Early Voyages of the English to the East Indies before theEstablishment of an Exclusive Company.
SECTION IV. Voyage of Mr John Eldred, by Sea, to Tripoli inSyria, and thence by Land and River to Bagdat and Basora, in1583.
SECTION V. Of the Monsoons, or periodical Winds, with whichShips 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 JamesLancaster.
SECTION VII. Supplementary Account of the former Voyage, byJohn 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 longresidence in that Island.
Introduction.
SECTION 1. Brief Relation of the Voyage of Sebalt de Wert tothe 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, in1604.
Early Voyages of the English to India, after theEstablishment, of the East India Company.
Introduction.
SECTION I. First Voyage of the English East India Company, in1601, under the Command of Captain James Lancaster.
Introduction.
SECTION 1. Preparation for the Voyage, and its Incidents tillthe Departure of the Fleet from Saldanha Bay.
SECTION 2. Continuation of the Voyage, to the Nicobar andSombrero Islands.
SECTION 3. Their Reception and Trade at Acheen.
SECTION 4. Portuguese Wiles discovered, and a Prize taken nearMalacca.
SECTION 5. Presents to and from the King of Acheen, and hisLetters to Queen Elizabeth. Their Departure to Priaman andBantam, and Settlement of Trade at these Places.
SECTION 6. Departure for England, and Occurrences in theVoyage.
SECTION II. Account of Java, and of the first Factory of theEnglish 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 Customsof its Inhabitants, both Javanese and Chinese.
SECTION 2. Brief Discourse of many Dangers by Fire, and otherTreacheries of the Javanese.
SECTION 3. Differences between the Hollanders, stylingthemselves English, and the Javans, and of other memorableThings.
SECTION 4. Treacherous Underminings, and otherOccurrences.
SECTION 5. Arrival of General Middleton, and other Events.
SECTION 6. Account of Quarrels between the English and Dutchat Bantam, and other Occurrences.
SECTION 7. Observations by Mr John Saris of Occurrences duringhis Abode at Bantam, from October, 1605, to October, 1609
SECTION 8. Rules for the C