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A GENERAL HISTORY AND COLLECTION OF VOYAGES AND TRAVELS,

ARRANGED IN SYSTEMATIC ORDER:

FORMING A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF NAVIGATION, DISCOVERY, AND COMMERCE, BY SEA AND LAND, FROM THE EARLIEST AGES TO THE PRESENT TIME.

BY

ROBERT KERR, F.R.S. & F.A.S. EDIN.

ILLUSTRATED BY MAPS AND CHARTS.

VOL. IX.

MDCCCXXIV. CONTENTS

OF

VOL. IX.

PART II. BOOK III. CONTINUED.

CHAP. X. (_Continued_.)

Early Voyages of the English to India, after the Establishment of the East India Company

SECT. XV. (_Continued_)--Eighth Voyage of the English East-India Company, in 1611, by Captain John Saris

Sec.5. Further Observations respecting the Moluccas, and the Completion of the Voyage to Japan

Sec.6. Arrival at Brando, and some Account of the Habits, Manners, and Customs of the Japanese

Sec.7. Journey of Captain Saris to the Court of the Emperor, with his Observations there and by the Way

Sec.8. Occurrences at Firando during the Absence of Captain Saris

Sec.9. Continuation of these Occurrences

Sec.10. Conclusion of these

Sec.11. Occurrences at Firando, after the return of Captain Saris

Sec.12. Voyage from Japan to Bantam, and thence to England

Sec.I3. Intelligence concerning Yedso or Jesso, received from a Japanese at Jedo, who had been twice there

Sec.14. Note of Commodities vendible in Japan

Sec.15. Supplementary Notices of Occurrences in Japan, after the departure of Captain Saris

SECT. XVI. Ninth Voyage of the East-India Company, in 1612, by Captain Edward Marlow

SECT. XVII. Tenth Voyage of the East-India Company, in 1612, written by Mr Thomas Best, Chief Commander

Sec.1. Observations during the Voyage from England to Surat

Sec.2. Transactions with the Subjects of the Mogul, Fights with the Portuguese, Settlement of a Factory and Departure for Acheen

Sec.3. Occurrences at Acheen in Sumatra

Sec.4. Trade at Tecoo and Passaman, with the Voyage to Bantam, and thence to England

SECT. XVIII. Observations made during the foregoing Voyage, by Mr Copland, Chaplain, Mr Robert Boner, Master, and Mr Nicholas Whittington, Merchant

Table of contents (by pages)

• 1: A General History and Collection of Voyages and Tr
• 2: Brief Observations by Mr Edward Dodsworth
• 3: Voyage from Surat towards JasquesSec
• 4: Requesting me to come to Ternate
• 5: A bahar of cloves consists of 200 cattees
• 6: White Parcallas twelve cattees
• 7: And got one pheasant and two wood Pigeons
• 8: Indicates the northern end of the island of Morty
• 9: And Amaxay may possibly be Amacusa
• 10: Whence it would go by post to Jedo
• 11: And to furnish all the rooms conveniently with mats
• 12: Arrived at Nangasaki from Siam
• 13: A taye is worth five shillings sterling
• 14: Being furnished by king Foyne with a proper galley
• 15: We found Osaka a very large town
• 16: Next swords or cattans and targets
• 17: I had a palanquin appointed for my use
• 18: And the other named Fongo dona
• 19: From the orthography used by Captain Saris
• 20: The country between Surunga and Jedo we found well peopled
• 21: We arrived at Jedo on the 14th September
• 22: I left Jedo on the 21st September by boat
• 23: This Fotoqui was begun to be built by Taicosama
• 24: We remained some time in Miaco
• 25: Only one living here at Firando
• 26: I also carried a letter for the old king Foyne
• 27: It overturned above an hundred houses in Firando
• 28: For which they offered seven tayes the yard
• 29: Not only without molestation or hinderance
• 30: Not being allowed to walk by night in Firando
• 31: The king or governor of Nangasaki
• 32: Old king Foyne came in upon us quite unexpectedly
• 33: That although this was done at Nangasaki with the Chinese
• 34: Learning that two Christians were arrived from Nangasaki
• 35: A Portuguese or Spaniard at Nangasaki
• 36: And love them at Nangasaki the worse
• 37: Then making at every house in Firando
• 38: Advising them to return to Nangasaki
• 39: And two tayes each for the bastas
• 40: John Dench confessed it was true
• 41: He said our men had gone from Nangasaki
• 42: The 22d I sent a present to the king of Crats
• 43: Footnote 42 The town of Firando is in lat
• 44: And two hours afterwards saw Pulo Tinga
• 45: Given from my residence of Firando
• 46: Lanching saying it was Foyne Foshin Sam
• 47: Note of Commodities vendible in Japan
• 48: The cattee of twelve pounds Flemish
• 49: Who has strongly fortified himself in the castle of Osaka
• 50: For three ships to come yearly to a place near Lanquin
• 51: About midway between Kiusiu and Corea
• 52: And that is the robbing and plundering the Chinese junks
• 53: We have lately had a great disaster in Cochin China
• 54: The chief in the factory at Siam
• 55: With 2000 tayes in silver to purchase silk
• 56: And they returned to Nangasaki
• 57: Within the town and harbour of Firando
• 58: They killed Captain John Jordaine
• 59: And in the emperor's palace at Meaco
• 60: There are some rich merchants here that belong to Meaco
• 61: Footnote 70 This seemeth the island of Martin Vaz
• 62: Is probably that between Pulo Botoa and Pulo Mintao
• 63: And returned to Patane next day
• 64: When we set sail from Saldanha bay
• 65: All the north side of Mal Ilha is very dangerous
• 66: When I had taken possession of the Guzerat ship
• 67: On the arrival of any of our ships in the road of Swally
• 68: But they were a caffila of merchantmen bound for Cambaya
• 69: Four or five leagues eastwards of Diu
• 70: The Firmaun from the Great Mogul
• 71: From this place to Cape Comorin
• 72: We came to anchor in the road of Acheen
• 73: And he said the Hollanders have factories at Patane
• 74: A Dutch merchant came to Acheen from Masulipatam
• 75: We had much rain here at Acheen
• 76: Right over against the Chappel
• 77: Notes extracted from the Journal of Mr Copland
• 78: We anchored in the road of Acheen on the 12th April
• 79: This king of Acheen is a gallant looking warrior
• 80: For 90 or 100 leagues beyond Cape Aguillas
• 81: Came to Surat and thence to Swally
• 82: Sardar Khan advised our general to flee
• 83: While passing through the Decan
• 84: And got to Cambay about eight next morning
• 85: Half a day's journey from Tatta
• 86: From Tatta they go in two months by water to Lahore
• 87: Their bramins are esteemed exceedingly holy
• 88: Having travelled the whole way from Surat to Agra
• 89: And a fair house every ten coss
• 90: Written by the said Walter Payton
• 91: Which we caught with our seyne
• 92: By such as do not understand Portuguese
• 93: Taking a departure for Socotora
• 94: Our expectations of trade at Surat
• 95: Having fetched up with the teradas
• 96: The terada was about fifteen tons burden
• 97: Of which he sent word to the viceroy
• 98: Nazerbeg met with one Haji Comul
• 99: If we would release the balloches
• 100: We also now set ashore our treacherous balloche pilot
• 101: And that which most directly communicates with Tatta
• 102: There then came another Portuguese
• 103: All kinds of Guzerat and Cambay commodities
• 104: But for other parts of the Mogul dominions
• 105: And anchored close by the northermost of these
• 106: As preserved by Samuel Purchas
• 107: The stock for the twelfth voyage was L26
• 108: The 29th I sent George Downton ashore
• 109: Sending my letters by the servants of Coge Nozan
• 110: That whatever Coge Nozan agreed to
• 111: According to the firmaun already granted by the Mogul
• 112: Mr Aldworth and Mr Elkington came down from Surat
• 113: Mr Dodsworth having had one before
• 114: Bringing some letters from Mr Elkington
• 115: Which afterwards assembled at the bar of Surat
• 116: And an advantageous peace with the Moguls
• 117: So as to drive the viceroy clean away
• 118: When we should see what efforts the viceroy might make
• 119: One Coge Arson Ali came aboard
• 120: Informing of his arrival at Baroach with his companions
• 121: Bearing directly on the Hector
• 122: And fell down to the bar of Surat
• 123: And Mr Dodsworth ashore to compliment him
• 124: The nabob then went away to Surat
• 125: The viceroy was quite differently situated
• 126: Relations by Mr Elkington and Mr Dodsworth
• 127: Mr Elkington succeeded in the command
• 128: And next day Mr Aldworth was examined
• 129: There came a firmaun from the king on the 24th November
• 130: In this expedition for the road of Swally
• 131: The 27th we went twelve coss to Agra
• 132: Finding the promised firmaun came not
• 133: All the rest going by way of Ormus
• 134: From the river Lacca to Chatzan
• 135: Almost opposite the mouth of the Lacca
• 136: Purchas says a parasang consists of sixty furlongs
• 137: All merchants going into Persia must remain for seven
• 138: The same day that these firmauns were procured
• 139: And the shahee is half a mahamoody
• 140: Occurrences during the Voyage from England to Surat
• 141: The 5th June we came to anchor in Saldanha bay
• 142: And on the 28th it set easterly
• 143: Joanna or Hinzuan and Mayotta
• 144: Such as mean to sail for Socotora
• 145: Mr Boughton had for his dinner three hens
• 146: On the 18th we passed the bar of Surat
• 147: He asked leave to proceed to Tatta
• 148: That he might send to the Zamorin
• 149: And not to pass cape Comorin sooner
• 150: The Dragon and Pepper corn arrived from Acheen
• 151: At Acheen our Portuguese prizes were disposed of
• 152: The principal purpose of the factory at Acheen
• 153: From these ports they trade yearly to Cambay
• 154: Concerning the Proceedings of the Factory at Cranganore
• 155: Together with a present for the Zamorin
• 156: But the Zamorin gave us good words
• 157: Some 4000 nayres were come in from the country
• 158: It obviously appears that the edition by Purchas
• 159: To be ambassador to the Great Mogul
• 160: Of keeping permanent factories at Surat
• 161: Had rendered the governor of Surat
• 162: Sir Thomas Roe addressed a letter to the governor of Mokha
• 163: From the excellent map of Hindoostan
• 164: I was conducted by the cutwall
• 165: And Cytor was reduced by Akbar Shah
• 166: In the afternoon he comes to the before mentioned Durbar
• 167: That my sovereign could not know of his being lord of Surat
• 168: On the assurance of his firmaun
• 169: And retires at the usual hours of the durbar
• 170: Though much against the wish or Asaph Khan
• 171: The prince said that he had already offered me a firmaun
• 172: I sent a messenger to Asaph Khan
• 173: This still more displeased Asaph Khan
• 174: 199 Footnote 199 According to Thevenot
• 175: And would afterwards finish the Deccan war
• 176: The 30th I visited Abdalla Hassan
• 177: But Asaph afterwards retracted
• 178: No person doubts the performance of this firmaun
• 179: And shew him such rarities as you have
• 180: Footnote 203 This is probably a mistake for Patna in Bengal
• 181: Divers kinds of banqueting dishes were set before us
• 182: Which he delivered to Asaph Khan
• 183: Sultan Parvis came from the Deccan wars in disgrace
• 184: The king ordered Asaph Khan to send for me
• 185: I moved Asaph Khan for the dispatch of our privileges
• 186: And that I must rest satisfied with a firmaun or order
• 187: Fearing the coming of Sultan Parvis to court
• 188: Practised with the Deccan sovereigns
• 189: With Etiman Dowlet and Asaph Khan
• 190: Our fleet came to anchor off Swally on the 24th September
• 191: And was on his way overland to Masulipatan
• 192: And those of Asaph Khan placed over him
• 193: Whose protection Shah Abbas is said to have much at heart
• 194: And desired to have that clause of his letter explained
• 195: And called for the Persian ambassador
• 196: It was answered that it had been given by the buxy
• 197: The cutwall made many motions
• 198: And remained in the durbar for about half an hour
• 199: And a sling 208 mounted in front
• 200: Several noblemen were admitted
• 201: Whom he dismissed in safety from Cambay
• 202: The 17th I received accounts from Goa
• 203: The king called Asaph Khan before him
• 204: The extent in some directions being three cosses
• 205: Footnote 209 This story does not however appear
• 206: He suddenly turned off towards Mundu
• 207: And so much encumbrance to the baggage
• 208: We were still sixty cosses short of Mundu
• 209: The visit of the king to the dervise
• 210: Particularly two embroidered cushions
• 211: Whom he conceived to be represented by the satyr
• 212: And shewed me so much kindness
• 213: And having sent you his ambassador
• 214: On the 3d of March we arrived at Mundu
• 215: With whom they marched towards Surat
• 216: He proposes transferring it to Dabul
• 217: A lion and a wolf 211 broke into my quarters
• 218: The 25th Asaph Khan feasted Noormahal
• 219: And I understood his weight was 9000 rupees
• 220: Or acquainted Etimon Dowlet or Asaph Khan
• 221: Not above twenty cosses from the leskar
• 222: That Arad Khan had absolutely refused me justice
• 223: Asaph Khan carried me with hint to his retiring place
• 224: Asaph Khan protects the English for hope of Gain
• 225: Intimating that she had moved the prince for another firmaun
• 226: While in the Pilgrims it is called only four cosses
• 227: Excepting only those of Scindy and Tatta
• 228: You may bid adieu to all trade at Surat and in the Red Sea
• 229: And the cutwall has promised to finish in three days
• 230: Etimon Dowlet took up both letters
• 231: I then took my leave for Ahmedabad
• 232: I presented to him Captain Towerson
• 233: That they were Hollanders who resided at Surat
• 234: Purchas also informs us that Sir Thomas Roe
• 235: Abu Amozaphar Nurdin Jebanguire Padishah
• 236: These dolphins are very apt to follow our ships
• 237: Came up with the Portuguese ship
• 238: So the carack proceeded on her course
• 239: The mainmast of the carack fell overboard
• 240: But the carack was still burning
• 241: Bending our course for Socotora
• 242: About forty miles below the Kameh
• 243: Joins with Soret Backar and Tatta
• 244: Banchish and Bishar are placed on a river named the Kaul
• 245: In the same province or district with Gohud
• 246: In the other copy of this list in Purchas
• 247: Is said to border on the kingdom of Maug
• 248: Every Indian coss being two English miles
• 249: Which taste like our Norwich pears
• 250: India is watered by many goodly rivers
• 251: The ships that go usually from Surat to Mokha
• 252: In the houses we often meet with scorpions
• 253: The Great Mogul having not fewer than 1400 for his own use
• 254: Other elephants are appointed for carrying his women
• 255: The whole inhabitants of Hindoostan were anciently Gentiles
• 256: And the Mahometans at the instant when the sun enters Aries
• 257: To use when they do not find serais
• 258: Among the many sects of the Hindoos
• 259: In which Mahomet is zealously followed
• 260: And each gree is equal to 22 1 2 of our minutes
• 261: When the ramadan is entirely ended
• 262: Their illiterate priests are called Bramins
• 263: During which they caused certain tabrets or drums to sound
• 264: As Friday is among the Mahometans
• 265: Whence he was called Timur lang
• 266: And sent through Sir Thomas Roe
• 267: The father of the reigning Mogul
• 268: From jerusalem to the court of the great mogul
• 269: When about midway between Ispahan and Lahore
• 270: Some ten days journey from Lahore towards Agra
• 271: The Capital of the Great Mogul
• 272: From the kingdom of Ingliz stan
• 273: After my interview with the Mogul
• 274: That these were taken from certain notes written by Coryat
• 275: Noor Mahal took out and served the second
• 276: He was so hooted at by the Mahometans
• 277: As to the measure they now authorised
• 278: And other persons belonging to Macassar
• 279: The kings of Macassar and Talow
• 280: And we fired thirty pieces of ordnance
• 281: To deliver the before mentioned letter to Mynheer Dedall
• 282: Should go over in the Swan to Wayre and Rosinging
• 283: And a Bantianese passenger from Wayre
• 284: When Robert Fuller came over to us from Rosinging and Wayre
• 285: As the letter from Mr Courthop
• 286: Except by standing in for Bottone
• 287: Costing at the rate of one dollar the cattee
• 288: In regard to the trade of the Banda islands
• 289: And others to stick our sprit sail full of oakum
• 290: We departed from Swally roads on the 12th March
• 291: From which to Cape Comorin it is seven leagues E
• 292: Two boats arrived on the 28th from Engano
• 293: Who had fled from the Dutch at Jacatra
• 294: To wait upon the king of Jacatra
• 295: In regard to the castle of Jacatra
• 296: Standing over towards Pulo Tunda
• 297: While we held on our course for Masulipatam
• 298: Bringing twenty six candees of garavances
• 299: A ship belonging to Masulipatam arrived from Mokha
• 300: When it was unanimously agreed to go to Acheen
• 301: General Coen was there in person
• 302: On paying half the expences of the garrison
• 303: Having Pulo Kero by estimation thirteen league S by W
• 304: From the before mentioned point of Banka
• 305: The isle of Lucepara bore then E
• 306: From Pulo Tingoran all the way to Patani
• 307: We departed from Patani on the 31st May
• 308: Footnote 279 Cape Verelly is in lat
• 309: Having a foresail and spritsail out
• 310: From the topmast head we saw land N
• 311: In the English house at Firando
• 312: The 7th of December we departed from Firando
• 313: All bound for Bantam and Jacatra
• 314: About five in the evening we came in sight of Mokha
• 315: By means of two junks of Guzerat
• 316: We again went to visit the scrivano
• 317: We had a message from the scrivano
• 318: We dined that day with the scrivano
• 319: At our request through the scrivano
• 320: But the governor and the Dabul captain desired us to remain
• 321: Laden last year from Mokha for Grand Cairo
• 322: Though only about five days journey from Mokha
• 323: Taking the Surat junk under our convoy
• 324: Having dispatched our business at Swally with all expedition
• 325: And the Portuguese admiral anchored
• 326: Before they could receive supplies from Ormus
• 327: We set sail on our return to Surat
• 328: To reinforce Andrada with two galleons
• 329: Our whole fleet sailed from Swally
• 330: An island within sight of Ormus
• 331: And the expence of military stores was to be divided
• 332: We were royally feasted at Gambroon by the Khan
• 333: Erected batteries for ordnance
• 334: They were in daily expectation of succours from Goa
• 335: They were accompanied by Shah Culi Beg
• 336: And a small fraction more for each toman
• 337: Late governor of the castle of Ormus
• 338: The Persians sprung another mine
• 339: That the Persians demand us to surrender by capitulation
• 340: A similar answer was written to the almirante
• 341: To view the castle and its great ordnance
• 342: The king of Ormus was very poor
• 343: Account of the massacre of amboina
• 344: On the island of Amboina and the point of Ceram
• 345: And the complaints of the English were conveyed to Jacatra
• 346: Surgeon to the English factory at Amboina
• 347: He protested that Towerson knew nothing of the matter
• 348: Telling them he was at Hitto on new year's day
• 349: Captain Towerson seriously admonished them
• 350: Servant to Wetheral and Powel at Cambello
• 351: Steward of the factory at Amboina
• 352: Fo kien on two of which we found very good water
• 353: From the eastern end of Tcheou chan
• 354: They have built four hundred pagodas
• 355: Martini also says that the kieu yeu
• 356: It is called Hu tchu n 333 by the Chinese
• 357: Removal of Dr Cunningham to Pulo Condore
• 358: Some Account of the Factory at Pulo Laut