The iournall, or dayly register, contayning a true manifestation, and historicall declaration of the voyage, accomplished by eight shippes of Amsterdam, vnder the conduct of Iacob Corneliszen Neck Admirall, & Wybrandt van Warwick Vice-Admirall, which sayled from Amsterdam the first day of March, 1598 Shewing the course they kept, and what other notable matters happened vnto them in the sayd voyage.

After that these thrée shippes were parted and seuered by storme and foule weather, from the company of the other shippes, they were driuen vnder the Island of Saint Mary, where they tooke the King prisoner, and afterwards ransomed him for a Cow and a fatte Calfe.

In this Island we found not any great matter, com∣ming thither in a time out of season, for the Orringes were but blossomed, and the Lemons verie small, but we found some Sugar Canes, Hennes, and such like: And the people of the Countrey came to vs with two or

three small Oringes. Here we saw a strange manner of hunting: there were certaine Indians in a Canoas or boate, which had spied a Whale at Sea, who with their boate made out to take her: and after they had struck into her body an harping Iron, whereunto was fastened a long rope made of the inner barkes or péelings, next to the bodyes of trées, the Whale finding her selfe wounded, descended into the deepe, and they viering the rope to the whole length: not withstanding the Whale drew the boat after him as easily as if it had been a straw: but the Indians assuring thēselues vpō their expert swimming, feared not drowning, nor the ouerturning of their boate. Now after they had thus continued a while, vntill the Whale had tyred her selfe, and was out of breath, they towed her to the shoare, betwéene wind and water, and afterwards at low water they hewed her in peeces, and euerie one of them tooke as much as hee desired. Wee might haue taken thereof at our pleasures, but it looked so greazie, & bacon like, that it went against our stomacks. Afterwards wee sayled to the great bay of Antongil, where we filled our vessels with water.

Our Indian, whose name was Madagascar, might haue remained at this place, but hee excused himselfe, that he would rather go with vs apparrelled, then remain in a place naked where he was vnknowne. Wee went vp the fresh riuer with our long boate, to seeke for fresh victuals, but the people of the Countrey made signes vnto vs to returne, for that there was nothing here to be had: yet wee rowed thrée leagues higher, but wee sped accor∣ding to the sayings of the Indians. This scarcitie was by reason that the Kings of the Island had warre, where∣by all things were spoyled and wasted, insomuch that the inhabitants themselues dyed with hunger and penurie. One of their Kings was slaine, wherefore wee stayed

there but fiue dayes: but sayling from thence, we directed our course towards Iaua, and with Gods helpe arri∣ued at Bantam with all our thrée shippes as before, to wit, Mauritius our Admirall, whose master was Gouert Ianssen, and Corneles Hermskerck, one of the Com∣mitees, the ship Hollandia, wherein Simon Lambert∣sen Mau was Master, S. Wte N•••• Committees, who died before Bantam, in whose place was chosen Iohn Ian∣son Smit. The third being the small Pinnase called the Ouer-Ysil, whose Master was Simon Ianson, Arent Hermanssen of Alkmer was Commissioner, and Iacob van Neck was Admirall and chiefe Commaunder of the whole Nauie, in the end we arriued with great celeritie before Bantam, the 26. day of December, 1598.

As soone as we were come vnto Bantam, we practised with all possible spéed, to attaine the friendship and good liking of these of Bantam, to which end Hemskerck was sent before to the town, to offer them trade and dealings in Marchandize (for they suspected we had been the same that had been there the last yeere, & that kept themselues so long at sca, and that wée were Pirates & théeues, as the Portingales had heretofore perswaded them) but wee excused ourselues, and made sufficient answere, after wee had sent Abdol vnto them, who was of that place, and brought thence the last yeere. The sayd Abdol, ha∣uing declared the good and friendly entertainment hee had found with vs, together with the rarities & singula∣rities which he had séene in our Countrey, & that wee had now many yéeres maintained mortall wars against the king of Spaine and Portingall, wee had fauourable au∣dience, and presented our gifts vnto the king being but a child: but the chiefe gouernour ••ephate, who had y^e king∣like authoritie, receiued our gifts in the kings name, in verie thankfull manner: the gifts were a gilded cup, & cer∣taine

péeces of veluet, and other draped silkes, with faire drinking glasses, & gilded looking glasses; & withall were presented letters of credite, vnder the hand & seale of the worthie Lords the States, and of his Excellencie Graue Maurice, which were with great reuerence and créeping on their knées receiued. After that all these matters were finished, we began to buy and sell with those of Bantam, insomuch that the 4. day after, we began to lade, & before the end of 4. or 5. weekes the ships were almost laden.

Thus after we had remained there some foure wéeks, our other 5. ships came sailing towards vs in good safety, hauing none of their people, or but very few sicke. Then we put out our flags, auncients, and streamers, saluting each other with our great ordinance in the best order.

Immediately after came certaine of their Praus or boates aboord vs, bringing great plentie of Hens, egges, Cokar-nuts, Bonouas, Sugar Canes, and Cakes of Rise. This was eucrie day to do, changing and bartring with them for wrought Tin: wee had for a Tin spoone as much victuals as a man was able to eate in seven dayes.

Abdol did vs great hurt: for hee had not onely reported that there were fiue ships to come after vs, but also that there were more ships in rigging, to come thither out of Zealand, which was cause, that whereas at the first we payed but 3. péeces of royals of eight for 55. pound of pep∣per, afterwards they raised it to 4. royals of eight: it was all royals of eight that they sought for; wares were no∣thing so well esteemed as money. It was very strange to vs, to see how the people of Iaua would signifie vnto vs, that there were fiue ships to come, shewing vs 4. fin∣gers and a thumb, which signe they made, saying, Lyma Shepen, meaning thereby, that there were yet 5. of our ships to come: for Lyma in their language signifieth fiue.

Here the gentle Reader is to vnderstand, y^t besides the

aforesaid three ships, a fourth (namely the great Pinnase called the Vriesland, wherof Iacob Cornelisson was ma∣ster, and Wouter Willekens Commissioner, laded in this place for Holland: all which foure ships being fully la∣den, gaue notice to all men of the town, that they would depart homewardes, and that therefore all such as they ought any money vnto, should come and receiue their payment.

Afterwardes (hauing made good prouision of Rise and water) they departed thence, and sayled vntill they came néere vnto Sumatra, where they tooke in fresh water: for the water of Bantam is white, and after a while groweth full of maggettes. At this place they bartred kniues, spoones, looking glasses, bels & néedels, for many things, and much fruit; as Millons, Cucumbers, Onions, Gar∣licke and some small store of Pepper, but excellent good.

Some fewe dayes before the departure from Bantam of these foure ships, the other foure that had determined to séeke their lading further, and to that end to sayle to the Ilands of Moluccos, tooke leaue of the said laden ships, and the same night wherein they set sayle to depart, they thundred such a peale of ordinance, that it was heard o∣uer all the Iland, and the whole towne of Bantam was vp in armes, not knowing what the meaning thereof was: and thus these eyght ships parted from cath o∣ther.

The people of Bantam were very glad that they were gone: for euerie day they would inquire of vs when wee would depart: and to hasten our departure, they vsed all diligence to deliuer vs such wares as we had bought, for it was nothing at all pleasant vnto them, to sée vs lie there with eight ships together.

The foure ships aforesaid sayled from Sumatra, and came to the Iland of S. Helena, where they refreshed thē∣selues

eight dayesieng: there they found a Church, where∣in were some celles or boothes, with the Image of Saint Helena: there was also an holy water vessell, with a sprinckle but wee left all things as we found them, with certaine writings and memories of our being there.

The Island of Saint Helena (as Iohn Huyghen wri∣teth) aboundeth most plentifully with Kids, Coates, wilde Swine, Phesants, or Firid-hennes, Partridges, and Doues, but by meanes of much shooting and hunting, vsed by all and sundrie such shippes as there arriue, they are so wilde & hard to be taken, that it was too too much paines and labour to vs to seeke after them. The Goates after they were shot, would runne from vs to the toppes of the stéepest Mountaines, where it was vnpossible for vs to come vnto them. Neither could we get so much fist, here as we gladly would haue had, but here we looke in our fresh water, whereof we had sufficient store vntill we came into Holland.

In this Island we left behind vs Peter Gysbrechtsson, Boat-swane of the great Pinnase, because he had strucken his master or shipper. We would willingly haue begged his pardon, but after that the orders & articles were read whereunto we were al sworne, we could not, but (for exā∣ples sake) execute iustice. Notwithstanding, her had thus much fauour that there was deliuered vnto him some por∣tion of bread, oyle, and Rise, fish hookes and a peece with some quantitie of gunne powder, and so we all tooke, our leaue, and committed him to God, hoping that he will pre∣serue him from all ill, & no doubt he shall come thence well inough, for as much as all ships which saile to the East In∣dies, must touch at this place to water & refresh thēselues. As we departed thence, we saw afarre off, a small shippe, which seemed to vs, as neere as we could gesse, that it was a French man, directing his course thitherward wee hope

that he is come into France in the same ship.

From this Island we sayled, and in short time, without any misaduenture, arriued in the Texell the 19 day of Iu∣ly 1599. God be praysed for it, to whom we cannot giue sufficient thanks for so good a voyage as we made: for since the time that Holland was Holland, there neuer came thi∣ther ships so richly laden, for they brought 400. last of Pepper, one hundreth last of Cloues, some store of Paces, Nutmegs, and Sinnamum. To conclude, we finished this long voyage in lesse then 15. moneths: for in seuen mo∣neths we sayled from the Texell to Bantam, the time wée lay still and were in lading, was 6. wéekes, and in 6. moneths wee returned home to Holland from Bantam, in which time outward & homward, we sailed 8000. leagues.

The Marchants and venturers of the ships went with all spéede to the Texell, to order all things aboord the said ships, and to refresh the Marriners. The Committees, Cornelis Hemskerck, with Henrick Buyck, went with al spéede to his Prince-like Excellencie, declaring vnto him, not only these acceptable newes of the return of these ships from Bantam, but also deliuered vnto him letters, together with rich presents from the king of Iaua.

The 27. day of Iuly, the Admirall, with the ship Hol∣landia, came before the town of Amsterdā with great noyse of 8. trumpets: the towne bestowed wine on them for their welcome, and all the bels were rung for ioy.

Gentle Reader, you haue breefely heard the successe of the 3. ships which lost the company of the other fiue: here∣after shall follow the Nauigation & successe of the other afore-said fiue shippes.

THe 1. of Nouem we met with another storm at sea, with much raine, & mighty wind, wherby our Ʋice-Admirall, the same night with the great Pinnase, lost our company.

The third day the Ʋice-Admirall with the Pinnase

returned vnto vs: the same day we saw many birds, and very much wood and trées driuing on the water. The same night dyed one of our folk in the ship of the Deane∣rie and Chapter of Vtrecht, which was the first man that dyed in the fléet.

The 6. day of the said Moneth in the afternoone, there came néere vnto our ship a spoute, which is a whirle wind that taketh and carrieth the water vp out of the sea, which falling into a ship, will carrie away all things that are loose, and indaunger the ship: wherefore we tooke in our sailes with all spéed, tearing least perhaps they might therby receiue some dammage, & in striking of the maine yard, our principall sayle-maker, called Ioost Janson of Amsterdam, looking ouer-boord, to sée if any part of the sayle hung in the water, suddenly (as he was putting his head ouer the ships side) the mayne yarde fell loose from the mast aboue, and smote the said Ioost Ianson on his head starke dead, which was a great mischance, and he was the first man that dyed this voyage in that ship.

The 7. day in the morning we cast the said Ioost Ian∣son ouer-boord.

The 9. day his goods were sold before the maine mast, which were well solde, for that one Ryail of 8. was ac∣counted for 8. Gildernes and a halfe.

The same day wee were put to our first allowance of Oyle, to wit, wéekely two Mutskins, which maketh of our wine measure about halfe a pinte.

The 12. day the Ʋice-Admirall came aboord our ship to minister iustice, which was the first execution of iu∣stice that he did in these ships. The same day we had sight of an Island, and were in the night come néere to the land before we wist thereof, for it was a very low land: then we discharged a péece to warne the other ships thereof, & then wended and put roome-ward.

The 13 day we saw thrée other small Ilands, where∣vpon the little Pinnase sayled that euening before vs, to see if we might saile on the farther side of one of the I∣lands or not, but the water was too shallow, for there lay out a great necke or corner of the Island, therefore wee cast about to seaward, and the same euening we cast our sounding lead in the first quarter, and had 20. faddome, and casting the lead againe, found but 15. faddome, the third time 11. faddome, and the fourth time 9. faddome, insomuch that we were in great danger of the sholes, but God preuented the same, for we held our ship turning, and suddenly came into the deepe, escaping the great danger wee were in, to lose our ship and our liues: for, doubting greatly that we should méet with great stormes and tem∣pests betwéene the Islands, we were drawne out of the right way, and brought into this error.

The 15. day wee had againe shallowe water at 13. faddome, but wee were out of sight of any land, which was a great wonder to finde such a shallow in the Sea so farre from any shore, for we could not sée any land at all.

The same day, we had againe a faire winde, so that we must hale in our sheates, and set our course East and by South, and East Southeast: the same day we shot a great Toonny, whereof there were in that place very ma∣ny, wherewith we made good chéere.

The 16. day of the saide moneth in the morning, wée had sight of another Island, so that we let slip our sheates to sayle beyond it. This Iland stretcheth to the South and North, and lyeth very low, and pleasantly to sée to: in the euening we were past this Island, and pulled in again our sheates: we held our course most East and by South, and East Southeast.

The 22. day in the afternoone wee had much rayne with a stouts gale of winde, so that wée were constray∣ned

to take in our top-sailes, the same night it lightened wonderfully.

The 24. day the Ʋice-Admiral gaue signe by putting out his streamer or banderoll, that all the Pilots should come aboord him, to take counsell together what course were best to be kept.

The 25. 26. and 27. dayes, wee had very still and calme weather, but towards the euening the wind came South southwest, and wee helde our course most East southeast.

The 28. day in the morning the wind slacked, and we directed our course East, and East, and by North: wee turned by the wind, the weather being very faire, in the night the winde came Westerly, so that we shaped our course East southeast, and Southeast and by East.

The 30. day the Ʋice-Admirals preacher came aboord our shippe, where hee made vnto vs a godly and learned Sermon.

The first day of December we had the wind faire, and the same day wee began first to eate of our smoaked or dryed flesh, which remained as yet very good and swéete.

The 2. 4. 5. 6. and 7. dayes we had calme and still wea∣ther, with variable winds, and some while a pretie little gale, and sometimes small showres of rayne: this day we might beholde squales and snakes driuing in the water, whereby we knew that we were néere vnto the land.

The 8. day wee had also mutable windes with some small showres and gusts of rayne, with thunder, the wea∣ther being very still and calme, and towards the euening it began to blow a fine swéete gale from the West north∣west, so that we haled in our sheates, and held our course East southeast: the same night a flying fish came flying into our ship.

The 9. day it blew a fine gale, the wind westerly, and

we held our course for the most part East Southeast: a∣bout noonetide one of our company fell from the sprit∣saile yard, and was drowned, for before we could hoyse out our boat, he sunke: his name was Gerbrand Iacobs∣zen of Alckmar, and a common marriner. There fell another ouer-boord also, who was one of the vnder Ship∣wrights, and was browned with the other. His name was Tymon Ianszen of Amsterdam; so that this day we lost two of our company.

The same day also dyed one aboord the Ʋice-Admi∣rall, and one aboord the Pinnase: Thus in this one day we lost foure men in in our fléete of fiue ships.

The 10. day the wind continued fayre, shaping our course most East Southeast, the weather faire: at noone we tooke the height, and found we were eight degrées to the South of the Equinoctiall line.

The 12. 13. and 14. dayes continued faire weather, except new & then a little missing raine, and the same day we saw multitudes of birds, and scum of the sea, driuing vpon the water, which caused vs to iudge that wee were not far from the land.

The 21. day our Ʋice-Admirals boate came aboord vs, at which time happened an extreme storme of winde and rayne, so that wee were constrained to take in our top sailes: and because the storme continued long, it was thought good to take in the Ʋice-Admirals boate afore∣said, fearing least our boat should haue drawne her vn∣der water: wherfore we cast about to Lée-ward, to take in the boat, but in hoysing it ouer, the rope, which was fa∣stened before to the boat, brake, and therewith one of the quarter masters fell ouer boord, but we help him present∣ly and saued his life.

The 25. day in the night, about thrée houres before day-light, we had a shrewd gust of raine and wind, so

that we were glad to take in our sailes.

The 26. day in the morning wee could sée but 2. of our shippes, but in the euening we came againe together, and with our fore-sailes euery one of vs put loofe, fearing wee should come too néere the sholes, and the Moone was so barke, that we could hardly discerne the length of a ship from vs.

The 27. day in the morning wee put out againe all our satles to make more way, hauing a fine full gale from the West Northwest with faire weather, and at afternoone we saw an Island called the Isle de Gano, wherewith we were all greatly comforted and reioyced. The same night wee had a very hard tempest with contrary winds, which lasted two houres, and then the winde was againe good, and we shaped directly our course towards the maine land of Sumatra.

The 28. day in the morning wée sawe the mayne land of Sumatra, which is a very high Countrey declining with a point towards the Strait.

All this day wee sayled for the most part East Southeast towards the shore.

In the euening wee spake with our Pinnase, and de∣maunded if they knew the place: and the Master answered vs that hee knew the place very well: wherewith wee left off to demaund any farther, but sayled forth Southeast and by East.

The 29. day in the morning wee had a shrewd gust of rayne and winde, with very darke weather. In the eue∣ning the Pinnase cast about to Lee-ward, and stayed for the shippes to speake with vs: whereupon wee tooke in our sayles, and ranne with our fore-course onely, to the end we might by daylight be before the strayts.

The 30. day in the morning beeing come into the Straites of Sunda, in the after-noone wee discryed fiue

small sayle vnder the shore, but they came not aboord vs, by reason that the wind was very great, & blew a mightie storme: we layled along the shore, to wit, the coast of Iaua.

The same day all the ships cléered all their ordinance, & in the euening we cast our Ankers a good mile from Ban∣tam, néere vnto two small Islands, for we would not come before the towne in the night time.

The 31. day we wayed our Ankers, and sailed towards Bantam; in the way came a small boate of our other ships a∣boord vs, with foure mē, declaring vnto vs that our Admi∣rall, the Hollandia, and the smal Pinnase were at Bantam, almost fully laden, and that they had beene there a moneth and foure dayes: with which good newes we were all mar∣uailously reioyced, and in the afternoone we came into the roade with exceeding ioy, where our sayd other three ships lay, at which time were but fifteene of our men dead since our comming from Holland.

Presently came many of the Countrey people aboord vs, bringing vs Hennes, Egges, and many other sorts of fresh victuals & fruits, which seemed very strange vnto vs.

The first day of Ianuarie many commodities were brought aboord vs to barter and trucke, as Hens, Egges, fruits, and such like.

The second & third dayes, their Prawes or boats con∣tinued to come aboord vs so aboundantly with all kind of Marchandize, which they offered vs in truck, that we could hardly passe through them in our ships, some with Hens, some with Bonanas, & some with garlicke, and other fruits.

The 4. day the Admirall came aboord all the ships, gi∣uing order to seperate the fléete, namely, that the 4. laden ships should returne homewards, & the other 4. should saile to the Islands of Moluccas: the Ʋice-Admirall in the ship called Amsterdam, was made Admirall, & one of our Com∣mittees, Iacob Hemskerck Ʋice-Admirall, in the Gelder∣land,

of these sayd foure shippes appoynted to goe to the Moluccas, and Iohn Ianssen Carel was appoynted to bee Ʋice-Admirall in the Hollandia: in stead of Wybrandt Warwick, Corneles Ianson Fortuiin, was appoynted ma∣ster in the great Pinnase, Iohn Cornelisson was appointed master in Melcknaps place, and Melcknap was put master into the Amsterdam, and Woulter Willekins, Commit∣tees in the Vtrecht, was placed in the great Pinnase, the Pilot of the Amsterdā was shipped into the great Pinnase, and the master of the sayd Pinnase was againe appoynted to sayle in the Amsterdam, which was Admirall of the fleete for the Moluccas.

The fift, sixt, & seuenth dayes, many Prawes or small boates continued to come aboord vs, offering vs fresh vic∣tualles in trucke.

The eight day in the euening we hoysed our sayles, and departed from Bantam with our foure ships, towards the Moluccas, to wit, the new Admirall, Wybrandt van War∣wicke, the Ʋice-Admirall, Iacob Hemskerck, the Zealand, whereof Iohn Cornelisson was master, and the Vtrecht, whereof Iohn Martssen was master or shipper.

The 11. day we ankered before a riuer lying betwéene Bantam and Sakentra, and is about some foure leagues from Sakentra, two little Islands lying right ouer against it, and fiue other Islands right before you, about some halfe league from Sakentra.

The 12. day we made prouision of water with all pos∣sible diligence, for two of our ships were appoynted to sayle before, to make prouision of fresh victualles: by noone wee had in all our water, and then wee and Melc∣knap sayled together away, and the next morning we cast our ankers before Sakentra, about a league from the land.

The 13. day in the morning, the Sambander or gouer∣nour came aboord vs with one of their Prawes, or little

boates, demaunding what wee came for, because wée rode in that place with our shippes. Our Ʋice-Admirall made answere, that wee came to buy fresh victuals: with which answere they were well pleased, saying there was inough of all things to bee had, and offered vs a present of a certaine fruit which they call Maugenus, which our Ʋice-Admirall receiued, remune rating him with a looking glasse, and a couple of drinking-glasses of small valewe. The afternoone following he departed again from whence he came, with two of our Committees, to make prouision of fresh victualles. The same euening our Admirall with the Vtrecht came vnto vs.

The 14. day in the morning, one of our boates rowed a∣shore to buy more fresh victualles, who returned aboord to∣wards the euening, bringing much good victualles vnto the Admirall, with a Bull sent vnto our Admiral by the king, which was distributed among the foure shippes.

The 15. day in the morning, so ne of our boates were sent againe to the shore for more fresh victualles, who re∣turned at noone, and after dinner wee wayed our ankers, and sayled from Iaketra.

The 16. day in the morning we let fall our ankers, be∣cause the weather was very darke: for wee could not passe the neck of the land, which there stretcheth out, about some three leagues from Sakentra: at noone we sayled thence, but towards the euening wee cast out our Ankers againe.

The seuenteenth day wee wayed our Ankers againe, sayling, forward with a Northwest wind, and very faire weather.

The 20. day of the sayd moneth we saw the Island cal∣led Lybock, and in the afternoone we saw that it lay East∣ward of Iaua, with three other small Islands: all this day we had the wind Westerly, for the most part keeping our course East, and East and by South.

The 21. day the Committées and Masters of the shippes were commaunded to come aboord the Admirall, where they sate together in counsell. The same day wée made with the land, and in the night wee came before a Towne called Tuban.

The 22. day in the morning, two long boates were manned and sent to the shore, with two of the Ʋnder-Committées, to sée if they might there make any prouisi∣on of fresh victuals.

The same day in the euening, the long boats returned to the shippes, bringing with them a Portingall gentle∣man of the Countrey, which had renounced the Christi∣an religion, and taken vpon him the religion of the Coun∣trey.

This sayd Renegado spake with our Admirall, saying wee should at that place haue lading sufficient to our con∣tentment, if we would slay there thrée or foure moneths.

The 23. day in the morning, a long boate with thrée cocke-boats rowed againe to the shore, to buy Rice and o∣ther victuals. The same day in the euening, we saw ma∣ny people assembling in euery stréete with their weapons in very gallant comely sort after their manner, hauing very many Gentlemen among them on horse-backe, which could very well ride and mannage their horses, in running, Tourneis, breaking of lances, and hunting, which pastimes we sawe the same euening on their mar∣ket place.

Tuban is a little Towne, wherein is vsed a very large trade of all kinde of Marchandize, as of Silkes, Lyn∣nen, Chamblets, and many garments, wherewith they clothe themselues, and of all other sortes of commodities. At this place is plentie of fresh victualles to be had.

In this Towne dwell many rich Gentlemen, vsing great trade in pepper, which they send to other Townes

from thence in shippes, which they call Ionken: These gentlemen are marueilous proud and stout, their appa∣rell is like vnto theirs of Bantam, bragging with their daggers hanging at their sides. Also these gentlemen haue many slaues and seruants, insomuch as they go not once out of their doores, without x, or xx, persons follow∣ing them, which waite with great diligence and care.

The 24. day in the morning, two long boats rowed ashore to receiue the king, for he had promised to come a∣boord, to sée our ships, to which ende our Ʋice-Admirall went ashore with the saide long boats, who was by the king brought into his pallace, shewing him all his wiues, women and maydens, and all his horses, which were marueilous faire. At noone the Ʋice-Admiral returned a∣boord, the shippes bringing the Kings sonne with him, for the King himselfe would not come. In the euening wée brought him againe to the land, honouring him with six∣téene great shot out of the 4. ships, wherein hée receiued great pleasure and contentment.

Notes

• How 3. ships ar∣riued at the Islād S. Mary, & tooke the king thereof prisoner.
• The manner which the In∣diās vse to take whales.
• How 3. shippes procu∣red the friend∣ship of those of Bantam, & what gifts they presented to the king
• The pri∣ces of pepper at Bantā
• Anno 1599. the 11. of Ianu∣ary, 4. shippes well la∣den, de∣parted from Bantam towards Holland Diuers Com∣modi∣ties.
• Description of the Islād of Saint Helena.
• The cause why Pe∣ter Ger∣brant∣ion was left in the Islād Saint Helena.
• 1599. 27. Iuly.
• Nouem∣ber.
• 13
• Decem∣ber.
• 15
• 1598. The 28. Decem∣ber we saw the maine land of Sumatra
• Wee came in∣to the straight of Sun∣da.
• We ar∣riued at Bantam.
• Ianuary.
• The ships se∣uer thē-selues.
• The 8. day of Ianuary the 4. ships de∣parted from Bantam towards the Is∣lands of Moluc∣cas.
• The king fendeth a Bull vnto the Admi∣rall for a present.
• The 21. Ianuarie 1599. we came before the I∣land Tuban.
• Descrip∣tion of Tuban.