The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10: Asia, Part IIIHakluyt, Richard
History
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10: Asia, Part III
Hakluyt, Richard
Discoveries in geography -- English; Voyages and travels
The 12. and 13. of September wee had no answere out of the towne, and we
had want of water, and could get none thereabouts but that which came out
of the towne, for that the Gouernour had taken order that we should get no
water about the towne, so that we hoised ankers to go seeke some.
The 17. of September we came before 3. or 4. Islands which Molenare and
Shellenger sayled betweene, and for that the streame ranne so strong there,
they were forced to goe so nigh the shore, that they might almost leape on
lande, whereby they escaped great danger, but the other shippe and the
Pinace sayled about the Islands, and so met with the other two, and casting
forth their ankers, went on shore, where wee spake with men that saide they
would shew vs where wee shoulde haue water, so we would giue them two
Caliuers.
The 18. 19. 20. 23. and 24. we sayled to lade water, for it was hard to
get, and we were forced to keep good watch, which done hoysing ankers
againe, wee sayled towardes Bantam, holding our course Eastwarde.
The 27. we sayled Northeast towardes the lande of Iaua maior.
The 28. setting sayle agayne, we kept East Northeast along by the coast of
Iaua, and about noone because of the great streame that runneth in the
straight, wee were forced to anker, and the 30. day wee set sayle againe.
The first of October in the euening wee came to a great Islande, being
three miles from the towne, and there we ankered finding good clay ground.
The 2. of October wee had a letter from our men, how they were separated
one from the other, and kept by the Gentlemen of the towne, and their wares
parted among them.
The 3. 4. and 5. when wee were againe before the towne, we had other
letters, that by our comming they were better vsed, and hoped to bee set at
a reasonable ransome, and that they promised that one of our men should
come aborde, so he would returne againe into towne, that shoulde by worde
of mouth certifie vs what hope they were in, and the cause thereof, that we
might the better believe it.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account