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
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.
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 readâ—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
lying to the westwarde of Oba where manie other Islands are but we knew not their names for in the Pylots 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 other next was Sabobe and warning vs of the great number of shoels in that place and moreouer shewed vs that to shun them we must sayle to the aforesaid Island Sabobe where we might prouide our selues of water and other fresh victuals Their King as he sayd dwelled behinde Sabobe in an Island called Mithare these Islands lye in two degrées southward the Lyne The 16. daye we sayled thence towards the Islands The 16. day we were compassed with Islands from whence we came at afternoone we let fall our anchors 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 fiftéene leagues but by no meanes wée could get out of them The 17. day in the morning we hoysed vp sayles againe with a South Southeast wind shaping our course South Southwest and Southwest and by South to seawards 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 narrowe 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 starboord 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 about 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 vncertaine 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 goe ashore at Tabocke 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 along 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 corners that it cannot be well described except it were explained corner by corner The first day of October 1599. 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 twentie 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 A Mutskin is the eight part of a quarte 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 Dirickson so that he was both quarter Master and Corporall 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 Botton and hauing fiue degrées and sixe minutes now we knew where we were for outward bounde towardes Amboyna
THE IOVRNALL OR Dayly Register CONTAYNING A TRVE manifestation and Historicall declaration of the voyage accomplished by eight shippes of Amsterdam vnder the conduct of Iacob Corneltszen Neck Admirall Wybrandt van Warwick Vice-Admirall which sayled from Amsterdam the first day of March 1598. SHEWING THE COVRSE THEY kept and what other notable matters happened vnto them in the sayd voyage Imprinted at London for Cuthbert Burby Iohn Flasket And are to be sold at the Royall Exchange at the signe of the blacke beare in Paules Church-yard 1601. TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVLL MASTER Thomas Smith Sheriffe of the honorable Citie of London and Gouernor of the famous companie of the English Marchants trading to the East Indies Sumatra Iava the Isles of the Malucos Banda and the rich and mightie Kingdome of Chyna and to the right VVorshipfull the Aldermen and the rest of the Committies and societie of the said corporation William Walker vvisheth all prosperitie and happie successe RIght Worshipfull who so takes but a sleight surueigh of the present state of things must needes be forced to acknowledge both the great and generall benefite likelie to ensue of this your intended East Indie voyage the successe prouing answerable to these forward beginnings and also the danger and losse on your parte if it should which God defend fall out otherwise then well The benefit is most apparant if we do but consider either the necessitie of the enterprise or the gaine depending thereon That the searching of new trades aboue all other this to the East Indies is more then necessary both the restraint of traffique in the King of Spaines dominions and also the vnder-rate of the Hollanders spices in regarde of those brought out of the Indies by the way of Turkie doe too plainelie demonstrate Hereunto you may adde the venting of diuers naturall commodities which otherwise would lye dead and likewise the employment of tall and seruiceable Ships and the increase of our Marriners knowledge in Nauigation the gaine both to the augmenting of her Maiesties Customes and the enriching of all the Aduenturers cannot chuse as your selues best knowe but proue in time extraordinarie Wherein though I were silent yet the Portugale Carracks and within these few yeares also the Ships of Holland and Zealand doe in a manner proclaime so much to all the world The danger in attempting this action no man can doubt of it being subiect to like difficulties and misaduentures with other honorable exploytes of the same kinde and in that respect also farre more commendable and praise-worthie and so the losse if matters should miscarrie which God forbid cannot be little seeing the charges haue been so great These considerations right Worshipfull being seconded by the perswasion of M. Richard Hacluyt a man for his matchles industrie in collecting the English Voyages most incomparably wel deseruing of this state preuailed so much with me that being stirred vp with the zeale of a true Patriot or well willer to my natiue Countrie I could not lesse doe then cast into your East Indie treasurie this poore myte I meane my labour in translating this little pamphlet which containeth matter so agreeable and pertinent to this your present purpose For herein the Hollanders who borrowed a great part of their light All these Voyages and sundrie other important discourses of the East Indies Pegu China the Malucos Philippinas and Iapan are to be found in the second and third volumes of M. Hakluyts English Voyages from vs namely out of the famous Voyages of Sir Francis Drake Master Thomas Candish Master Iames Lancaster Ralph Fitch and Thomas Stephans their forerunners in those parts and haue had speciall assistance in their late Nauigations by the meanes of Master Iohn Dauies Master Timothie Shotton and other skilfull Pylots of our Nation doe in ample manner requite vs with the like acquainting vs with their Voyages discoueries and dangers both outward and homeward with their negotiation and traffique at Iava the Malucos and other places with the disposition of the naturall inhabitance and the slye sullen practises of the Portugals and likewise with the quantie and value of Spices and other commodities which they brought home Heere therefore your Captaines Masters and Factors notwithstanding they are very sufficiently informed alreadie may in some sorte be directed how to shape their course to auoide many perrils and to enioy seuerall kindes of Marchandize for which you send them And albeit both your selues and they also in regarde of your deepe insight and experience in these matters may seeme not much to stand in neede of this my endeuour yet remembring an olde rule in lawe that Superabundans cautela non nocet sure I was that some good might come hereof but harme none at all It may please you therefore right Worshipfull to take it in kinde part if not for the worthines of the matter yet for the sincere intent of him that offers it who in this and in all other your worthie disseignes wisheth you most prosperous successe and stands continuallie deuoted to your seruice Your Worships most vnfainedly affected WILLIAM WALKER THE IOVRNALL OR daily Register containing a true manifestation Historicall declaration of the voyage accomplished by eight ships 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 what course they kept and what other notable matters happened vnto them in the sayd voyage IN the name of God Amen In the yéere of our Lord 1598. the first day of March sundrie worshipfull Marchants others louers of our countries welfare rigged and furnished sixe tall shippes with two Pinnases to sayle vnto the East Indies whose names hereafter follow The first shippe was called Mauritius wherein Iacob Mauritius Corneliszen Neck of Amsterdam was Admirall and Gouaert Lanszen master The second ship was called Amsterdam wherein Wybrandt Amsterdam Warwicke of Amsterdam was Vice-Admirall and Cornelis Ianszen Fortuiâ—n was master The third ship was called Holland whereof was master Hollandia Symon Lamberts Mau. The fourth shippe was called Zealand whereof was Zelandia master Claes Ianszen Melknap The fift was called Gelderland whose matter was Iohn Gelderland Bruin The sixt ship Vtrecht whereof was master Iohn Martzen Vtrecht The seuenth being the greater Pinnase was called Vriesland Freeslad whose master was Iohn Corneliszen The eight ship was the smaller Pinnase called Ouerysell Ouer-Ysell wherein Simon Ianszen Hoen was master In these aforesaid eight ships were some 560. men mustred the 9. day of March. The 13. day of March we set sayle and departed from Amsterdam and the nine and twentieth day of the said Moneth the great ships were towed ouer the Pampus by thrée water ships The fourth of April the ship called Hollandia came néere vnto the sand of Encusen where she was forced to cut down her foremast by reason of the great storme and
anker and sayled after the other ships which were vnder sayle in sight hauing a fayre wind we kept our course East South east to reach the Cape of Saint Sebastian and the 29. day in the morning we left the said Cape behind vs. The 30. day wee passed the Cape de Iulian and were becalmed the wind contrarie and darke weather The 4. day of September all the Marchants and Masters September went aboord the Vice-Admirall where it was amongst thē debated whether wee should put into the bay of Antongil or direct our course towards Bantam but in the end it was concluded to kéepe our course The 5. day of September wee were allowed againe three mutskins of wine and foure of water without The I le de Cerne other wise called the Iland Mauritius porrage by reason of the scarcitie of water the same day we had also a good wind so that we held our course East and East and by North. The 17. day wee had sight of an Island called Ile de Cerne which seemed to be verie hillie so that we had good hope there to find fresh water whereby wée were al greatly reioyced for our ships began to be vexed with the skuruie disease How they came to the land Mauritius wher they found a very fit and faire hauen fresh water and birds which they caught with their hands The 20. of Septē ber most of our people were on shoare where a Sermon was made in the forenoon another in the afternoon The 18. day in the morning wée rowed with two boates towards the shoare of the Isle de Cerne to sée if we might there find any fresh water or releefe of victualles and comming néere the land wee rowed along the shoare but could not find any open place conueuient for landing whereupon our boate with the Committees went aboord the Vice-Admirall where it was appoynted that our boate should row to another part of the Island to search for some conuenient place of landing whereupon the boate manned with seuen men after they had rowed to shoare and made diligent search found a very faire ciosed hauen where fiftie ships might lie defended from all winds and good ground for ankeridge towards the euening the boate returned and came aboord the Vice Admirall bringing with them eight or nine great birds and many small which they had taken with their hands also they found there very faire and swéete water that came from the hilles which caused great ioy in the shippes among our people that they might haue their bellies ful of fresh water This hauen is the fairest and fittest that a man may possibly find for refreshing And the ninetéenth day we went further vp into the Island where we found passing good ground to anker and rode at fouretéene fadome clay ground The 20. day the most part of all the people went a shoare where they heard a Sermon made by a Minister of the Vice-Admirals shippe It was now iust foure moneths and twentie dayes since wee had set foote on any shoare and that day we had double allowance of wine for a remembrance of the Faire kept the same day at Amsterdam and the same day we did nothing because it was Sunday but heard two Sermons in the morning and at afternoone praysing and giuing heatlie thankes vnto Almightie God that he had conducted vs to this wished place of refreshing for if wee had not found this place many a man had not liued to tell what hee had séene for the scuruie disease beganne mightily to vexe our people and our water for the most part stunke and was as blacke as kennell water and as the Pilot affirmed wee were then 500. leagues from Bantam wee named this Island Mauritius The 21. of the same month in the morning our boate rowed to another place of the Island to sée if they could find any inhabitants in the end they came to a fresh riuer which descended from the mountaines but they could not sée any people in the land At this place wee fetched our water for a man may row in with a boat and with ease strike the same into the boate so that it is a maruailous commodious place to water In this riuer our people tooke so great quantitie of fowle as they were all able to eate for when we came neere them they sate still and could not flie from vs so that we with our handes might easily take them whereby wee noted that the land was not inhabited The 23. day certaine of our people went out with a small boate to fish with a net which the Vice-Admirall had brought with him for there was excéeding great plentie of fish The 24. day certaine were appoynted to row with a long boate to the land to search if they could finde any other hole or place to come forth beside the same which we had alreadie passed by reason that the wind was contrarie so that wee could not returne the same way wee came The 25. day some that had beene sent abroad returned but they found not any people in the land the same day all of vs with great diligence carried water aboord our shippes The 27. day was another Sermon made so the common Another Sermon preached in the land Mauritius Marriners on the land and there was an Indian one of those which was brought into Holland in the last voyage from Madagascar who willingly became a Christian and receiued Baptisme and was named Laurence The same day the long boate returned but could find no depth for our shippee to passe out The 29. day some of our people returned which had béene sent into the land without any desired newes but onely that they had found a place where many Cokar-trees grew bringing some of the nuttes with them and we furnished our selues with fresh water The 30. day some of our people went a shoare to get Cokar-nuts at which time we had our first allowance of bread to wit euerie day one pound and a quarter The second day of October we had a faire wind and October The second day of October wee sayled from the Island named by vs Mauritius we set sayle but in the mouth of the hauen wee were becalmed so that wee were forced to tow the shippes out with out boates but our Vice-Admirall was put backe when the other shippes were out we sent our boate manned to helpe him also out but so soone as they were come aboord it began to blow a little gale whereby the Vice-Admirall got out and then wee directed our course towards Bantam East and East and by North. The 17. day we made an end of our last butter and the wind was verie scant The 28. and 29. of October the Sea was of a wonderfull white colour so that we imagined that wee were neere to some land but wee could not discrie any land at all and the same day in the morning wee had the sunne ouer our heades and this was the
at one draft we tooke two barrels and a halfe of many sorts To the gentle Reader IT is to be vnderstood Gentle Reader that all the eight shippes kept companie vntill they came neere to the C. de Bona Esperance where they were parted and seuered by tempests and foule weather namely the eight day of August 1598. but these fiue ships kept together to wit the Amsterdam the Zealand the Gelderland the Vtrecht and the great Pinnase called Freesland which happened to fall with the Island Mauritius where we lay foureteene dayes without any knowledge what was become of the other three shippes the Mauritius our Admirall the Hollandia and of the small Pinnase called the Ouer-Ysel which three shippes came from the Island of Saint Marie and from thence sailed to Bantam Of which three shippes we will make some relation and of such matters as befell them in the Island of Saint Marie at Bantam and in their returne After that these thrée shippes were parted and seuered How 3. ships arriued at the IslaÌ„d S. Mary tooke the king thereof prisoner 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 comming 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 The manner which the IndiaÌ„s vse to take whales 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 theÌ„selues vpoÌ„ 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 according to the sayings of the Indians This scarcitie was by reason that the Kings of the Island had warre whereby 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 arriued 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 Commitees the ship Hollandia wherein Simon Lambertsen Mau was Master S. Wte Nâ—â— Committees who died before Bantam in whose place was chosen Iohn Ianson 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 How 3. shippes procured the friendship of those of Bantam what gifts they presented to the king 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 hauing declared the good and friendly entertainment hee had found with vs together with the rarities singularities 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 audience and presented our gifts vnto the king being but a child but the chiefe gouernour â—ephate who had the kinglike authoritie receiued our gifts in the kings name in verie thankfull manner the gifts were a gilded cup certaine 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 The prices of pepper at BantaÌ„ payed but 3. péeces of royals of eight for 55. pound of pepper afterwards they raised it to 4. royals of eight it was all royals
force and gouerne his horse in the best and most gallant maner Their Speares or Launces are cōmonly of a very light wood made round smal which they vse very finely cunningly in all their Turnyes warlike exercises chasing running after each other with such fury as if they had to do with their enemies or meant the matter in good earnest when the one commeth néere vnto the other the hindmost which runneth after the other declining or abasing his staffe passeth forth before the other then is he followed by him that was before the foremost who setting spurs to his horse giuing him the bridle followeth as fast as his horse can run vntil he bee before him then the other followeth him again bidding ech other the base in this sort vntil their The ma ner of running with their Launces on horsbacke horses bee wearyed This their maner of war-like exercise on horse backe wee saw there the 23. day of Ianuarie 1599 accomplish to by many gallant Gentlemen in the Market place to honour and welcome our Marchants who were there present made to the end we might sée their brauerie cunning in riding whereat the king himselfe was present on horsebacke whose apparrell was a mantle or Pytgin of veluet cast ouer his vnder-garment a dagger hanging by his side with a golden haft hauing thereon the picture of a Diuell They had great changing of horses for as soone as one horse was wearied a fresh was presently brought and the other led away they shewed themselues very magnificent and stately in their riding running and chasing in this their war-like pastime At this place we found great plenty of fresh victuals as The fertilitie of the Countrey 1599. 24. Ianuarie Oxen Goates Hennes Egges Fish other fruits as Cokar-nuts Lemons Bonanas Maugas many other sorts very good holsome to be eaten also wee bought very good Rice here at a reasonable price so that we found this place very good and fit to make prouision of fresh victuals The sayd twenty fourth day in the night we hoysed our sayles and departed thence with two of our ships namely the Zealand and the Vice-Admirall for the Admirall and the Vtrecht remained there at Anker for they were to receiue of the King Cattell and Rise for certaine wares which the King had bought of them The 25. day at noonetide we sayled by Sydago where Schellinger was murthered in the first voyage we passed forward along the coast vntill we came vnder the shore of Iaua where we cast our ankers the same euening for we could not reach the corner or necke of the land which stretcheth from Madura where wee sent out our boat to sound the depth but returned the next morning to the ships with small intelligence by reason that there grew a great storme The 26. day the Admirall and the Vtrecht came vnto vs casting their Ankers vnder the land of Iaua and Madura for the water is very shallow before the straight of Madura insomuch that our Admiral sate al the night aground not receiuing any hurt at all for it was in that place a very soft clay ground The 27. day in the morning wee and Melcknap sayled The 27 day wee ankered in the straights of Madura by reason of great tempests thence but the Admirall and the Vtrecht stayed behinde for our Admirall durst not venter ouer the shallowes but afterwardes they sayled thence to the East end of Madura and anchored before a little towne called Arosby to buy Rise and other fresh victualles The same day at noone wee cast our Ankers betweene Madura and the Land of Iaua to wit in the straight of Madura where a mightie streame runneth so that wee were forced to stay for the Tyde at afternoone wee sayled thence and towards the euening let fall our Ankers before a little Towne called Iortan where one of our Comittees went ashore with the long boate to inquire for a Pilot to bring vs vnto the Islands of Moluccas but returned the same euening with a Lambe which the King had bestowed on our Vice-Admiral not bringing any Pilot with them which was the principall cause of our comming thither for here at Iortan is the Roade where all the shippes of Iaua lie The 28. day in the morning we sent a long boat to the shore to buy Rice and other necessaries but they returned presently bringing with them the Sabander and in the afternoone the Kings brother came aboord vs with a Present which he gaue to our Vice-Admiral The same day some of our companie spake with a Dutchman that dwelled there in the Country exercising great trade in Pepper Nutmegs and Cloues The 29. day our long boate went ashore againe and bought all prouision of fresh victuals The 30. day we sent againe to land to buy Rice and to enquire after a Pilot which wee found the same night came a boate aboord vs with folke therein shewing vs that néere fortie of our men of the Admirals ship and of the Vtrecht were taken and imprisoned in a very strong little Towne of the Countrey of Madura called Arosbay The 31. day the before mentioned Renegado of Tuban The king of Tuban sendeth a present to Graue Maurits came to vs at Iortan bringing from his King a very faire present to be deliuered vnto his princely Excellencie which was a Kriis or dagger and two speares or launces made after their maner verie faire and costly vpon the handle of the dagger was the kings owne counterfeit or picture made all of pure gold and set with precious stones worth 500. Gildernes or 50. pound starling and the blade of the dagger was indented and made after their fashion The first day of Februarie we arriued before Madura Februarie anchoring néere vnto our Admirall hauing with vs the Renegado of Tubā aforesaid who had promised to do his best to procure libertie to our imprisoned people but found no good successe by reason that the King demaunded so great a ransome for the prisoners whereby wee were driuen to attempt by force to redéeme our people which fell not out to our best contentment notwithstanding I will bréefely relate the same vnto the courteous Reader A true declaration of our attempt in the Island of Madura before a little Towne called Mosbay done by vs for the releasement of our people by force of armes that were there imprisoned and of our ill successe in the said attempt N o. 4. THe Island Madura lyeth on the North side of Iaua Maior The situation of the Island of Madura stretching out to the East end of Iaua The Inhabitants are apparelled as the people of Iaua they are very industrious and painefull in all their actions On the West end of Madura is situated a smal towne named Arosbay strongly walled with gates and stages whereon they kéepe watch in the night which are verie fit and aptly placed to serue them at such times as they are
visited by their enemies But to come to our purpose and speake of our attempt we wil leaue to speak any further of the situation of Arosbay Ianuarie 27. 1599. after wee had anchored vnder the land of Iaua wee found a mighty shallow or banke which stretcheth out euen vnto the mouth of the straight of Madura so runneth forth to the land of Iaua This banke in some places is but sixe fadome deep and in other places déeper or shallower as it may fall out by reason whereof we were constrained to part company as before is partly declared concluding among our selues that the Vice-Admirall which was the Geldria with the other ship called the Zelandia should saile to the straight of Madura lying betwéene the Island of Iaua and Madura to a little towne named Iortan which is the place whereunto the Jauanars come with their ships attending there for a faire wind to go to the Islands of Moluccas At this place therfore we meant to take in a Pylot to bring vs to the Islands of Moluccas this was the onely reason that brought vs hither In the meane while our Admirall and the Vtrecht sailed to the West and of Madura where they let fal their anchors before a small towne called Arosbay sending their long boat to the said towne to buy Ryse other victuals the mariners were no sooner landed but they were all apprehended vnarmed taken prisoners the most part of them spoiled of their apparell and other rags giuē them to couer their bodies The Admiral séeing that the said boat stayed so long away and returned not sent a cocke-boat with thrée men to the shore to know the cause why the other stayed so long frō the ships These 3. men were no sooner come to the shore but they were also taken prisoners by the inhabitants of the said towne and carried to their fellowes After that they were thus dealt with the commitees which were takē in this sort among the rest obtained of the king licence to send 3. of their company vnto their Admiral to aduertise him of this imprisonment conditionally that the said 3. men should presently returne to the towne after they had béene aboord their shipe which was accordingly agréed and accomplished After that the Admiral vnderstood of these proceedings he sent a boat vnto the Vice-Admirall to aduertise him hereof Who presently waying his anchors droue downe the streame vntill he came before that said towne Arosbay where the mariners were imprisoned Euery day letters were sent to fro to come to some agréement for the liberty of our people but that K. demanded a great ransom namely the 2. blacke péeces of ordinance which were in the Admiral some nūber of cloths péeces of veluet W e 1000. rials of 8 This demand pleased the Admiral nothing at all answering that if they would content themselues with money or wares hee would with all his heart agrée with them but as touching the Ordinance by thē demanded they belonged not vnto him neither had he any power or authoritie ouer them for they belonged vnto his land or state of whence hée was This maner of parle continued in this sort fiue or sixe daies and euery day their demands were more vnreasonable then other In the end the Admirall called all the Marchants and masters aboord him counselling together what was best to bée done Then they concluded to land some of their company and with force of armes to deliuer the prisoners for wee were aduertised that our men were kept in the long boate wherewith they went ashore as yet lying in the hauen before the gate without bonds fetters or close prison meaning sodainly and before they of the towne should be able to preuent vs to deliver our men but we failed of our purpose The 5. day of Februarie after we had very well and in good order with 150. men manned and armed thrée long boats and thrée ship boates we rowed to the shore where wee found a great multitude of people before the towne among whom were two Portingals who came vnto vs with flags of peace or truce in their hands saying they would agrée with vs which was nothing but deceit and knauerie for they assembled themselues verie strongly within the towne Whereupon some twentie of our Muskettiers leapt on land discharging their muskets among the thickest so that thrée or foure of them fell downe dead and running towardes the place where the long boat lay with the prisoners our Vice-Admirall called vnto vs to returne into our owne boat and to bring her in néerer vnto the towne which we did in the meane while the townsmen were come out at another gate meaning to enuiron vs and so to enclose vs in the hauen that we should not be able to returne We perceiuing their intent sent presently two of our boats to the bome or barre to kéepe the hauen frée for our returne for if the enemie could haue possessed the corner it would haue returned to our great hurt While wee were thus in skirmish one with the other they had cléered their brasse Bases discharging them very terribly among vs they had also many calieuers and great store of Bowes and arrowes wherewith they shot among vs so that it séemed that arrowes rained vpon vs they thought as soone as our powder was spent to deale easily ynough with vs but wée stayed not so long by reason that the weather beganne to grow very tempestuous the water was much falne and besides we thought good no longer to hazard our liues in vaine wherefore we retyred to our boats and pulling vp the dregs rowed out of the hauen towards our ships for the wind began to rise more and more and beeing some shot off from the land the Admirals boat with 36 men and the boat of the Zealand with 13. men were with the waues billowes turned topsie-furuy and ouerthrowne wee that were in the other boates were not able to helpe them for it was as much as we were able to doe to preserue our owne boats aboue water so that many a man came to his end by this mishap some being drowned and others killed by the wilde people on the shore but some that hapned to swim to the one side of the towne were saued by the Renegado of Tuban which stoode by as the men came to land and intreated for their liues perswading the people to take them prisoners whereupon they were suffered to come to the land and knéeling on the ground the people laid sand on their heads in token that their liues were saued but so many as swoome to the other side of the land were put to the sword without mercie Thus there died 25. of our mē to wit 15. of the Admirals one of Iohn Martssens ship 9. of the Zealāds The prisoners were the same euening led through the town and kept without the gates in a countrey house The Trumpeter and the Corporall were bound and fettered the rest were
strand amongst them in the skirmidge The. 17. day in the morning they of Nera Lontoer They of Nera make a road with their gallies vpon their enemies of their successe and Pollerbay went out with their Gallies to a little Iland called Wayter where they slew certaine of the people whose heades they hunge about their Gallies in despight of those of Labbetacke wherewith they returned to Nera with great pride and glory carrying their naked swordes openly through the streetes imbrewed with the blood of their enemies Some of these their enemies heades they buried wrapping them first with Callicute cloth before they put them into the earth The. 29. day the Zealand tooke in her last lading of Mases and Nutmegges on which day our workemen laboured mightely on the House which our Admirall caused to be built for such as were appoynted to remaine there The first day of Iuly we also of the Gelderland tooke Iuly in our last and full lading The. 2. day of Iuly our vice Admirall went a shore The Admirall taketh his leaue of the Sabander Gentlemen to take his leaue of the Sabanders and Gentlemen and to desier their helpe and fauours to those that should there remaine of our people which they promised to accomplish so after the Admirall had bestowed on them sundry gyftes and rewardes he tooke his leaue and at after noone set sayle but within a while after was forced to cast his Anchor for that he saw not well how to get out The description of the Iland of Banda which lyeth 4. degrees and a halfe Southward of the Aequinoctiall line of their religion aparrell disposition and inclination together with their weapons and order of warres vsed by them against their enemies THe Iland Banda lying some 24. leages The Iland Banda is some so leagues in compasse from Amboyna bringeth foorth great plentie of Maces and Nutmegges and conteineth some 5. leages The people being at warres continually among them selues are seuered into three factions the chiefe Towne whereof is called Nera Among all the Ilandes of Moluccas this Iland yeeldeth the greatest quantitie of Nutmegges insomuch that the people of I aua Malacca China and many other neighbouring Ilandes doe heere vse and exercise verie large trade in buying and selling bringing hyther their goodes and marchandizes from all places where after they haue stayed two or three monthes and made sale in barter or otherwise they returne home in their shypping vsing at their first comming to buy a Woman to do their businesse and dresse their victualles but when they haue finished their affaires and are ready to depart thence they cast off the sayd Woman to goe where she will vntill the next yeere that they come thither againe The most part of the Inhabitants are commonly Heathens of Mahomets religion or beliefe wherin they haue so great deuotion that they will not go the watch or returne from it before they haue made and poured out their praiers orizons in their Temples which in their speach they call Musquita alwayes washing their feete before they enter into their said Musquitas for commonly they haue great pots filled with water before their said Musquitas wherewith they clense wash them selues which done they go into the Church or temple where pouring out their prayers with cryings howlinges yea so lowd that a man may heare them verie easely aboue 20. houses from their Musquitas pronouncing these wordes for the most part two or three times Stofferolla Stofferolla Ascehad an la Ascehad an la Yll la Ascehad an la Yll lol la Yll lol la Machumed die rossulla And as they pronounce the last word they strike their face with their hand in which cerrimonie they haue great deuotion They vse also other prayers which they vtter not with voyce but mumble them and iumble them softly to themselues in a very strange manner such prayers ended and hauing spread a matte on the earth they stand thereon casting their eyes twise or thrice vp toward the heauens and then falling on their knees they lay their heads three or foure times on the ground This ceremonie they vse often both in their Musquitas in their houses also openly abroad The Inhabitantes meete often times together in their Musquitas bringing their victuals with them where they make good cheere and feast one another They vse the like feastinges often times in the Woodes assembling sometimes 100. persons in a companie to make good cheere and to be merrie togither of such assemblies they make great accompt taking great delight pleasure and contentment therein and commonly such meetinges are vsed when they will conferre together of common wealth matters and such like of some waight or moment They make sharpe warres one against an other yea the townes lying scant a mile or leage distant frō each other are deuided This enimitie hath continued long many yeeres in this Iland for that they of Lambetack a towne situated some litle leage frō Nera the principallest towne of the whole Iland heretofore cut downe or ouerthrew certaine trees within the circut or liberties of Nera from hence I say such mortall hate and bloodie warres hath so long since taken such deepe roote in the hartes of those people that neuer since they could be reconciled but without all mercie or sparing one another or keeping of any quarter vpon all aduantages stratagems they murther and kill one an other like Dogs as wee in the time of our beeing there haue often and sundry times seene In the night they keepe very strong watch as well in the woods as within their townes calling crying one to an other all the night long to th end they should not fall a sleepe Now when they meane to make any attempt or to take any enterprise in hand commonly they come with their Gallies which they row so swistly as a Shippe can sayle with a reasonable gale of winde These Gallies do great seruice neither are they altogether ignorant in the vse of their Baesses whereof euery Gallie hath two of brasse They vse also Hand-gunnes or Caleeuers in their warres with sundry other instruments and weapons as Sheeldes with a great Sable called in their language Padaug which they handle and vse in very good sort teaching their children while they are young to fight play at fence They haue also Pikes commonly in their wars made of very hard wood which they cast very certainely and neare as we our selues haue often times seene They haue also an other kind of weapon most common vsuall among them the end is of Iron made like vnto a small harping-yron wherein they put a sticke fastning thervnto a little thinne coard which they throw into the bodyes of their enemies when they come neare togither and draw it to them againe with the string when they go against their enemies they set a murrion or head piece vpon their head whereof they haue good store
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