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.

§ V. Their departure to Dabull, Socatora, the Red-sea, and Acts there.

WE departed the ninth, hauing continued heere the space of an hundred and thirtie eight dayes, in which we sustayned many and sundry abuses by delayes, breach of promi∣ses, which holding the Countrey people from trading with vs, and hauing exchanged [ 10] a few Commodities at very hard and vnprofitable Rates, which holding further trade, disappointing vs of setling a Factorie, which holding some debts formerly, and commanding our Merchants out of their Towne, and our ships to be gone. The cause mouing them to hasten vs away (as we afterwards vnderstood) grew thus at the instant of their conference, whether fit for them to permit vs to leaue a Factorie, to vent the rest of our goods brought for that place there or no; was deliuered into the hands of Mockrib Chan a Letter from Dangie, a Bannian in Cambaya, by the instigation of the Iesuites there; aduising them, that if they gaue place to the English in Surat,* 1.1 the Portugals would come with force, and burne all their Sea Townes, and make spoile of all the ships they should send abroad, the contents whereof was applauded of most; all agreeing it to be their best course, and thereupon dismist our people, as aforesaid.

This Road of Swally within the Barlyeth in twentie degrees, fiftie fiue minutes North latitude, [ 20] the variation in sixteene degrees and fortie minutes Westerly,* 1.2 wee found the water highed more on the full Moone spring then on the change, by foure foot: the one beeing foure and twentie foot, the other twentie, the night tydes higher then the day tyde by three foot, according as the wind blew, the Coast or Strand within the Barre lyeth neerest South and North by the Com∣passe, which the variation allowed is North by East, and halfe East, and South by West halfe West, also at West South-west halfe South, and East North-east halfe North, the Moone makes a full Sea.

The tenth, the Generall stayd to dispatch his businesse with Iaddow and Narran the Brokers: also we tooke out of a Frigat bound to the Rehemy at Goga, certaine Candies of Rice and Pitch, [ 30] giuing them Bils to be paid at Surat by two men, who were indebted to Captaine Hawkins ac∣count.

The eleuenth, in the morning at sixe a clocke at high water wee set saile, and at two in the afternoone we anchored in the South Road at the Barre foot of Surat,* 1.3 by a new ship called the Hassany, bound with the Rehemy vnto the Red-Sea: also we tooke out of another Frigat certaine Charcole, assigning them to be paid at Surat in manner aforesaid.

The fourteenth, at one of the clocke in the morning we met with a Banke, whereon wee had from sixteene to thirteene fathomes, and suddenly againe to twentie and twenty two fathomes, after which we haled vp by a wind West by South some three leagues: from sixe a clocke in the morning to noone South South-east some nine leagues, the wind at North, our depths twentie, nineteene, seuenteene, and sixteene fathomes, what time wee were some [ 40] tenne leagues off the Land West-wards in North latitude, nineteene degrees, thirtie seuen mi∣nutes. At one a clocke we past by three Mallaber ships bound for Surat, laden with Cayro (or stuffe to make Ropes) & Coco Nuts, who there rid in fourteene fathome, nine leagues off from the land to spend the ebbe, and South-east from seuen other ships neere in towards the mountaines, from noone to mid-night, we went South South-east some fiue leagues, the most part of this night being calme.

The fifteenth to noone South South-east sixe leagues, the wind Northerly a very easie gale: this night we heard diuers great Ordnance shoot off ashoare: this night our passage hath beene in fifteene, thirteene, and twelue, fathome, this land is mountainous mixt with diuers Vallies like harbours or entries. Our latitude at noone was nineteene degrees, foure minutes. [ 50] At Sunne-set, wee were three leagues off the shore, our passage in betweene twelue and sixe fa∣thome. From noone to mid-night our course was South by East eleuen leagues, the winde Northerly.

The sixteenth to noone South by East twelue houres, eleuen leagues, the wind Northerly, the land high and full of harbor like Bayes all alongst in fine shoalding in fiue fathome, and foure miles of the land, and nine fathome three leagues of our latitude eighteene degrees, one minute. This day at Sun-setting we anchored in seuen fathome thwart of the Barre of Dabull, to which Towne the General went in hope to sel some of his English Commodities,* 1.4 or (as it were) to shoot another Arrow after diuers formerly lost.

The seuenteenth, in the morning, the Generall in the Frigat went in neere the Barre to dis∣couer [ 60] the depths and so aboord againe, which was fiue fathome very neere the South point of the entrance, but very little further North-wards towards the middle of the entrance but two fathome: the latitude of this South point is seuenteene degrees, thirtie foure minutes, the varia∣tion is fifteene degrees thirtie foure minutes.* 1.5

This day about noone came off two Boates from the Gouernour, the one with a present, which was three Bullockes, certaine Sheepe, Plantans, Bread, and water Millions: in the other Boate came the Messengers, which were sent to know what we were, and our businesse, though they before did imagine who we were, partly by our acquaintance with them at Moha, as also their hearing of our being at Surat. The Message, according to the Indian manner, was deliuered with many complements and promise of all friendship, and further that they would buy our goods for money, and giue vs Indico, Cloth and Pepper for the same, (which was more then we could expect, or they had order to grant) for what Indico they had with Cloth and Pepper was presently to be imployed in their owne ships now bound for the Red Sea; vpon these kind pro∣mises [ 10] the Generall sent Merchants ashoare both with a present to the Gouernour, and with Mu∣stres of English Clothes, and other of our Commodities: but of all, except some little Broad∣cloth and Kersies of our best colours, as Stanimels, Poppiniay greene, and other light colours, and lead in barres, we could sell none: for our Red Lead,* 1.6 the Gouernour bought and sent it a∣board againe: and somewhat after the manner we found at Surat, the Gouernour dealt double with vs; granting free leaue to sell, yet vnder-hand had men in waite to restrayne or beate away such as came to buy; so that no man buying made his owne price, for what hee desired to buy: for Corne and other prouision and water to be brought aboard for money, wee had with all fa∣uour, and at last we had a Cable of eighteene inches, and ninetie sixe fathome of the Countrey stuffe, worth eight pound sterling, for one of the Darlings Anchors. Now, whether such kind∣nesse [ 20] as we receiued were out of their good disposition to strangers, or not, it is hard to iudge, they hauing presently blowne abroad and informed at Moha, that we endeauour to right what wrongs any should impose vpon vs, and therefore might seeme to make the best shewes vnto vs.

The sixe and twentieth, in the after-noone, besides diuers Mallaber Merchants ships which anchored by vs, we saw also in the Offing a great Ship and Frigat, to whom,* 1.7 two houres before night the Generall sent off the Darling to bring in the said ship: but doubting the missing of her by night, as also the smalnesse of his force to command her, when night came sent off mee also in the Pepper-Corne, with his Frigat well manned to attend vpon mee in regard of the Frigat in her companie. About mid-night, though very darke, I get sight of her riding at Anchor, sen∣ding [ 30] our Frigat to the other running away, and the great ship getting sight of vs, was come to saile, but being commanded to strike saile, did it, also their Captaine and Principals to come a∣board me, he sent a Souldier and two more in a Canon, who excused the Captaine to be aged and vnweldie, and that their great Boat was so pestered with lading, that they could not row her; wherefore, though vnwillingly, I was forced to send my owne Pinnasse for some of the princi∣pall Merchants and Souldiers, but with such streight direction to my Cock-swaine, that vpon paine of great punishment he should permit none to goe into her, to the end to preuent spoyle. I intended Sir Henry Middleton should be the first Englishman should enter her: meane-while our Frigat with the other which they had taken, returned to vs, and to my griefe gaue know∣ledge that they killed one of the Portugals in flying. Now hauing diuers of their men aboard [ 40] me, I gaue direction to stand in for Dabull: but by reason of their ill sterage, which we impu∣ted to be done of purpose, and for that with all our sayles wee could not fetch them vp beeing gotten a little a-head vs, and fearing they might mend their sayling, and get from vs, I caused them to be called vnto to take in their sayles, and anchored till day, which directions giuen and our Anchors readie to let fall, I departed into my Cabin to examine some of the Portugals, what their ship was laden withall: meane-while my Master pretended to doubt whether the shippe were anchored or no, without any order or knowledge sent my Pinnasse aboard, wherein went one of his mates, more greedie of pray then carefull of credit, who did not onely goe into the ship, but there fell to rifling, who though often called made no haste away, till his owne plea∣sure was fulfilled. Against whose comming aboard, I caused Thomas Glenham, Iohn Staughten, [ 50] George Cockam and Robert Mico the Purser, to bee readie at the Ladder with a Lanthorne and Candle to search them one by one (in the Portugals sight aboard our ship) and turned them out of the Boate: which being done, and the things throwne into the Boats sterne by Thomas Glen∣ham, Iohn Staughten, and Robert Mico, I sent againe aboard the Portugall ships, willing the Purser to tel them aboard if there were any thing else wanting, they that had beene aboard without my direction should make it good: but by reason that Thomas Loue, George Ieff and Matthew Bragge, three Masters Mates of the Admirall lately dead, the Frigat was now commanded by one Terrie a seruant to Giles Thornton, who before our Boat gat aboard againe, notwithstanding they were commanded to the contrarie, went aboard with our Frigat, whereas, like disgouerned pilfering people, they runne all into the ship, not forbearing to breake open Chests, tumble into the Fri∣gat, [ 60] and make spoyle of all things that liked them, forbearing no ill language to such as I had sent to restraine them. But the euill being done, it was too late to vndoe it: and though it bred in me much trouble and present discontent; yet I vsed the best meanes I had left to cure the same,* 1.8 which was, I desired William Pemberton who with the Darling came newly to vs, to make the more haste into the Road, and to informe the Generall of our peoples misbehauiour, to the end

before they should haue meanes to conuey away or remoue the same care, might bee taken for bringing off, all things to light, which the Generall no sooner vnderstood, but at one a clocke when we all anchored by him, commanded both the Frigats wherein our people were, to an∣chor of and non•• of them to come aboard him; and Sir Henry Middleton and my selfe with the Captaine, and Merchants of the Portugall ship, went first to our owne Frigat, and then to the Frigat newly taken where our people were, and had euery one narrowly searcht, and all things taken from them, and they turned one by one out, as they were searcht, of all what was found belonging to the Frigat was there left, and then our small Frigat was by our Pinnasse towed a∣board the Portugall ship, where all the rest was deliuered for the vse of such to whom it belonged. This ship belonged to Cochin, called the Saint Nicholas, of burthen some three hundred tunnes, the Captaines name 〈…〉〈…〉 being bound to Chaull,* 1.9 their lading confest, was principally [ 10] dryed Coco Nuts, some Tinne, blacke Sugar, and Racka Nuts, ten Fats of China Dishies, cer∣taine Bags of Allome, and some small quantitie of China Dishes, and some Cayro, or ball Ropes. We made all inquisition possible for their bils of lading, but none they would bee knowne of, which put vs to great trouble to find out, the little we had from them, which were certaine bals of China raw ••lke, some small quantitie of Cloues, and some few Cannastres, and three Chests of Cinamon, and some Waxe to make vs Candles▪ all which was as it were but a mite in com∣parison of the dammages done vs by the Portugalls.

The Frigat belonged to Chaull and bound to O••mus, of burthen sixtie tunnes, her lading, Ric•• and Tam••rin, out of whom we tooke 〈◊〉〈◊〉 bagges of Rice for our prouision: this businesse con∣tinued vs in doing euery day somewhat till the first of March. By this Frigat the Generall dis∣patcht [ 20] away all such Portugalls as came to him from the Armie at Surat, to wit Lorenzo de Cam∣po, and his consort, the f••llow taken in the Frigat and the two Boyes, that came away from their Masters, giuing them money in their Purses, according to their seuerall qualitie, besides, the ap∣parell formerly made for either of them vnto the Merchant, that ought the most part of the Silke, the Generall gaue a fine Broad-cloth, and to the Captaine of the Frigat, from whom wee tooke the Rice, a fine Kersie. Also this day the Gouernour sent to gi••e the Generall knowledge, that the next day or night following the great Caphala, which past by vs the sixth of February afore-said, towards Cambaya, would either the next day or night following againe passe by to∣wards Goa: which howsoeuer they past either by night or day we saw them not.

* 1.10The fourth, the fore-said businesse being effected, the Generall called vs all to consultation [ 30] what was best to be done, shewing his desire to goe to the Barre of Goa, there to demand of the Vice-Roy restitution of our wrongs done to vs and our Nation by the Portugalls, to the end if that he refused to doe it, we might the better haue warrant, to right our selues vpon any Portu∣galls, which by our endeuours wee might meete with all; which demand of the most was thought reasonable, but not fit in regard of the shortnesse of time and varietie of delayes, and treacherous plots we were to expect, to our further abusing; wherefore it was concluded and a∣greed vpon, for that the time not yet seruing to go to the South-wards about the Cape Commerin; Againe, to returne to the Red-Sea in this vacant time to see, if we can get away these goods ly∣ing vpon our hands, in a manner holden for lost, to recouer some of our former losses from the subiects of the great Mogoll; as also to crosse the Turkes at Moha and Aden, for the mischiefe [ 40] they haue formerly done vs▪ and principally for to rescue, defend or recouer that ship sent out by the Companie, the yeare after 〈◊〉〈◊〉 comming out, which wee heard of from Masulipatan, which we haue great doubt of, lest she befallen into like mishap as we did in the Red-Sea, but for that this day the wind serued not to set saile, we deferred it to the fift day in the morning.

* 1.11The fifth, at sixe a clocke in the morning, we all set saile from Dabull standing away North North-west alongst the Coast, the Generall wishing to see the shippe of Cochin, neere vnto her Harbor of Chaull, cleere of danger by the Mallabars their enemies, and at Sun-set we ancho∣red in seuen fathome, some league distant from the land, distant from Dabull some sixe leagues, and short of Chaull some nine leagues, the wind at South, and so veering to the West-wards.

From the Coast of India to Socatora, wee this time daily found our ship further to the South∣wards, [ 50] then by our course we could expect, and especially when we were thwart of the Gulfe, or entrance of Sinus Persicus, which I imagined to be some currrent setting thence to the South∣wards.

The twentieth of March, the Generall despeeded away William Pemberton (in the Darling) before to Socatora, to inquire of our ship bound for the Red-Sea and India, which wee heard of from Masulipatan.

The foure and twentieth, at tenne a clocke in the morning wee descryed land bearing West South-west,* 1.12 some eight leagues distant, being the Easter end of Socatora, being high land, ha∣uing foure white cliffes or sand hils, the Norther part whereof by reason of the hazinesse wee [ 60] could not discerne.

The fiue and twentieth of March, at Sunne-setting, the point of Delisha bore South-east foure leagues distant.

The sixe and twentieth at fiue a clocke in the morning it fell calme, and the current setting

North-ward vpon the rocke, whereby we were forced to anchor in foure and twentie fathome water, on the South South-east side of the rocke (which is Saboyna) some halfe a mile distant;* 1.13 at this rocke is great store of fish. Betweene nine and ten a clocke, we againe set saile, standing away Westwards of Cape Guardafui, the wind being at South.

The seuen and twentieth, about foure a clocke in the morning, the rockes Northwards of Ab∣ba del Curia, thence distant some three leagues and a halfe, bore North of vs some halfe a mile off, which is by estimation twentie leagues West by South, from the Wester point of Socatora: our depthes we there found was sixteene, seuenteene and eighteene fathome, day being come, wee saw the Iland of Abba del Curia.

[ 10] The eight and twentieth in the morning, at sixe a clocke,* 1.14 the Cape Guardafui bore South-east seuen leagues distant, and Mount Foelix West halfe a point Southerly nine leagues: wee came within foure mile of the land, and the depthes fortie, nine and thirtie, thirtie, seuen and twen∣tie, three and twentie, one and twentie, eighteene and fifteene fathome, and about three after-noone, in a fret of wind at East North-east, wee anchored in rough ground in seuen fathome a mile and halfe Westwards from Mount Foelix; all which Coast the Generall coasted along in his Frigat, and tooke in, and brought along three of the Countrie people, which he gaue letters vnto, to be deliuered vnto the Darling, if shee came heere after our departure, and so put them a shoare: they informed the Generall, that foure dayes since there passed by towards the Red-sea foure Indian ships.

[ 20] The nine and twentieth in the morning, the Generall sent letters to other people on land, to be deliuered to the Darling: the countrie people brought downe to our men to sell,* 1.15 some store of sheepe, small Goats, with some small frailes of Olibanum and gumme Arabick, all which they had at reasonable rates; the people still taking vs to be Mahumetans, and not Christians, or (as they call them) Franges, whom they fauour not, so the Boat returning aboord about noone, the Generall thought good no longer to stay for the Darling; wherefore we set saile, standing away towards Aden in Arabia Foelix. At foure a clocke in the after-noone Mount Foelix bore East by South halfe a degree South, some eight leagues distant.

From noone the thirtieth day, to one a clocke in the morning, the one and thirtieth day, thir∣teene houres, North-west eighteen leagues, the wind at North North-east; this day after-noone [ 30] we descried the land of Arabia Foelix.

The one and thirtieth in the morning, at one a clocke, being neare the land, wee cast about to the Southwards, to spend time till day; at fiue a clocke in the morning, we cast about a∣gaine North-west to landwards: from sixe a clocke in the morning to sixe after-noone twelue houres, we stood alongst the Coast West by South, and West South-west thirteene leagues, al∣wayes keeping within fiue mile of the land, in depthes betweene eighteene and thirtie fathom, from sixe a clocke to midnight, sixe houres West South-west sixe leagues.

The first of Aprill, from midnight till sixe a clocke, West by South, halfe South fiue leagues, at which time, by estimation, we were eighteene leagues short of Aden:* 1.16 This day the Generall sent for me, Master Lawse and Master Fowler, to conferre of our separation: at length it [ 40] was concluded, that I in the Pepper-Corne should continue neare, or before the Towne of Aden, to keepe that no Indian ship should arriue or stay there, but to put them by towards the Red-sea, and to that end I receiued a direction or commission from my Generall, who was with all expe∣dition with the Trades-Increase to repaire to the Bab, or doore of the Red-sea, both for safetie of the Companies ship, whereof we had intelligence from Masulipatan, to be following our tract, both to the Red-sea and India, euen into the mouthes of the Wolues, which by Gods mercy we haue escaped, as also there at once to take reuenge, both of the Turkes, and subiects of the great Mogoll, for the wrongs done to our King and Countrie.

The second, from midnight to sixe a clocke, West South-west three leagues, little wind at East; about eight a clocke in the morning, what time we should haue been separated, some eight [ 50] leagues Eastward of Aden, we found at an anchor the Darling, who had got before vs, by reason of our lingering for her foure dayes, who had done their businesse at Socatora, and were againe departed thence, before we past it, and gate a day before vs, by the Saboyna, Abba del Curia, and Mount Foelix, where we lingered for them: they brought from thence the copie of a letter left with the King, by Captaine Iohn Saris, Commander of the ships of our Indian Company, to wit,* 1.17 the Cloue, the Hector, and the Thomas, signifying, that notwithstanding by Sir Henry Middle∣tons letter, he vnderstood of the villanies there done to vs, he with his said ships was gone into the Red-sea. Immediatly the Generall with the Trades-Increase and Darling, departed towards the Bab, leauing me in the Pepper-Corne at an anchor, some eight leagues Eastwards of Aden, ac∣cording to former determination.

[ 60] The third at one a clocke in the morning, we set saile, and stood to the Southwards, the bet∣ter to discouer, and so all the day vnder saile, we kept vp to windwards of Aden: in the mor∣ning we saw three saile bound for Aden, but stood away from vs, that wee could not come neare them all night, for that it blew hard, we did not anchor, but lay a hull to trie our drift, which I found in ten houres to be three leagues, so running further in: and the fourth day morning, a∣bout

seuen a clocke, I anchored in twelue fathome, some league or foure mile from the Towne of Aden.

The twelfth in the morning, a little after midnight, we set saile to crosse her, and at day-light we descried her riding at an anchor some three mile Southward of vs, with whom presently we trimmed our sailes to stand withall, and shee presently was vnder saile, and stood in with Aden. Betweene nine and ten a clocke, by shooting off a Peece at them, they came roome, and strucke their top-sailes, and sent in their Boat to vs: they told vs they were of Callicut, and bound to A∣den,* 1.18 and their ship belonged to the Samorin, or King of Callicut, from whence they had beene fortie dayes in comming, they came neare Socatora, and toucht at Mount Foelix, where they saw the Generals letter left there for the Darling, where also they saw a ship of Dabull, which came [ 10] from Achin. The Nobuda of this ship is called Abraham Abba Zeinda, their ships Cargazon, ac∣cording to their information was as followeth: Tamerick three tunnes, Rice three and twentie hundred kintals, Iagara or bowne Sugar forty bahars, Cardaminus seuen bahars, Ginger drie foure kintals and an halfe, Pepper a tun and a halfe, Cotton one and thirtie packs, each pack containing fiue or six maunds; shee had in her threesore and fifteene persons, for the vses following: twentie to bale water, and other businesse below, eight for the Helme, foure for top and yard, and other businesse aloft; twentie Boyes for dressing seuerall mens victuals; the rest Merchants and Pil∣grims: this ship was of burthen an hundred and fortie tunnes: thus hauing to the vtmost exa∣mined them, and they being of a place, whose Inhabitants neuer wronged our Nation; there∣fore without diminishing any part of their goods, but only, with their good wills, two tunnes [ 20] of water for our need, and so I dismist them; though to the great disturbance of their mindes, when by no meanes I would permit them to goe into Aden to make sale of their commodities; which if they did once attempt, I threatned them I would sinke their ship, and leaue only their Boat to saue their liues; yet their vnwillingnesse to depart made mee adde many more threat∣nings, that if they hastened not away before I see any other saile to giue chase vnto, I must then be forced to sinke their ship, to be sure to keepe them from the Turkes our enemies; whereby they put themselues to saile, and stood somewhat off the land, but to lee-wards; so to our distur∣bance, wee all day and night kept off and on vnder saile, for feare lest in the night they should slippe into Aden.

Note that any ship wee heere saw, before wee could come to speake with them, there hath [ 30] been aduise sent from the Gouernor of the Towne to informe them of vs; and when we had the Mallabar vnder command, the Gouernor sent a Boat aboord with diuers Arabs, and two Turkes souldiers of the Towne, which had formerly been instruments to Abdraheman Aga, to bind and torture our men then in their hands, which now seeing the men they vsed ill, brought them in no small doubt what their vsage now should be, as their guiltie conscience pricked them, whom I suppose came as spies to see what wee did, brought some fruit to sell: at the first sight of our men, whom they knew, they would faine haue put off their Boat and been gone, but I would not permit them;* 1.19 causing them to be put in mind of their behauiour formerly towards our peo∣ple in their hand, and when without any euill speech giuen them, I thought them sufficiently by their own minds terrified, I caused to be told them, that they should see how far our Nation dif∣fereth [ 40] from the rigour of iniurious Turkes, which most cruelly handled our men without offence, whom by all faire promises they betrayed; and that I yet knowing them to haue exercised their forces in abusing my men, yet notwithstanding I would without discurtesie or harme, dismisse or send them away; who presently departed, with many promises the next day to bring vs more refreshing: the next morning they sent vs a boat with good fish, and promising to come anon with better prouisions, which they were prouiding: but by reason of my setting saile, and standing off, to put the Malabar to lee-ward towards the Red-sea, I was too farre for them to row vnto me, which ship, if shee had stayed, might haue been occasion that the Aga might haue permit∣ted them to performe their promises to vs.

The fourteenth in the morning, the wind at East, wee discried another ship of like burthen, [ 50] bound also for Aden,* 1.20 which about ten a clocke we forced to anchor: I sent aboord to search her, and to bring away some of her men, while I caused my Boat to bee hoysed out; vnderstanding they were of Pormean, a Towne not farre from Cutts-nagone, being tributaries to the great Mo∣goll, who despised our King, and abused our Nation; the Nobuda being a Bannian, I with this ship being at an anchor some two miles from Aden, our enemies, and finding by the Mallabars wor∣king the day before, that if any other saile, of neuer so much importance, should approch this place, before I could finish my businesse with this, I must either leaue the one or the other to their owne will, for which respect I was more carefull to send to search what shee had in her, by my owne people,* 1.21 then to examine them belonging to her, what was in her. So with great labour in romaging before the darknesse of the night ouer-tooke vs, we had out of her fourteene packes of [ 60] course Duttie, of sixe corges a packe; and sixe and thirtie Ballets, containing some six and thir∣tie corges of Dutties course; one small Ballet of Candekins mill (or small blew pieces of Callico) with some thirtie or more Bastas white, a little Butter and Lamp-oyle, which was all fit for vs▪ yet discouered the rest of her loading, being packes of Cotton-wooll, as we tearme it, which the

next day we thought further to examine. This day Maharim Aga of Aden, sent me a present of Henne-egges, Limes and Plantans, which I would not looke at, as to receiue as a Present, but by the messenger I sent the Aga word, that the varitie of iniuries done vnto my friends and Na∣tion heere the last yeere, hath constrained my present approach, to do my Nation and my selfe what right I may, to the disturbance of the Turkes. And as my comming hither was not to de∣serue any fauour from them; so my meaning was to forbeare to receiue any of their dissembling curtesies for since they cut our throats when we came to them in friendship, what may we ex∣pect from them now, when we come in hate and dispight of the Turkes of all these parts? but in regard it was sent, my people should giue them for their owne vse, so much as the things were [ 10] worth; also there came aboord a fisher-boat, bringing good store of fresh-fish, which I caused to be bought for our suppers, alwayes making the bringer to eate part of what hee brought.* 1.22

The sixe and twentieth in the morning, we discried a saile to the Southwards of Aden, plying to the Eastwards, to whom in the after-noone I sent my Pinnasse, which brought her in neare vnto vs, shee being a Ielba of Shaher bound home, laden with Graine and other commodities, as Opium and others, also diuers Pilgrims from Mecca were passengers in her bound home.

The seuen and twentieth in the morning, we saw a Ielba plying to the Eastwards betweene vs and the shoare, wherefore I sent my Pinnasse to fetch her off, whom I found to bee the same Ielba of Shaher, that had passed by vs the seuenteenth and two and twentieth of this present, as aforesaid: of them for a triall we bought nine pound and a halfe of Opium, and so againe dis∣mist [ 20] them.

The eight and twentieth in the morning, we set saile, plying off and on to windwards of A∣den, with the wind at East. The nine and twentieth, still vnder saile, as aforesaid in the after∣noone, we discried two sailes standing towards Aden,* 1.23 vnto whom in the euening I sent off my Pinnasse well mand, to bring them in neare vnto the ship, which by foure a clocke the thirtieth day was effected; they both belonged to a place on the Abaxin Coast, called Bander Zeada, the one of them laden only with Mats; the other with some Mats, and threescore and eight sheepe with great ru••pes, which we bought of them, and so dismist them, who presently set saile and went in vnto Aden, the wind at East South-east, East and North-east.

The eighth, with an easie gale of wind at North-east by East, we continued; plying towards [ 30] the Bab. At tenne a clocke, we discried the land on the Abaxin▪ Coast side,* 1.24 which at first shewed like an Iland, but approaching a little neerer, we plainly perceiued it to be the maine land: from thence we steered away North-west towards the Bab, which by estimation was some tenne leagues distant, which at neere foure in the afternoone we discried, where wee lay lingering off and on to spend the night. Day light appearing, we stood in towards the Bab, where in the en∣trance of the Bab, we discried a small saile a sterne of vs, comming into the straight; wherefore I strucke my top-sailes to stay for her, and sent off my Pinnasse to her, who comming vp with vs againe, brought the Nohud•• and Malim aboord, whom I examined, and found them to bee subiects to the great Mogol; they belonged to a place called Larree,* 1.25 situate at the mouth of the Riuer of Zinde: with them I lust vp into a bay on the East side, and anchored in seuen fathome; I [ 40] sending my Merchants to search what she was laden with, who found diuers packs and fardels of cloath, packs and fardels of seedes of diuers sorts, leather, iarres of Butter, and oyle (whereof some they eate, and some they burne in lamps) a great quantitie: and since for want of water, she hauing many Passengers. I could not fitly keepe her with me, being vncertaine of wind I re∣solued to take out of her the likeliest packs of Indian Cloath to serue for our turnes, with some Butter and Oyle for our needfull vses, as by the Pursers and Factors notes appeare, and so di∣speeded them to Moha. Into which businesse before we could well make an entrie, about three a clocke in the afternoone, I discried opening the East land of the straights,* 1.26 a ship of two hundred Tunnes; and immediately following her an huge saile, whose maine yard was fortie three yards long. At sight of which ship (they being very neere before the land permitted me to see them) [ 50] by what time I had gotten my people aboord, fiue onely excepted, which I left armed to keepe the ship of Larree, had gotten vp my anchor, and was come to saile; but the great shippe though short of me, yet beeing in a good streame, and a fresh gale, and I in a Bay had a eddy and faint gale, she got an end, & had somewhat ouer-reacht me before I could come to crosse them, so that I was brought to a sterne chase, and being come neere her, by her masts and tops wee knew her to be the Mahomedy of Dabull our friend, which we could expect no good by; yet knowing the pride of the Captaine, I would very gladly haue commanded ouer him, for that he would neuer,* 1.27 neither formerly in the Road of Moha, nor yet at Dabul come to visit Sir Henry Middleton, but I found he reacht from me, wherefore I gaue them one shot and stood with the other ship, who seeing vs stand with the great shippe strucke a Hull thinking to lose vs by the darknesse of the [ 60] night now approaching: I tooke her to be a ship of Diu, but when we came to them, they told vs they were of Cuts-nagone, a place not farre from the riuer of Zinde, her lading Cotton-wool, some few packs of Indian cloth, some Butter and Oyle:* 1.28 hauing gotten some of her principal men aboord me, I caused them to edge vp with me into shoale water on the Arab Coast, where by lights I endeauoured to find out my fiue men in the Larree ship; and at midnight we anchored in

twelue fathome, foure leagues within the Bab; where the next two dayes we tooke out of the Larree ship, sixtie sixe fardels of Indian Cloath (which for that we were otherwise furnished for all our English Commodities, and needed it not, was redeliuered to them againe, with part of the Butter and Oyle; onely eight Corges of Bastas, for which they had content.) These things beeing taken out, I put into them the Passengers and Pilgrims of the Cotton ship, they vsing their best diligence as the wind would permit them to hasten to Moha, I sending by them a let∣ter to Sir Henry Middleton, if they should finde him in the Roade: but before they departed, we seeing a Ielba comming from the Bab, and for that the wind was not good, they sent away their Canoa, rowing before, and hastning to vs, who informed me, his Ielba belonged to Bender Zea∣da, a Towne on the Abaxin Coast, halfe a dayes iourney West-ward from Bender Cassum, who [ 10] was bound to Moha with his Boat full of Mats, who going a land as he passed the Bab, was told by one that had a letter for me, that my Countrey-men whom I looked for were gone to Assab, with eight or nine Indian ships, but he that had the letter would not send it by him, expecting a reward, if by the wind I should be put backe to the Bab. I now knowing where my Generall was, this afternoone set saile; but the wind not fauouring me we anchored againe.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The threat∣nings of the Portugalls.
• * 1.2

  Obseruations of the Tides, &c. at Swally.
• * 1.3

  They depart from Surat.
• * 1.4

  Dabull.
• * 1.5

  Latitude, 17.34 Variation 15.34
• * 1.6

  Dabull, double dealing.
• * 1.7

  Portugall ship.
• * 1.8

  Vnrulinesse in M••••iners, when Prey is pre∣sent.
• * 1.9

  A Portugall ship of 300. tunnes taken.
• * 1.10

  Consultation.
• * 1.11

  They depart from Dabull 〈…〉〈…〉 to 〈…〉〈…〉 Sea againe.
• * 1.12

  The Easter end of Socatora.
• * 1.13

  The rocke Sa∣boyna.
• * 1.14

  March.
• * 1.15

  Franges. The Westerne Chri∣stians in the Easterne world are since that Expedition of Godfrey of Bul∣len called Frankes, be∣cause the prin∣cipall of that armie were French in Nati∣on or original.
• * 1.16

  Aprill 1:
• * 1.17

  Generall Saris.
• * 1.18

  A ship of Calli∣cut.
• * 1.19

  Aprill.
• * 1.20

  A ship of Por∣mean.
• * 1.21

  Our men vn∣lade this ship.
• * 1.22

  Feare of poy∣soning.
• * 1.23

  Bander Zeada a place on the Abaxin Coast.
• * 1.24

  May.
• * 1.25

  A ship of Larree standing at the mouth of the riuer of Zinde.
• * 1.26

  A ship of 200. Tunnes.
• * 1.27

  The Maham••dy of Dabul.
• * 1.28

  A ship of Cuts-nagone, a place not farre from Ziade.