The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 3.4.4

3.4.4

From Molalia to fall with Cape de Bussos N.N.E. ½ E. way is the best Course, it beeinge necessarie to see the Mayne aboute the latitude. In this course since we lost the westerly current at Angazesia I found none or very little, contrary to all Iornalls. Our Marriners in this Course are off as many opinions as poynts in the Compasse, both for Currents, distances, and bearings, according to Compasse or variation. But I obserued the truth in the later end of this S.W. Monsone; which I confess may alter in the hart of a Contrary Monzon, the settlednes of the wynd causing much chainge in Currents of which noe rule can be geuen. August 16.—At 8 in the Morning, having stood N.E. [N.W.?] from 6 to make the Mayne, we heaued the dipsall and had no ground. At 7 a Clock at night, standing in still with much wynd, wee had suddenly whyte water as whyte as milke, soe that wee Could not discerne the flory of the sea.