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The FAMOUS VOYAGE of Sir FRANCIS DRAKE into the South Sea, and
therehence about the whole Globe of the Earth, begun in the year
of our Lord 1577.
[*] In this storm the Marigold went down with all hands.
From the bay which we called the Bay of Severing of Friends, we were
driven back to the southward of the Straits in 57 degrees and a tierce; in
which height we came to an anchor among the islands, having there fresh
and very good water, with herbs of singular virtue. Not far from hence we
entered another bay, where we found people, both men and women, in their
canoes naked, and ranging from one island to another to seek their meat;
who entered traffic with us for such things as they had. We returning
hence northward again, found the third of October three islands, in one of
which was such plenty of birds as is scant credible to report. The 8th day
of October we lost sight of one of our consorts,[*] wherein Master Winter
was; who, as then we supposed, was put by a storm into the Straits again.
Which at our return home we found to be true, and he not perished, as some
of our company feared. Thus being come into the height of the Straits
again, we ran, supposing the coast of Chili to lie as the general maps
have described it, namely north-west; which we found to lie and trend to
the north-east and eastwards. Whereby it appeareth that this part of Chili
hath not been truly hitherto discovered, or at the least not truly
reported, for the space of twelve degrees at the least; being set down
either of purpose to deceive, or of ignorant conjecture.
[*] The Elizabeth. Winter, having slight of the Admiral,
sailed home. The Golden Hind was thus left to pursue her
voyage alone.
We continuing our course, fell the 29th of November with an island called
La Mocha, where we cast anchor; and our General, hoisting out our boat,
went with ten of our company to shore. Where we found people whom the
cruel and extreme dealings of the Spaniards have forced, for their own
safety and liberty, to flee from the main, and to fortify themselves in
this island. We being on land, the people came down to us to the water
side with show of great courtesy, bringing to us potatoes, roots, and two
very fat sheep; which our General received, and gave them other things for
them, and had promised to have water there. But the next day repairing
again to the shore, and sending two men a-land with barrels to fill water,
the people taking them for Spaniards (to whom they use to show no favour
if they take them) laid violent hands on them, and, as we think, slew
them. Our General seeing this, stayed there no longer, but weighed anchor,
and set sail towards the coast of Chili. And drawing towards it, we met
near the shore an Indian in a canoa, who thinking us to have been
Spaniards, came to us and told us, that at a place called Santiago, there
was a great Spanish ship laden from the kingdom of Peru; for which good
news our General gave him divers trifles. Whereof he was glad, and went
along with us and brought us to the place, which is called the port of
Valparaiso. When we came thither we found, indeed, the ship riding at
anchor, having in her eight Spaniards and three negroes; who, thinking us
to have been Spaniards, and their friends, welcomed us with a drum, and
made ready a botija of wine of Chili to drink to us. But as soon as
we were entered, one of our company called Thomas Moon began to lay about
him, and struck one of the Spaniards, and said unto him, Abaxo perro!
that is in English, 'Go down, dog!' One of these Spaniards, seeing persons
of that quality in those seas, crossed and blessed himself. But, to be
short, we stowed them under hatches, all save one Spaniard, who suddenly
and desperately leapt overboard into the sea, and swam ashore to the town
of Santiago, to give them warning of our arrival.
They of the town, being not above nine households, presently fled away and
abandoned the town. Our General manned his boat and the Spanish ship's
boat, and went to the town; and, being come to it, we rifled it, and came
to a small chapel, which we entered, and found therein a silver chalice,
two cruets, and one altar-cloth, the spoil whereof our General gave to
Master Fletcher, his minister. We found also in this town a warehouse
stored with wine of Chili and many boards of cedar-wood; all which wine we
brought away with us, and certain of the boards to burn for firewood. And
so, being come aboard, we departed the haven, having first set all the
Spaniards on land, saving one John Griego, a Greek born, whom our General
carried with him as pilot to bring him into the haven of Lima.
When we were at sea our General rifled the ship, and found in her good
store of the wine of Chili, and 25,000 pesos of very pure and fine gold of
Valdivia, amounting in value to 37,000 ducats of Spanish money, and above.
So, going on our course, we arrived next at a place called Coquimbo, where
our General sent fourteen of his men on land to fetch water. But they were
espied by the Spaniards, who came with 300 horsemen and 200 footmen, and
slew one of our men with a piece. The rest came aboard in safety, and the
Spaniards departed. We went on shore again and buried our man, and the
Spaniards came down again with a flag of truce; but we set sail, and would
not trust them. From hence we went to a certain port called Tarapaca;
where, being landed, we found by the sea side a Spaniard lying asleep, who
had lying by him thirteen bars of silver, which weighed 4,000 ducats
Spanish. We took the silver and left the man. Not far from hence, going on
land for fresh water, we met with a Spaniard and an Indian boy driving
eight llamas or sheep of Peru, which are as big as asses; every of which
sheep had on his back two bags of leather, each bag containing 50 lb.
weight of fine silver. So that, bringing both the sheep and their burthen
to the ships, we found in all the bags eight hundred weight of silver.
Herehence we sailed to a place called Arica; and, being entered the port,
we found there three small barks, which we rifled, and found in one of
them fifty-seven wedges of silver, each of them weighing about 20 lb.
weight, and every of these wedges were of the fashion and bigness of a
brickbat. In all these three barks, we found not one person. For they,
mistrusting no strangers, were all gone a-land to the town, which
consisteth of about twenty houses; which we would have ransacked if our
company had been better and more in number. But our General, contented
with the spoil of the ships, left the town and put off again to sea, and
set sail for Lima, and, by the way, met with a small bark, which he
boarded, and found in her good store of linen cloth. Whereof taking some
quantity, he let her go.
To Lima we came the 13th of February; and, being entered the haven, we
found there about twelve sail of ships lying fast moored at an anchor,
having all their sails carried on shore; for the masters and merchants
were here most secure, having never been assaulted by enemies, and at this
time feared the approach of none such as we were. Our General rifled these
ships, and found in one of them a chest full of reals of plate, and good
store of silks and linen cloth; and took the chest into his own ship, and
good store of the silks and linen. In which ship he had news of another
ship called the Cacafuego, which was gone towards Payta, and that the same
ship was laden with treasure. Whereupon we stayed no longer here, but,
cutting all the cables of the ships in the haven, we let them drive wither
they would, either to sea or to the shore; and with all speed we followed
the Cacafuego toward Payta, thinking there to have found her. But before
we arrived there she was gone from thence towards Panama; whom our General
still pursued, and by the way met with a bark laden with ropes and tackle
for ships, which he boarded and searched, and found in her 80 lb. weight
of gold, and a crucifix of gold with goodly great emeralds set in it,
which he took, and some of the cordage also for his own ship. From hence
we departed, still following the Cacafuego; and our General promised our
company that whosoever should first descry her should have his chain of
gold for his good news. It fortuned that John Drake, going up into the
top, descried her about three of the clock. And about six of the clock we
came to her and boarded her, and shot at her three pieces of ordnance, and
strake down her mizen; and, being entered, we found in her great riches,
as jewels and precious stones, thirteen chests full of reals of plate,
fourscore pound weight of gold, and six-and-twenty ton of silver. The
place where we took this prize was called Cape de San Francisco, about 150
leagues [south] from Panama. The pilot's name of this ship was Francisco;
and amongst other plate that our General found in this ship he found two
very fair gilt bowls of silver, which were the pilot's. To whom our
General said, Senor Pilot, you have here two silver cups, but I must
needs have one of them; which the pilot, because he could not
otherwise choose, yielded unto, and gave the other to the steward of our
General's ship. When this pilot departed from us, his boy said thus unto
our General: Captain, our ship shall be called no more the Cacafuego,
but the Cacaplata, and your ship shall be called the Cacafuego. Which
pretty speech of the pilot's boy ministered matter of laughter to us, both
then and long after. When our General had done what he would with this
Cacafuego, he cast her off, and we went on our course still towards the
west; and not long after met with a ship laden with linen cloth and fine
China dishes of white earth, and great store of China silks, of all which
things we took as we listed. The owner himself of this ship was in her,
who was a Spanish gentleman, from whom our General took a falcon of gold,
with a great emerald in the breast thereof; and the pilot of the ship he
took also with him, and so cast the ship off.
This pilot brought us to the haven of Guatulco, the town whereof, as he
told us, had but 17 Spaniards in it. As soon as we were entered this
haven, we landed, and went presently to the town and to the town-house;
where we found a judge sitting in judgment, being associated with three
other officers, upon three negroes that had conspired the burning of the
town. Both which judges and prisoners we took, and brought them
a-shipboard, and caused the chief judge to write his letter to the town to
command all the townsmen to avoid, that we might safely water there. Which
being done, and they departed, we ransacked the town; and in one house we
found a pot, of the quantity of a bushel, full of reals of plate, which we
brought to our ship. And here one Thomas Moon, one of our company, took a
Spanish gentleman as he was flying out of the town; and, searching him, he
found a chain of gold about him, and other jewels, which he took, and so
let him go. At this place our General, among other Spaniards, set ashore
his Portugal pilot which he took at the islands of Cape Verde out of a
ship of St. Mary port, of Portugal. And having set them ashore we departed
hence, and sailed to the island of Canno; where our General landed, and
brought to shore his own ship, and discharged her, mended and graved her,
and furnished our ship with water and wood sufficiently.
And while we were here we espied a ship and set sail after her, and took
her, and found in her two pilots and a Spanish governor, going for the
islands of the Philippinas. We searched the ship, and took some of her
merchandises, and so let her go. Our General at this place and time,
thinking himself, both in respect of his private injuries received from
the Spaniards, as also of their contempts and indignities offered to our
country and prince in general, sufficiently satisfied and revenged; and
supposing that her Majesty at his return would rest contented with this
service, purposed to continue no longer upon the Spanish coast, but began
to consider and to consult of the best way for his country.
He thought it not good to return by the Straits, for two special causes;
the one, lest the Spaniards should there wait and attend for him in great
number and strength, whose hands, he, being left but one ship, could not
possibly escape. The other cause was the dangerous situation of the mouth
of the Straits in the South Sea; where continual storms reigning and
blustering, as he found by experience, besides the shoals and sands upon
the coast, he thought it not a good course to adventure that way. He
resolved, therefore, to avoid these hazards, to go forward to the Islands
of the Malucos, and therehence to sail the course of the Portugals by the
Cape of Buena Esperanza. Upon this resolution he began to think of his
best way to the Malucos, and finding himself, where he now was, becalmed,
he saw that of necessity he must be forced to take a Spanish course;
namely, to sail somewhat northerly to get a good wind. We therefore set
sail, and sailed 600 leagues at the least for a good wind; and thus much
we sailed from the 16th of April till the third of June.
The fifth of June, being in 43 degrees towards the pole Arctic, we found
the air so cold, that our men being grievously pinched with the same,
complained of the extremity thereof; and the further we went, the more the
cold increased upon us. Whereupon we thought it best for that time to seek
the land, and did so; finding it not mountainous but low plain land, till
we came within 38 degrees towards the line. In which height it pleased God
to send us into a fair and good bay, with a good wind to enter the same.
In this bay we anchored; and the people of the country, having their
houses close by the water's side, shewed themselves unto us, and sent a
present to our General. When they came unto us, they greatly wondered at
the things that we brought. But our General, according to his natural and
accustomed humanity, courteously intreated them, and liberally bestowed on
them necessary things to cover their nakedness; whereupon they supposed us
to be gods, and would not be persuaded to the contrary. The presents which
they sent to our General, were feathers, and cauls of network. Their
houses are digged round about with earth, and have from the uttermost
brims of the circle, clifts of wood set upon them, joining close together
at the top like a spire steeple, which by reason of that closeness are
very warm. Their bed is the ground with rushes strowed on it; and lying
about the house, [they] have the fire in the midst. The men go naked; the
women take bulrushes, and kemb them after the manner of hemp, and thereof
make their loose garments, which being knit about their middles, hang down
about their hips, having also about their shoulders a skin of deer, with
the hair upon it. These women are very obedient and serviceable to their
husbands.
After they were departed from us, they came and visited us the second
time, and brought with them feathers and bags of tabacco for
presents. And when they came to the top of the hill, at the bottom whereof
we had pitched our tents, they stayed themselves; where one appointed for
speaker wearied himself with making a long oration; which done, they left
their bows upon the hill, and came down with their presents. In the
meantime the women, remaining upon the hill, tormented themselves
lamentably, tearing their flesh from their cheeks, whereby we perceived
that they were about a sacrifice. In the meantime our General with his
company went to prayer, and to reading of the Scriptures, at which
exercise they were attentive, and seemed greatly to be affected with it;
but when they were come unto us, they restored again unto us those things
which before we bestowed upon them. The news of our being there being
spread through the country, the people that inhabited round about came
down, and amongst them the king himself, a man of a goodly stature, and
comely personage, and with many other tall and warlike men; before whose
coming were sent two ambassadors to our General, to signify that their
king was coming, in doing of which message, their speech was continued
about half an hour. This ended, they by signs requested our General to
send something by their hand to their king, as a token that his coming
might be in peace. Wherein our General having satisfied them, they
returned with glad tidings to their king, who marched to us with a
princely majesty, the people crying continually after their manner; and as
they drew near unto us, so did they strive to behave themselves in their
actions with comeliness. In the fore-front was a man of goodly personage,
who bare the sceptre or mace before the king; whereupon hanged two crowns,
a less and a bigger, with three chains of a marvellous length. The crowns
were made of knit work, wrought artificially with feathers of divers
colours. The chains were made of a bony substance, and few be the persons
among them that are admitted to wear them; and of that number also the
persons are stinted, as some ten, some twelve, etc. Next unto him which
bare the sceptre, was the king himself, with his guard about his person,
clad with coney skins, and other skins. After them followed the naked
common sort of people, every one having his face painted, some with white,
some with black, and other colours, and having in their hands one thing or
another for a present. Not so much as their children, but they also
brought their presents.
In the meantime our General gathered his men together, and marched within
his fenced place, making, against their approaching, a very warlike show.
They being trooped together in their order, and a general salutation being
made, there was presently a general silence. Then he that bare the sceptre
before the king, being informed by another, whom they assigned to that
office, with a manly and lofty voice proclaimed that which the other spake
to him in secret, continuing half an hour. Which ended, and a general Amen,
as it were, given, the king with the whole number of men and women, the
children excepted, came down without any weapon; who, descending to the
foot of the hill, set themselves in order. In coming towards our bulwarks
and tents, the sceptre-bearer began a song, observing his measures in a
dance, and that with a stately countenance; whom the king with his guard,
and every degree of persons, following, did in like manner sing and dance,
saving only the women, which danced and kept silence. The General
permitted them to enter within our bulwark, where they continued their
song and dance a reasonable time. When they had satisfied themselves, they
made signs to our General to sit down; to whom the king and divers others
made several orations, or rather supplications, that he would take their
province and kingdom into his hand, and become their king, making signs
that they would resign unto him their right and title of the whole land,
and become his subjects. In which, to persuade us the better, the king and
the rest, with one consent, and with great reverence, joyfully singing a
song, did set the crown upon his head, enriched his neck with all their
chains, and offered him many other things, honouring him by the name of Hioh,
adding thereunto, as it seemed, a sign of triumph; which thing our General
thought not meet to reject, because he knew not what honour and profit it
might be to our country. Wherefore in the name, and to the use of her
Majesty, he took the sceptre, crown, and dignity of the said country into
his hands, wishing that the riches and treasure thereof might so
conveniently be transported to the enriching of her kingdom at home, as it
aboundeth in the same.
The common sort of people, leaving the king and his guard with our
General, scattered themselves together with their sacrifices among our
people, taking a diligent view of every person: and such as pleased their
fancy (which were the youngest), they enclosing them about offered their
sacrifices unto them with lamentable weeping, scratching and tearing their
flesh from their faces with their nails, whereof issued abundance of
blood. But we used signs to them of disliking this, and stayed their hands
from force, and directed them upwards to the living God, whom only they
ought to worship. They shewed unto us their wounds, and craved help of
them at our hands; whereupon we gave them lotions, plaisters, and
ointments agreeing to the state of their griefs, beseeching God to cure
their diseases. Every third day they brought their sacrifices unto us,
until they understood our meaning, that we had no pleasure in them; yet
they could not be long absent from us, but daily frequented our company to
the hour of our departure, which departure seemed so grievous unto them,
that their joy was turned into sorrow. They entreated us, that being
absent we would remember them, and by stealth provided a sacrifice, which
we misliked.
Our necessary business being ended, our General with his company travelled
up into the country to their villages, where we found herds of deer by a
thousand in a company, being most large, and fat of body. We found the
whole country to be a warren of a strange kind of coneys; their bodies in
bigness as be the Barbary coneys, their heads as the heads of ours, the
feet of a want [mole], and the tail of a rat, being of great length. Under
her chin is on either side a bag, into the which she gathereth her meat,
when she hath filled her belly abroad. The people eat their bodies, and
make great account of their skins, for their king's coat was made of them.
Our General called this country Nova Albion, and that for two causes; the
one in respect of the white banks and cliffs, which lie towards the sea,
and the other, because it might have some affinity with our country in
name, which sometime was so called. There is no part of earth here to be
taken up, wherein there is not some probable show of gold or silver.
At our departure hence our General set up a monument of our being there,
as also of her Majesty's right and title to the same; namely a plate,
nailed upon a fair great post, whereupon was engraved her Majesty's name,
the day and year of our arrival there, with the free giving up of the
province and people into her Majesty's hands, together with her Highness'
picture and arms, in a piece of six pence of current English money, under
the plate, whereunder was also written the name of our General.
It seemeth that the Spaniards hitherto had never been in this part of the
country, neither did ever discover the land by many degrees to the
southwards of this place.
After we had set sail from hence, we continued without sight of land till
the 13th day of October following, which day in the morning we fell with
certain islands eight degrees to the northward of the line, from which
islands came in a great number of canoas, having in some of them
four, in some six, and in some also fourteen men, bringing with them cocos
and other fruits. Their canoas were hollow within and cut with
great art and cunning, being very smooth within and without, and bearing a
gloss as if it were a horn daintily burnished, having a prow and a stern
of one sort, yielding inward circle-wise, being of a great height, and
full of certain white shells for a bravery; and on each side of them lie
out two pieces of timber about a yard and a half long, more or less,
according to the smallness or bigness of the boat. These people have the
nether part of their ears cut into a round circle, hanging down very low
upon their cheeks, whereon they hang things of a reasonable weight. The
nails of their hands are an inch long, their teeth are as black as pitch,
and they renew them often, by eating of an herb with a kind of powder,
which they always carry about them in a cane for the same purpose.
Leaving this island the night after we fell with it, the 18th of October
we lighted upon divers others, some whereof made a great show of
inhabitants. We continued our course by the islands of Tagulanda, Zelon,
and Zewarra, being friends to the Portugals, the first whereof hath
growing in it great store of cinnamon. The 14th of November we fell in
with the islands of Maluco. Which day at night (having directed our course
to run with Tidore) in coasting along the island of Mutyr, belonging to
the king of Ternate, his deputy or vice-king seeing us at sea, come with
his canoa to us without all fear, and came aboard; and after some
conference with our General, willed him in any wise to run in with
Ternate, and not with Tidore, assuring him that the king would be glad of
his coming, and would be ready to do what he would require, for which
purpose he himself would that night be with the king, and tell him the
news. With whom if he once dealt, we should find that if he went to Tidore
before he came to Ternate, the king would have nothing to do with us,
because he held the Portugal as his enemy. Whereupon our General resolved
to run with Ternate. Where the next morning early we came to anchor; at
which time our General sent a messenger to the king, with a velvet cloak
for a present and token of his coming to lie in peace, and that he
required nothing but traffic and exchange of merchandise, whereof he had
good store, in such things as he wanted.
In the meantime the vice-king had been with the king according to his
promise, signifying unto him what good things he might receive from us by
traffic. Whereby the king was moved with great liking towards us, and sent
to our General, with special message, that he should have what things he
needed and would require, with peace and friendship; and moreover that he
would yield himself and the right of his island to be at the pleasure and
commandment of so famous a prince as we served. In token whereof he sent
to our General a signet; and within short time after came in his own
person, with boats and canoas, to our ship, to bring her into a
better and safer road than she was in at that present. In the meantime,
our General's messenger, being come to the Court, was met by certain noble
personages with great solemnity, and brought to the king, at whose hands
he was most friendly and graciously entertained.
The king, purposing to come to our ship, sent before four great and large
canoas, in every one whereof were certain of his greatest states
(men of property or estate) that were about him, attired in white lawn of
cloth of Calicut, having over their heads, from the one end of the canoa
to the other, a covering of thin perfumed mats, borne up with a frame made
of reeds for the same use; under which every one did sit in his order
according to his dignity, to keep him from the heat of the sun; divers of
whom being of good age and gravity, did make an ancient and fatherly show.
There were also divers young and comely men attired in white, as were the
others; the rest were soldiers, which stood in comely order round about on
both sides. Without whom sat the rowers in certain galleries; which being
three on a side all along the canoas, did lie off from the side
thereof three or four yards, one being orderly builded lower than another,
in every of which galleries were the number of fourscore rowers. These canoas
were furnished with warlike munition, every man for the most part having
his sword and target, with his dagger, beside other weapons, as lances,
calivers, darts, bows and arrows; also every canoa had a small cast
base mounted at the least one full yard upon a stock set upright. Thus
coming near our ship, in order, they rowed about us one after another, and
passing by, did their homage with great solemnity; the great personages
beginning with great gravity and fatherly countenances, signifying that
the king had sent them to conduct our ship into a better road. Soon after
the king himself repaired, accompanied with six grave and ancient persons,
who did their obeisance with marvellous humility. The king was a man of
tall stature, and seemed to be much delighted with the sound of our music;
to whom, as also to his nobility, our General gave presents, wherewith
they were passing well contented.
At length the king craved leave of our General to depart, promising the
next day to come aboard, and in the meantime to send us such victuals as
were necessary for our provision. So that the same night we received of
them meal, which they call sagu, made of the tops of certain trees,
tasting in the mouth like sour curds, but melteth like sugar, whereof they
make certain cakes, which may be kept the space of ten years, and yet then
good to be eaten. We had of them store of rice, hens, unperfect and liquid
sugar, sugar-canes, and a fruit which they call figo (plantains),
with store of cloves.
The king having promised to come aboard, brake his promise, but sent his
brother to make his excuse, and to entreat our General to come on shore,
offering himself pawn aboard for his safe return. Whereunto our General
consented not, upon mislike conceived of the breach of his promise; the
whole company also utterly refusing it. But to satisfy him, our General
sent certain of his gentlemen to the Court, to accompany the king's
brother, reserving the vice-king for their safe return. They were received
of another brother of the king's, and other states, and were conducted
with great honour to the castle. The place that they were brought unto was
a large and fair house, where were at the least a thousand persons
assembled.
The king being yet absent, there sat in their places 60 grave personages,
all which were said to be of the king's council. There were besides four
grave persons, apparelled all in red, down to the ground, and attired on
their heads like the Turks; and these were said to be Romans [probably
Greeks] and ligiers [resident agents] there to keep continual traffic with
the people of Ternate. There were also two Turks ligiers in this place,
and one Italian. The king at last came in guarded with twelve lances,
covered over with a rich canopy with embossed gold. Our men, accompanied
with one of their captains called Moro, rising to meet him, he graciously
did welcome and entertain them. He was attired after the manner of the
country, but more sumptuously than the rest. From his waist down to the
ground was all cloth of gold, and the same very rich; his legs were bare,
but on his feet were a pair of shoes, made of Cordovan skin. In the attire
of his head were finely wreathed hooped rings of gold, and about his neck
he had a chain of perfect gold, the links whereof were great, and one fold
double. On his fingers he had six very fair jewels; and sitting in his
chair of state, at his right hand stood a page with a fan in his hand,
breathing and gathering the air to the king. The same was in length two
foot, and in breadth one foot, set with eight sapphires richly
embroidered, and knit to a staff three foot in length, by the which the
page did hold and move it. Our gentlemen having delivered their message
and received order accordingly, were licensed to depart, being safely
conducted back again by one of the king's council. This island is the
chief of all the islands of Maluco, and the king hereof is king of 70
islands besides. The king with his people are Moors in religion, observing
certain new moons, with fastings; during which fasts they neither eat nor
drink in the day, but in the night.
After that our gentlemen were returned, and that we had here by the favour
of the king received all necessary things that the place could yield us;
our General considering the great distance, and how far he was yet off
from his country, thought it not best here to linger the time any longer,
but weighing his anchors, set out of the island, and sailed to a certain
little island to the southwards of Celebes, where we graved our ship, and
continued there, in that and other businesses, 26 days. This island is
thoroughly grown with wood of a large and high growth, very straight, and
without boughs, save only in the head or top, whose leaves are not much
differing from our broom in England. Amongst these trees night by night,
through the whole land, did shew themselves an infinite swarm of fiery
worms flying in the air, whose bodies being no bigger than our common
English flies, make such a show and light as if every twig or tree had
been a burning candle. In this place breedeth also wonderful store of
bats, as big as large hens. Of crayfishes also here wanted no plenty, and
they of exceeding bigness, one whereof was sufficient for four hungry
stomachs at a dinner, being also very good and restoring meat, whereof we
had experience: and they dig themselves holes in the earth like coneys.
When we had ended our business here we weighed, and set sail to run for
the Malucos. But having at that time a bad wind, and being amongst the
islands, with much difficulty we recovered to the northward of the island
of Celebes; where by reason of contrary winds, not able to continue our
course to run westwards, we were enforced to alter the same to the
southward again, finding that course also to be very hard and dangerous
for us, by reason of infinite shoals which lie off and among the islands;
whereof we had too much trial, to the hazard and danger of our ship and
lives. For, of all other days, upon the 9th of January, in the year 1579
[1580], we ran suddenly upon a rock, where we stuck fast from eight of the
clock at night till four of the clock in the afternoon the next day, being
indeed out of all hope to escape the danger. But our General, as he had
always hitherto shewed himself courageous, and of a good confidence in the
mercy and protection of God, so now he continued in the same. And lest he
should seem to perish wilfully, both he and we did our best endeavour to
save ourselves; which it pleased God so to bless, that in the end we
cleared ourselves most happily of the danger.
We lighted our ship upon the rocks of three tons of cloves, eight pieces
of ordnance, and certain meal and beans; and then the wind, as it were in
a moment by the special grace of God, changing from the starboard to the
larboard of the ship, we hoisted our sails, and the happy gale drove our
ship off the rock into the sea again, to the no little comfort of all our
hearts, for which we gave God such praise and thanks, as so great a
benefit required.
The 8th of February following, we fell with the fruitful island of
Barateve, having in the mean time suffered many dangers by winds and
shoals. The people of this island are comely in body and stature, and of a
civil behaviour, just in dealing, and courteous to strangers; whereof we
had the experience sundry ways, they being most glad of our presence, and
very ready to relieve our wants in those things which their country did
yield. The men go naked, saving their heads and loins, every man having
something or other hanging at their ears. Their women are covered from the
middle down to the foot, wearing a great number of bracelets upon their
arms; for some had eight upon each arm, being made some of bone, some of
horn, and some of brass, the lightest whereof, by our estimation, weighed
two ounces apiece. With this people linen-cloth is good merchandise, and
of good request; whereof they make rolls for their heads, and girdles to
wear about them. Their island is both rich and fruitful; rich in gold,
silver, copper, and sulphur, wherein they seem skilful and expert, not
only to try the same, but in working it also artificially into any form
and fashion that pleaseth them. Their fruits be divers and plentiful; as
nutmegs, ginger, long pepper, lemons, cucumbers, cocos, figu, sagu,
with divers other sorts. And among all the rest we had one fruit, in
bigness, form and husk, like a bay berry, hard of substance and pleasant
of taste, which being sudden becometh soft, and is a most good and
wholesome victual; whereof we took reasonable store, as we did also of the
other fruits and spices. So that to confess a truth, since the time that
we first set out of our country of England, we happened upon no place,
Ternate only excepted, wherein we found more comforts and better means of
refreshing.
At our departure from Barateve, we set our course for Java Major; where
arriving, we found great courtesy, and honourable entertainment. This
island is governed by five kings, whom they call Rajah; as Rajah Donaw,
and Rajah Mang Bange, and Rajah Cabuccapollo, which live as having one
spirit and one mind. Of these five we had four a-shipboard at once, and
two or three often. They are wonderfully delighted in coloured clothes, as
red and green; the upper part of their bodies are naked, save their heads,
whereupon they wear a Turkish roll as do the Maluccians. From the middle
downward they wear a pintado of silk, trailing upon the ground, in
colour as they best like. The Maluccians hate that their women should be
seen of strangers; but these offer them of high courtesy, yea, the kings
themselves. The people are of goodly stature and warlike, well provided of
swords and targets, with daggers, all being of their own work, and most
artificially done, both in tempering their metal, as also in the form;
whereof we bought reasonable store. They have an house in every village
for their common assembly; every day they meet twice, men, women, and
children, bringing with them such victuals as they think good, some
fruits, some rice boiled, some hens roasted, some sagu, having a
table made three foot from the ground, whereon they set their meat, that
every person sitting at the table may eat, one rejoicing in the company of
another. They boil their rice in an earthen pot, made in form of a sugar
loaf, being full of holes, as our pots which we water our gardens withal,
and it is open at the great end, wherein they get their rice dry, without
any moisture. In the mean time they have ready another great earthen pot,
as set fast in a furnace, boiling full of water, whereinto they put their
pot with rice, by such measure, that they swelling become soft at the
first, and by their swelling stopping the holes of the pot, admit no more
water to enter, but the more they are boiled, the harder and more firm
substance they become. So that in the end they are a firm and good bread,
of the which with oil, butter, sugar, and other spices, they make divers
sorts of meats very pleasant of taste, and nourishing to nature.
Not long before our departure, they told us that not far off there were
such great ships as ours, wishing us to beware; upon this our captain
would stay no longer. From Java Major we sailed for the Cape of Good Hope,
which was the first land we fell withal; neither did we touch with it, or
any other land, until we came to Sierra Leona, upon the coast of Guinea;
notwithstanding we ran hard aboard the cape, finding the report of the
Portugals to be most false who affirm that it is the most dangerous cape
of the world, never without intolerable storms and present danger to
travellers which come near the same. This cape is a most stately thing,
and the fairest cape we saw in the whole circumference of the earth, and
we passed by it the 18th of June. From thence we continued our course to
Sierra Leona, on the coast of Guinea, where we arrived the 22nd of July,
and found necessary provisions, great store of elephants, oysters upon
trees of one kind [mangrove], spawning and increasing infinitely, the
oyster suffering no bud to grow. We departed thence the four and twentieth
day.
We arrived in England the third of November, 1580, being the third year of
our departure.
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