Purchas his pilgrimes. part 2 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.

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Title: Purchas his pilgrimes. part 2 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.
Author: Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626.
Publication: London :: Printed by William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, and are to be sold at his shop in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Rose,; 1625.
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A Note of the Vnicornes Companie in China. [ 30]

ALthough wee haue referred China relations to another Tome, yet because in Captayne Prings former relations, mention is made of the Vnicorne wracked by foule weather on the dangerou•• shores of China; I thought good to mention thus much heere. I spake with Ma∣ster Roberts the Master of the Ship, also with Master Pickering another of the companie: which both told me, that their Ship being lost, the Companie saued themselues and with part of the goods went a shore. The rude Chinois would haue assaulted and rifled them, but they stood to their defence, till an Offi••er or Magistrate came and relieued them from the vulgar: after which [ 40] they found both just dealing and kind vsage. They were permitted to buy for their money two Vessels with all necessarie prouisions for their departure, and one part of the Companie went to Iapon, the other (as I remember) to Malacca. If thou hast no compleater storie (of those, the onely English-men which I know to haue been on land in China) I must excuse my selfe by their promises of perfecter Relations, which whiles I expected, I was lesse inquisitiue then otherwise I would haue beene. They fayled me, and as I heare, are returned to the Indies: and I, if I seeme to fayle heere, shall in the next Tome repay thee with vse.