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.

The Contents of the Chapters and Paragraphs in the fourth Booke of the First part of Purchas his PILGRIMS.

• CHAP. I. THe eighth Voyage set forth by the East In∣dian Societie, wherein were employed three ships, the Cloue, the Hector, and the Thomas, vnder the command of Captaine Iohn Saris: His Course and Acts to and in the Red Sea, Iaua, Moluccas, and Iapan (by the Inha∣bitants called Neffoon, where also he first began and s••tled an English Trade and Factorie) with other remarkable Rarities, collected out of his own Iournall. pag. 334.
  • §. 1. Their sayling about Africa, visiting di∣uers Ilands thereof, and comming to Socatora. ib.
  • §. 2. Occurrents at Socatora, and in the Red Sea, with diuers Easterne Letters, and the Great Turkes Patent and Seale. pag. 339.
  • §. 3. Their Aduentures with Sir Henry Middleton, with other obseruations of those parts, and arriuall at Bantam. pag. 348.
  • §. 4. The Voyage of Captaine Saris in the Cloue, to the Ile of Iapan, what befell in the way, Obseruations of the Dutch and Spaniards in the Moluccas. pag. 354.
  • §. 5. Further obseruations touching the Mo∣lucca Ilands, and their proceeding on their Voyage to Iapan. pag. 361.
  • §. 6. Their arriuall at Firando: the Habite, Rites, and Customes of the Iaponians. pag. 366.
  • §. 7. Captaine Saris his Iourney to the Court of the Iaponian Emperour, and obseruations there, and by the way. His Letter to the King, and Iaponian Priuiledges to the English Com∣panie. pag. 370.
  • §. 8. Accidents after his returne to Firan∣do, the setling of a Factorie there, departure for Bantam, and thence for England. King of Fi∣randos Letter to His Maiestie. pag. 378.
  • §. 9. Intelligence concerning Yedzo, deliue∣red in the Citie of Edoo in Iapan, by a Iapanner who had beene there twice. pag. 384.
• CHAP. II. Obseruations of the said Captaine Iohn Saris, of occurrents which happened in the East Indies during his abode at Bantam from October 1605. till October 1609. As likewise touching the Marts and Merchandises of those parts; obserued by his owne experience, or relation of others, extracted out of his larger Booke, and here added as an Ap∣pendix to his former greater Voyage; and may serue as a continuation of Master Scots premised Relations. To which are added certaine Obserua∣tions of the said Authour, touching the Townes and Merchandise of principall Trade in these parts of the World. pag. 384.
  • Certaine Rules for the choice of sundry Drugs, as also from whence they may bee had, as fol∣loweth. pag. 389.
  • Of all the chiefe and principall Towns for Trade

• ...
  • in these parts, with their seuerall names and situa∣tions, and also what commodities they doe affoord, and what is there desired. pag. 390.
  • A note of requestable Commodities vendible in Iapan, together with their prices there current, be∣ing Masses, and Canderines, each Canderine contay∣ning the ½. of a Masse: viz. pag. 394.
  • A memoriall of such merchandize as are to bee bought in Iapan, and the prices as they are there worth. pag. 395.
• CHAP. III. Relation of Master Richard Cockes Cape Mer∣chant, Of what past in the Generals absence going to the Emperours Court. Whereunto are added diuers Letters of his and others, for the better knowledge of Iaponian affaires, and later Occurrents in those parts. ibid.
  • §. 1. The Kings care, vnreadinesse of ours, Ia∣ponian superstitions, strange tempest. ibid.
  • §. 2. Lies of or on the Deuil, and vproares about fire. Deceit of Nangasack. Suspicions, Feasts, Spa∣nish occurrents. pag. 399.
  • §. 3. A strange Comedie acted by Kings and Nobles: Preuentions for Night-cries and fires; Re∣turne of the Generall from Court. pag. 403.
  • The Copie of a Letter sent by the Emperour of Ia∣pan, vnto the King of Holland, by the ship called the Red Lion, with Arrowes, which arriued in the Texel, the two and twentieth of Iuly, 1610. And diuers Letters written from the English in Iapan to their friends in England. pag. 406.
  • Firando in Iapan, the tenth of December, 1614. ibid.
  • A piece of another letter of M. Cockes. p. 410.
• CHAP. IIII. Obseruations of William Finch, Merchant, ta∣ken out of his large Iournall. pag. 414·
  • §. 1. Remembrances touching Sierra Leona, in August 1607. the Bay, Countrey, Inhabitants, Rites, Fruits and Commodities. ibid.
  • §. 2. Of Saint Augustine and Socotora, like obseruations, with other notes taken out of his Iour∣nall. pag. 417.
  • §. 3. Occurrents in India touching the En∣glish, Dutch, Portugals, and the Mogols dealing with the English. pag. 420.
  • §. 4. His Iourney to Agra: Obseruations by the way, and there; and of the Decan warres there. pag. 424.
  • §. 5. Description of Fetipore, Byana; the way thither; of the Nill or Indico, and of diuers Mo∣goll affaires, Cities, and Castles. pag. 428.
  • §. 6. Description of La••or, and of the Kings h••••se there: how the Mogolls entred India: Of di∣uers strong holds, strange Beasts, and Plants; fond superstitions: Of the Wayes, Thecues, Out-lawes, Ci∣ties, Buildings, adioyned and intermixed: Princes not subiect: Agra and Echebars Sepulchre descri∣bed. pag. 432.
  • Of diuers wayes in the Mogols Kingdome, to and from Lahor and Agra, and places of note in them. pag. 434.
  • Lands lying Easterly from Lahor with their Lords. pag. 437.
• CHAP. V. The ninth Voyage of the Indian Companie to the East Indies, in the Iames, whereof was Captaine, Master Edmund Marlowe of Bristoll, and the Master, Iohn Dauy, which wrote this Iour∣nall. pag. 440.
• CHAP. VI. A Ruter, or briefe direction for readie sayling into the East India, digested into a plaine methode by Master Iohn Dauis of Lime house, vpon expe∣rience of his fiue voyages thither, and home a∣gaine. pag. 444.
  • §. 1. Nauticall obseruation of places betwixt the Lizard and Saint Augustine, in the Ile of Saint Laurence. ibid.
  • §. 2. A note for finding out of the Riuer of Saint Augustine in Saint Laurence, of diuers small Iles in the way thence to Achen, and of many Ports and passages in and about Sumatra. pag. 448.
  • §. 3. The way from Bantam to the Straight of Palimbon, vpon the East-side of Sumatra, of Ban∣ca, Bintam, Straights of Sincapura, and Sunda, with other places. pag. 452.
  • Certaine principall Notes, gathered by mine owne experience, in my three voyages into these parts: wherein the true course, and distances, with shoalds and rocks is shewed: and on which side you may leaue them: as hereafter followeth. pag. 453.
  • Certaine Notes from Bantam Roade to the Ilands of the Maluccaes, with the course and distances: as hereafter followeth. pag. 454.
  • Notes of Botun. pag. 455.
• CHAP. VII. A Iournall of the tenth Voyage to the East India, with two ships, tha Dragon, and the Hosiander (accompanied with the Iames and Salomon, but those for other voyages) and in them three hundred and eightie persons, or thereabout: Written by Master Thomas Best, chiefe Commander there∣of. pag 456.
  • §. 1. Obseruations in their way to Surat. ibid.
  • §. 2. Their Acts with the Mogols Subiects, and fights against the Portugals: setling a Factorie, and departure to Achen. pag. 458.
  • Captaine Best his entertainement at A∣chen. pag. 462.
  • §. 3. Trade at T••coo and Passaman: their going to Bantam, and thence home. pag 464.
• ...

• CHAP. VIII. Certaine obseruations written by others employed in the same voyage, Master Copland Minister, Ro∣bert Boner Master, Nicholas Withington Mer∣chant. pag. 466.
  • §. 1. Remembrances taken out of a Tractate written by Master Patrike Copland, Minister in the former voyage. King of Achens letter to His Maiestie; and notes of N. Salmons Iournall. ibid.
  • §. 2. Notes taken out of Master Robert Bo∣ners Iournall, who was then Master in the Dra∣gon. H. pag. 479.
  • §. 3. Extracts of a Tractate, written by Ni∣cholas Withington, which was left in the Mogols Countrey by Captaine Best, a Factor, his aduentures and trauels therein. pag. 482.
• CHAP. IX. The eleuenth Voyage to the East India in the Sa∣lomon, begun in the yeere of our Lord 1611. after the accompt of the Church of England, and ended in the yeere 1613. Written by Ralph Wilson, one of the Mates in the said ship. H. pag. 486.
• CHAP. X. A Iournall of all principall matters passed in the twelfth Voyage to the East India, obserued by mee Walter Payton, in the good ship the Expedition: the Captaine whereof was M. Christopher New∣port, being set out, Anno 1612. Written by Wal∣ter Payton. H. pag. 488.
  • §. 1. Their comming to Saint Augustine, Mo∣helia, and diuers parts of Arabia. ibid.
  • §. 2. Their comming on the Persian Coast: the treacherie of the Baluches. pag. 491.
  • §. 3. Their comming to Divulginde landing the Embassadour, seeking Trade, and crossed by the slanderous Portugals, going to Sumatra and Ban∣tam; and returne. pag. 495.
• CHAP. XI. Extracts of the Iournall of Captaine Nicholas Downton, who was employed chiefe Commander in the second Voyage set forth for the ioyned Stockes in the East Indies, by the Gouernour, Deputie, and Committees of that Societie. Wherein is related their happy successe against the Vice-Roy, and all the In∣dian Sea forces of the Portugals, by force and cun∣ning attempting their destruction. pag. 500.
  • §. 1. Their comming to Soldania, Socatora, Swally: Disagreements betweene the Mogoll and Portugals, and the Nabob and vs. ibid.
  • §. 2. The Portugals Forces, Acts, Attempts, Fight with the English, and disgracefull Re∣pulse. pag. 505.
  • §. 3. Portugall supplyes, Fire-boates frustra∣ted, seeke peace and refused, their departure: En∣terview of the Nabob and Generall: departure of the English. pag. 509.
• CHAP. XII. Relations of Master Elkington and Master Dodsworth, touching the former voyage. p. 514.
  • §. 1. Collections taken out of the Iournall of Thomas Elkington, successour to Captaine Ni∣cholas Downton in the voyage aforesaid, written by himselfe. ibid.
  • §. 2. A Briefe of Memorialls obserued and written by Master Edward Dodsworth, Merchant in the former voyage, which returned in the Hope. pag. 516.
  • The examination of Domingo Francisco, taken in Swally Roade, aboord the Gift. Februarie 20. 1614. pag. 518.
• CHAP, XIII. A Iournall of the Iourney of Richard Steel, and Iohn Crowther, from Azmere in India, the place of the Great Mogols residence, to Spahan the Royall Seat of the King of Persia, in the affaires of the East Indian Societie. Anno 1615. 1616. pag. 519.
• CHAP. XIIII. Memorials of a voyage, wherein were employed three ships, the Samaritan, Thomas and Thoma∣sine, 1614. written by Iohn Milward Merchant, who went in the Thomas. pag. 524.
• CHAP. XV. The second voyage of Captaine Walter Peyton into the East Indies, in the Expedition, which was set forth by the East India Companie, together with the Dragon, Lion, and Peppercorne, in Ianuarie 1614. gathered out of his large Iournall. pag. 528.
  • §. 1. Occurrents at Soldania, Mohelia, So∣cotora, Surat, with diuers other Intelligences. ibid.
  • §. 2. Prizes taken, Factorie at Callicut, Ob∣seruations of diuers places of Sumatra: the En∣glish ships miscarrie. Dutch Abuses, Factories in India. pag. 531.
  • §. 3. A briefe Declaration of the Ports, Cities, and Townes, inhabited and traded vnto by the Por∣tugall, betwixt the Cape of Good Hope and Ia∣pan, as I could learne by diligent enquirie. pag. 534.
• CHAP. XVI. Obseruations collected out of the Iournall of Sir Thomas Roe, Knight, Lord Embassadour from His Maiestie of Great Britaine, to the Great Mo∣gol: Of matters occurring worthy memorie in the way, and in the Mogols Court. His Customes, Ci∣ties, Countries, Subiects, and other Indian af∣faires. pag. 535.
  • §. 1. Occurrents and obseruations, in, and touching the voyage to Surat. ibid.
  • §. 2. His iourney to the Court, and entertaine∣ment there, and customes thereof. pag. 540.
  • §. 3. Occurrents happening in Iune, Iuly, Au∣gust 1616. and diuers passages of speech and action, whence the Nature, Arts, and disposition of the King

• ...
  • and his Subiects may be obserued. pag. 546.
  • §. 4. The Kings birth day, and manner of the obseruation, with other accidents in Septem∣ber. pag. 550.
  • §. 5. The broiles about Abdala Chan, and Chan Channa; Sultan Caroones ambition, his policies to subuert his elder brother: fight with a Por∣tugall Carricke: distaste about the Prince: Persian Embassage, Presents and entertainment. pag. 552.
  • §. 6. The Princes brauerie; the Persian Am∣bassadours behauiour, the manner and effects of Drin∣king, of the King and his Nobles; the Kings re∣moue, his super-exceeding pompe, wealth, magnifi∣cence therein: Portugall fray: relations of Sultan Corsoroone: Persian newes. pag. 556.
  • §. 7. Sir Thomas Roes following the Court in this Progresse, description of the Kings Lescar, and some places which they passed: the Kings superstiti∣on, drinke, and dealing about the Present. pag. 561.
  • §. 8. The New-yeeres Feast: Suspicions of the English: Trade of Dabui, distaste of the Persian, English men of warre in the Indian Seas. pag. 566.
  • §. 9. Asaph Chan seeketh to further vs for hope of gaine, so also Normahal: Master Steeles arriuall: Danger to the publike, by priuate trade: Stirres about a Fort. pag. 572.
  • §. 10. The Map and description of the seuerall Kingdomes and Prouinces subiect to the Great Mo∣goll Sha Selim Gehangie••, with the principall Ci∣ties and Riuers, the scituation and borders, and ex∣tent in length and breadth. Letters of the Mogoll to His Maiestie, and of S. T. Roe to di••ers his ho∣norable friends in England. pag. 578.
• CHAP. XVII. A Letter of Master Thomas Coryat, which trauelled by Land from Ierusalem to the Court of the Great Mogoll, written to Master L. Whitaker. To which are added pieces of two other. pag. 592.
• Certaine obseruations written by Thomas Co∣ryat. pag. 600.