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.

CHAP. V. The second Voyage set forth by the Company into the East-Indies, Sir Henry Middleton be∣ing Generall: wherein were employed foure ships; the Red Dragon, Admirall; the [ 40] Hector, Vice-Admirall; the Ascension with the Susan: written by Thomas Clayborne in a larger Discourse, a briefe extract where∣of is heere deliuered.

THE second day of Aprill, 1604. beeing Munday, about twelue of the clocke, we had sight of the Lizard. The three and twentieth day, West South-West to the West-ward, two and twentie leagues, latitude fifteene degrees, and fiue minutes: and this day we fell with the Westermost part of S. Iago,* 1.1 beeing West by North sixe leagues, and at fiue of the clocke we stood to the East-ward for Maio, the wind at North.

[ 50] The foure and twentieth day we fell with Maio, and stood to the South-ward of the Iland, and came to anchor at fifteene fathomes, one point North-West and by North, and the other East South-East.

The fiue and twentieth day we landed, and lost one of our Merchants,* 1.2 who was taken by the people of the Iland. The sixe & twentieth day in the morning, we landed an hundred men to see if we could get our Merchant againe, but could not come neere any of the people of the Iland; so we left him behind vs, and this night about nine of the clocke wee set sayle, the wind at North.

The sixteenth day of May, latitude 00. fifteene minutes, and this day we passed the Equino∣ctiall. The thirteenth of Iuly in the forenoone, we had sight of Cape Bona Esperanza being off [ 60] vs fifteene leagues. The seuenteenth day we came to anchor in the Road of Saldania,* 1.3 hauing six∣tie men sicke of the Scuruy, but (God be praysed) they all recouered health before we wen•• from hence. Saldania is in latitude thirty three degrees, fiftie sixe minutes, or thirty foure degrees. Here M. Cole was drowned, beeing Master of the Hector, our Vice-Admirall: and here we stay∣ed fiue weekes wanting a day.

The twentieth day of August being Munday we weighed, and set sayle out of the Road of Saldania, the wind Southerly, and we stood to the West-ward.

* 1.4The three and twentieth of December, being Sunday, we came to anchor in Bantam Roade, where we found sixe Holland shippes, and three or foure Pinnasses.

The eighteenth day of Ianuary, we set sayle out of Bantam roade, with the Dragon and the A∣scention;* 1.5 but they parted at Amboyna. The Generall went with the Dragon to the Moluccas, and the Ascension (whereof M. Colthrust was Captaine) for Banda; and the Hector and the Susan la∣ded Pepper at Bantam, and set sayle from thence about the middle of February.

The twentieth day of February, the Ascension arriued at Banda, and anchored in foure fathoms and an halfe,* 1.6 by Nera, which is the cheifest place in those Ilands. From the South-part of Am∣boyna [ 10] to Banda, the course is East by South, to the South-ward thirtie leagues: the latitude of Banda is foure degrees, fortie minutes, and the going in is to the West-ward. There is a very high hill that burneth continually, and that Hill you must leaue on the Larbord-side, and the o∣ther great Iland on your Star-boord side. The going in is very narrow, and you cannot see it till you come within halfe a mile: but feare not to stand with the Iland, that the high Hill is on, while you come within two Cables length of it; for so you must doe, and then you shall haue a∣bout twentie fathomes; and then stand along still by that Iland about a Cables length from it, if the wind will giue you leaue, and then you shall find shallower water, eight, seuen, sixe fathoms, and in the very narrow of all, you shall haue fiue fathomes, and so that depth vntill you come in∣to the Road. [ 20]

By Gods helpe, a man may goe in without any danger, keeping neere vnto the aforenamed I∣land: it is somewhat shallow on the Star-boord side, in the narrow of the going in, but that will shew it selfe.* 1.7 There are two small Ilands, one called Puloway, and the other Pulorin, and they lie about three leagues to the West-ward of the going in: there is no danger about them, but may be very well perceiued. You may leaue those Ilands on which side you please, either at your going in, or comming out.

About the middle of March, here we found the wind to be variable, and so continued till the middle of Aprill;* 1.8 and then it continued, and stood betweene the East and South-East, foure moneths to our knowledge. But it doth vse to continue fiue moneths, as the people of the coun∣trey say, and likewise fiue moneths betweene the West and North-West, and the other two moneths variable. Here in the darke Moones it is giuen much to gusty weather, and much raine. [ 30] Here we stayed one and twentie weekes,* 1.9 and sixe dayes, in the which time we had eleuen men died, and most of the Fluxe.

The one and twentieth day of Iuly, 1605. beeing Sunday, we set saile from Banda, the wind at East South-East, and we stood to the West-ward. The two and twentieth day, we fell with the South-end of Burro,* 1.10 the wind at East South-East.

The seuen and twentieth day we fell with Deselem, and then we came about the South-end of the Iland,* 1.11 leauing seuen Ilands on our Lar-boord side. We stood close by the wind to the North-ward, faire by the maine Iland of Deselem, to cleare our selues of a small Iland and a shold, that lieth off the South-West part of Deselem, and leauing this Iland, and all the other sholds on our [ 40] Larboord-side, we stood North, North-West, along the West side of Deselem, while wee came in sixe degrees and tenne minutes: then we steered West eighteen leagues, and fell with the point shold that lieth off the South-West end of Celebes:* 1.12 And the very Souther-most part of that shold, lieth in sixe degrees, and beeing cleare of that, we stood to the West-ward.

* 1.13The sixteenth day of August, we came to anchor in Bantam road.

* 1.14The sixt day of October beeing Sunday, we set sayle out of Bantam roade, with the Dragon and the Ascention.

The fifteenth day of Nouember, latitude thirty one degrees, fortie eight minutes, the wind North North-West, thicke foggy weather. This day about tenne of the clocke in the morning, we came within a ships length of a Rocke, or sunken Iland: the water shewed vpon it very [ 50] browne, and muddie, and in some places very blue, and beeing a ships breadth or two to the North-ward of it, we saw the water by the ships side very blacke and thicke, as though it had been earth, or grosse sand boyling vp from it. The variation in this place, is one and twentie de∣grees from North to West decreasing.* 1.15

The sixteenth of December, West nine leagues, latitude thirtie foure degrees, and twentie minutes. This day in the morning we had sight of the land of Ethiopia, distant from vs some twelue leagues.

The sixe and twentieth day, latitude thirty foure degrees, thirty minutes. Now beeing in the latitude,* 1.16 and in the sight of Cape Bona Esperansa, and within one league of it, we steered North-West, and North North-West, and North, and as the land lay about the Cape. [ 60]

* 1.17The seuen and twentieth day, we came to anchor in Saldania roade, where we found our Ad∣mirall, and the Hector, which ship the Dragon, our Admirall, met withall seuen dayes before, driuing vp and downe the Sea about foure leagues off the Cape Bona Esperansa,* 1.18 with tenne men in her. All the rest of her men were dead, which were in number three and fiftie, which died

since she came out of Bantam, which time was nine moneths: being in great distresse, shee lost company of the Susan, three moneths after she came out of Bantam roade, which ship (the Susan) was neuer heard of since. Here we came to anchor in seuen fathomes,* 1.19 hauing the low point go∣ing in North-West by West, and the Sugar-loafe South-West, ½. a point to the West-ward, the point of the breach of Pengwin Iland North-West by North, and the Hill betweene the Sugar-loafe and the low point, West South-West, the peake of the Hill to the East-ward of the Table, South by East.

The sixteenth day of Ianuary in the morning, we set saile from Saldania Road, and went to the Northward of Pengwin Iland, betweene that and the Mayne. When wee had the Iland South [ 10] from vs about one mile and a halfe we sounded, and had ground twentie fathomes, white Corrall, and Whistles of shels. When we were cleere of the Iland, we stood off West by South, and West South-west, while we brought the Iland South-east by East off vs, now being about sixe of the clocke in the after-noone, we had sight of the Hector, comming out to the Southward of the I∣land, for we left her at Anchor when we weighed. Now the wind being at South, we stood all night to the West-ward, close by a wind, in the morning following we had lost sight of the He∣ctor, and then we steered away North-west with a low saile while noone, being the seuenteenth day thinking to get sight of the Hector, but we could not.

The first day of February, West to the Southward sixteene leagues of Latitude, sixteene de∣grees and twentie minutes: this day about one of the clocke in the after-noone, wee had sight of [ 20] Saint Helena, bearing West to the Northward from vs, about twelue or thirteene Leagues.

The second day West, and West by South foure Leagues, then hauing the Iland West from vs about eight or nine Leagues, the wind at South-east wee lay off and on, to the Eastward of the Iland, most part of the night, and in the morning following, we stood to the Northward of the Iland.

This day about twelue of the clocke, wee came to anchor in the Road of Saint Helena,* 1.20 our Land anchor lay in seuenteene fathomes, our shippe rid in twentie fathomes, blackish, grauelly sand. We had one point North-east of vs, and one sharpe Hill like a Sugar-loafe (with a Crosse on the top of it) that bare North-east by East. The Church in the Valley South-east. In this Valley there are many Trees likewise, the high-land South-east vp from the Church, and all the [ 30] Valley besides is full of Trees: the other point of the Land South-west to the West-ward. Wee mored South-east, and North-west. Our anchor in the offing lay in one and twentie fa∣thomes.* 1.21

The third day at night being Munday we had sight of the Hector, comming about the South end of the Iland, but could not fetch into the Roade, yet stood to the North-ward as neere as she could lye, the wind at East.

The foure and fiue dayes, our Boates went out to helpe to get her into the Roade, but they could not.

The sixt day at night being a little wind, wee towed her in with our Boates, into thirtie fiue fathomes, one mile and a halfe from the shore, bearing from vs South-west by West, distant a∣bout [ 40] two Leagues.* 1.22

The eleuenth day, we set saile from Saint Helena, the wind at East North-east, and we stee∣red North-west. This North-west part of the Iland lyeth in the Latitude of sixteene degrees, and in seuen degrees, fortie fiue minutes of Variation. Note this, that the Church that bare South-east of vs, when wee were in the Roade, standeth in the bottome of the fift Valley from that point that bare North-east of vs.

We came to anchor in the Downes, on the sixt of May 1606. where wee rid eight dayes for a faire wind.

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Notes

• * 1.1

  The Isle of S. Iago. Maio.
• * 1.2

  They land in Maio.
• * 1.3

  They came to an anchor in the roade of Saldania. M. Cole drow∣ned.
• * 1.4

  Bantam.
• * 1.5

  Amboyno. The Moluccas.
• * 1.6

  Banda. Nero▪ Banda is in 4. degrees 40. minutes. An high bur∣ning hill in Gun••••nappi.
• * 1.7

  Puloway. Pulorin.
• * 1.8

  The Monsons.
• * 1.9

  They stayed in Banda 21. weekes.
• * 1.10

  Burro.
• * 1.11

  Deselem.
• * 1.12

  Celebes.
• * 1.13

  Bantam.
• * 1.14

  They returne from Bantam for England. Note.

  A sunken I∣land.
• * 1.15

  The variation 21. degrees from North to West decrea∣sing.

  Sight of land.
• * 1.16

  The cape of Bona Esperansa.
• * 1.17

  Saldania road.
• * 1.18

  53. men dead out of the He∣ctor.
• * 1.19

  The Susan vt∣terly lost.
• * 1.20

  Santa Helena.
• * 1.21

  The Hector.
• * 1.22

  Seuen degrees fortie fiue mi∣nutes of varia∣tion.