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CHAPTER   XVI.

The Island of Cos or Longo Sighted.—The Watch
Dogs there.—Galley in the Archipelago.—Contrary
Winds.—The Island of Santorin.—The Galley
Anchors at Enios or los.—Discontent of the
Ultramontane Pilgrims.— Bad Weather.—Arrival
in Candia.—Productions of the City and Island.—
The Quails.—The Ex-Duke and Ex-Captain of
Candia go on Board the Galley to return to
Venice. — Departure from Candia.— Favourable
Winds.—Modone.

At sunrise on Tuesday, the 23rd of the month of
September, we found that we had made forty miles
towards Candia, leaving Turkey always on the right hand
and on the left hand the island of Ehodes. After this,
very little way was made until the evening on account
of a great calm which came on at sea.

When we lost sight of Turkey, the island of Longo,
formerly called Choo ^ by writers, was sighted. As I said,
it is subject to the knights of Saint John, and is a single
commendam which is held by Don Eduardo de Camardino
of Genoa, who, because I am a Milanese, did me such
honour and made me such generous offers as I cannot
describe. I think he was very demonstrative to me
because the captain of the galley, Don Agostino Contarini,
gave him to understand that I was a person of importance
at Milan. However that may be, I fared well under this
shadow.

To return to our subject.    The said island of Longo has

1.   Cos.