day in the morning being calme, wee toed out of the streight, vntill wee came to the olde towne, whereof there is no thing standing but the walles. there is also a new church of the greekes called santa maria di cassopo, and the townes name is called cassopo. it is a good porte. about noone wee passed the streight, and drew toward the ende of the iland, hauing almost no wind. this night after supper, by reason of a certaine hollander that was drunke, there arose in the ship such a troublesome disturbance, that all the ship was in an vprore with weapons, and had it not bene rather by gods helpe, and the wisedome and patience of the patrone, more then by our procurement, there had bene that night a great slaughter. but as god would, there was no hurt, but onely the beginner was put vnder hatches, and with the fall hurt his face very sore. all that night the wind blew at southeast, and sent vs forward. the 24. in the morning wee found ourselues before an island called saseno, which is in the entrie to valona, and the wind prosperous. the 25. day we were before the hils of antiueri, and about sunne set wee passed ragusa, and three houres within night we ankered within meleda, hauing sclauonia or dalmatia on the right hand of vs, and the winde southwest. the 26. in the morning we set sayle, and passed the chanell between sclauonia and meleda, which may be eight mile ouer at the most. this iland is vnder the raguses. at after noone with a hard gale at west and by north we entered the chanell betweene the iland curzola and the hilles of dalmatia, in which channell be many rockes, and the channell not past 3 miles ouer, and we ankered before the towne of curzolo. this is a pretie towne walled about and built vpon the sea side, hauing on the toppe of a round hill a faire church. this iland is vnder the venetians, there grow very good vines, also that part toward dalmatia is well peopled and husbanded, especially for wines. in the said iland we met with the venetian armie, to wit, tennie gallies, and three foystes. all that night we remained there. the 27 we set sayle and passed along the iland, and towards afternoone we passed in before the iland of augusta, and about sunne set before the towne of lesina, whereas i am informed by the italians, they take all the sardinas that they spend in italy. this day we had a prosperous winde at southeast. the iland of lesina is vnder the venetians, a very fruitfull iland adioyning to the maine of dalmatia, we left it on our right hand, and passed along. [sidenote: the gulfe of quernero. rouigno.] the 28 in the morning we were in the gulfe of quernero, and about two houres after noone we were before the cape of istria, and at sunne set we were at anker afore rouignio which is also in istria and vnder the venetians, where all ships venetian and others are bound by order from venice to take in their pilots to goe for venice. all the sommer the pilots lie at rouignio, and in winter at parenzo, which is from rouignio 18 miles by west. [sidenote: parenzo.] the 29 we set sayle and went as farre as parenzo, and ankered there that day, and went no further. [sidenote: s. nicolo an iland.] the 30 in the morning we rowed to sant nicolo a litle island hard by vninhabited, but only it hath a monastery, and is full of oliue trees, after masse wee returned and went aboord. this day we hired a barke to imbarke the pilgrims for venice, but they departed not. in the afternoone we went to see the towne of parenzo, it is a pretie handsome towne, vnder the venetians. after supper wee imbarked our selues againe, and that night wee sayled towardes venice. the first of december we past a towne of the venetians, standing on the entery to the palude or marshes of venice: which towne is called caorle, and by contrary windes we were driuen thither to take port