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.

§. VIII. Accidents after his returne to Firando, the setling of a Factory there, departure for Bantam, and thence for England.

THe seuenth of Nouember, I visited the Kings with Presents first, and after with Pre∣sence, and was kindly entertained. The eighth, Andrew Palmer, Steward of the ship, and William Marnell Gunners Mate, lay ashoare all night, and in a drunken hu∣mour, went into the field and fought, and wounded each other so sore, that it is [ 10] thought Palmer will hardly escape with his life, and Marnell be lame of his hands for euer.

The ninth, in the morning very early I went aboord the Ship, and carried M. Cockes along with me, and called the Master and all the Officers into my Cabbin, making it knowne vnto them, that it much grieued me the indirect course some of them tooke, namely, Palmer and Mar∣nell, who went out of the Ship without license, and had wounded one an other so sore, that the one was in danger of his life, and the other a lame man for euer; and that which was more, the Suruiuer in danger to be hanged if the other died, which could not choose but bee a great hearts griefe vnto me: as also to vnderstand, that Francis Williams and Simon Colphax were in the boat, going ashoare to haue fought, and Iohn Dench and Iohn Winston appointed to doe the like, and Dench confessed it was true, and that he saw Palmer and Marnell fighting, and went and parted [ 20] them, otherwise both had remained dead in the field: these matters, I told them, were grieuous vnto me, and therefore I willed them it might be amended in time, otherwise they would dis∣people the Ship, to the vtter ouerthrow of our Voyage, and deceiue the Honourable Companie, that had put their trust in vs.

After much contestation, each one departed, with promise to amend what was amisse, and not to offend in any sort hereafter, which God graunt may prooue true. I told them also, that Foyne Same, the old King, had made complaint vnto me, that if any more came ashoare to fight and shed blood in his Countrey (contrary to his Lawes) he would cause them to be cut in peces, for that he would not suffer strangers to haue more Priuiledge in that matter then his owne Subiects. And at my returne to the English house, Foyne Same the King came to visit me, and told mee the piece of Poldauis and a Shash I gaue him, were consumed with fire when his house was burned, which [ 30] was a manner of begging two more, which I promised him, and got him to send of his people a∣boord, with my Iurebasso Iohn Iapan, to signifie to the Company, that if any of them came ashoare to fight any more, the King had giuen order to cut them in pieces, and not to suffer any one to re∣turne aboord. I did this in hope to restraine them from such drunken Combats.

Towards night came a Spaniard from Langasaque, called Iohn Comas, and brought two Letters from Domingo Francisco, one for me, and the other for M. Cockes, and sent me a Present of three baskets of Sugar, and a pot of Conserues, with many no lesse sugred conserued words of comple∣ment in his Letters, that he was sorie that our seuen men were gone away in his absence, excu∣sing both himselfe, and the Fathers or Iesuites, that they had no hand in the matter, neither e∣uer [ 40] spoke such word, that we were heretikes or theeues, yet said our men were gone away from thence, three of them in a China or Iapan Soma for the Manillias, and the other foure in a Portu∣gall Vessell; but I hold these but words to excuse themselues, and put other men in fault: for the Spaniards loue not the Portugals, neither either of both the Iapan, much lesse the Iapan them.

The eleuenth, I went and visited Nobesane; he vsed me kindly, and would haue had mee come to dinner to morrow, but I excused the matter, in respect of the much businesse I had, and short time of stay. I met the old King Foyne at his house, who desired to haue two peeces English pou∣dred Beefe, and two of Porke sod with Turnips, Raddish and Onions by our Cooke, and sent vn∣to him, which I caused to be done. Wind Northerly a fresh gale day and night, faire dry wea∣ther, but cold. [ 50]

The twelfth, the two Kings Gouernours, came to visit me at the English house; and from thence went abord the Cloue (Master Cockes accompanying them) to signifie vnto the Master and the rest of the Companie, that from hence forward, our ships Companie should haue a care how they came a shore to fight and shed blood; for that the Law of the Countrey was, that they which went out to fight, and drew weapon, were to die the death, and all those which did be∣hold them, obliged to kill both parties, in paine of ruinating all their generation if they did not kill both parties.

The foureteenth, I sent M. Cockes and my Iurebasso to both the Kings, to entreat them to pro∣uide me of a dozen Sea-men, that were able to doe their labour, to goe with me for England, and for wages I was willing to giue them what in reason their Highnesses thought fit. The Kings [ 60] were impeached about other matters; so they spake with their Secretaries, who told them, they need not to speake about that matter to the Kings, for that they would prouide mee a dozen such as should be fit; but that there were diuers vagrant people about Towne, which no doubt would be willing to goe, yet were not fit to be carried to Sea; for that when they came there, they

would serue for nothing but to spend victuals, and of such the Flemmings serued their turne with∣out making request vnto them: and what is become of them or the Ship is not known to this day. But seeing that now the matter was referred to them, they would looke out for such as were for our purpose.

The eighteenth, Foyne the old King sent me word he would come and visit me, and bring the dancing Beares or Curtesans of the Countrey, which soone after he did, being three whoores of the Countrey, and two or three other men with them, they all dancing and making musique af∣ter the Countrey fashion, although harsh to our hearings.

The nineteenth, the Captaine Chinesa and George Dura•• the Portugall came vnto me,* 1.1 desiring [ 10] me to send to Semidone, to procure the libertie of two honest poore men, who were like to loose their liues, for bidding a poore Knaue flie, which had stolne a little piece of Lead not worth three halfe pence, and yet the Malefactor was taken and put to death, and these men in danger to haue done the like, had I not sent M. Cocks with my Ring to Semidone, to desire pardon for them for my sake, which he granted to procure, and did effect it.

The twentieth, Samedon the King of Crats sent mee word hee would come aboord our Ship: So I met him there, he beeing accompanied with both the Kings of Firando, they had fiue peeces of Ordnance at their entrie aboord, and three with shot or Bullets, were shot at a marke at the request of Samedon. He gaue me two Pikes or Iapan staues with Cattans or Sables on the ends, and so they departed with seuen peeces of Ordnance for a farewell, one being with shot at [ 20] the marke aforesaid.

The twentie two, a Present was laid out, and sent to Samedon King of Crats: it was deliue∣red vnto him at Tomesanes the young Kings house, he being there at Breakfast, and tooke in ve∣ry kind part, sending me word by M. Cockes, that he was doubly obliged vnto mee, first in his kind entertainement aboord, and now in sending him such a Present of worth, of such things as his Countrey affoorded not the like, and all without any desert of his: onely the recompence he could make was, that for his sake, if euer any of the English Nation did come within his Domi∣nions, he would bid them kindly welcome, and shew them any fauour he could.

The twentie fifth in the morning betimes, the Purser and M. Hownsell came ashore, and told me Andrew Palmer the Steward departed out of this world about tenne of the clocke the night [ 30] past, and that the Chirurgion Thomas Warner affirmed (as he told me the like many times before) that Palmer was the occasion of his owne death, his wound beeing curable, if he would haue bin ruled. I willed the Purser M. Melsham to goe aboord, and that the Master and he should take or∣der to carry him, and bury him on an Iland as secretly as might be, in respect we were about to get some Iapans to goe along in our ship, which it might be hearing of the death of any one, would make them the more vnwilling.

The twentie eighth, a Iapan was put to death: some said for theft; others said he was a house-burner: He was lead by the Hang-man to execution, one carying a board before him, wherein was written the fact he had committed, as the like was written in a paper flag ouer his head, and two Pikemen followed him with the points of their Pikes hard to his backe, to haue killed him [ 40] if he had offered to resist. Diuers of this place complained, that the Ships Company owed them money, and now the Ship was ready to depart, desired payment, which to preuent a greater in∣conuenience, I hearkened vnto, and wrote to the Master to enquire aboord who they were that were indebted, and what the summe was they owed, to the intent to make satisfaction, and so to abate it out of their wages.

Now touching a Factorie to be left there, I had on the twenty sixth, assembled my Merchan∣dizing counsell, where vpon these considerations, viz. The encouragement wee had receiued in the Moluccas by priuate intelligence, the Dutch Factorie alreadie planted here in Firando: The large Priuiledges now obtained of the Emperour of Iapan: The certaine aduise of the English Fa∣ctories setled in Siam and Patane: The Commodities resting vnsold vpon our hands appointed [ 50] for these parts, and the hoped for profit which further experience may produce: It was resolued, that a Factorie should be left here, viz. eight English, three Iapan Iurebasses or Interpreters,* 1.2 and two seruants, who were appointed against the comming of the next ships, to search and disco∣uer the Coast of Corea, Tushmay, and other parts of Iapan, and Countreys thereunto adioyning, to see what good might be done in any of them.

The fifth of December, M. Richard Cockes,* 1.3 Captaine and Cape Merchant of the English Facto∣rie, setled at Firando in Iapan, tooke his leaue of me aboord the Cloue with his Companie, beeing eight English, and fiue others. After their departure, our Companie was mustered aboord, finding fortie sixe English, fiue Swarts, fifteene Iapaners, three Passengers, in all sixtie nine: hauing lost since our arriuall here three English, two by sicknesse, one slaine, and seuen which ranne away to [ 60] the Portugals and Spaniards, whilest I was at the Emperours Court. The names of the English we left in the Factorie with M. Cockes, were William Adams, (entertained at an hundred pounds the yeere into the Companies seruice) Tempest Peacocke, Richard Wickham, William Eaton, Walter Carwarden, Edward Sares, William Nelson.* 1.4

The wind Northerly a stiffe gale, we set saile, beeing foure leagues from the place where wee

rid: our course South by West, halfe a point Westerly, Latitude thirtie three degrees foureteene minutes. Note, that by exact obseruation on the shoare, we found this Iland of Firando to stand in latitude thirtie three degrees thirtie minutes,* 1.5 variation two degrees fiftie minutes Easterly.

It was resolued to keepe alongst the Coast of China, directly to Bantam, and so wee brought aboord our star-boord tacke, and steered away South-west, edging ouer for China, the wind at North North-east, a stiffe gale and faire weather.

The sixth, Latitude thirty one degrees thirty nine minutes, way South by West forty leagues.

The seuenth, it blew very much wind, a storme at North-west, wee steered South South-west no obseruation, there we felt the great Current which shoots out betweene the Iland Corea and the maine of China, which made a very great Sea, way South South-west halfe point Wester∣ly twentie fiue leagues. [ 10]

The eight, Latitude twentie nine degrees fortie one minutes, way South-west, twentie sixe leagues, wind North-west a very stiffe gale, we steered West South-west, to make Cape Sumbor vpon the Coast of China: the Sea very much growne, so much wind, that it blew our maine course out of the bolt ropes.

The ninth, Latitude twentie eight degrees, twentie three minutes, way South-west three quarters Westerly, twentie two leagues and two third parts, we sounded and had fortie nine, and fortie fiue fathome Ozie, the weather cleered, and the wind came to the North, but wee could see no land.

The eleuenth, no obseruation: way West South-west thirtie fiue leagues, verie greene water, we kept our Leade, and had fortie nine, fortie three, thirtie fiue, thirtie seuen, thirtie fathome, [ 20] no sight of land, yet very cleere, wind North and North-west by North.

The twelfth, before day we sounded, and had thirtie fiue fathome Ozie, wind North and North-west by North a stiffe gale, and in the morning esteeming our selues to bee neere the Coast of China, we had sight of (at the least) three hundred sailes of Iunckes of twentie, thirtie, and vpwards tunnes apiece, whereof two came to the wind-ward close by vs, but perceiuing them to be Fisher-men,* 1.6 we let them passe, vsing all the faire meanes wee could to get some of them to come aborad, but could not preuayle. Wherefore we stood on our course West by South, and presently descryed the land, being two Ilands called the Ilands of Fishers, bearing West by North halfe a point Northerly some foure leagues off. Latitude at noone twentie fiue degrees fiftie nine minutes, way South-west by West fiftie leagues, Depth twentie, and twentie sixe [ 30] fathome. Soone after, the wind came to North-east, wee brought our Lar-boord tacke aboord, and steered alongst the land South South-east, very much wind. About seuen at night we came faire by a Rocke,* 1.7 which, by Gods mercie, wee descryed by Moone-light, and lay right in our course, supposing to haue runne from noone to this time twelue leagues. We were within twice our ships length of the Rocke depth thirtie fathome. Then we haled off South one watch to giue the land a berth, and after mid-night steered South-west, the wind at North-east very much wind, and continually following vs as the Land trents.

* 1.8The thirteenth, Latitude twentie foure degrees thirtie fiue minutes, variation one degree, thirtie minutes Easterly, way South-west fiftie foure leagues, wind at North-east faire weather, wee steered South-west keeping faire by the Ilands, lying alongst the maine of China, some fiue [ 40] leagues off, much wind.

The fourteenth in the morning little wind, hauing this night past had twelue and fourteene fathome, then stood off into deeper water. Latitude at noone twentie two degrees ten minutes, way South-west by South one quarter Westerly fortie two leagues wind at East North-east,* 1.9 and at eight at night we had fifteene, thirteene fathome, at nine a clocke sixteene, twentie seuen, twentie one and twentie fiue, sandie ground.

The fifteenth, in the morning we came amongst many Fisher-boates, but had so much wind as that we could not speake with them. They made signes to vs to keepe vp to the West-ward (as we thought.* 1.10) Our sounding the last night to this present was twentie, twentie foure, twen∣tie fiue, twentie fathomes, three leagues off the land. Latitude at noone twentie one degrees, [ 50] fortie minutes, way West South-west one quarter Southerly fiftie two leagues. The wind at North North-east a stiffe gale, we steered in West North-west Northerly to make the land, and about two houres after had sight of it, but by reckoning should not haue beene neere it by fiftie sixe leagues, so that the distance from Firando hither, is lesse by fiftie sixe leagues.

* 1.11Note, that the Ilands which lye alongst the Coast of China, lye more Southerly then in the plats; about three in the after-noone wee were by an Iland called Sancha about two leagues off, we steered South-west alongst the land, esteeming to haue runne since noone three leagues West North-west.

The sixteenth, at noone no obseruation: way fortie leagues, South-west by South one quarter Westerly, wind at East with drisling raine. [ 60]

* 1.12The seuenteenth, Latitude eighteene degrees nineteene minutes, course South-west by South one quarter Westerly fortie seuen leagues, wind at East, variation fiftie minutes Westerly, we sounded, but had no ground.

The eighteenth, latitude fifteene degrees fortie three minutes, course South-west by South sixtie leagues, wind at East a stiffe gale, and at f••ue at night wee had sight of land beeing an Iland called Pulo Cotan, bearing West South-west, about fiue leagues off, wee steering South-west. This Iland is high land,* 1.13 and lyeth about twentie leagues (by report) from the shoale called Plaxel, to the West-ward of it we sounded about eight of the clocke, but had no ground.* 1.14

The nineteenth in the morning,* 1.15 the maine of Camboia was on our star-boord-side about two leagues off: we steered alongst South by East Easterly, keeping the maine in sight. Latitude at noone thirteene degrees one and thirtie minutes, way South by West fortie foure leagues, wee [ 10] steered alongst South South-west, making account to bee thwart a Varella:* 1.16 keeping about two leagues off the shoare, we sounded but had no ground at fiftie fathome. Note, that this land of Camboia lyeth more Easterly in our plats, then it should, for wee find South South-west to goe alongst the land a faire berth off. So that the land heere lyeth South South-west, and North North-east, hauing diuers Rockes like Ilands, some one league, some league and an halfe off the maine, but otherwise no danger that we could see. Note also, that heere wee found the windes trade alongst the shoare, for from Firando hither we did goe Large, finding the wind to follow vs as the land trents.

The twentieth, Latitude ten degrees fiftie three minutes, course South by West fiftie foure leagues wind at North, a stiffe gale alongst the shoare. And three Glasses after we had obserued, wee had sight of a small Iland, which wee made to be the Iland at the end of the shoale, called [ 20] Pulo Citi, and at fiue Glasses running we sounded and had eleuen fathome, fine sand, two leagues off the shoare.* 1.17 We steered alongst Southwest to bring the point of the shoale called Pulo Citi a starne: then wee founded about two Glasses after, and had fifteene fathome. Note, that wee found Ian Huijghen Van Linschotens booke very true, for thereby we directed our selues euer from our setting forth from Firando.

The one and twentieth, Latitude nine degrees fortie three minutes course South-west a quar∣ter Westerly thirtie foure leagues, wind at East North-east a continuall stiffe gale till noone, then calme, and found that we were in a tyde girt, our depth all the last night to this noone was ten, sixteene, seuenteene, eighteene, twentie one, twentie one, nineteene, twentie, twentie, nine∣teene, eighteene fathome good ground, but had no sight of land.

[ 30] The two and twentieth in the morning,* 1.18 we had sight of land being an Iland called Pulo Con∣dor, bearing off vs about fiue leagues off, we steered South-west, the w••nd at North-east, lati∣tude at noone eight degrees, twentie minutes, way South-west by West, fortie leagues and two third parts. Depth eighteene, nineteene, twentie two, twentie one, twentie one, twentie two and twentie one fathomes, we steered South South-west, for the land called the seuen Points.

The three and twentieh, no obseruing, way South-west by South one quarter Southerly, fif∣tie one leagues, depth twentie, twentie two, twentie foure, and at noone twentie seuen fathomes.

The foure and twentieth, way South-west halfe a point Westerly, thirtie three leagues one third part, wind at North-west by North, depth thirtie seuen, thirtie nine, fortie three, fortie, and at noone thirtie fiue fathome Ozie ground.

[ 40] The fiue and twentieth, latitude two degrees, thirtie eight minutes, course South by East,* 1.19 one quarter of a league Easterly, twentie two leagues one third part, the wind at North-west and East by North, Depth, thirtie foure, thirtie two, thirtie, thirtie foure, thirtie foure, thirtie foure, thirtie fiue. And about foure a clocke in the morning, we made the land, beeing an Iland called Pulo Timon, distant from vs some fiue leagues. And at sixe in the morning,* 1.20 the Northermost part bearing South-west Westerly: and the South part South South-west halfe a point Westerly, we had sight of another Iland called Pulo Tinga, bearing South South-west Westerly,* 1.21 about sixe leagues off at noone.

The sixe and twentieth, Latitude one degree eighteene minutes, course South-east by South, thirtie two leagues wind at East and East by North, Depth thirtie seuen, thirtie sixe, thirtie se∣uen, [ 50] thirtie fiue, thirtie, and twentie seuen fathome.

The seuen and twentieth, course South by East fortie leagues, and two third parts, Depth, twentie seuen, thirtie one, twentie eight, twentie nine, twentie eight, twentie sixe, and twen∣tie foure fathomes at noone.

The eight and twentieth, way South South-east, fortie leagues and two third parts, Depth eighteene, nineteene, sixteene, eighteene, nineteene, sixteene, & at noone fifteene fathome san∣die ground, making account that China-bata was about one league and an half of being low land,* 1.22 and at the South-west point full of Trees or Bushes. At sixe Glasses after-noone wee sounded, and had twentie fathomes Ozie ground, steering alongst the Land South South-east, the wind at North North-west. Note, that those long Ilands on our star-boord-side heere, and diuers small I∣land•• [ 60] on our Lar-boord-side doe make the Straights of China-bata▪ finding it to bee truely laid do••ne in Plat or Draught made by Ian Ianson Mole a Hollander, which he gaue to Master Hippon,* 1.23 and he to the Companie.

The nine and twentieth, a little before noone, we perceiued the water to be much changed a

head, and therefore doubted it to bee a shoale; so narrowly escaping a very great danger. ••ee sounded and had eleuen,* 1.24 twelue, fourteene, fifteene fathome, but within halfe a Glasse had eight & seuen fathomes & a halfe, it seemed three square sharp to the South-west-ward, & so we stee∣red when we had first sight thereof, not farre from the entrance of the straights of China-bata. This shoale lyeth very dangerously, but is truly placed with his depths. Latitude at noone foure degrees sixe minutes, course South by West thirtie leagues, wind at North-west and North, depth twentie, thirteene, fifteene, twentie foure, twentie seuen, twentie, twentie fiue, twentie, eightetne, ten, ten, ten, eight and ten fathomes soft sand. And at eight a clocke in the night, we came to an anchor in seuen fathomes, the weather likely to bee fowle, and our experience little or nothing, the place verie f••ll of shoales, and before our anchor was a ground wee were in sixe [ 10] sixe and a quarter, fiue and an halfe, sixe, and then in seuen fathomes soft sandie ground, then wind at North-west a small gale and rainie.

* 1.25The thirtie••h, this morning we had sight of the Darling, plying for Coromandell, her Compa∣nie one and twentie English, and nine Swarts. By them wee first vnderstood of the death of Sir Henrie Middleton, and l••sse of the Trades Increase, &c. The weather close, wee obserued not: way South South-west halfe a point Westerly fifteene leagues, depth, ten, thirteene, fourteene, eleuen, ten, nine, eight, seuen, sixe and an halfe, ten, ten, sixe and a halfe, seuen, fiue, foure and an halfe, foure and a quarter, fiue, fiue, and foure fathome, hard sandie ground, esteeming this the shoale described in Moles Plat, and not that which we made it for. This night God mercifully deliuered vs out of a great danger. For wee passed by a sunken ledge of Rockes, vnder all our [ 20] sayles, within a stones cast of the top thereof, which was onely seene aboue water, and, had not the noyse of the breach vpon it wakened vs, wee could not haue cleered our selues. Wee did let fall our anchor presently, being in a great Tide girt, and had seuenteene, seuenteene fathomes and an halfe Ozie ground.

The one and thirtieth, in the morning as we rid, the high land of Sumatra was about leagues off vs,* 1.26 and one Iland a starne. The passed shoale or ledge of Rockes on the star-boord side, and three small Ilands on our lar-boord bow, lying three square: way South three quarters Easterly, one and twentie league•• wind at North-west. Depth, ten, nine, eight, seuen, nine, ten, eleuen, twelue, fifteene, twentie two fathome, about eight leagues off the high-land of Iaua. We could not get in, because it fell calme.

* 1.27The first of Ianuary, beeing calme, was most spent at an anchor. The second hauing a little [ 30] wind we set saile, and about eight of the clocke met with the Expedition, and vnderstanding that shee was bound home-ward laden with Pepper, we writ by them to our friends in England.

The third, we came to an anchor in Bantam Roade, finding (to our great griefe) no lading in readinesse: For which I iustly blamed those whom I had left there to prouide the same, who ex∣cused themselues, saying, that they did not as yet expect me.

I questioned with Kewee, the chiefe Merchant of the Chineses, (being come aboord to visit me) what price Pepper did beare, and how he would sell. He answered that it was alreadie knowne ashoare that I was home-ward bound, and must of necess••tie lade Pepper, whereof my Mer∣chants hauing prouided none afore-hand, I might be assured it would rise. He said it was then at [ 40] twelue Rials of eight, the ten sackes, but he would not vndertake to deliuer any quantitie at that price. I offered him twel••e Rials and an halfe for ten sackes, but found him so farre off, as that there was no hope of dealing at the present.

Note, that of the ten, left in the Factorie heere for the eight Voyage at our departure for Iapan, we found now but fiue liuing at our returne. Betweene Firando and Bantam, wee lost on∣ly one.

The fourth in the morning, I went ashoare, visited the Gouernour of Bantam, and presented him with two faire Cattans, and diuers other things of worth.

This day I bargained with Kewee and Lackmoye for foure thousand sackes of Pepper, at thir∣teene Rials of eight the ten sackes: Basse three the hundred, and appointed the Merchants to [ 50] hasten the milling thereof, all that might be.

* 1.28The fifth was spent in reducing the seuerall English Factories in Bantam to one Gouernment, and setling them in one house: also order was taken that the expence of Dyet should bee more frugally managed, and not spent in racke houses abroad, or on Hang-by Swarts at home, as of la••e it had beene: and that the Ware-houses in the Towne should be fewer in number and better looked vnto, as well it might be, the goods being with more discretion orderly stowed.

The sixth, in the reweighing of the Pepper receiued the day before, wee found most of the sackes hard weight, and many to want of what the Kings B••ame did allow. Wherefore I sent for the Weigher, vsed him kindly, intreated him to take a little more care and paines to amend this fault, which he promised to doe: whereto the better to incourage him, I appointed the va∣lue [ 60] of fiue Rials of eight to be giuen him.

The sixteenth, being the Sabbath day, I stayed aboord. About two of the clocke in the after∣noone the Towne was all on a fire. Wherefore our Skiffe being well manned was presently sent

ashoare to helpe the Merchants to guard the goods. The wind was so violent,* 1.29 that in a moment of time almost the whole towne was burnt downe, the English and Dutch houses excepted, which it pleased God of his mercy to preserue.

The twentieth, being ashoare, I procured Lackmoy and Lanching, two Chinesa Merchants, to translate the Letter which the King of Firando in Iapan, had deliuered mee to carry to our King Iames; it was written in China Character and Language, they translated it into the Malayan, which in English is as followeth, viz.

[ 10]

To the King of Great Britaine, &c.

MOst mightie King, how acceptable your Maiesties louing Letter and bountifull Present of many worthy things sent mee by your seruant Captaine Iohn Saris is vnto mee, I cannot sufficiently ex∣presse: neither the great happinesse I esteeme my selfe to be in, by enioying your Highnesse friendship: For which I render you many thankes, desiring the continuance of your Maiesties loue and acquaintance. I am heartily glad of your subiects safe arriuall at my small Island, from so long a iourney. My helpe and fur∣therance they shall not want to the vttermost, for the effecting of their so worthy and laudable enterprises [ 20] of Discouery and Merchandizing, greatly commending their forwardnesse therein: referring their hi∣therto entertainment to the report of your seruant, by whom I returne vnto your Maiestie an vnworthy token, wishing your Maiestie long life. From my Place of Firando, the sixt day of our tenth moneth.

Your Maiesties louing Friend, Commander of this Island Firando in Iapan, FOYNE SAM-MASAM.

[ 30] They could not well pronounce his name, for Lanching said it was * 2.1 Foyne Foshin Sam: But Lackmoy said as is aboue written.

The two and twentieth, such houses as the former fire had spared, were now burnt downe; yet the English and Dutch houses escaped againe: thankes be to God.

The sixe and twentieth, heere arriued a Flemmish shippe of a thousand tunnes from Holland, called the Flushing. At the Island Mayo the Company had mutined against the Captaine, and had murthered him in his Cabbin, but that it pleased God a Scotch-man reuealed the matter, euen when they were armed to the exployt, so that they were taken betwixt the deckes with their weapons about them. In this shippe were diuers English and Scottish souldiers. Shee stayed not heere, but towards euening set saile for Iaccatra.

[ 40] The seuen and twentieth, I went ashoare to hasten the Merchants, diuers of our Company be∣ing at this present fallen sicke. Our ship had now her full lading in.

The first of February, the Darling was enforced to returne hither, and order by common coun∣cell was taken, both for her goods and present sending to Socadanna, and after to Patane and Siam.

The thirteenth day, we got out of the Straights of Sunda. Note that in the Straight of Sun∣da, the Tides set twelue houres to the Eastward, which is floud, and twelue houres to the West∣ward, which is ebbe.

The sixteenth of May 1614. we came to an anchor in the Bay of Saldania, where wee found the Concord of London, being the first that was set out for the ioynt stocke. We found the Natu∣ralls [ 50] of this place very treacherous at the present, making signes vnto vs of the forcible carrying away of two of their people. They had wounded one of the Concords men very sore; and whilst we were vp in the Land, they did assault those that kept our Skiffe, carried away our Grapnell, and had spoiled those that were left to tend her, but that they tooke the water.

The nineteenth, heere arriued a Flemmish shippe bound for Bantam, the Master, Cornelis Van Harte. We remained heere three and twentie dayes, and hauing well refreshed our selues, tooke with vs fourteene Oxen and seuentie sheepe aliue, besides good store of Fish and Beefe,* 2.2 which we powdered there, finding it to take salt well, contrary to former reports. For ten dayes after our departing from Saldania, we had the wind at North-west, and West North-west, but then came to South-west, so that we might goe our course North-west.

[ 60] The seuen and twentieth of September, we arriued, thankes be to God at Plimmouth, where for the space of fiue or sixe weekes wee endured more tempestuous weather,* 2.3 and our liues more endangered, then vpon the whole Voyage besides. Since which, hauing had some spare time, I haue collected certaine notes (in the Iournall omitted) and haue thought good, to cause them heere to attend the former Relation.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Seuere iustice in Iapan.
• * 1.2

  The setling of an English Fa∣ctorie in Iapan.
• * 1.3

  December.
• * 1.4

  We returne home from Ia∣pan.
• * 1.5

  Variation at Firando 2. deg. 50. minutes Easterly. We sayled a∣longst the Coast of China. A great Cur∣rent shooteth out betweene Corea and the maine of China. Sumbor.
• * 1.6

  Three hun∣dred sailes of small Fisher-men.

  Ilands of Fi∣shers.

  Latitude 25. deg. 59. minut.
• * 1.7

  A Rocke.
• * 1.8

  Variation 1. degree 30. mi∣nutes Easterly.
• * 1.9

  Latitude 22. de. 10. minutes.
• * 1.10

  Many Fisher-boates.

  Latitude, 21. de. 40. minutes.
• * 1.11

  Note.
• * 1.12

  Latitude 18. deg. 19. minut. Variation 50. min. Westerly.
• * 1.13

  Pulo Cotan.
• * 1.14

  Plaxel.
• * 1.15

  Camboia.
• * 1.16

  A Varella. Camboia is not so far Easterly, as it is set in our Plats.
• * 1.17

  Pulo Citi, or Pulo Ceci••. Linschotens Ob∣seruations true.
• * 1.18

  Pulo Condor. Latitude 8. deg. 20. min.
• * 1.19

  Latitude 2. deg. 38. min.
• * 1.20

  Pulo Timon.
• * 1.21

  Pulo Tinga.
• * 1.22

  China-bata, or Pulo-bato.
• * 1.23

  The Plat of Ian Ianson Mol••
• * 1.24

  A dangerous shoale not far from the en∣tr••nce of the Straight of China-bata. L••••••tude foure deg. six min.
• * 1.25

  The Darling sayling ••or Co∣romandell. De••th o•• Sir H. Middleton, and losse of the Trades In∣crease.

  A sunk••n ledge of rocks.
• * 1.26

  The high land of Sumatra.
• * 1.27

  Ianuary 1. The Expedition bound ••or England.

  We arriued in Bantam Roade.
• * 1.28

  The multipli∣cit••e of Facto∣ries for each Voyag••, cau∣sed the prices to rise, each out-bidding o∣th••rs for the particular ac∣counts of their owne Voyage, not without losse to the publike.
• * 1.29

  The whole Towne of Ban∣tam burned downe, sauing the English and Hollanders hou∣ses.
• * 2.1

  This comes to passe by the China Chara∣cters, which in proper names borrow the Characters of other words of like or nearest sound, and therfore cause often mista∣king, as Ioseph Acosta hath ob∣serued.

  Diuers English and Scottish Souldiers. February 1. Tide of twelue houres floud, and twelue ebbe in Sund••. May 16 1614. The Concord, the first ship set out for the ioynt Stocke.
• * 2.2

  The Beefe of Saldania taketh salt well.
• * 2.3

  September 27. We arriued at Plimmouth.