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.

THEIR RET••••NE.

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THe eighteenth of December, Munday at noone,* 1.1 the Iles of Mexuma 〈◊〉〈◊〉 beare North-west from vs foure leaugues off. Our course from Pomo being South South-west twentie fiue leagues, the wind North-west. From the eighteenth, at noone to the nineteenth, sixe leagues South-west, little wind & variable, yet faire weather (as before) here we had the Iles of Mexuma, North-east by North nine leagues off, the latitude one and thirtie degrees thirtie two minutes, here we had seuentie eight fathomes, streamy ground betwixt with a peppery sand and small shels. From the nineteenth to the twentieth at noone South-west fourteene leagues, latitude one and thirtie degrees two minutes, the wind from the West North-west to the North North-east, the weather very faire. From the twentieth, to the one and twentieth, South-west by West thirtie leagues, latitude thirtie degrees twentie three minutes, by this we found that the [ 60] Current had set vs thirteene miles to the North-wards of our account, the wind at North North-east, the weather faire. Friday, the two and twentieth, (from the former midday) we had made a South-west by West way twentie seuen leagues, latitude twentie nine degrees fortie minutes, here our latitude course & distance agreed wel together. This day at noon we had thirtie fiue fathoms, smal sand & ozie, the wind North North-east and North-east faire weath••••▪

From Friday, to Saturday at noone, South South-west thirteene leagues. This morning, we came vp with a Iuncke of Nangasack, belonging to Ian lowlson a Dutchman, and bound for Cambaya. I caused the Captaine of her to bring his Pasport aboord, which I perceiued to bee a Goshon from the Emperour of Iapan; I thereupon gaue him leaue to depart. This day, about noone, we had one and fortie fathomes ozie. This twentie foure houres the wind was very va∣riable, the weather close and some-what hazie: at foure in the afternoone, fortie seuen fathomes ozie. From Saturday to Sunday noone, South-west halfe South, forty leagues, the wind at North and North North-west, close weather.

From Sunday noone, vntill Munday noone, being Christmasse day, South-west halfe South fiftie two leagues, here we had sight of certaine Ilands, which lye off the Coast of China, the [ 10] neerest vnto vs was a small Iland bearing West by South from vs, about three leagues off, and did rise in the forme of a Cayman, the wind North North-east, and North-east, the depth in this place about thirty three fathomes ozie. This forenone, wee came vp with a Iuncke that kept the same course as we did, she had the Hollands Colours on her Poope, whereby we concei∣ued that she had a Passe from them, but had shee beene good purchas, wee could not haue dealt with her, because there was much wind, a loftie Sea.

From Munday noone to Tuesday noone, South-west by South, fiftie three leagues, here we had sight of certaine Ilands, which lye off Logoseo, bearing North-west by West nine leagues off, here wee had one and thirty fathomes, blacke peppery sand. From hence wee steered in West South-west ten leagues, vntill sixe at night. At which time wee had the Rockes of the [ 20] point of Loamb West fortie leagues off, our depth twentie two fathomes, and white sand mixt. From sixe to twelue South-west by South, eleuen leagues, twentie fiue fathomes ozie.

From twelue to twelue, the seuen and twentieth, South-west halfe West, one and twentie leagues. This seuen and twentieth, it blew a faire gale at North-east as before, and the wea∣ther cleered vp, that we had sight of the Sunne, which we had not of a long time seene before. From noone vntill mid-night South-west halfe West nineteene leagues: here by the North-star and Canopus,* 1.2 we were in one & twentie degrees thirtie minutes, the depth fiftie fiue, sandy, ozie. From mid-night the seuen and twentieth, vnto mid-night the eight and twentieth, South-west nineteene leagues: heere by the Sunne, we were North twentie degrees, forty fiue minutes, the wind still at North-east, the weather faire. From the eight and twentieth, vntill the nine and [ 30] twentieth at noone, South-west thirtie eight leagues, latitude nineteene degrees fiftie three minutes, the depth seuentie fiue fathomes, sandy, ozie, the wind North-east, the weather faire•• by this we gathered, that we had made our way to the West-ward of the South-west by West, by meanes of some Current setting to the West-ward. From the nine and twentieth, vntill the thirtieth, South-west halfe South, thirtie eight leagues, latitude eighteene degrees thirtie minutes, the wind at East North-east and East by North, the weather very faire, no ground in one hundred and twentie fathomes. From Saturday vntill Sunday at noone, which was the last of December, South-west by South, twentie seuen leagues and a halfe, latitude seuenteene degrees twentie minutes, wind East North-east, weather faire.

The first of Ianuary, from the last of December vntill New-yeeres day at noone, South-west [ 40] by South twentie eight leagues, latitude sixteene degrees ten minutes. Here the wind came vp at North-east by North, the weather faire. From the first of Ianuary, vntill the second at noone South halfe West, twentie eight leagues, the weather ouer-cast the wind at North-east by North. From this day noone, vntill two of the clocke in the afternoone, South South-west halfe South three leagues, here wee had sight of a point of Land, bearing West from vs eight leagues off.

From two in the afternoone, vntill twelue•• the next day, South halfe East, fortie leagues, here we had Cape Varella North-west by North eight leagues off. This twentie foure houres we had much raine and dirtie weather. From the third at noone, vntill the fourth at sixe in the morning, our way one with another vpon a straight Line South South-west halfe West, thirtie [ 50] leagues, here we were in eleuen degrees, North latitude, of our depth twentie foure fathomes, as neere as I could ghesse. Here also wee had sight of Poolo Cecir, bearing South by East seuen leagues off,* 1.3 and the Cape Cecir North by West sixe leagues from vs. From sixe vntill noone, West South-west thirteene leagues. From the fourth at noone, vntill the fifth at noone, first South-west by West twentie two leagues, then South-west halfe West sixe leagues, and then South South-west halfe South one and twentie leagues, here wee were in nine degrees. The body of Poolo Candor, bearing South South-west about seuen leagues from vs. Our depths from the fourth at noone,* 1.4 were from eighteene to fourteene fathomes: from sixteene to eleuen, wee felt a Current setting our ship to the South-ward beyond our computation, this same night at Sun-setting, we found the variation to be one degree North-westing. This euening, at sixe of [ 60] the clocke we had the South-east end of Poolo Candor, North-west foure leagues off, the wind North-east.* 1.5 From six this euening, vntill twelue, the next South South-west thirtie leagues, latitude seuen degrees ten minutes, the wind at North-east, the weather very fa••re. From the sixt vntill the seuenth at noone, South South-west thirtie six leagues & a half, latitude

fiue degrees thirtie minutes, the wind at North-east, the weather faire. From Sunday the se∣uenth, vntill Munday the eighth at noone South South-west halfe South fortie two leagues, la∣titude three degrees thirtie minutes, the wind at North-east by East and East North-east, the weather faire. This day at foure in the afternoone, we had the North point of Poolo Timon,* 1.6 South-west by South about seuen leagues off, we hauing runne from noone seuen leagues South South-west. From Munday to Tuesday at noone, South South-west seuen leagues, South-east sixteene leagues, and South seuenteene leagues; the latitude one degree twentie fiue minutes; by this we perceiued the Current had carryed vs sixteene minutes to the South-wards of our computation.

[ 10] From this twelfth day vntill foure in the afternoone South sixe leagues, our depth twentie foure fathomes streamy ground: here we saw Poolo Pengran South-west by South sixe leagues, and the head-land of Iore West South-west eight leagues off. From hence vntill foure leagues off South South-east fourteene leagues off, eighteene fathomes, the same ground: from hence till noone, the tenth, South twelue degrees, here wee had seuenteene fathomes. The tenth at noone, we had sight of Land. The Northermost high hummocke bearing West from vs about sixe leagues off. This day at noone by our iudgement, we were ten minutes to the South-ward of the Line.

Thursday, the eleuenth at noone, we were in one degree sixteene minutes South latitude, our course from the tenth at noone, South halfe West twentie two leagues. Here the Souther Ile of [ 20] Poolo Tayro, was due East from vs three leagues off: our depth fourteene fathomes, ozie. This Poolo Tayro consisteth of seuen or eight Ilands and Rockes mixt together,* 1.7 the longest tract of them is North North-west, and South South-east, the Northermost Ile is farre longer and larger then any of the rest. From this Norther-most Ile vnto Poolo Pan,* 1.8 North-west halfe West nine leagues, the depth from the tenth at noone vnto this present, was from seuenteene to fourteene fathomes all alongst Poolo Tayro: when the Norther-most Ile of Poolo Tayro, East North-east halfe East three leagues from vs, then the three hummocks on the North end of Banco did beare South-east ten leagues off;* 1.9 And the high Land of Mannapin South by East halfe East. From this day noone vntill mid-night, South South-west halfe South tenne leagues: here we anchored seuenteene fathomes soft ground, where we rid all night. The next [ 30] morning, we had the Hill of Mannapin, South South-east halfe East, the low Land by the wa∣ter side three leagues off, the next head-land to the North-wards, which riseth in three hum∣mockes, when you are to the North-wards of it East North-east halfe North. About six leagues off, the twelfth at noone being at anchor in the same place, by our obseruation wee were in one degree one and fiftie minutes neerest, the wind at West North-west, weather faire. This afternoone we weighed and stood in towards the Coast of Sumatra, and at mid-night anchored in twelue fathomes of the Riuer of Pallimbam, finding nine, ten, and twelue fathomes ozie,* 1.10 as we ranged along.

Saturday, the thirteenth in the morning, we weighed againe (the wind Northerly) and stee∣red along by the Sumatra shoare, through the Streights of Banco, vntill wee came betweene [ 40] the first and second point, which was at eight at night, where we anchored in sixteene fathoms about two leagues off the Sumatra shoare. From the Riuer of Pallimbam vnto this place,* 1.11 we had nine, ten, eleuen, twelue fathomes within two halfe leagues off the Sumatra side, all alongst vntil we came vp neer the second point (which maketh the narrowest of the Streights) & there we found about twentie fathomes water. Sunday, the fourteenth, we set saile againe and bor∣rowed faire aboord the Sumatra side in eight, seuen and sixe fathomes vntill wee had Lucepara, South-east by East, and then we haled away South South-east, South-east by South and South-east finding all the way fiue fathomes ozie, vntill wee had brought Lucepara North by West a∣bout seuen leagues off, and then the water began to deepen, hauing fiue fathomes & a halfe, sixe fathomes. Munday, the fifteenth, wee were in foure degrees fiftie eight minutes, wee being di∣stant [ 50] from Lucepara, thirtie sixe leagues South by East from it. From hence vntill foure in the afternoone South South-west foure leagues. Here we saw a shoald aboue the water, about foure miles from vs, West South-west. The two Ilands on the Coast of Sumatra, bearing vpon the same point seuen leagues off. Also Poolo Keero did beare East South-east halfe South. From this shoald fiue leagues off,* 1.12 and the high Land of Marrough was South-west from the shoald afore∣said. This Euening, the wind did hearten in at North-west: by which meanes we got in neere vnto Poolo Peniang after mid-night, and there came to anchor vntill the next day.

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Notes

• * 1.1

  Iles of Mexuma
• * 1.2

  Canopus.
• * 1.3

  Cape Cecir, or Cessir.
• * 1.4

  Poolo Candor.
• * 1.5

  Current.
• * 1.6

  Poolo Timon.
• * 1.7

  Poolo Tayro.
• * 1.8

  Poolo Pan.
• * 1.9

  Mannapin.
• * 1.10

  Pallimbam.
• * 1.11

  Sumatra. Straights of Banco.
• * 1.12

  Marrough.