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.

§. II. [ 40] A Briefe of Memorialls obserued and written by M. EDVVARD DODSVVORTH, Merchant in the former Voyage, which returned in the Hope.

THe sixteenth of October, in the Bay of Surat, came aboord vs Master Aldworth and Master Steele: and the next day in consultation it was demanded of Master Ald∣worth according to the Companies Commission, concerning Paul Canning, of his cariage and respect with the King: to which he answered, That was well, and this good, till the Iesuits had made knowne that he was a Merchant, and not immediatly sent from our King; after that, neglected, since which he dyed. Also he thought fit that some one of our Nation, of good respect, should remaine at Court, to right vs in those wrongs which might bee [ 50] offered. To this function Master Edwards was chosen as a man most answerable to the Compa∣nies Commission to go for Agra, some question being made whether he should proceed in name and profession of a Merchant (according to the strictnesse of the Commission) which Master Ald∣worth conceited would procure him disrespect with the K••ng. After much contesting, some way was giuen to Master Edwards, lest they should seeme contrary to each other in their proceedings, it being before by some giuen out, that he was the Kings Messenger.

All this while wee heard not from the Cheefe at Surat, nor had any encouragement, or so much as refreshing, whereupon I was sent with a letter to the Nabob, and doubting to get into the Citie, was forced to stay by the way, and lye in a poore Gonge, and the next day was cour∣teously entertained: but hauing Nicholas Vphlet with me for Interpreter, a man knowne and ha∣ted [ 60] by the Nabob, for employment in Captaine Hawkins debts and affaires; he departed discon∣tent▪ 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Co••anozan with others, to receiue my letter: I refused to deliuer it to them; in the afternoone I was admitted, and he seemed much discontent at our want of refreshments, as not knowing it, promising reformation; and the next day went to talke with the Generall at Swal∣ly,

who had come into that Road on the one and twentieth. Neuerthelesse, we had found nothing but delayes: and the nine and twentieth, hee sent the Sabander to acq••aint vs, that wee should looke for no trade or kindnesse, except wee would assist them against the Portugall: Which the Generall refusing, further then his Commission gaue leaue, he also desired leaue by his letter, that his Merchants might come aboord with their goods, so to depart to some other place, where with safetie he might deliuer his Maiesties Letters and Present to the Mogoll. Master Elkington and Master Aldworth went with this Letter. But Magro Can would not so much as looke on vs, but tooke it very scornefully, and went his way, and sent the Sabandar with answere as before.

[ 10] The second of Nouember, we had sowre entertainment of him, telling vs, if we would stay, we might; if we would go, we might go, either in Gods, or the Deuills name; for our other de∣mands referring vs to Isaak Beg and the Sabandar, who would yeeld vs nothing. The common people seemed well affected to vs, the greater to desire our roome rather then our company, but so that we thought none of them durst gaine-stand the Kings Firma: whereupon it was conclu∣ded that the goods should bee landed, which accordingly was done. But in the Alfandica wee could find no reasonable ratements on the goods, nor ••aue to carry away any thing, till the Na∣••ob had seene them, and taken what he pleased (as hee had done in opening mens che••••s, nei••her Mariner nor Merchant escaping without trifles taken from them, no reason after giuen for it) searching to the very pillowes and pockets, not sparing Master Edwards himselfe: Customing the Cases, Bottels, Apparell, or what we brought for necessary vse, as if they sought by foule vsage [ 20] to weary vs.

The fifteenth, Magro Can himselfe came to the Alphandica, and sealed vp the Kings Presents, which he was desirous to see, although he had promised that they should passe without opening. He desired to haue all the Pictures and Combe-cases, which we said were to go for Agra, that the King might haue his choise. Whereupon (notwithstanding he was offered part of them) he fell into great choler, and obiected Sir Henry Middleton his proceedings in the Red-sea, wishing Ma∣ster Aldworth to write to the King for satisfaction: which was answered to haue beene already ended by Captaine Best, as the Arti••les manifest. He concluded yet with faire promises, but the effect was (defect and) delay, wee b••ing not permitted to carry away the Kings Presents. The [ 30] Pictures by lying in the Sunne, were broken and warped in vile manner, wee also in danger to lose the Monson, and the Kings Present, with Muskets and Fowling-peeces taken from our men, were carried to his house: and nothing permitted vs, except he might first see the Kings Present, which we at last yeelded vnto, and Magro Can as much as he could disgraced, boasting of his re∣spect with the King. And thus had we leaue to remoue them.

The foure and twentieth, came a Firma from the Mogoll, which the Nabob (according to their custome) met in state two miles out of the Citie, with sixe hundred horse. And the next day we were kindly entertained, and he gaue Master Edwards eight hundred and fiftie Mamudies, thirty peeces of Topseell, ten of fine Calicoes, &c. the money to cary vp the Presents, (the King not willing to charge them that bring them) the Stuffes and Calicoes for such as should accom∣pany [ 40] them. To the Merchants also he gaue fifteene peeces of Topseels (fiue to each) wi••h his chop for our departure, and kind promises; all in the s••ght of him which brought the Firma. The thirtieth, Master Edwards and we set forwards towards Amadauar.

The second of December, we came to Baroche: from whence the Gouernour sent a guard of Souldiers with vs to Demylode, and there had a new conuoy of fiftie horse and foot to Charmondo: whence we departed on the seuenth, with fiue and twentie souldiers, all notorious theeues (as we after found) With these we went 10 ^c. and pitched in a plaine, where wee baracadoed our selues, as formerly we vsed, with our carts; at supper time wee had beene assaulted with fiftie horse-men, which came close vpon vs, had they not found vs well prouided, the charge wee car∣ried being certainly knowne thorow all the Countrey as we trauelled.

The eight, we came to Brodera, and gaue the Gouernour a Present, which he accepted kindly, [ 50] but requested a further kindnesse to see our Mastifle dogge. This Citie stands in a plaine which seemed fertile, and is well watered, a thing not so common in those parts. Wee departed hence with one hundred horse and foot, which voluntarily offered that seruice (in regard especially of the Kings Present, employed by the Gouernour) not without charge to vs, and came to Arras, a Towne inhabited for the most part with Banians, where their superstition of not killing any thing, caused vs bad entertainment.

On the thirteenth, we came to Amadauas. Hence we gaue commission to Richard Steele, and Iohn Crowther for their Persian iourney. And hence the second of Ianuary, Master Edwards depar∣ted from vs for Agra.

All this while finding the Merchants heere, in hope of Peace with the Portugals, to inhaunce [ 60] the prices of their Indico, we resolued to go to Sarques to make triall with the Countrie people, who are the makers of it: which on the seuenth we did, and found good employment, in foure dayes packing vp foure hundred fardles; and Master Aldworth returning to Amadauas, found them now more tractable. Sarques is thence 3 ^c. distant, the Towne not bigge, but counted the best

soile for Indico in those parts, the triall thereof chiefly by water, as at Amadauas Iambrozerch by fire, all of them ready to put trickes on vs by mingling or otherwise. At Sarques are two of the most auncient Monuments in those parts; one of a chie••e Prophet there intombed, to which ma∣ny Pilgrims resort from farre; the other of their ancient Kings. To the North of the Towne is the place, where Can Canna first put the Guzerates (the auncient inhabitants) to flight, the rest of the Kingdome being shortly after conquered by Ecbar this Kings Father. This place of the victory is strongly walled with bricke, some mile and halfe in circuit, planted with fruits and watered pleasantly, and a costly house called Victory erected, in which he resided for a time, but now in Bramport.

The foure and twentieth, we went to the Gouernour for his leaue to depart, which he gran∣ted; [ 10] but hearing of diuers robbed and murthered that night close by the Citie, order was giuen that we should stay till a sufficient guard were made readie for vs. The next morning we had Let∣ters from M. Elkington of the arriuall of the Portugal Vice-roy, with a strong force to driue vs out of the Countrey.

The Generall to procure some weakening of their strength, caused the Hope to fall downe to the Southermost sand, thinking in eager pursuit some of them would be driuen aground. Present∣ly three of the smallest ships, and thirtie sixe Frigats were sent to boord her, hoping to towe her away. Thrice the enemie entred, and was thrice repulsed, and forced at last to leape ouer-boord, thinking in their Frigats to saue themselues, who receiued such hot discourse from the other ships, that they could not releeue them, so that many were swallowed by the Sea, others slaine a∣boord, [ 20] to the number, as is reported, of three hundred at least. The Shippes which had boorded the Hope, were now (in despaire, and out of all hope) cut from her, and seized instantly by the two desperate, hopelesse, mercilesse Elements, Fire and the Sea, recommending some bones or a∣shes of their burnt Carkasses to the ground and shoare.

The sixe and twentieth, we departed with fortie cart-loads of Indico and other goods, and came the seuen and twentieth to Mundeuas, where the Gates were shut vpon vs by Sarder Cans command, which putting vs in much doubt, we procured one to speake with the Gouer∣nour, who told him of Letters that he had receiued from Mocrib Can, of our Generalls procee∣dings at Swally, and the safetie of Surat by the English, wishing him by no meanes to suffer vs to returne without a sufficient guard, which the next day should be ready for our safe departure. The twentie ninth, we departed. At Brodera, Sarder Cans men took vp more souldiours to assist them, [ 30] many robberies and murthers beeing daily committed, and diuers companies of Rashbootes lying in the way to intercept.

The second of February, aboue three hundred Rashboots assaulted vs in a narrow lane, inclosed on both sides with thicke hedges, where we could not hurt them, as they did our Caffila, with their arrowes and Shot. We therefore made what haste we could for the Plaine: meane while, they cut off two of our Coaches. But hauing gotten the Plaine, we made a stand, where they betooke them to their hedges againe, and left vs to looke to their prey, least one thiefe might rob another. Many of our company were hurt, whereof Humphrey Elkinton for one. The next day we got to Baroche, and on the fifth to Surat, and thanked Mocrib Can for his care; and hearing of [ 40] an assault the Portugals would next day giue vs, with his professed loue and leaue went the next day to Swally, and came aboord: but the Portugals deceiued our expectation.

The ninth, the poore inhabitants of Swally brought vs word of two fire-boats, to bee sent with the next Ebbe to fire our ships, which endangered more then endamaged the Hope. The night following, they attempted the like with foure other chained together, which with the ad∣vantage of the Tyde, and attendance of smaller boats came, but frustrate in their successe saue to themselues, foure of their Companie taken, and their Boats burned to the Keele. The Captiues confessed this the last of the Vice-royes designes for this yeare, hee beeing enforced for want of water and victualls to returne for Goa.

[ 50]

The Examination of Domingo Francisco, taken in Swally Roade, aboord the Gift. February 20. 1614.

HE saith, That he was borne in Lisboa, beeing the sonne of a Marriner, and serued Nuna d' Acuna in the fight against Captaine Best, in one of the foure Gallions, and afterwards went for Macao vpon the borders of China, and returned againe to Goa, where hee hath remained ten Moneths, and was two Moneths since commanded to come in a Gallion called the S. Antho∣nie, in this Expedition for the Port of Swally, where the eighth of this Moneth hee was taken. The Vice-roy Don Ieronimo de Sauedo, came (as this Examinate further saith) to the destruction of the English at Surat with these forces. His owne ship called the All-Saints, of eight hundred [ 60] Tunnes burthen, had three hundred men, and twenty eight pieces of Ordnance. Michael de Soozo Captaine of the S. Bennet of seuen hundred Tunnes, had one hundred and fiftie men, and twenty Peeces. Iohn Cayatho, Captaine of the S. Laurence of sixe hundred Tunnes, had one hun∣dred and sixtie men, eighteene Peeces. Francisco Henriques Captaine of the S. Christopher, so

much burthen, had one hundred and fiftie nine men, and Ordnance as the former. Francisco de Mirande, Captaine of the S. Ieronymo of fiue hundred Tunnes, had one hundred and eightie men, sixteene Peeces. Gaspar de Meall Captaine of the S. Anthonio of foure hundred Tunnes, had an hundred and fortie men, foureteene Peeces.

The ships were the S. Peter of two hundred Tunnes, Captaine Francisco Cauaco, men one hun∣dred and fiftie, Peeces eight. The S. Paul of two hundred Tunnes, Captaine Don Iohn de Mes∣carena, one hundred fiftie men, eight Peeces. The Pinnasse one hundred twenty Tunnes, Cap∣taine Andrea de Quellio, eightie men, foure Peeces. Lewes de Bruto, Captaine of one Gally, Di∣ego [ 10] de Suro, of the other, in each fiftie men. Of the Frigats there were sixtie, hauing twentie souldiours a piece, and eighteene oares on a side. The supply which came after, was two ships of two hundred Tunnes a piece, two India Iunkes, and eight small Boates imployed to fire vs. The Admirals Ordnance were all of Brasse; of the other fiue Gallions, halfe of Brasse, halfe of Yron; against all which, the Almightie (blessed be his Name) protected vs.

The fiue and twentieth, the Nabob visited the Generall both ashoare and aboord. And the Generall thought fit with consent of the rest, that I should returne with the Hope for England. The third of March, we weighed from Swally road, the next day had sight of the Portugall fleete. The sixth, we expected they would haue fought, and prepared our fights; but at noone they bare vp for Goa. On the eleuenth, we parted from the Generall, they bound for Achen and Bantam, we for England. On the twelfth, we held our course by the North end of the Maldiuas, where [ 20] by experience we found many shoalds and Ilands, laid in the plats most falsly, as may seeme of purpose, that these Seas might seeme more dangerous then they are.

The seuenteenth of Iune, 1615. we arriued at Saldania Bay, where wee found a fleet of foure saile English bound for Surat, vnder the command of Captaine Keeling, which after consultation holden, and newes of the state there, departed. On the twentieth, I met with Crosse and his Companie, there left to make a discouery, and intreated some of them to acquaint Coree with my comming, which by the way were set vpon by the Sauages and wounded, and thereupon foure Muskets deliuered Crosse at his request, who procured Corce to come downe with his whole family, and ••fter that some Cattell. He told of the discords amongst the Sauages, whereby the Mountainers sometimes robbed them. The sixe and twentieth wee departed, leauing our long [ 30] Boat to Crosse, with powder, shot, and prouision.

In twenty nine degrees North, we met with a Holland ship come from the Mauritius, set forth thither to cut wood, which seemed a Bastard Ebony; where contrary to their expectation, they found the lamentable wracke of foure ships come from Bantam and the Moluccas, broken on the rockes, the goods and men of two of them lost; of the third most of the goods saued, and with part thereof this ship laden; the fourth driuen to sea by a storme, returned with a iury maine mast. The Master promised vs company, but finding vs a hinderance, after tenne dayes left vs, without so much kindnesse as a farewell, or carriage of a letter, which I imputed to their inbred boorish disposition. Ill weather followed, and we were much weakened, yet I thank God with∣out the losse of any, till my arriuall in Ireland, thwart of the Riuer of Limerike. The seuen and [ 40] twentieth of October, 1615. there also entertained with a storme, till a Scottish Barke crossed with contrary winds, was hired to pilot vs into Harbour: where also a remainder of Captaine M. his vngodly crue, which lately had obtained their pardon, put mee in feare, till Sir Henrie Foliot secured vs with a supply of men; and I dispeeded Letters to London.

Notes

• This Com∣mission had six questions, of which I take that which is fit for the pub∣like.
• Of his death you h••d before in N. W. his re∣l••tions by poi∣son▪ as was thought, from the Ie••uits. T. Elk.
• These words following and some other I haue heere in∣serted out of Master E••king∣tons Iournall.
• Harsh and bar∣barous dea∣ling.
• A Mastiffe dogge in re∣quest.
• Arras a Towne of Banians. Amadauas. Steel and Crow∣ther heir Iour∣nall following.
• Sarques.
• Monuments & Pilgrimage.
• The fight be∣twixt the Eng∣lish and Portu∣gals.

  See of it more in my Pilgri∣mage, l. 5. c. 7. S. 4. out of the relation of di∣uers of the Hopes compa∣ny at that time: as also Captaine Downtons owne Voyage.

  Tempora mutan∣tur & nos mu∣tamur in illis.
• The Vice-roy, and his forces and purpose. Gallions sixe. Their Cap∣taines, bur∣then, men, and munition.
• Three ships.
• Two Gallies.
• Frigats.
• False plats.
• Of Crosse and his Company of condemned persons ••et on shoare here, see after in Peytons Voyage