THE RELATION OF a Wonderful Voyage made by WILLIAM CORNELISON SCHOUTEN of Horn.  
Showing how South from the straits of Magelan, in Terra Delfuogo: he found and discovered a new passage through the great South Sea, and that way sailed round about the world.  
Describing what Islands, Countries, People, and strange Adventures he found in his said Passage.   map showing new passage through the great South Sea south of the Straits of Magellan in Tierra del Fuego 
LONDON Imprinted by T.D. for nathanael NEWBERRY, and are to be sold at the sign of the Star, under S. Peter's in Cornhill, and in Pope-head Alley. 1619.   

TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL Sir THOMAS SMITH Knight, Governor of the East Indian Company. etc.  
THIS Treatise of the Description of a Voyage, made by William Cornelison Schouten of Horn, by a new unexpected and never heretofore discovered Passage, by him found out in Terra delfuogo Southward, from the straits of Magelan, into the great South sea, and that way into the East Indies, and so round about the World: coming to my hands I judged no man more fit (for the protection thereof) than your Worship, not only because of the great desire you have, and pains you daily take to advance such travels: but also in regard of your place of Governor of the East Indian Company, whom this Voyage specially concerneth. If it please you to accept it, I shall think my pains well bestowed in the translation thereof out of the Dutch, wherein it was written: wishing it a means to further and advance your trade in India: and to your Worship health in this world, and eternal felicity in the world to come.  
Your Worships to command, W. P.   

THE PRFEACE.  
THE general States of the united netherlands Provinces, having granted their Letters Pattens to the East India Company resident in the said Provinces, to traffic into the Indies, and none others but they only, with a strick prohibition unto all other Merchants, and Inhabitants of the said Countries, not to sail or traffic Eastward beyond the Cape de bona esperance, nor through the Sraights of Magelan Westward, either into India, or any other unknown or not discovered countries. Isaac le Maire a rich Merchant of Amsterdam, dwelling in Egmont, having a great desire to traffic into strange and far Countries, and William Cornelison Schouten of Horn, (a man well experienced in Seafaring, who before that time had sailed thrice into most parts of the East Indies, for Master, Pilot, and Merchant) and yet very desirous to sail into and to discover new and unknown Countries, oftentimes speaking and conferring together, reasoned among themselves, whether they might not enter into the great South sea, by an other way, (then through the same ways which in the East Indian Companies Letters Patents are formerly forbidden & prohibited.) There to discover great and rich Countries, where they might lad their ships with rich wares and merchandises, whereof the said le Maire, affirmed he had some knowledge, and that if it did not fall out as they desired, yet that they might pass through the afore said great South seas, into the East Indies, and there traffic freely with great profit: upon which conference at the last they agreed together, to make a discovery through the South undiscovered and unknown part of the World, Southward from the straits of Magelan, to seek out a passage into the said South Sea, which they thought very likely to be performed: for divers circumstances and reasons to them known and by others at sundry times found about the said straits of Magelan. And to that end agreed, between them to enterprise such a Voyage, taking order that Isaac le Maire should provide the one half of the money, and William Cornelison Schouten the other half, to furnish the said Voyage, by the help and furtherance of their friends, the care whereof, and to make provision for the said voyage being referred to William Cornelison Schouten, who to effect the same, procured Peter Clementson a Brewer, an ancient Burger Master of Horn, john janson Molenwerf one of the Schepen, john Clementson Keys Senator of the said Town, and Cornelius Segetson a Merchant of Horn, to contribute in the same with them, and they together with the aforesaid William Schouten, Isaac le Maire and jacob le Maire his Son, in short time prepared so much money, as they thought convenient and sufficient for the said voyage, not once making known to the owners of the ships, what their pretence was touching the said voyage, but kept that secret to themselves that disbursed the money for the same.  
And to finish the said voyage, the merchants aforesaid prepared and rigged a great and a small ship of Horn, The great ship called the Unity, of 360. tuns whereof William Cornelison Schouten was Master and chief Pilot, and jacob le More Merchant and principal Factor, in it having 65. men, and 19 great pieces, and 12. slings, with muskets and other munition for war proportionably, with a Pinnace to sail, an other to row, a boat, and a Scute, anekors, cabells, ropes, sails, and all other necessaries belonging thereunto. The lesser ship called the Horn, of 110. tuns, whereof john Cornelison Schouten was Master, and Aris Clawson Merchant, in it 22. men, 8. great pieces, 4. slings, and other furniture as need required, and was necessary for such a voyage. And for that they would not make known to any man as I said before whether they meant to go, they hired all their men, both common Sailors and Officers to sail unto every place whether the Masters and the Merchants would go, which made the common sailors and people to speak and guess of that voyage diversly, and at the last gave them the name of the gold finders, but the Merchants named them the South Company. The ships being ready, upon the 16 of May 1615. the men were mustered by the Scout and Schepen of Horn, and the 25. of the same month the Unity set sail, and arrived at the tessel upon the 27. The 3. of june, the lesser departed from Horn, and the next day came to the tessel: What further happened and fell out unto them during the said voyage, is in this Book at large set down, and declared from the reports and writings of those that saw and tried the same, and which in the same voyage were the chief and principal persons.   

THE RELATION OF A Wonderful Voyage made by WILLIAM CORNELISON SCHOUTEN of Horn. Showing how South from the straits of Magelan, in Terra Delfuogo: he found and discovered a new passage through the great South Seas, and that way sailed round about the world. Describing what Islands, Countries, People, and strange Adventures he found in his said Voyage.  
UPON the 14. of june 1615. we sailed out of the tessel, and the 16. of the same month, being in sight of Dunkirk, passed between Dover and Calais: the 17. ankoring in the Downs, William Cornelison Shouten went on shore at Dover to get men to bring us fresh water, and the same day set sail from thence, about evening by the Shingles meeting with a great fleet of Holland Ships laden with salt. The 21. and 22. having a great storm we put into the Isle of of Wight, where our Master would gladly have hired a carpenter but could not.  
The 25. we set sail from Wight, and upon the 27. entered at Plymouth, where the Master hired a carpenter of Maydenblicke. The 28. we left Plymouth and sailed with a north north east wind and fair whether, and the 29. the Master and Merchant of the Horn came aboard the Unity to agree together about order to be taken upon the 4. of july, for sharing of our victuales, according to the manner and custom used in ships that sail long voyages, where they deliver the sailors their meat and drink by weight, and measure, to every man alike and according to his quality.  
The 4. of july, according to the aforesaid resolution, it was ordered that every man should have a can of beer a day, 4. pound of biscuit, and half a pound of butter (besides sweet suet) a week, and five cheeses for the whole voyage.  
The 8. being under 39 degrees and 25. minutes right against the Bassels, our carpenters Mate died.  
The 9 and 10. with a north and north east wind and a stiff gale, the 11. we had a sight of Porto Santo and Madera, and held our course east.  
The 12. in the morning we saw the savages, which we left on backe-bord about 2. leagues from us.  
The 13. in the morning we saw the islands of Tenerifa, and great Canaena, and the same day about noon we sailed between them both with a stiff north north east wind, and a swift stream.  
Between the 14. and the 15. with the same wind and stream we passed Tropicus Cancri.  
The 16. in the morning, with a North-east wind, we found very hollow water, at which time the boat that was drawn at the Unities stern was full of water, and therewith the rope broke, and the boat sunk and was lost, which till that time we had drawn after the ship without any danger: about noon the same day we were under 20. degrees and 30. minutes.  
The 17. and 18. with fair weather and an indifferent wind north and northwest, we sailed west and by south, and on the 19 in the morning were under 14. degrees and 45. minutes.  
The 20. on the morning we fell on the north side of Cape Verde, and had 8. fathom deep when we first saw the land, sailing along by the coast, and at sun-rising the Cape lay west and by south from us, so that with a north North-east wind we could not get beyond it, and were forced to anchor at 32. fathom deep: that night it blew hard, with a great storm of rain and thunder.  
The 21. in the morning the wind south southeast, and after Sunrising variable, we set sail with our course to to Seaward, first west and by north, than northwest, and that whole day sailed not above 6. leagues.  
The 22. we lay driving all day long with a calm, and no sails up: then Cape Verde lay east from us: about evening we saw a ship southward, that held her course northwest.  
The 23. in the morning having a South wind, we could not reach above the Cape, but were forced to anchor, by reason of the stream, about noon we set sail, with a west wind, and got beyond the Cape, and that evening ankored within the second Island, in the ordinary road, at 10. fathom deep.  
The 24. it reigned sore, and we made ready to fetch fresh water from the land.  
The 25. the Alkaire, or governor came aboard our ship, with whom we agreed for eight states of Iron; that we should peaceably fetch fresh water from the shore.  
The 26. it reigned, and the weather very dark: the same day we saw a ship that sailed towards us, and ankored two leagues from us, under the land being a ship of Rotterdam, that came thither to traffic along the coast.  
The 28. and 29. we fetched water, mean time the Horn hoist sail, and went to the place where the ship of Rotterdam lay, in a Bay called Refresco, to see if we could there find any Limonds, but came again in the evening, and could get none.  
The 31. there came a French ship and anchored by us. The same day we had stayed a Negro's ship, who at night showed us a fit place to fish in, and our men carrying their nets on the firm land, took as many fishes of divers sorts, as both our ships could eat in two days.  
The first of August in the morning we set sail from Cape Verde, with the Rotterdamer, who at noon time left us and set his course for the Salt Islands: all that time we had fair weather, and a fine gale of wind out of the north, our course south-west.  
The 2. we had fair weather, with a fine gale of wind, at which time we klled a little calf, and a goat that we got at Cape Verde, which served all our men in both ships, for a whole days meat.  
The 3. we had but small wind, and that night fair weather, but when day appeared, it was thick and cloudy, with thunder, rain, and lightning.  
The 4. about noon, we were under 12. degrees and 12. minutes, with very fair weather and a good swift gale, as also the 5. day.  
The 7.8. and 9 it reigned fast, but yet with an indifferent gale.  
The 10. it reigned, with a small wind that night we saw a Spanish Bark under sail.  
The 15. we had a reasonable fresh wind, and good weather, and made indifferent good way: then we saw great store of birds called Rabos forcadoes, and took a Dorado.  
The 16. about noon we were under 7. degrees and 40. minutes, with fair weather and a good wind, as afore.  
The 17. at noon we were under 7. degrees 12. minutes, with fair weather, and an indifferent cool gale south-west: that day we took many Bovetes and Corretters.  
The 18. and 19 we lay by the wind, resolving to hold our course for Sierra Liona, there to refresh ourselves, because many of our men had a great scouring, all that day we had a stiff contrary wind, and were forced to lie by the weather, it being then too late to go speeedily under the Line: and at the Cape we got but little refreshing, at that time about noon we were under 7. degrees and 55. minutes.  
The 20. in the morning we were under 7. degrees 45. minutes, with fair weather, and a good gale of wind out of the South, we held our course East, and East and by North; at which time we saw great store of land fowls, and change of water: about evening we cast out the lead, and found 30. fathom sandy ground, and had land almost 40. leagues nearer than we guessed it to be, the same night we anchored at 16. fathom, and were upon the west end of the Baixos, or shallows of S. Anna Island.  
The 21. in the morning, by Sun rising we set sail, and saw the high land of Sierra Liona, about 6. Leagues from us North-east and by North: we likewise saw the Islands of Mabrabomba, which lie on the south point or corner of the high land of Sierra Liona, north from the Baixos, or shallows of S. Anna's Island. Sierra Liona is a very high land, there is no land so high as it between Capo Verde, and the coast of Guinea, whereby the point is most easy to be known: that day we laboured as we could to get to land, for the most part having stormy weather, running to the point, and over the Baixos, or shallows of S. Anna, at 10.9.8.7. and 5. fathom water, and as we sailed northward, the water waxed deeper, but eastward shallower, so that about evening we anchored with a high water, at four fathom and a half soft ground, and in the night time we had but three fathom and a half, but it was fine clear weather.  
The 22. in the morning at Sunrising, William Schouten went aboard the Horn, and sailed in it before us, the great ship following, holding our course north North-east with a northwest wind, and an ebb under the bough, and so got off from the Baixos, to 18. fathom water, and from thence to the Islands of Mabrabomba, which are very high, and lie all three on a row, south-west and North-east, half a league from Sierra Liona to seaward, there we had shallow water at five and four fathom, soft muddy ground, we anchored about a league from the land, and going on shore found no man dwelling therein, but perceived the footsteps of many great beasts, but all the land lay waste like a wilderness, with low marshes or bogs, and high hills.  
The 23. in the morning, jacob le Maire went aboard the Horn, and from it with both the boats on shore, where he found a River, at the mouth thereof having many cliffs, sands, & rocks, whereby no ship could go into it, but within it was very deep, and broad enough for ships to turn and wind, there they could perceive no people to dwell, but saw three wild Oxen, and a great many Monkeys, and some birds that barked like dogs. They rowed at least 3. leagues up into it with the flood and there found a wild Palm tree, but in the evening came aboard again, and heard of no people, neither found any fruit that might serve their turn to eat.  
The 24. both our Scouts went on shore again to seek for men or some refreshing, each of them in a several River, at least 5. leagues into it: Aris Clawson the Merchant of the Horn, with one of the Assistants into the one, and Claus, johnson, Ban, with our master's mate in the other, and the 25. in the morning came on board again: The Merchant of the Horn had been in a salt river, and brought with him 5. or 6. wild Palmites, Claus, johnson; and Ban, had been in a fresh river, and there found a place wherein there grew 8. or 9 Limond trees, which they shook, and got about 750. Limonds, most ripe, ready to dry. There also they saw great store of Tortoises, and some Crocodiles, but no people. We determined to try if we could get into the fresh River with both our ships, therein to make provision of fresh water and Limonds, and to that end set sail, but found the water so shallow, that we were forced to anchor at 6. fathom. The Horn anchored before the River, on the lower land, but there found shallow water, by means of the point of the Baixos, or shallows of S. Anna Island. jacob le Maire and Aris Clawson, the merchants of the Horn and Unity, went with the boat up into the river.  
The 26. we had a stiff gale of wind South south-west, so that we could not sail, yet the Horn beat on the south point of the bay, which is about five leagues broad from the north to the south side.  
The 27. in the morning we hoist anchor to sail to the Horn, and about noon time the Horn boat came with jacob le Maire on board again, bringing with him about 1400. Limonds which they had found in divers places here and there in the river. In the evening we got to the Horn, and there anchored at three fathom and a half, soft ground.  
The 28. our master went up the river, before the which we lay with both the boats, and about evening came again, and found no good land to go upon, nor any signs of men, but only a Bull with a Calf, all the ground being marshy and full of trees that stood in the salt water.  
The 29. perceiving that we were not in the river of Sierra Liona, we determined early in the morning to set sail, and to go northward of the high land, and about noon we got above the Islands of Mabrabonda, westward, along towards the north part of the high land, till we had 12. and 15. fathom water, and in the evening got about the point, where we anchored at 15. fathom deep.  
The 30. in the morning, we hoist anchor, and drove with the stream, and a south wind before the village, in the right road of Sierra Liona, where we anchored at 8. fathom, sandy ground, about a musket shot from the land, there we saw 8. or 9, houses covered with straw.  
The Moors called unto us in their Language, to fetch them aboard our ship, and because they had no Canoes we sent our boat on land, which presently came back again with 5. moors in it, whereof one was their Interpreter: but before they came, they desired that we would leave some of our men, to stay with them as pledges, for that not long before there had been a French ship there, which had taken and carried away 2. of their Moors. Aris Clawson the merchant that went a shore with the boat, stayed there with them, and having certain beads, he there bartered them for 700. Limonds, most ripe, and two bunches of Banavas almost ripe also. The Interpreter spoke all kind of Languages, one with an other. In the mean time, our men having fair weather, laded fresh water, which is there easy to be had, by reason it falls down out of the hill into the road, so that we held the barrels under the shore, or fall of the water, and filling them put them strait into the Scute, the water was very good.  
The 31. when we had filled our vessels full of water, and that morning jacob le Maire, Aris Clawson, Claus johnson, Ban, and all the assistants went on land, and bartered for about 25000. Limonds, for a few beads, and some slight Norremburgh knives, we might have had 100000. Limonds' there at the least, if we would, for there they grew by whole woods full: the same night we bartered with the Negroes for a shoal of Fish.  
The first of September we hoist anchor, and drove before the stream, and that evening anchored at the mouth of the Sea, before a small River.  
The 2. we set the Horn upon the Strand to make her clean, having a god place to do it, for there the water falls 7. foot up and down, in the evening our men came on board again, and brought a little beast named an Antelope, which they found in a wood, in a net or snare set there by the Negroes, and some Limonds, and after that the boat went out to fish, and got a great number, and some Palmitas, which they had not cut down in the wood.  
The 3. in the afternoon, the Horn being made clean was launched into the water again, and our master went out to fish, in the evening bringing a great shoal of fish with him, in fashion like to a shoemakers cutting knife, and every man 150 Limonds for his part.  
The 4. early in the morning, we hoist anchor, and set sail out of Sierra Liona, with an indifferent wind, but in the evening having contrary wind, anchored again at 14. fathom, good anchor ground.  
The 5. In the first quarter, we hoist anchor again, and sailed with a calm, but in the third quarter anchored again, at 14. fathom, sandy ground.  
The 6. In the first quarter, we set sail again, but the wind contrary, were forced to anchor at 12. fathom, sandy ground, there we could still see the land of Sierra Liona, in that place there went a strong stream.  
The 9 We set sail, but the wind contrary, we anchored in the evening, at 32. fathom sandy ground.  
The 10. in the first quarter, having a south-west wind, we set sail, but the weather being calm, we let anchor fall, with our sails still up, and not long after, the wind beginning to rise we hoist anchor, but in the third quarter in a calm, anchored again, at 29, fathom: the last quarter the wind beginning to blow, we set sail, but do what we might we could not go forward.  
The 11. we set sail, but anchored again in the second quarter, by reason of the calm, there the stream went northward. Not long after we hoist sail again, with some small wind, but it calmed again, and the weather waxed very thick.  
The 12. We were under 9 degrees and 20. minutes, at evening we anchored at 17. fathom.  
The 15. We set sail with a west northwest wind, all that quarter it reigned, In the mean time, the Horn, in a thick mist sailed out of our sight, and we shot two pieces, an hour between each shot, to call her, and about 10. of the clock she came again.  
The 16. and 17. the wound was variable, we anchored at 15. fathom, with rainy weather, yet the wound blew hard.  
The 18. about noon we set sail, the Horn lost an Anchor and Cable in the winding, the wound blew hard, and the water went somewhat hollow.  
The 19 Having contrary wind, and we being very weary, by reason the weather was rainy and stormy, we determined to go back again to Sierra Liona, to refresh ourselves, and take in fresh water, but after noon having a good north-west wound, we changed our course southward again, and went forward.  
The 20. with a good wind we sailed southward, and were under 8. degrees 30. minutes.  
The 21. and all that month out, we had variable winds, with calms, and every day great store of rain, and upon the 30. day we were under 5. degrees  
In the beginning of October, we had variable winds, and some calms, with great store of rain, night and day.  
The 5. we were under 4 degrees 27. minutes, the same day about noon there was such a noise in the bough of our ship, that the Master being behind in the Gallery, thought that one of the men had fallen out of the fore ship, or from the boesprit into the sea, but as he looked out over the side of the ship, he saw the Sea all red as if great store of blood had been powered into it, whereat he wondered, knowing not what it meant, but afterward he found, that a great fish or a sea monster having a horn had there with stricken against the ship, with most great strength, for when we were in Porto Desire, where we set the ship on the strand to make it clean, about 7 foot under water before in the ship, we found a horn sticking in the ship, much like for thickness fashion to a common Elephant's tooth, not hollow but full, very strong hard bone, with had entered into three planks of the ship, that is 2 thick planks of green and one of Oaken wood, and so into a rib, where it turned upward, to our great good fortune, for if it had entered between the ribs into the ship, it would happily have made a greater hole, and have brought both ship and men in danger to be lost, it stuck at least half a foot deep into the ship, and about half a foot without, where with great force it was broken of, by reason where of the great monster bled so much.  
The 6.7.8. variable winds and some rain, the 10. we took great store of fish, and were under three degrees 30. minutes, with South and variable winds for certain days.  
The 15 we were under 2. degrees 35. minutes that day we took 40. Bovets.  
The 16. we were under one degree 45. minutes, that day we took great store of fish, and saw many whales.  
The 19 and 20. about noon we passed the equinoctial line, and had a south east and a south southeast wind until the 24. and then an east south east wind and held our course south. The water being so hollow, that our blind sail was stricken in pieces with the sea, that day at noon we were under 3. degrees 43. minutes southward of the line.  
The 25. the wind continuing, we held on the same course, until that time we had sailed, and no man in our ship, (unless it were the master, William Cornelison Schouten, and jacob le Maire our Merchant) knew whether we should go, and then they told us what voyage they intended, which was, to seek by an other way then the straits of Magelan, to enter into the south sea, there to discover new countries in the South parts, where they thought to find great riches, and that if it fell not as they desired and pretended, then that they would sail along through the great south Sea, southward to the east Indies. This being known, our men were very glad and rejoiced, hoping every man for his part, to benefit by that vioage, to their advancement.  
The 26. we were under 6 degrees, 25. minutes with fair weather and a good gale, and all the rest of that month for the most part sailing southward, with an east, and a North-east wind, we were under 10 degrees and 30. minutes.  
The first, of November we passed the sun, whereby at noon time, it was North from us.  
The third we were under 19 degrees 20 minutes, than we saw some black birds and two or three fowls called sea mews, and after noon, we had a sight of Martin vads islands called Ascension, which lay southeast and by east from us, under 20 degrees, there we found our compass to vary Northeastward 12 degrees, The wind being North North-east, as the day before, and held our course South, That day our men had double allowance of wine, because we had past the dangerous sands called Abrothos. The day ensuring to the 10. we held our course for the most part, south and south-west and were under 25 degrees 33. minutes.  
The 11, we found our compass to vary 17, degrees northeastward, and with a south wind, held our course West and west and by south.  
The 12 with a southeast, and by east, and an east wind we sailed south south-west and south-west, and were under 26 degrees 45 minutes.  
The 13, 14, and 15, we sailed south, and south-west, with an east wind.  
The 16, 17, and 18, the wind south, we held for the most part west south west, and were under 34, degrees 15. minutes, and saw much Walschot drive.  
The 19 with a north and North-east wind, we sailed south south west, and perceived that the stream drove us much to the south.  
The 20. we were under 36. degrees 57 minutes there we saw many Quallen drive, and a great number of sea louse, which are a kind of louse for greatness like to small flies.  
The 21. we were under 38 degrees 25. minutes, and had alteration of water, there we cast out our lead but found no ground, the compass then varied 17, degrees northeastward, that morning we saw the new Moon being 21. hours old.  
The 22 it was ordered by our master and his counsel, that one man should have a cup of sack every day, and a measure of oil weekly, our french wine and butter being all spent.  
The 23. we saw many Whales, and white water, and were under 40 degrees 56. minutes.  
The 24. we saw many more great fishes, and much Odenkwos drive, the water very hollow out of the west and saw many birds.  
The 30. we had white water, as if we had been hard by the land, and were under 46. degrees 15. minutes, and saw many birds.  
The 2. of December being under 47. degrees 45. minutes we saw much Steencrosse drive.  
The 4. we still saw Steencrosse white water, and many birds and were under 47 degrees 25 minutes, and 16. degrees northeastward variation of the compass, than we cast out our lead and found 75 fathom sandy ground.  
The 5. we cast out our lead and had 65. fathom, saw many birds and Steencrosse then we were under 46, degrees 25 minutes, and had 54. fathom, that night we saw many Whales.  
The 6. in the morning we had 46 fathom water and with a north-west wind sailed west south-west, and at noon were under 40 degrees 37 minutes and had 42 fathom water, about 4 in the after noon we saw land not very high, but white and some what flat, we fell (according to our desire) on the north side of Porto Desire and at night anchored at 10 fathom deep, about a league and a half from the shore with an ebb that ran Southward, as strongly as the sea runs between Flushing heads.  
The 7. in the morning we hoist anchor, and sailed South, until noon, than we were before the haven of Porto Desire, lying under 47. degrees 40, minutes, and made towards the entry thereof, where we had very high water, so that the cliffs (whereof Oliver van Noort writeth, which sailing into that haven must be left northward from us,) were clean under water, but on the south point there lay certain cliffs open, which we took to be those, and therefore went southward on, but sailed southward of the right channel into a crooked bay, and there at high water anchored at four fathom and a half, and when the water was low, we had but 14. footwater, whereby the Unity lay with her stern fast on ground, it being full of cliffs, the wind was west from the land, & smooth water to our great fortune, for if we had had an east wind, with any gale, for certain, we had lost our ship: upon the cliffs we found many eggs, and took great muzzles and other fish, and among the rest smelts of 16 inches long, and for that cause we called that place the Smelled bay, our Shallop went to the Pinguijns' Island, lying east southeast two leagues from Porto Desire, and came aboard again late in the evening, bringing 2 sea Lions, and 150 Pinguijns, which we eat the next day.  
The 8 in the morning, with the land wound we sailed out of the Smelled bay, and anchored right before the haven of Porto Desire, and sent our Shalop out to sound the depth of the channel, and found 12 and 13 fathom, entering in after noon with a high water and a North-east wind we set sail, the Horn first, and so entered into the haven. When we had sailed about a league and a half into the river the wind turned, and we anchored at 20 fathom: there the ground was slippery stones, for about half an hour after, the wind blowing hard north west, both our ships lying with 2. anchors a piece out: presently drove upon the South shore, for there 25: anchors could not have holden them, so that we verily thought both our ships would there be cast away. The great ship sat with herside upon the cliffs, and shaken with the falling water, some what lower, and still kept staunch, but the Horn fell upon the cliffs, so that the water went clean from it, whereby at low water a man might have gone dry foot under the keel, right against the main mast, the keel was above a fathom out of the water, fearful to be hold, but as the wind blew hard northwest, it kept it from falling over, which appeared to be so, for that when the wind ceased, it fell from the land against the wind upon the side, at least three foot lower than the keel, whereat we were all abashed, thinking we had surely lost her, but when the flood came with still weather it rose up again, whereat we all rejoiced. In the morning with calm weather we wound of from the wall, and the same night the Horn came to us.  
The 9 in the morning, we set sail again, and went further into the river, and came to the King's Island so called by Oliver Van Noort, the Horn went behind it, and there anchored, but we could not get in with the Unity, because the wind was contrary, our men went on shore into the Island, which was almost covered over with eggs, for a man standing still on his feet; with his hands might reach to 54. nests, each having 3 or 4 eggs a piece much like (but some what greater) then Sea-Mues eggs, the birds were blackish Seamewes we carried thousands of them on board and eat them.  
The 10. our boat went on the north side of the river, to seek for fresh water, but found none, for digging holes of 14. foot deep, they found brackish water, both on the high hills and in the valleys, and returning on board again, brought great store of birds and eggs with them.  
The 11. the boat went lower into the River on the south side, to seek for men and water, and found nothing but brackish water, there they saw some Estriges, and beasts like Hearts, with very long necks, which were afraid of us. Upon the highest part of the hills we found some burying places, which were heaps of stones, and we not knowing what that meant, pulled the stones of from one of them, and under them found men's bones of 10 and 11 foot long, they buried the dead upon the top of the hills, flat on the ground, & cover them also with stones, which keeps, them from being devoured by beasts or birds.  
The 12.13.14.15. and 16. our men went continually on land to seek for water, but found none, every day bringing good store of birds and fishes on board.  
The 17. We laid our ship within the King's Island on the wall, with a high water, to make it clean, where it was dry that we might go round about it dry foot.  
The 18 the Horn was also laid on shore about 2 musket shot from our ship, to make it clean.  
The 19 as we were busy about both the ships to make them clean, and burnt reeds under the Horn, the flame of the fire suddenly got into the ship, and presently took such hold thereof that in the twinkling of an eye, it was so great that we could by no means quench it, by reason it lay 50. foot dry from the water side, and by that means we were constrained to stand still, and see it burn before our eyes, not able to do any thing to save it.  
The 20. at a high water we launched the Unity, into the water again, and went to the Horn & quenched the fire, but the ship was burnt clean down to the water. The next day when we had cast the water out of that part of it that was left, we saved all the wood, iron-work, anchors, ordinance, and what else that was to be gotten and put it into ourship.  
The 25 our men found certain holes full of fresh water which was white and very thick, from whence some of them daily fetch water, in little rondlets on there shoulders some went armed with muskets to defend them, others fetch birds, & eggs, and young sea Lions which we eat, and are of a reasonable good taste. The sea Lions are a kind of fish, as big as a little horse, with heads like Lions, and long rough hair about their necks, but the she Lions are without hair, and not half so great as the he, we could not kill them but with musket shot either in the breast or the paunch, for though we gave them 100 blows with staves and other things, and made the blood run out of their mouths and noses, yet they would run away: while we lay there in the river, we had great winds and some times much rain, and storms.  
The 9 of januarie, 1616. we left fetching water into the ship, and the 10. we set sail, to go on our voyage, but the wind coming out of the sea, we were forced to anchor again by the Lion Island, and that day got great store of fish and birds.  
The 12 our Pinnace rowed to the Pinguijns' Island, to fetch Pinguijns, but the weather was so foul, that they could not get a board again that day, but lay all night in the Smeltbay and next morning came to us laden with Pinguijns, but by reason of the great number of them, they were spoiled, and we cast them over board.  
The 13 about noon, we sailed out of Porto Desire, but the sea being calm we anchored before the haven, and when the wind began to rise, hoist anchor and put to sea,  
The 18 we saw Sebaldes Islands south east from us about 3. leagues, they lie, as Sebald Dewert writes, distant from the strait, east North-east, and west south-west, about 50. leagues, than we were under 51. degrees.  
The 20 we saw Steencrosse drive, and perceived that we had a great stream that went south-west, than we were under 53 degrees, & guessed that we were about 20 leagues south ward from the straits of Magelan. The 11 we were under 53. degrees.  
The 23 in the morning we had a South wind, and about noon it waxed calm, than the wind blue west, and we had ground at 50 fathom black sandy, with small stones, after that the wind turned north, with smooth water and fair weather, The water showed as white as if we had been within the land, we held our course south and by west, about 3. of the clock after noon we saw land west, and west south west from us, and not long after that we saw it also in the south, then having a north wind we went east southeast, to get above the land, it blew so hard in the hollow water, that we were forced to take in our top sails.  
The 24. in the morning, we saw land on starre-boord not above a great league distant from us, there we had ground at 40. fathom, and a west wind, the land stretched east and south, with very high hills, that were all covered over with ice. We sailed along by that land, and about noon past it and saw other land cast from it, which also was very high and ragged.  
These lands as we guessed lay about 8. leagues one from the other, and seemed as if there were a good passage between them, which we were the better persuaded unto, for that there ran a hard stream Southward between both those lands.  
Then about noon we were under 54 degrees 46. minutes and after noon we had a north wind and made towards this opening, but about evening it calmed and that night we drove forwards with a hard stream, and little wind. There we saw an innumerable number of Pinguijns and thousands of Whales, so that we were forced to look well about us, and to wind and turn to shun the Whales, lest we should sail upon them.  
The 25 in the morning we were close by the east land, which was very high and craggy, which on the north side reacheth east south east, as far as we could see, that land we called States land, but the land that lay west from us, we named Mauriceland. We perceived that on both sides thereof, there were good roads, and sandy bays, for on either side it had sandy strands and very fair sandy ground. There are great store of fish, Pinguijns and Porpesses, as also birds and water enough, but we could see no trees, we had a north wind in the entry and went south south-west, with a stiff course, at noon we were under 55 degrees 36 minutes, and then held our course south west, with a good sharp wind and rain, and a stiff gale: we saw the land on the south side of the passage upon the west end of Maurice van Nassawes land, reach west south west and south west, as far as we could see it, all very high and craggie-land. In the evening the wind was South West, and that night we went south with great waves or billows out of the south-west, and very blue water, whereby we judged, and held for certain that we had great deep water to loefward from us, nothing doubting but that it was the great South sea, whereat we were exceeding glad, to think that we had discovered a way, which until that time, was unknown to men, as afterward we found it to be true.  
There we saw extreme great Seamewes, bigger of body than Swans, their wings being spread abroad, were each of them above a fathom long. These birds being unaccustomed to see men, came to our ship, and sat thereon, and let our men take and kill them.   map showing new passage through the great South Sea south of the Straits of Magellan in Tierra del Fuego 
The 26. we were under 57 degrees, with a flying storm out of the West and south west, the whole quarter, with very high and blue water, we held our course Southward, and in the north west saw very high land, in the night we turned north west ward.  
The 27 we were under 56. degrees 51, minutes, the weather very cold, with hail, and rain, the wind West and West and by south, and we went Southward and then crossed northward with our main sails.  
The 28 we hoist our top sails, than we had great billows out of the West, with a West wind and then a North-east, and therewith held our course South, and then West and West and by South, and were under fifty six degrees and forty eight minutes.  
The 29, we had a North-east wind, and held our course south west and saw two Islands before us, lying West south-west from us, about noon we got to them but could not sail above them, so that we held our course north, about them they had dry grey cliffs, and some low cliffs about them, they lay under 57 degrees, southward of the equinoctial line, we named them Barnevells Islands, from them we sailed West north west: about evening we saw land again, lying north west and north northwest from us, which was the land that lay South from the straits of Magelan which reacheth Southward, all high hilly land covered over with snow, ending with a sharp point, which we called Cape Horn, it lieth under 57 degrees and 48. minutes.  
Then we had fair weather, and a North wind, with great Billows out of the West, we held on course west, & found a strong stream that can westward.  
The 30. we still had great billows out of the west, with hollow water and a strong stream that went westward, which assured us that we had an open way into the South sea, than we were under 57 degrees, 34. minutes.  
The 31. we had a north wind, and sailed west, and were under 58. degrees: then the wind turning west, and west south-west, somewhat variable, we passed by Cape Van Horn, and could see no more land, and had great billows out of the west, and very blue water, which then fully assured us that we had the broad south sea before us, and no land: the wound was very variable with great store of hail and rain, which forced us often times to wind to and fro.  
The first of February, we had cold weather, with a storm out of the southwest, and sailed with our main sails, lying north-west and west north-west.  
The 2. the wind west, we sailed southward, and were under 57 degrees 58. minutes, and found 12. degrees Northward variation of the Compass. That day we saw many great Seamewes, and other birds.  
The 3. we were under 59 degrees 25. minutes, with indifferent weather, and a hard west wind, and guessed that we were that day under 59 degrees and a half, but saw no land, nor any sign thereof in the South.  
The 4. we were under 56. degrees 43. minutes, with variable winds, most south-west, and wound to and fro as the wind blew, with 11. degrees northeastward variation of Compass.  
The 5. we had a strong stream out of the west, with hollow water, whereby we could bear no sail, ●ut were forced to drive with the wind.  
The 8. the wind was south, and we held west, and the wind blowing northwest, we turned southward, being under 59 degrees, little less: the wind being stiff northwest and north northwest, with mist, cold, hail, and snow, we had our main sails out, and held our course west.  
The next day, it was very cold, raw, moist and misty weather.  
The 12. our men had each of them three cups of wine in sign of joy for our good hap, for then the Sraightes of Magelan lay east from us: the same day by advice of all our counsel, at the request of our chief Merchant, the new passage (by us discovered between Mauritius land and the State's land,) was named the straits of le More, although by good right it should rather have been called William Schoutens Strait, after our masters Name, by whose wise conduction and skill in sailing, the same was found.  
During the time that we passed through that New Strait, and sailing southward about that New found land, till we got to the West side of the straits of Magelan for the most part we had a very strong stream, hollow water, continual rain, mists, moist and thick weather, with much hail and snow: whereby we endured much trouble, misery and disease. But in regard that we had so luckily discovered that Passage, and hoping that the places which we were yet to discover would likewise fall out well; we were encouraged, not once thinking upon our former hard passage, with assured minds determined to go forward on our voyage.  
The 13. we still had much rain and misty dark weather, and saw many birds and Porpesses.  
The 14. We were under 51. degrees 50. minutes, with misty dark and moist weather, as also the 15. but slight water, being under 51. degrees 12. minutes, the wind West, holding our course north, and found that the stream there, ran north.  
The next, the wind still held northwest, north northwest, and west, to the 23. day, than we had the general South wind, and good weather, with hollow billows out of the south-west and were under 46. degrees and 30. minutes,  
The 24. We hoist our upper Ordinance out of the hold, and placed it above upon our deck.  
The 25. of january, we hoist all our sails, because we entered into a peaceable Sea, and had past all storms and hard weather.  
The 27. We hoist up our second tire of Ordinance, and placed it in our second Orlope, for in Porto Desire we had laid it down in the hold, and all things that might hinder the wind, and then were under 40. degrees with fair weather, a south, and south southeast wind, and a good gale, as the day before, and held our course northward.  
The 28. our counsel and the four Masters determined to sail to the Isles of john Fernando, there to refresh us, because some of our men by means of the great pains and labour taken by them were extreme weary, and some had the flux: that day we were under 35. degrees 53. minutes. In the evening we bore but small sail, fearing to fall upon the land by night, and because we would not pass beyond it in the night, we sailed North-east.  
The first of March in the morning we saw the Islands of john Fernando, right before us, north North-east, with a south wind, fair weather, and a good gale. About noon we got to them, under 33. degrees and 48. minutes.  
These are two Islands, both of them very high land: the smallest lying most westward, is a very dry bare Island with nothing in it, but bare hills and cliffs, the greatest (lying eastward) is also full of very high hills, but hath many trees, and very fruitful. Therein are many beasts, as hogs, and goats, upon the coast admirable numbers of good fish; which makes the Spaniards often times come thither to fish, and in short time fill their ships and carry them to Peru. We went on the west side of those Islands, which was not well for us, for there we must have gone about eastward to get into the Road, which lieth on the east point of the greatest Island, for going about on the west side behind the land, we should have gotten under the land in the calm water, because the land there is high and calm, so that we could not get to the land to anchor with our ship, and therefore sent our boat out to sound the depth, which came aboard again in the the evening, and told us, that close by the land we had 40. and 30, fathom sandy ground, which still lesseneth till it come to 3. fathom good to anchor in, besides a fair green valley, full of green trees, pleasant to behold, but because of the shortness of the time they went not on shore, and in divers places saw fresh water in great streams run down off the hills, they likewise saw many goats and other beasts upon the hills, which they could not well know, being so far off: they had also in short time taken a great number of good fish, for the hook was no sooner in the water but presently they took fish, so that continually without ceasing, they did nothing but draw up fish, most of them being Corcobados, and Steenbrasses, and saw many sea Wolves: these news cheered up our men, specially those that were troubled with looseness hoping there to refresh themselves: that night it was calm weather, so that the stream drove us somewhat backward.  
The 2. day we were with our ship close under the land again, but could not get so near (what means soever we used) to find ground, we once again sent our men on land, some to fish, and some to seek for cattle, they saw many hogs, goats, and other beasts, but by reason that the woods were thick they could not get them: and the while that some of them fetched water, they that were in the boat had taken almost two tons of fish, all with hooks, and so we were forced to leave that fair Island, and could get nothing else there.  
The 3. we drove at least 4. leagues beneath the Islands, notwithstanding that all that quarter we did the best we could to sail near to it, whereof at last being weary, (seeing it was unpossible to be done) we determined to leave them, and to hold on our course, to perform our voyage, every day having a good forewinde, to the great grief of our sick men, who thereby were clean out of comfort, but God holp them.  
These Islands are under 33. degrees 40. minutes: this resolution taken, we set our course north-west and by West, with a good South gale of wind, and fair weather.  
The 11. we passed Tropicus Capricornus the second time, with a south east wind, our course north-west, there we had the general east and east southeast wind, and held our course north north west to the 15. till we were under 18. degrees, than we changed our course, and went west, and made our rowing Shullop ready, to use it when we came near any land.  
The 17. we were under 19 degrees, and held our course West north-west.  
The 20. we were under 17 degrees, with very high billows out of the south, the wind southeast as before, we held our course West north-west, our Compass then being half a Strike variation north westward, every day we saw many Pilsters, & other birds, Pilsters are white birds, with red bills, and reddish heads, and long white cloven tails, of two or two foot and a half long, they are to be seen in all parts of the world, wheresoever we sail, and are as big as a common Sea mew.  
The 24. we were under 15. degrees, and held our course west, every day having hollow billows out of the south, and continual stiff cold wind east south hast, and still went forward, with a good gale.  
The 3. of April being Easter day, we were under 15. degrees 12. minutes, at which time we had no variation of Compass, for the needle stood right north and south, than the flux began much to trouble our men, for at times, half of them at the least had it.  
The 9 john Cornelius Schouten that had been Master of the Horn, (William Cornelius Schoutens Brother, our Master) died, when he had lain sick a month.  
The 10. In the morning after we had prayed, his dead body was thrown over board, and presently after we saw land north-west and north-west and by north, about three leagues from us, a low Island, not very great, there also we saw great numbers of Seamewes and fish, and set our course to the Island, thinking to have some refreshing, whereof in regard of the flux we had great need. About noon we got to the Island, and cast out our lead, but found no ground, and therefore put out our Shalop, to see if we could find any ground, the Shalop returning, they told us that they found ground at 25. fathom about a small musket shot from the land, they said also that they had seen many Hays and other fish, such as we found about john Fernando's Islands, but we durst not go with our ship so close under the land, fearing some danger. Then our Shalop went to the land again to see what they might get there, but coming near to the Island they could not get to the strand with the shalop the water rushed so hard against the shore, which our men perceiving, leapt into the water and swum, and drew one another to land, leaving the shalop fast with a drag, about evening they came on board again, and could get nothing, but only some green he arbes, which tasted like unto Holland Tuinkars, they said, that there they had seen three Dogs, that neither barked, nor made any noise, and in it found some places full of rain water, that had fallen that day.  
The Island as we perceived, seemed at high water for the most part to be overflown, it had nothing about it but a kind of wall like a ditch, full of green trees, pleasant to behold, and in the middle of them and else where, much salt water. It is under 15. degrees twelve minutes, distant from the Coast of Peru by our estimation nine hundred twenty & five leagues. That quarter the wind was North, and we held our course West, towards the Islands of Solomon, and called that Island Dogs Island.  
In the night it blewer hard, with a great shower of rain.  
The 14. the wind east and east southeast, we sailed West and west and by north, with wind and weather afore said, and saw much fish, and many birds: after noon we saw another low Island North west from us being very great, and reached North-east and south-west, whereat we rejoiced, hoping to get water and some refreshing there, and made to it, holding our course northwest.  
About evening, being with our ship about a league from the land, there came a Canoe to meet us, with 4. Indians in it, all naked, of a reddish colour, very black long hair: they kept a good way from our ship first calling to us, making signs to have us come on land, but we understood them not, nor they us, not withstanding that we answered and called to them in Spanish, Molucus, javan, and our own netherlands speech.  
About evening at sun-setting, we got to the land, but found no ground, nor no changing of water, although we were so near to the shore, that with a musket we might shoot into it, and therefore put to Sea again, and the Canoe to land, where a great many Indians stood upon the shore to watch for them: not long after again there came another Canoe from the Land to our ship, but would not (as the first) come aboard, they called to us, and we to them, but understood not one the other, at last their Canoe overthrew in the water, but they soon turned it up again, and leapt quickly into it, they showed and pointed to wards the land, and we the like to them towards the ship, but they would not come, wherewith we held on our course and left the Island, sailing South and south-west to get above the land: the Island was not broad, but somewhat long, and full of trees, which as we guessed were Palmitas and Cocus trees, it lies under 15. degrees 15. minutes, having white sand ground, that night we saw fire upon the land in divers places.  
The 15. in the morning, having in the night sailed about ten leagues south south-west, we sailed close along by the land, where we saw many naked men standing on shore, calling and crying (as it seemed) to bid us come on land, and then again there came another Canoe from the land towards our ship, with three Indians in it, which also called to us, and would not come aboard, but rowed to the Shalop, and went close to it, our men showing them all the friendship they could, giving them some beads and knives, but they understood not one another having been a little while by the Shalop, they left it, and came so near to our ship, that we cast out a small rope to them, which they took, but would not enter into the ship, but went into the Shalop, which came back from the land without doing any thing, and having been a good while in it, at the last one of them came into the gallery, and drew our the nails of the windows in the merchants and Masters Cabins, and taking them away, hide them in his hair, they were desirous of Iron, for they ventured to pull out the bolts with their hands, and to earry them away, we sought to keep one of them in the ship and to send one of our men with the other two in their Canon to land to make friendship with them but they would not, they were very thievish people, all naked, only a piece of a mat hanging before their privy members. Their skin was marked with divers figures, as Snakes, Dragons, and such like things which showed very blue, as if they had been burnt thereon with gunpowder, we gave them wine, as they sat in the Canoe, but they would not give us the cup again. We sent our Shalop once again to the land, with 8. musketeers, and 6. men with swords Claus johnson our under Merchant, and Arice Clauson the Merchant of the Horn, went with them, to see what was to be gotten in the Island, and to make friendship with them. But as soon as they were by the strand and the men went on shore, there came at least 30 Indians out of the wood with great Clubs or Cudgels and would have taken our men's arms from them and thought to draw the Shalop upon the land, ventured to take two of our men out of the Shalop, thinking to carry them into the wood, but our musketeers, having their muskets ready, discharged three of them amongst them, and verily thought that they either killed or sore wounded some of them. They likewise had long staves, with very long sharp things at the ends thereof, which (as we thought) were sins of black fishes, they also cast stones with stings, but (God be thanked) hurt none of our men, bows they had not, as far as we could see. Our men saw some of their women, that cried and clasped their men about the necks, but knew not what they meant, but thought they did it to get them from thence. That Island (by reason we could there find no ground to anchor) we called the Island without ground. On the out side it was low plain ground, full of palm trees, but within full of salt water. At last when we saw that there was nothing to be gotten we determined to leave it, and with an east wind held our course West to seaward. There we had slight water and no billows as the day before we had out of the South, and therefore we guessed that Southward there was more land, it is under 15 degrees, about 100 leagues distant from Dog's Island.  
The 16. in the morning betimes, we saw an other Island, North ward from us, which we made to, but found it as the other, without anchor ground, within also being all drowned land, yet on the sides it was full of trees, but no plume nor Cocos trees. We put out our Shalop to sound the depth, but, going to the shore, found no ground, and therefore came a board again, without doing any thing, or seeing any men. We sent our Shalop once again to see if we could get any refreshing or water upon the land, who returning again told us that they had found fresh water not far from the shore, in a pit or keel, which they might bring with buckets to the strand, but hard to get into the ship, for the Shalop, by reason of the billows, lay fast at a dreg, by which means the men were forced, to draw one an other with a rope on land, and in like sort on board again, so that it was very troublesome and dangerous to go on the land, and therefore fetched but four small fats of water. There also we found such herbs as we had in the Dog's Island, whereof we brought a sackful a board, and some crabs as also some shells, and horns, that had fish in them of very good taste, That evening we held on our course Westward, with an east wind, and an in different gale, rainy weather and smooth water. The same day we were under 14. degrees 46. minutes. That Island was 15. leagues distant from the other, we called it the water Island, by cause there we got some water.  
The 17. we gave our men six cups of water, and sod a great ketle with pottage made of the green herbs that we had in water Island, which did our men some good and eased them of their looseness.  
The 18. in the morning, we saw an other low Island south west from us, lying West north west, and east south east, as far as we could see, at the least twenty leagues, distant from the other. We made to it, and being hard by it, sent out our boat to sound the depth they told us they found ground by a point of land, from whence there came a stream at twenty, twenty five and forty fathom, running softly down, about a musket shot from the land, whereupon we sent the boat with our empty cask thither, hoping to find water. When it came to the land, they let the Schut lie fast at a dreg in the water and drew one an other with a rope though the water, to land as they did before, there they sought a good way within a wood for fresh water, but because they had no arms with them, and saw a wild man, who as they thought had a bow in his hand, they turned presently back to the Shalop, and came aboard again without doing any thing, and lying a good way from the shore, there came five or six wild men to the strand, who seeing that our men were gone, went back again into the wood. Upon that Island there were great store of green wild trees, being also full of salt water within. When our men came into the ship they were covered all over with flies, in such abundance that we could not know them, their faces, hands, and Scute and all full, and the owers also as far as they were out of the water, were covered over with black flies, wonderful to behold: those flies came with them aboard our ship and slew so thick upon our bodies and in our faces, that we knew not how to shun them, for we could hardly eat or drink, but all was full of them: we still wiped our faces and hands, and made flaps to kill as many as we could, this continued two or three days with great trouble unto us all: at last we had a good gale of wind, whereby, and with continual killing them, in the end when three or four days were passed we were rid of them, we called that Island, the Fly Island, and therewith set forward from it, and had some rain, as also the next day, whereby we gathered so much water, with clothes and sails that it holp us well, in the night we made no great way but often times let the ship drive, that we might not by night fall upon such low Islands, and spoil our ship.  
The 23. we were under 15. degrees 4. minutes, and then again had great hollow bill owes out of fly south, which the next day also continued, the wind was north east and most part east, and east and by south. There they said that Terra Australis which we sought for, lay yet 250. leagues further.  
The 25. we filled four vessels full of rain water; and still had hollow billows out of the south, as we commonly have in the Spanish seas out of the north west.  
The 3. of May the wind was still east, and we say led West, and at won were under 15 degrees, 3 minutes, That day we saw many great Dorados which were the first that we had seen in the south sea.  
The 9 We were under 15. degrees 20. minutes, and at that time as we thought were 1510. leagues distant from the coast of Peru and Chili. About noon we saw a sail, which as we guessed was a Bark, coming out of the south, and went northward towards us, we presently made towards it, and as it came near to us, we shot at it with one of our pieces right over her, to make them strike, but they would not, than we shot again, but yet they would not strike, with that we put out our Shalop with 10. musketeers in it, to take her, which calling to them we shot another piece, yet without any intent to reach or to hurt them, but they would not strike, but sought as well as they could to get away from us, and got to loofeward of us, but our Shalop being too crafty for them rowed to them, and being about half a musket shot from them shot four muskets one after an other, as they drew near to her, and before they could reach her some of her men in great fear leapt overboard, whereof one of them had a little child, and another was hurt, and had three holes in his back, but not very deep, for it was hayleshot, those we fetched out of the water again: they also threw much of their goods over board, and amongst the rest three Hens, our men leapt into their ship, and carried them into our ship, they not once resisting, for in truth they had no arms, when they were in our ship we fetched two men more that were left in theirs, which presently fell down before us, and kissed our feet and hands, one of them was a very old man, the other a young man, we could not understand them, but used them kindly, and presently the Shalop rowed to fetch those that leapt overboard, to save their lives, but they got but two of them, that drove upon one of their oars, and pointed to our men with their hands to the ground, as much to say, that the rest were drowned: one of those two that was hurt, whom we dressed, had long yellowish hair. In that ship there was at least eight women, three young sucking children, and some of nine or ten years old, so that we made account they were three and twenty in all, clean naked people, both men and women, only something hanging before their privy members. About evening we set the men on board their ship again, that were welcome to their wives, which clasped them about the necks and kissed them. We gave them beads, (which they hung about their necks,) and some knives, and showed them all the friendship we could, and they the like to us, giving us two fir●● Matiens, and two Cocos nuts, for they had not many, that was all they had to eat and drink, and they had drunk out all the water out of the nuts, so that they had no more drink. We saw them drink salt water out of the Sea, and gave it also to their young children, to drink, which we thought to be against Nature. They had certain clothes, which they were before their privy members, and therewith covered themselves against the heat of the Sun, of a yellowish colour. They were reddish people, that anointed themselves with Oil: the Women had short hair, like our men in Holland: men's hair was long, curled, and very black: their ship was of a strange fashion: It was made of 2. long fair Canoes with a good space between them, in each Canoe about the middle thereof, there lay two whole broad planks of fair red wood, to keep out the water, and divers planks laid cross over, from the one Canoe to the other, which were made fast together, and hung a good way over on both ends, without the Canoes, very close above to keep out the water, before at the end of one of the Canoes, on starre-boord, there stood a Mast, at the end thereof having a fork, whereon the yard lay. The sail was made of mats, and as the wind blow they sailed, without Compass, or any Instruments for the Sea, but hooks to fish withal, whereof the upper part was stone, the other black bone, or Torroyses' shells, and some of them were mother of pearl. Their ropes were very fair, and almost as thick as a Cable, made of such stuff as the fig frails in Spain are. When they sailed from us, they hold their course southeast.  
The tenth, We had the wind South southeast, and southeast and by South, and held our course West, and south-west In the morning after breakfast, we saw very high land on backeboord, lying Southeast and by south, about eight leagues from us: we made to it, and sailed all that day with a good gale, but could not reach it, and therefore held off in the night, in the evening we saw a sail a great may beneath the land, and presently after another also, a great deal below they often wound to and fro and in the night they made fires, and drew near one unto the other.  
The eleventh in the morning, we were near a high Island, and about two Leagues southward from thence, an other long low Island, that day we sailed over a bank of fourteen fathom deep, stony ground, lying about two Leagues from the land, and as soon as we were over it, we could find no more ground. One of the Ships aforesaid came to us, and we cast out a rope at our stern thinking they would take it, and draw themselves by is aboard our ship, but they could not get it till one of our men leapt over board, and holp them to take it, which they untied, and took it into their ship, and tied two Cocos nuts, and 3 or 4 flying fishes to the rope, and so let it go calling aloud to us, but we could not understand them, but we thought their meaning was, that we should pull the rope on board again: they also carry a Canoe in their ship, which what time soever, they can put out: and are very good Sea men. Their ships were of the fashion aforesaid, with good sails, and are so swift of sail, that few ships in Holland can out sail them. They steer behind with 2. oars, on each Canoe a man, & sometimes row, with their oars before, when they will wind, the ship also winds of itself, when they pull the oats out of the water and let it go, or alone with the wind, we put out our Shalop to sound, which came and told us that they had found ground at 15.14. and 12. fathom, shelvy ground, about a canon shot from the land, we presently made to it to anchor, and took in our sails. The Negroes seeing that, made signs to us to go to the other Island, and sailed thither before us, but we anchored at the end of the Island, at five and twenty fathom sandy ground, a great Cannon shot from the land. That Island is a high hill, almost like one of the Molucos Islands, full of trees, most Cocos trees, therefore we called it Cocos Island.  
The other Island is much longer, but lower, lying East and West. As soon as we were at an anchor, there came three small ships, that sailed up and down about our ship, and at least nine or ten Canoes boarded us, some from the land, and some out of the little ships, among the which, two of them put out little white flags in sign of peace, and we did the like. Their Canoes, which had 3. and 4. men a piece in them, were flat before and sharp behind, hewed out of a whole piece of reed wood. Wherewith they could row exceeding swift, and when they came near the ship, they leapt into the water, and swum to our ship, with their hands full of Cocos nuts, and Vbes roots, which they bartered with us for nails and beads, whereof they were very desirous, they gave four or five Cocos nuts, for one nail or a small string of beads, so that the same day we bartered for 180. Cocos nuts, and at last there came so many on board, that we scarce knew how to bestir ourselves. We sent our Shalop towards the other Island, to see if there we could not lie better, for there we lay in the open sea, but the Shalop was no sooner off from our ship, rowing along by the land, but it was enclosed round about by 12 or 13. Canoes of the other Island, and still more came to them, the people within them showing as if they were mad, having certain staves of hard wood in their hands, like Clubs, sharp at the point, and a little burnt. They boarded our Shalop, and thought to have taken it from us, but our men being thereby constrained to defend themselves, let flee three muskets among them, whereat first they laughed and mocked, thinking it but a sport, but the third time one of them was shot into the breast clean through his body, which his fellows seeing went presently to help him, and finding him to be so sore hurt, all of them kept of from the Shalop, and went to one of their small ships with sails, and calling to it would have had them to over row the Shalop, as we guessed, but they would not, for their Canoes had been aboard our ship, where they had been well used, and friendly dealt with all. Those people were very thievish, for in our sight they stole one of our leads wherewith our men used to sound, and whatsoever they saw, they would steal and swim away with it as some of them did. that stole away one of our men's pillows and coverlet. others took knives and what else they could find. Wherewith they presently leapt over board, and swum away, so that in the night we were forced to take in our Shalop, lest they should cut the rope, and carry it away, they were exceeding desirous of iron, looking round about upon the nails and bolts of the ship, thinking to pull them out and to steal them away, but they were to fast in the wood. They were lusty men well proportioned, and of great stature, and went all naked and unarmed only their privy members covered. Their hair was dressed after divers fashions, some short and some finely curled, some had long hair bound up in plaits in several manner, they were notable swimmers. That Cocos Island lies under 16 degrees 10 minutes. The twelve in the morning after breake-fast-time, there came more Canoes a board our ship with Cocos nuts, Bananas, Vbas roots, and some little hogs, and some vessels full of fresh water, that day we bartered with them for one thousand two hundred Cocos nuts, we were 85. men aboard and every one had twelve nuts. They strove who should get first aboard and those that could not get to the ship, leapt out of their Canoes, and dived under the other Canoes, to get to the ship to sell their ware, holding Vbas roots, and bunches of Cocos nuts in their mouths, and climbed so many, and so fast up to the ship, that we were forced to keep them down with staves. When they had sold their wares, they leapt out of the ship and swum to their Canoes again. They wondered at the greatness and strength of the ship, and some of them crept down behind at the rother, under the ship, and knocked with stones upon the bottom thereof, to prove how strong it was. There came a Canoe from the other Island, that brought us a young black wild hog, which the king sent us for a present, we would have given the messenger somewhat for it, but he would not take it, making signs that the king had charged him not to take any thing. At noon the king himself came in a great ship with a sail, of the fashion aforesaid, like an Ice Slead, with at least thirty five Canoes to accompany him. This king was by his men called Latou, we received him with Drums and Trumpets, where at they wondered, because they never had scene nor heard the like before, They showed us great honour and much friendship outwardly, with bowing their heads, clapping their fists together over their heads and other strange ceremonies. When he was a little way from us he began to call and to cry out aloud, as if he had prayed after his manner, all the rest of his men did the like, we not knowing what it meant, but guessed that it was in steed of a welcome.  
Presently thereupon the king sent us a Matien by three of his men, to whom we gave an old hatcher, a few beads, some old nails, and a piece of linen cloth, which he willingly received, laying it three times upon his head, and bowing it, in token of reverence, or thanks, and courtesy. Those that came into our ship, fell on their knees, and kissed our feet, and wondered much at our ship. We could not know the king from the other Indians, for he was likewise clean naked, but only that they showed him reverence, and he commanded over his men. We made signs that the king should come aboard of our ship, his son came aboard, and we entertained him well, but he himself durst not, or would not come, but they altogether made signs to have us come to the further Island, with our ship, where there was enough of all things to be had. Among other things we bartered with them for angles of hair, that were made of reed, as in Holland, but some what thicker, with hooks of mother of Pearl. The king's son went to land again, and the Canoe where in he went had a great piece of wood on backeboord, wherewith it kept upright, upon that piece of wood their angle lay, ready to take fish.  
The 13. in the morning, there came at least 45. Canoes aboard, to traffic with us, with an armada of 23. small ships, made like ice sleads, each of them one with an other, having 25 men a piece in them, and every small Canoe 4 or 5 we not knowing what their intent was. The Canoes deait with us bartering Cocos nuts, for nails, and made show, as if they were our great friends, but afterward we found it otherwise: all of them made signs to us to sail to the other Island, the king who the day before had been at our ship, came likewise in his ship with a sail to our ship, and all of them made a great noise. We would gladly have had him aboard, but he would not, where with we suspected treason fearing some mischief, and the rather, because all the ships and Canoes kept close round about our ship, and that the king went out of his ship into a Canoe, and his son into an other, and presently they struck upon a kind of drum that was in his ship, whereat all the Indians began to cry out aloud, which we esteemed to be a warning given unto them, altogether to fall upon us, to take our ship from us, and then the ship wherein the king sailed before he went out of it, boarded us, coming so hard upon us, as if it would have sunk us, but it struck against our ship with such a force that the two heads of the Canoes before brake in pieces, wherewith the men that were in it, (among them having some women) leapt into the water and swum to wind ward, the rest began to fling great number of stones at us thinking therewith to fear us, but we shot at them with muskets and 3 great pieces (laden with musket shot and old nails) wherewith all they that were in the ship and Canoes that lay about our ship, leapt into the water, we made reckoning that some of them had forgotten the way to go home again, and that divers of them ●●●o were sore wounded, and therewith they went back: they knew not what such manner of shooting meant, but yet when they saw how we had handled them with our shot, they kept aloof out of the reach of our pieces, and we hoisting anchor, set forward again on our voyage, holding our course west, and west and by south. We were of opinion that the king at that time, had assembled all his forces, for he had at the least 1000 men, or rather more, among them we saw one that was clean white.  
When we were about four leagues off from the Islands, many of our men would have had us go back again to the Islands, by force to go on land, to refresh ourselves, in regard that we had but little water, but the master and the Merchant would not. The first Island that was so high, we named Cocos Island, and the other that lay a league distant from it, we called Traitor's Island, because the most part of the Indians that sought to betray us, came from that Island.  
The 14. in the morning, we saw another Island right before us, about seven Leagues distant from us, which seemed to be round, and as we guessed was thirty Leagues distant from the Islandas, foresaid. That Island we called the Hope, and made towards it, hoping there to get water, and better refreshing, but coming to it, could find no ground, and therefore put out our Shalop, to sound a long the shore, which about a musket shot from the land, found ground at forty fathom, small black, and soft stony ground, sometimes also they had twenty and thirty fathom, but as soon as they were a Shalops length or two from it, they had no ground again. Then ten or twelve Canoes came to our ship, but we would not let them come aboard, but showed them friendly countenance, and bartered with them for four flying fishes, for the which we gave them some beads, which we let down by a rope at the stern of the ship, and they taking them tied the fishes to the rope, and we pulled them up, in the mean time our Shalop sounded along by the land, which they in the Canoes seeing, presently made towards it, and being close by it, at first spoke unto the men, but withal compassed them about with fourteen Canoes, and therewith some of them leapt overboard, thinking to fall upon the Shalop, or to draw it away with them, which our men perceiving, shot with their Muskets among them, (there being six Muskets, and other arms. Courtelasses and Pikes in the Shalop) and therewith killed two of the Indians as they sat in their Canoes, whereof one presently fell dead overboorde, the other sat still with his hand wiping off the blood upon his breast, but at last fell likewise over board: the rest in the Canoes, were thereat in so great fear, that in all hast they made away, at which time we saw many men standing upon the shore, that cried and made a great noise. But for that we there could find no fit anchoring ground, we took our Shalop in again, and went forward on our voyage, holding our course south-west, the better to get to the south, hoping there to find firm land. And it was so rough near to the Island, that it was a very bad place for a boat to go on shore. The Island was all full of black cliffs, green on the top, and black earth, and was full of Cocos trees, and green herbs. We also saw many howls along by the Sea side, and clofe by the strand there was a great Village, the land was hilly, but not very high.  
The fifteen we were under sixteen degrees twelve minutes, fair wether, the wind southeast, our course west, and west and by south.  
The 17. the wind being North-east, we went west and by south, but the two last quarters, we sailed west north west. That day it was agreed among us, because our victuales began to wax scant, that in steed of breakfast, we should give our men, half a cup of sack.  
The 18. being under 16. degrees, 5. minutes, we had variable west winds, that day we called our Counsel together, to whom William Cornelison Schouten our Master showed, that then we were at the least one thousand six hundred leagues, eastward from the coast of Peru, and Chili, and had not discoured any part of Terra Australis, as our intent was, that there was not any appearance to discover any thing to our contentments that we also had sailed further westward, than we intended, that sailing forward in that manner, without all doubt we should fall southward upon Nova Guinea, and that if there we should find no passage or way to get through, (it being very dangerous, uncertain and not known) that then both ship and goods would be lost, and we ourselves likewise should perish, it being unpossible to come Eastward back again from thence, by reason of the steadfast East winds, that in the west parts continually blow, that we also had but small store of victuals, and saw no means as yet to increase them, and therefore asked their counsel, whether it was not their best way to alter their course, and to sail northward, thereby to get northward to Nova Guinea, and so to the Molucoes, which they considering of, and well weighing found his reasons to be true, and thought it necessary to be done, and therefore all with one consent agreed to sail Northward, not to fall southward upon Nova Guinea, being an uncertain way, but rather Northward, to hold a certain course, which was presently put in effect, and we set our course north northwest  
The nineteenth, the wind South, and our course North, at noon we saw two Islands, north-east and by East, about eight leagues from us, which seemed to lie about a Cannon shot distant one from the other. Then we went North-east, to sail about the land, with fair weather, but no great gale.  
The 20. The wind was North-east, and we did the best by labouring to get to the land.  
The one and twentieth, the wind was East, with a small gale: and when we were about a league from the land, there came twenty Canoes to our ship, to whom we showed all signs of friendship, but one of them with a wooden Assagay (sharp at the point) in his hand, threatened to shoot at one of our men, and cried aloud, as they did in the other Island, which we thought was a sign among them, to fall upon us, whereupon we discharged two of our great Pieces, and therewithal some of our Muskettes, whereby two of them were hurt, and the rest presently made away, as they fled throwing a shirt overboard, which they had stolen out of our gallery. After that, some of them took courage again, and came once more with certain Canoes to our ship, and we sailing closer to the land because we had no ground, put out our Shalop to sound the depth, with 8. musketeers in it, but they found no ground, and when they thought to come back again to the ship, 6. or 8. Canoes boarded them, thinking to enter the boat, and to take their arms from them: wherewith to defend themselves they were forced to shoot with their muskets among them, and killed six, and hurt many of them, for when they fled our men rowed to one of their Canoes, that had no man in it but one that lay dead, whose legs hung still in the Canoe, they threw his body into the Sea, and brought the Canoe aboard their Shalop, wherein they found a Club, with a long staff like a half pike. In the night time our men came again to us and could find no anchor ground, and therefore that night we held off and on close by the land.  
The 22. we did the best we could to get to the land, and coming to it, sent out our Shalop to sound along by the shore, that found ground at fifty fathom, shelvy ground about a Cannon shot from the land, which still lessened and waxed shallower to 30. and 35. fathom and we anchored at 35 fathom, shelvy ground, till we could find a better place. Our ship master rowed with the Shalop and our boat to sound every where, and found a fit place to lay the ship in, which was close by our ship, in a creak, hard by a little fresh river, whereunto we presently sailed, and for that the wind was contrary, we sailed into it, so that being in the bay we lay a stones cast off from the shore, in the creak at nine fathom water shelvy ground. There we made our ship fast with four ropes, in smooth water, and the fresh water ran down out of the hill into the sea, right against the place where our ship lay, whereby while our men fetched water, or did anything upon the shore, if the Indians had set upon them, we could beat them off with our ordinance. The same day there came divers Canoes to our ship, bringing some Cocos nuts, and Vbas roots, others brought a live hog, and two roasted hogs, for the which we bartered and gave them slight knives, beads, and nails. Those people also were thievish, and would swim and dive exceeding well, as those in the other Islands could do, their houses stood along the strand which were round & made of leaves sharp on the top and close like a paint-house, to let the water fall down, about five and twenty foot in compass, and ten or twelve foot high, with a low hole to go in stooping, in them there was nothing to be seen, but some dried herbs, like hay, to sleep upon, and an angling rod or two, and in some a wooden club or staff, that was all their household stuff, both the best and worse sort, for the king himself had no more.  
The 23 we bartered again for more Cocos nuts, and Vbas roots, which the Canoes brought to our ship, that day there came a great number of men down to the strand, which as it seemed came from all places of the Island, wondering to see our ship.  
The 24. Aris Clauson, Reymie Simonson Snocke, and Cornelison Schouten went on land to be hostages, to make friendship with the Indians, and for them we had 6. of their principal men in our ship, whom we used friendly, giving them meat and drink, and some presents, as they did to our men, giving them Cocos, and Vbas roots to eat, and water to drink. The king showed our men great reverence, and gave them four little hogs, that day our men fetched five fats full of water peaceably with out quarrelling, for when any of the Indians came near our boat, the king himself came thither and drove them thence, or sent one of his men to do it. His men were very obedient unto him: for as it chanced that one of our coutelasses was stolen away from us, and we told one of the king's gentlemen thereof, he gave some of the Indians charge to fetch it again, and presently he that had taken it, was sought for, and although he was gone a good way of, they brought him back who being come, the coutelasse was laid down at our feet, & he was beaten with staves, they making signs unto us with their fingers upon their throats, that if the Herico (that is the king) knew of it, his head should be cut off, and after, that we had nothing stolen from us, neither on the shore, nor in the ship, nor else where: neither durst they take a fish that we angled for. Those people were very fearful of our shooting, for when we shot off a musket, they all ran quaking and shivering away, and we put them in more fear, when we showed them that we could shoot with the great pieces, which the king desired us once to do, which being done they were all so fearful and abashed thereat, that all of them as also the king, (sitting under his Belay, or canopy, notwithstanding all that we could say or do to persuade them,) sore amazed ran into the woods, and left our men sitting there alone. But not long after they came again, scarce half well assured.  
The 25. Aris Clawson, Claus johnson, and Daniel le Maire, went on land again, to barter for hogs, but they would not barter. But after the king had said his prayers, (which he used to do every time that we went on shore,) showed us great friendship, and we the like to him.  
The 26. jacob le Maire our Merchant and Aris Clawson went on shore but could get no hogs of the Indians, because they themselves had great need of them, having little else to eat but Vbas roots, Cocos nuts, a few hogs, and some Bananas, our men were very welcome unto them, and had great reverence showed them, for they trod upon mats, and the king and his lieutenant gave them their Crowns, which they took of from their own heads, and set them on their heads, in recompense whereof, jacob le Maire gave them some presents of little worth, wherewith they were very well pleased.  
The crowns were made of long small white feathers and underneath and above mixed with some red, & green feathers, for they have many Parrots, and some Doves, whereof they make great account, for every one of the king's counsel had a dove by him sitting upon a stick, those Doves are white on their backs, and all the rest black saving their breasts which are reddish, all that day we fetched water, and bartered for good store of Cocos nuts, and Vbas roots.  
The 27. and 28. we got all our water into the ship, than William Cornelison Schouten our master, and Aris Clawson went on land with the trumpets, which the kings took great pleasure to hear, and with much ado got two hogs.  
That day the king of the other Island came to visit the king of the Island where we were, who after great reverence and wonderful ceremonies used one unto the other, gave each other certain presents, as roots and other things, at last making a great noise, as we guessed, because the king of the other Island desired to try if he could take our ship, and to keep our men there, which the other king would not consent unto, fearing some hurt might happen unto them. The king's Lieutenant or his Son came once aboard our ship, whom we used in good sort, and wondered much to see it: that evening our men danced with the Indians, whereat they much rejoiced, marveling that we were so familiar, & behaved ourselves so courteously among them, we were there as free & friendly as if we had been at home in our own houses.  
The nine and twentieth, in the morning, jacoble Maire, Aris Clawson, with Claus johnson, Ban, and one of our Pilots went on shore, and being there, went into the land, and climbed up upon a hill, to see what fruit grew thereon, and to behold the situation of the Island, and being upon the hill, the old king and his brother came thither to bear them company: there they saw nothing but wilderness, and some valleys that were all bare, by reason of the great store of rain that had fallen, they also found some red colour, wherewith the women colour their heads and faces, and when they saw that our men were weary with going, they made signs unto them to go down to the ship again, and led them by a good way, to a place where there was some Cocos trees, full of nuts, there they made our men sit down, and the king's Lieutenant putting a string about his feet, or his hands, climbed quickly up a smooth high tree, and in a trice fetched down 10. Cocos nuts, which at one crush with a stick or a piece of wood, he so soon opened, that our men wondered to see it, They told us that they always had war with the men of the other Island, and showed us many holes and caves in the hill, and bushes and groves in the way, from whence they issued out, and spoiled and killed each other: and would gladly have had us go with our ship, to the other Island to help them there, to fight against those Indians with our Pieces, but it being no profit unto us, we refused it. About noon our men came aboard again, bringing with them the young King and his brother, that dined with us, and while he sat at the table, we told them that within two days we would go from thence, whereat the young King was so glad, that for joy, he presently leapt from the table, and going into the Gallery, cried out, and said, that within two days we would be gone. They were in great fear of us, (although we showed them all the friendship we could,) and doubted that we would take their Country from them. He promised us that if we would go thence in 2. days, he would give us 10. hogs, & a great number of Cocos nuts, which they called Ali. When we had dined, the old king came aboard our ship, who after their manner was a stately seemly person, about 60. years of age, bringing with him 16. of his counsel: we received and welcomed him as well as we might. When he entered into the ship, he fell down upon his face, and prayed, than we led him into the hold, and there again he prayed, he wondered much at that he saw, as we also did at his behaviour: his men kissed our feet, and took them in their hands, and laid them on their heads and their necks, in sign of submission. The King looked into all places of the ship, both before and behind, and looked as if he had been in a dream, but specially he wondered at the great Ordinance, for 2. days before he had heard them shot off, to honour him. When he had seen the ship in every place he desired to go on land again, and went away with great reverence made unto us. Our Merchant went with him, till he came to his Belay, where he ordinarily sat, and then went out to walk with the young king, and about evening came aboard again. In the evening with moonshine, Aris Clawson went out to fish, and having taken a great shoal of fish, went to the king, there he found a number of young wenches dancing before him, one played on a hollow piece of wood like a pump, which made a noise, whereat the young wenches danced after their manner, very finely, and with a good grace, according to the measure of the noise of the Instrument. Our people wondered to see those wild people dance in that sort, and in the night they came on board again.  
The 30. In the morning, the king sent us 2. little hogs for a present: the same day, the King of the other Island came to see the King of that Island, & with him brought 16. hogs, and 300. men in his company, all of them having certain green herbs hanging about their midles, whereof they make their drink. When the King was near unto the other King, he began a far off with strange ceremonies and reverence to bow down his body, falling with his face upon the ground, & praying with a great noise, and much zeal, as we thought. The other king went to meet him, and likewise with a great noise and strange gestures, used him very reverently, and after much ado, they both rose up on their feet, and went and sat together under the kings Belay, and there were assembled together at least nine hundred men. When they went to sit down they prayed again, according to their manner, hanging down their heads, and bowing down to the ground, holding their hands one in another, which we admired. After noon, Aris Clawson being on shore, jacoble Maire, Claus johnson Ban, were sent for, who went a shore, with four trumpets and a drum, to the two kings, there the trumpets blue, and the drum played before them, wherein they took great pleasure: after that came a company of Peasants, bringing with them a quantity of green herbs, which they called Cava, such as the 300. men aforesaid had about their midles, and all together at once began to chaw the herbs in their mouths, which being chawd they took it out of their mouths, and laid it all in a wooden vessel, like a trey, or trough, and when they had chawd a great deal, they poured water into it, and so stirred and priest it together, and gave the liquor thereof to the kings to drink, who drank thereof with their gentlemen: they also presented that notable drink (as a special and a goodly present) to our men, but they had enough, and more then enough of the sight thereof. They also brought a great number of Vbas roots, which they had roasted, and sixteen hogs that were only ripped, and the guts taken out, but all bloody, and not washed, and having certain hot stones put into their bellies, and outwardly their hair singed off by the fire, were well roasted after their manner, and they eat them as savourely and with as good an appetite, as we could do when they are well sodden or roasted after our manner. Those people yield great reverence and respect unto their Kings, for all the meat which they brought before their King, (who in their language they call Herico) they laid it upon their heads, and kneeling on their knees, set it down before the king. Of those 16 hogs aforesaid, each king gave us one, presenting us therewith in this sort, first they laid them upon their heads, and kneeling laid them with great humility at our feet, and with them gave us 11. little live hogs, and some indifferent great. And we gave them 3. copper beakers, 4. knives, twelve old nails, and some beads, where with they were well pleased. This feast, and meeting, our men saw with great delight & admiration, which done about evening they came aboard.  
The 31. in the morning, the kings of both Islands came aboard our ship, with their troops of gentlemen, after their manner. The chief of them had green Cocos leaves about their necks, in sign of peace. We received them (as they had done to us) with great reverence, and led them into the cabin, and into every place of the ship, and when they had seen all, they gave us six hogs. Both the kings themselves laid them first one after the other upon their heads, and then down before our feet, with great humility, bowing their heads down to the ground, mean time while we took away the hogs, we led them into the cabin again, where we gave them two bundles of beads, and each king two knives and six nails, and there with they friendly took their leave of us, and went on land. jacoble Maire our Merchant bear them company to the shore, to whom they gave three hogs more. Which he brought aboard the ship, and then we prepared ourselves to set sail, to the great contentment of the Indians of that Island, because as long as we were there, they always feared we would kill them, and take their country from them. Those people were men of good understanding, and of great stature, for the least man of them was as big as the tallest of us, and the tallest of them was far higher than any of us, they were strong men, and well proportioned of body and limbs, they went very fast, and swum and dived under the water excellent well, their colour was altogether brown yellow, they were very curious in the dressing and trimming of their hair, some had it curled, some frizzled, some ware it bound up in long folds 4.5. or 6. together, as our women do in hair-laces, and some (which was strange to see) had their hair standing upright upon their heads, about a quarter of an elle long like hog's bristles. The king had a long lock of hair on the left side of his head, that hung down beneath his hips, bound up with a knot or two. His gentlemen had two such locks, on each side of their heads one, they went naked all alike both men and women, only some little thing handsomely tied before their privy members. The women were very unsightly both in face and body, of small stature, Their hair cut close to their heads, as our mens in Holland, their breasts long hanging down to their bellies like leather satchels, they are very lecherous, for they suffer themselves to be used by their men openly in all men's sight, and in the kings own presence, only under a mat. We could not perceive that they worshipped God, or any Gods, or used any devotion, neither the one nor the other, but lived without care, like birds in the wood. They had no skill of buying or selling, but with flags they delivered us some what, and we in like sort to them again. They neither sow nor reap, nor do any work, There the earth of itself yields all that they need to sustain their lives: as Cocos, Vbas, Bananas, and such like fruit. When the water falls. The women look upon the shore on the sea side for fishes, and when they will, they take them with their hooks, and eat them raw, so that there men may plainly behold and see the golden world, whereof the Poets write. When we left that Island, we called it Horn Island, after the name of the town from whence we came, and the bay wherein we anchored, the Unities bay, after our ships name: that day for the most part, we were busy to get out, and to hoist up our anchors, one of our cables was fretted in pieces with the sharpness of the ground where it lay, so we lost that anchor, than we drew up an other anchor, and the cable fretting upon a cliff, broke as we wound it up and lost that anchor also. This bay lies on the south side of the Eye land, in a dock, on the one side their is a sand, which at low water is dry, on the other side, the firm land but yet foul upon the Shore. There we lay with four anchors and four cables out, at 10. fathom sandy ground, about a musket shot from the little river from whence the fresh water ran. We might well have lain with the ship in the little river without danger, in the place where we lay we could not stir, because it was so narrow: about noon we were under sail, and ran West south west till evening, to get into the broad sea, after that we held our course west, with an east wind, glad that we had eased and refreshed ourselves so well at that good Island, and were so well provided of good water, some hogs, Vbas roots, and a great number of Cocos nuts, and Bananas: the place where we lay, is under 14. degees 56. minutes.  
The first of june, about noon we were under 13. degrees 15. minutes, the wind east, our course North. The next day the wound still continued easterly, and we went north-west and west, and most part north-west and by west, with a hard course, we were under 14. degrees 45. minutes, than we saw great store of birds, and held west, and west south west, with hollow billows out of the south southeast.  
The 20. the wind North-east, we went west, and in the evening saw land, all that night driving without sail, to keep off from the land, and then were under 4. degrees 50. minutes.  
The 21. the wind east, we made towards the land, that was very low and going near unto it, found many sands which stretched north-west of from the land, there were 3. or 4. Islands, all very small but full of trees. There a Canoe boarded us, being of the same fashion as afore, but some what greater, able to hold 5 or 6 men. The men in all respects as the former, and spoke the same language, but some what blacker having some thing before their privy members. Their arms were bows and arrows, which were the first bows that we saw among the Indians in the south sea, we gave them some beads and nails, but they pointed towards the West to tell us that there was more land, where their king dwelled, and many things to be had. Therefore we held our course westward again, finding no fit place to anchor in. This Island lay south south-west, and west from us, under 4. degrees 47. minutes.  
The 22. the wind east south east, we sailed west, and west and by north, under 4. degrees 45. minutes, that quarter we had a good gale of wind, and fair weather, and that day saw at least twelve or thirteen Islands, one close by an other, west south west from us, reaching southeast, and north-west about half a league, but sailed along by them, leaving them on backeboord.  
The 24. the wind south, at noon we saw land on back-boord, being 3. low Islands, that lay south-west from us, very green and full of trees, two of them were 2 miles long a piece, the third very little, the shore was hard cliffy ground, there likewise we could find no anchoring: we called them the Green Islands. We also saw a high Island that had 7. or 8. hovels forth right, lying west & by north from us, in the night we held off and on, staying till day.  
The 25. in the morning, as we were sailing by the aforesaid Island, we saw other land before us, in the south-west, which was exceeding high, which we thought to be the point of Nova Guinea, we made towards it, leaving the other high Island that lay westward, which we called S. john's Island, because it was S. john Baptists day. About noon we got to it, and sailed along by it with an east southeast wind, but could find no anchor ground, we sent out our Shalop to sound the depth, that went along by the shore between the ship and it; and being somewhat near the shore, there came 2. or 3. Canoes to it, with black Indians in them, all naked, without any thing before their members, which fiercely cast stones at our men with slings, but as soon as our men began to shoot at them they fled away. The Shalop came on board again, without finding any ground, telling us that the people's language was clean contrary to the former, we sailed along by the coast, which was very high and green, pleasant to behold, there we saw much land as it had been houses, at evening we got about the point into a bay, there we anchored at 45. fathom, unfit and uneven ground. The same evening there came 2. Canoes to the ship, and spoke to us, but we understood them not, all that night they held watch against us, with fire all along their coast: we lay about a Cannon shot distant from the shore, against a running river: that night it was very still calm moonshine weather, the wind on the land, there came some Canoes close under the gallery of our ship, from whence we threw them some beads, showing them all the friendship we could, withal making signs unto them, to bring us some Cocos nuts, hogs, oxen, or goats, if they had any, but they stayed still most part of the night by us, crying and hollowing after their manner. They were wild black and rude men. This land as we guessed, lay distant from the coast of Peru, 1840. leagues.  
The 26. In the morning, there came 8. Canoes about our ship, whereof one had 11. men in it, the other 4.5.6. and 7. men. They rowed close about our ship, and were well furnished with arms after their manner, as Assagayes or Clubs, wooden sword and slings, we showed them what friendship we could, and gave them beads and other trash, making signs to them to go on shore, to fetch us hogs, hens, Cocos nuts, and other fruit, such as they had, but they had another meaning, and all together began fiercely to sling with their slings, & other weapons, thinking to master us, but we standing upon our guard, shot with our muskets and great shot amongst them, and slew at least 10. or 12. of them: They left the great Canoe, and 3. other, and leaping into the sea, swum to land, we put out our Shalop, and rowed with it among those that swum away, and slaying some of them, brought three of them prisoners into our ship, that were sore wounded, and 4. of their Canoes, which we hewed in pieces, to make fire for the Cook. The hurt men were cured, but one of them died, about noon our men rowed with the 2. wounded men to the land, along the shore, there the prisoners cried to their fellows to bring us hogs, Bananas and Cocos nuts, wherewith one Canoe came aboard, that brought a little hog, and a bunch of Bananas, we set one of the men at ten hog's ransom, the other that was sore hurt, we let go in the Canoe, because we doubted he would not live, those men had 2. holes bored in their noses, on either side one, wherein they ware rings, strange to behold. There we saw an other Island, lying North from that great Island.  
The 27. We filled our empty vessels full of water, and that day we got a hog from the land, and there saw divers red birds.  
The 28. there came certain Canoes aboard our ship, but brought nothing with them, neither would they ransom their man, therefore we let him go on shore again. We thought those people to be Papoos, for all their hair was short, and they eat beetle and Chalk mingled with it, that night we hoist anchor, and set sail, with a small gale of wind.  
The 29. the wind was variable, and our course was northwest, and northwest and by north, with fair weather till noon, than it calmed. At evening we were still in the sight of the point of the Island, and yet we sailed along by the land, which reached northwest, and north and by west, with many bays and crooks. The same day we saw three high Islands more, that lay northward from the great Island, about 5. or 6. miles. Then we were under 3. degrees 20. minutes.  
The 30. in the morning, driving in a calm, divers Canoes with black Indians came aboard our ship, who in sign of peace, as they entered, broke their Assagayes over their heads, they brought us nothing, but desired something of us. They seemed to be better and friendlier people than the other for they covered their privy members with leaves, and had better kind of Canoes, set out before and behind with some carved works, they are very proud of their beads, which they paint with chalk and the hair of their heads also. Upon the three or four Islands, from whence those Canoes came, there was great store of Cocos trees: they brought us nothing, how earnestly soever we urged them, that we had need of victuales: There they stayed till evening, and then went on land again.  
The first of july in the morning, after we had driven all the night in a calm, before the stream about two leagues, we anchored between an Island of two miles long, and the firm land of Guinea, about noon there came 25. Canoes toward our ship, with many men, well armed: being the same people who the day before broke their Assagays over their heads, and made a friendly show unto us, but with intent to abuse us, as after it appeared, who seeing us to lie in a calm, thought to take our ship from us, we had 2. anchors hanging out before at the bough, a little pulled up, whereon they sat, on each anchor a man, with a Pingay or girdle in their hands, wherewith they use to hold or draw forth their Canoes, and so thought to draw the ship to shore, the rest hung fast upon the ship, we still standing upon our guard: at last, they began fiercely to throw at us with stones, and other weapons, and thereby hurt one of our men, being the first that was hurt in all our voyage, but while they were busy to assail us, thinking they had got the upper hand, we shot among them with our Muskets, and with our upper tire of Ordinance, and killed at least 12. or 13. of them, and hurt many more: and while they fled away, our men rowed with the shalop, (well armed) after them, and took one of their Canoes with 3. men in it, whereof one that was dead they threw overboard, the other 2. leapt into the water, but one of them being killed by one of our men, the other yielded himself prisoner, being a young man about 18. years old, whom we named Moses, after our man's name that was hurt. Those people eat bread made of roots of trees. After this fight we sailed all along by the land, with a good gale, west northwest, and northwest and by west.  
The 2. we were under 3. degrees 12. minutes, and that day saw low land on backeboord, and also a great high hill, and right before us a low Island, we sailed softly west northwest, with slight water east North-east.  
The third we saw high land again, west from us, about 14, leagues from the other Island, under 2. degrees and 40. minutes.  
The 4. as we were busied to pass by the aforesaid 4. Islands, we saw at least 22 or 23. others, great and small, high and low, which we left on starrboord, only two or three on larboard.  
They lay close one by the other, some a league, or a league and a half, and some more than a Cannon shot, distant one from an other, under 2. degrees 25. or 30. minutes little more or less. That evening we hoped to find a road, but were forced to hold because night came on. The same time we saw a sail come toward us from one of those Islands but because it was night, it boarded us not, and in the morning the wind falling contrary, we left it, and yet were close by it.  
The 5. the wind being south east, and east southeast, and our course south and by west, and south west, we had much thunder and rain, and were under 3. degrees 56. minutes.  
The 6. sometimes we had a hard wind, and some times calm with rain, lightning and thunder, and before noon saw a very high hill being south-west from us which we sailed unto, our master was of opinion that it was Banda, by reason it was very like to the hill called Geomenapi in Banda, and very like for height, but going near unto it, we might see two or three hills more like unto it, that lay on the north side of the first hill, about 6. or 7. leagues distant, whereby we knew that it was not so. Behind that hill, we saw very much land east and westward, which was so long, that on either side we could see no end thereof, sometimes high, and then low, reaching east south east, whereby we guessed it to be Nova Guinea, and for that night came upon us we held off from it. The 7. in the morning, before day we wound again towards the high hills, which was a burning Island, casting fire and flame from the top thereof, and therefore we called it Vulcan's Island, the wind than was south west with fair weather. This Island was well inhabited, and had many Cocos trees in it, the people came with some Canoes to our ship, but were very fearful of us, they called unto us, but we understood them not, neither could our black Moses tell what they said, they were all naked, only their privy members covered, their hair some short, some long. There we found no ground, and so could not anchor. In the north and north-west, we saw more Islands, at which time, we went north west and by west to a low Island, that we saw before us, which in the evening we got unto: Then we took in our sails, and let the ship drive. There we found divers colours of water, green, white, and yellow, which we guessed to be water coming out of rivers, for it was sweeter than the sea water. There many trees, leaves, and boughs drove in the water, whereon some birds and crabs sat.  
The 8. the wind being variable, we held our course west south west, and west north west, with fair wether and a reasonable gale of wind, having on starre-boord a high, and on larboard a low Island, reasonable high, we made toward the land, which about evening we got unto, and found good sandy ground, at 70. fathom deep, about a cannon shot from the land. There certain Canoes came to us, with a kind of ill favoured people, all Papoos, their hair short, and curled, having rings in their noses and ears, and strings about their heads or arms, and hog's teeth hanging about their necks, for an ornament. They also eat Betel, and were all defective persons some great legs, others swollen arms, and so forth, whereby it is to be thought, that there about it is unwholesome land, & the rather, because their houses stood upon stakes, about 8 or 9 foot from the ground, there we had 3. degrees 43 minutes and found a little show of ginger.  
The 9 in the morning, lying at anchor, our Shalop rowed to look for a fit place to anchor the ship in, and returning told us, that they had found a fit bay, where unto we went, and anchored at 26 fathom good. sandy ground mixed with clay. There about stood two small villages, from whence there came many Canoes aboard our ship, that brought a few Cocos nuts, but they esteemed them very dear, for 4. nuts ask a fathom of linen cloth. Whereof they were very desirous, they also had some hogs which they held at a dearer rate, and what need soever we said we had thereof and made signs to to them to bring us some, they would not do it. That day every man in our ship had allowance of 5 pound of bread and a measure and a half of oil a week, a cup and a half of Sack a day, and a Niperkin of aquavita all our pottage, as pease, beans, gurt: and our flesh, bacon, and fish being spent, and we knew not where we were, being uncertain whether we were far or near to the Indian Islands, as also what place we were in, though we sailed continually by the land, not knowing whether it was Nova Guinea or no, we only guessed at it, for all the Cards that we had, did not agree, nor were not like to the land that we saw. That evening we had great store of rain, with thunder and lightning, which held all night with very dark weather.  
The 10. there came at least 20. Canoes, on board of our ship, with men, women, and children in them, all naked, only their privy members covered, but brought no great matter with them.  
The 11. in the morning we put to sea again, and held our course north west, and by west, and west north west along the coast, with the land always in sight 3.2. and a league and a half distant from it, and at noon passed by a high point. That land of Nova Guinea for the most part reacheth north west and by west, sometimes some what more westerly, and sometimes again more northerly. The 12. we sailed still west northwest, along by the coast with fair wether, and without sun shine, at noon being under 2. degrees 58. minutes, with help of the stream, that set us about the west, as it did all along the coast of Nova Guinea.  
The 13. and 14. We sailed along by the aforesay de coast, sometime by high and then by low land.  
The 15. We had the wind, and held our course as afore said, along by the coast, with good wether, afternoon we came to 2. low inhabited Islands, about half a league from the main land, which stood full of Cocos trees. We made towards them, and there found good anchor ground, at 40.30.25. and 20. to 6. and 5. fathom deep, and there anchored at 13. fathom good ground. The master rowed with the boat and the Shalop well armed, to the land, thinking to get some Cocos nuts, which there were upon the land in great abundance: but going on shore, the Indians lay in a bush right against the place where we came to land, and watching for us, shot so fiercely at us with their bows, that they hurt at least 16. of our men, some in the arm, others in the leg, neck and hands, and other places. And we shot at them with muskets and slings, but at last by reason that the Indians shot so thick we were forced to retire, there we were under. 2 degrees 54. minutes.  
The 16. in the morning we sailed in with our ship between both the Islands, and anchored at 9 fathom, where we had good lying, after noon our boat and Shalop rowed to the lesser Island, to fetch some Cocos, and burnt 2 or 3. of the Indians houses, whereupon they that dwelled in the other Island began mightily to cry and make a noise, but durst not come to us, for with our ordinance we shot along the shore, and into the wood, that the bullets entered into it with thundering noise, whereat the Indians fled, and durst not once look out, about evening our men came aboard again, and brought so many Cocos nurs, that every one of us had three nuts for his part. That night there came one of the Indians aboard our ship to make peace with us, with him bringing one of our men's caps with before fell off his head in the skirmish. Those people are clean naked, their privy members and all.  
The 17. in the morning, there came 2 or 3 Canoes towards our ship, and threw Cocos nuts into the water making signs to us to fetch them, whereby they sought to be friends with us, We made signs to them to come aboard, at last taking better courage, they came close to the ship, and brought us as many Cocos nuts and Bananas' as we desired, which we drew up by ropes into the gallery, giving them old nails, rusty knives, and beads in barter, they also brought us a little green ginger, and yellow roots which are used in steed of Saffron, bartered also with us some of their bows and arrows, so that at last we were great friends with them.  
The 18. we bartered still for Cocos nuts and Bananas and some Cassavie and Papede, which is also to be had in east India. There we saw some Potteysen which as we thought came from the Spaniards. Those people were not so inquisitive to look into our ship, as others were, for they knew what shooting with great pieces meant, and called the Island wherein they dwelled, Moa, which lay most easterly, the other over against it they called jusou, and the utter most (being a very high Island) lying about 5 or 6. leagues from Nova Guinia, they named, Arimoa.  
The 19 our men went to the greatest Island to fish, There the Indians showed us great friendship, and holp our men to draw up their nets, and gave them as many Cocos nuts as they desired, There we saw a great number of Canoes coming towards us out of the east, from other Islands lying castward, whereof some were indifferent great, Therefore we called our fishermen on board, The Indians that were by us, made signs to us to shoot at those Canoes, and our men made signs again that they would, if they shot first at us, but they came peaceably aboard, and brought us as many Cocos nuts and Bananas' as we desired, so that every man had 50. nuts and two bunches of Bananas. Those people use Cassavie for their bread, but it is nothing like to that of the west Indies, they bake it also in round cakes.  
The 20. In the morning we set sail, after we had again bartered for more victuals, they made signs to us to lie still, and they would bring us more.  
The 21. we sailed along by the land West northwest, and at noon were under 1 degree 13. minutes. Then we saw a number of Islands, whereunto the stream drove us, and about noon we got to them, and anchored at 13. fathom. That evening we had much rain, thunder, and lightning.  
The 23. in the morning we set sail, with good weather and a good gale, and being a little from the land, 6. great Canoes followed us, (and yet, we saw no men on land) bringing dried fish, (which we took to be Steenbrasses,) Cocos nuts, Bananas, Tobacco, and some small fruits like Prunes. There also came some Indians from on other Island that brought us some victuals, that also had some Chinay porceline, for we bartered for two dishes whereby we were persuaded that many Christian ships had been there, for they wondered not, as others did, at our ship. They were another kind of people than the former, of a yealower colour, and greater of body, some of them had long hair, some short, and also used bows and arrows, whereof we had some in barter. They were very desirous of beads, and iron work, and had green blue, and white glass rings, sticking in their ears: which we guessed they had from the Spaniards.  
The 24 we were under half a degree, with a little gale, and sailed north west, west and south west, along by a fair great Island, very green and pleasant to behold, which we called William Schoutens Island, after our master's name, and the west point thereof, the cape of good Hope.  
The 25. we saw much land on larboard lying south south-west from us, some very high, and some very low.  
The 27. we saw three Islands more, the coast reached, Northwest and by west.  
The 27. we were under 29. minutes southward of the line, and saw much land southward from us, some high, and some very low, and past west north west along by it.  
The 28. and 29. the wether was variable, that night we had an earthquake, which made our men for fear to run out of their cabins, our ship seeming as if it struck against the ground, but we cast out our lead, and found no ground.  
The 30. we sailed in a great bay or hollow place, so that we seemed to be round about in closed with the land, we did our best to find an opening, but could not, and therefore sailed northward again, that day it thundered and lightened so sore, that our ship shook therewith, and sometime seemed to be on a light fire, wherewith we were in no small fear, and after it, ensued so great a shower of rain that we never had seen the like before.  
The 31 we perceived that we were entered into a place where we had the land round about us, therefore we held our course north, and that evening past the Equinoctial line the second time, and being closed by the land, anchored at 12. fathom good ground, about a Cannon shot from an Island, that lay close by the firm land, but there we saw no men nor any thing growing.  
The first of August, we hoist anchor with great labour, for it lay under a cliff, but at last we got it up, we were then 15. minutes northward of the line, in the evening with the hard stream, we went close to the land and by reason it was calm, anchored in uneven ground, and not deep.  
The 2. it was very calm and we drove with the stream west and west and by north, with rainy weather.  
The 3. we held our course as before, with a calm, and found a bank, so far in the sea that we could scarce see the land, in some places being 40. in an other 20.15. and 12. fathom sandy ground, we anchored at 12. fathom, because it waxed night, and the master desired to see how the stream went, it was west south-west. The same day we were under 35. minutes northward of the line, and saw many Whales, and Tortices. We guessed by the height that we were at the end of the land of Nova Guinea, having sailed along by the coast 280. leagues that day we saw 2 Islands more westward from us.  
The 4. the wind variable, our course was south west, than it reigned much with cloudy weather, there the stream went hard west, that day we saw 7. or 8. Islands as we thought, and there in the night lay aloof, to keep off from the land.  
The fist in the morning, we drove in a calm, with a variable wind, our course south and south east, with rainy weather and a little gale, but the wind being against us, we made towards the land, which the day before we took to be Islands, but coming to them found no ground, and therefore put out our Shalop to sound, and found ground at 45. fathom, close by the land. As our Shalop rowed to land, we saw first 2. and then 3. Canoes more come of from the land, and made towards our Shalop, and being hard by it, put out a flag of peace, and our men the like, and then went aboard, the Canoes followed them and also came aboard, they brought us nothing but a muster or show of Indian Bonties, and Erties, with some Rice, Tobacco, and two Paradise brids: we bartered for one of them that was white and yellow. We could understand them reasonable well, for they spoke Tarnata words, and one of them spoke good Malaian, which language Aris Clawson our Merchant could speak well, some of them spoke some Spanish, and among them they had a Spanish felt. They wore fair clothes, about their middles, and some had silk breeches on of divers colours, some also had wreaths about their heads, which they say, were Turks or Moors. They ware gold and silver rings upon their fingers, their hair was all coal black. They bartered their ware with us for beads, but rather desired Linen: They were very wary and fearful of us. We asked them what the name of this country was, but they would not tell us, but by many circumstances we judged, and verily believed, that we were at the east end of Gilolo, on the middlemost point of the land, (for Gilolo reacheth out with 3. points to the east) and that they were men of Tidore, friends to the Spaniards, as we also found it so to be, which made us all rejoice that after so many windings and turnings, and troubles endured, we were come to the place which we knew, and hoped in short time to come among our country men, a thing which we so long, and so much had hoped for and desired. Then we had a small gale of wind, and anchored under the land, a Cannon shot from the shore, at 40. fathom, where they brought us Cocos and other fruit to buy, they told us that we lay not well there, and it was true, for in the evening we had a good gale and drove through. That night the Canoes went away from us, promising the next day to bring us home, that day we were the third time right under the Equinoctial line.  
The 6. in the morning, they came again from the land, aboard our ship, and brought some Tobacco, and porceline and some other things: but we having a good gale, south south east, and bad lying there, hoist ananchor to go on our voyage to the Moluccoes, and held our course north, with a good gale to go north, about the north point of Gilolo.  
The 7. it reigned, and we saw the north east point of Gilolo, called Moratay, which lay south east from us.  
The 8. about noon we were under 4. degrees 3, minutes northward of the line, that night it reigned hard with thunder and lightning, there we found the stream to go northward.  
The 9 and 10. the wind was variable, with rainy weather, and were under the heigh of 3. degrees 50. minutes.  
The 11. in the morning, we saw the land of Gilolo called Moratay, again on the North-east point of Gilolo, we did the best we could to reach it, but the stream put us of from the land towards the north, and could not reach it that day.  
The 12. and 13. we were under 2. degrees 58. minutes, with variable winds, and much rain, and the like, the 14.15. and 16.  
The 17. with great labour and much trouble we got under the land, late in the evening, and drove along by the coast with fair wether, that night we saw many fires upon the land.  
The 18. it was still wether, and we drove along by the land, about noon two Canoes came to us with a flag of peace, from the Village called Soppy, they were Tarnataens, with whom we could speak well, and some of them were of Gammacanor, they showed us that a Pinnace of Amsterdam had lain there three months to lad Rice, and that about a month or two before, also an English ship had been there. How glad we were then when we were so well assured, that we were come to so good and long desired a place, after so much pain and trouble that we had endured, with 85. sound men, when we had spent all our victuals, every man may judge that hath proved the like adventure. There we were under two degrees, 47. minutes, and anchored at 28. fathom, some of those men stayed that night with us, the next day to bring us to the road of Soppy.  
The 19 we sailed into the bay, and there anchored at 10. fat hom sandy ground, about a Cannon shot from the shore. That day we bartered for some Sagow, some Hens, 2. or 3. Tortoises, and a little Rice.  
The 20. we bartered for a great deal of Sagow and some Rice, for Linen, Beads, Knives, Glasses, and Combs. While we were there, a Correcor came thither to provide rice and Sagow for the King of Tarnata, who told us, that there was at least 20. ships, Hollanders and Englishmen round about the Island of Tarnata that lay there: and that there was 8. ships at the Manillas, whereof four were English and four Dutch: There we got good store of fish.  
The 21.22.23. and 24. we still bartered for Sagow and rice, by the small measure.  
The 23. our men made an end of their wine.  
The 25. in the evening, we set sail, after we had laden 4. Tun of Rice, and good store of Sagow.  
The next day to the 5. of September, we still had contrary and variable winds, with calms, and sometimes great billows, and much rain, so that with great labour and trouble we sailed along that coast, oftentimes turning and winding to and fro, anchoring divers times in a day, and setting sail again, but the great hope that we had, soon to get to Tarnata to our Countrymen, made all our labour light and easy.  
The 5. while we lay before the coast of Gilolo at anchor, our men went out to fish, and while they were drawing up their net, there came 4. Tarnatans leaping out of the wood, each of them with a sword and target in their hands, thinking to kill our men, but the Surgeon crying out Oran Hollanda, they presently forbore to assail them, throwing water upon their heads and said, that they thought our men had been Spaniards, our men brought them aboard our ship, and gave them some beads, for the which they promised to bring us that we needed. They told us that they came from Gammacanor, from whence by their saying, we were as then at least 5. or 6. leagues distant.  
The 6. and 7. we still had calms, and contrary winds, often hoisting our anchors, and setting sail many times, winding and turning to further our voyage, but to no effect, so that we were forced to attend the time, with little furtherance.  
The 8. we still lay at anchor, with contrary winds, mean time our chief Merchant and the Merchant of the Horn, with the Shalop well armed, went to Gammacanor, thinking there to get some refreshing. The coast from Soppy to Gammacanor reacheth south-west and North-east, with many bays and creeks. There the stream ran northward.  
The 9 and 10. We still lay at anchor with contrary wind, as also the 11. then our Shalop came again, and had not been at Gammacanor, because it was too far distant from us, and they were unprovided of victuals, but had been in a village called Lolola, about 10. leagues distant from the place where our ship lay, where they only got some Bananas, which were there to be had in great abundance. The inhabitants told them that the Dutchmen and the Tarnatans had taken an Island, called Sianno, lying upon the passage of the Manillas, and that there lay 13. ships in Tarnata.  
The 12. our Master and Aris Clawson with 18. men well armed went to Tarnata, from whence (as we guessed) we were distant at least 25. Leagues, and we lay still at anchor with our ship in a calm.  
The 13. the calm still held, and our men going out to fish, there came 3. Peasants or country people out of the land to them, and brought them 3. hogs, indifferent great, which they said they had taken with dogs, for the which we paid them to their contentment.  
The 14 about noon, we set sail with an indifferent gale, but yet 'twas calm, so that in the same quarter we got but 2. leagues and a half forward, and that with great labour.  
The 15. it blew a little gale, and in that quarter we got about 4 Leagues further, with fair weather.  
The 16. we passed by Gammacanor, and saw Tarnata and Tidore, lying close one by the other upon 2. high hills, south from us, about 12. leagues distant.  
The 17. we had a good gale, and did our best to get to Tarnata, that morning betimes we saw a sail to loofeward from us, which also made towards Tarnata, being the Morning Sarre of Rotterdam, of 300. Tons burden, having in her 26. great pieces. At noon our Shalop came from that ship, where she had lain 3. nights, they being in the creak of Sabou, found there the Adminall Verhaghen there, in one of the Admiral Speilberg his ships, by whose men we understood, that Speilberg being in the straits of Magelan, (which he passed in 2. Months) had lost his smallest Pinnace, and that in the river of Spirito Santo, on the coast of Brasilia, he had lost 3. boats with men in them, that he had spoiled the town of Payta, and had fought with 8. Spanish ships, whereof he had sunk three, viz. the Admiral, the vice Admiral, and an other, without any great hurt, only the loss of some men, and got nothing. That he had been at Lima, and searched many creeks, where the Spanish ships lay up: and in one, wherein there was 40. ships, but did nothing, and that he sailed along by the coast of Nova Spania, through the Manillas to the east Indies being from thence gone homeward with john Cornelison Meuscheater with 4. ships: their names, the Amsterdam, the arms of Amsterdam, Zealand, and Midleburgh. They also told us, that there were 10. ships well furnished at the Manillas, their general being john Dirickeson Lam of Horn, to set upon the Spanish fleet, that were coming to Tarnata. We also understood that Peter Bot sailing home with 4. Ships, was cast away, upon Mauricius Island, with 3. ships, by means of a storm that cast him upon the cliffs, where many of his men and himself also was drowned, the 4. ship scaped.  
The same evening we anchored before Maleye in Tarnata, at 11. fathom sandy ground, with great joy that we were come among our Countrymen: our Master and the Merchant went presently on shore, to speak with the General Laurence Real, who was come thither in the place of the deceased General Gerard Reynsts, where they were well entertained by him, as also by the Admiral Stephen Verhaghen, and jasper janson Governor of Ambona as likewise of the whole Counsel of India.  
The 18. our Master and the Merchants went on land, and sold our two Shalops, four great pieces of the Horn, some Lead, two great Cables, nine anchors and other things, for the which they received a thousand three hundred and fifty Rials of eight.  
The 19.20.21.22. and 23. we lay at anchor in the same place.  
The 24. eleven of our men and four boys prayed our Master William Cornelison Schouten to discharge them, desiring to stay a while there in India, to serve the East Indian Company, which our Master granted, at the request of the General Real.  
The 26. we took our leave of the General, who most friendly welcomed and showed us great favour, accompanying our Master and the Merchant with Ancients displayed, to our ships, whereof the one was the Morning Star, which the 22. of September came thither into the road by us, intending to sail to Motir, but we to Bantam. We took the Merchant of the Star, and one of the General's men with us to Bantam, at the General's entreaty.  
The 27. we passed by Tidore, there the Morning Star left us, and made towards Motir.  
The 28. we past Motir and Makian. The 29. Caiou, and Bakian, and that day past the fourth time under the Equinoctial Line.  
The 2. of October we sailed by Loga, Combella, and Manipa in Zeira, and the 3. by Burro.  
The 6. we passed by Button, and Cabessecabinco, and the seventh by Cabona.  
The 8. we passed the point of Bugarones', between the south point of Celebes and Desolaso.  
The 13. about evening, we had a sight of the Island of Madura.  
The 14. In the morning, we saw java, and that day sailed by Tuban.  
The 16. about noon, we came before japara, where we anchored in the Road, and there found the ship called the Holland of Amsterdam, which lay there to lad Rice, to carry it to Tarnata. At japara there is all kind of victuals to be had in great abundance, and good cheap. There we bought much Rice, Arack, Flesh, Fish, and other victuals, wherewith we meant to sail home.  
The 23. we set sail, and the 28. went by jacatra, where we anchored without the Island, there we found three ships of Holland. The Horn, the Eagle, and the Trou, and 3. English ships. The next night, one of our men died, which was the first man that died that voyage in the Unity, besides 2. more that die in the Horn, the one john Cornelison Schouten, our master's brother, In the south sea, by the Dog's Island, and one about the coast of Portugal, so that until then, there died but 3. men in both the ships, and then we had left 84. men living, all indifferently well.  
The 31. the ship called Bantam, with john Peterson Koeven of Horn Precedent of Bantam, for the East India company, came before jacatra.  
The 1. of November, the Precedent john Peterson Koeven sent for William Cornelison Schouten our master, and the Merchants to come on land, where being come, (in the presence of his counsel there assembled) he told them in name of the east Indian Company, that they must leave their ship and goods their and deliver it up into his hands: and although our master showed him many reasons, to persuade the contrary, saying that they did them great wrong, they were forced to do as the Precedent appointed them, who told them, that if they thought they did them wrong, that they should right themselves in Holland: and so our ship and goods was stayed, and attached there. To receive the ship and all her furniture, the Precedent appointed two masters of ships, and two Merchants, which was delivered by inventory unto them, by our master and the Merchant. This was done upon Monday the first of November, after our reckoning but upon a Tuesday the second of November, by our countrymen's reckoning there. The reason of the difference of the time fell out thus, as we sailed westward from our own country, and had with the sun compassed the Globe of the world, we had one night, or sunset less than they: and they that come out of the west and sail to the east▪ thereby had one day or sunset more than we, which make a quarter difference, and so as we made our reckoning of the time then with ourselves, and did the like with our countrymen, that week we lost the Twesdaie, leaping from Monday to wednesday, and so had one week of 6. days.  
Our ship being in this manner taken from us, some of our men put themselves into service with the east Indian company. The rest were put into two ships, (that were to go home into Holland) called the Amsterdam and the Zealand: their general, being George van Spielbergher, The master William Cornelison Schouten, and jacob le Maire, 10. of our men, went with the general in the Amsterdam, The master's name john Cornelison May, alias Meuscheater, and Aris Clawson and the Pilot Claus Peterson with 10. others in the Zealand, the master's name Cornelis Riemlande of Midleburgh, which set sail from Bantam the 14. of December.  
The 32. our Merchant jacob le Maire died.  
The 1. of january 1617. We lost the sight of the Zealand.  
The 24. We were under the Island Mauriciws at anchor, where we refreshed ourselves, and the 30. set sail from ●h●●ce.  
The 6. of March, as we ges●, we passed the cape, but saw it not.  
The 31. We were under the Island of Saint Helena. Where we found the Zealand, which arrived there certain days before us.  
The 6. of April after we had refreshed ourselves, and taken in fresh water, both our ships set sail, and the 14. of April saw the Island Ascension.  
The 23. we saw 2 ships to loofeward from us under one degree, southward of the line, but because we could not reach them, we held on our course. The 24. in the morning, we were the fift time under the Equinoctial line, and the 28. we saw the north star, which we had not seen in 20. months before. The 1. of july we came with the Amsterdam into Zealand, where the day before, the Zealand likewise was arrived: And so performed our voyage in two years, and eighteen days.  
FINIS.