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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05051	The description of a voyage made by certaine ships of Holland into the East Indies VVith their aduentures and successe: together with the description of the countries, townes, and inhabitantes of the same: who set forth on the second of Aprill 1595. and returned on the 14. of August. 1597. Translated out of Dutch into English by W.P.; Verhael vande reyse by de Hollandtsche schepen gedaen naer Oost Indien. English.	Phillip, William.; Houtman, Cornelis de, d. 1599, attributed name.; Langenes, Barent.	1598 (1598)	STC 15193; ESTC S109348	41,570	78

called Manancabo where they make poinyardes and daggers by them calde cryses which are much esteemed in those Countries and those of Malacca and Iaua hold them for their best weapons and with them are very bold The same day our Pinnace returned againe vnto vs bringing vs good newes that wee were welcome vnto the Countrey people and brought vs certaine Indian Nuttes or Cocus Melons Cocombers Onions Garlicke and a sample of Peper and other spices which liked vs well The fourteenth of Iune we laded in some fresh water IAVA MAIOR The 15. of Iune there rowed a scute called a Prawen harde vnder the lande by vs wee called him but not against his will and shewed him siluer and other wares that liked him well he bad vs make towards the strand and told vs of Bantam saying that there we should haue al kinds of Marchandise Then we made signs vnto him taht if he wold bring vs to Bantam we wold pay him for his labor he asked vs 5. rialles of 8. and a red cap which we graunted vnto and so one of the men in the scute came on bord the Mauritius and was our Pilot to Bantam where we passed by many Islandes The nineteenth of Iuly as wee sailed by a towne many Portingalles borded vs and brought vs certaine Cocus and Hens to sell which wee bought for other wares The 22. of the same Month wee came before the towne of Bantam within three miles of it and there ankered vnder an Island The same day about euening a scute of Portingals borded vs that were sent by the Gouernour to see what ships we were when we shewed them that wee came thither to traficke with them they told vs that there was the right Pepper country that there we might haue our lading that new Pepper was readie to be gathered and would be ripe within two Monthes after which pleased vs well for wee had already beene fifteene Monthes and twelue daies vppon our voyage hauing endured great daungers miseries and thirst many of our men by sicknesse being dead The 23. of Iune wee hoysed our ankers and went close to the towne of Bantam and ankered harde by 4. small Islands that lie right North from the Towne the same day the Sabandar who is there one of the greatest officers next the King came abord our shippes asking vs what we would haue we said we were come to buy Pepper and other spyces and that wee had readie money and certaine wares whereof we shewed him some parte which hee liked well saying that there wee might haue lading enough shewing vs great countenance The same day likewise there came a great number of scutes vnto our ships bringing all kinds of victuailes to sel as Hennes Egges Cocus Bonanas sugar canes Cakes of Ryce baked and many other thinges The 24. of Iune there came many men aborde our ships bringing diuers wares to sell shewing vs great friendshippe and as it seemed were very glad of our arriuall there telling vs that there we might haue Pepper enough and new Pepper within two Months after and that Pepper was then as good cheap as it had beene any time within ten yeares before that wee might buy 5. or 6. sackes for one Catti being about 20. Guilderns which was ordinarily sold but one sacke for that price euery sacke wayeth 54. pounde Hollandes waight so that a pounde would be worth about a brasse penie Hollands money The same day about noone the Sabandar borded vs once againe willing Cornelis Houtman to go on land to speake with the Gouernour for as then there was no King for about a Month before our arriuall there the King was gone with a great armie before the towne of Palimbam which hee thought to take and had almost gotten it but there he was striken with a great Peece by a Renigado of the Portingalles and so was slaine His death was much lamented by the straungers that dwelt at Bantam for he was a good king being about 25. years of age he left behind him foure wiues whereof the eldest was not aboue 15. yeares of age and a yong sonne of three Monthes olde that was to succeed him in his Kingdome and they had chosen a Protector or Gouernor to rule in his minoritie whom they call Kipate and when the Kipate by the Sabandar sent to our Sargeant Maior to come vnto him into the towne he made him answer that he had no such commission but he desired the Gouernor first to come abord his ship and then he would go on shore he likewise desired vs to go neerer to the towne with our shippes THe Towne of Bantam in the Island of Iaua as our foure shippes lay before it A. is the barre of the Riuer that was shutte vp by it all wares passed both in and out and the next house vnto it is the custome house B. the Hollanders lodging where we receyued and sold our wares C. is the walles of the towne of Bantam al made with flankers vpon them lay great store of brasse peeces which when they shot at vs did not much hurt vs because they knew not wel how to vse them the wal is not aboue two foot thicke made of brickes and at euery place where the peeces lyeth there are places made of mastes and other wood which they vse for defence against the enemies D. are the Portingalles houses E. the Pepper market F. the Hollanders market G. the pomegranat market H. the apparell market I. the porseline market K. the great market which is also the Burse where many nations do meet L. the Fish market M. the hogge market N. the Chinars houses O. their Church or Mostua P. a skirmish betweene our Pinace and 24. of their boates that came towardes vs like a halfe Moon● all full of men armed with bowes and speares with some bases making to the Pinace that lay on grounde vnder an Islande where it wound off 17. of them being on the larborde and 7. on the starre borde of her so neare that they thrust their spears in at her portes but those of the Pinace shewed themselues like men shooting brauely against them both with great shot and Caliuers for they could hardly shoot in vaine and hauing hoised saile she came to the shippes againe in dispight of all her enemies that were in great numbers and had compassed her about like sconces And therevpon wee sayled somewhat neerer to the Island that lay next vnto the towne within halfe a mile from it there we ankered at 4. fadome clay grounde the towne lying South from vs where wee had a good roade The Gouernor of Bantam came abord their ships The next morning the Gouernor sent aborde and the men that came spake not onely good Portingal but other languages he let our Sargeant Maior vnderstand that he would come aborde and desired that hee woulde with a shalop meet him halfe the way which was done about noone and the Gouernour came aborde with a great