BEing prouided of all thinges ne­cessarie for so long a Voyage, with leaue taken of the Gouer­nour, and others of the Commi­ties, wee departed from Graues­end the 25. of March, being Sunday at night, and the tuesday following came to the Downes, where the Generall before wee came to an anchor, gaue order to the Purser to call the company, and take their names: which being done, there was found 40 men lacking of the copelment of our Ship, so that wee were forced thereby to come to anchor, to tarrie for them. The Generall gaue order presently the Pinnesse should be man'd, and sent the Master with his brother, and the Purser for better dispatch to Sandwich, where they escaped verie neere drowning. The Assention Pinnesse likewise put off to set their Pilate a land, and so was cast away: which when the Generall heard of, he [Page]was exceeding angry with Captaine Stiles that hee would offer to go a land at such a time without his or­der. The last of March the Master, Captaine Middle­ton, and the masters Mate came aboord. The first of Aprill, we weighed anchor in the Downes and twarth Douer, we found our men in Ketches readie to come aboord, wee tooke them all into our shippe, being 28 men, which was farr short of that number wee expe­cted. But howsoeuer the Generall was determined to proceede, although hee lacked fortie men, rather than loose the benefite of so faire a winde: so the same day of Beachey, the Generall gaue order to the Boats­swayne to take new muster of our men; and he found wee had twentie more than our copelment aboord the Admirall, and trarrying to speake with the rest of the ships, wee hal'd them one after another, and found they had euerie ship more than their copelment; the cause of which errour, could not bee imagined with­out fowle weather caused them to hide themselues, at such time of generall muster; or else that some of them misdoubting they should be set on land, played least in sight: but howsoeuer, this ouer-plus of men was as grieuous to the Generall as the lacke he had afore. To see how he had been deluded to come to anchor with a faire wind for lacke of men, and now of force must put into some place to set them againe a land. So the Generall gaue order to the Master, hee should haue a care he did not passe Plimouth that night, for that hee was minded to put in there to discharge those men. So the next day morning at day breake, wee were readie with tacks aboord to stand into the sound of Plimouth: and stood in a good while, till such time as it began to [Page]be gustie weather. And the wind to souther vpon vs, so that we were enforced against the Generals liking, to proceed on our Voyage steering alongst the land with much winde, and in the afternoone we lost sight of England; and so continuing our course with a faire wind, vpon thursday being the 6. day of Aprill, wee were twarth Cape Fennester, and the 7 day, of the Rocke. And vpon Easter day being the 8 day, of Cape Saint Vincences with the wind large, and faire weather; and continuing our course till the 15, wee came to the Canaries, where in the calmes, triall was made to take in the Hectors boat, but shee could not stoe her, by reason she was both too long, and too broad, which if she could haue done, the Generall was minded not to touch in any place til he doubled the Cape: so that was the principall cause he went to the Islands of Cape-de­uerde, so the same night wee departed from the Cana­ries, and directed our course for Maio, one of the fore­sayd Islands.

The 22. day, we had sight of Boa Vista: the 24. day we anchored at Maio vpon the south west side, where the Generall with the rest of the Captaines and mar­chants went a land to seeke fresh water: but there was none to be found but a small Well, which would yeeld scarse a Hogs-head a day. Presently after our landing, there came to our General a Portingale that had woun­ded one of his fellowes, desiring to saue his life, and vpon that conditiō he would giue him al the welth he had, which was some 500, dryed Goats. 7 he Generall would giue no eare to him nor his request, for that he would giue no occasion of offence, to them of the Island, yet by intreaty of the Vise admirall & the other [Page]captaines he was contented to take his Goats and him aboard, which presently was effected; also the same after-noone, there came two Portingales more of the Island to our Generall, who came verie kindly vnto him and bad him welcome, so after some discourse the Generall desired them that for his money, he might buy some liue goats of them for the refreshing of his men, they presently made answere againe, they would sell none but that we might kill as many as wee would, and no bodie would be offended thereat, and so pre­sently they went with the Generall, and shewed him how we should enclose them, and so set our dogs vpon them; and hauing killed halfe a dozen of goats, they tooke their leaue in friendly maner for that night, pro­mising in the morning to returne and bring their dogs with them, and to helpe vs to so many Goats as wee would desire, so the Generall with all the rest came presently a board.

The next day, the Generall would not goe a land, but sent Captaine Stiles, Captaine Keeling, and Cap­taine Middleton, with expresse order to keepe their people from straggling, and when all their companie were landed, Captaine Stiles called them all together; giueing them warning to keepe companie together, and not range one from the other, which speech was reitterated againe by Maister Durham saying, that who­soeuer was found straggling, should be seuerely puni­shed, and therefore willed them all to take good heed. And so after this warning giuen, they marched vp into the countrie to kill some Goates, where they met with two Portugals, which did as sift them in all the might: in the meane while they were at their sport a land, The [Page]Generall with therest, were busie in slowing the Hee­tors long boot, for that he was minded, to goe to Sea so soone as they had done, but they could not stowe her; without cutting of her stem: & part of her bowes, which seeing no other way, was presentlie efected. And so drawing toward night, our land men repaired aboorde, with some few Goates they had killed. And after supper the wind comming of the land, the Gene­rall gaue order to the Maister to wey, and that a war­ning peece might be shot of. And so presently the Ca­ble was brought to capstaine and our shippe was pre­sently loose, but before we had vp our anker, Captaine Stiles sent word one of their Marchants was missing so that wee came presently to Anker againe, and did ride tell day. Hee that lost himselfe, was the par­tie which was so carefull to giue other men war­ning, which tooke none himselfe. Day no sooner ap­pearing, but the Generall sent Captaine Stiles with at least 150. men to seeke for him. And if it were possible to speake with some of the Portugals: but all that day was spent in vaine, and no news of him; so the Gene­rall would spend no longer time there, but left him to learne the language: so the 16. of May wee passed the line where many of our men fell sicke of the Scuruy, Calenture, Bloudy flix, and the Wormes, being left to the mercie of God, and a smale quantitie of Lyman iuyce euery morning: our phisition shipt for that pur­pose being as vnwilling as ignorant in any thing that might helpe them. A great ouersight in the compa­ny, and no doubt wilbe better lookt to hereafter.

And to our proceeding voyage the 13. day of Iuly be­ing Friday we had sight of Cape, Bona, Esperansa, the [Page]wind at South-west, a gentell gale the Generall com­maunded the tackes a boord intending to go about the cape. But our sick men cryed out most lamentably, for at that present there were sicke of the scuruy at the least 80. men in our ship, not one able to helpe the o­ther, who made a petition to the Generall most hum­bly entreating him for Gods sake to saue there liues, and to put in for Saldania other wayes they were but dead men. The Generall perusing there pitifull com­plaint, and looking out of his cabin dore, where did attend a swarme of lame and weake diseased criples, who behoulding this lamentable sight, extended his compasion towards them. And graunted their re­quests: that night the wind came vp at the South and continued tell the 17. day before we could get into the rode. The next morning being Wednesday the Gene­rall went on land, with prouision to set vp tents, & a lit­tle way from our landing place, the Negroes had their houses: which were no other then a few croked sticks set in the grownd, and mattes cast ouer them, and they had great store of Cattell, both beeves and sheepe grasing faire by them. Our Generall and the captains went to batter with them for small peeces of Iron, and bought some 12. sheep, and more would haue sold vs, till that they saw vs begin to set vp our tents, which as it seemed, was to their disliking; for that incontinent they pulled downe their houses, and made them fast vpon their Beasts backes, and did driue away; yet all meanes possible was sought to drawe them to sell vs more: but in no case they would abide any lōger with vs, but droue away with all the speed they might. It lay in the generals power to haue taken them all from [Page]them, as some counselled him to doe, but he in no case would giue eare therevnto; but let them depart, not doubting but that they would returne againe, seeing we offered them no wrong, when it was in our pow­ers to dispossesse them of all their cattell. The 19. day we got our sicke men on land, and the 20. our boats were sent to the Island, where wee found such infinite number of seales, that it was admirable to behold, all the sea-shore lyes ouer-spread with them, some slee­ping, some trauelling into the Island, and some to the sea-ward: Besides all the Rockes which lie a prettie distance off so full as they can hold, thousands at a time going, and as many comming out: there bee many of them as bigge as any Beare, and as terrible to behold. And vp towards the middle of the Island, there be in­finite numbers of fowles called Pengwines, Pellicans, and Cormerants, The Pengwines bee as bigge as our greatest Capons wee haue in England, they haue no winges nor cannot flye, but you may driue them by thousands in a flocke whether you will, they bee ex­ceeding fatte, but their flesh is verie ranke, for that they liue vppon fish, there bee so many of them vpon this small Island, which is not aboue 5. miles about, to lade a shippe of 50 tonnes with all. Vpon Sunday the 23 the first man that died out of our ship. Vpon mun­day morning the Generall went into the Countrey to buy fresh victuals, but the people of the countrey seeing so many in company fled▪ But the General cau­sed all the company to make a stand, and then sent 4. to them with a bottell of wine, and victuals, with a Ta­ber, and a Pipe, they seeing no more in company came to them, and did eate, drinke, and daunce with [Page]them so they seeing with what kindes they were vsed, tooke hart vnto them and came along withour Gene­rall to our tents, where they had many toyes bestow­ed vpon them. As pins, points, beads, and branches, & so they returned all very well pleased making signes to returne the next day with Cattell, but foule wether preuented them for 3 dayes. The forth day after being the 26. they brought vs 44. sheepe, and the next day 23, sheep and two kine, and the next day 15. sheepe and one bullocke, and the 30 day we bought 120. sheepe and 6. Beeves, the next day 9. sheepe and three beeves, and the 2. of August 3. sheepe. The 3. of Au­gust: the Generall went in his pinnes and other boats with him to kill whales, for all the bay is full of them, they stroke diuers with harping Irons, and especially they in the Susans pinnes stroake their har­ping Iron into one of them very sure, and veered their boate a good scope from her, shee feeling her selfe wounded, towed the boat for the space of halfe an hower, vp and downe the bay, with such swiftnesse that the men were faine to go all of them and sit in the starne, and let the whale towe them, which was with such swiftnes that she seemed to flie, but in the end they were Inforced to cut their rope, to keepe their boat from sincking, they were caried so swiftly throw the Sea. The next that stroak one, was in the Gene­rals pinnes, and there were two of them together, and their fortune was to strike a young one, which plaied like reakes, as the first did, and continued for a good time and then they hal'd vp the boat somewhat neere, and wounded her in diuers places with iauellins, the great whale all this time would not depart from the [Page]little one although it had receiued many wounds, but stood to the last to fight it out against al our boats, som­times giuing one boat a blow, and sometimes another, and would come vnder our boats, and lift them almost out of the water, she bestowed one bange on the Ge­nerals Pinnesse, that split all the timbers and boards, so that he was faine to take another boat to saue himselfe; for she was presētly full of water, yet with much a doe they saued the Pinnesse, & brought her on land, where it cost all our Carpenters three dayes worke to repaire her. And when the young Whale began to be wea­rie, the old one would take the young vpon his backe and carrie him, but the old one seeing that would not preuaile against vs, would leaue his carriage, and be­take himselfe to his fight, which was to cast his tayle out of the water, and to strike so valiantly, that if hee had taken any of our boats with one of these blowes, he would haue split it all to peeces. It was verie good sport to stand and looke on, but verie dangerous to them in the boats: To conclude of this matter, the young Whale could not be killed till the sunne-set, the old one neuer forsaking her whilst it had any life. So after it was dead, wee towed it to our landing place, and at hye water hal'd it so hye as we could. The oc­casion why we killed this Whale, was for lacke of oyle for our lampes, for in all the shipps we had great lacke, the oyle was put in verie bad caske, and leaked out. But whereas wee hoped to haue had oyle inough out of this Whale to haue serued all our turnes, it did scarce yeeld foure gallons it was so young and leane.

The 8 day, the Generall sent a dozen of our men to buy fresh victuals, for that wee had not any left. [Page]So they were out all day, and brought home but two sheepe at their returne, which was late, the Generall demaunded of the Purser of the Hector, which was cheefe purueyer, what was the occasion they stayed out so long, and that they brought no more cattell. He answered, that the people had sould them good store of cattell, which hee had payd for, but being so fewe of our men in companie, and they weaponlesse, they would abuse them in snatching their yron from them, and not to suffer them to driue the cattell away they payd for. The Generall seeing how they vsed him, thought by policie to goe beyond them; and this it was: Hee himselfe with 120 men in his companie; would goe by night and lye in ambush in a wood nere the place where our men did barter with them, and when it was faire day, the purueyor and his crewe, should come as other times, and bargaine with them for so many as they would sell; And when they had sufficient to make a signe, and then the Generall and his companye should come out of their lodgings, and driue them away. This matter was put in pra­ctise this night, and the Cenerall three houres before day departed from the tents, and had imbosked him­selfe and all his followers to their owne contents, on­ly three fellowes of captaine Stiles his companie, to tast of a bottell of wine they caried for their captaine, and in the meane while they were drinking, they had lost sight of their Generall and all his company and took a contrary way, neuer staying til they came to the hou­ses of the Negroes: they seeing three men armed to come to their houses, began to suspect some false measures; these fellowes seeing they had mistaken themselues, [Page]retired backe to the woods, and in sight of the Indians hid themselues in the bushes, at that time the Sunne being vp halfe an houre after these fellowes had hid themselues, came our weaponlesse Merchants from the tents and beganne to barter with them, for two or three sheepe, which of purpose they had sent downe to our people, to keepe them busie while they were getting their heards of Cattell to runne away. Which our merchants perceiuing, they presently vnarmed as they were, went amongst them, and sent worde by one of them to the Generall, to come away with all his people; for that he and all his companie were dis­couered, so that the Generall was enforced to breake out of his ambushmēt to rescew his men, which were amongst them without weapons: but before he could come to their rescew, they had wounded one of our men, with foure dartes sticking in his body; which being downe done, they betooke them to their heeles and al the cattel before them, as fast as they could driue to the mountaines. Our men, as then, hauing the raines in their owne handes, pursued after them in such scattering maner, that if the people of the coun­trey had been men of any resolution, they might haue cut off most of them. The Generall caused a trumpet to sound a retreat, but could not cause them to leaue their chase. And whilest that he was taking order to send the hurt man to the tents, he was halfe a mile from the neerest of our men, and not past fiue men in his company: so hee and those men in his company were faine to runne to ouer take some of them which were before, that in the end they were a dozen in his [Page]company. Yet the Generall tooke it greeuous, to see his men scatterred ouer all the Playne, & scarce three of them together in a company: which if the people of the countrey had ioyned together, and set vpon them beeing so scattered, they had cut most of them off, which thing the Generall greatly doubted, yet God be thanked it sorted better. For some of our men ouer-tooke some of the Negroes at the foote of the mountaine, and draue them away from some of their Catttle, and made a stand by them till more of their company came vp, and so retorned homwardes with a hundred Kyne and Calues, which was wel­come to our sicke men.

But in our absence from our Tentes, Captaine Colthurst, with the Master, and such as were left, be­ing very doubtfull all was not well with vs, thought it best to send our Pinnesse to the bottome of the Baye, to helpe vs if we stood in need: but master Cole, being ouer-bold in his pinnesse to goe a shore, both hee and the boat were cast away, and two more that presu­med of their swimming were drowned, the rest esca­ped very hardly, came running naked along the sands to vs wardes, and there certyfied the Generall of all that happened, which was but forrowfull newes to him. The next day, the Generall sent sufficient store of men to march by land, to the place where the boat was cast away, and found her dry vpon the strand, split and full of sand: but with much trouble she was freed, and sent aboord. Also we found master Cole vpon the strand, and brought him to our Tentes, and buryed him.

This night, and the next after, our sentenels had [Page]spied the cuntrey people lurking about our rents, so that alarome was giuen, and they fled: vpon the 14. of August we departed all a board our ships, where we ridde tell the 19. the wind not seruing to carry vs out, which then serued our turnes, we put to Sea and stood to the Westwards, and the 25. day we dubled the cape of Good hôpe; with very fauourable windes tell the fift of September; and after that time we met with the wind scarse, and now and then calmes, and here began the scuruy to grow amongst our men, and euery day did the disease encrease. Here might some what be said of the ignorance and vncharitablenes of him that was shipt for our phisition, as a caueat to them that shall go hereafter to be better prouided: but for 2. respects I forbear, the one in regard of his other calling but chief­ly for that he is since dead in the voyage; where for my part I wish his faults may be buried with him.

The 19. of December, we had sight of Ingana an Iland lying neere Sumatra, the 20. we had sight of Sumatra, the 21. we ankerd within the Ilands where we were put to great trouble to haue vp our yardes, and get vp our ankors, our men were exceeding weak, we were faine to send men out of our ship to helpe the rest, and so with much a doe we came to Bantam rode. The occasion why we first ankered was because the Assen­tion shot off a peece of ordenance within night, which was contrarie to our articles, we doubting she was in some great distresse came suddenly to an anker to tarie to know what was the matter, which prooued to bee nothing but that there Gunner was dead and throwne ouer board, and had that peece for a farewell: which folly of theirs, put vs to great trouble, causing vs to an­ker [Page] [...] [Page] [...] [Page] [...] [Page] [...] [Page]in the Sea, in 25. fadomes: then windes all wester­lye, which brought in a great seagate, that the next day morning, we had much a doe to get vp our anker, and as for the other ships they were not able to wey without our helpes, which we sent them, and so with very much trouble, we got vs all vnder sayle, steering away East and by North, and East North East, tell wee came to anker between the Iland and the maine at the entrance of Bantam bay, in 7. fadomes sandy ground. This night at 7. a clock came a Hollands boat a board vs from Bantam, sent by a Generall of 12. ships, which came there two dayes before vs; in which boat came the vise admeral of the fleet, with refreshing frō shore presenting it to our Generall, with offer of any kindnes they could doe vs, which afterwards they effected towards vs, in sending their boats to setch vs water: many other curtisyes besides, we of our selues not able to doe the same, our weaknes being so great. This fleet had passed, along the cost, from Mosimbique to Se­lon, and had taken diuers ships, and burned a Carrick, and afterwards came hither withall their men in good health. An howre after their comming a board of the hollanders came a prawe or a canow from Bantam, with master Scot & others of our men left their the last voyage by whome the Generall knew the estate of their busines, the 23. at 2. a clock we came to anker in Bantam rode, and saluted the towne and Hollanders with most of our ordinance, and were answered again with the like from all the Hollanders, the 24. day our vise-admerall was sent vnto the king, to excuse the Ge­nerals not comming a land, for that he was not well. This day being the 24. came in 2 saile of hollands fleet [Page]a shippe and a pinnes the same day one of the theeus that had set our house on fire was stopped to death. According to the order of the countrey. The 26 day the General gaue new articles to all the ships, wherein euery man was absolutely forbidden to buy any spice, and diuers other articles for the good demenor of his men which here I omit to write: The 27. 28. & the 29 nothing happened worth writing. The 30. day the Generall of the Hollanders and most part of the princi­pall of his fleet dinied a board with our Generall. The 31. our Generall went on land, with a letter from our Kings Maiestie, and a present to the King of Bantame which he deliuered him, and were very acceptably receiued. The King but 13. yeares of age and gouer­ned by a protector, the 3. day we had order to rūmage our hould to take prouition of water and marchants goods, for that we were appoynted, & the Assenssion to go for the molucas, & the other ships to take in their lading of peper, and to go home; likewise this day we tooke in diuers fardells of Marchandize, and so conti­nued taking in water and Marchandize tell the 8. day, and then our Generall came a board, and appoynted such men as should go a long with him to the molucas amongst which number, master Tauerner was remoo­ued, from the Susan to the Assenssion, we continued busie in taking in of Marchandize, and vittelles of the Hector and the Susan tell the 15. day we made an end, of taking in of marchandize. This day our pursser William Griffen, and master Foster dyed both of the flixe.

The sixteenth day our Cenerall, departed from Ban­tam: and came a bord to proceed on his voyage to the [Page] Mollocos, this night dyed Henry Dewbrey of the Flixe; also the same day, maister Sur [...]flict was appointed to goe home in the Hector, to the great contenting of all in our ship: likewise one of our maisters mattes, mai­ster Smith, was appointed for Maisters Mate in the Hector. The 17. day dyed of the Flixe, William Lewed, Iohn Ienkens, and Samuel Porter the 18 day the Generall hauing dispatched his letters, went aboard the Hector and the Susan and tooke leaue of them: and after di­ner wayed, and stood to the sea-ward till night, and then ankred in 8. fadomes of water the 19. in the mor­ning we weyed againe, and proceeded with a faire wind till 6, a clocke at night, & then came to anker in 14. fadome of ye grounde faire by a small Iland; the 20. by breake of day we weyed & steering along the land with a faire winde: this day dyed Henry Stiles our M. Carpenter, and Iames Varnam; and Iohn Iberson, all of the Flix. The 21 and 22 dayes we held on our course, with blusting rainie weather; the 22. day dyed of the Flixe Iames Hope: the 24. day in the morning wee fell with the shouldes which lye off the East, North east part of Iaua: this day dyed Iohn Leay, and Robert whit­thers of the Flixe. Ianuarie the 25. wee held on our course, with very much winde and raine, at night one of our men leaped ouer-board, hauing the Callenture. and three more dyed of the Flixe, their names were William Bellidine, William Pooter, Gedyon Marten, and Robert Vennes: the 26. day stering our course with a faire wind suspecting no danger, vpon a sodaine wee saw the ground vnder the ship, heauing ouer the lead, wee had but 4 fadoms water: this night dyed of the Flixe George Iohnes, and Frances Buck-man, and Gilbert [Page]Mesterson: the 27. day in the morning wee stered a­way East and by South, wee came into should water which lyeth to the south-ward of Ruinata: so that we were faine to stand South and by West and South to get cleare of the shouldes till noone, and then wee came into deepe water, and so bearing vp we stered Est and by south and by & by we were in fine fadomes so that we stood to the south-ward some three leages, and then held on our former course: this day dyed of the Flixe, Robert Smith, and Thomas Dawson: the 28, day we fell with Selebis, being high land, and at 4. a clocke in the euening we came to an anchor in 26. fadome; sandy ground, foure leages from land: the 29. in the morning we weyed, steering Est along the land, and the Generall went in our pinnesse alongst the land to seek for fresh water, for that he greatly doubted it was the Bantam water that killed our men, but hee lost his labour, and returned without any for there was none to be found; at night we ankered in 30. fadomes wa­ter, this morning dyed William Paret of the flixe: the 30. day we passed the straites of Selibis and shaped our course for the Iles of Beton: the 31. in the morning we were faire by the land of Betton, and all the night lay by the Lee. The first of Februarie we held on our course with a faire winde. the second dyed of the flixe Henry Lambert: the third day dyed of the flixe Edward Smith, the 4. in the morning we had sight of Blewe, and Barrow, being two Hands: this day dyed Henry Iames, the fifth day Richard Miller dyed of the Flixe: the sixt day we were faire by the land Blewe, and our Generall went in the pinnesse to seeke for fresh water, and went with the people of the Countrey, and they [Page]brought him to a fine sandy Bay, where there was ve­ry good water; and there they tooke in three Baricoes and brought aboard, and would spend no longer time there because it was towardes night, and Amboyna so neere at hand: the seuenth day wee had sight of Am­boyna, and of a ship which played off and on the land, but would not come and speake with vs: this after­noone we were faire by Amboyna, and the winde very variable but it fell calme, so that wee could not get in: the eight day at ten a clocke came vp a gale of winde, which brought vs to Amboyna shoare, where we costed with our ship very nere, but could not haue any groūd to anker in, for that all the Ilands haue very deepe water hard aboard the shoare: wee came to a Bay, where we found sixtie fadomes water, and thēre we ankered, and the Indiaus brought vs some fruits to sell: this after-noone we sawe two Hollanders pinnis­ses vnder the shoare of Verranula, which came out from vnder the land to showe themselues to vs, but did returne backe.

The people of Verranula be great enemies to the Portugals, and had sent to Bantam to the Hollanders, de­siring their ayde to expell the Portugals out of these Ilands; which if they performed, they would become subiect to them, and sell none of their Cloues, to any other Nation but them. This I knew to bee true, for that the parties who were sent to Bantam, I haue often spoken withall: this day dyed of the Flixe our Master his mate Thomas Michell. The ninth day wee water­red but could not come to the speech of any of the countrey people: this after noone dyed Thomas El­dred of the Flixe.

The tenth day wee weyed anker, and stood to the Easter ende of Amboyna, and came to an anker in an hundred fadomes water, fayre by the shoare, fayre by a towne called Mamalla. Before we came to an anker, there came an Indian aboard of vs which spake good Portugese, also there came a letter to our Gene­rall from the Captaine of Amboyna, but it was di­rected to the Generall of the Hollenders, or any o­ther Captaine of his fleete, supposing vs to be Hol­lenders. [...] The effect of his Letter was, to desire them to certifie them of some newes of Portingale, and to send an answere by any of his peo­ple of his letter, who should bee verie welcome, and should both safely come and goe. The Generall went this day a land, and deliuered a present to one they called their King and other great men, and did desire to know whether wee might haue trade or no: they made answere, that they could not trade with vs without licence of the Fort: this night dyed of the flixe Marke Taylor. The 11 day our Generall sent a letter by Iohn Rogers to the captaine of the Fort, and diners of the principall of the towne of Mamalla accompanied him thether to haue licence to trade with vs, which they had granted them by the captaine: the effect of our Generals letter, was to certifie him of the death of our Queen, & peace between England and Spaine, with other news of Christendome, & for better confirmatiō of truth, he sent the captain of the sort, our kings Maie­fly & the princes pictures, with diuers of his Maiesties new coine, & in conclusiō as there was peace with our Princes and their subiects in Christendome he desired that the like might be between vs, for that our cōming [Page]was to seeke trade with them and the Amboynians which he hoped he would not deny him. The party which caried our Generals letter, was very kindly en­tertained by the Captaine and Souldiers, but that night permitted not him to come within the fort: but lay in a good lodging without the walles, where he was vi­seted by the principall of them. This euening 5 sayles of Hollanders were entered into the mouth of the har­bor and turnning vp for the fort. The 12. the forena­med Hollanders came to an anker within musket shot of the fort, the Portugals not offering to shoote at them, this afternoone Iohn Rogers returned with an answere of the letter and their came in his company a Portugall Souldier, which brought a warrant from the Captaine to the Gouernor of Manillia, to trade with vs, and like wise to giue Iohn Rogers for his pains a Bahar of cloues, which was presently deliuered him, before the com­ming away of Iohn Rogers the Portugals with a flagge of truce went a board the dutch Admerall to knowe wherefore they came thither; if in friend shippe they should be welcome: if otherwaies to giue them a di­rect answere, the dutch Generall made answere that his comming thither was to haue that Castell from them, and willed them, to deliuer him the keyes and they should be kindly dealt withall. Which if they re­fused to do, he willed them to prouide for themselues to defend it, for that he was minded to haue it before he departed, and that his staying was but for the rest of his fleet, which as then were in sight. Therefore wil­led them by faire meanes to yeald, the Portugals made answere the Castell was their Kings, and of sufficient strength, and therefore willed them to depart thence. [Page]And as he came as a messenger in way of truce they desired they might haue free libertie to depart, which was granted the with an answer in writing to the Cap­taine, willing him to surrender vp this fort vnto him in the prince of Orringe his name, by 2. a clock that day, or looke for the extremity of warre, what after passed be­twixt thē I know not. The answer of our Generals let­ter from the Captaine of the fort was, that he and all the Portugals in the place were exceeding glad of the good news we brought them of that long and wished for peace, betweene our nations and that there was not any thing in their power; In that Iland wherein they might pleasure vs, but we should commaund it. And as touching the cloues of Manillia, he had sent speciall order to the Gouernor, to make sale of all they might make, at a resonable price, and likewise he had good store of cloues in his castell, which should be all ours if playsed the Generall to come with what speed he could thither, whereby he hoped to Come to some good composition with the Hollanders. This day dy­ed of the flixe Daniell Aske. The 13. we wayed our ankers to come ride nearer the shore of Manillia; but our Generall made the Portingall souldier beleeue he wayed to go to the fort which was no part of his mea­ning, for that there was not any hope of good to be done for vs, the Hollanders being there before vs, but before we came to an anker, we hard ordinance goe of, so that we made account the fight was begun be­tween them, for that the Portingall souldier tould our Generall, they would neuer yeild vp their fort, but fight it out to the last man, with many other braggs of their strength and resolution, which afterwards pro­ued [Page]to be nothing but words. This day our Gene­rall went a land with some Marchandize to barter with them, but nothing was donne that day but put of tell the next day.

The fourteenth our Marchants went a shore with commodites, and the chiefe of the towne came and prised our wares: which they liked very well; But offered very little for them, and for such cloues as they had, they would not sell vnder 100. ryalls of 8. the ba­har which made shoe they had no will to deale with vs: The Portingall souldier went a land, with our Gene­rall with a letter to his Captaine and foure yards of greene cloth giuen him for a reward, but when they came to talke with the people to know what newes at the fort, some sayd it was taken, others said they were in fight, but in these doubts their came a messenger from the fort, which brought vs certaine newes, it was yealded to the Hollanders by composition, but vp­on what conditions I knew not. The Portingall soul­dier hearing this certaine newes durst not returne, for fear the people would cut his throt by the way, but desired the Generall he might tarry with him, which he granted; and after the Gouernor of the towne, had hard that the Hollanders had the castle, He then tould our Generall he would sell vs no cloues without li­cence of the Hollanders, so that all hope of trade in this place was gone. The fifteenth day we tooke in water, and made particiō of the marchandize, to the Assenti­on for shee had taken none in at Bantam, but all was put in to our ship by reason they were so exceeding weak, they were no table to stoe them.

Here our Generall was almost in despaire for the at­tayning [Page]of his layding, and especially for Cloues, Nut­megs, and Mace; we hard they had good store at Banda, but the Hollanders were there before vs with great store of such commodities as we had, which they had taken in a ship bound to the Molucos, laden with the same commodities, yet there was hope of the Banda commodities which is Nuts and Mace, by reason of the great quantie we hard say they had: likewise this day the Generall called a counsell of the Captains, Mais­ters, and Marchants, and there told them, that their was no way left vs to attaine to our lading, but to part com­pany. And the Assention to goe for the Iles of Banda to seeke her lading of Nutmegs and Mace, and that he was minded with the Dragon to goe to the Molucas, or else at leastwilse to doe his best to get thither.

This speech of his was disliked of all: for that in both our Shippes at that present were not so many ser­uiceable men as would sayle the Assention, and there­fore we should hazard both the ships to part company hauing so weake a company, and likewise to attempt the Voyage to the Mollucas, it was against reason, for that he had both the wind and corrant against vs, and to plye it to winde ward with so weake a company, it would be lost labour. This was the opinion of all, sa­uing the General, who stil had a good hope we should attaine it. At this time nothing was concluded, but left to be cōsidered vpon til the next morning. The 16 day very early in the morning before day, M. Groue came to the Generals bed side, telling him he cold take no rest all the night, for thinking of the motion made by him, & our going to the Molucas, although it was a thing neuer attempted by any, yet he saw no other way to put it in [Page]practise; otherwise we must make account to returne backe to Bantam without lading.

The General was glad to heare him of that minde, and at the comming aboord of Captaine Choulthurst, and his master, it was absolutely determined vpon, to part company, although greatly to the dislike of them both, for they thought neuer to see vs again: our weaknesse in both ships being so exceeding weake: the seuenteenth day wee wayed, and plyed to winde­ward all the day and all the night to get to sea, the way we came in: the eighteenth day we got to sea cleare of Amboyna, and stood to sea till the after-noone, and then wee parted company with the Ascention, bearing vp for Banda afore the winde, not hauing pas­sing a day and a halfe saile. From the eighteene to the one and twentie, wee plyed it and got very little to wind-wards; this day it fell calme, and we were cari­ed betweene two Ilandes, they bee called Manipa, and Ambovzeylioe, with a great currant, and lost more in the calme in one night, then we had got in two dayes: the Generall sent his brother to Manipa, to buy freshe vittels, but euery thing was so deare they came with­out, sauing a couple of Goats the king sent our Gene­rall for a present.

The king of this Ile vsed our men very kindly, and feasted them, being very glad to heare of the health of our Queene: he asked for Sir Francis Drake: this king was at Tarnata, when Sir Fraucis Drake was there. The two and twentieth day, we ankered vnder Mani­pa, on the South west side, in 50 fadomes: this day dy­ed Thomas Harman of the Flixe: the three and twen­tieth, we weyed with very much adoe, for our anker [Page]was foule of a rock, we broke one of the flooks there­of, before we could way it. The 24. day most part calme, in which calmes we were caried very neer Ma­nipa shore, all sayles standing and vpon a sudden came a gust, which had like to haue put vs vpon a ledge of rocks, which we had no way to auoyde, but all sayles standing came to an anker, we ankerd within a quoits cast of the rocks, and so escaped that danger. The 25. day died Thomas Beynes: the 27. day much raine, the winde westerly.

March, the first, the windes all Northerly: this day dyed of the Flixe Thomas Wheeler: the second day the winde at the North west for the most part, this day dyed of the flixe, Richard Hedges; and William Flud.

The third day we came faire by an Iland, not specified in our cards, it lieth West South west, from the Southermost Iland of Bachan some foure­teene leagues: this Ile of Bachan, we gaue to name Hathowling, for that in 7. dayes sailing we got not a mile: the fourth and fift dayes we plied all we might, but could doe noe good, and those few sound men wee had were tyred with contiuall labour, wee at this present lacking both woode and water, came to an anker vnder Halbowling in sixtie fadomes, this time the Maister and boatsone were both very sicke of the flixe, insomuch that the Generall was in great doubt of their recouery: the sixt day very much wind, at North west, our Generall went a land to seeke for fresh water but could find none, but digging a well in the sand wee founde verye good water, as for Woode, wee needed not to seeke for; that the [Page]Island yeelded nothing but wood to the sea-side, that one was scarce able to passe, the trees and brakes were so thicke: here our portingal souldier was verie sicke of the flixe, and the Generall was verie carefull of him, for that he hoped by his meanes to haue trade with the Portingales of Tydore for Cloues. The 7.8, and 9 dayes, wee spent in wooding and watering, which wee got all aboard: the ninth day the windes continuing northerly with much raine. This day di­ed of the flixe William Elmesmore, The 10. day wee weyed, but had much adoe to gette vp a small an­chor, our weakenesse was so great, that wee could not start it without tackles: this day dyed Dauid Flud. The 11. day raynie weather, the winde at north-west, wee stood to the northeast-ward: this day dyed one of our Marchants called Master George Ware of the flixe. The 12, 13, and 14 dayes, wee spent in turning to wind-ward, sometimes vpon one tacke, sometimes of the other. The 13. day dyed Edward Ambrose of the flixe. The 15. and 16. dayes, the windes easterly, wee made some 19. leagues north west.

The 17. day wee were in 10. minutes of south lati­tude, the windes all westerly, and wee ranne some 10. leagues north: this day we had sight of all the Cloue-Islands, that is to say, Makian, Muter, Tidore and Tarna­ta, all of them picked hilles in forme of a sugar-loafe. The 18 and 19 dayes, wee were faire vnder the land of Makian; Betweene that and G [...]olr, where the peo­ple of Makian came aboard of vs with fresh victuals, but sould verie deere: they sayd they had good store of Cloues in the Island: but they could not sell vs any without leaue of the King of Tarn [...]. The 20 and 21. [Page]we spent plying to winde wards with little wind, be­tween Makian, & Muter. This Island of Muter is vn­inhabited, but hath great store of Cloues vpon it, this Island standeth between Tidor & Makian, but neerer to Makian by one third of the way thā it is to Tidore; the people of this Island haue been slaine most part in the wars between Tarnata and Tydore, for sometime it was subiect to one King, and sometime to another. The 22. day, we got vnder the land of Tydore, and bearing vp between a small Island called Pulo Cauallie, and Tydor, there came rowing two of their Galleys from Tarnata, making all the speed possible they could toward vs, the headmost of the two weuing with a white flagge vnto vs to strike sayle, and to tarrie for them. At the same time came 7. Tydore Galleys, rowing betwixt vs and the shoare, to chase the Turnatanes Galleys, wee not knowing their pretence, they in the Tarnate Galleys did all they might to ouertake our Ship wea­uing with two or three flags at once to tarie for them, which our Generall seeing, caused the top-sayles to be strucke, and lay by the lee to knowe what was the matter; so that the formost of these Galleys or Cara­colles recouered our shippe, wherein was the King of Tarnata, and diuers of his Noble-men, and three Dutch Marchants, when they had fast hold of the ship, the Dutch Marchants shewed themselues to vs loo­king pale, and desired our Generall for Gods sake, to rescue the Caracole that came after vs, wherein were diuers Dutch-men, which were like to fall into the e­nemies handes, where there was no hope of mercie, but present death: wherevpon our Generall caused our Gunner to shoote at the Tydore Galleys, yet [Page]that would not cause them to leaue their chace, but within shot of our ordinance discharged all their shot at the Tarnata Galley, and presently boarded them, and put all to the sword sauing three men, which sa­ued their liues by swimming, and were taken vp by our men in our boate, there were no Dutch-men in her as they reported, but all Tarnatanes: if wee had not tarryed as wee did, the King of Tarnata and those with him, had fallen into his enemies hand, where no hope of mercle was to bee expected: the Dutch-marchants comming aboard, told our Generall they thought wee had beene Hollenders, and bound for Tarnata, and that was the cause they had put them­selues in such danger, and likewise to know whether wee were bound, our Generall told them that he was going then for Tydore, to seeke trade with the Portu­gals, with whom we were in amitie: they diswaded the Generall not to attempt any such thing, for there was no other thing to bee expected at their handes but trecherie; the Generall answered hee knew them well enough, but minded to worke so warily with them, that hee doubted not of any harme they could doe him.

The Dutch-men seeing our Generall minded to goe to the Portugall-towne of Tydore, desired him that he would not let the king of Tarnata and them fall in­to their enemies hand: whom so lately he had deliue­red them from, & as for Clowes there was good store to bee had at Tarnata, and Makean, and for their parts they would not bee our hindrance, for that they had nether wares nor money left. So the Generall caused [Page]them to entreat the king to come into the ship, who came in trembling: which the General seeing thought hee was a colde, and caused his man to fetch him a blacke damaske gowne, layde with golde lace, and lyned with vnshorne Veluet, which the king put vp­on his backe, but neuer had the maners to surrender it againe, but kept it as his owne: the king being in the Generals Cabin desired him to goe with him to Tarna­ta, where hee minded to haue a factorie, but himselfe and his shippe would make no stay there, but goe to Tydore, to see what vsage hee should finde of the Por­tugals.

The king did what hee could to perswade him to the contrary but could not preuayle. Heare the Generall deliuered a Letter from the KINGS MAIESTIE of ENGLAND, with a fayre stan­ding Cuppe, and a couer double gilt, with diuers of the choisest Pintadoes, which hee kindly accep­ted of, and presently had the Letter red, and enterpe­red vnto him where-with hee made shewe to bee greatly contented.

Wee trimmed our Sailes by a winde, and plyed to winde ward for Tarnata: the Kings Carracole not daring to put from the shippe. About foure of the clocke in the after-noone, came the King of Tarna­tas eldest sonne aboard in a light Frigat which rowed well: hee greatly doubted the well-fare of his father, and the king stood in doubt of his sonne. At his com­ming to his father aboard our ship in the Generals ca­bin, he kissed his fathers right foot, & he kissed his head [Page]the Generall had giuen warning to all his company that they should tell no newes of the Hollands fleet, but before night it was tould the King and all the rest, but by whome could neuer be learned. From the twentie two, to the twentie foure, the King and all his crewe taried a bord of vs. the foure and twenti­eth day, we came by the chiefe towne of Tarnata, and saluted them with seauen peeces of ordinance, the same after noone wee came to an anker in the rode, which is in the Southest part of the Iland in fourteene fadomes sandy grownd: the rode is from the towne two leagues and a halfe. The twentie fiue day the king sent for his plate and vittells from the towne, and feas­ted the Generall in his owne cabin, there sat none of his nobles with him at table, none sat but his sonne and the Generall: the rest sat vpon the floore of the Cabin crosse legged, like tailors: after dinner the Generall desired him that he would take some order, he might haue a house to establish a factorie, for that he was minded to goe to the Portugals to see what he could do with them: the King perswaded him earnestly not to meddle with them, for he was sure there was no­thing but villanie and trecherie with them: The Generall sayd it was a folly to disswade him from it, and therefore prayed him that he might haue a house ac­cording to his promise. The King seeing in what ear­nestnes the Generall did speake vnto him, sayd hee would presently depart to the town, and cause a house to be prouided in a redinesse for his Marchants. The twentie six before day our Generall was in a redines with such Marchants and Marchandizes as he minded to leaue at Tarnata, went to the towne, and an howre [Page]before day came thirther, the King hearing a noyse of trumpets knew that our Generall was come, and sent a small Prawe to our pinnes to will our Generall to come vnto him; he was a board the admirall of the Caracoles, he came into our pinnes and sat some halfe an howre there taking Tabacko, and then came the Saben­dor, with light and brought the Generall to his house, and the King to his Caracole. Our Generall presently af­ter his landing caused his men to land all our goods, & carrie thē to the house, which was performed before day light: then the Dutch Marchants enuited the Ge­nerall and Maister Browne to dine with them, with whome they presently went to the Dutch-house, where they shewed them, what euery sort of commodities were worth in that place, with proffers of any kindnes they could doe him. As for the prices of our wares the Generall had made enquirie of the Gusorates which came aboard, which did agree with the Dutchmen, in rating of euery sort of them, whereby he knewe that they did not dissemble.

Before it was dinner time, there came a Messen­ger from the King, to will the Dutch Marchants to come and speake with him; and the Generall came home to our house, where hee had not stayed halfe an houre, but one of the Dutch Marchants came for him to come speake with the King; So the Generall taking Master Browne, and Iohn Addeyes; one that had the language, and my selfe with him, went presently with them that were present, where wee found the King in a large roome sitting in a chaire, and all his chief Counsellars about him sitting vpon mattes on the [Page]ground; before him the Dutch-Marchants sitting a­monge them; when the Generall came, the King willed him to sit downe, after hee was set, the King caused the Letter brought by our Generall from the kinges Maiestie of England to bee openly read; which being done, the King acknowledged himselfe behol­ding vnto his Maiestie, for so kinde a Letter and a pre­sent, which he would endeuour to requite. And for confermation thereof, he gaue his subiects free leaue to trade with vs for cloues, and likewise as one wishing vs all the good he could, hee desired our Generall for his owne good, that he would not haue any thing to doe with his enemies, (the King of Tidore and the Portugalles,) with whome he should finde no­thing but treason and trecherie.

The Generall by his interpretor gaue him great thanks for his kindnes, in giuing so free liberty to trade with his people, and likewise for his good coun­sell to shun the trecherie of the Portugalls, but for his part he doubted no trecherie at all should harme him, for that he did mind to stand vpon such a gard as all the strength they had should not offend him, and therefore desired his highnes to pardon him hee did not follow his counsell, for that hee purposed withall speede to goe thither and to offer them peaceable trades, which if they refused, hee had the thing he desired, then had he iust cause to bee at warres with them, and if they would not accept of peaceable trade, hee minded to ioyne with the Hollanders against them, when GOD should send them thi­ther.

This spech of the Generall, contented the King and all there present so that they had no more to say, but intreat him, that he did not furnish them with any of our great ordinance, and to take great care of their trechery: and so the counsell broke vp, The Generall taking his leaue of the King and all his nobles, for presently after dinner, he minded to depart abord: also the King promised, if the Portingales would not trade with vs, he would write his letter to the gouer­nor of Makeau to deale with vs, for all the cloues in that Ile. And, so the Generall and Maister Browne went to the Duch house to dinner: which being done he came home with the Duch marchants in his company. And so, taking leaue of them and of vs, departed abord.

The 27. day in the morning came abord 2. men, sent by the King of Tarnat, with aletter to the gouernor of Makeau, to trade with vs. They were sent by the King to go along with vs thither, for our better vsage. So about 8. a cloke in the morning we weighed, & plyed it all day for the roade of Tidore: and about sunne set­ting we came to an anchor, in 32. fadomes sandy ground, on the westerne side of the Ile faire of, by the shore. Coming to an anchor there came a Caricole with two swift Cāoas to take vewe of our ship. Our General Commanded one to weaffe them with a white flag: and presently, one of the small Prawes came faire by vs, demaunding whence we were. Our Generall caused our Portingall soldiar, to will them to come aboord, for we were English men and their friends. And so there came aboord vs three Portingales, which entred in to the gallery, and went into the Generalls cabin: where the Generall told them, his comming [Page]thither, was to seeke trade with them as friends, for that the wars betweene our nations was done, and a peace cōcluded, The Queene of England being dead, and the King of Scots, King of England. They made answer, that they knew that the Queene was dead, by way of the Phillipines, and to heare of the long desi­red peace they were very glad, and for trade with vs they said they could say nothing, till that they had made the Captaine acquainted therewith: and be­cause it was night, they were desirous to be gone, pro­mising the next day morning to returne. So the Gene­rall let them depart, and our Portingall souldier with them, with a letter to the Captaine of the fort, wher­in he did certifie him of the newes of Christiandome, and the cause of our comming thither, and so they departed.

The 28. day about 6 a clocke, we weighed, hauing very little wind, & at 8. a clocke came a Carticole, & 2. Prawes frō the Portingalls towne, and in them fiue Portingalls, and our aboue named souldier: the Gene­rall stood in the wast, and entertained them: our soul­dier telling the Generall, the principal of them was cal­led Thome Detoris Captaine of a Galeon, and the rest married men of the towne. Captaine Detoris deliue­red our Generall a letter from the captaine of the Fort: the effect was, that he was welcome with all his company, to him and all the rest of the Portingalls in­habiting in that place, and whereas the King of Tarna­ta and the Hollanders their enemies, had giuen bad re­ports of them, saying there was nothing but villanie and treason to be had at their hands, hee hoped our Generall did conceiue better of them, and that their [Page]reports were of malice and not of trueth, and no cre­dit to be giuen to the report of their enimies. But ex­perience should proue them lyars, and themselues no such bad minded people: and therefore he willed the Generall to haue no doubt of good vsage at their hands, and for trade which he desired with them, hee would resolue him thereof the next day: for as yet they had not called a councell concerning that mat­ter, without which councell, he could not doe it, but willed him to haue no doubt thereof. So the generall tooke them downe to his Cabin to breakfast, and the Carricole and the botes towed the ship to the town­wards, being very little wind. About eleuenth a clock we came to an anchor, a little to the northwards of the Fort, and saluted the fort and towne, with 7 pee­ces of Ordinance: and from the fort answered with 3. peeces, and presently vpon the same, in a boat came the Captaine of the fort, called Petro Alleneris Deb­broo, and the Captain of the other Galeon called Fer­dinando Perrera de Sandy: these Galeons that these Captaines did belong to, did ride within a league of rockes very neere the shoare, with their broad sides to seaward, with Ordinance placed therein to shoote at their enemies, which come rowing by thē sundry times. The Generall brought the Captaine of the Fort, and the other Captaine downe with the rest to breakfast, the Captaine of the Fort making great hast to be gone. After many cōplements passed betweene our General and them, they tooke their leaue and de­parted, promising the next day to come looke vpon our commodities, and to agree vpon price for them. About 3. a clocke our Generall sent his brother a [Page]shoare with presents to the 3. Captaines, which they very kindly accepted: The Captaine of the Fort returning the Generall a fat beefe.

The 29. day came Captaine Torris and other Por­tingalls aboard, and the Generall caused our Mar­chants to bring a note of all such commodities as were in our ship, into his Cabin: where he shewed e­uery sort vnto them, setting a price vpon them. Cap­taine Torris and the rest of the Portingalls, said they were too deare at such rates, saying & ptotesting they sold better cheape such like cōmodities one to the o­ther, and therefore desired the Generall to bee more reasonable, and then he should haue all the Cloues in the Iland. The Generall with-drew himselfe apart, and in writing set downe his lowest prices, how hee would sell, willing them to go a land and consider of it, & returne with an answer (if they could) that night: so they tooke their leaue and went a shore.

The 30. day Captaine Torris came aboard, and would haue abatement of each sort of commodities: which the General would not yeeld vnto, telling him, if he would not giue such prices, he wold be gone for Makeau: and vpon the same presented the two Tarna­taes which the King sent to him for the same purpose. So he seeing nothing would be abated of that price, agreed with the General, & appointed his own dwel­ling house for our factory, with many kinde proffers, which he faithfully performed.

The 31. being Easter day, Captaine Torris with di­uers of the principall men of the towne, dined aboard with our Generall.

Aprill the 1. in the morning the Generall sent his bro­ther [Page]& M. Woodnoth with marchandise a land to Cap­tain Torris house, & within an houre after, the General went a land himself, where he was visited by the king, the Captaine of the fort, and all the principall men of the towne, who intertained him most kindely. They stayed some small time with him, and departed all of them. They being gone, the Generall beganne to set his Marchants a worke, to buy Cloues of the Portin­galls: & hauing set them in a ready way how to deale with them, he went with Captaine Torris to dinner, where there was no lacke of good cheere. After din­ner come the high priest, to welcome our Generall, willing him to haue no doubt of any bad dealing in that place: vpon his soule hee would vndertake, that there were not any in the towne that wished him or a­ny of his company any harme: with many other com­plements, and so departed. Captain Torris made offer to the Generall, to be his chiefe Factor, and to helpe his brother and M. Woodnoth in their busines, each ha­uing more to doe then they could well turne them to: and to say the trueth, he was so carefull in their busi­nes, as if it had bin his own. This day died of the flixe, M. Mitten our cooke, and of the flixe Thomas Halls. The Tydoryans came not aboard to sell vs any thing: the Generall doubted it was long of the Portingals, who had put them in some needlesse feare.

The 6. day the Generall sent his brother to the king of Tydore with a present, and to diuers of his principal men, desiring his highnesse, he would giue his subiects leaue to repaire aboard with cloues, and fresh victu­alls, and that there was no cause of feare why they should abstaine from so doing. The King said, they [Page]should haue leaue to bring vs refreshing a board: But for the cloues his people had, should bee brought to the English-house, otherwise the quantity wee should buy, would not be knowne, whereby the King of Por­tingall might loose his custome, and presently vppon the same, the King made a Proclamation, willing all his people to repaire to the English factory, with such Cloues as they had. The Captaine of the Fort, pro­claiming the like in his towne, there came a flying re­port, the Hollanders were in sight, and vpon the same the King sent out a Caricole to sea, but saw no shipping.

The 9. day the Generall sent his brother a shore a­gaine vnto the King, with a present to desire his high­nesse to giue his subiects leaue to repaire aboard with their Cloues, for that the Portingalls would not per­mit them to repaire to his house, but would be serued themselues with the best wares, and let his people haue but their leauings. Whereupon the King pro­mised they should come aboard: which they after­wards did.

The 12. day came newes the Hollanders were in sight, and out went the bloudy colours, at the Fort. The 14, day being Sunday Captaine Torris the Kings factor, and diuers other of the principal of the Portin­gals, dined with the General. This day the Captain of the Fort, sent our Generall word, that the Hollanders were off, and on Bachan, willing the Generall to cause his factors to get in his debts that were owing before their comming.

The 15. day the Generall sent his brother a shore, to gather in such debts as were owing, and likewise [Page]to buy Cloues, if any came to the house to bee sold: which he performed, buying some small quantity, for that most in the Iland were in our hands, without it were some 80. Bahars which the Kings Factor had, which he could not sell, because they did belong vn­to the Marchants of Malaea. The captaine of the fort gaue commandement to al men, to make present pai­ment, which they honestly performed. The Generall sent to Captaine Torris, to know the cause: hee sent him word, we had bought all they had, without it were, those which were in the factors hands, which could not be sold.

The 19. day we prepared for our departure from hence, to go to Makeau. The 20. day came a Portingall a board with a letter to our Generall, from the Cap­taine of the fort, the effect thereof I could not learne. The King of Tarnatas two men, which all this time of our being in this place had tarried aboard, were very earnest with the Generall for their departure to the Ile of Makeau, where they made no doubt but to lade our ship with cloues. They began to be merry to see vs in such readinesse to bee gone, for they liued in no small feare of some treason, to be attempted against vs by the Portingals and Tydorians, in so much that all the time of our being here, they were the best watch­men in our ship. The Generall sent his brother to the King, desiring his highnesse, he would write his letter to the Gouernour of Taffasoa, to sell him such cloues as they had there, which he presently did. This towne of Taffasoa is vpon Makeau and holds for the King of Tydore. all the rest of the Iland is the Kings of Tar­nata.

The 21. day being Sunday, came the same Portin­gall that brought our Generall the letter the day be­fore, with commendations from his Captaine to the Generall, & to certifie him the Hollanders ships were in sight. The Portingall taking his leaue, about eleuen a clocke wee weighed with a smal fauourable gale of winde, to go for Makeau. As we passed by the Fort, we saluted thē with 5. peeces, they answering vs with 3. Likewise comming thwart the Kings towne, we gaue them 5. peeces, and were answered with 6. from the Galcons. At this present we had sight of the Hol­landers. Capten Torris our Generals great friend, com­ming a board presēted him with hens, which be both scarse and deare, and so tooke his leaue: we keping on our course with little winde, for Makeau, passing bettwene Mottera & Poulacaualya, the Hollāders seing vs come rome vpon them, were in good hope we had beene a Portingall that for feare was flying away. Night being at hand, they spread themselues, that we could not passe them, but one or other must needes see vs. About midnight, we came amongst thē, soun­ding our trompetes, whereby they did know we were not Portingales. The Admirall sent his shiper in his pinnasse aboord, to know what newes: which was certified them at full. He departing, they saluted vs with 3. peeces of ordinance: we answred them with the like. They told our Generall, that they had taken Amboyna castell, and left a garrison therein.

The 22. day we came to an anchor about seuen a clocke at night, a little to the eastwards of the chiefe towne of Makeau: the towne is called Mofficia, in which towne the Viceroy for the King of Tarrata is [Page]resident, this after noone, came a cary cole aboard be­fore we came to an anchor, and told our General, they would go about the Ile, and to all the townes, to giue them warning to repaire to our shippe with their cloues before night. They had compassed the I­land, and came aboard vs againe.

The 23. day, the Generall sent his brother with the two Tarnataes, and the Kings letters, and a present to the Gouernor. The present hee receiued, and caused the letter to be publikely read: but for the cloues of that Iland, he said they were not ripe, but those fewe that were to be had, the Generall should haue them the next day. This day died of the flixe, our Baker Griffith Powell.

The 24. day the Generall went a shore himselfe, to the Gouernor, to know why the people came not with cloues according to promise. He made answer, he thought there were not any ripe in the Iland, but he had sent to all the townes, to warne them to bring in cloues: which they would not faile on the mor­row. The Generall seeing their delayes, began to sus­pect, the King of Tarnataes letter was to command them to sell vs none: therefore, if they came not the next day, he would go to Taffasoa. Much quarrell and war is betweene those of this place, and they of the Iland: and if there bee any taken of either part, the most fauour they shew them, is to cut off their heads.

The 25. day came most of the chiefe men of the I­land aboard to our Generall, and told him they had small store of ripe cloues in the Iland, which they were willing he should haue. But they were sent for, by the King of Tarnata, to repaire with their forces, to [Page]assist him in his warres, against the King of Tydore, & the Portingalls: and therefore desired him not to bee offended with them, for that that they could not sell him cloues till the wars were done. This day they of Taffasoa had taken ten men of this towne, and cut off their heads.

The 26. we weighed, with very little wind, and pli­ed it for Taffasoa, which standeth on the west-north­west part of the Iland.

The 27. day the Generall sent his brother in his pinnasse to the towne of Taffasoa with the king of Ty­dores letter, which he deliuered. The gouernor hauing read it, made answer, that all the cloues they could make, the General should haue: for that the King had sent him word in an other letter, which hee receiued the day before, that he should cause all in the towne to be sold him. The Portingalls haue a small Block­house with 3. peeces of Ordinance in this towne, wherein were fiue Portingalls: they had some cloues which they promised the Generall should haue. The pinnasse returned, and brought one of the Portingalls aboard, the ship lying becalmed all the time of their absence.

The 28. day, about 10. a clocke in the morning, we came to an anchor, right before the towne of Taffa­soa in 70. fadome water, hard by the shore.

The 29. day the Generall went a land to the Gouer­nor, who offered himself, & towne, to be at his dispo­sition saying his King cōmanded him so to do. The Generall demanded, whether the people would bring their cloues aboard: he made answer, they had small store of boats, and could not therefore so conuenient­ly [Page]come aboard. So the Generall told him, he would set vp a tent vpon the strand, right against the ship: if he would cause his people to bring them thither, hee liked well thereof and came downe with the General to choose out a conuenient place, and so tooke his leaue, promising, so soone as the Generall sent aboard to will them to make prouision to set vp a tent: which in two houres after was done.

The 30. day was an alarum in the towne, their eni­mies hauing taken a man without the walls, & cut off his head. The King of Tydore hath souldiers there, which keepe good watch and ward, the towne stan­ding vpon a point of a land, close by the sea, and is compassed with a wall. The King of Tarnata hath twise attempted with all his force to take it, but could do no good. They liue in such feare, they dare not at any time go a flight-shot out off their walles, without a gard of souldiers. They haue often truce, but they breake it vpon slight occasions. A little before night the Gouernor came to our Generall, and told him, there were no more cloues to be had, and therefore he presently caused the tent to be pulled downe, and sent all things aboard.

The second day in the morning our General recei­ued a letter from the Captaine of the fort, wherein he certified him, of the burning of the two Galeons by the Hollanders, and intreated him to make speed thi­ther to see the fight, which he dayly expected and to bring those fiue Portingalls with him, which were at Taffasoa: willing the Generall, that he should come to an anchor before the Kings towne, where hee should haue all the cloues they had.

The 3. day in the after noone, we came before the Kings towne, where we found all the Hollanders ri­ding, and let fall an anchor amongst them, in a 100. fadomes, fayre by the shore. The King of Tarnata was likewise there, with all his Carricoles. After the moo­ring of our ship, the Generall sent M. Graue our Mai­ster to the Dutch admirall, who found but cold inter­tainement: the Dutch affirming, we had assisted the Portingalls in the last fight, whereby they had recei­ued great hurt, & that they were told so by a Gossorat. The Maister denied it, and said, the Gossorat lyed like a dogge: saying, if the Generall had done so, hee would not denye it, for any feare of them, but iustifie it to their faces, either here or any where else. These hot speeches being ouerpassed, they grew into milder termes, and then they began to tell our Maister the manner of their fight with the Galeons, and the bur­ning of them, with the losse of some of their men in the same fight: and they minded the next day to fall downe to the Fort, and lay battery to it: which they had done before, if the King of Tarnata had not with­hold them, in perswading them to tarry for more helpe, which he expected frō the other Ilands. So the Maister hauing learned what news he could, came a­board, and told the Generall, what speeches had pas­sed. An houre after the Maisters comming aboard, there came a praw from the Kings towne, with a let­ter to our Generall from Captaine Torris, wherein there was nothing but commendations, and that hee would come aboard, when it was darke, and see him. The General willed him to come, either night or day, he should be welcome. This euening the King of [Page] Tarnata rowed ouer for Battachina, with all his Carri­coles: & Captain Torris came aboard to see our Ge­neral, tarrying some two houres, telling the Generall, they desired to fight with the Hollanders, not doub­ting of victory: and for such cloues as they had, they should be brought to the Kings towne, and so con­ueied aboard vs. So growing very late, he tooke his leaue and depatted ashore.

The 5. day, the Hollanders expected the comming of the King of Tarnata but he came not.

The 6. day, our Generall sent sent his brother and M. Woodnoth to the King of Tydore, to know if he wold sel them any cloues. He made answer, at that time all his people were busie in fortifiyng the towne, so that he could not spare them from their worke, but bid the Generall assure himselfe of all the cloues that hee and the Portingals had. This night came one of our men in a small Carrycole, from Tarnata, and told our Generall, that they were hardly vsed by the King of Tarnata, in not suffering them to buy and sell with his people, according to promise, and had taken their weight from them, giuing commande [...] [...]ent that no man should sell them any cloues. Likewise he said, that they could get no victualls for their money, be­cause of the warres, and that all our men were very sicke, saue M. Browne. The king by his Carricole, sent the Hollanders word, he would be with them in the morning.

The 7. day in the morning came the King of Tar­nata, with all his forces, and he himselfe went aboard the Hollands admirall, where most part of the fore­noone was spent in counsell, and about one of the [Page]clocke the ships weighed, and came vnder their fore­topsailes faire by the Fort, and let flye all their Ordi­nance, the Fort shooting now and then a peece at them. They came to an anchor a little to the North­wardes of the Fort, where they spent the most part of that afternoone in shooting at it, but harmed them not at all. The Portingalls could not harme the shipps as they rid, hauing but one peece laid out that way. In the hottest of this battery, the King of Tarnata & the Hollanders landed some of their forces a little to the northward of the towne: not finding any resist­ance they intrenched themselues where they lan­ded in the sand, and there continued all the night without molestation. After the Hollanders had done their battery, Captaine Torris came aboard, to see our Generall, where he was very merry and pleasant, say­ing as alwaies he had, that they nothing doubted of a happy victory, and for such Ordinance as had bin shot at them, it had done them no harme at all, onely he was sorry that the Ordinance did hinder them for bringing of cloues to him. But he desired the General to haue a little patience, & he should not want cloues to lade his ship: which were nothing out wordes, for it was well knowne to the Generall hee had but 80. bahars in the towne, which the factor had.

The 8. day, very early in the morning, the shippes beganne to batter the fort. which continued the most part of the morning, in which time those men of the Hollanders, which lodged a land, had brought them­selues within Saker shotte of the Fort, and there rai­sed a mount, whereon they placed a great peece of Ordinance, and began their batterie. The Portingals [Page]now and and then shooting a peece to no purpose.

The 9. day, before it was light, the ships beganne their battery, and they likewise from the mounte, and vpon a sodaine the Dutch, and the Tarnataes sallied out off their trenches, with scaling ladders, and had entred vpon the walles, before the Portingalls in the Fort were aware, and had placed their colours vpon their ramparts, which the Portingalls seeing, came with a charge vpon them, with shot and fire-workes, throwing at them which were so mounted, that they cast downe their weapons, and leaped downe far fa­ster then they came vp, leauing their colours and their furniture behind them: the Portingalls still continuing throwing of fire workes amongst them, whereby di­uets were hurt and scalded. At such time as the Hol­landers gaue the scalado, 30. of the choisest Portingals with great number of the Tydorians were going in the woodes to giue an assault vpon the backes of them which were lodged, where the peece of Ordinance was mounted: in which time of their absence, the Hollanders entred vpon their walles. If these men had bin in the fort it had gone far worse with the Hol­landers. The Portingalls that were abroad, hearing the alarum at the fort, came running backe againe, & some that ran fastest, came to the walls, at such time as they in the Fort had put them to the retreat, where they went to handy blowes with them. Captaine Tor­ris, which had the leading of the 30. men, was shotte with a musket and slaine. By this time the most of the 30. Portingalls were gotten, some within and some vnder the walls: and the Hollanders and Tarnatans throwing away their weapons, beganne to take their [Page]heeles to runne into the sea. At this very iustant, when the Portingalls and the Tydorians had the victory in their hands, and very ready to charge vpon their fly­ing enimies, the Fort tooke fire, and blewe vp euen with the ground, so that all the Portingalls which were vnder the walles of the sort were there buried, and the most part within the Fort were blowne vp into the ayre: The Captaine being newly gone out to place two souldiers at a little posterne dore, gaue them charge to kill any Portingalls which should go out that way, in which time of his absence, the Fort was blowne vp, whereby his life was saued but howe, or by what means it tooke fire it could not be known. The Hollanders and Tarnatans seeing the fort blowne vp, began to gather vp their scattered weapons, and made a stand, not daring to enter the rumes of the Fort, till the Portingalls had left it: which was ha [...]fe an houre after. In which time the Portingall and Tydory­an slaues had sacked the towne, setting fire on the factory, where the cloues were, which they could not carry with them, leauing nothing of any worth be­hind them. When the King of Tarnata saw the vi­ctory on his side, he with all the Carricoles, came rowing towards the Kings towne, in triumph: but durst not come very neere, for that the King of Tydore did shoot at them. And so rowing by our ship, singing and making great mirth, returned to the Fort, where was no resistance, but so long as the Portingalls had it, he durst not come within a mile, Whē the Tarnataes had pillaged the towne, they set all the houses a fire which were quickly burnt euen with the ground, be­ing all made of canes. After this victory, the King of [Page] Tidore sent his sonne & a Nobleman, to our General, desiring him to be a meanes of peace betweene the Holladers and him, for now he had what he desired, which was victorie ouer the Portingales. The Generall sent him word, he would do his best, as well for him, as for the Portingalls, which by fortune of warre were fallen into their enimies hands. So presently the Ge­nerall caused the Pinnasse to be manned, and he and the Maister went aboard the Dutch Admirall. Whē they came thither, they asked for the Admirall, who was a shore: but they sent for him. At his comming, he bad our Generall welcome, after many speeches passed of their fight, and commendations vndeserued giuen of themselues, they exclaimed vpon the Tarna­taes for cowards and attributed all the glory to them­selues, saying they durst not stand by them in the fight, but ran away. After a great deale of vaine glo­rious commendations of themselues, the Generall was desirous to see what prisoners they had taken of the Portingalls: one was brought forth being one of Captain Pereros souldiers. The Generall bad him de­clare a trueth in a matter he would aske him: he made answer if he could he would, then he asked him what great ordinance, powder, shot & guns, they had from him to assist thē? He answered, he knew not of any, so turning to the Dutch admiral, he maruailed he should giue credit to such vntruths reported by a slaue. Hee answered againe, such things were told, but he did not beleeue them to be true. So the Generall asked, what he ment to do with the Portingales his prisoners? He said he would hang them. The Generall intreated him to shew them mercy: considering they did no­thing [Page]but what all good subiects are bound to doe, in defence of their King and Country: and therefore desired not to take their liues, nor deliuer them to the King of Tarnata. He promised, at his intreaty, not any one of them should die, nor be deliuered to the King of Tarnata, but that he would ship them away to Ma­nallia. The General gaue him thankes, taking leaue of them, and came rowing along the shore, by the kings towne, where he tooke in the Captain of the Fort, & brought him along with him aboard, where he both supped and lodged, and from him had the trueth, of all the fight, farre differing from that which the Hol­landers reported. The Generall told him his going to the Dutch Admirall was, principally to intreat him, to shew mercy vnto the Portingales: which he promi­sed to performe. The Captaine gaue him great thanks for the care he had of them, saying, now all their hope rested vpon him: and vpon the same, hee presented the Generall with a small Ruby set in a ring, praying him to weare it for his sake: which the General would not take, saying, what he could doe for them, was in Christian charity, and not for reward.

The 10 day, in the morning, our Generall went a­board the Hollands Admirall, to see if he could bring the King of Tarnata and the King of Tydore, and the Hollanders to a peace. The Dutch admirall made an­swer, the King of Tarnata would bee very hardly drawne to any peace with the King of Tydore, but he for his part would be willing thereunto: and if it plea­sed the King of Tydore, to repaire aboard his ship, hee should safely come and go, to haue conference with him. The Generall thought, he could perswade him to [Page]come aboord his owne shippe, so that he would leaue two duch Captaines a shore in pledge for him. But to come aboard his ship, he was sure he would not. So the Dutch Admiral sent two of his chiefe Marchants with the General, to be left as pledges, if the King would come aboard: whereupon our Generall went to the king of Tydore, and told him what he had done in his behalfe, perswading him to come aboard our shippe, which he was loath to yeeld to. The Generall seeing him feareful, told him, there was no such cause, for that he had brought two Dutch Captaines, to re­maine as pledges, and that he would leaue his brother with them. Then the King was willing, and caused his own boate to be fitted, & imbarked himselfe. Be­ing ready to put off, came the Kings sister, and his son weeping as if he had gone to death, detayned him in this manner halfe an houre. In the end he put off, but when he was halfe way betweene the shore and the ship, he saw a Carricole rowing off from the Fort: which he stood in feare of and would proceed no fur­ther, but returned backe, promising the next daye to come aboard, if we would ride with our ship nearer his towne.

The 11. day, in the morning we weighed, and an­chored againe before the Kings towne. The General with his pledges going a shore, there was an alarum in the town, which was sodainly done: the cause was, that a great number of the Tarnataes had consorted to go robbe some out-houses in the Kings towne, and finding nothing therein set them a fire. The Tydo­rians gaue a sodaine assault vpon them, and had the cutting off, of a dozen of their heads: all the rest hard­ly [Page]escaped by running away. The heads they presēted to the King, our Generall standing by him, telling him the cause. The King seemed to be offended with the Hollanders, which had promised that no hostility of warre, should bee offered in this time of parlye. The Hollands Captaines which were in our Pinnasse seeing the heads, were in no small feare of their owne. After the rumor was appeased, the King imbarked himselfe with our Generall, and the Cap­taine of the Fort. The Dutch Marchants, and Captain Middleton rowed a shore for Pledges, but the King and our Generall came aboard our ship, where they stayed the comming of the Dutch Admirall: who comming aboard was brought downe to the King, in the Generalls cabbin, and they saluted one the o­ther very friendly. After some little pause, the King said, whereas at your first comming hither you sent me word, your comming was not to harme mee, nor any of my subiects, but to expell the Portingalls your enimies out of the land, and make the place open for trade for al nations, and therfore you desired I should not take with them against you: which I performed till such time I did see my mortall enimy, the King of Tarnata ioyne with you, so that I was inforced to arme my selfe against him, who I know desireth no­thing so much as the ouerthrowe and subuertion of my estate, and therefore you haue iust cause not to blame me for arming my selfe and people, against the inuasion of my mottall enimy. And now seeing you haue the vpper hand of your enimies the Portin­galles, it resteth in your power to dispose of them as you shall thinke good. Now you haue your desire [Page]of them, I would know whether you will haue peace, or ioyne with the King of Tarnata against me. The Dutch Admiral answered, his cōming was only to ex­pel the Portingals: which he thāked God, was now in his power. And for peace, he said it was the thing he desired with al princes in those parts, & that he wold doe what in him did lie to make an agreement, be­tweene the King of Tarnata & him. The King answe­red, that he desired a good peace, but it could hardly be: for that any slight occasion, was dayly cause of breach betweene thē. Therfore he desired the Hollā ­ders, they wold take part with neither, & he doubted not, he should haue as good as he brought. The Ad­mirall answered, he would do what he could, to make an agreement: which if he could not bring to passe, he promised the King (taking our Generall to witnes) that he would take part with neither of thē. Which speeches greatly contented the King, who excusing himselfe of not being well, tooke leaue and went a shore. After the King was gone, came the Captaine of the Fort, looking very heauilie, as he had iust cause: which the Dutch Admirall seeing, tooke him by the hand, bad him bee of good cheere, telling him that it was the chance of war, and that the fury being nowe gone, he minded to deale friendly with him and all the Portingals: Willing him to repaire aboard, where he should be welcome, and safely go and come. The Captain gaue him thanks, for his kindenes. So dinner being ready, & the pledges come from the shore, they dined all with our Generall, & departed euery man to his home. The 12. day being sunday, the Portingal cap­tain with 6. of the principall of thē, came aboard to dine with our General, intreating him to go with thē [Page]to the Dutch admiral, & be a meanes to hasten their departure, which he did, and at his intreaty they were sent away in three Pinnasses and a frigat, to Manillia, for which they gaue the Generall great thankes.

The 12. day, the Generall sent his Pinnasse to Tar­nata, with prouision of victualls to our men which were there: & they returned the next day, & brought our Generall worde of the death of his seruant Iohn Abell, for whom he was very sory.

This 13. day our Generall and the Maister went to the King of Tornata, to know whether hee would let him leaue a factory in his Ilād of Tarnata? He answe­red, he should, but willed him to returne the next day, for that he would call a counsell concerning the mat­ter, and then would giue them an answer. Frō thence the Generall went aboard the Dutch Admirall, and there told him, how the king of Tarnata had promised he should haue a factory there: yet neuerthelesse, if he would buy such wares as we had left, and make pai­ment at Bantam, he should haue them. Who answe­red, he thought the King of Tarnata would not forget himselfe so much, as to graunt vs a Factory, conside­ring he had written to his excellency, and likewise promised him, that they would trade with no nation but with them. And as touching our commodityes, he would not deale withall, for that they had two ships which were sent, one to Bengalla, and the other to Cambia, to buy such cōmodities, which they dayly expected. Our Generall said, he had no reasō to crosse him, for leauing a factory there, for that Sir Francis Drake had trade in Tarnata, before the names of the Hollanders were knowne in those parts of the world. [Page]So, for that time they parted, either part to take their best aduantage for their aduentures. The 14 day, the Generall went againe to the King, to know his answer concerning his factory. he found him aboard a Carti­cole & one of the Dutch Captaines in his company. The Generall told him, his cōming was according to his appointment. The king made present answer, he could grāt him no factory, for that he had made pro­mise by writing, and word to the Hollanders, that no nation should haue trade with him or his people, but onely they. The Generall demanded, why he had not told him so, when he saued him from the Tydorians? and then he could haue told what to haue done. He said, both he and his subiects were willing we should tarry there, But the Hollanders did still vrge his pro­mise. The Generall seeing he could not leaue a facto­ry, desired him to send such order to Tarnata, that hee might haue leaue to carry those small quantity of cloues as his factors had bought and payed for, a­board, and he would trouble neither him nor the Hol­landers. The king answered, that within seauen dayes he would be there himselfe, desiring the Generall, to ride still. He made answer, he liued at too great char­ges to lye still, and doe nothing, and therefore could stay no longer, but wold be gone the next morning: and so departed from him.

The 19. day, the Generall went a land, and tooke his leaue of the King of Tydore, and al his Noble men and all the Portingals, they being all sory for his de­parture.

The 20. day, we weighed in the morning, for Tarnata and at 5. a clocke in the euening, came to an anchor [Page]againe on the north-east side of Tydore. This day died of the flixe Thomas Richmond.

The 21. day, at 4. of the Clocke in the morning we weighed, and about 10. a clocke, came to an anchor in Tarnata rode in 16. Fadomes, fayre by one of the Dutch ships, which two dayes before vs came from Tydore. this ship was to take in her lading of Cloues here. This after noone, the Generall sent his Pinasse, to knowe, if the King had sent word to the Sabendor to see the deliuery of such cloues, as was there of ours. The pinnasse brought word, M. Browne was very sick, and all the company which were with him. This after noone came aboard to our Generall, the Kings vncle of Tarnata called Cichell Gegogoe. To this man our ge­nerall told, how vnkindly he had beene vsed by the King and the Hollanders, and howe the King would neither giue him leaue to buy cloues, whiles he tarri­ed here, nor permit him to leaue a factory there, con­trary to the promise he made him, when hee saued both him & the Hollands factors, frō enimies hands: which good turne both the one and the other haue quite forgotten: likewise he said he thought the king had beene as our Kings in Christiandome are, which neuer will promise any thing, but they wil per­forme it. Chichell Gegogoe hearing this, said, he would that night go to the King, and then would tell him how much he did dishonour himselfe, to be so ouer­ruled by the Hollanders, and therfore willed the Ge­nerall not to haue doubt of leauing a factory, and likewise to trade so long, as they tarried here in the despight of the Hollanders. And vppon the same, see­ming to be angry, he departed, promising the next [Page]day to returne againe. This man could speake Portu­gais, wherby the General let him vnderstād his mind to the full. He knew Sir Francis Drake, when he was at Tarnata, and had beene aboard his ship with him.

The 22. day, the Generall sent his brother againe to the towne, to know if the Sabendor were come from the King with order to deliuer the cloues. Captaine Middleton found him now come to towne, & brought him to our Generall, who told him, he had order to deliuer the cloues, and likewise that hee should haue free liberty to buy and sell aswell as the Hollanders: & that the King desired the Generall not to depart til he came, which should be shortly after the messenger. All this friendship Chiche Gegogoe procured. The Sa­bendor and his two sonnes supped and lodged in the Generalls cabin that night.

The 26. being sunday, Chiche Gogogoe was al after­noone with the General in his cabin, where he feast­ed him, in the best manner he could, & gaue him a ve­ry faire caliuer set with bone & many other things.

The 28. day, the pinnasse went to the towne, to fetch such cloues away as the Marchants should buye. The Generall or his brother, stil going or comming in her, at this time it was Captain Middletons chance to be in her, & as he and the Marchants were busie buying & weighing of cloues, in came a Tarnatan, & told them, that there was a man that was indebted vnto vs, that had brought a Canoa laden with cloues, to pay his debts, & the Hollanders had both carried him and the cloues to their house, because the mā was likewise in­debted vnto thē. Out ran our men with weapons, but she was gone before they came, or else if they had not [Page]made the more hast, they had not carried them away so easily as they did. The marriners were hired by one of those factors, whose head the Generall so lately had saued, for a Royall of 8. a man, to do this braue exploit, at their comming aboard. They told the Ge­nerall, how the Holland factors vsed thē, which hee tooke very euill.

The 29. day, the Generall went to the towne with 20. armed men, some shot, and some pikes, and Hal­berts: and at his cōming, he sent word to the Dutch­house, they should restore the cloues they had taken away. They told our Generall, that the party had bin in their debt these two yeares, and they could not get him to any paiment, & that the King had made pro­clamation, that no man, that was indebted vnto the Hollanders, should sell him any cloues, yet neuerthe­lesse they would not be their owne iudges, but would stand to the iudgement of the King, when he should come: & the cloues to remaine in the Sabendors hāds, till the matter was tried. So the General was pacified, threatning to giue the bastinado to the factor which was the cause: but after that time, he durst not passe by our dores. This breach betwixt vs and the Hollanders, caused the king to make the more haste, for that hee doubted we wold go by the eares with thē, & hauing very few men in the towne, he doubted the worst, for that the Hollanders, are not beloued of the countrye people: the cause is, their manyfold disorder in their their drunkennes, against men, but principally against the women. The first of Iune, about 1. of the clock at night, came a Caracole frō Tydore, rowing by our ship, calling to the watch. The Generall hearing it, [Page]knew it was the King that spake, and rose out off his bed, & saluted him by his name: the King did the like to him, & asked him, how he knew him in the darke. The Generall by his interpretor said, that he knew him by his voice: which caused him to laugh. And so spending some little time in talking, he willed our Ge­nerall to meete him at the towne in the morning. The Generall gaue him 5. peeces of Ordinance at his de­parture, which he tooke very kindely. They delight much to heare ordinance to go off at pleasure so that they be not at the cost. When it was day, the General went to the towne, & had not staied in his house halfe an houre, but the king came, & spent al the forenoone with him. The Generall was desirous to know of him, whether he should leaue a factory or no. He answe­red he could not tell, for that it was to be determined by a counsell: which he had not leasure to cal as yet, by reason of much businesse. He said, the Hollanders did threaten him to forsake his coūtry, & to establish a factory at Tydore, if he did let the English tarry in the country, and establish a factory. They saying we were theeues, & robbers: and so if he did trust vs, he should finde vs: saying that Holland was able to set out 20. ships, for Englands one, and that the King of Holland was stronger by sea, then all Christiandome besides: with many vntrueths of their owne people & Coun­tries commendations, & the disparagement of our people and country, and of al other Christian princes. If this frothy nation may haue the trade of the Indiās to thmselues, which is the thing they hope for, their pride & insolencie wilbe intollerable. The Generall answered, what Hollander so euer hee were that had [Page]told his highnesse so, he lied like a traytor: & said, he would iustifie it to their faces: and for their country, if the Queenes maiesty of England had not pittied their ruine, in sending her forces to withstand the Spa­niards, their country had bin ouer-run, & they marked in the faces for traitors and slaues many yeares ago. And therfore desired the King, to inquire of a Spanish Renegado, which was in the towne, & he would cer­tifie him of the trueth. Then the Generall demanded, whether he should haue those Cloues which the Fle­mings had carried away by force. Hee answered, we should haue so many of thē as should paie the debt, & the Hollāders should haue the rest: which was in the afternoone performed. The king told our General, that the morrow he must returne for Tidore, where he must spēd 3. or 4. daies, before he could returne. In the meane time he gaue him leaue, to buy & sell with his people. And at his returne, he should haue an answer whether he should leaue a factory or no. The general intreating him, whilest he tarried in the country, hee would let him haue a house to lodge in, where hee might be nere his businesse, and not be forced euery night to go aboard. The king promised he should, and so tooke his leaue & departed. An houre after he sent his Sabendor to the Generall, who brought him to a faire chāber, the king sending him a faire gilded bed­sted, & a Turkie carpet to lie vpō: so after that, the Ge­nerall was not enforced euery night to go aboard, as before time he had done. The 2. day about 8. a clocke at night, came a light prawe of Tydore aboard, with a letter to out Generall: the effect was, that the king of Tydore found himselfe agreeued with the Hollanders, [Page]for taking part with the King of Tarnata against him: & that vpon his sending away of the Portingales they had shot into his towne, demanding Taffasoa to be sur­rendred to procure his peace. The General answered, he thought he needed not feare the Hollāders, for that their shipping would shortly be disposed of, to other places, & that at any time, for that towne (if so it need) he might make his peace. With which answer they returned, making a bold attēpt, to either come or go, the sea being full of their enimies. The 5. day the King of Tarnata, & the Hollanders admirall came frō Tar­nata, to cōclude of our banishmēt. The 6. day the king sent our Generall word, that both hee and the Dutch admirall should come face to face, before him & his coūsell, to heare what either could say against other. The Generall sent the king word, he had nothing to say against the Dutch, vnlesse he withstood his lea­uing of a factory there: which if he did, he desired his highnes, that they might meete face to face, before him, to heare what either could say: the king sēt word, it should be so. The Dutch admiral came to our gene­ralls chāber, to visit him. Our Generall asked, whether he came to procure his banishment? He answered, he was bound to do the best he could for his aduēturers. The Generall told him, the king was minded the next day to know, why we should not haue a factory in the country as wel as they. He said he would chalenge the kings owne writing and promise. The 7. day the Ge­nerall waited, to be sent for, to the King: but seeing no body came, he sent to know the reasō. He sent word, he was very busie that day, and could not intend it till the morrow. The Dutch admiral had conferēce with [Page]the King twise this day: where belike he had what he desired, for as soone as night came hee departed for Tydore.

The 8. day, the King sent his secretary, and one of the Dutch Marchants vnto him, with a letter sealed with hard waxe, which seale had two letters, an H & a B. which stood for Hance Beerepot, with a Mar­chants marke betweene the letters. This letter they deliuered, and told him, it was the Kings letter to the King of England. The Generall would not beleeue, the King would send so great a Prince as the King of Eng­land, a letter with so little state, and a Marchants seale vpon it. They answered: and if he doubted thereof, they would cause the King to come, and iustifie it. The Generall said, he would not otherwise beleeue it. So they left the letter and departed. Halfe an houre after, came the King, & a great traine to our Generals chamber, where saluting him kindely, they sat downe vpon a trunck togither. The King said, I sent you a let­ter sealed by my secretary, which you haue receiued, making doubt, it is not sent by mee, to so great a king, & deliuered with so little state, & sealed with a mar­chāts seale. Now you heard me say thus much, I hope you are satisfied: the letter is sent by me, and none o­ther, therefore prepare your selfe to morrow to bee gone. The General neither would, nor durst deliuer it to the King of England, willing him to take it againe, He would not, but departed.

The 9. Chichell Gegogoe the Kings vncle, hearing how the Generall had bin vsed by the king & the Hollan­ders, came to visit him at his chāber, where there pas­sed much talke betweene thē concerning the foresaid [Page]counterfeit letter, intended to haue bin sent (to the dis­grace of the Generall) to the king of England. Chichell Gegogoe assuring the Generall, that if it lay in his pow­er, he wold procure of the king, that they might leaue a factory there. Moreouer, that at his next returne to him, he should know the cōtents of that base & slan­derous letter, inuented by the Hollanders: & so he de­parted, with promise to returne the next day. The people of the coūtry, vnderstāding the Hollanders had procured our banishment, were much offended that the petty prince of Holland, and his (whom they e­steemd but debaushed drūkards) should be esteemed before the mighty King of England, & his subiects. & knowing we were commanded to depart, brought all their commodities ro vs, & none to the Hollanders. Whereat they finding themselues agreeued, caused our beame that we weighed cloues with, to be taken away: but it was restored againe, by the meanes of Chichell Gegogoe. Which the Hollanders perceiuing, they sent to their admiral at Tydore, to returne to Tar­nata: which he did, threatning the King, that he would leaue him, and establish a factory at Tydore. Wherevpon the King with the vnwilling consent of his councell, gaue order for our banishment. sending the Sabendor to our Generall, to will him to lingar no longer but to depart aboard.

The 16. day towards euening, the king of Tarnata with a great company of his Nobles, came downe from the towne, landing right against our shippe, and caused a tent to be set vp: sending for our Generall to come a shore, which he presently did. The King caused him to sit downe by him, excusing himselfe, [Page]that we left not a factory there, alleaging, that the Hollanders inforst him to the contrary: he and his sub­iects owing them much, which he hoped to pay the next haruest: & that thē he would take an other order with them: which being done he caused a letter to be read by his Secretary openly, the contents whereof follow at the end of the booke. Sealing it vp, he deli­uered it to the General, intreating him to returne, and he shold be welcome. Who answered, that it was in vaine for the English to returne thither, so long as the Hollanders bare rule, holding it a disparagement to his nation, to giue place to them, being so farre their inferiors. This communication ended, by the sodaine comming of a great many of lights, and in the mid­dest, one of his chiefe Noble men, vnder a Canopy: carrying in a platter of gold, couered with a couer­ture of cloth of gold, the letter which was before so publikely read: and the Generall looking earnest­ly, not knowing what the matter was, the King cal­led vnto him, willing him to arise, and receiue the let­ter he sent to the King of England. Which he presently doing, the party which carried it, made lowe obei­sance, after their country fashion, and then deliuered it to the Generall: which he kissing receiued, and sat him downe againe by the King. Giuing him thanks in doing our king & himself that right, in deliuering the letter in such sort as it ought to be. The king answered this letter which you haue, is vnsealed, and written in the Malaya tongue, to the intent at Bantam it might bee interpreted by some of your owne people, which haue learned that language. But the other was inuented by the Hollanders, to haue done you iniury: telling him in briefe the effect thereof: [Page]excusing himselfe that hee had no good thing to send the King of England, but onely a Bahar of Cloues, which he hoped his Maiestie would accept in good part, con­sidering his contrey yeelds no other thing of worth. Likewise hee bestowed vpon our Generall a Bahar of cloues, and caused them presently to be carried to the Boate: which done, hee tooke his leaue, and departed aboord his Caracole. The 17. day, the King of Tarn̄ata came roing about our ship, and diuers of his women with him in a Caracole; the Generall entreating him to come aboord, but he would not. Chichell Gegegoe came aboord this afternoone to our General, certifying him that the contents of the Hollanders counterfeit Letter was, that we had solde powder, great ordinance, and other munition to the Portugalls. And more, that to their great hurt in the fight, we had assisted them with Gunners, and that was the cause we left not a Factory there, hoping the Generall would haue carried and deliuered it to his owne disgrace: but he suspecting their slaunderous trecherie, refused it.

The 18. day the King and his Vncle came aboord in a small Prawe, because he would not haue the Hol­landers which rid by vs to know of his being there, for it was death to them to see him vse our Generall kind­ly: their comming was to take leaue of our Generall, he desired them to come downe to his Caben, and made them a banquet, whih they kindly did accept, and spent most part of the day with him, vrging our Ge­nerall to returne thither againe, or at the leastwise to send, and he or they should be welcome, doe the Hol­landers what they could, with protestation, that both he and all his people were very sory for his departure, [Page]finding we were good people, and not such as the Hol­landers did report vs to be, which liued only by rob­bing and stealing. During this communication, the Holland ship which rid by vs shot off three peeces, which the King hearing, sent to know the cause, word was brought, the Hollanders Admirall was come from Tydore and gone aboord, which the King hearing, tooke a short farewell of our generall, and went to his caracole: shewing euidently his great feare to offend the Hollanders. Before he could put off his boate from the side, our ship was vnder sayle: giuing him seuen peeces of ordinance, and helde on our way bee­tweene Tarnata and Tydore. About noone the 21. day we came to an anker at Taffasoa: the Gouernour pre­sently came to our Generall with a present of hennes, and fruite, telling him that he had been at Tydore, and the King had giuen him order to surrender the towne vnto him, if he came thither againe, and the sort, pray­ing him to dispose thereof as his owne. The Generall gaue him thankes, telling him he had fewe men, but if he had so many as he had when he came from Bantam, he would leaue such a Garrison there, as they should doubt neither the Hollanders nor the Tarnatanes: but his weakenesse was such, that hee could leaue no men there. He answered, he doubted not the keeping of the towne in dispite of all their enemies: and although he could leaue no mē there, yet had he order by his king to surrender his right and title to the King of England, to whose vse he would keepe it, desiring the surrender therof might be drawne, and the Generall should haue the originall and he the copie. Which done he caused the people to bring those Cloues they had, & so tooke [Page]his leaue and departed, we directing our course for Selebis, where wee had such water as the place affor­ded, but it was brakish, buyng some Cocus of the peo­ple who are like lauans.

Iuly the 24. we came to anker in Bantan road, were Master Scot chiefe factor there, certified our Generall of the mortallitie of men in the Hector, and Ascenti­on before they departed, so that he was forced to hyer Chineses to helpe them home, and that of 24 left there in their factorie, 12. were dead, where we continued till the sixt of October: which day hauing taken leaue of M. Scot, and the rest left there, we set saile for Eng­land, continuing in our course with variable weather till the 19. of December, which day the winde scanting vpon vs we though to put into Saldania roade: about 10. a clock in the morning we saw a sayle to leewards, thinking it had been the Ascention, whose company we lost 14. dayes before, but contrary to our expectation it prooued the Hector, which went in company of the Susan from Bantam aboue 9. months before, in such la­mentable distresse, that had we not met with them that day, they had purposed the next to haue run thēselues aground at Pengwin Iland, hauing for that purpose fard­led vp their apparrel, & such other things as were most necessary for them. Our General caused our Pinnesse to be hoysted out and sent for Cap: Keeling & the Pur­ser who related their extreme miseries, hauing but 10. Englishmen and 4 Chineses aliue: so supper being done, with thankes giuen to God for their miraculous pre­seruation, our General sent 12. men more to help thē in­to S [...]ldania road, where we stayed repairing the ruines of the Hector, & prouiding other necessaries til the 16. [Page] [...] [Page] [...] [Page]of Ianuary following, when we set sayle for Saint He­lena, where wee ariued the second of February fol­lowing: the eleuenth of▪ February we departed from Saint Helena continuing at Sea with such varytie of weather, as those that vse the sea are vsually accusto­med vnto, till the second of May following when we were of Plymoth: and the sixt follow­ing at the Downes.