_ 196 _ things would happen because of the monsoon season, which begins from 15th May onwards. When we had reached a conclusion on this view, we started heading for India, with the intention of making Goa, taking advantage of the weather. But Our Lord did not hear this as being in His service, for, as soon as we turned about, the wind ceased, and there were so many calms that when we reached the line it was 18th April. For this reason we again took counsel on the ship, and all her officers were called into the presence of the Governor. We swore to him that each of us would well and truly say, with a clear conscience, what he thought of the situation, for the pilot wished in every way and at all risks to go to India. The boatswain would not consent to this in any way, and made great protests to him saying that the time and the monsoon winds had been wasted, and that if we could not be there by 8th or 15th May, the ship and all in her ran great risk, that he would not do other, being becalmed, than to go far away and that all the hardships and dangers would weigh on him. For this reason he could in no way consent to such a thing. They should make for Ormuz, where it would then be summer, and there was time and wind enough to reach
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