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A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels.Vol. 1.by Robert Kerr.PREFACE.In this enlightened age, when every department of science and literature is making rapid progress, and knowledge of every kind excites uncommon interest, and is widely d
- 201 When the Portuguese go from Macao in China to j.a.pan, they carry much white silk, gold, musk, and porcelain, and bring from thence nothing but silver. A great carak goes on this voyage every year, and brings from thence about 600,000 crusadoes: and all t
- 202 No. 6.--_Letter from Mr Newbery to Mr Leonard Poore_.My last from Ormus certified you what had happened to me there, with the rest of my company; as in four days after our arrival we were all committed to prison, except one Italian, who came with me from
- 203 A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels.Vol. VIII.by Robert Kerr.PART II. BOOK III.(CONTINUED.) CHAPTER IX.--Continued.EARLY VOYAGES OF THE ENGLISH. TO THE EAST INDIES, BEFORE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EXCLUSIVE COMPANY.SECTION IV.Voyage of
- 204 We remained at this place till the end of August, our refreshments being very small, consisting only of oysters, growing on the rocks, great wilks, or conchs, and a few fish, which we took with hooks and lines. We landed our sick upon one of these uninhab
- 205 It pleased G.o.d, before our s.h.i.+p broke to pieces, that we saved our carpenter's tools, otherwise we must have remained on the island. With these tools we went immediately to work, cutting down trees, of which we built a small bark of about eight
- 206 said the king, "but never of Flanders; pray what land is that?" He farther enquired who was their king, and what was the state and government of the country? The captain made a large report on this topic, saying that they had no king, but were g
- 207 -- 1. _Brief Relation of the Voyage of Sebalt de Wert to the Straits of Magellan_.In the year 1598, the following s.h.i.+ps were fitted out at Amsterdam for a voyage to India: The Hope, of 250 tons, admiral, with 136 persons; the Charity, of 160 tons, vic
- 208 [Footnote 60: The island of j.a.pan Proper reaches only to lat. 40 37' N.and the southern coast of Tacuxima, its most southerly detached isle, is in lat. 32 28'. The most southerly point of the largest island of Niphon being in 33 3' N. The
- 209 [Footnote 71: There is no such cl.u.s.ter of islands in the indicated lat.i.tude and situation; but off the S.W. coast of Sumatra, between the line and lat. 2 N. are several islands of some size, considerably distant from each other and from Sumatra.--E.]
- 210 [Footnote 83: Ann. of the H.E.I. Co. Vol. I. pa.s.sim.]In the year 1617, King James I. of England and VI. of Scotland, granted letters patent under the great seal of Scotland, dated at Kinnard, 24th May, 1617, to Sir James Cunningham of Glengarnock, appoi
- 211 The general ordered all our tents to be taken down on the 24th of October, and all our men to repair on board their respective s.h.i.+ps, having laid in an ample supply of wood and water. We put to sea the 29th of that month, pa.s.sing a small island in t
- 212 When all the three s.h.i.+ps were nearly ready, the captain of a Holland s.h.i.+p, called the Sheilberge, then in the roads, requested permission of the general to join company with him, and take part in the adventure upon which he was going. This s.h.i.+
- 213 -- 1. _Description of Java, with the Manners and Customs of its Inhabitants, both Javanese and Chinese_.Java Major is an island in the East Indies, the middle of which is in long. 104 E. and in lat. 9 S.[120] It is 146 leagues long from east to west, and
- 214 Among the other instruments of the devil on earth in Bantam, there was a kinsman of the king, named _Pangram Mandelicko_, who kept one of the incendiaries of our house under his protection. He came one day to our house to buy cloth, when I desired him to
- 215 This, and the subsequent subdivisions of the present section, are given by Purchas as a continuation of the foregoing observations by Mr Scot, to which Purchas affixes the following extended t.i.tle, for the better understanding of which it is to be notic
- 216 [Footnote 145: These _pieces_ were probably matchlocks.--E.][Footnote 146: Misseree here certainly means from Egypt.--E.]In February and March every year, there come to Bantam three or four junks from China, richly laden with raw silk, and wrought silks o
- 217 We arrived in the Ascension at Banda on the 20th February, and anch.o.r.ed in 4-1/2 fathoms beside _Nera_, the princ.i.p.al place in these islands.From the south part of Amboyna to Banda, the course is E. by S. and to the southwards, 30 leagues. The lat.i
- 218 -- 3. _Instructions learnt at Delisa respecting the Monsoon, from the Moors and Guzerates; with the Arrival of the Dragon at Bantam_.The Moors of _Delisa_ affirm that pieces of ambergris are some years found weighing 20 quintals, and so large that many me
- 219 The 22d of December we were in lat. 85 28' S. within seven leagues of _Cape Aguillas_,[184] which shews like two islands from where we were, being to the S.E. of it. Coming more athwart, it resembled three isles, two bays, N.E. and N.W. making three
- 220 [Footnote 192: In a side-note at this place, Purchas says that Mr Alexander Sharpey, their general, came to Agra along with them; which is not mentioned in the text, but will be found in the narrative of Sharpens voyage in the sequel.--E.]After the king h
- 221 He cannot abide that any one should have precious stones of value without offering them to him for sale, and it is death for any one to possess such without immediately giving him the refusal. A Banyan, named _Herranand_, who was his jeweller, had bought
- 222 [Footnote 213: In his abbreviation of Finch's observations Purchas has not clearly distinguished where those respecting Madagascar end, and those made at Socotora begin.--E.][Footnote 214: It has been formerly noticed, that, _frigates_, in these earl
- 223 This is the last town of note in the land of _Pectopshaw_, who is a small king or rajah of the Gentiles, keeping on the tops of inaccessible mountains, which begin at _Curka_, and extend to many cosses distance.He holds possession of two fair cities, _Sal
- 224 Lah.o.r.e is one of the greatest cities of the east, being near twenty-four coss in circuit, round which a great ditch is now digging, the king having commanded the whole city to be surrounded by a strong wall. In the time of the Patan empire of Delhi, La
- 225 The 30th was calm all day, till three in the afternoon, when we had a fresh gale at S.W. with which we pa.s.sed the Cape of Good Hope by ten at night. The 1st August we were off Cape Aguillas; and on the 27th we saw the island of Madagascar, some six leag
- 226 Jones likewise mentions, that on the 11th June, when in lat. 26 S. they overtook a carak, called the Nave Palma, bound for India; which was afterwards lost on the coast of Sofala, within twelve leagues of Mozambique.--E.]The natives of the country about S
- 227 --2. _Supplement to the foregoing Narrative, from the Account of the same unfortunate Voyage, by Thomas Jones._[293]Thus was our tall s.h.i.+p lost, to the great detriment of the wors.h.i.+pful company, and the utter ruin of all us poor mariners, our voya
- 228 To Mr Thomas Hide, Merchant in London._Second Letter respecting the Union at Audierne_.The 8th day of February, I came over the Pole-head of Bourdeaux, and the 11th I lost my foremast, bolt-sprit, and rudder, and put into Audierne that night for repair. T
- 229 [Footnote 313: This word is explained by lexicographers as a loose garment, a sleeveless jacket, or a soldiers coat.--E.][Footnote 314: It will be seen in other voyages, that the Malays, who are widely diffused over the Indian archipelago, often live unde
- 230 He now gave me a letter to read from Captain Downton, dated long before at Aden, saying, that two of his merchants and his purser had been detained on sh.o.r.e,[326] and that they could not get them released, without landing merchandize, and paying 1500 V
- 231 About two hours after coming on board, a letter from Mr Femell was brought me by two Arabs in a canoe, stating, that by the command of the aga, he and the others who remained ash.o.r.e had been chained by the necks, and threatened with death; but had been
- 232 Presently after there came a boat from sh.o.r.e with a Turk and three or four Arabian soldiers, the Turk being chief of the place under the aga of Mokha. He offered, if I had any letter to send, he would dispatch it by a foot-post, who would bring back an
- 233 [Footnote 357: The incidents that happened at Mokha having been already related in the preceding section, we here omit a long account of them by Downton.--E.]The 21st I sent ash.o.r.e a letter to the general, informing him of the misfortunes that had befa
- 234 Continuing our course for England, after losing all hope of rejoining the Hector and Thomas, we descried, on the 11th September, the coast of Wales to windward, and that of Ireland to leeward, and finding the winds so adverse that I could not make Milford
- 235 I and John Parsons, with six more, were left here at Patane to conduct the business of the factory, and the s.h.i.+p departed on the 1st of August for Siam. I wished afterwards to have written to Captain Essington at Siam, to inform him of the bad market
- 236 Though we wished to have kept this matter a close secret, it yet got to the ears of the Hollanders, who considered it a mere bravado, and did not therefore reveal it. The 21st November the Gentiles [Gentoos] held a solemn feast, which they celebrate three
- 237 My opinion was therefore, notwithstanding the bad tidings from Sir Henry, that we should proceed for Mokha, having with us the pa.s.s of the Grand Signior, which the former s.h.i.+ps had not; by which means we would be able to certify to the company of wh
- 238 Be it remembered, that I, _Mahomed Ha.s.san Comal Adin Ashen_, captain of the _Ha.s.sani_ of Surat, have bartered and sold to Captain John Saris, general of the eighth voyage to the East Indies, for the sum of 7400-11/48 rials of eight, in the following g
- 239 A _Samaca_ came aboard on the 18th, who made great offers of kindness.He was accompanied by two Dutchmen, who were very inquisitive to know who had directed us into this road, saying it must have been one of the natives, and if they knew him, they would c
- 240 A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels.Volume IX.by Robert Kerr.PART II. BOOK III.(CONTINUED.) CHAPTER X.--_Continued_.EARLY VOYAGES OF THE ENGLISH TO INDIA, AFTER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY.SECTION XV.--_Continued_._Eig
- 241 MINNA MOTTONO._Yei. Ye. Yeas_.[20][Footnote 20: Kempper writes this other name of _Ongosio Sama_, as he calls him, _Ijejas_; which, according to the English orthography, is _Iyeyas_.--Astl. I. 489. b.]On the 11th of September, the present intended for the
- 242 This gave much offence to our people, insomuch that some of them swore they would have drink in the fields if they were not suffered to have it in the town, for drink they would.The 26th, _Novasco-dono_ came to visit me at the factory, bringing me a prese
- 243 [Footnote 40: We here resume the narrative of Captain Saris. Purch.Pilgr. I. 378. The observations of Mr c.o.c.kes, contained in the three preceding sub-sections, break off abruptly in the Pilgrims, as above.--E.]At my return ash.o.r.e, old _Foyne Same_ c
- 244 [Footnote 51: This account is very vaguely expressed; but in the t.i.tle in the Pilgrims, the sales are stated to be in _ma.s.ses_ and _canderines_, each canderine being the tenth part of a ma.s.se. The information contained in this short subdivision is h
- 245 [Footnote 62: Perhaps the date of this letter, according to modern computation, ought to have been 1618, as in those days the year did not begin till Lady-day, the 25th March.--E.]My last letter to you was dated 5th January, 1616, and sent by way of Banta
- 246 We anch.o.r.ed in the road of Masulipatam on the 21st, where we found a s.h.i.+p belonging to Holland. We remained here for six months, until the 6th January, 1614, and then set sail for Putapilly, where we arrived on the 19th of that month, and remained
- 247 spent the whole of this day in firing against one of the s.h.i.+ps that was aground, and received many shots from the enemy, one of which killed Richard Barker the boatswain.[Footnote 81: Nathaniel Salmon of Leigh was master of the Hosiander.--_Purch._]Ni
- 248 The 15th of June, 1614, we came into the river Thames, by the blessing of G.o.d, it being that day six months on which we departed from Bantam in Java.SECTION XVIII._Observations made during the foregoing Voyage, by Mr Copland, Chaplain, Mr Robert b.o.n.e
- 249 This town of _Nuraquimire_ is within three days journey of Tatta, and to us, after coming out of the desert, seemed quite a paradise. We agreed with a kinsman of the Rajah, or governor, for twenty _laries_, or s.h.i.+llings, to conduct us on the remainder
- 250 _Coquo_, a hen._Sinzano_, a needle._Seiavoye_, cocoa-nuts._Demon_, lemons._Mage_, water. _Surra_, a kind of drink._Soutan_, the king._Quename_, a pine-apple._Carta.s.sa_, paper._Tudah_, oranges._Arembo_, bracelets._Figo_, plantains.This island of Mohelia
- 251 The 26th September, 1613, we came to anchor right before the mouth of the river _Sinde_, or Indus, by the directions of a pilot we had from one of the boats we found fis.h.i.+ng at that place. We rode in very good ground, in a foot less five fathoms, the
- 252 --1. _Incidents at Saldanha, Socotora, and Swally; with an Account of Disagreements between the Moguls and Portuguese, and between the Nabob and the English._ We sailed from England on the 1st March, 1614, and arrived in the road of Saldanha, or Table Bay
- 253 On the 3d February, 1615, there arrived at the waterside twenty-four bales of indigo, seven packs of white, seven of black, and four of blue _bastas,_ six packs of cotton yarn, three of _candikens,_ and one pack of _crecany,_ all of which were brought imm
- 254 [Footnote 136: It has been said on a former occasion, that he died of poison, given, as was thought, by the jesuits.--_Purch._]After much opposition to our desire of trade, there came a _firmaun_ from the king on the 24th November, which, according to cus
- 255 to _Deabage_, a small _dea_ or village. The 25th in eight c. to _Cashecunna,_ a small castle in which the Mogul has a garrison, being the utmost boundary of his dominions westwards, and confining with Persia. The 26th we travelled seventeen c. and lodged
- 256 We sailed from Mohelia on the 2d August, and on the 17th got sight of cape Guardafui, where the natives seemed afraid of us. The 20th we anch.o.r.ed in the road of _Galencia_ in Socotora, where the fierceness of the wind raised the sea into a continual su
- 257 _Malacca_ is a strong city and castle belonging to the Portuguese, and the centre of a great trade in those parts of India. From this place the king of Acheen has long sought to root them out, and has burnt and plundered some of their s.h.i.+ps this year,
- 258 on the prices of all goods exported by them from Mokha. On receiving information of this event, Sir Thomas Roe addressed a letter to the governor of Mokha, requesting that these privileges might be confirmed by the Grand Signior, and promising, on the par
- 259 On the 22d of May I went to the king at the durbar, to solicit his authority to get back a youth named Jones, who had run away from me to an Italian, who protected him to the disgrace of our nation, by using the king's name. The king gave me an order
- 260 [Footnote 205: At this place there is an expression in the Pilgrims, coupled with this sentence, which is quite inexplicable. "Yea, although the king had fallen down, and taken his mother by the feet, to obtain her leave to see her son." We are
- 261 [Footnote 208: The sling in the text appears to have been a _slung_ musquetoon, or small cannon, mounted in that manner to avoid recoil.--E.]Having gone before a-horseback, as before mentioned, I hastened to the tents, to await the king's arrival. Th
- 262 The 13th I sent as a present to Asaph Khan a richly embroidered pair of gloves, and a fair wrought night-cap of my own. He received the cap, but returned the gloves, as useless in this country, and requested to have some Alicant wine, which I sent him nex
- 263 As for his second project, of inducing the caravans and merchants of Lah.o.r.e and Agra, who are in use to travel by Candahar into Persia, to come by the river Indus and to go by sea in our s.h.i.+ps to Jasques or the Persian gulf it is a mere dream. Some
- 264 Apologies often call truth into question, and having nothing but truth to offer in excuse for this narrative, I omit all unnecessary preface, desiring only that the reader may believe what I have faithfully related. Our fleet, consisting of six goodly s.h
- 265 16. _Bando_, its chief city so called, borders with Agra on the west.--No such name is to be found in modern maps.--E.17. _Malwa_ is a very fertile province, of which Rantipore is the chief city.--In the other edition of this list in the Pilgrims, Ugen, N
- 266 [Footnote 234: This temporary madness of the male elephants is usual in the rutting season.--E.]The Mogul takes great delight in these stately animals, and often, when he sits in state, calls for some of the finest and largest to be brought, which are tau
- 267 The trials are conducted quickly, and the sentences speedily executed, culprits being hanged, beheaded, impaled, torn by dogs, destroyed by elephants, bitten by serpents, or other devices, according to the nature of the crimes; the executions being genera
- 268 _Hazaret Aallum-pennah, Salamet: f.o.o.ker Darceish, ce jehaun-gesht hastam; ke mia emadam az wellageti door, yanne as muik Ingliz-stan, ke kessanion pesheen mushacar cardand,_ _ke wellageti mazcoor der akeri magrub bood, ke mader hamma jezzaereti dunia a
- 269 I also demanded to know from Dedall, what was their purpose in thus coming into the road of Puloroon, unless to molest us. He pretended that it was their usual custom in pa.s.sing that island. But I told them that was not true, as the islanders had declar
- 270 The 2d April we got in the morning into the bay of _Brinjan_, where we anch.o.r.ed in fourteen fathoms, within half a league of the town, a high peaked hill, like a sugar-loaf; bearing N.E. by E. by the compa.s.s, which is the best mark to know this place
- 271 The 11th, Mr Mills arrived in the Bee from Priaman, with 300 sacks of very good rice, and eleven hogsheads of oil, giving us great encouragement to send there again. The 12th, the Claw was sent off for Pedang and Cuttatinga, to procure rice and other prov
- 272 our course having been these twenty-four hours N.E. twenty-six leagues, the current having carried us four leagues to the N. of our reckoning; and yet this day at noon, in seventy-three f. on ooze, our boats found no current at all. We here saw many rippl
- 273 Next morning we spent an hour in viewing the town, and observing the countenances of the people towards us, whom we found gentle and courteous, especially the Banians and Guzerats, many of whom reside here as merchants, shopkeepers, and mechanics, having
- 274 The 19th November, having dispatched our business at Swally with all expedition, we set sail towards Jasques. The 21st we chased a s.h.i.+p, which surrendered without resistance, being the Nostra Sennora de Merces, of 200 tons, bound from Muscat for Chaul
- 275 Hence almost certainly the person to whom Baffin's bay, in the north-east of America, owes its name.--E.]There were about a thousand persons of all sorts in this castle, of whom the Portuguese and some Mahometans were sent away: But the Khan required
- 276 Before mid-day of the 24th, both the Persians and English began to pillage in a most shameful manner, so that I was both grieved and ashamed, yet could see no means of remedy. The Persians drove out the poor sick, wounded, and scorched Christians, who wer
- 277 Timothy Johnson, a.s.sistant at the same place.John Wetheral, a.s.sistant at Cambello.John Clark, a.s.sistant at Hitto.William Griggs, factor at Larika.John Fardo, steward of the factory at Amboina. Abel Price, surgeon to that factory.Robert Brown, tailor
- 278 Once upon a time, a certain person went to gather simples among the mountains, and fell by some accident into a vale of which the sides were so steep that he was unable to get out again. In this situation, he had to look about for some means to support li
- 279 A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels.Volume X.by Robert Kerr.PART II. (CONTINUED.) BOOK IV. CHAPTER I.EARLY CIRc.u.mNAVIGATIONS, OR VOYAGES ROUND THE WORLD.INTRODUCTION.In this _fourth_ book of the _second_ part of our arrangement, it i
- 280 Departing from Tidore, the Spaniards were attended by several kings in their canoes to the isle of _Mare_,[21] where this royal company took leave of them with much apparent regret. In this isle they left one of their s.h.i.+ps which was leaky, giving ord
- 281 Being now at sea, they examined the booty in their prize, in which they found 25,000 pezos of pure gold of Baldivia, amounting to above 37,000 Spanish ducats. Continuing their course for Lima, they put into the harbour of Coquimbo, in lat. 29 54' S.
- 282 Cabo, gold. Suda, enough.Having news of some great s.h.i.+ps being at no great distance, and not knowing whether they might prove friends or enemies, the admiral set sail from Java, sailing directly for the Cape of Good Hope, which was the first land he f
- 283 Here we lost our pinnace in foul weather, together with her crew of eight men. And here also our s.h.i.+p was in great danger, in consequence of a strong current, which almost forced her on sh.o.r.e before we were aware, so that we had to drop anchor in t
- 284 The 15th April they came to _Moro Moreno_, in lat. 23 30' S. under the tropic of Capricorn, where there is an excellent harbour, made by means of an island, having an entrance for s.h.i.+ps at either end. The admiral went ash.o.r.e here with thirty m
- 285 It hath pleased the Almighty to suffer me to circ.u.mcompa.s.s all the whole globe of the world, entering in at the Straits of Magellan, and returning by the Cape of Buena Esperanca. In which voyage I have either discovered, or brought certain intelligenc
- 286 Notwithstanding the excessive coldness of this place, yet do these people go entirely naked, living in the woods like satyrs, painted and disguised in a strange manner, and fled from us like so many wild deer.They were very strong and agile, and threw sto
- 287 [Footnote 71: These were probably young unfledged sea-gulls, called in provincial English _Malls, Maws_, and _Mews,_ not unlike the Dutch names in the text; where perhaps we ought to read Malle _or_ Mewen.--E.]Soon leaving this inhospitable place, they pu
- 288 Towards the end of August, they arrived in the harbour of St Jago, one of the Cape de Verd islands, where they remained till the 10th September, although the climate was very unhealthy, and the pilots, particularly Mr Adams, remonstrated against continuin
- 289 CHAPTER V.VOYAGE OF GEORGE SPILBERGEN ROUND THE WORLD, IN 1614--1617.[92]SECTION I._Narrative of the Voyage, from Holland to the South Sea_.As the directors of the Dutch East-India Company were still anxious to make trial of the route to India by the Stra
- 290 INTRODUCTION.The States General of the United Provinces having granted an exclusive privilege to the Dutch East India Company, prohibiting all their subjects, except that company, from trading to the eastwards beyond the Cape of Good Hope, or westwards th
- 291 and 143 25' W. long.--E.]Finding nothing could be done here, they held on their course to the west, and on the 16th came to another island, about fifteen leagues north from the former. This seemed all drowned land, yet its skirts were well clothed wi
- 292 Though they had now sailed so long upon this new land, yet were they unable to determine with any certainty if it actually were the coast of New Guinea, as their charts neither agreed with each other, nor with the coast in view. This coast for the most pa
- 293 They sailed from Sierra Leona on the 4th September, on which day the admiral fell sick. On the 29th they were off the island of St Thomas, just on the north side of the line, and anch.o.r.ed on the 1st of October at Cape Lopo Gonzalves, in lat. 0 50'
- 294 VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD, IN 1683-1691, BY CAPTAIN JOHN COOKE, ACCOMPANIED BY CAPTAIN COWLEY, AND CAPTAIN WILLIAM DAMPIER.[145]INTRODUCTION.In the Collection of Voyages and Travels by Harris, this voyage is made two separate articles, as if two distinct voy
- 295 These islands are better stored with guanoes and land-tortoises than any other part of the world. The guanoes are very tame, of extraordinary size, and very fat. The land-tortoises are likewise very fat, and so numerous that several hundred men might subs
- 296 This voyage is peculiarly valuable, by its minute and apparently accurate account of the harbours and anchorages on the western coast of South America, and has, therefore, been given here at considerable length, as it may become of singular utility to our
- 297 The _King's_ or _Pearl_ Islands, are a considerable number of low woody isles, seven leagues from the nearest continent, and twelve leagues from Panama, stretching fourteen leagues from N.W. by N. to S.E. by S. Though named Pearl Islands in the maps,
- 298 Captain Townley went with 140 men in twelve canoes to endeavour to cut out the Lima s.h.i.+p; but finding her at anchor within 100 yards of both the castle and platform, found it impossible to effect his purpose, so that he was obliged to return much diss
- 299 [Footnote 195: Pany, or Panai.--E.]We sailed again on the 21st, and came on the 23d to the S.E. end of Luconia, where we took two Spanish barks from _Paga.s.sanam_,[196] a small town on the N.E. part of this island, having goods on board for the Acapulco
- 300 _Narrative of the Voyage, till the Separation of Funnell from Dampier._ We sailed from the Downs on the 30th April, 1703, and anch.o.r.ed on the 18th May at Kinsale, in Ireland. We here refitted and victualled our s.h.i.+p, and were joined by the Cinque-p