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CHAPTER   VIII.

Galley leaves Modone. — Corone Sighted. — Islands of
Cerigo, Cerigotto, Paros.—Great Storm.—Arrival
in Candia. — Great Earthquake. —Procession.—
Greek Rites and Ceremonies.—Description of the
City of Candia.—Cathedral of St. Titus.—Fran¬
ciscan Convent and Church. — Bad Smells. —
Wines.—Cheeses. — Galley Sails from Candia.—
Death of a Priest at Sea.—Arrival at Rhodes.—
Turkish Pirates. — Description of Rhodes.—The
Great Siege of 1480.—Palace of the Grand Master
and of the Governor of Longo.—Stories about
some of the Islands belonging to the Knights of
St. John.—Casola Visits the Grand Master.—
Great Heat Experienced,—Relics Seen.— Depar¬
ture from Rhodes.

On Friday, the 27th of June, about the twelfth hour, the
magnificent captain, seeing that the weather was changing
for the better, sent a trumpeter on shore to hasten every¬
where and tell the pilgrims and galeotti that they must
return at once to the galley because he intended to set sail.
And about the fourteenth hour he did so, though not with
the wind he hoped for, and the galley sailed very slowly.
By the evening we found ourselves only opposite Corone,
also a city belonging to the Signoria. It seems to be
situated in a plain, and the position is not less beautiful
than that of Modone—I repeat what I heard. The distance
between them is not more than twenty miles. We left
Corone behind on the left hand.

On Saturday, the 28th of June, the vigil of Saint Peter's