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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. VII.

MDCCCXXIV.

CONTENTS OF VOL. VII.

PART II. BOOK III. CONTINUED.

CHAP. IV. Continued.

SECT. XIII. Account of an expedition of the Portuguese from India to Madagascar in 1613.

XIV. Continuation of the transactions of the Portuguese in India, from 1617 to 1640: and the conclusion of the Portuguese Asia of Manuel de Faria.

XV. Occurrences in Pegu, Martavan, Pram, Siam, and other places.

XVI. A short account of the Portuguese possessions between the Cape of Good Hope and China.

CHAP. V. Voyages and Travels in Egypt, Syria, Arabia, Persia, and India. By Ludovico Verthema, in 1503.

Introduction

SECT. I Of the Navigation from Venice to Alexandria in Egypt, and from thence to Damascus in Syria.

II. Of the City of Damascus.

CHAP. V. SECT. III. Of the Journey from Damascus to Mecca, and of the Manners of the Arabians.

IV. Observations of the Author during his residence at Mecca.

V. Adventures of the Author in various parts of Arabia Felix, or Yemen.

VI. Observations of the Author relative to some parts of Persia.

VII. Observations of the Author on various parts of India.

VIII. Account of the famous City and Kingdom of Calicut.

IX. Observations on various parts of India.

X. Continuation of the Authors Adventures, after his return to Calicut.

XI. Account of a memorable Battle between the Mahometan Navy of Calicut and the Portuguese.

XII. Navigation of the Author to Ethiopia, and return to Europe by Sea.

Table of contents (by pages)

• 1: A General History and Collection of Voyages and Tr
• 2: Third Voyage of William Towerson to Guinea in 1558
• 3: Report of a Cruizing Voyage to the Azores in 1581
• 4: Letter from Mr Newbery to Mr Leonard Poore
• 5: Footnote 2 The north end of Madagascar
• 6: They saw the river and kingdom of Casame
• 7: With which information the Portuguese were much gratified
• 8: De Costa arrived safe at Goa with the boy
• 9: They gave the name of Isola del Cisne or swan island
• 10: Andrada carried away with him Don Jerome
• 11: When they were permitted to build the city Macao
• 12: For the shameful loss of Ormuz
• 13: Over which the Lamas say many prayers
• 14: The residence of the king of Thibet
• 15: Allowed the pretensions of Botello
• 16: Botello proposed to the enemy to surrender
• 17: Botello went immediately to visit him
• 18: Botello learnt that at a town about two leagues distant
• 19: Almeyda sailed again for Ceylon
• 20: Chaubainaa was then king of Martavan
• 21: Then followed the king of Martavan
• 22: Four Portuguese remained at Martavan
• 23: Understood the unfortunate events of Prom
• 24: With this prodigious army the king of the Birmans
• 25: That of the Birmans amounting to 350
• 26: Chaumigrem being now king of the Birmans and of Pegu
• 27: With the city and fort of Mozambique
• 28: Between the Ganges and Cape Cincapura
• 29: Who settled his court at Cota
• 30: This ancient itinerary into the east
• 31: The nauigation and vyages of lewes vertomannus
• 32: The Mameluke Mahometans are subject to the Soldan of Syria
• 33: Departing from Menin we came to Damascus
• 34: And has many splendid fountains on the inside
• 35: When any Mahometan happens to meet a Mameluke
• 36: Having only sixty Mamelukes to guide and guard us
• 37: Which name of office is transposed in the text to Haji emir
• 38: We came to Medinathalhabi 38 or Medina
• 39: Meaning thereby bought men or Mamelukes
• 40: This Momia or dried flesh is esteemed medicinal
• 41: Which is about forty miles from Mecca
• 42: As Ethiopia possesses no spices
• 43: But Isaac despising the warnings of the devil
• 44: And had been there enrolled among the Mamelukes
• 45: I entreated the Mamelukes wife not to betray me
• 46: Called by the ancients Mare erythraeum 47
• 47: And virtue of the sultan of Rhada
• 48: Also of gossampine or xylon
• 49: I asked him whether he were Mahometan
• 50: Insomuch that eight camels may march abreast upon them
• 51: The sultan of Zeyla is a Mahometan
• 52: Being subject to the sultan of Cambaia
• 53: Castoreum will preserve its flavour for ten years
• 54: The sultan of Cambay was named Mahomet
• 55: The sultan of Cambay maintains a force of 20
• 56: This king of Joga 63 and all his people are idolaters
• 57: Departing from thence I came to the island of Goga 66
• 58: Two days journey from thence I came to Onore
• 59: The word dromedary is formed from the Greek celer
• 60: Some 18 spans or 14 spans high
• 61: Worshipping the devil like those of Calicut
• 62: The king and people of Calicut are idolaters
• 63: The second order among them are the nairs
• 64: It is likewise customary among these idolaters
• 65: The nairs or gentlemen may not begin to eat
• 66: At Calicut there is a fruit named Jaceros
• 67: The outer rhind of these nuts is removed
• 68: So that the buyer and seller each employs a separate broker
• 69: The king of Calicut holds them in such veneration
• 70: Coulan has an excellent harbour
• 71: And its other productions are similar to those of Calicut
• 72: Intervene between Tanaserim and Bengal
• 73: And not the leaves of trees as at Calicut
• 74: We came at length to the city of Pegu
• 75: The city of Pegu is situated on the continent
• 76: Two days after the departure of the king from Pegu
• 77: Sumatra is about 977 statute miles in length
• 78: There are three kinds or sorts of aloes
• 79: Long believed the gum of a tree
• 80: Gilolo was probably the island visited by Verthema
• 81: And that they also used the loadstone
• 82: When I proposed to endeavour to go to Cananore
• 83: And had built an impregnable fortress at Cananore
• 84: And that it was necessary he should have a glyster
• 85: Who meant to accompany them to Cananore
• 86: Four furlongs from the city of Cananore
• 87: The zamorin would not at first believe the information
• 88: And the rest were rowing vessels which are called paraos
• 89: Next day the enemy made sail towards Cananore
• 90: And a great friend to the zamorin
• 91: In this land war with the new rajah of Cananore
• 92: Crava may be an error for Brava
• 93: When they drive their mules 119
• 94: In which are seen many islands called the Astures Acores
• 95: This article has been adopted from the Collection of Hakluyt
• 96: At Feluchia a small city on the Euphrates
• 97: Feluchia is a village on the Euphrates
• 98: Which was governed of old by those Arabs called Zizarij
• 99: At Basora I shipped myself for Ormuz
• 100: The merchandise loaded at Diu comes from Cambaietta
• 101: The kingdom of Cambaia or Guzerat has great trade
• 102: At a small distance from Bassen is a small island named Tana
• 103: About 125 miles nearly east from Chaul
• 104: Temi rajah returned to Bijanagur
• 105: They go together to the pinnacle at the funeral pile
• 106: In company with two Portuguese merchants
• 107: And were fifteen days in going to Ancola
• 108: From Cananore you go Cranganore
• 109: There are two cities at Cochin
• 110: Which Cesar Frederick afterwards calls Zeilan
• 111: They take the channel of Manaar
• 112: The younger son Ragine usurped the kingdom
• 113: Is about 160 English miles nearly north from Negapatam
• 114: Which they call Masadie or Mussolah
• 115: Which are sent from Acheen to the Red Sea
• 116: This caravan arrives at a place called Lanchin
• 117: So we came to Orissa with many sick
• 118: At Buttore a village is constructed every year
• 119: But the principal merchandise are Verzino and Nypa
• 120: The first village we came to was in the gulf of Tavay
• 121: Returned upon the falchines in the night
• 122: I immediately departed from Martaban for Pegu
• 123: There is another Macareo in the gulf of Cambay
• 124: He has also great numbers of young elephants
• 125: Leaving the wild elephant alone
• 126: Yet their arquebusses are very good
• 127: The king of Pegu has one principal wife
• 128: With the tide of flood in four days to the city of Cosmin
• 129: This ganza money is reckoned by byzas
• 130: There are four men at Pegu called tareghe or jewel brokers
• 131: Being 120 miles from Chittagong
• 132: Departing from Sundeep we came to Chittagong
• 133: In the following manner A large ship from Cambaya
• 134: Of this concrete I found many pieces in Pegu
• 135: Standing in an island near the Continental coast of Cafraria
• 136: From Aleppo we went to Tripoli
• 137: I have known many rich men who dwelt in Pegu
• 138: End of the Peregrinations of Cesar Frederick
• 139: Footnote 177 Cited by Hakluyt
• 140: Several of these voyages have been preserved by Hakluyt
• 141: And Transactions in the East Indies
• 142: On which we bore away for the island of Lancerota
• 143: But we have no evidence in Hakluyt
• 144: Mauritania is divided into two parts
• 145: And one of the principal cities of Ethiopia
• 146: One of whom was a foreigner named Antonio Anes Pinteado
• 147: On which he was answered by Pinteado
• 148: Pinteado durst not venture to return to Portugal
• 149: Footnote 199 Perhaps this might be Robert Gainsh
• 150: Reckoning ourselves 17 leagues from Cape Mensurado
• 151: And another called Shyawe or Shavo
• 152: And another called Perecow grande
• 153: Without the tusks or lower jaw
• 154: So much do the elephants of India exceed those of Lybia
• 155: The dodrant being a measure of 9 inches
• 156: Is called Ethiopia sub Egypto
• 157: By which these fiery exhalations
• 158: Footnote 222 Sleeves for the fore arms
• 159: Or the juice which drops from cut branches of the palmito
• 160: And passed between Palma and Gomera
• 161: And I went on board the caravel
• 162: Is by estimation about eight leagues beyond the river Sestro
• 163: The manels or manellios were bracelets of some kind
• 164: This river called St Vincent is in lat
• 165: Having run this day 10 leagues
• 166: This river lies 13 leagues beyond Cape Palmas
• 167: They chiefly coveted manillios and margarites
• 168: The farthest out to sea is the eastern cape
• 169: This chief was clothed from the loins downwards
• 170: Yet they made signs to us to bring them more latten basins
• 171: Of which the following is a short specimen Mattea
• 172: This place stands at Cape Korea or Cors
• 173: Whence we fired against the Portuguese
• 174: 252 Footnote 252 27 It is added
• 175: Each fuffe being three and a half yards
• 176: The 26th we received from the Hind 48 libs
• 177: Footnote 259 Probably that now called King road
• 178: They said we were 50 leagues to leeward of Sestro river
• 179: To exchange for an angel ducat weight
• 180: About 6 leagues east from Mina
• 181: We rejoined our own consort and pinnace
• 182: This town where the king Abaan resides
• 183: All the people calling out Abaan
• 184: And a pinnace called the Unicorn
• 185: In the last London edition of Hakluyt
• 186: We accordingly proceeded toward Weamba
• 187: The 13th the Tiger was sent down to Egrand
• 188: As San Thome is to the east of the Bight of Benin
• 189: The command of the Minion was to have been given to John Lok
• 190: Notwithstanding the unfavourable report made of her by Lok
• 191: And sailed next morning eastwards to the Rio de Potos
• 192: The gallies became more fierce
• 193: Baker returned at night to the ship
• 194: They discharged their arquebuses upon the negroes
• 195: We plied them warmly with our cannon
• 196: And had got to the Mina or gold coast of Guinea
• 197: And near the watchhouse a large black cross was erected
• 198: As the negroes inquired where our ship was
• 199: Of which David Carlet was captain
• 200: On the 26th of the month the Minion came into Ferol
• 201: This unpleasant and nauseous vapidness is soon removed
• 202: And had gone thence to the island of Gomera
• 203: Among whom were Mr George Fenner the general
• 204: The 28th we fell in with Bonavista
• 205: Arquebuses were matchlock muskets
• 206: The 27th we came to anchor at Cuervo
• 207: For which the galliasse came up on our larboard side
• 208: Came late on Whitsunday night to Azafi
• 209: Having his counsellors about him
• 210: When his ambassador comes upon the licence I have given
• 211: And on Saturday Rodwan fell sick
• 212: I got the king to forgive all to John Bampton
• 213: Now trading into the country of Barbary
• 214: And of a letter from Queen Elizabeth to Mulley Hamet
• 215: Voyage to Benin beyond Guinea in 1588
• 216: Footnote 310 Rio de Lagoa Hakluyt
• 217: Footnote 313 It is obvious that the banian or meager days
• 218: In which we went up the river to a place called Goto 316
• 219: Astley conjectures this to have been a great shark
• 220: In which Mr Hassald went up to Gato
• 221: The water we brought out of Benin on the 1st of April 1591
• 222: A town 2 leagues from Rufisque 325
• 223: And went to the road of Rufisque
• 224: I might return to the road of Rufisque
• 225: The before mentioned Pedro Gonzalves
• 226: Pedro Gonzalves confessed to Thomas Dassel
• 227: Which are not far distant from the Gambia
• 228: From before the town of Bilboa
• 229: One of these was the corregidore himself
• 230: My corregidore of my lordship of Biscay
• 231: Leaving Plymouth on the 10th June 1586
• 232: Two of them being great caraks
• 233: By him the admiral ship is called the Elizabeth Bonaventure
• 234: There were about 40 ships at Puerta Real
• 235: The carak surrendered without resistance
• 236: Footnote 343 Sir William Monson
• 237: When about to depart from Corunna
• 238: Or his laying the blame on Valdes
• 239: Account of the Relief of a part of the Spanish Armada
• 240: Lent to me by Sir William Calderwood of Poltoun
• 241: The author here refers to the town of Anstruther
• 242: Commonly called Mercators projection
• 243: Footnote 358 Sir William Monson
• 244: The same day our caravel chaced a Spanish caravel on shore
• 245: That the caraks were at Tercera
• 246: Between the islands of Fayal and Pico
• 247: The day after we came to Fayal
• 248: And the people helped us to fill our water casks
• 249: And was now bound to Gracioso for repairs
• 250: My lord sent captain Lister and captain Amias Preston
• 251: And 50 quintals of Brazil wood
• 252: By order of the governor of Tercera
• 253: The ship was so tossed and shaken
• 254: Insomuch that we had very good sheep
• 255: Having his Serjeants to attend upon him
• 256: They descried twelve tall gallies bravely furnished
• 257: Seeing the great force of the gallies
• 258: The Centurion discharged her great ordnance upon the gallies
• 259: Six other gallies came out and looked at the Centurion
• 260: Is given from Hakluyt without alteration
• 261: The Bonaventure commanded by captain Crosse
• 262: The San Philip carried three tier of ordnance on a side
• 263: Sir Richard called for his master gunner
• 264: Luis Coutinho commanded the hulks and flyboats
• 265: Footnote 374 This singular antiquated sea term may signify
• 266: Than this Morice of Desmond For
• 267: We have overthrown and dishonoured
• 268: So that only 33 sail came to the Havannah
• 269: About the heighth of the rock of Lisbon
• 270: We came to anchor between Flores and Corvo
• 271: Laden with 16 chests of cochineal
• 272: Extracted from John Huighen van Linschoten 380
• 273: When we shot off a piece of ordnance
• 274: And entering the road of Tercera
• 275: These fourteen ships sailed from Tercera
• 276: Two great ships arrived in Tercera
• 277: There came to Tercera from Seville
• 278: To fetch the silver from Tercera
• 279: There arrived at Tercera a caravel belonging to Corvo
• 280: And for Don Alonso Bacan to return to Corunna
• 281: News was brought from Portugal to Tercera
• 282: Armada from Ferrol arrived in Tercera
• 283: So that they had to come to Tercera to be repaired
• 284: And came at length in sight of Tercera
• 285: Some of the people in Tercera said openly
• 286: The editor of Astleys collection
• 287: As the East India caraks were expected
• 288: Our men could perceive the carak close to the land
• 289: Finding the carak drawing near the land
• 290: Grand captain and commander of this mighty carak
• 291: And yet suffering these two great caraks to be lost
• 292: The word assogue signifying quicksilver
• 293: Narrative of the Destruction of a great East India Carak
• 294: And got a passage in this carak
• 295: We got sight of another huge carak
• 296: 100 10 Penny rose Hoy
• 297: Footnote 397 In Hakluyts Collection
• 298: And we met her again at the Canaries
• 299: It swerveth again toward the west proportionally
• 300: Where the albicore meeteth him
• 301: We came to Goa the 24th day of October
• 302: From Queen Elizabeth to Zelabdim Echebar
• 303: They carry passengers to a town called Felugia Feluchia
• 304: Great store of pearls from Bahrain
• 305: The last king of Cambaia was sultan Badur
• 306: Our surety was one Andreas Taborer
• 307: From thence we went to Mandoway
• 308: I left William Leades the jeweller at Fatepore
• 309: And to sacrifice to these idols
• 310: Where there is an old bramin or priest
• 311: Which may have some reference to Gouren
• 312: Called by the Portuguese Porto Piqueno
• 313: Footnote 419 Bottanter almost certainly means Bootan
• 314: Sinnergan is a town six leagues from Serrepore
• 315: Having a wonderful number of paraos
• 316: When they take the elephants to war
• 317: And adorned with many rubies and sapphires
• 318: And commonly this biza is worth
• 319: The talapoins are strangely apparelled
• 320: Or birmans of the kings country
• 321: Passing many of the sea ports of Pegu
• 322: From Cape Comorin we went to Coulan
• 323: When the Portuguese complain to the Samorin
• 324: Spodium and many other drugs come from Cambaia or Gujrat
• 325: Letter from Mr John Newbery to Mr Richard Hakluyt of Oxford
• 326: I purpose going from hence to Basora
• 327: Anciently called turbith vegetable
• 328: Called the veedor general of that place
• 329: The veedor would not meddle with either money or goods
• 330: I presently mended after coming to Basora
• 331: Four Englishmen arrived at Ormus
• 332: The true cause of their coming to Ormus
• 333: Footnote 442 This word veneseander