the third monson from goa to ormus. the ships depart betwixt the 25 of march, and 6 of aprill, hauing easterly windes, till they passe secutra, and then they find westerly windes, and therefore they set their course ouer for the coast of arabia, till they come to cape rasalgate and the straight of ormus, and this monson is most troublesome of all: for they make two nauigations in the heigth of seylan, which is 6 degrees and somewhat lower. the first monson from ormus for chaul, and goa. the ships depart from ormus for chaul, and goa in the moneth of september, with north and northeast windes. the second monson from ormus for chaul and goa. the second monson is betwixt the fiue and twentie and last of december, with like winds as the former monson. the third monson from ormus for chaul and goa. the third monson the ships depart from ormus, for chaul and goa, betwixt the first and 15. of april, and they saile with southeast windes, east and northeast windes, coasting vpon the arabia side from cape mosandon vnto cape rasalgate, and hauing lost the sight of cape rasalgate, they haue westerly windes, and so come for chaul and goa, and if the said ships depart not before the 25 of april, they are not then to depart that monson, but to winter in ormus because of the winter. the first monson from ormus for zindi. the ships depart from ormus betwixt the 15 and 26 of aprill. the second monson from ormus for zindi. the ships depart betwixt the 10 and 20 of october for zindi from ormus. the monson from ormus for the red sea. the ships depart from ormus betwixt the first and last of ianuarie. hitherto i haue noted the monsons of the ships departing from goa to the northward: now follow the monsons wherein the ships depart from goa, to the southward. the monson from goa for calicut, cochin, seilan, and all that coast. the ships depart from those places betwixt the 1 and 15 of august, and there they find it nauigable all the yeere except in the winter, which continueth as is aforesayd, from the 15 of may till the 10 of august. [sidenote: note.] in like maner the ships come from these places for goa at euery time in the yeere except in the winter, but of all other the best time is to come in nouember, december and ianuary. the first monson from goa, for pegu. the ships depart from goa, betwixt the 15 and 20 of april, and winter at s. thomas, and after the 5 of august, they depart from s. thomas for pegu. the second monson from goa, for pegu. the ships depart from goa betwixt the 8 and 24 of august, going straight for pegu, and if they passe the 24 of august, they cannot passe that monson, neither is there any more monsons till april as is aforesaid. [sidenote: marchandize good for pegu.] note that the chiefest trade is to take money of s. thomas rials, and patechoni, and to goe to s. thomas, and there to buy tellami, which is fine cloth of india, whereof there is great quantitie made in coromandel, and brought thither, and other marchandise are not good for that place except some dozen of very faire emeraulds orientall. for of golde, siluer, and rubies, there is sufficient store in pegu. the monson from pegu for the indies. the ships depart from pegu betwixt the 15 and 25 of ianuarie, and come to goa about the 25 of march, or in the beginning of april. note, that if it passe the 10 of may before the sayde ships be arriued in goa, they cannot come thither that monson, and if they haue not then fet the coast of india, they shall with great perill fetch s. thomas. the first monson from goa for malacca. the ships depart betwixt the 15 and last of september, and arriue in malacca about the end of october. the second monson from goa to malacca. the ships depart about the 5 of may from goa, and arriue in malacca about the 15 of iune. the first monson from malacca to goa. the ships depart about the 10 of september, and come to goa about the end of october. the second monson from malacca to goa. the ships depart from malacca about the 10 of february, and come to goa about the end of march. but if the said ships should stay till the 10 of may they cannot enter into goa, and if at that time also they should not be arriued at cochin, they are forced to retume to malacca, because the winter and contrary windes then come vpon them. the monson from goa for china. the ships depart from goa in the moneth of april. the monson from china for goa. the ships depart to be the 10 of may in goa, and being not then arriued, they turne backe to cochin, and if they cannot fetch cochin, they returne to malacca. the monson from goa to the moluccaes. the ships depart about 10 or 15 of may, which time being past, the shippes can not passe ouer the barre of goa for the cause abouesaid