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A08052	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.; Journael ofte dagh-register, inhoudende een waerachtigh verhael vande reyse ghedaen 1598. English	Neck, Jacob Cornelissoon van, ca. 1564-1638.; Walker, William, fl. 1601.; Warwyck, Wijbrant van, ca. 1569-1615. aut	1601 (1601)	STC 18417; ESTC S113132	75,502	134

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 swimming 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 sacrifice 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 Franckensence-pot or vessell and is followed by the King ouer whose head is borne a Tyresol or canopie then come others of his souldiers or men of warre with their Ensigne 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 either 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 along by their sides Aloft sit certaine men knocking vpon 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 couered with red veluet and on the bed was spread a very fine wrought couerlet whereon sometimes the King sitteth 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 hauing 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 beautified 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 pleasant to beholde Their apparell is a Pytigen made of Callicute 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 Island called Macha and is one of the Islands of Molucca The 22. day was our last ordenarie flesh day remaining 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 Anno 1599. the 6. of September westwarde whereof lye so many Islands that it is hardly 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 The price of an Hollands cheese aboord the ship solde for 12. Gilderns 10. Styuers which is fiue and twentie shilliugs sterling The 11. day we let fall our anchors vnder an Island

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 Ianson ouer-boord The 9. day his goods were sold before the maine mast which were well solde for that one Ryail of 8. was accounted 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 Vice-Admirall came aboord our ship to minister iustice which was the first execution of iustice 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 wherevpon the little Pinnase sayled that euening before vs to see if we might saile on the farther side of one of the Ilands 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 tempests 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 many 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 constrayned to take in our top-sailes the same night it lightened wonderfully The 24. day the Vice-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 Vice-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 December 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 weather 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 weather being very still and calme and towards the euening it began to blow a fine swéete gale from the West northwest 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 about 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 Iacobszen of Alckmar and a common marriner There fell another ouer-boord also who was one of the vnder Shipwrights 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 Vice-Admirall 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 Vice-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 Vice-Admirals boate aforesaid fearing least our boat should haue drawne her vnder water wherfore we cast about to Lée-ward to take in the boat but in hoysing it ouer the rope which was fastened before to the boat brake and therewith one of the quarter masters fell ouer boord but we help him presently 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 15 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.

about the Northwest necke hard vnder the shore insomuch that she came so néere vnto vs that they haled vs and demaunded of whence wee were and vnderstanding that we were Hollanders seeking to refresh our selues in that place refusing the land they cast about and directed their course Northwest to seaward The 18. day foure of our men went vp into the land at S. Helena it is a very high hillie land beautified and inriched with very faire and pleasant valleys with great aboundance of Goates and some store of Swine wee meant to prouide our selues there of fresh water but the Portugales would not suffer vs so that we were without hope to make any prouision of water at this place for they had ordained a strong watch on the shore which was the onely cause that wee could not here refresh our selues The 21. being A scention day wee sailed thence with God his helpe homewards and being vnder saile wée descried another Carrack making towards the Roade which was the sixt Carrack that we had now seene wée directed our course Northwest and by West Furthermore touching the Island of S. Helena the same is a very fruitful and an healthsome land with such incredible multitude of fish in the Roade that it may seeme a thing hardly to be beléued the most part Mackerell and some other small fishes as Breames and other sorts which haue great eyes like vnto Haddocks but their bodies more flat The 25. of the same moneth wee were in thirtéene degrées with a Northest winde but it lasted not long before it turned againe to the Southest and so it continued for the most part after we were past the Cape The 30. day in the morning we had sight of the Island called Ascention which lieth eight degrées Southward the Line and the same euening we cast our anchors neére to the shore thereof The same night we set men ashore to take view of the place and the next morning wee sent more of our people to search and view all places but found no fresh water no not so much as one draft This Island is full of stonie rocks holes like vnto the sinders of Sea-coales which are thorowly burnt wee saw some Swine also in this Island not without great marueile how they could there liue for there is neither trée leafe nor grasse and that much more is a man is not able to describe the badnes and barrennes of the ground but a man may there with endgets hill plentie of Seamewes although some store of people remained there for a time Also we tooke there some Tortesses whereof we brought foure aboord our ships which were so great that some of them were esteemed to weigh foure hundred pound There was also some reasonable store of fish to be taken The last day of May in the euening wee wayed our anchors hoysed our sailes and departed from the Island Ascention with God his helpe sailing homewards with a fine gale from the Southest shaping our course Northwest and by West In the end after great paynes trauaile and sicknes which we specially suffered for want of fresh water these two ships arriued in the Texell and afterwards being discharged of our lading we came with great comfort to Amsterdam to the incredible ioye of the owners and Marchants as may well be thought seeing now all the eight ships were with great profit safely returned to to their wished home which had béen sent out the first day of March 1598. in companie to the Islands of the East Indes The Almightie God be blessed and praised therefore who with his mightie hand gouerned and brought vs home thorow the fearful waues and raging gulfes of the Sea Some words of the Malish speech which language is vsed throughout the East Indies as French is in our Countrie wherewith a man may trauell ouer all the Land The Portugals speech is apt and profitable in these Islands for there are many Interpreters which speake Portugall ALtogether Samoanga Aske it Minta Ashamed Malon Any thing Bacabaren Alas Saya BKing it againe Combaly a Bull Carboo a Brother Addollaley a Beard Tganga a Boane Backy Better Parma Blood Darna to let Blood Bewangdarner Bookes Kytab to Buye Bilby Baked or burnt stones Batta Blacke Ita Bagges Corni a Boye Catsion to Burne Baccar a Bat that flyeth Lavo a Bird Borron Beastinesse Cheehoo a Billet Cayo a Boate Prau the Bellie Penot Beholde Doduer a Borer Alforees COme hither Maree to cut off Pang a Crab Horra Charge the péece Sombo bedyl Cloues Syncke a Cyuet Cat Gatto d'algalia Calamus Dirimguo Copper Tambagle Custome or vse Esteedat Chuse Damare a Cap Nasse a Childe Buda a Curtesan or wooer Cemoeda a Cast péece Bedyl the Cough Capello DEath Mattu two Dayes past Balmarys d'aula Ducks Bebe a Dogge Hanghee I Desire it not Tyeda mau to Demaunde Betaugia to Dye Bantaren Dishes Pyennig the Day Arys EGges Teloor to Eate Makan Eyes Martye Eares Talynga Eye browes Alys Early Pagy FOlly Bengo Found Botonuum Faire Apon Feare Tacat Fish Ican Farther off Bapa Friendship Pondarra Forehead Batock Fingers Iaryiary Forget Lampa to Fight Baccalayo Flesh Lalyer to Forgiue Ampo a Foote Goumo my Father Beta babpa a Frend Maety pooty Fyer Apy GVnpowder Ooby a Goate Camby God be with you Tyngal Guts Perot Go Pegy Go we Mary Giuen Berny Gréene Ise Great Basaer Glasse Lora Good Bayck not Good Tyeda bayck Gold Mas Good morow Tabea Goe a way Tachghy to Gaine Menang Galingal Lancuas Ginger Alia Gréene herbs Dyngin HEe Itowen the Hye priest Cadda How much Batapa Héere Chyny How doe you Bygimana the Hart Aly to Help Toulong Hayre of the head Ramboret the Hand Tanga the Head Kokodang Heauie Brat How sell you that Barappeitu a Henne Ayam an House Roema I haue it not Tyetada I Haue it Ada a Hog or swine Saby Hard waxe Caiu Lacca I Thanke you Teymacache I am sicke Byte secata I Manyte Inke Mangsy Is there Beeff an Interpretor Iorbissa It is much Soeda Is out Pacasuyra KEepe good watch Tage a Knife Pieson to Kill Benue Kéepe silence Dyem Know Kiunal a King Rutgee LEaue Sone Leade Tyma a Lampe Palyta Light Arynga to Liue Lagaua Lye downe Baryng Leaue off Ganga Let it alone Iangemast Lyme Capyer a Lord Queay a Looking glasse Sarmi a Lawnce or pike Tomba Lips Lambbyder to Leaue fréely Lepas to léese Ilan Little Selykit MErcifull Caruguanler a Marchant Fetor to Make Bretoun to Morrow Ysouck a Man Orang Money Sarfy to Marry Barwin a Master or Lord Queay the Maner of the Countrie Negry Mustard séed Saiani Many or much Banghe NO Tieda the Night Malam Newes Yrotdon Néere Gyla a Naiel or spike Koko a Néedle Naroen Nutmegs Palla Nuttes Calappey the Necke Goulon Oyle Nuagia Ours Quitabota Olde Tua an Olephant Catgha an Ore Saby Out of that Padyni Out of the way Lalau POore Backeyen a Pearcer or borer Alforces to Pay Chyny Put vp Passai Pens Calamp Paper Cartas Pepper Lada Pearle-mother Neffa Pinnes Caluenetten long Pompions Iacca a Pillow Bantel RIce Bras to Reache Dusta to Rise vp Bangs Rye Balacca a Ring Chynsyn a Rope Taly SMall Citghel Synamon Caiumains Sad Chynta Skarlet Faccalata miera to Sweare Sempa Sweete Manys the Sabbath day Ionmahet Salute Baesart Sister Addeparapas the Shoulders Baon Salte Matary Siluer Peca Sicke Sabyt I am sicke Byte secata Should Tehylacca Stéele Negle a Sword Padang Shéeres Goethieng a Shield Salwacke Strike Pockul a Smith Goeda Small Kytchyl Spicerie Oberbedyl Strong Cras a Ship Capal Siluer Salacha a Stone Batu Salte Garram to Sell Iou wal a Swéetcheart Nay moeda a Swine or hog Saby TAke away Ambel There Sana to Thinke Engat They Dya I Thanke you Tarrima casse Téeth Anton Tongue Ilat Tarrie a little Nanthy Tamaryndis Aassa VIneger Tsuyka an Vncle Mana to vnderstand Taven Vse or custome Esteedat I vnderstand it not Tyeda tau WIthout Blou waer to Worke Kareya to Warre Backelay a Woman Paranpoan a Wooer Cemoeda Where Dymana to Win Menang Warme Penas Woe or alas Saya Wée Dep a Water-pot Lande Where is it Manaoden Water Eyer Well Sousa What say you Abbacatta Wood of Aloes Garro YEasterday Balmary You Pakanera the Yéere Tauwn Young Monda Yce Dalan Some Iauanish words PEpper Syhang Mace Massa Nutmegs Palla Cloues Syancke Water Eyer Water Baya Siluer Salorcka Péeces of 8. Serpy Casses or Cassia Petys Fish Ivack A Dagger Cryssen A Ship Capella There is too little Courang A great péece of Ordnance Bedyl besar A Gun or Péece Bytsyl To eate Mackan Paper Cartaes Wine Arac A Hogge Sieleng An Oxe Alomba Christians Vrangy Strangers Oranleyo Counting in the Molucas tongue One Satu Two Dua Thrée Tyga Foure Enpat Fiue Lyma Sixe Nam Seuen Toufiou Eyght Delappan Nine Sambalan Ten Sapolo Eleuen Sabalas Twelue Duo balas Thirtéene Tyga balas Fouretéene Enpat balas Fiftéene Lyma balas Sixtéene Nane balas Seuentéene Toufiou balas Eyghtéene Delappan balas Ninetéene Sambalan balas Twentie Dua pola One and twentie Dua pola satu Two and twentie Dua pola dua Thrée and twentie Dua pola tyga Foure and twentie Dua pola en pat Fiue and twentie Dua pola lyma FINIS

fowle weather and the two and twentieth day we came to the Texell where wee remained eight dayes for a good winde to carrie vs thence The first day of May we set saile from the Texell hauing Anno 1598. The. 1. day of May we sailed from the Texell the wind at South east The third day we passed by Douer where we spake with certaine ships of warre and the fourth day wee had sight of Wicht Portland and Beuiser The tenth day came a small ship of Enchusen into our fleete in the Spanish seas which came from Aueren and about two houres after our smaller Pinnases sayled after her with letters and brought some ten thousand Oringes with her which were distributed among the ships so that euerie man had eight Oringes The 11. day we were in the height of the Burlings at which time 25. men in the shippe called Gelderland were christened The 15. day we had fight of the Iles of Madera and Sartes The 17. day before noone we were passed the Ilandes of Canaria namely Gomera and the Palm The 23. day we passed by the salt Ilands to wit the I le of May and S. Iago The nine and twentieth day being in the height of fire degrées wee were forced to strike our sayles by reason of tempests and fowle weather which continued about two howres The first day of Iune we tooke a Torteyse waying an A Torteyse take waying 143 pounds hundreth thrée and fortie pounds The 5 day Gerrit Ianszen of Alkmar leapt ouer boord into the sea out of the great Pinnase The 6. day came a flying fish into the ship called Gelderland which was very strange vnto vs. The 8. day we passed vnder the Equinoctiall line with a fine fresh gale and then euerie messe had a canne of wine allowed them The 25. day euery messe had thrée cannes of wine allowed The sho els of Brasilia passed for which was great ioy among vs. for ioy that wee were passed the shoels of Brasilia lying 18. degrées south the Equinoctiall line The 26. day the small Pinnase lost vs by reason of the mists and the twentie seuenth day the Admirall sent out the Shippe called Hollandia to seeke the saide Pinnase The eight and twentieth day of the saide Moneth in the morning wee sayled towardes the Iland and after wee were approached neere vnto the shore we manned two boates and rowed on land to seeke for some refreshing The 29. day the ship Hollandia returned into the fléete with the small Pinnase at which time the first execution of iustice was done aboord the ship called Gilderland at this place wee saw mightie shoels of birds as great as Storkes The 24. of Iuly we tooke the height of Cape de Bona Esperance which lieth 33. degrees from the Equinoctiall line The 27. of the said month we saw driuing on the water great long logges or truncks of wood whereof some were 20. or 25. fadome long we saw also great store of great birds which is a verie good marke of the Cape de Bona Esperance The 28. day of the sayd month wée fastned againe our Cables to our Ankers the same night we had a great storme so that we were forced to take in our sayles and we saw the same night a Corpus sanctus in our maine The 29. of Iulie foure of our ships lost our cōpanie being in the height of C. Bona Esperance Euery measure or mutskin is the eight part of a quart top mast or a light burning as cléere as a candle The 29 day wée lost the companie of foure of our ships but betwéene the 30. and the 31. day in the night thrée of them returned vnto the fléete so that wee wanted but one which was Claes Ianszen Melknap of Horne The 31. of Iuly in the morning we had sight of Cape Bona Esperance The 2. day of August we dranke our last Béere and we beganne our first allowance to drinke water foure mutskins or measures euerie day and thrée of wine The 7. of August wee had againe a stout gale of wind at South east so that wee were forced to strike our top masts The 8. day towards the euening it lightned and thundred mightily so that we were glad to take in our sailes The same night we lost our Admirall the Hollandia and the small Pinnase by meanes of the great thunder and lightning The 14. day our Committées and masters had bene aboord the Vice-Admiral and had diminished our allowance of wine ordayning vs one and a halfe mutskins or measures of wine and sixe of water for euerie messe The 15. of August wee saw a little place in the Sea where the water séemed to boyle as a kettle that seetheth on the fire the water was of a berie gray colour it extended the length of an arrow shot and in breadth the length of a shippe we sayled through it but wee perceiued not any great strangenesse therein The 17. day iustice was executed in our shippe for some offences therein committed The 18. day we met with a contrarie winde and we kept our course for the most part South east the same day we saw many Whales The 20 day we had store of raine with thunder and lightning at which time the Vice Admiralles fore-top-mast was broken in three peeces the same day the wind changed so that we held our course East Northeast making good way The 22. day of the sayd month the ship called the Zeland returned to our fleete which was about 25. dayes after she had beene missing so that now wee were fiue ships in companie The 24. of August the companie of the Zealand fetched another mast out of the Gelderland to make another fore-mast for shee had lost her mast in the foresayd storme when she parted from vs and had beene in great daunger The same day wee had sight of the land called Saint Laurence or Madagascar which gaue great ioy and comfort to all in our shippes and the 25. day we made to the land for wee saw wee could not passe the necke land of Madagascar therefore we ankered neere vnto the necke of the land which was the first time that we did cast any anker since we departed from the Texell The 26. day in the morning we manned foure boats Foure boates rowed to the shore of Madagascar what happened vnto them neere the shore and rowed to the land to see if wee might there find any refreshing comming neere the shoare the beate of the Vtrecht was with the folke therein ouerturned and one of the quarter masters of the boate drowned called Iohn Pamer of Amsterdam and the same day we had a storme so that we were forced to depart thence for our Vice Admirall the Amsterdam the Zealand the great Pinnase and the ship of the deanerie Chapter of Vtrecht lost euerie one of them an anker but the Gelderland rode out the storme The 17. day of the sayd month in the morning wée wayed our

of eight that they sought for wares were nothing 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. fingers 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 that besides the aforesaid three ships a fourth namely the great Pinnase called the Vriesland wherof Iacob Cornelisson was master and Wouter Willekens Commissioner laded in this place for Holland all which foure ships being fully laden 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 Anno 1599. the 11. of Ianuary 4. shippes well laden departed from Bantam towards Holland Diuers Commodities 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 Garlicke 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 ouer 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 other 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 thēselues eight dayesieng there they found a Church wherein 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 writeth Description of the Islād of Saint Helena 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 The cause why Peter Gerbrantion was left in the Islād Saint Helena 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 exāples sake execute iustice Notwithstanding her had thus much fauour that there was deliuered vnto him some portion 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 preserue him from all ill no doubt he shall come thence well inough for as much as all ships which saile to the East Indies 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 Iuly 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 thither 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 moneths 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 Hollandia 1599. 27. Iuly 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 hereafter shall follow the Nauigation successe of the other afore-said fiue shippes THe 1. of Nouem we met with another storm at sea with Nouember much raine mighty wind wherby our Vice-Admirall the same night with the great Pinnase lost our company The third day the Vice-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 13 same night dyed one of our folk in the ship of the Deanerie 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