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.

CHAP. X. The continuation of the former Iournall by Master ROBERT HAYES, contayning the death of Captaine COVRTHOP, succession of ROBERT HAYES, surrender of Lantore to His Maiestie, newes of the peace, and [ 40] after the peace Lantore and Poolaroone seized by the Dutch, with abominable wrongs to the English.

THe eighteenth of October, 1620. Our Captaine Nathaniel Courthop came to me Robert Hayes, and said that he heard say, there were two Prawes gone into Lan∣tore yesterday, which were Key Prawes as hee thought (yet were not) and in regard of former abuses to Iurotingee, hee would goe and reuenge the same. I prayed him to stay till he heard from thence whether it were so or no:* 1.1 But hee refused saying, if they were not of Key, it were but so much labour lost, & now [ 50] he might go with the Priest. Thus went he ouer that night with his Boy William, wel fitted with Muskets and weapons; promising to returne in fiue dayes, and bidding me send for water on the three and twentieth, which I did, but he came not, and sent me word hee would come the sixe and twentieth at n••ght. Hee came accordingly part of the way, the Priest staying at Lantore, because it was a great Feast with the Blacks the next day. There were one and twentie persons in the Boate with sixe Muskets and Fowling Peeces of the Companies, and goods of the Captaine to the value of one hundred and fiftie Rials of eight or vpwards. Comming thwart of Poolo∣way, about two or three a clocke in the morning, they met with the Hollanders Cor••cora and one Praw more with some fortie small shot, and comming vp with them fought with them: where the Cap••aine behaued himselfe couragiously vntill diuers of the Banda men were slaine. And [ 60] the Captaine also receiuing a shot on the brest sate downe, and with all his Peece being cloyed threw it ouer-boord, and then leapt ouer-boord himselfe in his clothes,* 1.2 the Praw being too hot to stay in. And what became of him I know not: but the Blackes say surely he there sunke, by reason of his wounds and his clothes all about him. There came of those one and twentie per∣sons,

seuen ashoare, who had not beene wounded, and were strong to swimme, the space being some fiue miles. The same night Riall a Dutchman (formerly turned Moore) ranne away to the Hollanders with a small Praw.

* 1.3The seuen and twentieth of October, I went to the Fort at Neylackey, and calling the Com∣pany together, demanded of them their purpose: and they all promised that as formerly they had beene ruled by the Captaine, so now they would be ruled by me Robert Hayes, as knowing before that I was to succeed in case of Mortalitie. I tooke order concerning better watch, ha∣uing but twentie three men on Neylackey, and two barrels of Powder with that which was in the Gunnes. The one and thirtieth, I sent a small Praw to Lantore, with foure men to certifie Robert Randall of businesse.* 1.4 The same night the Sabander Rato, came with a Coracora and an O∣rankay, [ 10] well prouided to bring ouer the Priest and Robert Randall with them. So all the chiefe of the Countrey came to the Fort on Saturday in the Euening the fourth of Nouember, and called all our company, demanded whom they should now (our Captaine being dead) trust to take charge: they all answered, Master Hayes: they further demanded, if they would stand to that which I should promise, because they were not to make agreement with a multitude with∣out a head. They all answered, they would performe all my agreements and promises to the vt∣most of their power. I then being settled in my businesse, demanded thirtie men each night to come to watch with vs, viz. fifteene at the Iland, and fifteene betwixt the two Forts; for that I feared assault in the night: and it was agreed.

The fift of Nouember, the Sabander Rato came with the Priest to me, to know my determi∣nation [ 20] about foure Peeces of Ordnance, which the Captaine had promised to Lantore, as Master Randall knew & my selfe; and perusing the Presidents Letter to go thorow with them of Lan∣tore, as we had done with them of Poolaroone and Pooloway; I answered, that if the Chiefe would come ouer and agree with me, I would performe their request. The seuenth, Robert Randall went backe with the said Sab. Rato in the Corocora, which Rato said hee would certifie the S••b. of Lantore and the Orankayes of my answere; and that within three dayes I should expect them a∣gaine. At present here were seuen Key Prawes in the Road, and the seuenteenth, I manned our Oranbay with a Murtherer, and seuen Muskets, and went with other fiue Muskets on the Flanker at F••riat, and sent to the Key-men that two of their Chiefe should come and conferre with me about the cloth stolne from Iurotinge:* 1.5 But they all swamme on shoare, till the Coun∣trey [ 30] people tooke vp the matter, and gaue mee two Key-men pledges, whom I kept at Ney∣larkey.

The foure and twentieth, came three Corocoras with other Prawes from Lantore, for the Guns promised: and vpon their demand of ayde of vs, and agreement to surrender their Land to the Kings Maiestie of England, I gaue them two Sakers and one Demiculuerin. The same day the Key-case was ended. And the same day they of Lantore surrendred the Land to the Kings most excellent Maiestie.* 1.6

The sixe and twentieth of Nouember, we saw a saile to the West, and all the chiefe of Ban∣da being here put off with thirteene Corocoras, and came vp with her, being a Holland Aduisor from Iapan and Amboyna,* 1.7 with Letters for Banda. They killed foure and kept three aliue, beeing in all seuen Hollanders. The Letters they brought me, but I could not attayne to the full con∣tents [ 40] by want of the Dutch Language. Only thus I found that the English and Hollander were agreed at home, and I read the thirtieth Article of agreement betwixt vs and them: so that I thought it not vnfit to send the Letters to Pooloway. I would haue kept the businesse from the Banda men; but then it would haue beene worse for vs. I therefore disclosed it to the Priest of Pooloway, so to frame our answere to the whole Countrey, namely, that shippes both English and Dutch were to come thither to end the businesse, and that it were good those Writings should be sent to the Hollanders to redeeme their three men with sixe Blackes. Wee were glad of the agreement, but knew not how to cleere our selues of the Countrey people, in case of peace.

The eight and twentieth, I sent Robert Munday with sixe Banda slaues to Pooloway with a [ 50] flagge of Truce and that packet of Letters, and to redeeme their men, and to send word whe∣ther they would persist in their rigorous courses, or be still till ships came: which if they refu∣sed, that they take notice that the Banda men are in hand with a stratageme against them (f••r they purposed to make vse of their Ordnance, and besides, to set on their Frigat, but I would not disclose the particulars.) The nine and twentieth, my Messenger came backe with a Letter written.

To his louing Friend Master Robert Hayes, Factor for the [ 60] English vpon Poolaroone.

WOrthy Sir, your Letters of the eight and twentieth of Nouember, we haue receiued, also the packet of Letters which were by it, and haue with great ioy and gladnesse vnderstood the

friendship and agreement betweene both our Masters: wherewithall is ended warre which was begunne with great bloud shedding,* 2.1 not fitting for two Nations which haue beene so good Friends as yours and ours haue beene. We haue further vnderstood with sadnesse the losse of the Campas and the killing of foure men at the taking of her: likewise of three which are the Banda mens Prisoners, for the redeeming of which they will haue sixe men: howsoeuer, I will not leaue them vn-redeemed. The Captaine Nathaniel is killed in the Prow, for which God knoweth I was heartily sorie.* 2.2 We haue buried him so stately and ho∣nestly as euer we could fitting for such a man.

He proceeds with desire that Master Hayes and an Orankaia should come that they might conferre vpon some truce with the Bandanezes till the ships comming, wherein they should well [ 10] agree if they would let them haue Mace and Nuts for their money: with promise of securitie, a present, thankes and commendations.

Dated Pooloway, in the Castle of Reuenge this ninth of Decemb. Anno 1620. stilo nouo.

Your louing Friend William van Anthon.

The second of December, the Priest was content to take man for man, but freemen; and if they had not, so many hundred Rials of 8. for the third. And I writ so by Ed. Twelues, and aduised [ 20] them of going betweene Lantore and Guning Apee, and of an action in hand, &c. The third my Messenger returned with a Holland Prow rowed by Spaniards, and two Hollanders, the Mini∣ster and an Ancient-bearer which brought Nocoda Ismael, Mirnie, and one hundred Rials of eight. And I suffered no Banda man to come to the Iland but only the Priest, and exchanged the Prisoners. I entertayned the Hollanders in the best manner I could, but would not suffer them as they desired to speake with a Banda Orancaia, suspecting it was for trade. In the Letter of van Anthon, he writes, Touching the truce of which you write, is not only betweene Yours and Our Masters made a truce, but also a good and sure peace. Therefore there is nothing to say betweene you and vs. When it please you, you may goe wheresoeuer you list, &c.

The fift day, the Westerne Monson blew with raine, God be thanked,* 2.3 for wee had no water [ 30] fell to any purpose, since the beginning of Iune last being sixe monethes, so that wee went to Lantore seuen times for water, besides that I hired the Key-men once. The same day came a Praw from Beynawre,* 2.4 and told of twentie Corocoras gone from Seyram to Amboyna against the Hollander, besides many small Prowes. There came ouer the Sabander Rato, and Sab. Lantore with a Coracora and two Oranbaygs for their other Gunne: and told that the Hollanders sued for peace and Trade with the Lantore men and those of Salomon, but were deferred till tenne dayes for answere. I bade them remember their Surrender, and how they had promised in wri∣ting to sell no Spice but to the English. Thus the Hollander sought by policie what he could, not∣withstanding the newes was publike.

[ 40] The eighteenth, I had word that the Hollanders came to seeke for Trade with the Lantore men, which would not agree except they would restore them one of the Ilands of Nero or Poo∣loway: whereupon the Hollanders Messenger returned to Nero, and pulled downe their white Flags which had stood some ten dayes, and set red in place, and sent the Frigat to shoot into Lantore. And at night the Lantore men sent three Blackes in a small Praw to Nero, which kil∣led a Hollander in a house without the Castle. And the Sab. Rato sent me word that they would keepe their Spice for the English only.

The one and twentieth of December, here arriued at the Lucon a China Iuncke from Maccas∣ser, with a little Rice and Racke from the Factor and Letters, but no newes from the West; so that we knew more Newes here then they there. He also protested in his Letter, that hee had that on trust, hauing no meanes left but borrowing, the people censuring and the Portugals [ 50] laughing hereat. Dated the nine and twentieth of Nouember, to Captaine Courthop.

The nineteenth of Ianuary, I sent ouer the Sewes to fetch Letters from Master Stauerton, in a Portugall Iuncke. I heard then by Master Randals Letter, that the Hollanders had burned the great China Iuncke with our Flag in her, and tooke our Letters and all the China men Priso∣ners: but the Lantore men will redeeme them with two Hollanders, they tooke in a small Prow,* 2.5 hauing killed the third. But the Hollanders care not so much to redeeme their men, as to haue Trade with the Blackes. They doe what lyeth in their power to set the Banda men and vs at difference. For any Sailes they see they pursue, vnder the reach of Ordnance: and being pur∣sued by Banda Coracoras, put out a white Flagge to vs: which I thinke basely done. They were intreated by mee to bee still till the Fleetes came but they will not, though themselues [ 60] goe by the worst. They professe friendship to the English, and skirmish with the Bandanezes, with whom we liue.

The Letters which I receiued from Hoia Murad, was the Copie of a Letter from Master Hayward the Factor at Succadania to Master Stauerton of the place. Dated the seuen and twen∣tieth

of October. It was vnder-written by Master Stauerton, with promise of reliefe, his best endeuours, the Copie of the Articles sent from our Commanders at Iacatra, vnder-written by Captaine Furresland President, Master Brokden, Master Spaldin, &c.

The fiue and twentieth of Ianuary, Matthew Richards was censured for misdemeanour, in pulling downe the Orders set vp in our place of Common Prayer and vnciuill speeches, by con∣sent of Councell.

The ninth of February, the Dragons Claw arriued and brought vs Letters and a Cargazon. The eleuenth,* 2.6 came by eleuen Holland ••hips, and I sent my Prow aboord to heare of our shipping. I receiued a Letter from Master Bates from Amboyna, wherein I was certified of the Hollanders pretence to take Lantore with two thousand Souldiers, besides a thousand more of all Nations; which was strange newes to vs, expecting nothing lesse, in respect that Land was surrendred [ 10] vnto vs, and we had a Factory there, with men, Ordnance, and goods. I expected directions from Iacatra concerning this affaire, but I had no knowledge concerning it. Three dayes after, in came some three ships more.

The sixteenth at night, I wrote a Letter to the Dutch Generall, to giue him notice of the surrender of Lantore,* 2.7 and of our men, goods and munition there. The eighteenth, my Messenger returned certifying me that the Dutch Generall read my Letter, but would not answere it, but bid my Messenger ••e gone. Now the Dutch sent to the Lantore men to yeeld vp their Coun∣trey to them, and to put the English from them; but they would not. Neither would I send for them to come off, for I could not answere it, namely to forsake the Companies goods there, or to leaue the Land so surrendred to the Kings Maiestie. The Lantore men sent ouer to mee, to [ 20] know what we meant to deceiue them, and not to succour them as we had promised. I sent o∣uer my Prow with men in her for the defending of the Companies Spice there But for that the Countrey saw I could not relieue them, denyed that we should put out our Flagge, in regard they must defend themselues for all vs. So all the men returned except Robert Randall, and two more English.

* 2.8The first of March, the Hollanders forces went on shoare at a place betwixt Loquee and Mau∣de Anginy, and so marched to Lantore, and tooke the Towne and fired it; there being small bloud-shed on either partie. The Inhabitants fled, and Master Randall & the other two English standing by the Companies goods were taken and stript to their skinnes, bound, beaten, throwne ouer the Towne-wall; and carried aboord the Generall, and put in Chaines. They tooke all the [ 30] Companies spice, goods and monies by accompt of Robert Randall, three and twentie thousand foure hundred pounds English, of Maces, and one hundred and twenty thousand pounds Eng∣lish of N••ts, Monies, fiue hundred Rials, Cloth and others to a small quantitie.

* 2.9The third day t••e Starre arriued here at Poolaroone: so I went aboord and made Master Wel∣den and Master Bates acquainted with these Occurrents. The fift, they went ouer to the Gene∣rall a•• Nero, to know his pleasure about setling of Factories in Banda: but hee pretended busi∣nesse for three or foure dayes, and then we should heare further. At Master Weldens being there, he spake with Master Randall with much adoe, who told of his vsage. But release could not be gotten for our men. Further, the Generall demanded, if we had Poolaroone men in subiection, as he h••d the Lantore men; otherwise he would come and doe it. His pretence (as I suppose) is [ 40] to picke a Quarrell with the Poolaroone men to get vs out, and after to settle vs vnder them.

The sixt of March, the Hart came and anchored at the Lucon, and twentie fiue Prowes con∣tayning some fifteene hundred men,* 2.10 came and lay off: and the Fiscall came aboord the Starre. Now the Countrey people came flocking to know what these Prowes meant, and whether they came in peace or warre.* 2.11 The Fiscall intreated Master Welden to goe ashoare with him: but Ma∣ster Welden said he had businesse aboord, desiring me to goe on shoare. The Fiscall then told the Country people they had nothing to say to vs: but as for them, if they did not come and submit them∣selues presently to the Generall, that they should fare as those of Lantore: & would know how they durst surrender Poolaroone to the English.* 2.12 The Countrey said that they knowing it to bee peace betwixt them and the English; and they themselues subiects to the Kings Maiestie of England, [ 50] doubted not that the Hollander had any further to say in this matter. The Aduocate replyed, that if on the morrow they would not come ouer and surrender their Land to the Generall, that then they would come with their forces, &c. and so hee departed. And the seuenth day, the Countrey being afraid that we could not withstand the Hollanders (as indeed then we could not) they went to the Generall and told him they had brought the Land vnto him,* 2.13 but it was not theirs to giue, being formerly giuen the English: therefore let them and the English try for that as we would. The ninth, came the Aduocate with certaine Souldiers and Amboynezes, to com∣mand the Blackes to pull downe their wals, and deliuer vp their weapons, which they did: and afterwards bid the Blackes take off our Gunnes from the Land; but the Orankay answered they [ 60] could not doe it by reason of former agreement.* 2.14 Then the Fiscall would haue mee to take them off, but I would not. The Fiscall said that if the Blackes would not giue them the Land cleare without bushes on it (mening by vs that then he would come with his forces. So by their policie they set the Blackes against vs to cut our throats as much as lay in their power.

The thirteenth, the Fiscall came to see if the Blackes had pulled downe their wals, and was at them to pull off our Gunnes, and left their flagge standing vpon one of the carriages of our Gunnes which were at the Towne, the same time Master Welden went to Nero to the publica∣tion. The fourtenth, came in the Exchange,* 2.15 and I related to Captaine Fitzherbert of the Oc∣currents here, who wished hee had beene here sooner, and that night sent one of his men on shore, and carried away the flag into Nero Road the next day: and sent word backe to send the Starre presently away for Nero, which I did as soone as I could on the eighteenth.

The twentieth, the Fiscall and the Captaine Solar came with twentie Souldiers, and threw downe all our Ordnance of the mayne Iland, being nine Peeces, and broke them,* 2.16 and carryed [ 10] away the Peeces thereof. Also they tooke away a flagge from one of the Forts, and carried a∣way a Coracora of the English for Pooloway. As for the little Iland they medled not with it at all, but as we had it, so we might keepe it. The flagge which they tooke, the Fiscall said was in reuenge that Captaine Fitzherbert had taken away their flagge.

The one and twentieth, the Claw arriued from Amboyna. The sixe and twentieth, 1621. the Generall of the Hollanders sent to the Orankaies of Poolaroone,* 2.17 commanding them to sell vs no more Spice.

The second of Aprill, Master Bate went to settle at Poolaway. The Pinnasse was sent on a Voyage to Seyran, to buy slaues and Sago. The eight and twentieth,* 2.18 we heard of a strange Mas∣sacre, that the Generall cut in pieces fortie foure Orankaies of Lantore for Treason.

The second of May, the Generall signed Articles of agreement with the Poolaroone men, [ 20] which were all one in effect with our Articles formerly signed with them; only, that they must pay Tenths to the Prince of the Countrey. The fourth,* 2.19 hee sent to take the Orancks of Poolaroone their Oathes to be true to the Prince of Orange. The two and twentieth, I heard of the Clawes misfortune betrayed by Seran men, losing twentie two slaues and halfe their Sago, being glad to get aboord themselues; lost two men and all whatsoeuer on shoare. The cause sprang from Lantore men that ranne thither, saying, that the English and Hollanders were all one and had massacred their Orencaias.

The fift of Iune, I went in the Claw from Poolaroone to Amboyna, where I went ashoare on the ninth.

[ 30] I haue added to this Iournall of Master Hayes (by him kindly communicated to me) a Letter of Master Fitzherbert to him, sorting with these Dutch Affaires.

I haue added Master Fitzherberts Letter here printed out of the originall, because the Dutch in their Answere make him an Approuer of their Dessignes.

MAster Hayes, these are to require you to discharge these three Dutchmen out of the Companies [ 40] seruice, and to dispatch them off the Iland, for so much I haue promised vnto the Dutch Gene∣rall who is much offended with them, that he saith, he will haue them howsoeuer. It doth grieue mee to turne away the Companies Seruants in this manner, preferring in my minde the time of our infortunate warre before a troubled peace. Other newes I could write, but I referre it to better occasion. From a∣boord the Royall Exchange in Nero Roade, the eighteenth of March, 1620.

Your louing Friend, Humfrey Fitzherbert.

[ 50]

FOr the Readers more full satisfaction in these Affaires of Banda (the ori∣ginall of the Warres betwixt the English and Hollanders in the Indies) I haue re-printed three Letters before published: as also the Declaration of the Hollanders in answere thereto; and the same refuted by certaine Mariners, to∣gether with Depositions touching the Premisses. And lastly, the state of the Quarrels betwixt the Dutch and the Bandanezes, and betwixt ours and them, [ 60] is more fully cleered by the Authour.

Notes

• * 1.1

  This Iurotinge, M. Stauerton in a Letter of his which I haue, calleth an vn∣luckie fellow (as heere hee proued) see∣ming a blacke Sain••, being a blacke Deuill.
• * 1.2

  Captaine Cort∣hop wounded, le••pes ouer-boord.
• * 1.3

  Master Hayes succeeds.
• * 1.4

  New agree∣ment betwixt the new Cap∣taine and the people.
• * 1.5

  Key-men cha∣stised.
• * 1.6

  Lantore surren∣dred to the King.
• * 1.7

  Dutch Aduisor taken.
• * 2.1

  The Letter of the Dutch to the English a∣bout the peace
• * 2.2

  M. Courthop buried by the Dutch.
• * 2.3

  Monsons. Want of water
• * 2.4

  Beynawre.
• * 2.5

  Dutch cunning.
• * 2.6

  Hollanders pre∣ten••e to Lan∣tore.
• * 2.7

  Notice giuen to the Dutch General, which would giue no answere.
• * 2.8

  Hollanders in∣uade Lantore, and burne the Towne.

  The English vill••nously a∣bused by Hol∣landers.
• * 2.9

  Dutch slights.
• * 2.10

  Hollanders arts at Poolaroone.
• * 2.11

  The Fiscals threats.
• * 2.12

  The people pleade subie∣ction to his Maiestie. High-way-law.
• * 2.13

  Note well.
• * 2.14

  Sententias lo∣quitur Carnife••.
• * 2.15

  Captaine Fitzherbert.
• * 2.16

  Dutch hostility to the English.
• * 2.17

  Imperious Dutch.
• * 2.18

  Dutch Empires.
• * 2.19

  Seran trea∣chery.

  English suffer for Hollanders faults.