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A08052	The iournall, or dayly register, contayning a true manifestation, and historicall declaration of the voyage, accomplished by eight shippes of Amsterdam, vnder the conduct of Iacob Corneliszen Neck Admirall, & Wybrandt van Warwick Vice-Admirall, which sayled from Amsterdam the first day of March, 1598 Shewing the course they kept, and what other notable matters happened vnto them in the sayd voyage.; Journael ofte dagh-register, inhoudende een waerachtigh verhael vande reyse ghedaen 1598. English	Neck, Jacob Cornelissoon van, ca. 1564-1638.; Walker, William, fl. 1601.; Warwyck, Wijbrant van, ca. 1569-1615. aut	1601 (1601)	STC 18417; ESTC S113132	75,502	134

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

neither any kinde of graine to make bread but they make the same of trées which being cut downe and clouen they take an hammer made of a thicke réede wherewith they beate the same clouen wood which yéeldeth a certaine dust like vnto sawe-dust which they call in their language Sagge where of they make their bread which is very white and the loues foure square of the breadth or bignes of the palme of a mans hand wherewith they vse their principall trade for whatsoeuer they buye or sell is all with this bread There are plentie of Coquars and Bonanas trées with some Lemon and Orange trées but merueilous quantitie of Cloues so thàt it is very poore and scant of victuals The people are kinde and good of nature but of beggerly condition euen the King himselfe and all his gentlemen as well as the common sorte neuerthelesse they hate théeuerie in so much that not a théefe can there escape the rope It happened while we were there that a boy of 11. or 12. yeares olde had stolen a leafe or two of Tabaco wherewith he was taken and led thorow the streetes with his hands bound behinde him after whom followed all the boyes of the towne mocking him and crying in their language a théefe a théefe They are great enemies of the Portingals for right ouer against this Island lieth another Island called Tydore planted with Portingals they holde no quarter with each other but kill one another like dogs as it happened at our being there the 20. day of Iulie 1599. at what time they of Ternate went out to the Island Tidore where they on a sudden set vpon a village slew thrée of the inhabitance and brought away 43. prisoners among whom was a young man of 21. yeares olde sonne to the King of Tydores brother who after he had béen brought to the Kings presence and some spéeches vsed betwéene them was lead out of the pallace with a rope about his necke vnto the sea side where hée was commaunded to wash his hands the young man stooping so to doe one that stoode bebinde him smote him on the backe with his Sable that he fell to the grounde and presently another man lent him another blowe wherewith his lyuer and lungs hung out of his bodie Hauing in this dispitefull sorte shewed their merciles hearts the bodie was towed into the sea at the sterne of a Praw or small boate and so suffered to driue away Their chiefe weapons are pikes of réedes which they cast at their enemies with their hands merueilous right and stronglie they vse also great broade swordes and long shieldes which séeme to be made of some boorde foure foote long Some of them vse Muskets and hand-guns but in very small number for of themselues they haue none but such as they get from the Portugales At such times as the Sunne or Moone are eclipsed they make great sorrowe and lamentation supposing that their King or some other of their chiefe men shall dye as we our selues sawe the sixt of August about eyght of the clocke in the euening the Moone then being eclypsed the people kept such a howling praying crying and mourning in most hideous wise with smiting vpon drummes and copper pans as was most straunge to beholde Wherefore we demaunded of them the cause why they cried and mourned in such sorte they answered vs that the Moone was eclipsed and that therefore their King or some of his blood should dye The eclipse passed and séeing that the King nor any of his blood is dead they make great ioy and the next day holde as it were a procession those that goe formost carrie in their hands Purcelane dishes followed with others bearing Pikes Halberds Muskets and Gunnes after whom thrée Lampes are carried made after the manner as they painte in our countrie a bunsh of grapes of the land of Promise then followeth a boye appareled in kingly apparell before whom is borne a gilded fanne then follow many women as well young as olde finely decked after their manner all this is done for ioy that no man is dead Wée tolde them that there were men in our countrey that knowe and can tell long before when any eclipse shall be of the Sunne or Moone which they thought to be impossible and wondered thereat as if it were a myracle A declaration of the Cardes and figures of the Island of Ternate hereafter following according to the numbers and letters No. 14. IS the Island of Ternate where we arriued the 22. day of May 1599. with two ships A. Is the Island Tidore inhabited with Portugales betwéene whom is mortall enimitie B. Is an Island not inhabited lying betwéene both the other Islands but néerest vnto Tidore C. Is a Riuer where we fetcht our fresh water out of a Well in a village D. Is the Kings Galley or Karkol trimmed most brauely and comming from Ternate with 31. other gallies in companie with a most terrible noyse of singing crying and playing on drummes and copper basons rowing their galleys with woodden shouels in stead of oares two two sitting together flourishing or casting the same as they rowe ouer their heads and so powre out the water ouer the side of the galley rowing in this sorte about our ships E. The place where they rowe into one before another and there lie side by side No. 15. IS the towne of Gammelamme lying in the Island Ternate where we traded the howsen whereof are made of a thicke Réede or Cane clouen and interlaced one in the other A. Is our two ships comming vnder sayle before the Towne B. Is a galley that came aboorde vs which after they had demaunded of whence we were and receiued our answere bad vs in very hartie manner welcome and were meruailous glad of our comming thither C. Is a galley appoynted for the warres D. Is a stake whereupon stoode the head of one of their enemies which they had fastened with a rope put into the mouth of the head and comming out vnder the chinne E. Is their market place where they kéepe their markets vnder a trée to shadowe them from the heate of the Sunne F. Is their Temple or Musquita G. Is the Kings Court or Pallace built of stone H. Is a little house standing before the Pallace where an yron cast péece of ordenance lyeth the which Captaine Drake by force of ill weather was compelled to cast ouerboorde and afterward taken vp by these people I. Is the house which the King gaue vnto those of our nation which we left behinde vs. K. Is the house wherein we vsed our trade L. Is a Cloyster called S. Paul built in times past by the Portugales M. Is a stone house built by the Portugales N. Is the house wherein the Kings Interpreter dwelleth and is of Chyna speaking good Portugale O. Is a Tower or Stéeple whereon lay a Brasse péece P. Is an vninhabited Island lying betwéene Ternate and Tydore Q. Is the Island Tydore kept by