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.

B

• BAb-Mandell Straights, 284.285.293
• Bachian or Bachan, an high copped round Iland, how situate, 357.699. The Hollanders hinder the English Trade there. ibid. The small forces of the Hollanders in Bachian, ibid. Bachan taken by the Spaniards, 677. Two Ba∣chans, the one called Great Ba∣chan, the other Old Bachan, 699
• Bagdat a Citie two English miles in compasse, seated on Tygris, very populous, and of great tra∣ffique of Strangers being the way to Persia, Turkie, & Arabia, 237
• Baharem a famous Iland, where they fish for Pearles foure moneths in the yeere, and where are the best Pearles which are round and O∣rient, 237
• Baia Delicia, a very good road, 538
• Baiadore Cape first passed, 6
• Baldiuia is rich in Gold, 84
• Balee an Iland to the Eastwards of Maccassar, standing in 8. degrees and a halfe to the South of the E∣quinoctiall. It hath store of Rice, Cotton-yarne, Slaues, and course white Cloth, 392
• Balsara a City neer vnto the Persian Gulfe, a mile and halfe in Circuit where come monethly diuers Ships of forty or fifty Tunnes from Or∣mus, laden with all sorts of Indi∣an Merchandizes, 237
• Banca a great Iland, 443.452.453.
• Banda certain Ilands so called, where Nutmegs and Mace is plentifull, 33.392.717. The situation of those Ilands, 186. A Voyage thi∣ther by Captaine Keeling, 196. Contentions betwixt the Hollan∣ders and Bandanesses, 720. Ships taken by the Hollanders at Ban∣da, 687. Three seuerall surren∣ders of certaine of the Banda I∣lands made to the Kings Maie∣stie of England, 701. English trade in Banda, 199.203. Kind∣nesse of the Bandanesses to the English, 240. The state of Banda 324. A pithy description of the I∣lands of Banda, 697. Ciuill wars among the Bandanesses, 709
• Bander Zeda a place on the Abaxin Coast, 307
• Bangaya Straits, 226. Bangaya I∣land, 239. Banians their diuers superstitions and Customes, 485
• Bankingle Ile, 76
• Bannaras a very good fruit, 416
• Bantam a very great Towne in Iaua Maior, the situation and descrip∣tion thereof, 136.164.317. Their food and houses, 165. Great store of Pepper to be had there at a rea∣sonable rate, 159.161. A Factory setled there, and a Letter and pre∣sent sent from the K. of Bantam to the Queene of England, 162. Fires and treason at Bantam, 177 The K. of Bantam his Circumci∣sion, pompe, and presents, 180.181

• Captaine Keeling his arriuall at Bantam, 195. The distance be∣tween Bantam & Celebes is 235 leagues, 197. The price of commo∣dities encreaseth at Bantam and why, 382. Bantam weights & Ca∣shes, 390. Customes at Bantam 391. Commodities vendible in Bantam, 391. A speciall note for those that sayle neere Bantam, 442. The Pangran of Bantam his iniustice, 633. The way from Ban∣tam to Patania, and thence to Ia∣pan, 645. The K. of Bantams let∣ter to the King of England, 705
• Barateue an Iland discouered, a de∣scription of the people and Country 56. Fruitfull and rich in Gold, Sil∣uer, Copper, & Sulphur, plentifull of Nutmegs, Ginger, long Pepper, Limons, Cucumbers, Cocos, Figu, Sagu &c. 56
• Barbarie a voyage thither by Ma∣cham an Englishman, 5
• Barbarous workes, 170
• Barkes of trees which bite like Pep∣per, 73
• Barke Iohn Thomas, one of Sir Fr. Drakes Consorts met withall by M. Candish, 59. Another Barke taken by Candish comming out of Arica roade, 61
• Barnauels Ilands, 92
• Barres of Siluer met withall, 51
• Barterings in the Iland of Zubat, 40. In the Ilands of Molucca, 44.363. In the Bay of Soldana▪ 118.320. In the Bay of Antong••ll, 151 With certain Indian ships, 308
• Bata Iland, otherwise called the Bat∣te, or Batt••o, how situate, hath no Inhabitants, abounds with wood, Riuers, Fish, Munkies, Battes, 134.639
• Batacala the price of Pepper there, 657
• Batochina an Iland which standeth in one degree from the Aequino∣noctiall line Northward, 68
• Bats as bigge as Eagles, 39. They are good to be eaten, ibid. Others as bigge as Hennes, 56. Others as big as Hares, in shape like Squir∣rils, 134.417. Other strange Bats which are said to ingender in the Eare, 423
• Bawdes vid. Panders.
• Bay of Saint Helena, 26.319.69.124.205
• Bay of Bengala, or Gangelike, 32
• Bay of Quintero how situate, 61
• Bay of Pisca how situate, 62
• Bay of Paita, the Towne and prizes found there, 62
• Bay called Aguada Segura, 65
• Bay of Saint Augustine, 118.192.334.417.444.445.448.449. The Inforced Bay, 525. The Vo∣luntary Bay, ibid.
• Beades very costly and rich, 224
• Beanes growing vpon high Trees, the Cods two foot long, 118
• Beane Trees of venemous nature, wherewith the Inhabitants of Sierra Leona poyson their Ar∣rowes, 415
• Beasts of strange forme like Stagges and Buffals, 72. Beasts like Harts 91. The beautifull beast, 192 O∣ther strange Beasts, 417
• Becket Canonized, 18
• Bedwines, or the old Iacobite Chri∣stians of Socatora, 539
• Beefe of Saldania taketh salt well, 383
• Beloule, a place on the Assab Coast, 291
• Bengala a mightie Kingdome, a de∣scription thereof, with the Cities and Ports therein, 579
• Beniamin Wood, his Voyage into the East Indies, and the misera∣ble disasterous successe thereof, 110.111. Et seq.
• Beniamin a Gumme, called by the Mallayens Minnian, the best sort commeth from Syam, which is pure, cleere and white; another sort not so good commeth from Sumatra; a third sort commeth from Priaman & Barrowse, which is not vendible in England, 389
• Best his voyage to the East Indies, 456.457. Et seq. Captain Best is entertained at Achen, and greatly honoured by the King, 462.463
• Bettaile an herbe which the Iauans vsually carry with them whereso∣euer they goe in boxes which is hot in operation, they eate it continu∣ally to warme them within, and preuent the Fluxe, 166
• Bettre or Vetele a Tree like the Bay tree. 38
• Bezar the seuerall kinds, how to know the best, and where it is to bee had, 390
• Bhar, an Indian terme of weight, which is 360. of our pounds, 123
• Biamye the chiefest place for Indico in all the East Indies, where are twelue Indico m••lls, 236
• Biana, the place of finest Indi∣co, 520
• Biles the cause of death, 326
• Bintam an Iland described, 435
• Birds of a strange forme, 44.39.83.92.134.133. Great plentie of Birds, 50.72
• Birds of Paradice, 105
• Birth-day Rites performed by the Great Mogoll, 550
• Blacke men, found in an Iland dis∣couered, 42
• Blacke King, 322
• Bloudshedding amongst the Indi∣ans a token of friendship, 40
• Bloudie Flux following vpon the ea∣ting Palmitos, 76
• Bloudie Experiments, 222
• Bloy Ile, the situation thereof, 197
• Boat•• of strange fashion, 37.61.66
• Bohol an Iland discouered, 42
• Bolutan a great Iland, one hundred and eightie miles long, 77
• ... Bongo, 77
• Bonitos a kind of Fishes, 48
• Borneo how situate, 77. It is an I∣land one of the greatest in East India, ibid.
• Botun Ile, described, 239.455. Aduertisements concerning the Straights of Botun, 356. A dan∣gerous shoald neere it, 455
• Bouton Straight is full of sholds, 85
• Bramenes their superstition, 327 Certaine Bramenes who record the names of all such Indians as wash themselues in the Riuer Ganges, 436
• Bramport a great Citie gouerned by Can Canow, the situation thereof 236. Muskets, Snaphanses, Pi∣stols, and Swords, are heere very saleable: Woollen cloath would here proue a great Cōmodity, 236 A description of Bramport, 424
• Brasill first discouered; whence so named, 30. Two and twenty de∣grees & a halfe toward the South Pole or Pole Antartike, 34. It hath aboundance of fruits of all kindes, good Sugar Canes, and di∣uers sorts of Beasts, 24. The In∣habitants of the Countrey make great fires for a Sacrifice to the Deuils: they vse Coniurations, making heapes of sand and other Ceremonies, for the destroying of Ships that come about the shoare▪ and that stormes and tempests may arise, 48
• Brasse Ordnance of the King of A∣chen, 122
• Bread made of Pene seed, 415
• Bread made of Cuscus beaten and mingled with Honey, 537
• Breuitie much affected by the Iapo∣nians, 373. Bribing people, 166
• Brickes Sun-dryed▪ wherof are made Castles, and other edifices, 522
• ...

• Brin Iau Bay place of good refre∣shing. 633. Neere it dangerous Rockes, ibid.
• Brinion Iland, the situation and In∣habitants thereof, 532
• Buckar a City where Sword-blades are very good chaffer, 236
• Buffes, two of them met withall, 58. Plenty of them. 121
• Bullets terrible to the Iauans, 170
• Bull•• brazen, monstrous, horned, no∣thing to the Popes Bull, 24
• Burney or Porne an Iland great and rich, hauing one very great City; the situation of the Iland, 42 It is stored with Camphire, Cina∣mon, Ginger, M••robolanes, O∣ranges, Limons, Sugar, Cucum∣bers, Melons, Swine, Goats, Hens, Deere, Elephants, Horse, &c. 43
• Burning of the dead vsed by the In∣dians, 225
• Burying of the dead, strange Cere∣monies vsed thereat, 41.123
• B••riall of Giants, 58
• ...Burro Iland, 197.356
• Buthuan an Iland very rich where is Gold and Spices, 38. The King a man of most comely personage, brauely attired, his name Raia Columba, ibid.
• Butter not eaten by the Iaponians, the reason, 372
• Button Iland, 197. The King of Buttone, 226