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 FIRST BOOKE OF THE FIRST PART OF PVRCHAS HIS PILGRIMS.

• ...CHAP. I. A Large Treatise of King Salomons Na∣uie sent from Eziongeber to Ophir: Wherein besides the Typicall Mysteries briefly vnuailed, and many Morall specu∣lations obserued; the Voyage is largely discussed out of Diuine, Ecclesiasticall and Humane Testimo∣nies: Intended as an historicall Preface to the Hi∣stories following. pag. 1.
  • §. 1. The Allegoricall and Anagogicall sense or application of Salomons Ophirian Nauiga∣tion. pag. 3.
  • §. 2. The Tropologicall vse of the Story; and of Discoueries and negotiations by Sea. pag. 4.
  • §. 3. The Tropologicall or Morall vse enlar∣ged and amplified; and a view taken of Mans di∣uersified Dominion in Microcosmicall, Cosmopo∣liticall, and that Spirituall or Heauenly right, ouer himselfe and all things, which the Christian hath in and by Christ. pag. 6.
  • §. 4. The Christian and Philosopher compa∣red in that challenge to be rich, free, a King; that this hinders not but furthers Politicall subiection: and of the happie combination of wisdome and roy∣altie in Salomon, as likewise in our dayes. pag. 10.
  • §. 5. Of the propriety which Infidels haue in their lands and goods: of propriety in the Sea, and of Salomons propriety of the Sea and Shoare at Ezion Geber. pag. 14.
  • §. 6. The commendations of Nauigation, as an Art worthie the care of the most Worthie; the Necessitie, Commoditie, Dignitie thereof. pag. 17.
  • §. 8. Of Ezion Geber, Eloth, and the Red Sea: that of Edom it receiued that name, and communicated it to the Indian Ocean, by the Phoenician Nauigations frequent in those times to India. pag. 21.
  • §. 8. Of Ophir, diuers opinions weighed and censured; whether the Compas was knowne to the old World; that the remote parts were lately in∣habited, the new World but newly, and a great part thereof not yet. pag. 25.
  • §. 9. Ioctans posteritie seated in the East parts of Asia, amongst them, Ophir in India vl∣tra Gangem, where Chryse was of old, and now is the Kingdome of Pegu, and the Regions adioy∣ning. pag. 31.
  • §. 10. Of the Gold, Siluer, Gemmes, Iuorie, Almug trees, Apes and Peacockes, which Salo∣mons Fleet brought from Ophir, with diuers o∣ther profitable obseruations inserted. pag. 35.
  • §. 11. Probable coniectures of the course ta∣ken in the Ophirian Voyage, and accounts giuen of the three yeeres time spent there: also of the course taken in like Voyages by the Romans: and the di∣uers Ports whereto the Spices and riches of India haue in diuers Ages beene brought, and thence di∣spersed to the seuerall parts of Europe. pag. 39.
  • §. 12. Of Tharsis or Tharshish, whether it be the same with Ophir, and both, some indefinite remoter Countrie; whether it be the Sea, or Tar∣tessus, or any place in Spaine. Of the ancient Na∣uigations about Africa, and of the Phoenician Antiquities. pag. 44.
• CHAP. II. Mans life a Pilgrimage. The Peregrinations of Christ, and the first Encompassing the habitable or then inhabited World by the holy Apostles and first Planters of the Gospell. pag. 49.
  • §. 1. Man by sinne becomne a Worldly Pil∣grime; Christs Pilgrimage in the Flesh to reco∣uer him: Mans Spirituall Pilgrimage in and from the World. ibid.
  • §. 2. How Apostles differed from Bishops: their preaching the Gospell to all Nations. pag. 50.
  • §. 3. The Peregrination of S. Peter. pag. 51.
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  • §. 4. Of Saint Andrew, Iohn, the two Iaco∣bi, Philip and Simon Zelotes. pag. 53.
  • §. 5. Of S. Thomas, Bartholomew, Mat∣thew, Iude, Matthias: and of counterfeit Wri∣tings in the Apostles names. pag. 55.
  • §. 6. Of Saint Paul: Of Apostolicall Assi∣stants: some doubts discussed. pag. 56.
  • §. 7. Of America, whether it were then peo∣pled. pag. 58.
  • §. 8. The glorie of Apostolicall Conquests: the hopes of enlarging the Church in this last Age, by knowledge of Arts and Languages through the benefit of Printing and Nauigation. pag. 61.
• CHAP. III. Of diuers other principall Voyages, and Pere∣grinations mentioned in holy Scripture. Of the trauels and dispersions of the Iewes; and of Na∣tionall transmigrations. pa. 66.
• CHAP. IIII. Fabulous Antiquities of the Peregrinations and Nauigations of Bacchus, Osiris, Hercules, the Ar∣gonauts, Cadmus, the Graecian Nauie to Troy, Menelaus, Vlysses, Aeneas, and others. pag. 68.
• CHAP. V. A briefe recitall of the famous expeditions mentioned in ancient Histories, of the Assyrians, Egyptians, Scythians, Ethiopians, Persians, and others. pag. 72.
• CHAP. VI. The trauels of the antient Philosophers and learned men briefly mentioned. pag. 74.
• CHAP. VII. Phoenician Voyages, and especially that of Hanno, a Carthaginian Captaine. pag. 77.
• CHAP. VIII. Iambulus his Nauigation to Arabia, and E∣thiopia, and thence to a strange Iland, from whence be sayled to Palimbothra in India. pag 79.
• CHAP. IX. Great Alexanders Life, Acts, Peregrinations and Conquests briefly related. pag. 81.
• CHAP. X. The trauels of Musaeus, Thebaeus, and others mentioned by Saint Ambrose; of others also men∣tioned in the Ecclesiasticall Histories of Eusebius, Ruffinus, Socrates, and Sozomen. pag. 89.
• CHAP. XI. A briefe and generall consideration of Eu∣rope. pag. 90.
  • §. 1. Of Europe compared with the other parts of the World. ibid.
  • §. 2. The names of Europe. pag. 91.
  • §. 3. The Quantitie and Bounds. pag. 92.
  • §. 4. The Qualitie and Excellencies. ibid.
  • §. 5. Of the Languages of Europe. pag. 93.
• CHAP. XII. Enquiries of Languages by Edw. Brerewood, lately professor of Astronomie in Gresham Col∣ledge. pag. 95.
• CHAP. XIII. Master Brerewoods Enquiries of the Religi∣ons professed in the World: Of Christians, Ma∣humetans, Iewes, and Idolaters; with other Philosophicall speculations, and diuers Annota∣tions added. pag. 112.
• CHAP. XIIII. Relations of diuers Trauellers, touching the di∣uersities of Christian Rites and Tenents in diuers parts of the World. pag. 147.
  • §. 1. Tecla Maria an Abassine, his answeres to questions touching the Religion of the Abassines and Cophti. ibid.
  • §. 2. Relations of the Iacobites and Armeni∣ans, written by Leonard Bishop of Sidon, Pope Gregorie the 13. his Nuncio to the Easterne parts. pag. 150.
  • §. 3. Of Simon Sulaka a Papall Easterne Pa∣triarke amongst the Chaldaeans: and of diuers o∣thers thither sent. Of Abdesu, Aatalla, Donha his successors. pag. 151.
  • §. 4. Of the Cophti, their Synode at Cairo, the Iesuites being the Popes Agents, and of Ste∣phen Colinzas message to the Georgians, and two Iesuites sent to the Maronites. ibid.
  • ...Errores ex libris Maronitarum excerpti 1580 sunt autem huiusmodi. pag. 152.
  • §. 5. Of the condition of life in which the Greeks now liue, and of their Rites of Fasts, Feasts, and other obseruations, gathered out of the booke of Christopheros Angelos, a Greekish Monke and Priest. pag. 154.
• CHAP. XV. Collections out of Peter Stroza, Secretarie to Pope Paul the Fifth, his Treatise of the Opinions of the Chaldaeans, touching the Patriarke of Ba∣bylon, and the Nestorians in Asia. pag. 163.
• From the Patriarchall Chamber, Prayers and Blessings be giuen to you. pag. 164.
• CHAP. XVI. A briefe Suruey of the Ecclesiasticall Politie an∣cient and moderne, or of the seuerall Patriarchs, Archbishops and Bishops Sees thorow the Christian world: also of the Iesuites Colledges and numbers, and of other Monasticall Orders. pag. 166.
• CHAP. XVII. A Discourse of the diuersitie of Letters vsed by diuers Nations of the world: the Antiquitie, manifold vse and varietie thereof: with exem∣plarie descriptions of very many strange Alpha∣bets. pag.

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

• CHAP. I. OF the improuement of Nauigation in la∣ter Times, and the meanes whereby the world in her old Age hath been more then euer discouered. pag. 1.
  • §. 1. Of Magneticall and Astronomicall In∣struments, first applyed to Nauigation. ibid.
  • §. 2. Of Henrie, third sonne to Iohn the first King of Portugall by an English woman, the Prince of later Discoueries: and of the helps both against the Moores, and in their Discoueries which the Portugals haue receiued of our Na∣tion. pag. 4.
  • §. 3. Of King Iohn the second his Discoue∣ries, and aduancement of the Art of Nauiga∣tion. pag. 7.
  • §. 4. Of the coniectures touching a new World by Christopher Colon or Columbus, and his manifold difficulties therein. pag. 8.
  • §. 5. Columbus his first Voyage, and im∣prouement therein of the Mariners Art. pag. 10.
  • §. 6. The Popes Bull made to Castile, touch∣ing the New World. pag. 13.
  • Animaduersions on the said Bull of Pope Alex∣ander. pag. 18.
  • §. 7. Of the Portugals discontent and com∣promise with the Spaniard, and their first Disco∣ueries of the East Indies. pag. 26.
  • §. 8. Of Gamas Acts at Calicut, and his re∣turne. pag. 28.
  • §. 9. The second Fleet sent to the East In∣dies: Their discouerie of Brasil, and other Acts. pag▪ 30.
  • §. 10. Albuquerques exploits, and the first knowledge of the Molucca's. pag. 32.
• CHAP. II. Of Fernandus Magalianes: The occasion of his Voyage, and the particulars of the same, with the compassing of the World by the ship called San Victoria; gathered out of Antonio Pigafetta, an Italian of Vicenza, who was one in the said Circum-Nauigation, as also from diuers other Authors. pag. 33.
• CHAP. III. The second Circum-Nauigation of the Earth: Or the renowmed voyage of Sir Francis Drake, the first Generall which euer sayled about the whole Globe, begun in the yeere of our Lord 1577. heretofore published by Master R. Hackluyt, and now reuiewed and corrected. pag. 46.
• CHAP. IIII. The third Circum-Nauigation of the Globe: Or the admirable and prosperous voyage of Master Thomas Candish of Trimley in the Countie of Suffolke Esquire, into the South Sea, and from thence round about the circumference of the whole Earth, begun in the yeere of our Lord 1586. and finished 1588. Written by Master Francis Pretty lately of Ey in Suffolke, a Gentleman employed in the same action, published by Master Hakluyt, and now corrected and abbreuiated. pag. 57.
• A Letter of Master Thomas Candish to the Right Honorable the Lord Hunsdon, Lord Cham∣berlaine, one of her Maiesties most Honorable Pri∣uie Counsell, touching the successe of his Voyage about the World. pag. 70.
• CHAP. V. The Voyage of Oliuer Noort round about the Globe, being the fourth Circum-Nauigation of the same, extracted out of the Latine Diarie. pag. 71.
• Of Sebald de Wert his voyage to the South Sea, and miserie in the Streights nine Moneths, wherein William Adams Englishman was chiefe Pilot. pag. 78.
• CHAP. VI. The voyage of George Spilbergen, Generall of a Dutch Fleet of sixe ships, which passed by the Magellane Streights, and South Sea, vnto the East Indies, and then••e (hauing encompassed the whole Circumference of the Earth) home: gathe∣red out of the Latine Iournall, being the fift Cir∣cum-Nauigation. pag. 80.
• A discourse of the present state of the Moluc∣co's, annexed to the former Iournall, extracted out of Apollonius Schot of Middleborough. p. 86.
• A briefe description of the Forts, Souldiers, and Militarie prouision, as also of their Trade and Shipping in the East Indies, vnder the seruice of the Generall States of the vnited Prouinces, and his Excellencie, as it was in Iuly, 1616. extracted out of the Author of the Iournall. pag. 87.
• CHAP. VII. The sixth Circum-Nauigation, by William Cornelison Schouten of Horne: Who South∣wards from the Streights of Magellan in Terra Del-fuogo, found and discouered a new passage through the great South Sea, and that way sayled round about the World: Describing what Ilands, Countries, People, and strange aduentures he found in his said passage. pag 88.

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

• CHAP. I. OF the first English Voyages to the East In∣dies, before the establishment of the East Indian Companie. pag. 109.
  • §. 1. Of Sighelmus, Mandeuile, Steuens, Fitch, and diuers other English men, their Indian Voyages. ibid.
  • §. 2. The Voyage of Master Beniamin Wood into the East-Indies, and the miserable disastrous successe thereof. H. pag. 110.
  • §. 3. The trauailes of Iohn Mildenhall into the Indies▪ and to the Countries of Persia, and of the Great Mogor or Mogul (where he is reported afterwards to haue died of poyson) written by him∣selfe in two Letters following. H. pag. 114.
  • The second Letter of Iohn Mildenhall to Ma∣ster Richard Staper, written from Casbin in Persia, the third day of October, 1606. H. ibid.
  • §. 4. The Voyage of Captaine Iohn Dauis, to the Easterne India, Pilot in a Dutch ship; written by himselfe. H. pag. 116.
  • §. 5. William Adams his Voyage by the Ma∣gellan Streights to Iapon, written in two Letters by himselfe, as followeth. H. pag. 125.
  • A Letter of William Adams to his wife from Iapan. pag. 129.
  • §. 6. The third Voyage of Iohn Dauis with Sir Edward Michelborne Knight, into the East Indies, in the Tigre, a ship of two hundred and fortie Tunnes, with a Pinnasse called the Tigres whelpe: which though in time it be later then the first of the East Indian Societie, yet because it was not set forth by them, here placed. H. pag. 132.
• CHAP. II. A priuiledge for fifteene yeeres granted by her Maiestie to certaine Aduenturers, for the disco∣uerie of the Trade for the East Indies, the one and thirtieth of December, 1600. H. pag. 139.
• CHAP. III: The first Voyage made to East India by Master Iames Lancaster, now Knight, for the Merchants of London, Anno 1600. With foure tall ships, (to wit) the Dragon, the Hector, the Ascension and Susan, & the Guest a Victualler. H. p. 147.
  • §. 1. The preparat••on to this Voyage, and what befell them in the way till they departed from Saldania. ibid.
  • §. 2. Their departure from Saldania, and pro∣ceeding in their voyage to Achen in Sumatra, with their trading at Saint Maries, Antongill, Nicubar: the strange plant of Sombrero, and o∣ther occurrents. pag. 150.
  • §. 3. Their entertainement and trade at A∣chen, and Queene Elizabeth her Letter to that King. pag. 152.
  • §. 4. Portugall wiles discouered, a Prize ta∣ken neere Malacca. pag. 156.
  • §. 5. Their Present to and from the King: his Letters to Queene Elizabeth: Their departure for Priaman and Bantam, and setling a Trade there. pag. 159.
  • §. 6. Their departure for England, and oc∣currents in the way. pag. 162.
• CHAP. IIII. A Discourse of Iaua, and of the first English Factorie there, with diuers Indian, English, and Dutch occurrents, written by Master Edmund Scot, contayning a Historie of things done from the eleuenth of Februarie, 1602. till the sixt of October, 1605. abbreuiated. H. P. pag. 164.
  • §. 1. The description of Iaua maior, with the manners and fashions of the people, both Iauans and Chynaesses, which doe there inhabit. ibid.
  • §. 2. A true and briefe discourse of many dan∣gers by fire, and other perfidious treacheries of the Iauans. pag. 167.
  • §. 3. Differences betwixt the Hollanders (stiling themselues English) the Iauans, and other things remarkable. pag. 171.
  • §. 4. Treacherous vnderminings, with other occurrents. pag. 173.
  • §. 5. Generall Middletons arriuall, the sick∣nesse and death of many. Quarrels twixt Ours and the Hollanders, begun by Captaine Severson, a Dutch man, and the King of Bantams circumci∣sion, and pompous triumphs. pag. 179.
  • §. 6. Further quarrels betwixt the English and Dutch, with other accidents. pag. 183.
• CHAP. V. The second Voyage set forth by the Companie into the East Indies, Sir Henrie Middleton being Generall: wherein were employed foure ships; the Red Dragon, Admirall; the Hector, Vice-Ad∣mirall; the Ascension with the Susan: written by Thomas Clayborne in a larger Discourse, a briefe whereof is here deliuered. H. pag. 185.
• CHAP. VI. A Iournall of the third Voyage to the East India, set out by the Companie of the Merchants, trading in those parts: in which Voyage were em∣ployed three ships, viz. the Dragon, the Hector, and the Consent, and in them the number of three

• hundred and ten persons, or thereabouts: writ∣ten by William Keeling chiefe Commander thereof. H. pag. 188.
  • §. 1. Their disasters and putting backe for Sierra Leona, and what happened till they depar∣ted from Saldania. ibid.
  • §. 2. Their departure from Saldania, and what happened after till the shippes parted com∣panie. pag. 190.
  • §. 3. Instructions learned at Delisa of the Moores and Gusarates touching the Monsons, and while they rode there. Their comming to Pria∣man and Bantam. pag. 193.
  • §. 4. Their Voyage to Banda, Obseruations by the way, Actions there. pag. 196.
• CHAP. VII. Captaine William Hawkins his Relations, of the occurrents which happened in the time of his residence in India, in the Countie of the Great Mogoll, and of his departure from thence; writ∣ten to the Companie. H. P. pag. 206.
  • §. 1. His barbarous vsage at Surat by Mo∣crebchan: The Portugals and Iesuites treache∣ries against him. ibid.
  • §. 2. His Iourney to the Mogoll at Agra, and entertainment at Court. pag. 209.
  • §. 3. The Mogols inconstancy, and Captaine Hawkins departure with Sir Henrie Middleton to the Red Sea: Thence to Bantam, and after for England. pag. 212.
  • §. 4. A briefe Discourse of the strength, wealth and gouernment, with some Customes of the Great Mogoll: which I haue both seene, and gathered by his chiefe Officers, and Ouerseers of all his estate. pag. 216.
• CHAP. VIII. The Voyage of Master Dauid Middleton in the Consent, a ship of an hundred and fifteene tunnes, which set forth from Tilburie Hope, on the twelfth of March, 1606. H. pag. 226.
• CHAP. IX. A briefe Narration of the fourth Voyage to the East Indies, with the two good ships, the As∣cention being Admirall, and the Vnion Vice-Admirall, vnder the command of Alexander Sharpey Generall, and Richard Rowles Lieute∣nant Generall, with the Discouerie of the Red Sea in the Ascension. H. pag. 228.
  • §. 1. Relations of the said Voyage, written by Thomas Iones. ibid.
  • §. 2. The report of William Nicols a Mariner the Ascension which trauelled from Bramport by land to Masulipatan, written from his mouth at Bantam by Henry Moris, the twelfth of Sep∣tember, 1612. The former and greater part is the same in substance with that of Thomas Iones, and therefore omitted. pag. 232.
  • §. 3. The vnhappie Voyage of the Vice-admi∣rall, the Vnion outward bound, till shee arriued at Priaman, reported by a Letter which Master Samuel Bradshaw sent from Priaman, by Hum∣frey Bidulphe, the eleuenth day of March, 1609. written by the said Henrie Moris at Bantam, the fourteenth of September, 1610. ibid.
  • §. 4. The Voyage of Master Ioseph Salbanke through India, Persia, part of Turkie, the Per∣sian Gulfe, and Arabia, 1609. Written vnto Sir Thomas Smith. pag. 235.
• CHAP. X. The Voyage of Master Dauid Midleton to Ia∣ua, and Banda, extracted out of a Letter written by himselfe to the Companie, this being the fifth Voyage set forth by them. H. pag. 238.
  • §. 1. Their affaires at Bantam, Botun, Ben∣gaia. ibid.
  • §. 2. Occurrents at Banda; Contesting with the Dutch: Trade at Puloway, and many pe∣rils. pag, 240.
  • §. 3. His departure for Bantam, escape from the Hollanders, and returne home. pag. 245.
• CHAP. XI. The sixth Voyage, set forth by the East Indian Companie in three ships; the Trades Increase, of one thousand Tunnes, and in her the Generall Sir Henrie Middleton, Admirall; the Pepper-corne of two hundred and fiftie, Vice-admirall, the Cap∣taine Nicholas Dounton: and the Darling of ninetie. The Barke Samuel followed as a Victual∣ler, of burthen one hundred and eightie: written by Sir H. Middleton. H. pag. 247.
  • §. 1. The proceeding of his Voyage till hee came to Moha in the Red Sea. ibid.
  • §. 2. Turkish treacherie at Moha and Aden with the English. pag. 251.
  • §. 3. Sir Henrie Middleton, and foure and thirtie others, sent to the Basha at Zenan. De∣scription of the Countrie, and occurrents till their returne. pag. 254.
  • §. 4. Indian shipping at Moha; Sir Henrie Middletons escape from the Turkes, and enfor∣cing satisfaction. pag. 261.
  • §. 5. Their departure from Surat, and what happened there with the Cambayans and Portu∣gals. pag. 266.
  • §. 6. His going to Dabul, & thence to the Red Sea, and enforced trade with the Guzerates. p. 271.
• CHAP. XII. Nicholas Dounton Captaine of the Pepper-corne, a ship of two hundred and fifty tunnes, and Lieutenant in the sixth Voyage to the East Indies, set forth by the said Companie, his Iournall, or cer∣taine Extracts thereof. H. pag. 274.

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  • §. 1. Their comming to Saldania, and thence to Socatora. ibid.
  • §. 2. Of Abbadel Curia, Arabia Felix, Aden and Moha, and the trecherous dealing of both places. pag. 280.
  • §. 3. Their departure from Moha to Assab, and after that, higher into the Red Sea, thence to the Socatora, and after to Surat. pag. 292.
  • §. 4. Many proud affronts of the Portugals. Disgusts from the Indians. pag. 294.
  • §. 5. Their departure to Dabul, Socatora, the Red Sea, and Acts there. pag. 302.
  • §. 6. Their barter with the Indian ships, and departure to Sumatra. pag. 308.
• CHAP. XIII. The seuenth Voyage; made in the Globe into East India, set out vnder the command of Captain Anthonie Hippon, obserued and written by Na∣thaniel Marten, Masters Mate in the said ship. pag. 314.
• CHAP. XIIII. Extracts of Peter Williamson Floris his Iournall, for the seuenth Voyage, (in which he went Cape Merchant) translated out of Dutch. Hee arriued in England, 1615. and died two moneths after in London. pag. 319.
  • §. 1. The Voyage to Paleacatte, Petapoli, Masulipatan, Bantam, Patania, and Siam. ibid.
  • §. 2. Relations of strange occurents in Pegu, Siam, Ioor, Patane, and the Kingdomes adia∣cent. pag. 322.
  • §. 3. Their Voyage to Masulipatan; acci∣dents during their long stay there, and their re∣turne. pag. 325.
• CHAP. XV. A Iournall of a Voyage made by the Pearle to the East India, wherein went as Captaine, Master Samuel Castelton of London, and Captaine George Bathurst as Lieutenant: written by Iohn Tatton, Master. pag. 328.

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

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  • 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.

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

• CHAP. I. MEmorialls taken out of the Iournall of Ro∣ger Hawes, touching the proceedings of the Factorie at Cranganor vnder the Great Samorine. pag. 603.
• CHAP. II. Notes taken out of the Iournall of Alexander Childe, from England to Surat, and thence to Iasques in Persia, and of the fight by the way with the Portugals, in which Generall Ioseph was slaine. pag. 606.
  • The Voyage to Iasques. pag. 607.
• CHAP. III. A Letter of Master Thomas Spurway Mer∣chant, touching the wrongs done at Banda to the English by the Hollanders. Written in a Letter to the Companie. pag. 608.
• CHAP. IIII. Relations and Remembrances, taken out of a large Iournall of a Voyage, set forth by the East Indian Societie, wherein were employed, the Iames, the Anne, the New-yeeres Gift, the Bull, & the Bee; written by Iohn Hatch, Master of the Bee, and af∣ter in the New-yeeres Gift; and lastly, came home in the Iames. pag. 618.
• CHAP. V. The Voyage of the Anne Royall from Surat to Moha, in the Red Sea, for setling an English Trade in those parts: Anno Dom. 1618. extracted out of Master Edward Heynes his Iournall, written there∣of. The Copies of diuers Firmans. pag. 622.
• CHAP. VI. Briefe Notes of two Voyages of Master Martin Pring into the East Indies; the first with Captaine Nicholas Downton, Generall of foure ships, in which he went Master in the New-yeeres Gift Ad∣mirall. pag. 629.
• GHAP. VII. The second Voyage of Captaine Pring into the East Indies. Or a Relation of the fifth Voyage for the Ioynt Stock, set forth by the Honorable and Worship∣full of the East Indie Societie: consisting of fine ships, viz. the Iames Royall, of burthen a thousand Tunnes, Rowland Coytmore Master: the Anne Royall, nine hundred Tunnes; Andrew Shilling Master: the Gift, eight hundred Tunnes; Natha∣niel Salmon Master: the Bull foure hundred Tuns; Robert Adams Master: the Bee, one hundred and fiftie Tunnes; Iohn Hatch Master. All vnder the gouernment of Martin Pring. pag. 631.
  • §. 1. Occurrents in the way, at Surat, Bantam, and Iacatra. ibid.
  • §. 2. Dutch wrongs, and the fights betwixt Sir Thomas Dale and them. pag. 634.
  • §. 3. Their departure for Coromandell: Oc∣currents there: Sir Thomas Dales death. Engl••sh ships taken by the Dutch. Consultation and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 at Teco, and departure thence. pag 6••7.
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• ...
  • §. 4. Newes of the peace betwixt English and Dutch: the mutuall congratulation: Voyage to Ia∣pan, returne thence and home. pag. 640.
  • §. 5. The Voyage from Bantam to Patania, and thence to Iapan, with his returne to Iacatra; set by it selfe for the vse of Mariners. pag. 645.
  • Their returne. pag. 653.
• CHAP. VIII. William Hores discourse of his voyage in the Dragon and Expedition, from Surat to Achen, Teco and Bantam; and of the surprising the Dra∣gon, Beare, Expedition, &c. in a Letter to the Companie. pag. 656.
• CHAP. IX. The Iournall of Master Nathaniel Courthop, his voyage from Bantam to the Ilands of Banda, being chiefe Commander of the two ships, the Swan, Admirall; Master Dauis, Master: and the De∣fence, Vice-Admirall; Master Hinchley, Master: together with his residence in Banda, and occur∣rents there; contayning the differences in those parts betwixt the English and Hollanders contra∣cted. pag. 664.
  • §. 1. English kindnesses to the Dutch: the sur∣render of Poolaroone to His Maiestie, and the for∣tifying there by the English: Dutch hostilitie, their taking the Swan, Salomon, and Attendance, and keeping the Defence betrayed by Fugitiues. ibid.
  • §. 2. The manner of taking the Salomon and Attendance, in diuers Letters described, Dutch abusiue deuices by lyes to delude and dis-hearten our men: diuers Extracts of Letters of M. Courthop, with other occurrents. pag. 667.
  • §. 3. Other Acts of the Hollanders in diuers places of the Indies: Encouragements from Sir Thomas Dale, Master Iordan and others, and various euents in those parts till his death. pag. 675.
  • Sir Thomas Dales Letter. ibid.
  • The Presidents Letters. pag. 676.
• CHAP. X. The continuation of the former Iournall by Master Robert Hayes, contayning the death of Captaine Courthop, succession of Robert Hayes, surrender of Lantore to His Maiestie, newes of the peace, and after the peace Lantore and Poolaroone seized by the Dutch. pag. 679.
• CHAP. XI. A Letter written to the East India Companie in England, from their Factors. pag. 684.
• CHAP. XII. The Hollanders declaration of the affaires of the East Indies: faithfully translated according to the Dutch Copie, printed at Amsterdam, 1622. writ∣ten in answere to the former reports, touching wrongs done to the English. And an answere written by certaine Mariners lately published: with Depositions further opening the iniquitie and crueltie of the Dutch. pag. 687.
  • §. 1. A true Relation of that which passed in the Ilands of Banda, in the East Indies, in the yeere of our Lord God 1621. And before printed at Am∣sterdam, 1622. ibid.
  • §. 2. An answere to the Hollanders declara∣tion concerning the occurrents of the East India, con∣tracted somwhat briefer then in the former Impres∣sion. pag. 690.
  • §. 3. Relations and Depositions touching the Hollanders brutish and cruell vsage of the En∣glish. pag. 693.
• CHAP. XIII. A pithy Description of the chiefe Ilands of Banda and Moluccas, by Captaine Humphrey Fitz-Her∣bert, in a Letter to the Companie. pag. 697.
• CHAP. XIIII. Three seuerall Surrenders of certaine of the Ban∣da Ilands made to the Kings Maiestie of England, faithfully translated out of Malahan into English; with a voyage also annexed of Sir Henrie Middle∣ton. pag. 701.
• The Contents of the Surrender of the Ilands of Pooloway, and Poolaroone, in Banda, to His Maiestie. ibid.
• The Surrender of Rosinging and Wayre to his Maiestie. pag. 702.
• Translation of the Surrender of Lantore, Cont. in the paper N. D. pag. 703.
• The voyage of Master Henrie Middleton to the Moluccas, (hauing sent Captaine Colthrust in the Ascension to Banda) with Letters of the Kings of those parts to his Maiestie. ibid.
• The King of Tarnatas Letter to the King. p. 704.
• The King of Tydores Letter to the Kings Maie∣stie of England. pag. 705.
• The King of Bantam to the King of Eng∣land. ibid.
• CHAP. XV. The Dutch Nauigations to the East Indies, out of their owne Iournals and other Histories. pag. 706.
• The gaines which the Hollanders had gotten by the East India trade, taken out of a Booke translated out of the Dutch, perswading to a West Indiae Trade. pag. 718.
• The Relation of the Priest of Poolaroone, touch∣ing the beginnings and occasions of quarrels betwixt the Dutch and Bandaneses, written in the Ma∣layan language with his owne hand, in a very faire Arabick letter. pag. 7••0.
• A discourse of those warres by the Author. ibid.
• CHAP. XVI. Extracts of a Iournall of a voyage to Surat and to Iasques in the Persian Gulfe, set forth by the East India Societie of Merchants: wherein were imployed

• foure new ships; the London, of eight hundred Tunnes, and therin Andrew Shilling chiefe Com∣mander of the whole Fleet; William Baffin Ma∣ster; the Hart, of fiue hundred Tunnes, Richard Blithe Master; the Roe Bucke, of three hundred, Richard Swan Master; the Eagle, of two hun∣dred and eightie, Christopher Browne Master. Written by Richard Swan. pag. 723.
• Relation of the fight of foure English ships with foure Portugall ships, two Galliats, and ten Fri∣gats in the Gulfe of Persia, in the moneths of De∣cember and Ianuarie, 1620. pag▪ 728.
• Part of a Letter written from Master Robert Smith to his brother Henrie Smith, relating of a rare attempt and exploit of a small English Pin∣nasse, in taking a Portugall ship. pag. 729.
• Giles Hobbs his trauaile from Musco to Spa∣han, written in a Letter by himselfe to the East Indian Companie. ibid.
• CHAP. XVII. A discourse of Trade from England vnto the East Indies: Answering to diuers obiections which are vsually made against the same. Written by T. Mun. pag. 732.

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

• CHAP. I. OBseruations of Africa, taken out of Iohn Leo his nine Bookes, translated by Ma∣ster Pory, and the most remarkable things hither transcribed. pag. 749.
  • §. 1. Collections out of the first Booke of Iohn Leo, touching the People, Tribes, Languages, Seasons, Vertues, Vices, and other more generall considerations of Africa. ibid.
  • §. 2. Collections of things most remarkable in Iohn Leo his second Booke of the Historie of A∣frica. pag. 768.
  • §. 3. Collections of things most remarkable in Iohn Leo his third Booke of the Historie of A∣frica. pag. 781.
  • §. 4. The most remarkable things of Iohn Leo, in his fourth Booke of the Historie of Afri∣ca. pag. 810.
  • §. 5. The most remarkable things in Iohn Leo his fifth Booke of the Historie of Africa, and a description of the Kingdomes of Bugia and Tu∣nis. pag. 815.
  • §. 6. Collections taken out of Iohn Leo his sixt Booke of the Historie of Africa. pag. 822.
  • §. 7. Extracts taken out of Iohn Leo his se∣uenth Booke of the Historie of Africa, wherein hee intreateth of the Land of Negros, and of the Confines of Egypt. pag. 826.
  • §. 8. Notes of principall things in Iohn Leo his eight Booke of the Historie of Africa. pag. 831.
  • §. 9. Principall occurrents in Iohn Leo his ninth Booke of the Historie of Africa. pag. 844.
• CHAP. II. Collections of things most remarkable in the Hi∣storie of Barbarie, written by Ro. C. pag. 851.
  • §. 1. How the Kingdome of Barbarie came to Muley Hamet Xarif, the late deceased King, and the course of his gouernment; of his sonnes and their behauiour: Shecks misgouernment and im∣prisonment▪ Hamets death. ibid
  • §. 2. Muley Sidan proclaimeth himself king in Fez. Muley Boferes in Moruecos. Muley Nassar would haue done the like in Taradant, but is hindred. The death of Nassar. Warre betweene Sidan and Boferes. Sheck set free. Fokers em∣ployed. The battell. Sidans flight. Fewds and robberies. pag. 855.
  • §. 3. Muley Sheck proclaimeth himself king in Fez. Sidan goeth to Tafilet, from thence into Sus. Peace concluded betweene Muley Boferes, and Muley Sidan. Abdela Shecks sonne esca∣peth. Sir Anthonie Sherleys Embassage, Bountie and State. pag. 861.
  • §. 4. Muley Abdela goeth in person against Muley Boferes; driueth him out of Moruecos; Putteth to death Basha Sidar, and other Noble∣men; Sidan expelleth him, and killeth three thou∣sand Fezans perfidiously; requited by Abdela. Shracies treacherie vniustly punished. Sidans flight. Many Englishmen imployed in these wars, and slaine. pag. 864.
  • §. 5. Muley Hamet Bosonne commeth a∣gainst Abdela, and causeth him flie to his Father. Boferes like to bee taken, flieth to Salie. Muley Sidan commeth against Muley Hamet Bosonne; who flyeth, and is poysoned by old Azus. Muley Sheck sendeth into Spaine. Some obseruations of their Policie, and Trade to Gago. pag. 868.
  • The Policie of Barbarie. pag. 870.
  • The trading of the Moores into Guinee and Gago for gold Ore, or sandie Gold. pag. 872.
• CHAP. III. The African possessions of the King of Spaine, and the Turke. pag. 873.

• ...
  • §. 1. The Dominions and Fortresses which the King of Spaine hath vpon the Iles and maine Lands of Africa, and of the Great Turkes. ibid.
• CHAP. IIII. The Description of the Citie of Alger, written by Nicholas Nicholay, and how it came into the pos∣session of Barbarossa, and also of Malta and Tri∣polie. pag. 874.
• CHAP. V. A large Voyage in a Iournall or briefe Repertory of all occurrents, hapning in the fleet of Ships sent out by the King his most excellent Maiestie, as well against the Pirats of Algiers, as others; the whole body of the Fleet consisting of eighteene saile. Sixe of his Maiesties ships, ten Merchants ships, two Pinnaces. Vnder the command of Sir Robert Mansel Knight, Vice-Admirall of England, and Admirall of that Fleet: and a Counsell of Warre appointed by his Maie∣stie. Written by one employed in that Voyage, former∣ly published, and here contracted. pag. 881.
• The names of the Captaines, Ships, their burdens, number of men, and Ordnance in his Maiesties sixe Ships. ibid.
• In the Merchants ships. pag. 882.
• CHAP. VI. The Relation of the Iacob, a ship of Brisholl, of one hundred and twenty Tunnes, which was about the end of October 1621. taken by the Turkish Pirats of Ar∣gier: and within fiue dayes after, foure English youths did valiantly ouercome thirteene of the said Turkes, where they sold nine of the Turkes for Gal∣lie-slaues: with mention of some other like English aduentures. pag. 887.
• CHAP. VII. The wonderfull recouery of the Exchange of Bri∣stow, from the Turkish Pirats of Argier, published by Iohn Rawlins, here abbreuiated. pag. 889.
• CHAP. VIII. Relations of Africa, taken out of George Sandys his larger discourse obserued in his Iourney, begunne Ann. 1610. Lib. 2 pag. 896.
  • §. 1. His Voyage from Rhodes to Alexandria, obseruations there, of Egypt in generall, and of Ni∣lus. ibid.
  • §. 2. His iourney to Cairo, the things remarke∣able there, and by the way. pag. 902.
  • §. 3. The Pyramides viewed, Sphynx and other Antiquities. Iourney from Cairo to Ga∣za. pag. 907.
  • §. 4. Arriuall at Malta, and obseruations there. pag. 905.

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

• CHAP. I. A True Relation of Master Richard Iobsons Voyage, employed by Sir William Saint Iohn, Knight, and others; for the Discoue∣ry of Gambra, in the Sion, a shippe of two hundred tunnes, Admirall; and the Saint Iohn of fiftie, Vice-Admirall. In which they passed nine hundred and six∣tie miles vp the Riuer into the Continent. Exracted out of his large Iournall. pag. 921,
• CHAP. II. A description and historicall declaration of the golden Kingdome of Guinea, otherwise called the golden Coast of Myna, lying in a part of Africa, shewing their beliefe, opinions, traffiquing, barte∣ring, and manner of speech; together with the scitu∣ation of the Countrie, Townes, Cottages, and Houses of the same; with their Persons and Properties, Ha∣uens and Riuers, as they are now found out and disco∣uered: all perfectly viewed and curiously discouered, and written by one that hath oftentimes beene there. Translated out of Dutch, conferred also with the La∣tine Edition, and contracted. H. P. pag. 926.
  • §. 1. What course the ships hold which seeke to goe to the Gold Coast of Guinea. Of Cape Verde, and the course from thence. ibid.
  • §. 2. How they marrie each with other, and what goods their Fathers giue with their Children; their House-keeping together; the womans lying in; edu∣cation of their Children: Their proportions, industry, and conditions. pag. 929.
  • §. 3. Of their Apparell, Customes within doores, manner of diet, Merchandising, the vse of Dache; Wares carried thither. pag. 933.
  • §. 4. What Cushome the Merchants pay to their Kings. Their Measures, Weights, Scales, Markets: Also their Sabbath, Fetissos, and superstiti∣on. pag. 939.
  • §. 5. Of their houses, townes, countrey wayes, warres, armes, state of their Kings, iudgements, lawes, iustice, thefts, promises, oathes, and other rites. pag. 944.
  • §. 6. Of their Summer and Winter; And of their manner of Tilling and Sowing the Land; Their Corne, Rents, Raines; Beasts and hunting: Fowles, Trees, and Fruits. pag. 952.
  • §. 7. Of their Gentlemen, and how they are

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  • made; Their Dancings, Sports, Diseases, Cures, Vi∣sitations, Mournings, Funerals: and of their Gold. pag. 958.
  • §. 8. The passage from the golden Coast to the Kingdome of Benni, or Rio de Benni, and Rio Floreado: The Citie, Court, Gentry, Apparell: also other places adioyning described. pag. 964.
• CHAP. III. The strange aduentures of Andrew Battell of Leigh in Essex, sent by the Portugals prisoner to Angola, who liued there, and in the adioyning Regi∣ons, neere eighteene yeeres. pag. 970.
  • §. 1. Andrew Battell, his Voyage to the Riuer of Plate, who being taken on the Coast of Brasil, was sent to Angola. ibid.
  • §. 2. His trading on the Coast, offer to escape, imprisonment, exile; escape, and new imprisonment: his sending to Elambo, and Bahia Das Vaccas; Many strange occurrents. pag. 971.
  • §. 3. Discouery of the Gagas; Their Warres, Man-eating: Ouerrunning Countries: His Trade with them, betraying, escape to them, and liuing with them, with many strange aduentures. And al∣so the Rites and manner of life obserued by the Iag∣ges or Gagas, which no Christian could euer know well but this Author. pag. 974.
  • §. 4. His returne to the Portugals: inuasions of diuers Countries, abuse, flight from them, and liuing in the Woods diuers moneths: His strange Boate, and comming to Loango. pag. 978
  • §. 5. Of the Prouince of Engoy, and other Re∣gions of Loango, with the Customes there obserued by the King and people. pag, 979.
  • §. 6. Of the Prouinces of Bongo, Calongo, Mayombe, Manikesocke, Motimbas: of the Ape∣monster Pongo, their hunting, Idolatries, and diuers other obseruations. pag. 981.
  • §. 7. Of the Zebra and Hippopotamus: The Portugals Warres in those parts: The Fish∣ing, Graine, and other things remarkable. pag. 983.
• CHAP. IIII. A report of the Kingdome of Congo, a Regi∣on of Affrica, gathered by Philippo Pigafetta, out of the Discourses of Master Edward Lopes a Portugall, translated out of Italian into English, by Master Abraham Hartwell, and here abbreuia∣ted. pag 986.
  • §. 1. The iourney by Sea from Lisbone to the Kingdome of Congo: Of the Ayre, Winds, Raines, Temperature thereof. pag. 986.
  • §. 2. Of the circuit of the Kingdome of Con∣go, and of the borders and confines thereof; As also of diuers bordering Nations, and remarkeable rari∣ties therein. pag. 989.
  • §. 3. Of Angola, the Warres betweene Congo and Angola: their manner of warfare. The pre∣sent Kingdome of Congo bounded. Of Banba, one of the six Prouinces of Congo, and the Creatures therein. pag. 994.
  • §. 4. Of the fiue other Prouinces of Congo, to wit, Sogno, Sundi, Pango, Batta, and Pem∣ba. pag. 1003.
  • §. 5. Of the situation of the Royall Citie of the Kingdome of Congo: of their first conuersion and Warre, thence arising betwixt the Kings two Sonnes. pag. 1006.
  • §. 6. The death of the King Don Alfonso, and the succession of Don Piedro. How the Iland of S. Thomas was first inhabited, and of the Bishoppe that was sent thither: The Kings Image extinct▪ Inuasion of the Iagges: Their sauage conditi∣ons. pag. 1013.
  • §. 7. Of the Court of the King of Congo. Of the apparell of that people before they became Chri∣stians and after. Of the Kings Table, and manner of his Court. pag. 1018.
  • §. 8. Of the Countries that are beyond the King∣domes of Congo, towards the Cape of Good-Hope: of the Riuer Nilus, and of Sofala, Mo∣nomotapa, the Amazones, Saint Laurence, and other Aethiopian Countries. pag. 1021.
• CHAP. V. The Voyage of Sir Francis Aluarez, a Portugall Priest, made vnto the Court of Prete Ianni, the great Christian Emperour of Ethiopia. pag. 1026.
  • §. 1. Matthew the Ambassadour of Prete Ian∣ni, is conducted by the Portugals vnto the Ha∣uen of Maczua in the Red Sea, and what hapned to his death. pag. 1027.
  • §. 2. Of the manner and scituation of the Mo∣nasteries, and of their holy Rites, Times, Places, and Things: And first of this of Saint Micha∣el. pag 1031.
  • §. 3. Of the Husbandry of this Countrey, and how they preserue themselues from wilde beasts, and of the Reuenues of the Monasterie. Their departure, strange Riuers, Mountaines, Apes: Barnagassoes entertainment. Barua. Polygamie, Marriages, Di∣uorces, Baptisme, and Circumcision. Their Branding, and Burying. pag. 1036.
  • §. 4. Of the scituation of Barua, the chiefe Towne of the Kingdome of Barnagasso, and of their Houses, and of the wilde Beasts, and Fowles. Of his Dominion and Gouernment; of their two Winters, Churches, Church-yards, and Priests marri∣ages:

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  • Their departure to Timei, and qualitie of that place. pag. 1041.
  • §. 5. Of the infinite number of Locusts, and of the harme which they doe, and how wee made a Pro∣cession, and the Locusts died. The incredible hurts done by them. Of Tigremahon, Marabon, and of Charuma, the Queene of Sheba, and the Eu∣n••ch. The rare Buildings and Pillars at Caxu∣mo. pag. 1046.
  • §. 6. Departure from Saint Michael, to a place called Bacinete: Their visiting Tigremahon. Of diuers Monasteries and other places in the way which they passed. pag. 1053.
  • §. 7. Departure from Corcora, the pleasant Countrey which wee passed through, and of another Forrest: how the Tygres set vpon vs. Dofarso, the Moores of Dobas: Ancona, Angote; Salt, and Iron money. Other Monasteries and Chur∣ches. pag. 1056.
  • §. 8. Of the stately buildings of the Churches which are in the Countries of Abugana, which King Lulibella made, and of his Tombe in the Church of Golgota. Angoteraz his entertaine∣ment. pag. 1061.
  • §. 9. Of the exceeding huge Mountaine, where∣upon the Sonne of Prete Ianni are kept, where wee were almost stoned to death: The greatnesse, guard, manner of sending, punishments: Of the Pretes Kindred. pag. 1064.
  • §. 10. Of the end of the Kingdome of Angote, and of the beginning of the Kingdome of Amara, and of diuers Lakes; the Church Machan Celacen; Endowments of Churches: of Abraham. Strange trenches and gates in the entrance to Xoa: and what happened before the Prete called for them. pag. 1067.
  • §. 11. How the Embassadour and wee were called for by the commandement of Prete Ianni, and of the order which wee found, and of the State and Maiestie of Prete Ianni. His conference, al∣lowance, remoue. The Embassadours Audi∣ence. pag. 1070.
  • §. 12. Of the Questions moued to the Ambassa∣dour, by the appointment of Prete Ianni, at seue∣rall times by Interlocutors, and lastly, in presence wherein many points of their Religion are ope∣ned. pag. 1066.
  • §. 13. Of the Progresse of Prete Ianni. Their Wrestling, Baptisme, Masse passage: of the dange∣rous Straits comming to Saint Georges Church. Many other Questions. The Pretes preparations in his Trauell. pag. 1081.
  • §. 14. How the Prete came to the Church of Machan Celacem, and of the Procession where∣with they receiued him: Diuers Messages: Their twelfth Baptisme of the Abunas Circumcision, Orders, Consecration af the Church and Transla∣tion of Nahu. Diuers Questions and Discour∣ses. pag. 1084.
  • §. 15. A Discourse of Peter Couillan: of the Pretes gifts and presents, and the Portu∣gals quarrels, and their licence to depart out of the Countrey. pag. 1091.
  • §. 16. Of the time and day when their Lent beginneth in the Countrey of Prete Ianni; and strange abstinences, and other bodily exercises, with other their holies. Of the Troglodites, and Go∣raises. pag. 1094.
  • §. 17. Don Lewis de Meneses Letters: King Emanuels death: Their Rites of mourning, Fa∣tigar and Xoa. Mafudi his many mischiefes and death in battell. pag. 1099.
  • §. 18. Death of Queene Helena. Tributes of Goiame, and other Prouinces. Succours giuen to the Queene of Adea. Apprehension of the two Betudetes and Tigremahon: their sentence, and the execution. Expedition of the Negus to Adea. Strange Oxen. The Pretes Tent-court, and manner thereof; Places, Courts, and courses of Iu∣stice, with other parts thereof described. His Treasu∣ries. pag. 1103.
  • §. 19. Pilgrimage to Ierusalem. Of the Countries which border on Prester Iohn, Moores, Gentiles, Amazones, Cafates, Damute, Goiame, Bagami∣dri, Nubia. Of Salomons Officers. pag. 1110.
  • §. 20. The Frier-Ambassadours Signiories. Their departure and arriuall at Ormuz, & after at Goa▪ at Lisbon. Bri••fe Notes of Ethiopia. p. 1113.
  • A Copie of the Letter which Prete Ianni writ to Don Diego Lopez de Sequiera, which was deliue∣red to Lopez Vaz of Saint Paul, his successor in the gouernment of the Indies. pag. 1114.
  • The Letters of Dauid, the mightie Emperour of Aethiopia, vnto Emanuel King of Portugall, &c. Written in the yeere 1521. as also to King Iohn and Pope Clement. pag. 1118.
• CHAP. VI. A Rutter of Don Iohn of Castro, of the Voyage which the Portugals made from India to Zoez, Dedicated to the most Illustrious Prince, the Infant Don Luis, and ••ere abbreuiated: shewing the state of Socatora, and the parts on both sides the red Sea, as they were aboue eightie yeeres since, with the Harbors, Ilands, Depths, Shelues, & other things pertaining to the Historie of the Sea, Land, and People. The originall of which is reported to haue beene bought by Sir Wal∣ter Raleigh, at sixtie pounds, and by him caused to be done into English out of the Portugall. pag. 1122.

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  • §. 1. The sailing from Goa to Socatora, and in∣to the red Sea, as farre as Mazua. pag. 1122.
  • §. 2. Relations of Ethiopia sub Aegypto, and Prester Iohn: of Nilus, and the Abassine Cu∣stomes and Neighbours. The cause and meanes of the decay of that great Empire, neuer since recouered. Of Marate and Suaquen. pag. 1127.
  • §. 3. Mountaines of Sand on the Coasts of Dra∣date, Doroo, Fuxaa, Arequea, Farate, Quilfit, and Igidid. 1132.
  • §. 4. A description of the Coast, that is contai∣ned from the Port of Igidid vnto Comol, Rasel∣naxef, Xuarif, Gadenauhi, Xermeelquiman, Gualibo, Tuna, Alcocer, and Toro. pag. 1135.
  • §. 5. A Description of the Nooke or Bay be∣yond Toro, and how by it is vnderstood the Gulfe Elaniticus. Of Soez, and of their returne home∣wards. Of the Badois, and of their customes, and why this Sea is called Red. pag. 1142.
• CHAP. VII. A briefe Relation of the Embassage which the Patriarch Don Iohn Bermudez brought from the Emperour of Ethiopia, vulgarly called Presbyter Iohn, to the most Christian and zealous of the Faith of Christ, Don Iohn, the third of this Name, King of Portugall: Dedicated to the most High and Mightie King of Portugall, Don Sebastian of most blessed hope, the first of this Name. In the which hee reciteth also the death of Don Chri∣stopher of Gama: and the successes which hap∣pened to the Portugals that w••nt in his Compa∣nie. H. pag. 1149.
  • §. 1. Don Iohn Bermudez elected Patriarch of the Presbyter, and sent to Rome: His returne into Ethiopia: Arriuall at Maczua; the death of the Negus, entertainment of him and Christo∣pher of Gama, with the Portugall Forces by the Queene Regent. ibid.
  • §. 2. Don Christopher and the Portugals Warre on the King of Zeila, and hauing in two Bat∣tels preuailed, in the third are ouerthrowne. A new Captaine appointed. Don Christophers resoluti∣on and death. Mountaine of the Iewes. pag. 1152.
  • §. 3. Comming of Gradeus the yong Negus, his reiecting the Patriarch and Pope: their reconci∣liation and battaile with the Moores, in which Go∣rania was slaine, and after him the King of A∣den. pag 1157.
  • §. 4. Disgusts betwixt the Negus, and the Portugals: Arias Diz his tr••cherie. Battell be∣twixt the Abassines and Portugals. Their exile; Arias his death. pag 1162.
  • §. 5. The comming of another Patriarch. The Calide killed. Of the Gallas and other Prouinces, subiect and bordering on the Negus, and rarities there obserued. The escape and returne of the Au∣thor. pag. 1165.
• CHAP. VIII. Late changes of State and Religion in Ethiopia, with other remarkeable Obseruations. pag. 1174.
  • §. 1. Relations of Iohn Nunnez (or Nonius) Baretus sent for Patriarch of Ethiopia, and An∣drea Oniedo his Successor. ibid.
  • §. 2. Description of the Countries, and the se∣uerall Regions, Religions, and Abassine Opini∣ons. pag. 1181.
    • An Armenian his report of Sussinus, the Empe∣rour of the Abaxins, by vs vulgarly called Prester Iohn, who came from the said Emperours Court twelue daies since. H. pag. 1187.

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

• CHAP. I. THe Historie of the first Expedition to Ieru∣salem, by Godfrey of Bullen, Robert of Normandie, and other Christian Princes: written by Robert, whom some call the English∣man, a Monke of Saint Remigius, which was present both at the Councell of Claremont, and in the said Expedition: translated and abbreuia∣ted. pag. 1189.
• CHAP. II. The Acts of the Pilgrimes in their Expedition to Ierusalem, before and after the taking thereof, extraected out of Fulcherius Carnotensis, which went thither with Robert, Earle of Norman∣die. pag. 1201.
• CHAP. III. A supplement of the Holy Land Storie, gleaned out of the large Historie of William Archbishop of Tyrus. pag. 1210.
• CHAP. IIII. The Continuation of the Ierusalem Expedition and other Additions, gathered out of Matthew Pa∣ris, chiefly relating the Acts of English Pilgrimes in that Employment. pag. 1215.
  • §. 1. Templers beginning and degeneration. Huge slaughters of Christians. Saladines taking Ierusa∣lem and the Holy Land. ibid.
  • §. 2. The Emperour and two Kings take the Crosse. King Richard the First his Expedition, his Noble Exploits in Sicil, Cyprus, and the Holy Land. His imprisonment: and the great miseries which happened to England, generally by that Ex∣pedition. pag. 1218.
  • §. 3. Prosecution of the Holy Land warres: English Nobles crossed: Richard Earle of Corn∣wall his Acts there: William de longa Spata. and other English men. King or Saint Lewis of France his doings and sufferings: Prince Ed∣ward. pag. 1224.
• CHAP. V. Pilgrimage to Ierusalem, written in very old English Rime. pag. 1230,
• CHAP. VI. The Churches Peregrination by this H. Land way, and warre into mysticall Babylon: or a My∣sterie of Papall iniquitie reuealed, how the Papall Monarchie in and ouer Christendome, was aduan∣ced in that Age and the following, and principally by this Expedition into the H. Land. pag. 1245.
  • §. 1. The Historie of the Normans, and their proceedings. Of Vrban and Boamunds poli∣cie, abusing the zeale of Christendome in these warres: and of Satans loosing after one thousands yeeres. ibid.
  • §. 2. Of the foure meanes which Popes haue to get monies: Of the two first, their Temporalties and Collations of Benefices. pag. 1254.
  • §. 3. Of Dispensations. pag. 1256.
  • §. 4. Of Indulgences. pag. 1261.
  • §. 5. Superstition aduanced in and by the Holy Land Expeditions, and the Christians Christianitie in those parts worse then in other. Diuers Sects of Christians in the East. pag. 1269.
• CHAP. VII. Monuments of Antiquitie, taken out of anci∣ent Records, to testifie the quondam commerce be∣twixt our Kings and their Subiects, and th••se Ea∣sterne Princes. pag. 1271.
• CHAP. VIII. A Relation of a Iourney begun, Anno Dom. 1610. written by Master George Sandys, and here contracted. pag. 1274.
  • §. 1. His iourney from Venice to Constan∣tinople, and obseruations by the way. ibid.
  • §. 2. Constantinople described, the Turkes Seraglio, Pera; the Turkish Empire and Gouern∣ment: Some obseruations of the Turkish Religi∣on. pag. 1282.
  • §. 3. The Muftie, Cadileschiers, Diuans: Manners and attire of the Turkes. The Sultan described, and his Customes and Court. The Cu∣stomes of the Greekes. Sir Tho. Glouer. p. 1293.
  • §. 4. The Holy Land described, the Countrie, Cities, Inhabitants, holy Places, and memorable rarities of Ierusalem. pag. 1306.
  • §. 5. Visiting of Emaus and Bethlehem, and other places: Also other obseruations of the Iero∣solymitan Holies. pag. 1317.
  • §. 6. His returne. Obseruations of memorable places by the way. Of Mount, Carmel, Acon, Si∣don, Tyrus; of Facardin, Emer of Sidon his Greatnesse. pag. 1327.
• CHAP. IX. Part of a Letter of Master William Biddulph from Aleppo. pag. 1334.
• Part of another Letter of Master William Bid∣dulph, from Ierusalem. pag. 1343.
• CHAP. X. The iourney of Edward Barton Esquire, her Maiesties Ambassadour with the Grand Signior, otherwise called the Great Turke, in Constanti∣nople,

• Sultan Mahumet Chan. Written by Sir Thomas Glouer then Secretarie to the Ambassa∣dour, and since employed in that Honourable Fun∣ction by his Maiestie, to Sultan Achmet. Two Let∣ters are also inserted, written from Agria, by the said Ambassadour Barton. pag. 1354.
• A Letter written by Master Edward Barton Ambassadour, to Master Sanderson; inscribed Al Molto Mag. Sig. Gio. Sanderson, &c. p. 1358
• Part of another Letter written likewise by the said Ambassadour from Agria, to Master Sandy the English Consull at Aleppo. ibid.
• CHAP. XI. The Trauels and Aduentures of Captaine Iohn Smith, in diuers parts of the World, begun about the yeere 1596. pag. 1361.
  • §. 1. His trauels thorow France, Italie, and on the Sea coasts of Europe, Africa, and Asia: His entertainment and exploits in the Emperours warres against the Turke: his subtile stratagems, valerous combats, applause, aduancement, ho∣nour. ibid.
  • Extracts of Captaine Smiths Transyluanian Acts, out of Fr. Fer. his storie. pag. 1364.
  • §. 2. Diuers valiant English men in this bat∣tell. Captaine Smith taken, sold, sent into Tur∣kie, and ouer the Black Sea to Tartaria. His admi∣rable escape and other trauels in diuers parts of Christendome. pag. 1356.
• CHAP. XII. The death of Sultan Osman, and the setting vp of Mustafa his Vncle, according to the Relation presented to His Maiestie. pag. 1370,
• CHAP. XIII. Mount Sinai, Oreb, and the adioyning parts of Arabia, described out of the foure Iournals of Breidenbach, Baumgarten, Bellonius, and Chri∣stopher Furer of Haimendorf. pag. 1376.

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

• CHAP. I. A Briefe Compendium of the Historie of Sir Anthonie Sherleys trauels into Persia: And employed thence Ambassadour to the Christian Princes; penned by himselfe, and recom∣mended to his brother Sir Robert Sherley, since that sent on like Ambassage by the King of Per∣sia. pag. 1383.
  • §. 1. The Causes of his going to Persia, and strange accidents in the way. ibid.
  • §. 2. Of Abas King of Persia, his Person, ver∣tues, perils, escapes, aduancement, gouernment, and conquests. pag. 1389.
  • §. 3. The Kings triumphant entrie into Cas∣bin, entertainment of the Authour and his compa∣nie. Other remarkable obseruations of the Kings iustice, bountie, treatie of warre, and Mustaphas embassage. pag. 1397.
  • §. 4. The Kings condescending to Sir Antho∣nies motion, employing and furnishing him in Am∣bassage to Christian Princes. Two Friers. p. 1404.
• CHAP. II. Sir Anthonie Sherley his Voyage ouer the Ca∣spian Sea and thorow Russia: taken out of W. Parry his discourse of the whole voyage of Sir An∣thonie, in which he accompanied him; publish∣ed 1601. pag. 1407.
• CHAP. III. Two voyages of Master Iohn Newberie, One, into the Holy Land, The other to Balsara, Ormus, Persia, and backe thorow Turkie. pag. 1410.
• CHAP. IIII. Obseruations of Master Iohn Cartwright in his voyage from Aleppo to Hispaan, and backe againe: published by himselfe, and here contra∣cted. pag. 1422.
  • §. 1. Of Euphrates, Orpha, Caraemit, the Curdi, Armenians, Bithlis, Van, and Arra∣ret. ibid.
  • §. 2. Of Araxis, Chiulfal, Sumachia, Der∣bent, Sechieres, Aras, Tauris, Soltania, Casbin, Argouil, and Gilan. pag. 1427.
  • §. 3. Of Cassan and Hispaan. Of the Per∣sian King and gouernement. Of Sir Anthonie Sherley. pag. 1432.
  • §. 4. The returne of the Authour by the way of Persia, Susiana, Chaldaea, Assyria, and Ara∣bia. pag. 1434.
• CHAP. V. The Peregrination of Beniamin, the sonne of Ionas, a Iew, written in Hebrew, translated into Latin by B. Arias Montanus, discouering both the state of the Iewes, and of the World, about foure hundred and sixtie yeeres since. pag. 1437.
  • §. 1. Of the Iewes and their Synagogues, Schooles, or Vniuersities, and other his obserua∣tions in Europe. pag. 1438.
  • §. 2. The estate of the Iewes, and relations of

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  • the World in the higher parts of Asia, Syria, Palaestina, Damascus, and the parts adioy∣ning. pag. 1442.
  • §. 3. Of Mesopotamia, Mosul, Bagdat; the Calipha; the numbers, Synagogues, and Pri∣uiledges of the Iewes in it, and the places adioy∣ning. pag. 1449.
  • §. 4. Strange reports, if true, of the Aliman Iewes. Of Persia, and Dauid Elroi. Of the Nisbor Iewes, and some places of India. p. 1453.
  • §. 5. Of India, Ethiopia, Egypt, his returne into Europe: Sicilia, Germanie, Prussia, Russia, France. pag. 1458.
• CHAP. VI. A Relation of a Voyage to the Easterne India. Obserued by Edward Terry, Master of Arts and Student of Christ-Church in Oxford. p. 1464.
  • §. 1. Things remarkable obserued in his Voy∣age to the Indies. Sea fight with the Portu∣gals. ibid.
  • §. 2. Description of the Mogols Empire, and the most remarkable things of Nature and Art therein. pag. 1467.
  • §. 3. Of the people of Indostan, their stature, colour, habit, dyet, women, language, learning, arts, riding, games, markets, armes, valour, Ma∣humetane Mesquits, burials, opinions, and rites of Religion. pag. 1473.
  • §. 4. Of the Gentiles Sects, Opinions, Rites; Priests, and other obseruations of Religion and State in those parts. pag. 1478.
  • Sultan Achmet Chan, Sonne vnto the Sultan Mehemet Chan most inuincible, his Letter to King Iames. H. pag. 1482.
• CHAP. VII. The trauels of Lewis Barthema or Vertoman into Egypt, Syria, Arabia, Persia, and India, heretofore published in English by R. Eden, and here corrected according to Ramusios Copie, and contracted. pag. 1483.
  • §. 1. His trauell thorow the Desart of Medi∣na and Mecha, and their profane holies. ibid.
  • §. 2. Two Vnicornes. His passage by the Red Sea to Aden. Imprisonment and counterfeiting himselfe mad. Escape and visiting other parts of Arabia, Zeila, Cambaia. pag. 1489.
• CHAP. VIII. Collections of Asia, especially of Arabia, gathe∣red out of an Arabike booke of Geographie, written by a Nubian, foure hundred and seuentie yeeres a∣goe, and translated into Latin by Gabriel Sionita, and Iohannes Hesronita, Maronites of Mount Libanus, the one Professor, and both Interpreters to the French King, of the Arabike and Syriake Tongues. pag. 1495.
• CHAP. IX. Collections of diuers Mahumetan Authors in their Arabicke Bookes, by the said Maronites, Gabriel and Iohn, touching the most remarkea∣ble things in the East, especially of the Mosleman superstitions and rites, and the places of chiefe note. pag. 1499.
• CHAP. X. Don Duart de Meneses the Vice-roy, his tractate of the Portugall Indies, containing the Lawes, Customes, Reuenues, Expenses, and other mat∣ters remarkable therein: here abbreuiated. H. pag. 1536.
  • §. 1. A Register or Collection of the Vses, Lawes, and Customes of the Canarins, or Inhabi∣tants of this Iland of Goa, and of the Towns there∣unto belonging. ibid.
  • §. 2. A Copie of the Order that the Vice-roy of the Estate of India shall hold in matters of Iu∣stice, as also of the other Magistrates, in the diuers places holden by the Portugals in In∣dia. pag. 1512.
  • §. 3. The Receipt of the Reuenues of the State of India: as also the Expences publike there∣in. pag. 1521.
  • The inclosing of all the Rent of the Estate of In∣dia. pag. 1523.
  • A Copie of all the ordinarie expences that are made in the Citie of Goa, at His Maiesties charges. ibid.
  • Officers belonging to Iustice. pag. 1524.
  • Officers belonging to the Citie of Goa; her Fortresses and Pases, or Ports. pag. 1525.
  • The Galleon of the Trafficke and Voyage of Ceilaon, hath the Officers and Men as follow∣eth. pag. 1527.
  • Parishes within the Citie of Goa. pag. 1528.
  • Parishes that are in this Iland of Goa. ibid.
  • Officers belonging to the H. Inquisition. p. 1531.
  • Expences made with the Fortresses of Sofala, Mosambique, and Sena. ibid.
  • Ordinarie expences that are made in the For∣tresse of Ormus. pag. 1532.
• CHAP. XI. A Letter from Don Garcia Silua Figueroa Ambassadour from Philip the third King of Spaine to the Persian, written at Spahan, or Hispahan, Anno 1619. to the Marquesse of Bed∣mar, touching matters of Persia. pag. 1533.
• CHAP. XII. Collections out of the Voyage and Historie of Friar Ioāo dos Sanctos his Aethiopia Orienta∣lis,

• & Varia Historia, and out of other Portu∣gals, for the better knowledge of Africa and the Christianitie therein. pag. 1535.
  • §. 1. The Authors Voyage and Acts in those parts; Sea accidents, Moorish fooleries, English Ships: Of Sofala, the Fort; the Fruits and Plants of those parts. ibid.
  • §. 2. Of Quiteue King of that Coun∣trey, with the strange customes obserued in those parts, in Court, Citie, and Coun∣trey. pag. 1537.
  • §. 3. Of the Riuer Cuama, and the adia∣cent Countrey; the Beasts, Fowles, Fishes of those parts: the Hills of Lupata; of the Mon∣gas, Rufumba, Sena, Tete, Massapa, and of the Kingdome of Manamotapa; Also of Ophir, and of the Golden Mines of Fu∣ra. pag. 1543.
  • §. 4. Of the Manamopata his c••stomes and of his Vassalls; and of the adioyning King∣domes, (wherein other Authours haue erred) of Mosambique, Quiloa, Mombaza, Melin∣de, Magadoxo: of the Mombos and Zimbas, cruelties. Of Quilimane, the Ilands on the Coast; the Macuas, and other African obserua∣tions. pag. 1550.
  • §. 5. The Iesuites gleanings in Africa to Christian Religion, gathered out of their owne writings. pag. 1556.
  • §. 6. Relations of the Christianitie of Afri∣ca, and especially of Barbarie, and Algier; writ∣ten by I. B. Gramaye. pag. 1561.
• CHAP. XIII. Larger obseruations of Master Richard Iob∣son, touching the Riuer Gambra, with the peo∣ple, merchandise, and creatures of those parts, then in his Iournall is contayned, gathered out of his larger Notes. pag. 1567.
  • §. 1. Of the Riuer Gambra, the raines, and land-flouds, the cause and time of their conta∣gion: the Beasts, Fish, and Fowle of the Riuer; of the Portugals, Mandingos, and Fulbies there liuing. ibid.
  • §. 2. Of their Marybucks, and religion: Merchandize; Fidlers, Instruments, Trades, Husbandrie, with a further Historie of the Crea∣tures in those parts. pag. 1572.
• CHAP. XIIII. A Letter contayning the admirable escape and glorious victorie of Nicholas Roberts Master, Tristram Steuens his Mate, and Ro∣bert Sucksbich Boatson of a ship of Douer, ta∣ken by Algier Pyrates: which three men being carried as slaues by eleuen Turkes in the same ship, partly killed, and partly sold them all, and returned free and safe home into Eng∣land. pag. 1577.
• CHAP. XV. The Grand Signiors Seraglio: written by Master Robert Withers. pag. 1580.
  • §. 1. Description of the place, partitions, and manifold conueniences. ibid.
  • §. 2. Of the Diuan Dayes, Iudges, Session, Iudicature, Dyet, Accounts. pag. 1583.
  • §. 3. Of Ambassadours entertainment and audience. pag. 1585.
  • §. 4. Of the persons which liue in the Ser∣raglio: and first of the Women and Virgins, their manner of life there. pag. 1586.
  • §. 5. Of the Agiamoglans, how taken, di∣stributed and employed. pag. 1590.
  • §. 6. The choise Agiamoglans, seuere di∣scipline and education in foure Subordinate Schooles, and their after-aduancements. p. 1592.
  • §. 7. Of inferior persons, as Buffons, Mutes, Musicians; of white Eunuchs, and of the grand Officers of the Serraglio. pag. 1595.
  • §. 8. Of blacke Eunuchs and Black-Moore Girles and Women Of Physitians, and of the Kings Children. pag. 1597.
  • §. 9. Prouisions of Victuals, Cookes, Kit∣chins, Dyet of the King, Queene, and others, and of their manner of Seruice. pag. 1599.
  • §. 10. Apparell, Bedding, Sicknesse, Hospi∣talls. Inheritance; Kings expences, Recreati∣ons, receiuing Petitions, Stables; Ramazan Solemnities. pag. 1602.
  • §. 11. The old Serraglio, and Womens liues therein: Of their marriages and children, slaue-selling, Witnesses. pag. 1605.
  • §. 12. Of their religion, opinions, per∣sons, times, places, and rites sacred. pag. 1607.
  • A Letter sent by Sultan Osman the late murdered Emperour, to His Maiestie, by Hu∣sein Chiaus. pag. 1612.
  • A Letter written by Halil Bashaw, chiefe Vizir and Generall in the Persian Expedition, at his returne, in Aprill, 1618. to Sir Paul Pin∣dar, Ambassador for His Maiestie. ibid.
• CHAP. XVI. Sundrie the personall Voyages performed by Iohn Sanderson of London Merchant, begun in October, 1584. ended in October, 1602.

• With an historicall description of Constanti∣nople. pag. 1614.
  • §. 1. His first Voyage to Constantinople, and thence to Cairo, and to Tripoli. ibid.
  • §. 2. His second Voyage to Constantinople, with other his Trauels. pag. 1618.
  • §. 3. The third Voyage of Master Iohn Sanderson to Constantinople. pag. 1622.
  • §. 4. A Discourse of the most notable things of the famous Citie Constantinople: both in ancient and late time. pag. 1624.
  • §. 5. The Pilgrimage of Iohn Sanderson from Constantinople, to the Holy Land, and so to Tripolie in Syria, begun the fourteenth day of May, 1601. ended the fourteenth of August, with diuers Certificates and Let∣ters. pag. 1629.
• CHAP. XVII. A Report of the Voyage of Master Henrie Timberley from Cairo in Egypt, to Ierusalem, in fiftie dayes, 1601. pag. 1640.
• CHAP. XVIII. Two Letters of Master Iohn Nuberie, rela∣ting his third and last Voyage into the Easterne parts of the World: with three other Letters from Master Eldred, &c. concerning the same affaires; found amongst the Papers of Master William Hareborne, Her Maiesties Ambassa∣dour to the Grand Signior at Constantinople, communicated to mee by Master Iohn Sander∣son. pag. 1642.
• Letters of Master Iohn Eldred and William Shales. pag. 1644.
• In Balsara the two and twentieth of Ianua∣rie, 1583. pag. 1645.
• Commands of the G. S. to the Cadilesquire of Egypt. ibid.
• To the Beglerbie of Cairo. ibid.
• To the Cadilesquire of Egypt. pag. 1646.
• CHAP. XIX. The Voyage of Francois Pyrard de Laual, to the East Indies (an English man being Pilot) and especially his obseruations of the Maldiues, where being ship-wracked hee liued fiue yeeres. Translated out of French, and abbreuia∣ted. pag. 1646.
  • §. 2. Description of the Maldiues, their thirteene Cantons, twelue thousand Iles, Sea-changes, strange Currents, Monsons, Maine-Inlets, blacke boyling Sea, Heate, Seasons, ciui∣litie, and haire ceremoniousnesse. pag. 1648.
  • §. 3. Their Cocos and other fruits and food, their Trades and trading, creatures profitable and hurtfull. Of Male the principall Iland. Their Houses, Candou, Languages, Appa∣rell. pag. 1652.
  • §. 4. Rites of Meate and Drinke, Bath∣ing, superstitious obseruations: Diseases, E∣ducation of children. Fishing, Fashions, Lusts. pag. 1657.
  • §. 5. Their gouernment described. The Iud∣ges, Officers, Gentrie, Communaltie. The King his Palace, Guard, Nobilitie, Robes, Attire, At∣tendance, Exercises, Riches; slaine by the Ben∣galans. pag. 1661.
  • §. 6. A larger discourse of their religion, manifold ceremonies, and absurd opinions. The Authors departure and returne. pag. 1667.

The Contents of the Chapters and Paragraphs in the tenth Booke of the first part of Purchas his. PILGRIMS.

• CHAP. I. BRiefe Collections of Voyages, chiefly of Spa∣niards and Portugals, taken out of Anto∣nie Galuanos Book of the Discoueries of the World. pag. 1671.
• CHAP. II. The summe of a Letter of Nicholas Trigauti∣us a Iesuite, touching his Voyage to India, and of the state of Christianitie in China and Iapan. A Letter also of Captaine R. Cocke, and Relations of Master Roberts wracke on the Coast of China in the Vnicorne. pag. 1693.
• Extracts out of Trigautius his Martyrologe, or fiue Bookes of Christian Triumphs among the Iaponi∣ans, before mentioned. pag. 1694.
• A Letter concerning later Occurrents in Iapon from Master R. Cocke to Captaine Saris, written at Firando in Iapon, the thirteenth of December 1622. pag. 1695.
• A note of the Vnicornes company in Chi∣na. pag. 1696.
• CHAP. III. Letter touching Iapon with the Gouernment, Affaires and later Occurrents there; written to mee by Master Arthur Hatch Minister, lately returned thence. pag. 1696.
• CHAP. IIII. Extracts of Master Caesar Frederike his eigh∣teene yeeres Indian Obseruations. pag. 1702.
• CHAP. V. Gasparo Balbi his Voyage to Pegu, and obser∣uations there, gathered out of his owne Italian Rela∣tion. pag. 1722.
• CHAP. VI. The Voyage of Master Ralph Fitch, Merchant of London to Ormus, and so to Goa in the East India, to Cambaia, Ganges, Bengala; to Bacola, and Chonderi, to Pegu, to Iamahay in the King∣dome of Siam, and backe to Pegu, and from thence to Malacca, Zeilan, Cochin, and all the Coast of the East India: begun in the yeere of our Lord 1583. and ended 1591. pag. 1730.
• CHAP. VII. Indian Obseruations gathered out of the Letters of Nicholas Pimenta, Visiter of the Iesuites in India, and of many others of that Societie, written from diuers Indian Regions; principally relating the Countries and accidents of the Coast of Coroman∣del, and of Pegu. pag. 1744.
• CHAP. VIII. Iohn Huighen van Linschoten his Voyage to Goa, and obseruations of the East Indies, abbre∣uiated. pag. 1750.
• Of the Towne and Iland of Goa, chiefe Citie of India. pag. 1751.
• CHAP. IX. Relation of Ormuz, and of the late taking there∣of by the English and Persians. pag. 1785.
  • §. 1. A Relation of the Kings of Ormuz, and of the foundation of the Citie of Ormuz, taken out of a Chronicle which a King of the same King∣dome composed, called Pacaturunxa, written in A∣rabicke. H. ibid▪
  • §. 2. Relation of Ormuz businesse by Master W. Pinder. pag. 1787.
  • §. 3. Part of a Letter written to Sir Iohn Wo∣stenholme by T. Wilson Chyrurgion; containing many particulars of the Ormus warre, and cause thereof; as also of the most most admirable taking of a great Portugall Ship well manned, by a small English Pinnesse. pag. 1790.
  • §. 4. Relation of the late Ormuz businesse, ga∣thered out of the Iournall of Master Edward Mo∣noxe the Agent of the East Indian Merchants tra∣ding in Persia. pag. 1793.
  • A Certificate from the Portugals, of their kind vsage, wherein was performed more then was promised them. p. 1803.
  • The Vice-Admirall his second Letter. ibid.
  • A Certificate made by sundrie Portugals, how the Treasure, Iewels, &c. belonging to the King and his Vizeer of Ormus, which were secretly conueyed out of the Castle of Ormus by the Per∣sians. ibid.
  • A Letter written from Ruy Frera Dandrada, and sent aboord the Ionas, by one of his Captaines, named Alfonso Borgea, at our first arriuall neare the Castle of Keshme. pag. 1804.
  • Another Certificate of the kinde vsage of the Portugals. ibid.
  • A third Certificate. ibid.
• CHAP. X. A briefe memoriall of the trauels of the Right

• honorable Sir Robert Sherley Knight, Count and Knight of the Sacred Empire, now Ambassadour from the Persian King to His Maiestie and other Christian Kings. pag. 1805.
• CHAP. XI. The Epitaphs on the Tombe of Iacob Alman∣sor the Saracenicall Emperour, vnder whose reigne Spaine was subdued to the Moores, writ∣ten by Mahomet Algazeli a learned Arabian, and grauen in the foure stones of his sumptuous Monu∣ment. pag. 1809.
• CHAP. XII. Master Thomas Coryates Trauels to, and Obseruations in Constantinople, and other places in the way thither, and his Iourney thence to Alep∣po, Damasco and Ierusalem. pag. 1811.
• Master Coryates Oration. Purus, putus Co∣riatus, Quintessence of Coryat. pag. 1817.
• Master Coryats Constantinopolitan Obser∣uations abridged. pag. 1820.
• CHAP. XIII. Relations of the Trauels of W. Lithgow Scot in Candie, Greece, the Holy Land, Egypt, and other parts of the East. pag. 1831.
• CHAP. XIIII. Later Intelligence out of Turkie, touching the resignation of Mustapha, and the aduancing of Amurath a yonger brother of the lately murthe∣red Osman; with other later occurrents. p. 1848.
• CHAP. XV. Briefe Extracts of a Iournall of Arnold Brown his Indian Voyage, sayling diuers times and cour∣ses in fiue yeeres space to Bantam, Patanie, Iapan, the Manillas, Macau, and the coast of China, with other Indian Ports. pag. 1851.
• CHAP. XVI. The Dutch late proceedings at Amboyna in cruell torturing and executing of diuers English men; with other their like Acts to the Natiues in Banda; published lately by the English-East-In∣dian Societie; here much abbreuiated: p. 1853.
• CHAP. XVII. A true Description of the Bay Todos los Santos in Brasil, and taking the Towne Salua∣dor by the Admirall Master Iacob Wilkins, 1624. pag. 1859.

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