Purchas his pilgrimes. part 1 In fiue bookes. The first, contayning the voyages and peregrinations made by ancient kings, patriarkes, apostles, philosophers, and others, to and thorow the remoter parts of the knowne world: enquiries also of languages and religions, especially of the moderne diuersified professions of Christianitie. The second, a description of all the circum-nauigations of the globe. The third, nauigations and voyages of English-men, alongst the coasts of Africa ... The fourth, English voyages beyond the East Indies, to the ilands of Iapan, China, Cauchinchina, the Philippinæ with others ... The fifth, nauigations, voyages, traffiques, discoueries, of the English nation in the easterne parts of the world ... The first part.

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• SAboyna Rocke, 305
• Saddle Iland, 651
• Sago a Roote whereof the Indians make their Bread, 359
• Sailes very strange, 96
• Saint. vid. Deruis.
• Sailot a Village where is store of Su∣gar, and fruits of all sorts, 236
• Sal-armoniacke Pits, 431
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• Sal••ancke his Voyage through In∣dia, Persia, part of Turkie, the Persian Gulfe, and Arabia, 1609 Written vnto Sir Thomas Smith 235.236. & seq.
• Saldana Road, 133.150.185.275.329.446.466.535. The Land inhabited by a most sauage and beastly people; yet ve∣ry fruitfull, full of Oxen, and Sheepe, and abounding with store of wilde Beasts and Fowles, wilde Deere, Antilopes, Babions, Fox∣es, Hares, Ostriches, Cranes, Pe∣licans, Herons, Geese, Duckes, Phesants, Partridges, &c. 133.275.536. The manner of tra∣ding there, 149. Their difficult Language, 150. Prouision more scarse at S••ldania then in times past, and why, 275. The descrip∣tion and Commodities of Saldania 276.319.320. The people desire nothing so much as Copper, 329
• Salettes a people vnder the King of Iohor, which for the most part keepe in their Prawes, with their Wiues and Children, and liue on fishing, 325
• Salt Ile in the Strait of Sanda, 195.630
• Salt Hills, 451. Dangerous Rockes neere them, ibid. A Ship white with Salt, 529
• Salutation vsed by the Iaponi∣ans, 366
• San Saluador, or Guanahani an I∣land discouered by Columbus, 11. The nature and fashion of the Inhabitants, ibid.
• Sanaga Riuer, 6
• Sanguelos Merchants of maruei∣lous capacitie, hauing store of Gold, excellent in all handy-crafts and Sciences, 67
• Sanguin Ile, 85
• ... Sanguis Draconis, 280.539
• Santa Maria de la Concetion, an I∣land so called, and by whom dis∣couered, 11
• Saphires plentifull, 121
• Saracens their conquering of Spain, 4
• Saragasso or the Sea of Grasse, 332
• Sarangani an Ile where is Gold and Pearles, 43
• Saris his East Indian Voyage, his Course and Acts to and in the Red Sea, Iaua, Moluccas, and Iapan (by the Inhabitants called Neffoon, where also he began and setled an English Trade and Fa∣ctorie) with other remarkeable Rarities, Collected out of his owne Iournall, 334.335. & seq. His arriuall at Moha, 343. His Voyage to Bantam, 353. His Voyage to the Ile of Iapan, and what befell him in the way, 354. Obseruations of the said Captaine Iohn Saris, of Occurrents which happened in the East Indies du∣ring his abode at Bantam, from October, 1605. till October 1609. As likewise touching the Marts and Merchandizes of those parts: to which are added cer∣taine Obseruations of his tou∣ching the Townes and Merchan∣dize of principall Trade in those parts of the world, 384
• ... Satesl••nd, 92
• Sauages the most brutish that euer were seene, 59. Men-eaters and feeding vpon raw flesh, ibid.
• Sauages Arrowes, and other wea∣pons, 58.73.102. The manner of trading with them, 149
• Schouten his Circumnauigation: who Southwards from the Straits of Magellane in Terra-Del-fu∣ogo, found and discouered a new Passage through the great South Sea, and that was sayled round a∣bout the world, 88
• Scuruey the best remedy for the pre∣uenting and curing of it, 149. The cause thereof, 466
• Sea full of great Weeds and Herbes, 43.78
• Sea of Grasse, 332
• Sea red as if mixed with bloud, full of red Wormes, which taken vp leape like Fleas, 79.90. A smooth Sea in great wind, 526
• Sea as white as any Whay, 618.632
• Sea-fight by Night betwixt Dutch Ships and Spanish, 81.82
• Sea-Mewes plentifull, 91.94. Big∣ger then Swannes, 92
• Sea-Lyons, 91
• Sea-Monster hauing a borne, and striking against a Ship a strange accident thereupon, 90
• Seales, certaine Ilands discouered replenished with them, 34.58.62.64.90.91.150. An Iland found by Sir Francis D••ake that had so many as would haue laden all his Ships, 49
• Sebald de Wert his Voyage to the South Sea, and misery in the Straits nine moneths, wherein William Adams Englishman was chiefe Pilot, 78
• Sebaldinae three Ilands not mentio∣ned in Maps, they are stored with Penguins, 79.91
• S. Sebastianes Iland, 58
• Seed, whereof a little being eaten; maketh a man to turne Foole, all things seeming to him to be Me∣tamorphosed; aboue a certaine rate it is deadly poyson, 120
• Selagues Port, 84
• Selims rebellion, 219
• Seperdowne a good place to refresh at, 387
• Sepulchres very sumptuou••, 226
• Sequeria his Embassage from Por∣tugall to the King of Malacca, his entring League with the Kings of Pedir and Achen, 32
• Seraes what, and where built, 520
• Seragasso weedes, 535
• Seran treach••rie, 683
• Selebos a Diuell inuocated by Gi∣ants, 85
• Seueritie of the Mogoll 222.546.601
• Seueritie for fighting and drawing of Weapons, 368
• Seuere Iustice in Iapan, 379
• Seut. vid. Cepta.
• Seyloan Coast, 630
• Sheathing of Ships and Rudders which goe for Surat and other places very necessary, 532
• Sheepe plenty, 74. Of a very strange forme, 118.275. Huge tayled Sheepe, 205
• Sherley Embassadour in Persia, his loue to the English, 498.499
• Ships for want of Pitch, trimmed with a bastard Frankincense, 30. A Ship fast on a Rocke, and strangely gotten off, 311
• Ship of three hundred Tunnes taken by Candish, called the Lewis, 62 Other rich Ships taken, ibid. A great new Ship burnt, 63. A Ship of the King of Spaine taken cal∣led the great Saint Anna, 65. Decay or losse of English Ships, 533. English Ships taken by the English, which might else haue endangered their Countrey-men, 570. A Ship burnt by reason of a hot drinke which in br••aching tooke fire, 620. Seuen English Ships taken by the Hollanders, 678. Ships taken by the Hollan∣ders at Banda, 687
• Shoalds in the Straits, 80. Many dangerous Shoalds. 330
• Shooters or Marke-men very ex∣quisite, 546
• Shrimps of ten Inches long, 417
• Siam a Countrey which hath store of Gold, and precious stones in quan∣titie and cheape; there is good vent for red English Cloath, 195
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• Sierra Leona, 57.58.89.189 414. The Bay, Countrey, Inhabitants, their Apparell, Christianitie, Townes, and Houses, houshold stuffe and riches, Armes feature and Conditions, Circumcision, Fune∣rals, Food, Fruits and Trees, 414.415
• Sighelmus his Trauels to India sent by King Alfred, whence hee brought precious Spices and Ie∣wels, 110
• Silke of all sorts, whence made and had, 392.731
• Siluer Mines, 83.84
• Siluer met withall by Sir Francis Drake, 51
• Siluer exchanged weight for weight with Gold, 67
• Sinan a description thereof, 628 The likelihood of venting Eng∣lish Cloth at Sinan, 629
• Siriaugh, a Towne or Fort lying vp∣on the Riuer of Pegu, giuen by the King of Arracan in keeping to the Portugals, 322
• Sitting at meate crosse-legged, 38
• Smelts of 16. Inches long, 90 417
• Smelt-Bay, 90
• Snakes swimming on the top of the water, a signe of being neere the Coast of India, 310. A huge Snake of fiue and twentie foote long▪ and as bigge as a man in the waste, it hurts no man, but held a good fortune, 435
• Sobay a Village that consisteth al∣together of Spinners and Weauers and there is much Calico Cotten cloth made there, 235
• Socatra. vid. Socotora.
• Soccodanna. vid. Succadania.
• Socco••ora Iland, 230.237.304.418.529▪539. A long drought there, 279. The entertainment of the English there, 339. The Inhabitants▪ their Armies, per∣sons, apparell, gallantrie, dyet, Women, Children, Faith, Religi∣on, Merchandize, haruest, &c. 418 419. A Caueat for say∣ling to Socatra, 529. The Sultan of Socatra, 539
• Sodomi••, strange meanes vsed for the preuention thereof, 67
• Soldania Bay, 118.205.228.525.535.631. The Inhabitants, their Manners, fashion, barterings, ibid. The wholesomenesse of the Ayre, and fruitfulnesse of the Soyle, full of good Herbes, as Mints, Calamint, Plantine, R••hwort, Trifolium, Scabi∣ous, &c. 118.119.525
• Solor an Iland in the Indies, 324. The Iland, and Castle, with great quantitie of Sandal wood taken by Captaine Schot, 324
• Sombrero Iland how it lyeth, the People, their Priests, the Countrey full of Trees sufficient for maine Masts, 152. A strange Plant growing there, ibid.
• South Pole, 34. The 49. degree ther∣of. 34
• ...South-sayers, 167
• Spaniard taken in the Straits of Magelane, 59
• Spaniards slaine in the Voyage of Master Thomas Candish, 61
• Spanish cruelty in the Indies, 23.24 Their Auarice, God enemy there∣unto, 59
• Speaking like the clocking of an Henne, 118
• Spicerie plentifull, 33. The rates of Spices, 736.737.734. Prices of Spice and Indico in former times compared with these latter times 743
• Spiders whose webbe is perfect good, and strong as Silke, 192.417
• Spilberg his going to Zeilan, 711
• Spowtes of water, come powring out of the Heauens, 159
• Standing a token of honour, sitting of submission, contrary to our Cu∣stomes, 182
• Staple erected at Cochim, 31
• S••arres about the South Pole, 36
• Steel his Iourney from Asmere in India, the place of the Great Mo∣gols residence in Spahan, the roy∣all seat of the K. of Persia, in the affaires of the East Indian Society 519.520. & seq. His Iourney by land through Persia and Tur∣kie, 524
• Steuens his Indian Voyage, 110
• Storax very good and plentifull, 450
• Straight of Magellan, the fairest in the World, full of safe Hauens plentifull of good water, wood, herbs, & fish, 35.36
• Straits of D••solon or Solore, 355
• Straits of Victoria, 46
• Strait of Maire certain new Straits so called, 92
• Sturgeon the manner of taking it, 731
• Subtilties discouered, and retorted, 156.157
• Succadania in Borneo, a Factory for the English setled there, 320.392. There are great of store Di∣amonds which are accounted the best in the World, 393. Commodi∣ties vendible and in request there; and diuers instructions for those which trade there, 393
• Sugar great store in Madera, 5. Plen∣ty thereof in Brasill, 34. In the Iland of Burnei or Po••ne, 43
• Sula Iland, 356
• Sultan Corsoroone diuers Relati∣ons concerning him, 561
• Sumatra an Iland discouered, 45.119. The Kings forces 157 Speciall obseruations for those that sayle betwixt Priamon & Suma∣tra, 194. The high land of the Mayne of Sumatra, 312. A note of many Ports & passages obserua∣ble in & about Sumatra, 450.451 Store of Gold in Sumatra; as also Beniamin, very good Storax, with other Commodities, 450
• Sumbdit an Iland discouered, 36
• Summer-bay, abounding with Par∣rots and faire Trees, 73
• Sunne the different height thereof obserued in the Voyage from the East Indies, 78
• ...Superstitious Spaniards, 76
• Superstition of Bramenes, 327
• Superstitions of the Iaponians, 395 396.397.398. Diuers Supersti∣tions customes of the Banians, 485
• Superstitions of the Great Mogoll, 559.562
• Surat a description thereof 423. The Great Mogoll granteth a Facto∣ry to the English there, 461. The Nabob of Surat vnkinde to the English, 517. The English Am∣bassadours arriuall at Surat, the Coynes and Wares there. 530. The English entertained by the Cap∣taine of Surat, 627.628
• Surunga a City in Iapan as bigge as London, a description there∣of, 372
• Swally Roade standeth in the lati∣tude of twenty degrees fifty seuen minutes: variation sixteene de∣grees thirty minutes▪ 271. An ex∣cellent Market there, 298. Ob∣seruations of the Tydes there 302
• Syam, 319.321.392. The Road of Syam a safe Harbour, but in a South-west wind 322. A Factory left there for the English, 324 The Commodities there, Benia∣min, rich stones brought thither from Pegu, Siluer in bullion, 392 The Commodities vendible, 392
• Syuersond a Captaine the first cause of breach betwixt Hollanders & English, 180