A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08

Robert Kerr

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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. VIII.
WILLIAM BLACKWOOD, EDINBURGH:
AND T. CADELL, LONDON.
MDCCCXXIV.
CONTENTS OF VOLUME VIII.
PART II.--(Continued.)
BOOK III.--(Continued.)
CHAPTER IX.--(Continued.)
Early Voyages of the English to the East Indies before the Establishment of an
Exclusive Company.
SECTION IV. Voyage of Mr John Eldred, by Sea, to Tripoli in Syria, and thence
by Land and River to Bagdat and Basora, in 1583.
SECTION V. Of the Monsoons, or periodical Winds, with which Ships depart
from Place to Place in India. By William Barret.
SECTION VI. First Voyage of the English to India in 1591; begun by Captain
George Raymond, and completed by Captain James Lancaster.
SECTION VII. Supplementary Account of the former Voyage, by John May.
SECTION VIII. The unfortunate Voyage of Captain Benjamin Wood, towards
the East Indies, in 1596.
SECTION IX. Voyage of Captain John Davis to the East Indies, in 1598, as
Pilot to a Dutch Ship.
SECTION X. Voyage of William Adams to Japan, in 1598, and long residence
in that Island.
Introduction.
SECTION 1. Brief Relation of the Voyage of Sebalt de Wert to the Straits of
Magellan.SECTION 2. First Letter of William Adams.
SECTION 3. Letter of William Adams to his Wife.
SECTION XI. Voyage of Sir Edward Michelburne to India, in 1604.
CHAPTER X.
Early Voyages of the English to India, after the Establishment, of the East India
Company.
Introduction.
SECTION I. First Voyage of the English East India Company, in 1601, under
the Command of Captain James Lancaster.
Introduction.
SECTION 1. Preparation for the Voyage, and its Incidents till the Departure of
the Fleet from Saldanha Bay.
SECTION 2. Continuation of the Voyage, to the Nicobar and Sombrero Islands.
SECTION 3. Their Reception and Trade at Acheen.
SECTION 4. Portuguese Wiles discovered, and a Prize taken near Malacca.
SECTION 5. Presents to and from the King of Acheen, and his Letters to Queen
Elizabeth. Their Departure to Priaman and Bantam, and Settlement of Trade at
these Places.
SECTION 6. Departure for England, and Occurrences in the Voyage.
SECTION II. Account of Java, and of the first Factory of the English at Bantam;
with Occurrences there from the 11th February, 1603, to the 6th October, 1605.
Introduction.
SECTION 1. Description of Java, with the Manners and Customs of its
Inhabitants, both Javanese and Chinese.
SECTION 2. Brief Discourse of many Dangers by Fire, and other Treacheries
of the Javanese.
SECTION 3. Differences between the Hollanders, styling themselves English,
and the Javans, and of other memorable Things.
SECTION 4. Treacherous Underminings, and other Occurrences.
SECTION 5. Arrival of General Middleton, and other Events.
SECTION 6. Account of Quarrels between the English and Dutch at Bantam,
and other Occurrences.
SECTION 7. Observations by Mr John Saris of Occurrences during his Abode
at Bantam, from October, 1605, to October, 1609
SECTION 8. Rules for the Choice of sundry Drugs, with an Account of the
Places where they are procured.SECTION 9. Of the principal Places of Trade in India, and the Commodities
they afford.
SECTION III. Second Voyage of the English East India Company, in 1604,
under the Command of Captain Henry Middleton.
Introduction.
SECTION 1. Voyage of General Henry Middleton, afterwards Sir Henry, to
Bantam and the Moluccas, in 1604.
SECTION 2. Voyage of Captain Colthurst, in the Ascension, to Banda.
SECTION IV. Third Voyage of the English East India Company, in 1607, by
Captain William Keeling.
Introduction.
SECTION 1. Disasters in the Outset of the Voyage, with Occurrences till
leaving Saldanha Bay.
SECTION 2. Departure from Saldanha Bay, and Occurrences till the Ships
parted Company.
SECTION 3. Instruction learnt at Delisa respecting the Monsoon; with the
Arrival of the Dragon at Bantam.
SECTION 4. Voyage of the Hector to Banda, with Occurrences there.
SECTION V. Narrative by William Hawkins of Occurrences during his
Residence in the Dominions of the Great Mogul.
Introduction.
SECTION 1. Barbarous Usage at Surat by Mucrob Khan; and the treacherous
Procedure of the Portuguese and Jesuits.
SECTION 2. Journey of the Author to Agra, and his Entertainment at the Court
of the Great Mogul.
SECTION 3. The Inconstancy of the King, and the Departure of Captain
Hawkins to the Red Sea, Bantam, and England.
SECTION VI. Observations of William Finch, Merchant, who accompanied
Captain Hawkins to Surat, and returned over Land to England.
Introduction.
SECTION 1. Remembrances respecting Sierra Leona, in 1607.
SECTION 2. Observations made at St Augustine in Madagascar, and at the
Island of Socotora.
SECTION 3. Occurrences in India, respecting the English, Dutch, Portuguese,
and Moguls.
SECTION 4. Journey to Agra, and Observations by the Way; with some Notices
of the Deccan Wars.SECTION 5. Description of Futtipoor, Biana, &c. of Nill, or Indigo; and of other
Matters.
SECTION 6. Description of Lahore, with other Observations.
SECTION VII. Voyage of Captain David Middleton, in 1607, to Bantam and the
Moluccas.
Introduction.
SECTION VIII. Fourth Voyage of the English East India Company, in 1608, by
Captain Alexander Sharpey.
Introduction.
SECTION 1. Relation of this Voyage, as written by Robert Coverte.
SECTION 2. Supplement to the foregoing Narrative, from the Account of the
same unfortunate Voyage, by Thomas Jones.
SECTION 3. Additional Supplement, from the Report of William Nichols.
SECTION IX. Voyage of Captain Richard Rowles in the Union, the Consort of
the Ascension.
Introduction.
SECTION 1. Of the Voyage of the Union, after her Separation from the
Ascension, to Acheen and Priaman.
SECTION 2. Return of the Union from Priaman towards England.
SECTION X. Fifth Voyage of the English East India Company, in 1609, under
the Command of Captain David Middleton.
Introduction.
SECTION 1. Occurrences at Bantam, Booton, and Banda.
SECTION 2. Occurrences at Banda; Contests with the Hollanders; Trade at
Pulo-way, and many Perils.
SECTION 3. Departure for Bantam, Escape from the Hollanders, and Voyage
Home.
SECTION XI. Sixth Voyage of the English East India Company, in 1610, under
the Command of Sir Henry Middleton.
Introduction.
SECTION 1. Incidents of the Voyage till the Arrival of the Squadron at Mokha.
SECTION 2. Transactions at Mokha, and Treachery of the Turks there, and at
Aden.
SECTION 3. Journey of Sir Henry Middleton to Zenan, in the Interior of Yemen,
or Arabia Felix, with some Description of the Country, and Occurrences till his
Return to Mokha.SECTION 4. Sir Henry Middleton makes his Escape from the Turks, and forces
them to make Satisfaction.
SECTION 5. Voyage from the Red Sea to Surat, and Transactions there.
SECTION 6. Voyage from Surat to Dabul, and thence to the Red Sea, and
Proceedings there.
SECTION XII. Journal of the preceding Voyage by Nicholas Downton, Captain
of the Pepper-corn.
Introduction.
SECTION 1. Notices of the Voyage between Saldanha Bay and Socotora, both
inclusive.
SECTION 2. Of Abdal Kuria, Arabia Felix, Aden, and Mokha, and the
treacherous Proceedings of both Places.
SECTION 3. Account of Proceedings in the Red Sea on the second Visit.
SECTION 4. Voyage from Mokha to Sumatra, and Proceedings there.
SECTION 5. Voyage of the Pepper-corn Home to England.
SECTION XIII. The Seventh Voyage of the English East India Company, in
1611, commanded by Captain Anthony Hippon.
Introduction.
SECTION XIV. Notices of the preceding Voyage, by Peter Williamson Floris.
Introduction.
SECTION 1. The Voyage to Pullicatt, Patapilly, Bantam, Patane, and Siam.
SECTION 2. Narrative of strange Occurrences in Pegu, Siam, Johor, Patane,
and the adjacent Kingdoms.
SECTION 3. Voyage to Masulipatam, and Incidents during a long Stay at that
Place.
SECTION 4. Voyage to Bantam, and thence to England.
SECTION XV. Eighth Voyage of the English East India Company, in 1611, by
Captain John Saris.
Introduction.
SECTION 1. Incidents of the Voyage from England to Socotora.
SECTION 2. Oc