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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

we were by the same Island and had fiue degrées To the Easte of this Island Botton lye thrée other Islands from whence many corners and shoels stretch to seaward toward the South-east In sayling towards Amboyna the said three Islands must be left on the starboord and so running forward out by Botton there lye other two Islands to the Northward which must be left on the larboorde sayling forth betwéene both this is to be well obserued by reason of the sholes in that place stretching from those thrée Islands The 20. day wée passed thorowe the straight betwéene Anno 〈◊〉 the 20. of October Selebes and the Soles where two Islands lye right in the middest of the gap betwéene which we ran they lye a good league one from the other it seemed that there was a fire in one of them we might sée boates passe from one Island to another This gappe lyeth from Bantam some 30. leagues and as we returned homewards we left many Islands on our starboorde which lye in 5. degrées and 50. minutes The 21. day we had 5. degrées and 50. minutes to the Southward of Selebes sayling thorowe the straight This land stretcheth for the most part West and by North and East and by South here we made an ende of our last smoked fleshe and euery messe had a kan of Wine The 22. day we passed by the Island Selebes which stretcheth West and by North and East and by South from the straight it is some 20. leagues long Westward with lowe grounde lying before it and thereon very hye and hillie ground as it were doubled or indented the South end whereof lyeth in 5. degrées and 50. minutes and as a man passeth from the West ende forward in comming towards it sayling some eyght or ten leagues along by it there appeareth a round high hill like vnto a cocke of haie in the fieldes séeming to lye farre off from the rest outward but approaching néere thereunto it lyeth plainelie farre within the Land the ground before it being very lowe and stretching at least two degrées thorow the Line on the North side so that it is aboute some eyght degrées long South and North. The 23. day we sayled ouer a shallow of sixe fathome déepe wending West and by South in fiue degrées and sixe and fiftie minutes about some eyghtéene leagues from the Land the winde being Southeast at what time we had sight of a small Island from our Maine top lying to the Northwarde of vs. The same euening we sayled ouer the shallowe at 12. 13. 14. and 15. fathomes which continued thrée glasses wending West and West and by North. The 24. day at noone we had a dish of Rice and a Kan of Wine being the first day since the 30. of August that we sayled without view of Land The 25. day halfe the night time we sayled againe ouer the shallowes the winde West and West and by North at some twentie fathomes depth and as we gessed wee were about 90. leagues from the west ende of Selebes The 29. day wée sawe the Land of Madura as wée guessed where we had béen imprisoned hauing fortie and fiftie fathome with claye grounde The last day we were againe allowed a dish of Rice Anno 1599. the 29. of October we saw Mednra seeing euery day Land but could not haue any certaine knowledge what Land it was The 2 day of Nouember we had sight of the length of the maine Land of Madura to the Northwards wherof lyeth the Island Laybock some 18. leagues distant We ran betwéene them hauing sight of land euery day The 5. day we left the Island Carman Iava behinde vs lying some 20. leagues from Laybock most East and West a sunder finding sometimes 30. 35. 40. 45. and 50. fathome depth all good clay ground The 9. day we passed by another Island where eyght or ten trées stand in the water a little from the Island lying some 20. leagues from Karmen Iava most West and by North and East and by South from each other where we sayled about by the North. The 13. day we came before Saketra where we made some prouision of Rice and were God be thanked deliuered of our former penurie and hunger héere we heard that the Vizadmirall was departed from Bantam about thrée moneths past The 16. day we sayled from Saketra anchoring the same day before the fresh Ryuer where we furnished our selues with water the Chinans brought vnto vs Aracca and Rice in most plentifull sorte which we bought for some fiue pence the pound The 17. day wee sayled thence towards Bantam where two Dutch ships lay The 18. day we spoke with them they were the Long barke and the Sunne which had lyne eyght moneths and tenne dayes before Bantam and were departed from thence in the night time not refreshing themselues where they had so néerely bartered all that in the ende for want of money they trucked also the whistles from about their neckes and yet had not effected any great matter for both the ships had but 60. last of Pepper and Cloues together and farther were weakened 55. men The 19. day wée arriued before Bantam where wée We arriued before Bantam The price of Pepper Maces Cloues were much made of Iohn Martsson hauing taken in his first Pepper but the fifth of this moneth and bought the same by the bagge euery bagge waying fiftie pounde for the which they paide foure péeces of Ryals of 8. and an halfe but at the last foure Ryals of 8. for a bag The Maces and Cloues are bought by the Baer waying 500 pound the Maces for 80. and the Cloues for 65. péeces of Ryals of 8. The 15. of Ianuarie 1600 our Admirall went a shore to the Magistrates of Bantam bestowing on them sundrie presents and giftes and dealt with them about farther trade wherein they agréed very well with thankes and due salutations on both parts which done he tooke his leaue after he had giuen the boate vnto the Gouerner of Bantam wherein he came ashore hanged with Skarlet cloth and appoynted with two murthering péeces but those people haue small knowledge how to vse the same The 20. day we brought all our Marchants aboorde hauing almost solde all their wares The 21. daye one of our Marchants went againe ashore with a small parcell of Veluet and returned Veluet with twentie bagges of Pepper made of the sayde Veluet The discription of Bantam THE manners and policie vsed in Bantam are very strange for when a man dyeth leauing behinde him any goods whether he haue children or none the King seazeth vpon the widow children and goods appropriating all to himselfe making the Mother his slaue and if a man of China desire to buye the Mother or daughter he selleth them and if afterwards they chance to haue children betwéene them it happeneth to her againe as it did after her first husbands death if the King doe vnderstand of any goods left by the deceased such

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

to consult together what was to be done and it was thought best to set our course towardes Iaua for we could not reach Amboyna where our Admirall lay We sayled for the most part South and South and by West The 7. day we had a fine gale from the South-east holding our course all the forenoone South South west and at after noone we haled in our Sheates and held our course West South west the weather faire The 8. and 9. dayes we held our course West South west at after noone we tooke the height and found 4. degrees and an halfe Southward of the line Aequinoctial the weather being very faire The 10. day we continued our course West South west we had sight of the Iland Cebesse and perceiued that it was parted in 7. or 8. little partes or portions with a great necke or corner lying out 6. or 7. leages in length wherefore we durst not sayle forwards that night The 11. day in the morning we held our course West South west and South west towardes the Iland Bouton And at noone taking the height found 6. degrees about the middest of Bouton The 12. day in the morning we sayled beyonde the Iland Combayna At noone we tooke in our sayles and lay still vntill the last quarter before day that we might be before the straight of Celebes by day light for in that place it is narrow The 13. day in the euening we passed the straight of Celebes and founde that there ran a mightie streame or currant The 14. day in the morning it was calme and at after noone it began to blow a litle gale The 15. and 16. dayes we made a great way holding our course most West and South west and by South and sometimes West and by North. At after noone we saw two small Ilandes the one lying from vs South South east and the other South South west The 17. day we tooke the height finding 7. degrees lacking one quarter At noone we had sight of the East ende of Madura lying South west off vs. We helde our course along the coast of Madura West and West and by South The 18. day in the euening we were hard by the towne of Arosbay lying on the West end of Madura in which place we lost our men outwardes bound as is before declared The 19. day we were against the land of Iuban and Sydaye holding our course West and by North and at after noone North west towardes the high land of Iapan The 20. day we saw the high land of Iapan The same euening dyed one of our Marriners called Renier Reyneirszen vander Schellingh The 21. day we draue in the calme vnder the high land of Iapan The 25. day we helde our course directly for we knew not where we were Towardes the euening we sawe the Ilandes of Iaketra And the same night we let fall our Anchors The 26. day in the morning we set sayle againe and had sight of the east corner of Iaketra And in the after noone we Anchored before Iaketra The 27. day our Boate rowed a shore to buy freshe victuals The 28. and 29. dayes we were busie to make prouision of victualles as Rice Hennes Coquers and such like The same day the King sent a young Steere to our Vice-Admirall The. 30. day our Boate went againe a shore to buy Rice for there were two Ships come thyther with Rice which came in good season for vs. The 1. 2. and 3. dayes of August we spent in buying August 1599. of fresh victualles In the euening came to vs from Bantam a long Boate from the Ships of Zealand the long Barke and the Sunne shewing vs that they had lyen at Bantam 4. monthes and an halfe and now waighted for the next season or haruest The 4. day the Admirall with the Marchants went a shore to speake with the King In the euening the Boate returned towards Bantam The. 5. day we made further prouision of fresh victuals on the shore The. 6. day we sayled from Iaketra to the fresh Riuer to take in water About noone we ariued and let fall our Anchors before the sayd fresh Riuer beginning the same day and so continuing all night to bring water a boord making all the haste we could to haue in our water The. 8. day about noone we sayled towards Bantam casting our Anchors the same night about some 4. leages from Bantam The. 9. day in the morning about 10. of the clocke we set sayle againe in the euening we let fall our Anchors before Bantam where presently the Maisters and Marchantes of the aforesayd Barke and of the Sunne came aboord vs declaring that there were 36. of their men dead so that they were hardly able to sayle their Ship The. 10. day our Comisares or Marchantes went a shore to buy some Purselayne Dyshes and other thinges The. 14. day about noone the Gouernour of Bantam came aboord vs accompanied with some 400. men viewing our Ship and offering great friendship requiring our Vice-Admirall to go with him a land The 19. day we departed from Bantam meeting with a sharpe gust of wind and raine which continued some hower The 20. day in the morning we were past the coast of Iaua shaping our course the most part of the day South-west The same day our alowance of water was againe lessened to wit euery day one Ran a Mutskin of Arake a Wine which the wild people of the countrey vse themselues to drinke making it with Rice and is a very strong Wine in taste The 22. day about noone it rained thundred lightned with so great a winde that we were forced to take in all our sayles This storme continued two howers The 23. day it was very faire weather we shaped our course as before the wind East South-east About noone the Carpenter of our Ship died called Peter Lauwelssen of Harllem which was the third man that died in our returne homewardes The 24. day in the night foule weather the wind South South-east keeping our course most part West and Southwest and by North bearing onely our mayne-sayles The 25. 26. 27. 28. and 29. dayes ill sayling weather the wind South South-east in so much that it was as much as we could do to beare our mayne-sayles The 31. day the weather began to be somewhat fairer so that we might put out our top-sayles The first day of September we tooke the height were September in 15. degrees lacking 3. quarters at noone we sent our Boate aboord the Zealand to fetch the Maister and Pilot to th end we might confer togither what course were best to be kept their conclusion was to sayle West South-west vntill we should come to 20. degrees for the storme droue vs far to the Southward We held our course West south-west with a fine gale from the South south east The 4. day in the night we had the wynd East south east with faire weather shaping our course most South west by

aforesayd parted from vs. The 12. day in the night we lost the company of the Zealand by reason of the mist The 13. day we heard nothing of her In the night we ran Northward taking in our top-sayles to th end we might come together agaiue The 14. day in the morning we were neare to Faire Lee hauing sight of a Flecte of 30. Sayle but could vnderstand nothing of the Zealand About noone we saw Douer Clifts hauing a fine South west wind a long the coast of Fraunce The same night we left Douer behind vs. The 15. day in the morning we saw Callice Dunckerk where we met with a Northerly wind and at noone turned towarde Douer Roade at what time the Zealand came againe to vs and the same euening we let fall our Anchors in Douer Roade The 16. day in the morning the Boate rowed to the shore to buy some fresh victualies the Wind North North west with a very hard gale The 20 day came a Post to vs from London with Letters which he deliuered with other newes to our Vice-Admirall Afterwardes with great ioy to all the Marchantes and Owners whom it concerneth were ariued God be thanked in safetie in the Texel where the Nutmegs were vnladen and put into bagges and sent to Amsterdam to the great admiration and comfort of the people where they were layde vp in Warr-houses which with the other Spices yeelded a most pleasant sweete smell to all the neighbours dwelling there aboutes And it is most true that these Nutmeg●es were so fresh that Dyle was pressed out of them the like whereof were neuer brought from Lysborne Hauing thus finished and declared the ariuall of these two Shippes in the Texel we will returne to the other two namely the Amsterdam and the Vtrecht which after they had lyen two months at Amboyna before Tuban and could not there finde sufficient store of lading sayled thence the 8. day of May towards the Ilands of Moluccas THe 13. day of March Anno 1599. March the two Ships lying before Tuban there ariued three Ships of warre from Iaua full of Souldiers which were sent for by the Tubans to ayde them against the Portingals and to take a Castle which they there helde committing dayly great outrage and mischiefe against those of Tuban because we were suffered to lie there These Iauaners were receiued with great ioy and triumph who after their landing fell to making of Boothes and Cottages running ouer all the land clyming the Coquar trees and gathering the fruites to the great damage dissyking of all the people of Amboyna The 20. day some of vs were a shore to kill fowle with our Peeces where wee killed greene Pidgions as great as Duckes The 25. day Iohn Cornelissen of Edam died who was the first man that was buried there on the land The 29. day was a letter sent to the Vice-Admirall lying at Banda The 30. day some lading in small quantetie was brought aboard for that they could not agree on the prises The last day the Admirall went ashore to agree about the price of wares but effected nothing The first day of Aprill Isack Henricksen of Rees died Aprill was buried on the land The 2. day Gisbrecht Wolfertsen died also and was buried on the land The 10. day the price of Cloues was agreed viz. for 35. The price of Cloues peeces of Ryals of eight the Baer the Baer waying 550 li. The 12. day was agreement made for the price of head peeces viz. 250. li. of Cloues for euery head peece of Murrion The 13. day we tooke in some Cloues The 19. day the long Boate returned from the Vice-Admirall at Banda which is some 28. leagues from Tuban from whom we vnderstood that the said Vice-Admirall had taken into his Ship some 30. Last of Nutmegs and Maces and it was supposed that at this time he had in his full lading for the Boate had been 5. dayes on the way and that the other Ship of Melcknap began to lade also The 20. day the Portingales attempted to take a little Towne in the Iland of Amboyna not effecting any thing but that they killed two men for the people of the Iland assembling made head against them in the ayde of the towne in which company 4. of our Marriners went in the Boate with the King of Ternates his Brother which seemed strange vnto them and as a mirracle that the Hollanders would take their partes in their warrs as enemies to the King of Spaine and Portingall May. The 2. day of May Iohn Martsen a Wallon and our Trumpeter died and was buried on the land The 8. day we bartered for some small quantitie of Cloues of which commoditie was no great store in this Island to bée had but wonderfull plentie of Rice insomuch that for a looking glasse of a blancke or of a pennie of sterling money we had fiftéene or sixtéene pounde of Rice and so accordingly after the same rate for all other wares In the end we set saile and departed thence towards the Island Moluccas carrying with vs a Gentleman belonging to the King who gaue himselfe out to be the Kings brother but it was not so This gentleman tolde vs that the Kings father of Amboyna had in his life time 70. married Wiues besides his other concubines and that the King now liuing had 40. married wiues besides his other women or concubines The 14. day died Albert Petersen in Iohn Martsens ship The 16. day in the night wée crossed the Line hauing sight the next morning of the Island Ternate and Tidore The 22. day towards the euening we let fall our anchors Anno 1599. The 22. of May. vnder the Island of Ternate and rode at fiftéene fathome The 25. day dyed one Iacob a Flemming and was buried on the land The 28. day the King of Ternate came aboord vs but The King of Ternate commeth aboord not into our ships desiring our Admirall to come into his gallie which the Admirall did betwéene whom was long conference by interpreters so that we supposed he would haue come into our ships but hée would by no meanes excusing himselfe first that the ladder had no conuenient couering although there was a péece of woollen cloth cast ouer it then it was too late for him and it was now time for him to goe to his prayers for said he the Sunne is now very lowe The 29. day the King came the second time to vs In what triumphant manner the King came the second time with 32. gallies maruailouslie well trimmed and appointed with some hundred bases of brasse rowing in triumphant maner thrice about ourships with great noyse of singing drummes and copper basons In the meane while we made our selues readie with our ordenance muskets pikes and other artillerie placing some of our men aloft and other some beneath to make resistance if nèede had béen and that if they had offered vs any violence but

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

people sitting with them in the side of the Tent to heare what was sayd Are Hollanders with their Trumpets appoynted now and then to sound wherein these Nobles and the rest tooke great pleasure delight woondring greatly thereat A description how those of Banda vse to make them selues terrible vnto their enemies when they ioyne in fight No. 8. COmmonly when the people of Banda enterprise any matter of warfare they haue great assembles and meetinges the reason whereof is the Iland hauing 5. or 6. Townes and as I sayd before being seuered into three partes or factions deadly hate and malice each other Nera is the principallest Towne of the Iland Labbetacke Combeer Waeyer Townes of the same Iland ioyne together in mortall hatred against the Nerans On the other part Lontoor lying on the other side of Nera with two other Ilandes lying some leage from Banda called Polleuine and Poelway hold and take part with the Nerans Now when any of these confederats pretend any attempt against those of Labbetacke they come with their Gallies to Nera where the people of Banda prouide a Banquet euen against the instant that the execution of their attempt is appoynted inuiting al their people therevnto holding the same openly in the streets and sitting side by side there is brought and layde before them a peece of a leafe of the Bonanas plant for or in stead of a trencher with a peece of their bread which they call Sago then is set before euery one a messe of sodden Rise in a dish or porrenger made of the leafe of a tree and therein a bit of flesh wherevnto they fall with good appetite like rauening beastes casting the Rise with their fingers into their mouthes in the meane season and while they sit thus at their victualls commonly the Gentlemen with their weapons in their handes come into the streetes where this good cheere is kept dauncing and fighting as they daunce one with an other while their drummes and basons standing one against an other make them musique after the sound whereof they daunce and play at fence vntill they are weary then are their weapons taken from them they ledde thence to their houses in whose place an other dauncer succeedeth and thus continueth as long as they are at their banquet No. 9. The Gallies of Banda vsed by them in their warres called in their language Caracora are light and swift neither are they vnexpert to row them in very good order They make them commonly weake of timber cut out of one peece for the inner part of the Gallie the outside is made of planckes lyned vpon the ioyntes and bound together with roopes and commonly the same roopes are fastned therevnto with the lyninges euery lyning is some faddome one from another in the finishing whereof the lyninges are so placed that they lie leuell vppon euery plancke which are pinned in the inside of the Gallie on both sides of the lyninges for the strengthning binding together of the worke then they Rauke her with a certaine substaunce made of the inner barke or peeling of the Indian Nut-tree which they call Clappus after the same hath bin beaten with an hammer vntill it be like vnto Towe Pitch they hane none but instead thereof they daube all the seames chinkes and ioyntes with Lyme tempered with some other substaunce which lyeth so fast that the water cannot wash it away A. Is a slaue of Banda which they call Leschar comming from the Garden with fruite and wine of Palme which they themselues drinke B. A poore Woman comming from the wood with all kind of fruites which the carrieth to the Market to sell hauing the same in a Mat made of Canes which they carrie behind them fastned for their ease to a hood on their heades hanging downe at their backes No. 10. Is the description of our House in Nera wherein was our Warehouse to buy and sell in for money or in barter shewing how the people came to the same bringing their wares to be waighed Their waightes are iust and true called Katti in their language One pound of their waightes maketh fiue pound and a quarter of our pounds The Beame is made of wood which we receiued with the waightes of the Sabander or Gouernour after which waight all others that they vse are made No. 11. A litle Turke named Goeytyen of whom we bought much wares and receiued great friendship A Gentleman as he goeth in the streetes with a slaue after him commonly apparrelled after their manner whereof they are very proud A woman of Banda as she goeth in the streetes with a woman slaue commonly waighting on her which carryeth a Hatte for her Mistresse to keepe her from Sunne burning when she putteth off her tire No. 12. Is a Mappe shewing the maner of their Foote-ball play spurning the Ball one to the other standing round and one man in the middle one of them smiteth the Ball first to his fellow as high as a man is able to throw it It is made of Spanish Reede interlaced one with another of the fashion of a Sylera mundi being a great shame and reproch to him that misseth and hitteth not the Ball with his foote when it commeth to him for then the rest and others standing by mocke him and laugh him to scorne This play is greatly esteemed among them sometimes they will spring leape vp and hit the Ball as it reboundeth and sometimes turne them selues round about as the Ball reboundeth and yet smite the Ball to his fellow before it shall come to the ground No. 13. When the Inhabitantes of Banda go out in Warfare they carry a Shield in one hand and a Sabel in the other which they call Padaug and commonly they haue also a Speare or Picke which they cast at their enemies and after the same is so cast they vse their Sables which they hould with their hand behind the Shield vntill they haue discharged them selues of the Picke The. 5. day of Iuly in the morning we set sayle and Anno. 1599 the 5. day of Iuly we set sayle from Banda departed from Banda discharging all our Ordinance for our farewell which they liked very well About noone we were past Banda and directed our course North-west towardes Amboyna with a faire gale The. 4. day in the morning we saw the Iland Noeseleau the Inhabitantes whereof are Canibals or eaters of mans flesh from thence we sayled to the straight of Cera but by reason of the storme that we then had we were fallen too low missing the right channel or entrance wherefore we turned vp and downe thinking to passe at the Westerne gappe of Amboyna but the wind came contrarie with very foule weather raining lightning and thundring so that we were forced to take in our Sayles The 6. day we shot off two peeces before the Westerne gap of Amboyna to th end that the Maister and Committes of the Zealand should come a boord