A
LETTER
WRITTEN
TO
THE
RIGHT
worshipfull
the
Gouernours
and
Assistants
of
the
East
Indian
Marchants
in
London
;
containing
the
estate
of
the
East
Indian
Fleete
,
with
the
names
of
the
chiefe
men
of
note
dead
in
the
Voyage
.
RIght
Worshipfull
my
dutie
remembred
.
It
may
please
you
to
vnderstand
,
that
we
wayed
Anchor
the
20.
of
Aprill
1601.
and
set
saile
out
of
Torbaye
by
Dartmouthe
.
The
21.
of
Iune
following
,
being
in
the
heigth
of
three
degrees
to
the
Northwards
of
the
line
,
wee
tooke
a
ship
of
Vianna
bound
for
Brasill
,
of
the
burthen
of
130.
tunne
,
her
lading
was
Wine
,
Oyle
and
Meale
,
which
hath
stood
vs
in
great
steede
in
this
our
voyage
:
fiue
or
sixe
dayes
after
we
turned
her
off
after
we
had
pillaged
her
as
we
thought
good
.
The
20.
day
of
Iuly
we
turned
away
the
Guifte
beeing
in
the
height
of
19.
degrees
to
the
Southward
of
the
Line
,
the
24.
day
we
came
vnder
the
Tropicke
of
Capricorne
.
The
19.
day
of
September
we
came
to
Anchor
at
Saldaiua
,
beeing
in
very
great
distresse
by
reason
of
the
scuruy
disease
then
raging
among
vs
.
The
Ascention
and
Susans
company
were
scarce
able
to
let
fall
their
Anchors
without
the
helpe
of
other
ships
,
there
we
staied
and
refreshed
our
men
with
fresh
victuals
,
as
Beefe
and
Mutton
in
great
aboundance
which
cost
vs
little
or
nothing
,
there
we
staied
about
seauen
weekes
,
and
had
staied
there
longer
if
the
inhabitantes
had
continued
to
bring
vs
fresh
victuals
,
so
we
departed
thence
the
9.
of
October
.
The
29.
of
December
we
came
to
Anchor
in
the
baye
of
Antoga
,
here
we
trucked
with
the
inhabitants
for
Rice
,
Lemmans
and
Plantaines
&
such
like
fruite
,
we
sette
vp
one
of
our
Pinnaces
:
here
also
we
lost
diuerse
of
our
men
which
dyed
of
the
Filx
by
reason
of
the
great
heate
,
and
feeding
of
the
Plantaines
and
Lemmans
which
they
did
deuoure
immoderately
.
This
Baye
is
the
Inland
of
Saint
Laurence
and
standeth
in
the
height
of
sixeteene
degrees
.
The
4.
day
of
March
we
departed
thence
in
the
euening
,
and
the
first
day
of
Iune
1602.
we
discried
the
land
Sumatra
.
The
3.
day
we
Anchored
in
the
Roade
of
Achin
in
seauen
faddome
water
.
To
make
any
large
discourse
of
matters
which
passed
whilst
wee
lay
in
the
Roade
of
Achin
I
omitte
,
because
time
will
not
permitte
:
But
in
few
wordes
you
shall
vnderstand
,
that
heere
wee
found
little
Pepper
,
not
sufficient
to
loade
the
Ascention
,
hauing
in
her
little
aboue
eight
score
tunnes
,
we
could
not
I
thinke
in
all
the
East
Indiaes
haue
come
to
a
worser
place
for
loading
.
The
30.
of
Iuly
the
Generall
sent
away
the
Susan
to
Priaman
to
seeke
her
loading
,
being
an
Iland
which
lieth
towardes
the
southwardes
eight
score
leagues
,
a
little
distance
from
Sumatra
,
and
about
20.
dayes
before
our
comming
to
Achin
,
the
little
Pinnace
came
from
her
and
certified
our
generall
she
was
almost
loaden
,
that
we
hope
she
will
not
be
long
after
vs
.
The
11.
of
September
we
departed
out
of
the
roade
of
Achin
for
the
straights
of
Mallaca
to
seeke
purchase
:
The
Red
Dragon
,
the
Assention
,
the
Hector
and
a
Flemming
which
came
into
the
Roade
os
Achin
but
4.
dayes
before
.
The
3.
of
October
beeing
Sunday
about
fiue
of
the
clocke
in
the
afternoone
we
saw
a
saile
and
gaue
her
chase
,
about
nine
of
the
clocke
wee
fetched
her
vp
and
hayled
her
,
and
found
her
to
be
a
Ship
come
from
Goa
and
bound
for
Mallaca
laden
with
Portingals
goodes
,
as
Pintados
,
Calicottes
and
other
stuffes
great
store
,
a
great
part
of
her
loading
was
Rice
and
victualls
,
and
in
her
about
seauen
or
eight
hundred
persons
men
women
and
children
,
we
had
out
of
her
958.
Fardils
:
and
diuers
chests
with
other
things
as
Canistees
:
wee
were
forced
from
her
by
force
of
weather
beeing
put
from
our
Anchors
.
The
25.
day
we
Anchored
in
the
roade
of
Achin
.
The
11.
day
of
Nouember
being
Thurseday
we
waied
our
Anchors
and
set
saile
from
Achin
,
viz.
the
Dragon
,
the
Hector
,
and
a
little
Pinnace
,
and
the
Ascention
,
they
did
keepe
vs
company
till
the
next
day
being
bound
for
Priaman
vnto
the
Susan
,
and
so
from
thence
they
were
purposed
to
goe
for
Bantam
,
God
grant
they
may
get
thither
in
safety
,
for
then
it
is
not
to
be
doubted
they
shall
get
their
full
lading
of
Pepper
according
to
their
desires
,
as
shall
appeare
vnto
you
hereafter
:
So
wee
leauing
them
the
day
aboue
said
,
departed
for
England
,
to
the
great
reioycing
of
vs
all
that
were
to
goe
home
into
out
Country
after
so
tedious
a
pilgrimage
.
The
3.
day
of
Februarie
about
10.
of
the
clocke
afore
noone
,
wee
had
sight
of
the
Cape
Bona
esperanse
a
Frenchman
which
we
left
in
the
roade
of
Achin
being
in
our
company
,
which
came
out
a
day
after
vs
,
who
together
had
determined
to
goe
for
Saldauia
if
two
Flemmings
who
came
then
into
our
company
had
not
altered
our
determination
,
for
after
wee
had
hailed
them
,
wee
vnderstood
they
were
vnwilling
to
put
in
for
that
place
,
but
to
goe
for
Saint
Hellena
,
so
we
stoode
along
with
them
,
and
altogether
ariued
at
Saint
Hellena
.
The
21.
day
of
the
same
month
,
the
Ascention
and
the
Frenchman
called
the
Creset
of
Saint
Mallowes
,
the
two
Dutchmen
,
the
Admirall
was
called
the
Amsterdam
about
the
burthen
of
300.
Last
,
and
the
other
called
the
Tergow
,
of
the
bignesse
of
the
Ascention
:
which
shippe
hath
beene
almost
thirty
three
monethes
from
home
,
and
as
they
tould
vs
laden
at
Petauia
,
most
of
her
lading
beeing
Pepper
,
and
in
their
way
homeward
they
touched
at
Banton
,
the
people
of
Banton
were
glad
when
they
came
thither
because
they
thought
they
woulde
haue
laden
Pepper
,
hauing
great
store
lying
vpon
their
hands
and
being
cheaper
then
ours
is
.
The
generall
of
the
Flemmings
whose
name
is
Iacob
Cornelius
Van
Neskes
toulde
vs
that
there
is
Pepper
enough
to
lade
foure
or
fiue
Ships
,
so
that
if
the
Dragon
came
there
in
any
time
conuenient
it
is
not
to
bee
doubted
but
they
are
vppon
the
waye
homewardes
full
laden
with
Pepper
,
&c.
The
Frenchmen
haue
determined
suddainely
to
leaue
our
companye
to
depart
homewardes
,
which
hath
made
mee
to
trouble
you
with
this
discourse
,
although
not
so
large
as
willingly
I
would
it
were
,
for
that
time
will
not
permitte
mee
to
doe
otherwise
,
hoping
that
it
will
not
bee
any
thing
displeasing
vnto
you
,
hauing
as
I
thinke
not
before
this
heard
any
certainety
of
vs
since
our
departure
out
of
England
beeing
verie
willing
it
should
come
to
your
hands
before
you
heare
of
vs
any
more
,
the
better
to
prepare
your
mindes
for
the
setting
foorth
of
a
new
voyage
.
Wee
shall
bee
readye
to
departe
from
hence
the
fifteenth
day
of
this
moneth
of
March
,
GOD
send
vs
home
in
safetye
.
The
names
of
the
chiefe
men
of
note
which
are
dead
in
the
Voyage
.
THere
was
182.
men
which
were
dead
out
of
our
Fleete
before
we
parted
from
our
Generall
,
three
of
our
men
dead
since
.
Men
of
note
which
are
dead
,
are
these
:
William
Leake
Purser
of
this
Shippe
,
George
Parsons
Purser
of
the
Hector
,
Maister
Casell
,
Maister
Horton
who
married
Alderman
Wattes
his
daughter
,
which
foure
dyed
before
we
came
to
Saldauia
.
Brad●ncke
Maister
of
the
Dragon
,
Maister
Pullion
our
Preacher
,
Maister
Winter
Maisters
mate
,
Maister
Napper
Maister
of
the
Hector
,
these
foure
dyed
at
Antogill
.
Maister
Brand
Captaine
of
the
Ascention
,
going
a
shore
in
his
Boate
to
the
buriall
of
Maister
Winter
,
very
vnfortunately
by
a
shotte
that
was
made
by
the
Gunner
of
the
Admirall
,
was
slaine
,
with
another
called
Iohn
Parker
,
who
steered
the
Boate.
The
27.
of
Februarie
being
Satterday
,
Maister
Haward
Captaine
of
the
Susan
dyed
in
the
Roade
of
Achin
,
Maister
Stradling
,
Maister
Winchcombe
,
Iohn
Iland
,
Iames
Chamley
,
dyed
in
the
Roade
of
Achin
,
Maister
Robert
Pope
in
the
straights
of
Mallaca
,
Maister
Thomas
Saltin
in
the
Roade
of
Achin
.
Thus
being
inforced
to
cut
short
,
I
cease
for
this
present
,
praying
for
your
prosperities
in
all
your
intended
enterprises
,
according
to
your
disires
.
Fare
you
well
,
from
aboard
the
Ascention
at
S.
Hellena
,
the
9.
of
March
,
1602.