❧ A description of the Island de Cerne, which was now named Mauritius, lying 21. degrees to the South of the Equi­noctiall line.

THe Island de Cerne, named by the Hollanders Mauritius, lyeth 21. degrees to the South of the E­quinoctiall line, and is in compasse some sixe miles or leagues, verie little more or lesse.

Such as will saile into this Island, must bring the two highest hilles into one, leauing the sixe small Islands on the right hand, kéeping tonne fadome water. On the left side of vs lay a small Island, which we named the Island of Hem [...] kerken, and the bay of the sayd Island of Cerne, we called after the name of our Ʋice-Admirall, The bay of Warwick: it hath a very faire hauen, where fiftie shippes maylie, defended from all windes and wea­ther.

This foresaid Island Mauritius is not inhabited, nor neuer was, by all that we could iudge, for many and of­ten times we ranne vp into the countrie, and found no people: but we iudged by the tamenesse of the birds and fowles that it must bee an vnfrequented place, by reason that men might take them plentifully with their hands.

It is a verie hie hillie land, so that for the most part it is couered with cloudes, and somtimes there passeth such a smoke or mist ouer the land, that a man can hardly see The sci­tuation and fer­tilicie of Cerne. one another. For the most part it is all stonie ground, not withstanding very aboundant of wilde trees, which are there in innumerable sort, standing so thicke, that a man can hardly passe by them. These trees are as faire & [Page 6] euen wood, as may be found in any Countrey, as blacke as pitch, and as smoothe as a bone: on the out-side is a verie thicke greene barke, and vnder the barke is the black Eben, some with verie faire redde wood, and other some yellow as waxe, of which three sorts of wood, wée brought a little from thence for a proofe, and is found to be excellent faire and good.

Also it hath Palmites trees, whereby we were greatly Palmites trees. refreshed, they grow like to the Cokar-trees, aloft in the toppe it carryeth the branches thicke and spreading: the same we cutte downe, and hauing taken out the pith, did eate: we made sometimes sallads thereof, which strongly purged and refreshed our bodyes.

We landed in this Island almost all our people, and found the same to be verie good and healthsome, so that we erected there some tents and cabbins, wherin we laid our sicke and diseased, which we brought from our ships, and there remained vntill they were recouered, which was in verie short time: whereby wee noted, that this Island was of a sweete and wholesome ayre.

After wee were all landed, wee had a Sermon in the forenoone, and another in the afternoone, thanking, and praysing God, that hee had brought vs to a place of so good refreshing for if we had not come to this place, many of vs had not liued to tell newes, for the scuruie disease beganne mightily to raigne among our people, and our water for the most part stunke, and was as blacke as kennell water: this happened iust when in foure months and twentie dayes before we had not set footing vpon a­ny land.

Being now in the Isle Mauritius, we rowed with one of our boates to another place of the land, to search what inhabitants wee could find, but found none, onely wee came to a fresh riuer, which fell from the mountaines, [Page] where we tooke in fresh water for our ships.

Some of our companie went a fishing in a small Of the multi­tude of fish. cocke, with a nette which the Ʋice-Admirall had brought with him, and we found that there was wonderfull plen­tie of fish, so that at one draft we tooke néere two barrels and a halfe of fish, and could hardly draw the net, by rea­son of the great number of fishes therein: and we tooke euerie day so great quantitie of fish, that we were not a­ble to spend the same while it was fresh and sweet. Here we took a Chorn-backe that was so big, that wee, with the Marriners of our ship, had sufficient to eate thereof at two meales.

Here are great numbers of Torteyses, which are so big, that 4 of vs might stand vpon some one Torteyse, and yet it crept away with vs, in the shelles or shieldes whereof, tenne of vs haue had roome to sit.

This Island is very fruitfull, and plentifull of fowles, The fer­tilitie of Cerne. as of Turtle Doues, whereof there are such plentie, that 3. of vs haue in one afternoone taken 150. and if wee had beene able to carrie them, we might haue taken more with our bare hands, & killed them with cudgels. There are also great plenty of russet Parrets, & of other colours: there are also other great fowles, as big as our Swans, hauing great heads, & vpon their heads a skin, as if they had caps on their heads: they haue no wings at all, but in place of wings, they haue 3. or 4. black quils, and where their taile should be, they haue 4. or 5. small curled fea­thers, & their colour is grayish. Wee named these fowles Walghfowle (partly because they were tough in eating, how long time soeuer they sod: yet the crop & breast were very good meat) but specially because we could take store of Turtle Doues, which were more delectable in taste.

There are yet other sorts of fowles good to bee eaten, which are called Rabos Forcados, because their tayles [Page 7] are like in fashion to a taylers shéeres. These fowles are so tame, that a man may take them with his hands as they sate on their nest, and also kill them with staues and cudgels, insomuch that in the space of one halfe howre, we could fill a boate with them: whereby we presumed that there had neuer béene any people in the Island, for the birdes shunned no man, yea, they scarcely would for­beare to come and sit on our heades, and so suffer them­selues to bee taken.

In this Island we did set vp a Smithes sorge, where our Smith made and mended some Iron workes, and the Shipwrights made also a boate for the Vtricht, for she had lost her boat before Saint Laurence Island.

In this Isle de Cerne before mentioned, we found a­bout 300. pound waight of waxe, whereon stood Gréeke Letters. We found also a Netting, with a Capsten bar, and a great Maineyard: whereby iudged, that some ship had there suffered wracke.

In this Island, our Ʋice-Admirall caused a shield of wood to be made & fastned to a trée, to the end that if any The Ad mirall nayleth a boord or a shield to a tree, & the rea­son thereof. ships arriued at that place, they might perceiue y ^e Christi­ans had béen there: & thereupon was carued these words following, Christianos Reformados, reformed Christiās, with the armes of Holland, Zealand, and Amsterdam.

Also there is in this Island a very large plain, wherof our Ʋice-Admirall caused a garden to be made, & paled it round about, & after did sow and plant al sorts of fruits, to proue if they would there grow & increase. Our ships also left some Hens there, to proue whether they would there increase or not. Sundry times we sent of our folk vp into the Island, to vnderstand if there were any inhabitants on the further side of the Island: they were sometimes 3. or 4. dayes out before they returned, but they neither saw nor heard of any, no not of any 4. footed beasts.

A further and more particular de­claration of the Island de Cerne, otherwise called Mauritius, No. 1.

A THis is the entrance of the Isle Mauritius, lying East Northeast.

B A wilde Palm-tree, which wee set here for a Beacon, if perhaps any ship should chaunce to arriue here.

C The Crosses are all rocks, which lie vnder the wa­ter.

D Is a little Island, where wee gathered Indian Nuttes.

E These are swéete riuers, where we caught such plenty of fish with our cock-boate, that somtimes we had 50 fi­shes at one draught (which we named Trenchors by rea­son of their flatnes) together with many other smal fishes of diuers sorts, so that oftētimes we thought that our net would breake, and with our ship-boate we were often­times forced to helpe them to vnlade the cocke, because they could not without great labour and danger of sink­ing, bring the cocke aboord: and (which is very strange) they swom in such innumerable multitudes hard along the shoare, that men might take them with their hands as they stood on the land, yea, oftentimes we killed them with our halfe-pikes.

F This is a fresh riuer, where wee filled our water with our boate: and heere wee caught a Thornebacke which was almost three yards in compasse, besides her taile, so that our people had much to doe to get it into the boate.

G Our Ʋice-Admirall sayled about this corner or necke of the land for his pleasure, & caused Oringes, Lemons, peason, beanes, and all kind of other graine to bee sowed, which he had in the shippe, to see if the same would grow well there or no, to the end the same might hereafter [Page 8] serue for refreshing of such as should chaunce to come thither.

H These are small Islands, against which the Sea ma­sheth sometimes casting vpon the land many Tor­teyses.

A repetition or more plaine mani­festation, of such things as we found and saw in the Island Mauritius, and of such matters as we there did in the time of our abode. No. 2.

1 These are Torteyses which liue on the land, and haue no finnes to swimme, being so great, that they will créepe away with a man standing on their shelles, which they carrie on their backs, & they liue vpon crabs, which are as bigge as a mans foote.

2 Is a fowle altogether as bigge as a Swanne, hauing two or thrée curled feathers behinde at her taile, without any wings, but in place of wings they haue thrée or foure smal black Quils: of which fowle we caught some, with store of Turtle Doues, and other birds, which our Marri­ners with great ioy brought aboord, dealing to euery ship part of their wild fowle, after they were first sent ashore to search for the déepest fresh riuers, and what harbour there was for our shippes: whereupon the next day wee went to the hauen with our shippes, taking one of those Marriners into euerie shippe for a Pilot, which had béene a shore the day before. These fowles we dressed and sod, but we found them so tough, that we could not (how long soeuer they sod) séethe them tender, but were faine to eate them so tough as they were. As soone as wee were entred into the Hauen, our Ʋice-Admirall sent some of vs with [Page] the long boate ashore, to spie if there were any inhabi­tants in the Iland, but wee found no creatures, except onely great quantitie of Turtle Doues, and other birds, whereof we caught, and killed with cudgels, great num­bers: for seeing they had not beene accustomed to be fea­red by any people there inhabiting, they had no feare of vs, but would sit still, suffering themselues to bee killed with staucs and cudgels. To be short, it is a plentifull land of fish and fowle, and so abundant, that in all our voyage we found not the like.

3 This is a Palme trée, which carrieth leaues so great, that a man may shrowd himselfe with one of them from the raine, and not be wet: if in this trée a hole bee bored, and a quill or tap put into the same, immediately there runneth out wine or liquour, hauing a swéete and plea­sant taste like vnto sacke, but if it bee kept thrée or foure dayes, it waxeth Towre, and therefore it is called the Palme trée.

4 This is a bird or fowle, which we called Rabos Forca­dos, for that their tayles are in shape resembling a Taylers sheeres: they were very tame, and little lesse then a fadome long, when they were stretched out: their bils are long, their backes most part blacke, and their breasts white: they eate flying fishes which they catch, and the guttes or garbell of other fish and fowle, as wee found by experience: for when we cast abroad our garbell of such fish and fowle as we had taken, yea of their owne kind, they would straight wayes come and deuoure the same: their flesh would not be sodden tender.

5 Is a bird, which we named an Indian Kauen, almost as big againe as a Parret, they are of two or thrée sun­drie colours.

6 Is a wild trée, whereon (for a memorie if any other ships should there arriue) is nayled a board, hauing thrée [Page 9] srutcheons or armes grauen or cut thereon, so wit, the armes of Holland, Zealand and Austerdam: to the end they may know that ships of Holland haue béene at that place.

7 This is a Palmites trée, where of our Marriners cut downe many and cut out the pith (marked with the letter A) which we found to be an excellent remedie against the scuruie disease: it is some thrée or foure foote long, within very white, and hath a sweete taste. Some of our people ate the pith of 7. or 8. of these plants.

8 A Bat or flying Mouse, hauing a head like vnto a Monkie, and flie in this Iland in great numbers, they hang themselues on the [...] by the wings, and often times they fight and bite one the other.

9 Here our Smith set vp a forge to repaire our broken iron workes, and such other things as were needfull to be mended abeard the ships.

These are cottages made by vs of trées and boughes, 10 where our Smith and Coopers did forge and hoope their Caske, that we might bee readie to sayle thence with the first faire wind.

At this place our Preacher made euerie Sunday two 11 Sermons: in the morning one half of our people went ashore, and at afternoone the other halfe, to heare the ser­mon.

In this place was a man Christened, borne in the I­land of Madagascar, and named Laurence, with one or two of our company which had not béene christened.

Here we tooke so great abundance of fish, that it may 12 séeme incredible to be written, yea at one draft we tooke two barrels and a halfe of many sorts.

The description of Tuban, which is a Towne scituated in the Island called Iaua Maior, where we arriued the 22. day of Ianuarie, 1599. finding therein store and great plentie of fresh victuals. No. 3.

THis Towne of Tuban is a very fine place, or Town The sci­tuation of Tu­bā, and of the e­state of the king and peo­ple ther. for trade in marchandize, walled round about, hauing gates of wood, made very trim and gallant after their countrie fashion, the King is a Prince of great power, and (as is there by the Inhabitants reported) hee is the mightiest King of all the countrie of Iaua, insomuch that when he goeth into the field, he is able to raise within the [Page 18] space of 24. houres, many thousand men, both on foot and horsebacke. The King holdeth himselfe very maiestical­ly, accompanied with many Gentlemen of great state and qualitie, his Court is royall, and very stately, worthy to be séene of strangers.

In this Towne dwell very many Gentlemen, which are great dealers in buying and selling of silkes, Cham­lets, Calikuthes, & of apparell which they vse to weare, and are there made in the Countrie. They haue shippes, which they name in their language Ionken, these ships they lade with pepper, sending the same to Baly, where they barter for slight or simple apparell made of Cotton Their dealings in trade of mar­chan­dize. cloth, or Callikuts, whereof great store are there made. And after they haue so made change of their pepper for these wares, they send the same to Banda, Ternati, Phlip­pina and other adioyning Countries, rechanging that ap­parell for Maces, Nutmegs, and Cloues, and hauing la­den their shippes with those commodities, they returne home. The common people for the most part get their liuing with fishing, and bringing vp of cattell, whereof they haue great plentie. They driue their cattell out in the morning, and in the euening they fetch them in a­gaine. They goe apparelled like vnto those of Bantam, wearing a cloth about their middles, their bodies vp­ward being naked, and a dagger which they call their Kriis at their side. Commonly the Gentlemen cast ouer their bodies a mantle made of Camels haire, which they call a Pitguen, whereof, and of their daggers they are not a little proude. Such as are of any calling or counte­nance, haue many seruants and slaues, which waite on their masters at an inch, so that if they go but out of their houses, ten or twelue of these slaues followe them, and wheresoeuer they goe, a small chest is carried after them with béete leaues, which they eate with chalke or lyme [Page] and gréene Nuts, called in their language Ladon, the same being so chawed vntill all the moysture be out, they spit it out of their mouthes.

❧ A declaration of the maner of their Horses, and comely fashion vsed in decking and trimming them, together with their order in Turneys and running with their Launces, shewed vnto our Mar­chants the 23. day of Ianuarie, to congratulate or wel­come them, which was by those people accomplished very gallantly.

THe Gentilitie of Tuban haue great delight & plea­sure Of their Horses, & howe they are trim­med. in their Horses, for all such as are of any abili­tie, wil kéepe a horse, wherin they take great pride. Their Horse are of a very small stature, their legs are small, but they run very swiftly, vsing rich & costly Saddles made of Ʋeluet, and some of Spanish Leather, painted with grisly Dragons & fearefull Diuels, for the most part gilded: the saddles are made like vnto ours, but with lower backs behind the seate. Their bridles are gar­nished with precious stones, which are as white as Ala­blaster: the bits are also made very fine & costly, with 2. bosses of siluer, whereof some are white & some gilded, ac­cording to th'estate & degrée of the master or owner of the horse: some of those bosses are made of copper also, for the meaner sort of people. They ride oftentimes out of the towne, 3. or 4 in a companie more or lesse, bragging, out­facing, & bearding each other as they ride, run, or turne their horses, striuing who can best run the ring, spring, leape, cariere, manage, force, and gouerne his horse, in the best and most gallant maner.

[Page 19] Their Speares or Launces are cōmonly of a very light wood, made round & smal which they vse very finely & cun­ningly in all their Turnyes & warlike exercises, chasing & running after each other with such fury, as if they had to do with their enemies, or meant the matter in good earnest: when the one commeth néere vnto the other, the hindmost (which runneth after the other) declining or abasing his staffe, passeth forth before the other, then is he followed by him that was before the foremost, who setting spurs to his horse, & giuing him the bridle, followeth as fast as his horse can run, vntil he bee before him, & then the other followeth him again, bidding ech other the base in this sort, vntil their The ma ner of running with their Launces on hors­backe. horses bee wearyed. This their maner of war-like exer­cise on horse backe, wee saw: there the 23. day of Ianuarie, 1599 accomplish to by many gallant Gentlemen in the Market place, to honour and welcome our Marchants, who were there present, made to the end we might sée their bra­uerie & cunning in riding, whereat the king himselfe was present on horsebacke, whose apparrell was a mantle or Pytgin of veluet, cast ouer his vnder-garment, & a dagger hanging by his side with a golden haft, hauing thereon the picture of a Diuell. They had great changing of horses: for as soone as one horse was wearied, a fresh was presently brought, and the other led away: they shewed themselues very magnificent and stately in their riding, running, and chasing in this their war-like pastime.

At this place we found great plenty of fresh victuals, as The fer­tilitie of the Coun­trey. 1599. 24. Ia­nuarie. Oxen, Goates, Hennes, Egges, Fish, & other fruits, as Co­kar-nuts, Lemons, Bonanas, Maugas, & many other sorts, very good & holsome to be eaten: also wee bought very good Rice here at a reasonable price, so that we found this place very good and fit to make prouision of fresh victuals.

The sayd twenty fourth day in the night we hoysed our sayles, and departed thence with two of our ships, namely [Page] the Zealand and the Ʋice-Admirall, for the Admirall and the Vtrecht remained there at Anker, for they were to receiue of the King, Cattell and Rise, for certaine wares which the King had bought of them.

The 25. day at noonetide we sayled by Sydago, where Schellinger was murthered in the first voyage: we passed forward along the coast, vntill we came vnder the shore of Iaua, where we cast our ankers the same euening, (for we could not reach the corner or necke of the land, which stretcheth from Madura) where wee sent out our boat to sound the depth, but returned the next morning to the ships with small intelligence, by reason that there grew a great storme.

The 26. day, the Admirall and the Vtrecht came vnto vs, casting their Ankers vnder the land of Iaua and Madu­ra: for the water is very shallow before the straight of Ma­dura, insomuch that our Admiral sate al the night aground, not receiuing any hurt at all, for it was in that place a ve­ry soft clay ground.

The 27. day in the morning, wee and Melcknap sayled The 27 day wee ankered in the straights of Ma­dura, by reason of great tem­pests. thence, but the Admirall and the Vtrecht stayed behinde, for our Admirall durst not venter ouer the shallowes, but afterwardes they sayled thence to the East end of Madura, and anchored before a little towne called Arosby, to buy Rise and other fresh victualles.

The same day at noone wee cast our Ankers betweene Madura, and the Land of Iaua, to wit, in the straight of Madura, where a mightie streame runneth, so that wee were forced to stay for the Tyde: at afternoone wee sayled thence, and towards the euening let fall our Ankers before a little Towne called Iortan, where one of our Comittees went ashore with the long boate, to inquire for a Pilot, to bring vs vnto the Islands of Moluccas, but returned the same euening with a Lambe, which the King had bestowed [Page 20] on our Ʋice-Admiral, not bringing any Pilot with them, which was the principall cause of our comming thither, for here at Iortan is the Roade, where all the shippes of Iaua lie.

The 28. day in the morning, we sent a long boat to the shore to buy Rice and other necessaries, but they returned presently, bringing with them the Sabander, and in the afternoone the Kings brother came aboord vs, with a Pre­sent, which he gaue to our Ʋice-Admiral.

The same day, some of our companie spake with a Dutchman that dwelled there in the Country, exercising great trade in Pepper, Nutmegs and Cloues.

The 29. day our long boate went ashore againe, and bought all prouision of fresh victuals.

The 30. day we sent againe to land to buy Rice, and to enquire after a Pilot, which wee found: the same night came a boate aboord vs with folke therein, shewing vs, that néere fortie of our men of the Admirals ship and of the Vtrecht were taken, and imprisoned in a very strong little Towne of the Countrey of Madura, called Aros­bay.

The 31. day, the before mentioned Renegado of Tu­ban, The king of Tuban sendeth a pre­sent to Graue Maurits. came to vs at Iortan, bringing from his King a ve­ry faire present to be deliuered vnto his princely Excel­lencie, which was a Kriis or dagger, and two speares or launces made after their maner, verie faire and costly: vpon the handle of the dagger was the kings owne coun­terfeit or picture, made all of pure gold, and set with preci­ous stones, worth 500. Gildernes, or 50. pound starling, and the blade of the dagger was indented and made after their fashion.

The first day of Februarie we arriued before Madura, Februa­rie. anchoring néere vnto our Admirall, hauing with vs the Renegado of Tubā aforesaid, who had promised to do his [Page] best, to procure libertie to our imprisoned people, but found no good successe, by reason that the King demaunded so great a ransome for the prisoners, whereby wee were driuen to attempt by force to redéeme our people, which fell not out to our best contentment, notwithstanding I will bréefely relate the same vnto the courteous Reader.

A true declaration of our attempt in the Island of Madura, before a little Towne cal­led Mosbay, done by vs for the releasement of our peo­ple (by force of armes) that were there imprisoned, and of our ill successe in the said attempt. N o. 4.

THe Island Madura lyeth on the North side of Iaua Maior, The si­tuation of the Is­land of Madura. stretching out to the East end of Iaua; The Inhabitants are apparelled as the people of Iaua: they are very industrious, and painefull in all their actions. On the West end of Madura is situated a smal towne named Arosbay, strongly walled with gates and stages whereon they kéepe watch in the night, which are verie fit, and aptly placed to serue them at such times as they are visited by their enemies. But to come to our purpose, and speake of our attempt, we wil leaue to speak any further of the situation of Arosbay.

Ianuarie 27. 1599. after wee had anchored vnder the land of Iaua, wee found a mighty shallow or banke, which stretcheth out euen vnto the mouth of the straight of Madura, & so runneth forth to the land of Iaua. This banke in some places is but sixe fadome deep, and in other places déeper or shallower as it may fall out, by reason whereof we were constrained to part company (as before is partly declared) concluding among our selues, that the Ʋice-Admirall (which was the Geldria, with the other ship called the Zelandia) should saile to the straight of Ma­dura, (lying betwéene the Island of Iaua and Madura) to [Page 21] a little towne named Iortan, which is the place whereun­to the Jauanars come with their ships, attending there for a faire wind to go to the Islands of Moluccas. At this place therfore we meant to take in a Pylot, to bring vs to the Islands of Moluccas: this was the onely reason that brought vs hither. In the meane while our Admirall and the Vtrecht, sailed to the West and of Madura, where they let fal their anchors before a small towne called Arosbay, & sending their long boat to the said towne, to buy Ryse & other victuals, the mariners were no sooner landed, but they were all apprehended, vnarmed, & taken prisoners, the most part of them spoiled of their apparell, and other rags giuē them to couer their bodies. The Admiral séeing that the said boat stayed so long away, and returned not, sent a cocke-boat with thrée men to the shore, to know the cause why the other stayed so long frō the ships. These 3. men were no sooner come to the shore, but they were also taken prisoners by the inhabitants of the said towne, and carried to their fellowes. After that they were thus dealt with, y ^e commitees which were takē in this sort among the rest, obtained of the king licence to send 3. of their compa­ny vnto their Admiral, to aduertise him of this imprison­ment, conditionally, that the said 3. men should presently returne to the towne, after they had béene aboord their shipe: which was accordingly agréed and accomplished. After that the Admiral vnderstood of these proceedings, he sent a boat vnto the Ʋice-Admirall to aduertise him hereof. Who presently waying his anchors, droue downe the streame vntill he came before y ^t said towne Arosbay, where the mariners were imprisoned. Euery day letters were sent to & fro, to come to some agréement for y ^e liberty of our people: but y ^t K. demanded a great ransom, namely y ^e 2. blacke péeces of ordinance which were in y ^e Admiral, some nūber of cloths, & péeces of veluet, W ^e 1000. rials of 8 [Page] This demand pleased the Admiral nothing at all, answe­ring, that if they would content themselues with money or wares, hee would with all his heart agrée with them: but as touching the Ordinance by thē demanded, they be­longed not vnto him, neither had he any power or autho­ritie ouer them▪ for they belonged vnto his land, or state of whence hée was. This maner of parle continued in this sort fiue or sixe daies, and euery day their demands were more vnreasonable then other. In the end the Admirall called all the Marchants and masters aboord him, coun­selling together what was best to bée done. Then they concluded to land some of their company, and with force of armes to deliuer the prisoners, (for wee were aduerti­sed, that our men were kept in the long boate wherewith they went ashore, as yet lying in the hauen before the gate, without bonds, fetters, or close prison) meaning so­dainly, and before they of the towne should be able to pre­uent vs, to deliver our men: but we failed of our purpose.

The 5. day of Februarie, after we had very well and in good order with 150. men manned and armed thrée long boats, and thrée ship boates, we rowed to the shore, where wee found a great multitude of people before the towne, among whom were two Portingals, who came vnto vs with flags of peace or truce in their hands, say­ing they would agrée with vs: which was nothing but deceit and knauerie, for they assembled themselues verie strongly within the towne. Whereupon some twentie of our Muskettiers leapt on land, discharging their muskets among the thickest, so that thrée or foure of them fell downe dead: and running towardes the place where the long boat lay with the prisoners, our Ʋice-Admirall cal­led vnto vs to returne into our owne boat, and to bring her in néerer vnto the towne, which we did: in the meane while the townsmen were come out at another gate, mea­ning [Page 22] to enuiron vs, and so to enclose vs in the hauen, that we should not be able to returne. We perceiuing their in­tent, sent presently two of our boats to the bome or barre, to kéepe the hauen frée for our returne: for if the enemie could haue possessed the corner, it would haue returned to our great hurt. While wee were thus in skirmish one with the other, they had cléered their brasse Bases, dis­charging them very terribly among vs, they had also ma­ny calieuers, and great store of Bowes and arrowes, wherewith they shot among vs, so that it séemed that ar­rowes rained vpon vs: they thought as soone as our pow­der was spent, to deale easily ynough with vs, but wée stayed not so long, by reason that the weather beganne to grow very tempestuous, the water was much falne, and besides we thought good no longer to hazard our liues in vaine, wherefore we retyred to our boats, and pulling vp the dregs, rowed out of the hauen towards our ships, for the wind began to rise more and more: and beeing some shot off from the land, the Admirals boat with 36 men, and the boat of the Zealand with 13. men, were with the waues & billowes turned topsie-furuy and ouerthrowne: wee that were in the other boates were not able to helpe them, for it was as much as we were able to doe, to pre­serue our owne boats aboue water, so that many a man came to his end by this mishap, some being drowned, and others killed by the wilde people on the shore, but some that hapned to swim to the one side of the towne, were sa­ued by the Renegado of Tuban, which stoode by as the men came to land, and intreated for their liues, perswa­ding the people to take them prisoners: whereupon they were suffered to come to the land: and knéeling on the ground, the people laid sand on their heads, in token that their liues were saued, but so many as swoome to the other side of the land, were put to the sword without mercie, [Page] Thus there died 25. of our mē, to wit, 15. of y ^e Admirals, one of Iohn Martssens ship, & 9. of the Zealāds. The pri­soners were the same euening led through the town, and kept without the gates in a countrey house. The Trum­peter and the Corporall were bound and fettered, the rest were bound together, and three of them were shrewdly wounded, & those which we meant to haue rescued, were carried to other places, separated in two companies.

The 6. day they were remoued from the place where 1599. the sixt of Fe­bruarie. they were kept, and on the way met all together, except 6. which were led to another place, the rest were carried a mile into the Countrey, where they were put into a caue vnder the ground, and kept with a strong gard: here the Trumpeter and the Corporall were released of their bands and shackles.

The 7. day they were brought againe out of the den, The Pri­soners are brought out of the den, & how it befell them af­ter­wards. The pri­soners raniome made for 2000. ryals of eight. (the Trumpeter and the Corporall being led apart before the King) the said Corporall was by the king demanded if he would stay & serue him, promising to bestow on him 2. of his wiues, & many other rewards. Whereunto the Corporall answered, his desire was rather to liue with his fellowes aboord the shippe, hoping that his Captaine would find means for his release, if it were possible. Thē were they led againe to their companion prisoners, and in the gate of the towne they met the rest of their com­pany, being then 51. in number all prisoners: from whence they were led al together to a little Islandlying on the towne-ditch, hard by the towne, where they were night and day garded with a strong watch.

The eight day we beganne againe to parle about the prisoners ransome: and in the end it was agréed to pay 2000. péeces of Rials of eight, in spice or in wares at the Kings pleasure.

The 9. day eight of the Prisoners were sent aboord, [Page 23] and their ransome carried a shore.

The 10. day were 12. deliuered, and their ransome sent to the King, and this continued the 11. and 12. vnto the 13. day, vntill all the prisoners were released.

The 14. day wee had all our folke aboord, two except, whereof one was taken with the rest. the other had in the night hid himselfe, which two willingly remained behind, greatly to the disliking of our Admirall.

The same day the Vtrecht discharged three peeces of Ordinance, for ioy that our people were deliuered, and hauing hoysed our sayles, departed thence, and the same euening came to the other shippe: and sayling together in company, wee shaped our course East and by North, a­long the coast of Madura, hauing the wind West South-west, at which time (our ships being vnder saile) our Master Iacob Martssen dyed.

A breefe repetition of the Island of Madura.

MAdura is a very fruitfull land, hauing such plentie of Descrip­tion of the Isle of Ma­dura. Rise, that it spareth and nourisheth al the adioyning and bordering places thereabouts. This graine or Rise groweth there on a most fat fruitful clayey ground, com­parable to any ground in our ground, and is so plenti­fully watered, that when the ground is plowed, the Ox­en and plowmen goe in the water halfe knee deepe or more, and the Rise like wise groweth knee high in great aboundance, so that their neighbours cannot misse the helpe of this Island, but it wanteth shipping, by reason of the sands or shallowes that stretch all along the coast thereof. The people thereof liue most by théeuerie and spoyle of others, taking with their smal boats or prawes, all they can get at Sea, as wel from their neighbours, as [Page] from strangers, and yet their neighbours so robbed and daily spoyled by them, dare not reuenge themselues, for feare lest they should shut vp the passages, and not suf­fer any thing to bee transported out of their Countrey, whereby they should want meanes of sustentation and food: neither is it an easie matter to hurt them, for that no shipping can come neere them.

Touching their weapons and vse thereof, they are like vnto the same of Iaua, as well for Elephants, Hor­ses, Pikes, Launces, and Targets: and besides, they haue the vse of Curtelares and Daggers, with the Diuels picture on them. The Kings seruants are all Gentle­men, hauing their Kruiislen or Daggers trimmed and garnished with siluer, but none else of the land may weare the like.

The 15 day we cast the dead Shipper aforesaid ouer­boord, within sight of the Clifts of little Iaua.

The 16. day the Admirals boat fetched the Ʋice-Ad­mirall aboord their ship, to choose new officers for the Ad­mirall, in place of those that were lost at Madura: wée held our course East and by North with a fine gale.

The 17. and 18. dayes we had sight of the Island Ce­lebes, kéeping our course East, and East and by North.

The 19. day in the morning, we saw the Island Com­bayna, which lyeth some 18. leagues from Celebes, and the same day we had sight of another Island called Bou­ton, and stretcheth East South-east from Combayna some eight leagues.

The 20. day wee sayled about the Island Bouton, A sandy banke not no­ted in the Card. where the Admirall called aboord him all the Masters and Committees, to aduise themselues in their affayres.

The 21. day in the morning, wee were vnder the Is­land Cebesse, where wee found a shole, which appeared not vnto vs in the Card: we had sayled the same night be­yond [Page 24] it aboue the length of a shot with a great péece, be­fore we perceiued the danger: wherefore wee must ac­knowledge that the Almightie God preserued vs. This banke or shole is some two leagues long, stretching for the most part East and West, and ought to bee regarded and well noted: it lyeth betwéene these two Islands Bouton and Cebessa, almost in the mid-way: heere wee found that our Compasse drew againe towards the North-east.

The 22. and 23. dayes, the weather was raynie, wee holding our course North-east towards Amboyna.

The 24. day the Ʋice-Admirall came aboord the Ad­miral, to conferre with him, at which time the Commis­sioner of the Zealand was shipped into the Vtrecht, and the Commissioner of the Vtrecht was placed in the Zea­land. The same day died a boy aboord our shippe of the Bloudy Flix, called Lieuen Rooeckessen, and was kee­per of the Masters Cabben: in the euening we threw him ouer-boord.

The 25. day we had sight of the Island Boora: in the 25. Fe­bruarie, 1599. a quar­ter-ma­ster fell from the top into the sea. morning was a great gust of wind and raine, so that wée were forced to take in our top-sayles: at which time one of the Quarter-masters fell out of the top into the Sea, but he chaunced to hold fast by a small rope, whereby we haled him againe into the shippe without any hurt at all, which was greatly to be wondred at: for it blew so [...]out a gale, that wee were hardly able to beare our courses: the wind came about to the South-west, wee held our course North-east towards the next land in sight.

The 26. and 27. dayes, the weather being calme, we droue along the shore of the Island of Blau, hauing now and then a small gale of wind, very variable.

The 28. day in the morning, wee rowed aboord the Admirall to fetch the Preacher: for there were two of [Page] our saylers, both yong men, which desired to be instructed by him in some poynts of the Sacrament of Baptisme, and to be baptized.

The first day of March wee arriued néere vnder the March. Island of Blau, which lieth on the East end of Boera: then might wee behold before vs three other small Is­lands, the one called Atybotty, the second Manipa, and the third Gyra: these little Islands lie before Amboyna.

The second day we sayled beyond Blau, and towards the euening came two Prawes or little boates vnto our Admirall, refusing to come into his ship, but kept them­selues behind, and lying by the Admirals boate: in the meane while the Ʋice-Admirall sent his boate aboord the Admirall, to know what newes those Prawes brought: but so soone as they marked that our long boate rowed towards the Admirall, they presently rowed a­way in al haste towards the shore, we holding our course directly towards Amboyna.

The third day in the morning, wee came before the Straight of Amboyna, which was verie narrow, after we were entred into the mouth thereof, the weather fell calme, so that we droue backe againe, by reason of the strong streame or currant.

About noone there came thrée Prawes or small boates aboord vs from a little towne called Matel, lying on the Mountaines of Amboyna, and in the euening we came before a little towne called Itou or Iton, situated in the Island of Amboyna.

The description of the Island Am­boyna, and the situation thereof, with the wea­pons, behauiour, and inclination of the people, of their going in their apparrell, and maner of their Gallies.

THis Island Amboyna lyeth néere so the Islands of The si­tuation of Am­boyna. Moluccas, about some 24. leagues from the North­west side of Banda.

In this Island groweth great plentie of Cloues, and great aboundance of fruit, as Oringes, Lemons, Ci­trons, Cokars, Bononas, Sugar-canes, and such like, which things are to be had there maruallous cheape, for a man may haue 80. Orringes for a button, insomuch that here wée found our selues wonderfully accomoda­ted with all kind of fresh victualles. The inhabitants are very simple people, their apparrell for the most part like to theirs of Banta, and so go likewise all the people of the Islands of Moluccas, they liue for the most part by the trade of Cloues, néere and hard in their dealings: their weapons are commonly Pikes, the end armed with i­ron, in maner of a broade arrow head, or of an harping iron, which they throw with great strength and assu­rance, insomuch that they will hit the breadth of a dallar: they vse also shields in their warres, and Curtelaxes. The poorer sort of people commonly carrie a great knife in their hands, wherewith they doe their worke. They bake great Cakes of Rise, with Sugar and drie Al­monds, which they carrie to the adioyning Islands to sell or change for other wares. They vse much Rise in making of great loaues of bread, after the shape and fashion of a Sugar-loafe, which commonly they eate as bread with other meates. They haue also the vse of [Page] Gallies, whereof they are very proud, and boast not a lit­tle of them: they row them maruailous swiftly, and are made after the shape and fashion of a Dragon: before is a Dragons head, and at the sterne it is shaped like vn­to a Dragons taile, hanged and decked with flagges and pendons, as we our selues saw when we came first before Amboyna, at what time the Admiral of the Seas there, came aboord vs, with 3. very rich & gallant Gallies, ful of men, & well appoynted, which they call in their language Karkollen: they rowed about our ships with great ioy & mirth, singing, and playing vpon Copper Basons, & long Droomes, which they carrie vnder one arme, and with one hand they played vpon the Droome in accord with the sound of the Basons, wherunto the slaues sung likewise in accord as they rowed, which was very pleasant to heare. Euerie one of these Karkollen or Gallies had 3. Bases, all which they discharged to honour and wel­come vs: wee discharged also all our Ordinance, to con­gratulate and answere their courtesie, and then let fall our Ankers, kéeping good watch all the night, for we vn­derstood that they kept a watch all night on the shore, which wée might easily discerne.

Afterwards the Admirall came aboord vs, demaun­ding to what end we came thither, and what we desired. Whereunto was answered, that we came in trade of Marchandize, & to that end had brought with vs all sorts of Marchandize: with which answere he seemed to vs to be glad, willing vs to come aland, where he would agree with vs. The next day the Ʋice-Admirall went ashore to accord & conclude some great bargaine, where he was in very friendly sort welcommed and receiued, bringing him into a Tent made of their sailes vnder a trée, where they conferred with each other about trade and full la­ding of our ships.

Another description of the Iland Amboyna, where we arriued with our foure ships the third day of March, 1599. Together with the maners and fashions vsed by the people of the countrey. No. 5.

A IS a Boore, or countrey man dwelling in some country town or village, as he goeth to his labour in the woods or forrests, commonly carrying a knife in his hand.

B Is a common man, that is of some better qualitie then the other, with a pike about some saddome & a halfe long, which they commonly carrie with them, in casting whereof (with great force) they are very expert.

C Is a woman going to the market to sell her wares, ca­rying the same with her band aloft.

D Is the Admirall of the sea, as hee bseth to go with his seruants after him, whereof one holdeth a Tiresol or Ca­napie ouer his head. His apparell is a Pitgin with wide sléeues, which commonly he turneth vp vpon his shoul­ders, hauing a coat made of silke, most like to the fashion vsed by the Portingals.

E Is the Gallies which they name Karkollen; they row them very swiftly, and are made after a marueilous Anno 1599. March. 4. great store of fruit brought aboord. strange maner and fashion.

THe 4. day in y ^e morning, great store of al sorts of fruits were brought aboord our ships to truck, as Oringes, Lemmons, Citrons, Cokars, Bononas, & many others, which they sold vs very good cheape: for, for one Cinne spoone we had so great store of all sorts of fruites, that we knew not what to doe there with. They brought vs [Page] also great plentie of their bread to be sold for money or in change, the same was made with almondes and sugar, very medicinable for a loose bellie, wherewith our people were vexed. Towards the euening we remoued more Eastward off the Towne, where our shippes might haue better rode, for wee lay first at 36. faddome, very ill ground, but now we rode at 50. faddome sandy ground.

The 5. day the Admiral of the sea came aboord to view The Admi­rall of the sea cōmeth aboord our ships. our ships, wondring not onely at our great Ordinance, muskets and other artillerie, but also that we were so well prouided of all other necessaries, hee was a very readie man with a péece, wherein he tooke most delight.

The 6. day in the morning the Ʋice-Admirall with 3. of the Committées went ashore, to conferre with the Captaine, and to know whether we could there be proui­ded of sufficient lading for our shippes or no. After that they were landed, they were mette by the chiefe Lordes of the Land, saluting and reuerencing each other after their Countrey maner, shewing themselues very glad of our comming, and said that we should there haue suffici­ent fraight for two of our ships, which we were very glad to heare: afterwards, bringing the Ʋice-Admirall vnder a place of shaddow from the Sunne, they remayned to­gether in conference néere 3. houres. In the afternoone the Ʋice-Admirall returned to the ships, bringing with him the King of Ternates his brother, with many gentle­men desirous to sée our ships: and afterwards, toward the euening they returned to the shore, at what time wee ho­noured them with fiue great shot, whereof two were laden with bullettes, for so they had desired of the Admi­rall.

The seuenth day in the morning, they brought vs great store of fruit aboord our shippes, offering the same in change.

[Page 27] The 8. day in the morning, our vnder-Cōmittees were sent ashore, to speake to the Gouernour of the land for an house to lay in our wares, which was presently granted, and to that end one appoynted vs.

The 9. day all the Committees and Masters were a­boord the Admirall, where they deliberated and conferred together, what ships should bee chosen to séeke their la­ding at some other place, for we vnderstood that here we should not find sufficient fraight for all our foure ships.

The same day about noone Carpenters were sent a­land, to repaire and make fitte the house which was ap­poynted vs for our wares.

The 10. day Iustice was executed in our shippe the Gelderland. The same day store of fruits was brought aboord our shippes, and wee were very earnest to hasten the repairing of the house.

The description of the Iland of Banda, (which lyeth 4. degrees and a halfe Southward of the Aequinoctiall line) of their religion, aparrell, disposition, and inclination: together with their weapons, and order of warres, vsed by them against their enemies.

THe Iland Banda, lying some 24. leages The Iland Banda is some so leagues in compasse. from Amboyna (bringeth foorth great plentie of Maces and Nutmegges) and conteineth some 5. leages. The people being at warres continually among them selues are seuered into three factions: the chiefe Towne whereof, is called Nera.

Among all the Ilandes of Moluccas, this Iland yeel­deth the greatest quantitie of Nutmegges, insomuch that the people of I aua, Malacca, China, and many other neighbouring Ilandes, doe heere vse and exercise verie large trade in buying and selling, bringing hyther their goodes and marchandizes from all places: where, after they haue stayed two or three monthes, and made sale in barter, or otherwise, they returne home in their shypping: vsing at their first comming, to buy a Woman to do their businesse, and dresse their victualles: but when they haue finished their affaires, and are ready to depart thence, they cast off the sayd Woman to goe where she will, vntill the next yeere, that they come thither againe.

The most part of the Inhabitants are commonly Hea­thens, of Mahomets religion or beliefe, wherin they haue so great deuotion, that they will not go the watch, or re­turne from it, before they haue made and poured out their [Page] praiers & orizons in their Temples, which in their speach they call Musquita, alwayes washing their feete before they enter into their said Musquitas, (for commonly they haue great pots filled with water before their said Mus­quitas) wherewith they clense & wash them selues: which done, they go into y ^e Church or temple, where pouring out their prayers with cryings & howlinges, yea so lowd, that a man may heare them verie easely aboue 20. houses from their Musquitas, pronouncing these wordes for the most part two or three times: Stofferolla, Stofferolla, Ascehad an la, Ascehad an la, Yll la, Ascehad an la, Yll lol la, Yll lol la, Machumed die rossulla. And as they pronounce the last word, they strike their face with their hand: in which cer­rimonie, they haue great deuotion. They vse also other prayers, which they vtter not with voyce, but mumble them and iumble them softly to themselues in a very strange manner: such prayers ended, and hauing spread a matte on the earth, they stand thereon, casting their eyes twise or thrice vp toward the heauens, and then fal­ling on their knees, they lay their heads three or foure times on the ground. This ceremonie they vse often, both in their Musquitas, in their houses, & also openly abroad.

The Inhabitantes meete often times together in their Musquitas, bringing their victuals with them: where they make good cheere, and feast one another. They vse the like feastinges often times in the Woodes, assembling sometimes 100. persons in a companie, to make good cheere, and to be merrie togither: of such assemblies they make great accompt, taking great delight, pleasure, and contentment therein: and commonly such meetinges are vsed, when they will conferre together of common wealth matters, and such like, of some waight or moment.

They make sharpe warres one against an other, yea the townes lying scant a mile or leage distant frō each other, [Page 32] are deuided. This enimitie hath continued long & many yeeres in this Iland, for that they of Lambetack (a towne situated some litle leage frō Nera, the principallest towne of the whole Iland) heretofore cut downe, or ouerthrew certaine trees within the circut or liberties of Nera: from hence I say, such mortall hate, and bloodie warres hath so long since taken such deepe roote in the hartes of those people, that neuer since they could be reconciled, but with­out all mercie, or sparing one another, or keeping of any quarter, vpon all aduantages & stratagems, they murther and kill one an other like Dogs, as wee in the time of our beeing there, haue often and sundry times seene. In the night they keepe very strong watch as well in the woods, as within their townes, calling & crying one to an other all the night long, to thend they should not fall a sleepe.

Now when they meane to make any attempt, or to take any enterprise in hand, commonly they come with their Gallies, which they row so swistly as a Shippe can sayle with a reasonable gale of winde. These Gallies do great seruice: neither are they altogether ignorant in the vse of their Baesses, whereof euery Gallie hath two of brasse.

They vse also Hand-gunnes, or Caleeuers, in their warres, with sundry other instruments and weapons, as Sheeldes, with a great Sable, called in their language Padaug, which they handle and vse in very good sort, tea­ching their children while they are young, to fight & play at fence. They haue also Pikes commonly in their wars, made of very hard wood, which they cast very certainely and neare, as we our selues haue often times seene. They haue also an other kind of weapon most common & vsuall among them, the end is of Iron, made like vnto a small harping-yron, wherein they put a sticke, fastning thervnto a little thinne coard, which they throw into the bodyes of their enemies when they come neare togither, and draw [Page] it to them againe with the string: when they go against their enemies, they set a murrion or head piece vpon their head, whereof they haue good store among them, wearing in them commonly a Parradice bird in stead of a feather, thinking themselues sure and safe enough when they haue such an helmet on their head. Some of the Gentlemen haue Corslets or harnesse, wherein they thinke they can take no hurt of their enemies.

Now when they enterprise any attempt with their Gallies, they make a most hideous noyse with crying, calling, hooping, hallowing, playing on Drums, and Bason, as if they were all out of their wittes: the Gen­tlemen (standing aloft in the Gallie with their weapons in their hands) make many crooked leapes, springing this way & that way: he which can spring best, thinkes himselfe the trimmest fellow, and is not a little proud thereof. On the sides of the Gallies are stages of Canes, made to passe euen with the water, whereon the slaues sit to row, or ra­ther skoope & shouell the water, for in stead of Oares they vse shouels made of wood, 2. or 3. sitting together, shouell vp the water, & casting the shouel ouer their heads, poure out the water ouer the side of the Gallie: in doing where­of, they make a wonderfull noyse with singing, after their manner: others sitting by them, which play vpon Drums, & somtimes vpon Basons also. They are very subtill and The dispo­sition & in­clination of the people. stout men in their warres, seeking and visiting their ene­mies with great courage and assurance, as we saw our selues at what time they of Labbetacke came with foure Gallies before Nera, euen right before our lodging, offer­ing skirmish most brauely to each other on the land, wher­in some were slaine & some hurt. This spited the inhabi­tants of Nera, who in reuenge, taking the opportunitie of The at­tempt of the people of Nera a­gainst their enemies of Waygar. the time rowed out the next morning with 5. Gallies to a little Iland named Waygar (the people whereof kept [Page 33] watch that night in Labbetacke (for they are confederats, & hold with those of Labbetacke) where they put to the sword most of the people that were in the said Iland, bring­ing their heads from thence with them to Nera, fastened one by another to a rope, for their greater glory & triumph, which they hold with all their pompe of flags, streamers, banners, pennons, & banderels, shooting very lustily with their Baesses that lay in their Gallies. They also brought with them a woman prisoner, which the Sabander of the Iland kept for his slaue. They also brought an other wo­man with them, but they cut her in the midle in two pee­ces with a Sable or Curtlar, in so much that they liued most beastly with the people, whereby we might see that they were a most bloody & tyranicall nation. But not con­tented that they had thus butcherly prayed vpon their neighbours, and murthered them, 5. or 6. dayes after in despight of their enemies, they went vp & downe the streets bragging, with their weapons yet red with the blood of their enemies, for in such bloody actions they take a mer­uelous pride, especially that they had so well effected this bloody stratagem: yet not withstanding this their mortal hatred, they buried the heads of their slayne enemies very honourably, the order whereof was thus. After that they were with their Gallies returned, the heads being orderly placed on a staffe, fastened thereunto (as before is said) with a rope, they are brought before the house of the Sa­bander or Gouernour, and laid vpon a great stone vnder a Tree, to the view of all the people, that they might see how valiantly they had behaued themselues against their common enemies: whence (after they had so lien the space of an houre) they were taken, and wrapped in Calli­cute, or cloth made of Cotton, and laid in a platter, & so carried to the place of buriall: & being put into the earth, they burnt great store of franckensence ouer the graues, [Page] according to the manner and custome of the Countrey.

Furthermore, when a man dyeth, the women that are Their ce­remonies vsed ouer the dead. alyed in friendship or kinred, weeping and lamenting, call and cry to the dead corps very loude, thinking with such calling and mourning that the Course shall againe receiue life: but seeing that it remayneth dead, without mourning they prepare are a great Banquet, inuiting all their friendes, and such as accompaned the dead corps to the fu­nerall, which is carried vpon mens shoulders, in such sort as is commonly vsed in our Countrey, but that they lay a white peece of Callikute ouer the dead: then is the corps followed to the Graue first by the men, and the women after: the dead being layd into the earth, they burne Fran­kensence one whole day and night thereouer, put into a vessel for that purpose: and vnder a penthouse, or such like, which is made ouer the graue, burneth a Lampe al night▪ the next day in the morning after the buriall, come thither all the common people, Gentlemen, and others, making their prayers ouer the Graue: which maner of ceremonie they keepe and obserue for many dayes. These things we saw and behelde with our eyes, and demaunded of them why they vsed such kind of ceremonies: They answered interogatiuely, demaunding of vs if we did not the like when any died in our Countrey. We demaunded further, what they prayed ouer the dead▪ Their answere was, that the dead might not rise againe: which they steadfastly be­leeue, supposing that if they should not so pray ouer the Graue of the dead, he would againe reuiue: such is their lamentable misbeliefe. In this Iland are many old folke, for their great yeeres very lustie and well disposed: for we How the women im­ploy them selues in their houses haue often times seene a man there of 130. yeeres old, yea and many others of great yeeres. They liue by the profit of their fruites, The women do there the worke & labour, while the men walke idely vp and downe the streetes: [Page 34] they neuer walke abroade with their husbandes, but keepe at home at their worke and businesse, as drying of Nutmegs, and shaleing the same: wherein, and in other such like, they imploy their time.