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.

A declaration of the Cardes and figures of the Island of Ternate here∣after following, according to the numbers and letters.

No. 14.

IS the Island of Ternate, where we arriued the 22. day of May, 1599. with two ships.

A. Is the Island Tidore inhabited with Portugales, betwéene whom is mortall enimitie.

B. Is an Island not inhabited, lying betwéene both the other Islands, but néerest vnto Tidore.

C. Is a Riuer where we fetcht our fresh water out of a Well, in a village.

D. Is the Kings Galley or Karkol, trimmed most brauely, and comming from Ternate with 31. other gal∣lies in companie, with a most terrible noyse of singing, crying, and playing on drummes and copper basons, rowing their galleys with woodden shouels in stead of oares, two & two sitting together, flourishing or casting the same (as they rowe) ouer their heads, and so powre out the water ouer the side of the galley, rowing in this sorte about our ships.

E. The place where they rowe into, one before ano∣ther, and there lie side by side.

No. 15.

IS the towne of Gammelamme, lying in the Island Ter∣nate, where we traded, the howsen whereof are made of a thicke Réede or Cane, clouen and interlaced one in the other.

A. Is our two ships comming vnder sayle before the Towne.

B. Is a galley that came aboorde vs, which after they had demaunded of whence we were, and receiued our an∣swere, bad vs in very hartie manner welcome, and were meruailous glad of our comming thither.

C. Is a galley appoynted for the warres.

D. Is a stake, whereupon stoode the head of one of their enemies, which they had fastened with a rope, put into the mouth of the head, and comming out vnder the chinne.

E. Is their market place, where they kéepe their markets vnder a trée, to shadowe them from the heate of the Sunne.

F. Is their Temple or Musquita.

G. Is the Kings Court or Pallace, built of stone.

H. Is a little house standing before the Pallace, where an yron cast péece of ordenance lyeth, the which Captaine Drake, by force of ill weather was compelled to cast ouerboorde, and afterward taken vp by these people.

I. Is the house which the King gaue vnto those of our nation, which we left behinde vs.

K. Is the house wherein we vsed our trade.

L. Is a Cloyster, called S. Paul, built in times past by the Portugales.

M. Is a stone house built by the Portugales.

N. Is the house wherein the Kings Interpreter dwelleth, and is of Chyna, speaking good Portugale.

O. Is a Tower or Stéeple whereon lay a Brasse péece.

P. Is an vninhabited Island lying betwéene Ter∣nate and Tydore.

Q. Is the Island Tydore, kept by Portugales, who are great enemies to those of Ternate.

R. The hole or gappe where all the ships must passe, for all along by the towne, it is full of rockes and shoels, at which rockes, the people with their boates catch fishe when the water is lowe, which they find in little plashes or puddles of water betwéene the rockes.

S. Is a boate of pleasure.

T. Is their manner of fishing for great fishe: first, they catch some small fishe with a little casting net, then setting a long cane right an ende in the foreparte of the boate, in the ende whereof they make a hoale, thorowe which is put a long rope or corde, and in the ende of the corde is fastened a fishehooke, with a leafe ouer it, that thereby the line may drine with the winde, then one that sitteth behinde casteth out his small fishe towards the hooke, which they kéepe hanging close aboue the water, whereby they deceiue the great fishe, and so with the booke take them. Also they vse certaine baskets which they lay in the water, so that they sinke to the ground, and hauing so line one tyde, they looke ouer the boates side, to sée if any fishe be in the baskets or not, wherein if they perceiue any fishe, one of them tumbles ouer boorde, and diuing into the water, bringeth vp the basket, and so take out the fishe. Here might be obiected by some, how it might be possible that they should see and discerne 15. 16. or 17. fathome déepe whether there were any fishe in the baskets or not, let this sufflie for answere,

that the water is there so cléere, that a man may out of the ship sée the anchors very plainely as they lye in the water, and easily beholde multitudes of fishes swim∣ming, yea in the very bottome of the sea, as manifestlie as if it were but a foote déepe.

V. Is a Marchants ship of Ternate, which goeth from one Island to another, laden with Rice, Sagge and spices.

No. 16.

THe King of Ternate going to the Temple to offer sa∣crifice, before whom goeth a young boye with a sworde on his shoulder, carrying a booke in the other hand, then followe a certaine number of the Kings men of warre, after whom commeth one bearing a Francken∣sence-pot or vessell, and is followed by the King, ouer whose head is borne a Tyresol or canopie, then come o∣thers of his souldiers or men of warre, with their En∣signe displayed, being now come before the Musquita or Temple, they wash their hands and féete (to which ende certaine water-pots full of faire water are prepared) that done, they enter into their saide Musquites, where they spreade a white cloth on the grounde, and falling on their knées, knitting their hands together, doe often lay their faces on the grounde, mumbling certaine wordes or prayers to themselues. In the saide Musquites is placed a pulpit, hanged with a white cloth: and in stéede of a clocke, there hangeth a kinde of Drumme, whereupon they smite with a greate stricke. They haue also a bell hanging in their Musquita, but without a clapper, whereon they smite at such time as any rumor or other sturre is in hand, at what time euery man, rich and poore, must come out of his house, some with Pikes, some with

Sables and shieldes, some with Muskets, and some with gunnes: but of these are not many so armed. To conclude, their order is such, that it would make a man laugh to sée them.

No. 17.

THe King of Ternate his galley, hauing stages on ei∣ther side made of Spanish réedes or canes, manned with slaues that rowe, sitting two and two together, and so made, that the outer parts are passed euen with the water, and that some may sit within the galley and rowe, hauing a sheaffe of arrowes lying by them. In stéede of oares they vse shouels, casting the water from them a∣long by their sides. Aloft sit certaine men knocking vp∣on Drummes and basons, and is appoynted with seuen brasse Bases, with certaine pikes standing right an end, which are much longer than any vsed in our Countries. Also, on the galley is placed a bedstead wrought all ouer and gilded, whereon was hanged the breast and backe parts of the Kings armour, with his helmet, all co∣uered with red veluet, and on the bed was spread a very fine wrought couerlet, whereon sometimes the King sit∣teth, and sometimes lieth, alwaies shaking his legge as if he had the Palsie, and hauing one by him with a fanne, fanning ouer his face. The King was a verie thicke and corpulent man, well set, hauing a great head, and all his members correspondent: he is a mightie Prince, ha∣uing vnder his obedience thréescore and ten Islands, and is meruailouslie honoured and feared of all his subjects.

No. 18.

ARe fencers of the Moluckish Islands, called in their language Bakeleyers, wearing an headpeece, beauti∣fied with a Paradice bird instead of a feather. When they méete to fight or fence one with another, they stand alwaies vpon one leg, thereby being the read••er to leape and spring forward or backeward. Now when the one leapeth in towards the other, the same springeth a good way backwarde, alwaies resting himselfe but vpon one foote, and thus they spring forward and backward with such agillitie and nimblenes, that it is a thing very plea∣sant to beholde, Their apparell is a Pytigen, made of Cal∣licute cloth, with bréeches of the same, or some other stuffe of silke, cut vpon very faire white, and made after the fashion of the Spanish bréech.

The women of Moluccas going abroade, and hauing their heads couered from the Sunne with Callicute cloth their garments are made of Callicute, drawne out with sundrie and diuers cullours. When they fetch their water, they vse a very thicke cane, some fathome and an halfe long, wherein they put or lade the water with a dish, and so carrie it home on their shoulders.

The 19. day, we set sayle from Ternade, to shorten our voyage.

The 21. day, we crossed the Lyne, néere vnto an I∣sland called Macha, and is one of the Islands of Mo∣lucca.

The 22. day, was our last ordenarie flesh day, remai∣ning onely but for two or thrée seethings, insomuch as all our victuals was spent, except a little oyle and drie bread which was full of wormes, and some small store of Rice

and water, and were allowed but one Mutskin of wine daylie.

The 30. day, we had sight of the Isle of Oba, sayling to the Northwarde thereof, the same is a very great Island.

The 6. day, we came to the west ende of Oba, to the westwarde whereof lye so many Islands, that it is hard∣ly possible to tell them, and full of sholes, which greatlie amased vs. These Islands lye some two leagues and an halfe, to the west of the Lyne.

The 10. day, a chéefe waying some seuen pounde, was solde for 12. Gilderns 10. Styuers, which is fiue and twentie shilliugs sterling.

The 11. day, we let fall our anchors vnder an Island, lying to the westwarde of Oba, where manie other Islands are, but we knew not their names, for in the Py∣lots Cardes were found but two Islands in the place where all these Islands are, this place is excellent good for anchoredge, where we had 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. and 23. fathome, faire sandie grounde, the next morning we set sayle againe.

The 12. day, we let fall our anchors againe vnder the same Island, by reason that Iohn Martsson sayled from our companie, to séeke way betwéene the Islands, but the next day came againe to vs, for the Admirall discharged a péece to the ende he should returne.

The 13. day, Iohn Martsson returned to vs, and then we sayled thence together, but towards noone we cast out our anchors againe, for that Iohn Martsson could not kéepe vs companie, by reason of a great tempest that then blew, but towards the euening he came to vs, and then sayled thence together, but could not goe farre, by reason of the shoels, wherefore we cast out our anchors againe, and rode at 9. 10. 12. and 15. fathome.

The 14. day, wée hoysed vp our sayles, and went thence, but at afternoone let fall our anchors againe, at what time came a boate or Praw from the land vnto vs, telling vs that the Island was called Bankore, and the o∣ther next was Sabobe, and warning vs of the great num∣ber of shoels in that place, and moreouer shewed vs that to shun them, we must sayle to the aforesaid Island Sa∣bobe, where we might prouide our selues of water and other fresh victuals. Their King as he sayd, dwelled be∣hinde Sabobe, in an Island called Mithare: these Islands lye in two degrées southward the Lyne.

The 16. daye, we sayled thence towards the Islands from whence we came, at afternoone we let fall our an∣chors againe, and within an houre after set sayle againe, and in the euening cast out our anchors againe, then some of our Saylers went vp to the maine top Mast, from whence they discried, and tolde some thirtie Islands lying round about vs, within the compasse of fouretéene or fif∣téene leagues, but by no meanes wée could get out of them.

The 17. day in the morning, we hoysed vp sayles a∣gaine with a South Southeast wind, shaping our course South Southwest, and Southwest and by South to sea∣wards, whereby (with Gods helpe and prouidence) wée got cléere of the Islands, sayling thorow a very narrow channell or gappe, leauing the necke of the land that lay out, on our star boorde side, where we found a little nar∣rowe place to get out, for on our larboorde lay thrée little Islands, where many shoels were to the southward, and as farre as we could discerne, we might sée a fyre, and at afternoone we saw another great fyre in the open Seaes some foure leagues from land, which we left on our star∣boord, hauing a very fine gale of winde.

The 18. daye in the morning, wée sawe againe high

land, which stretched out a great length.

The 22. day, we came néere to this aforesaid land, meaning to sayle about that way to the Eastward, but for want of winde could not: in conclusion, we agréed to shape our course along the coast Eastward, and to goe a∣bout to the Westward, and so put forth our foresailes.

The 23. day, Iohn Martsson discharged a péece, being very néere aground, hauing but two fathome and a halfe water, and was faine to towe the ship with their boate from the shoels (the weather being very cléere and faire, as God would) and afterward came aboord vs, declaring that he had séene sixe boates, but not spoken with any of them, neither could he learne what Island that the same was, our Pylots supposed it to be Boere.

The same night Iohn Martsson came agrounde, but wound himselfe off with a bowe anchor, but lost a planke of his ship, some fathome and an halfe long, howbeit, the ship (God be praysed) remained tight, it was an vncer∣taine or vnéeuen ground: for hauing cast his leade, and finding 40. fathome, before they could cast out the leade againe, the ship sat fast aground, but being now off, we ran East Southeast of that place.

The 25. day, Iohn Martssons folke were a shore, where they spake with some of the people, who tolde them that the land was called Taboke, and that there was plentie of Rice, Goates, and Hennes. This is a very great Land, for by all iudgement, we had sayled some 30. leagues a∣long the coast thereof, and now at last were come where was abundance of sholes, and yet could sée no ende of the land, insomuch that we were constrained to returne the same way we came. The land lieth so bending with cor∣ners, that it cannot be well described, except it were ex∣plained corner by corner.

The first day of October was allowed a kan of Wine

to euery messe, for toye that we had reached the East ende of Tabocke, where we found many other small Islands.

The same night Iohn Martsson droue a ground on the East ende of the said Island, the weather being very calme, the ship sate before aground, hauing behind twen∣tie fathome water, whereupon they cast out their bowe anchor behinde at the gallerie, and so in winding her off, she swayed to the sholeward, but wound her off againe with the Capsten, and pulling vp their anchor, they found the same to be broken, for the shanke was in two peeces, but they got them vp into their ship, by reason that the Buy rope was twisted about the Cable.

The 2. 3. and 4. dayes we lay at hull, about some two degrees Southward of the Lyne, by reason of extreame winde, and tempestious weather, the Sunne being for the most part ouer our heads.

The 5. day, Salomon Dirikson of Harlyng dyed, who was a quarter Master, and before had béen the Stowers mate.

The 6. day, our last Rice was spent, in so much that the Cooke drest vs no more victuals, our féeding was then bread and water, with one Mutskin of Wine, and one of Honie euery day to a messe.

The 9. day, our allowance of bread was increased, so that we had some fiue pounde of bread allowed for fiue dayes, this day we made an end of our fishe.

The 10. day, was a kanne of Wine allowed to euery messe, because there was nothing else to eate but drie bread.

The 11. day, William Hermanson Klock of Alckmer, was appoynted quarter Master in place of Salomon Di∣rickson, so that he was both quarter Master and Cor∣porall.

The 12. day, Wouter Egbertsson of Bréewolt was appoynted Gunner.

The 16. day, our allowance was appoynted to be fiue poundes and one halfe of bread for seuen dayes.

The 17. day, we sawe two Ioncken or boates, but spake not with them, being then at the East ende of Bot∣ton, and hauing fiue degrées and sixe minutes: now we knew where we were, for outward bounde towardes Amboyna, we were by the same Island, and had fiue degrées.

To the Easte of this Island Botton, lye thrée other Islands, from whence many corners and shoels stretch to seaward toward the South-east. In sayling towards Amboyna, the said three Islands must be left on the star∣boord, and so running forward out by Botton, there lye o∣ther two Islands to the Northward, which must be left on the larboorde, sayling forth betwéene both, this is to be well obserued, by reason of the sholes in that place stretching from those thrée Islands.

The 20. day, wée passed thorowe the straight, be∣twéene Selebes and the Soles, where two Islands lye right in the middest of the gap, betwéene which we ran, they lye a good league one from the other: it seemed that there was a fire in one of them, we might sée boates passe from one Island to another. This gappe lyeth from Ban∣tam some 30. leagues, and as we returned homewards, we left many Islands on our starboorde, which lye in 5. degrées and 50. minutes.

The 21. day, we had 5. degrées and 50. minutes to the Southward of Selebes, sayling thorowe the straight. This land stretcheth for the most part West and by North, and East and by South, here we made an ende of our last smoked fleshe, and euery messe had a kan of Wine.

The 22. day, we passed by the Island Selebes, which stretcheth West and by North, and East and by South: from the straight it is some 20. leagues long Westward, with lowe grounde lying before it, and thereon very hye and hillie ground, as it were doubled or indented, the South end whereof lyeth in 5. degrées and 50. minutes, and as a man passeth from the West ende forward in comming towards it, sayling some eyght or ten leagues along by it, there appeareth a round high hill like vnto a cocke of haie in the fieldes, séeming to lye farre off from the rest outward: but approaching néere thereunto, it lyeth plainelie farre within the Land, the ground before it being very lowe, and stretching at least two degrées thorow the Line on the North side, so that it is aboute some eyght degrées long South and North.

The 23. day, we sayled ouer a shallow of sixe fathome déepe, wending West and by South, in fiue degrées and sixe and fiftie minutes, about some eyghtéene leagues from the Land, the winde being Southeast, at what time we had sight of a small Island from our Maine top, lying to the Northwarde of vs.

The same euening we sayled ouer the shallowe, at 12. 13. 14. and 15. fathomes, which continued thrée glas∣ses, wending West, and West and by North.

The 24. day at noone, we had a dish of Rice and a Kan of Wine, being the first day since the 30. of August, that we sayled without view of Land.

The 25. day, halfe the night time, we sayled againe ouer the shallowes, the winde West, and West and by North, at some twentie fathomes depth, and as we ges∣sed wee were about 90. leagues from the west ende of Selebes.

The 29. day, wée sawe the Land of▪ Madura, as wée guessed, where we had béen imprisoned, hauing fortie

and fiftie fathome with claye grounde.

The last day we were againe allowed a dish of Rice, seeing euery day Land, but could not haue any certaine knowledge what Land it was.

The 2 day of Nouember, we had sight of the length of the maine Land of Madura, to the Northwards wher∣of lyeth the Island Laybock, some 18. leagues distant. We ran betwéene them, hauing sight of land euery day.

The 5. day we left the Island Carman Iava behinde vs, lying some 20. leagues from Laybock, most East and West a sunder, finding sometimes 30. 35. 40. 45. and 50. fathome depth, all good clay ground.

The 9. day we passed by another Island, where eyght or ten trées stand in the water a little from the Island, lying some 20. leagues from Karmen Iava, most West and by North, and East and by South from each other, where we sayled about by the North.

The 13. day, we came before Saketra, where we made some prouision of Rice, and were (God be thanked) deli∣uered of our former penurie and hunger: héere we heard that the Ʋizadmirall was departed from Bantam, about thrée moneths past.

The 16. day, we sayled from Saketra, anchoring the same day before the fresh Ryuer, where we furnished our selues with water, the Chinans brought vnto vs Aracca and Rice in most plentifull sorte, which we bought for some fiue pence the pound.

The 17. day, wee sayled thence towards Bantam, where two Dutch ships lay. The 18. day we spoke with them, they were the Long barke, and the Sunne, which had lyne eyght moneths and tenne dayes before Bantam, (and were departed from thence in the night time, not re∣freshing themselues) where they had so néerely bartered all; that in the ende (for want of money) they trucked

also the whistles from about their neckes, and yet had not effected any great matter, for both the ships had but 60. last of Pepper and Cloues together, and farther were weakened 55. men.

The 19. day wée arriued before Bantam, where wée were much made of: Iohn Martsson hauing taken in his first Pepper but the fifth of this moneth, and bought the same by the bagge, euery bagge waying fiftie pounde, for the which they paide foure péeces of Ryals of 8. and an halfe, but at the last foure Ryals of 8. for a bag. The Maces and Cloues are bought by the Baer, waying 500 pound, the Maces for 80. and the Cloues for 65. péeces of Ryals of 8.

The 15. of Ianuarie 1600, our Admirall went a shore to the Magistrates of Bantam, bestowing on them sundrie presents and giftes, and dealt with them about farther trade, wherein they agréed very well, with thankes and due salutations on both parts, which done, he tooke his leaue after he had giuen the boate vnto the Gouerner of Bantam, wherein he came ashore, hanged with Skarlet cloth, and appoynted with two murthe∣ring péeces, but those people haue small knowledge how to vse the same.

The 20. day we brought all our Marchants aboorde, hauing almost solde all their wares.

The 21. daye, one of our Marchants went againe ashore, with a small parcell of Ʋeluet, and returned with twentie bagges of Pepper, made of the sayde Ʋeluet.

Notes

• Anno 1599. the 6. of Sep∣tember.
• The price of an Hollands cheese aboord the ship.
• The 16. day, we were com∣passed with Islands.
• They goe a∣shore at Ta∣bocke.
• The first day of October 1599.
• A Mutskin is the eight part of a quarte.
• Anno 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the 20. of Oc∣tober
• Anno 1599. the 29. of Oc∣tober we saw Mednra
• We arriued before Ban∣tam. The price of Pepper, Ma∣ces, & Cloues.
• Veluet.