[1] In Grynaeus, This Person Is Called A Patrician Or Nobleman Of Venice, And His Surname Is Omitted.

- Astley.

[2] _Con Veuto da greco et tramantana in poppe_; literally, having a Greek, and _beyond the mountain_ wind in the poop. The points of the compass, in Italian maps, are thus named, N. _Tramontana_. N. E. _Greco_. E. _Levante_ S. E. _Sirocco_. S. _Mezzoni_. S. W. _Libeccio_. W. _Ponente_. N. W. _Maestro_. - Clarke.

[3] This date ought to have been 1413. - Astl.

[4] Barbot says eight leagues; other authors say more, and some less. It is about twelve leagues to the north-east of Madeira. - Astl.

[5] When Sir Amias Preston took this island in 1595, it abounded in corn, wine, and oil, and had good store of sheep, asses, goats, and kine. There was also plenty of fowl, fish, and fruits. - Astl.

[6] From this account it seems to be an inspissated juice. - Astley. This tree has probably received its name from the bark being like the scales of a serpent. About the full of the moon it exudes a vermilion coloured gum. That which grows on the islands and coasts of Africa is more astringent than what comes from Goa. It is found on high rocky land. Bartholomew Stibbs met with it on the banks of the Gambia river, and describes it under the name of _Par de Sangoe_, or blood-wood tree. The gum is a red, inodorous, and insipid resin, soluble in alcohol and oils; and when dissolved by the former, is used for staining marble. - Clarke.

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