The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 3.5.3

3.5.3

August 22. — We weyed with much adoe, having had the same violence of wynd the night past as wee had the first night, and Came to Anchor in the little baye by the Admirall in 13 fadome water, sandye ground, where we rode at ease this night, the wynd being dispersed by the lesser hills and valey betweene vs and the high land. Here we spake one with another and bemoned our losses, the Admirall having spent a Mayne and a fore Course, and bent a sheate Anchor streight out, we brake an Anchor and a Cable and bent another, and almost wore asunder a wholle shott, the Peppercorne lost 3 Anchors and 2 Cables and fretted another, the Expedition lost 4 Cables and Anchors; for both at Abdalacora and those high lands of Socatra the wyndes Power down with such impetuousnes and the Ground soe Rockye, that I advise all men to forbeare to Anchor vnder them, for if they be putt from their Anchors in the night they shall fall soe farr to Leward that they cannot recouer the Island but must loose Company. But if night or weather force them to Anchor, lett them Choose to ride where some lower land breakes the violence of the wynde from the hills. Wee Rodd in the second quarter of the encreasing Moone, which rose then aboue the Horizon about 12 at Noone and sett at Midnight, at which tyme these wyndes beginn to rage soe long as shee is vnder the earth, and rising againe it becomes temperate. The Moone is a great ladie of weather in these parts and requires much obseruation.