The shippes depart in the moneth of October from Goa, for Ormus, passing with Easterly windes along the coast of Persia.
The ships depart about the 20 of Ianuarie passing by the like nauigation and windes as in the first monson, and this is called of the Portugals and Indians Entremonson.
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 ships depart from Ormus betwixt the 15 and 26 of Aprill.
The ships depart betwixt the 10 and 20 of October for Zindi from Ormus.
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.