THE EAST-INDIA TRADE. A true Narration of divers Ports in EAST-INDIA; of the Commodities, and Trade one Kingdom holdeth with another; whereby it appeareth, how much profit this Nation is deprived by restraint of Trade to those parts, which is fare greater than all the trade of EUROPE. East-India Trade. THe East-India Trade of old was managed by the Chinese which appears by divers Monuments which yet remain in India; as the Plantation of the Cinnamon Island of Ceylon, inhabited by the Chiugala's, an offspring of Chineses, with several other Plantations on the West coast of Sumatra; and the very name of Cinnamon, which to this day is called by the Persians Darcin, or China-wood. After them succeeded the Guzara●es, or Moors of Cambaya, until the year 1497 that Vasco de Gamas with his Portugals discovered beyond the Cape of good hope and during 100 years purchased and enjoyed that Trade: And at last from Anno 1595 the Hollanders first, than the English, and afterwards some few French and Danes came for a share of that rich Trade of the East. Spices, and other East-India commodities in the Chineses and Moors times were brought into Europe, and other Western parts, by the way of Ormus, and thence over Babylon to Trapizond, Caffa and other places on and about the Euxine and Midland Sea, and by the Genueses further Westward: And sometimes over the Red sea to Memphis or Cairo in Egypt, and so to Alexandria and Damiata: thence by the Venetians to the more western parts, whereby those States of Genua and Venice flourished for many ages. The East-India trade is so vast that all the shipping of our Western Europe would therein find sufficient employment, if once undertaken and prosecuted with industry and courage, which may appear by the following general descriptions, (for the particulars would be too tedious) beginning at Cape bon Esperance, and so along the coasts of the Continent unto the furthest parts of China; and afterwards a little of the Lands, and the unknown Southern world, with a brief description of the commodities, and so to a conclusion. Cabo bon Esperanca. The Cape, besides Beef, Sheep and other provisions, which used to be purchased there for pieces o● old Iron hoops and for some late years ceased by the ill managing thereof by Hollanders, affords Train oil sufficient to ●ade six or eight ships a year; the Hollanders and French made often times Voyages thither on purpose for Oil, and full fraughted their ships although the Hollanders of late, since the erecting of their West-India company, never came there for that fishing because that all others besides tha● Company are restrained the navigating beyond the Tropic of Cancer: the French were there few years past and had their desires. At several times motion was made by Green land Commanders out of Zealand which had used both Green-land and East-India Voyages to send to the Cape aforesaid out of England and they made it appear as cheap and easier than Green-land, and the hazard and dangers less, for that although the voyage to the Cape cannot be performed under eight months, and that of Greene-land in six months, yet wages and victualling will cost no more for eight months to the Southwards then for six months to the Norward: besides, Green land is not past three or four months a year free from ice, whereas the cape may be applied unto all the year long. The vent for this trayne-oyle, when Europe affords no considerable price, must be found out in Brazil, in the East Indies, and at the cape itself and neighbouring places; for that people uses store of grease to anoint themselves, and would in lieu thereof afford us better commodities. Agoade San Bras. Here the Hollanders trucked Beefs and other provisions for pieces of old Iron-hoopes and Hatchets; and found all the Country full of Sempervivum or Aloes herb; and most of the Country People wears golden Rings which argues Gold along their coast: For 250 League further Eastward, the Portingalls found the Country people likewise adorned with Gold. Cabo Correntes. The Portingalls of Mosambique trade yearly to this place with divers Ships where in truck of blue Cal●●co painted and chequered, Stuffs and Beads from Cambaya they return Gold, Ivory, Negro, Tobacco leaves, Rhinoceros horns, and several sorts of Provisions. The people much inclined to trade with strangers, and an Island very convenient for many more Shipping then usually comes. Soffala. Here the Portingalls have a Castle to preserve their golden trade of Ophir: for this is the true Ophir whence Salomo fe●c●ed Gold and other riches, as by tradition and ancient monuments there to this day appears. The trade is not so barred but we might obtain a share; many Navigable Rivers there are besides the Portugal Castle of Soffala, where we may navigate and trade with the Natives for Gold and Elephants teeth. Sena. Up the River Quama▪ the Portingalls have a Fort to secure the possession of other gold Mines, but this great River hath many branches and the Country abounds with store of Minerals more than few Portingalls are able to manage. The Country people are not expert in the handling of Guns, so that two Portingalls under the protection of their Fouling pieces, may travel and trade six weeks up in the Country without let or resistance. Mo●ambique. This Portugal Castle and town, here are upon a small Island (which wants both provisions and water close to the main: and from thence they trade Southwards to Sena, Soffala, Cabo Correntes, to the Northwards to Querinba, Mombafa, Melinde, Magadoxo, and other places: to the Eastwards, to Musalady Asaday, and other ports of Madagascar, for Negroes and Provisions, to the red Sea, Persia, the coast of India and Mallabar but cheiflier to Goa, the centre of all East India Portugal Trade. Querinba, Quiloa, Momba●a, Melinde, Pate, Brava, Magadoxo. These places Trade with Mofambique, the red Sea, Arabia, India, Persia and Madagascar, and store of Ships continually employed by the Country people to and again▪ so that twenty or our Shipping may find sufficient employment upon this Coast. The Commodities best known, are Gold, Ivory, Ebony-wood, Turtellshels Negroes, Ambergris, Ostrich feathers Manna, Sea-horse teeth, Hides, Butter, Tobacco, Rice and all sorts of grains Rhinoceros horns, and many other good Commodities yet unknown. Red-Sea, Moha, Aden, and the Coast of Arabia. To the Red sea comes every monsone, above a hundred sail of Ships from all places of the East, with Commodities for the inland parts of Arabia, Ethiopia, Egypt Palestina, and adjoining Countries; and with Passengers that go in Pilgrimage▪ to visit Mahomet's Tomb of Mecca: Not only from the places before mentioned, but also from Madagascar, Masca●e Gombrour, Jasques in Persia, Sindu, Diu, Cambaya, Surratte, Dabull Ragiapore, Goa, Mangalore, Cannanore Calicut, Cochin, Seylon, Masulipatan, Bengala, Pegu, Tannassery, Achen, Bantam, and other several places. Which Ships being of no great defensive forc●, are Subjects to Mallabar Pirates, Portugal, and insulting Hollanders, and to all manner of men of War, which often resorts to the Red sea▪ to make purchase of rich Indians; so that our Shipping may find employment not only in Trade, but chieflier in carrying and re-carrying those Indians, their persons, slaves and goods to the Red sea, and back to their own home. Mascate, Ormus Gombrone, Bander, Jasques, Guadel, Persia. Thither comes Shipping from most of the ports before mentioned, with diver Commodities, and from all the rest of the East Indies, as from Sindu, Diu, Cambaya, Surratte, Dabul, Ragiapore, Carwar, Baticala, Mangalor, Cannanore, Calicut, Cochin Ceylon, Negapatam, St Thome, Masulipatam, Bangala, Tannassory, Pegu, Achin, and other places from the South sea; with pepper, cloves, nutmegs, mace, cinnamon, indigo, turmeric, gumlack, ginger, cohoseed; cardemons, rampontri, sanders, lignum aloes, musk, ambergris, turtellshels Elephants, timber, negroes, sugar powder and candy, calico, and cotton cloth of all sorts, died, painted and white, with all kind of China stuffs, and China wares: and return larees or money, horses, silk carpets, bezoar's▪ turkeys pearls, tutia, brimstone myrrha olibanum wormseed, rhubarb, manna, roanay, rose-water and cakes, asa fetida, raisons, dates, almonds, wine, horse tails and manes with other commodities. Persia itself, will vent above 3000. English a year, and in progress of time more, the country to the northward of that great Kingdom, and towards the Caspian Sea, being extreme cold; which vent of cloth was all this while disorderly neglected by the Merchant's Trading into those parts; although by their agents duly informed. And it's believ●d that Persia may find employment, not only for the best part of the Ships of this Kingdom, but also for the greatest part of the stock, if providently adventured on its vast Trade; and the marct of Persia silk▪ thus brought to London; whereas its now diverted by Armenians and Hollanders, to Turkey and Batavia. Mogul, Sindu, Diu, Goga, Cambaya, Surratte, Damon▪ Ba●a●m, ●haul. The Trade of the great Moguls dominion, is answerable to the vastness of that great Empire, and affords sufficient matter for a fare larger trade, than hitherto used by the Merchants of London, trading into those parts, and only at the port of Surratte and up into the Country to Baroche▪ Brodera, Amadanab and Agra for Calicoes, Indigo and few drugs to lad two or three ships a year: Whereas Surratte and the Country's adjacent may very well afford trade for the investment of all the stock of England; not only for Europe but chief for all ports before named, as the coast of Abissine, Red sea, Arabia, Persia, India, Cormandell, Bengala, Pegu, Aracan, Siam, Achen, Bantam Banda, Meluccos, Ceylon, and other Coasts and Islands; wherein great number of Ships continually employed. Cambaya alone is a place of fare greater Trade, then by all our Shipping could be managed; and hath sometimes a hundred Frigates in a Caffila or Fleet, from Goa and other places upon the coast of India, bound to that Port. Sindu Diu Goga, Damon. Bacaim and Chaul are Ports of great Trade to all ports of India: so that it may confidently be believed that the Moguls Country may afford sufficient employment for all the Shipping of ENGLAND. Coast of India Dandragepore, Dabull, Ragiapore, Goa, Carwar, Onor, Baticala, Bar●alor. These ports Trade not only for Europe, but also for the Red Sea, Melinde, Madagascar, Persia Guzaratte, Mallabar, Ceylon, Cormandell, Bengala, Aracan, Pegu, Tennassery, Mallacca, Achin, Bantam, Macassar, M●luccos Banda, Timor, China, Japon, and other places; and afford Navigation for a great number of Ships. Mallabar, Mangalor, Mount-delli, Cannanor, Calicut, Cranganor, Coula●●, Tuiucuri. This coast is much intested with Mallabar Pirates, but affords profitable Navigation for many good Ships trading to all places before mentioned and besides to the Maldivas, Ceylon, Cormandell, Bengala, Pegu, Achin, Bantam, Maccassar, Timor, China, Japan, and to a number of ports resorting under the ●aid general Names. Cormandell, Trinconbar, Negapatam, St. Thome, Paliacatte, Armagon, Pettipoli, Masulapa●am. The Trade of this Coast is very rich for the great store of Cotton cloth made here of all kinds white, died and painted whereof all the world is furnished and chief the coast of Melinde▪ Persia, Red sea South sea, Pegu, Malacca Achen; the west coast of Sumatra, Jambre Bantam, and many other places: hence come the best Diamonds, and diversity of other commodities. Great store of Ships trade continually upon this coast to and again, and to all places before mentioned and our Shipping could want no employment there, every port being open and most willing to entertain strangers and their trade; and passengers ready to commit both themselves and goods in our ships, which are securer & of better accommodation and defence, than the Country junckes. Bengala, Narsapore, Pipili, Vgalce, Chatigam, Arachan. Here abounds all kind of Cotton cloth, and Stuffs, Silk, and provisions of Rice Butter, Oil, Wax, with all sorts of Minerals, sufficient to provide a great part of India, and the Islands where such are wanting and Navigation used with great number of Ships to Persia, the coast of India, Maldivas, Achen and other places. Pegu, Martavan, Tavay, Tenn●ss●ry, Queda, Pera, Mallaca, Johor, Pahaun. The Trade of these Countries produces Gold, Copper, Tin, Led, Rubies, Elephants, Gomlacca, plenty of provisions and other Commodities vendible in India, Persia, and Red seas and to the Eastward as far as China and Japon; wherein great many Ships continually employed in carrying goods and commodities to and again. Siam, Patane, Lugor, Cambogia, Champa, Cauchin, China. Here is to be had in abundance, Gold, Tin, Led, Tatimaga▪ Copper, Dureshinus, Sabonwood and Pepper, with variety of other commodities native, and brought out of the adjoining vast countries' bordering with China, and thence is great navigation and trade maintained with the more adjoining Countries of China▪ Japan and Philippinas; and full employment for our Shipping, for these ports affords store of Rice and provisions needful in the Moluccos and other places of the South sea, where the like are wanting. China. The China Trade is esteemed and admired all the world over, and of such vastness that all the wealth of Europe, is not able to compass; the Ships employed in the Rivers and upon the coast of China are innumerable; sometimes a particular man hath there been seen with a Fleet of five hundred Sails of his own. Their Trade to remote Countries is much declined and are by the Hollanders forced to forbear trade in the Meluccos, Banda, Malacca, and other adjoining places. China affords great treasures in Gold by so much as the King of Spain hath been wished to exchange the half of his West India Plate for China Gold, upon the exchange whereof he might gain 75 or 80 per centum. Commodity's best known to us here, are raw Silk, silk Stuffs of all sorts; Sugar powder and Candy, Green ginger, Radix China Rhubarb Musk, Pearls China dishes Cinnamon, Aliume, Copper, Tatenag, with several other commodities; and abundance of all kind of provisions for the sustenance of all living creatures very cheap, commodities vendible from other places is Silver cloth Coral, Amber, Pepper and Spices, of the Mesuccos and Banda, Ivory, Rhinoceros horns Benjamin, Myrrh, Puchock, Olibanum and many others. The difficulty of trading with the Chineses in their own Country, is not so difficult as the Portingalls and Hollanders would persuade the World for their own advantage. English Merchants have traded even in the great City Cantan, for three months together; and notwithstanding all the treacheries and hindrances procured by the Portingalls, I have brought from thence, near the full lading of three Ships of 500 400. and 300. Tons. This coast with some labour, courage and industry may afford employment for all our Shipping to export the Country commodities, and provide Spices, East India goods, Japan and West India Plate: and whereas this coast consum●s the most part of the plate which out of Europe is exported to the East India's, either by Sea or over land, with all the Japan Plate; and all the Plate which out of Peru and new Spain, comes to the Mavillas for China commodities; doubtless, when our Ships shall be possessed of that trade great store of that plate and China Gold will remain to our share in exchange of our commodities and industry; besides what China goods we may have brought home to supply Europe and the West India's. Here ends the firm coast which for the space of 15000 miles and upwards, contains more trade than ten times our Shipping is able to supply; now for the Islands and their Trades among themselves, and with the Ports of the main continent, and begin with Madagascar, Comoro, M●hilla, Joanna, Mayottes. The Ports known to us upon Madagascar Island, are St. Augustine, S ta. Lucia, S ta. Maria, Autongil Asada▪ Masclage● the commodities besides Beefs Sheep, Goats, Hogs, Rice, Gravances, and other victual kind best known are Ambergris Negro, Iron, Copper, Tin, Turtle shells Sugar Ginger, Aloes, Tamarinds, Sanguis draconis, Turmerick, Ebony-wood, Saundel-wood, and several dying and painting Stuffs, Cotton, and Cotton Stuffs. The Northern parts are Traded unto by several Ships from Mosambique, and above twenty Ships in one port from Mombasa, Magadoxo, Joanna, Mohillia, Comore, Mayottes, and the coast of Arabia. These Islands are wonderful well seated for a great Plantation; which in progress of trade and time may engross all the Navigation of the coast of Melinde, Red sea Persia, Cambaya, India, Cormandell, Bengala, and the South sea. Mauritius, Mascarenhas, Diego Roiz. These three Islands to the Eastward of Madagascar, abound with Provisions and Ebony-wood. The Hollanders have upon Mauritius a Fort with sixteen pieces of Ordnance, and above 100 men upon the Island to cut Ebony-wood, and to look for Ambergris, whereof oftentimes good store comes a shore. These Islands are no ways inferior to the Caribes, and may with small trouble be planted by our people, and further trade from thence to all parts of India may be settled. Socotora, Abdelcuria. Upon these Islands store of Dates, Aloes, Socotrivo and myrrha to be had, and may very well yield employment for three or four of our lesser Ships; for the Islands being barren, want rice ann other provisions, which from Madagascar and other places may plenteously be supplied in barter of their Aloes, Myrrha, and other Socotrive commodities. Maldivas, Malmallas. Great trade is driven to these Islands from Cananor, Bengala & other places with rice and other provisions, for barter where of returns Cocos Nuts Cayro ropes, for the most part of the Shipping of India, Ambergris, Cocomaldina, Bugios' and dried Salmon. Ceylon, Manaren. Divers parts of trade there are upon the Island of Ceylon; the chief Columbo, Punto galls, Maticalo and Trinquemala: the trade is plentiful chief in exporting of Cinnamon and Elephants, here also are store of Rubies, Carbuncles, Drugs, and other Spices to be found; and in the small Island of Manaren, a precious Pearl fishing, whence yearly great store transported to all parts of the East. Nicubar. These Islands yield store of Ambergris, and wants Rice for sustenance of the Inhabitants which causes a reasonable Navigation from Bengala, Araccan, and other places which abounds with provisions. Sumatra. The Ports of Achen, Pedit, Barros, Tico, Priaman, Cellibar, and the Rivers of Palimbam Jambre, and Andrahiri, are upon this Island which yield altogether as much ●epper as the rest of the East India's, besides Benjamin, Elephants, Camphor Lignum, Aloes, Cubebes, and other commodities and chief Gold which is so plentiful in this Island that t●e Inhabitants report by Tradition▪ that Solomon fetched his Gold from this Ophir. To the Port of Achen resorts Shipping from Cambaya, India, Cormandell, Bengala, Araccan, Macassar, and almost from all places of trade, every one with his Country commodities; whereof for the most part, one stranger exports what merchandizes another imports, ●esides the native commodities of the ●sland, as Gold, Pepper, Elephants, Benjamin and others. Our trade being closely followed to all parts of Sumatra, no doubt but we might bring home a yearly Treasure in Gold, besides other commodities to supply the markets of Europe; for the Island wants Provisions and clothing which we may bring cheap from other places, the people being addicted to their pleasures, laziness and Prodigality. Java, Madura, Lombock, Baly, Cambava. The ports of Bantam, Batavia or Jacatra, Japara, Jortan and Gressi, besides others belong to Java, which yields of their own Pepper, Sugar, Cubebes, Gold, Cassumba and other commodities. The Navigation to Bantam and Batavia, are best known to English and Hollanders, these being here seated to secure their Spice trade upon Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Molucco and Banda besides their China and Japan trade; the former to receive their, Pepper, which with smaller vessels come from Jambre, Bengermassin and few more ports: These ports are not so full of Shipping, but might add many sail to the number, and find profitable employment to industrious merchants. Borneo. This great Island contains many good Ports which yield quantities of Pepper, Camphor, Diamonds and other commodities. The Navigation here known to us is at Samba, Succodana and Benger Massin: besides other ports which trade with the Spaniards of the Mavillas, and the Hollanders of Bataia with store of Shipping; and great many more may be added by industry of painful Merchants, to no small benefit of the undertakers. Celebes, Bouton, Pangesane, Cambena, Salayer, Calauro. Macassar upon Celebes trades with many places, as the coast of India, Mallabar, Achen, and all Ports of the South sea, chief with the Molucco and Banda Islands, for Cloves, Nutmegs and Mace; here being a continual marct for those Spic●s which for most part are brought hither by stealth, for fear of the Dutch, who by an everlasting contract claim all the Cloves Nutmegs and ware which grow on the Molucco and Banda Islands; and suffers none to be sold from themselves. Moluccos, Gilolo, Morotay, Ceram, Amboyna, Boero, & Ternate, Tidore, Motyr, Machian, Bachian. The five Islands of Ternate, Tidore, Motyr, Machian and Bachian yield all the cloves except some small quantity growing upon Gilolo, Amboyn● and Ceram, and are now under the government or rather tyranny of the Spaniards and Hollanders, so that the whole Navigation and sole trade thereof is in their hands, except some portion which by stealth and by night is thence brought in small vessels to Maccassar, and other neighbouring places. Doubtless assoon as store of our shipping shall trade into those parts, the cloves will be brought unto us let the Hollanders and Spaniards be never so watchful, for hopes of gain will induce the country people to attempt any thing, let it never be so dangerous. Banda-Ilands, Nera, Bonda, Gonapy, Puloway, Puloron, R●ssengyn. These six Islands contain all the known nutmeg trees of the World, and are wholly possessed by the Hollanders: the Island Puloron of about eight or nine mile's circumference belongs to the English, but lies waist, and all the nutmeg trees are cut down: so that the Hollanders remain quiet owners of all the Mace and Nutmeg until that by increase of our navigation in the South-sea Puloron may be replanted again, and some share procured of the other Islands, and their fruits, in manner expressed about the cloves. A report goes that some of the old Bandaneses to shun their new usurping Masters the Hollanders are retired to the Southward, and begun to plant nutmeg trees there: which ought to move us to try whether cloves and nutmeg trees may not grow in other places besides the Molucco and Banda Islands. Timor, Flores, Sava, Solor, Banbale, Malua. Upon Timor and neighbouring Islands grows store of Sandalwood which is fetched from all parts of India, South sea and china, causing a reasonable navigation and rich trade into these Southern parts. Japan. Japan is an Empire of a great Island, with many lesser round about the same, which reaches from 30. degrees to 50. degrees North-latitude, and from West to East for above 300. leagues, which great Empire is now wholly under the command of a Monarch, known by the name of the Emperor of Japan. The Trade of these parts is chieflier with China, Siam and Philippinas, the northern trade as yet unknown. This Country vents very great store of China raw silk, silk stuffs, cloth of gold, and many other China commodities, and from Siam abundance of Sabonwood and deerskinnes, from the South-sea spice, especially Cloves, from hence cloth, Tin, Led, Camerick and Lawns, mather, bays, perpetuanes▪ wax▪ verdigreece and other stuffs: Iron and steel, Amber, glass of all sorts and colours, Castle Soap, Velvet, Satin, and Taffetas, with other commodities. Our cloth there is in very great esteem, and sold at excessive dear rates, and believed that this Empire of Japan would spend all the cloth which could be made in England. For which commodities it returns Silver or Plate which is there in great abundance, and of no less quantity than all the King of Spain's Fleet brings out of the West-Indies into Spain: the most part of that Plate goes to China for silks and silk stuffs, cloth of gold and other fancies, the greatest part whereof may come to us when we furnish them with good cloth and other commodities which may satisfy their minds: other commodities, as hemp Wheat, Barley, rice, all kind of lackwork, a blue colour whereof great store and cheap to be had may likewise be returned from Japan. Great store of shipping is continually employed, about the Japan trade which ours may supply▪ and now the best time to begin, the Hollanders in a manner being expelled from thence. Philipinas, Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, Tandaya, Panay-Paragoa. The trade of these Islands with China Japan, Moluccos, and the west-Indies is of great value; for sometimes three or four millions of Rials of 8. are brought yearly from the West-Indies, to be invested in China silk stuffs, and other commodities for the use of Mexico, Peru and other parts of America. The Spaniards are chief Rulers of these Lands, and willing to admit us partners in their Navigations. Aynan, Fermoso, Lequeos, and other Lands upon the Coast of China. There be three famous Pearle-fishings in the East-Indies, whence the best Oriental Pearls comes to our Europe; Baharen in the gulf of Persia, Manaren betwixt Ceylon and Cape Comorin, and this Island of Aynan the Southermost part of China. Upon Fermoso the Hollanders have a Fort called Tayoan, whether Chineses bring these costly commodities to the Hollanders, which commodities are thence transported to Japan, Batavia and other parts of theirs: this Tayoan being as a market for the Chineses to sell the goods. There is great Navigation ●n all these Islands, and very easy for our shipping to become owners of the best trade there, if courage and industry be not wanting. And here ends the Island trade, the circumference of which Lands summed up together does not amount to less than 14500. English miles: and now proceed to the unknown Southern World. The unknown Southern WORLD fit to be discovered. The extent of this unknown World must needs be very great, for beginning from the Straits of Le Mart in 57 degrees South-latitude, and thence Eastwards to the last Holland discovery about Houtmans' Abrelhoes in 35. degrees and so to the trials in 20. degrees, thence to the Westermost discovery of Nova Guinea under the equinoctial, thence along that Nova Guinea & Papuas Eastward along the Terra Australia de spiritis Sancto and all the Lands discovered by Fernand Magelanes, Villaloboz, Fernando Dequiros, and Jacob le Mayre until the Southermost part of the straits le Mayre, no less than 20000. English miles can be reckoned of coast, including the Southern unknown World of larger extent than Asia, Africa and Europe joined together. From the straits le Mayre in ●7. degrees Southlatitude, to the coast of Chili and along Peru, and all the backside of America to Californias, thence to the Northern par●s of Japan, China, Tartary and Waygatts, may be coasted for the space of above 12000. English miles. The trade of the Southern unknown World is as yet to discover and not improbable to prove to benefit whensoever attempted; the few discoveries made in several parts thereof proves sufficiently the same to be inhabited, and abounds with provisions for the sustenance of men, with many commodities, with great likelihood of gold and Pearls. The trade on the backside of America will turn to the advantage of the undertakers, when thereby the gold of Chili and Plate of Peru shall thereby come into their possession. Hence shall proceed to the East-India commodities. East-India Commodities. The commodities which usually are brought home into Europe, or may be brought from the East Indies are these: Metals, gold, Silver, Copper, Tin, Led, Iron, Steele. Minerals and salts, brimstone, salpeter, allume, sal-armoniac, tincall, salgemur, vitriol. Gems, Diamonds, Rubies, Pearls, Spinells, Emeralds, Saphires, Turkeys, granats, hyachuts, amethists, catteyes, cornesians, Lapis lazuli, Elitropian, Jaspis, agates Crystals. Spices, Pepper, Cloves, Nutmegs, Mace, Ginger, Cinnamon Sugar, powder Candy. Perfumes Musk, Civet, Ambergris, Lignum aloes, sandelwood, Myrrha Olibanum, Benjamin, Camphor, Calamus aromaticus. Drugs, aloe socotrino, amacardium, amomo afiom, asa fetida, ammoniacum, bolus armenius, bezoar, balsamum bdellium, balaustium, Cassialignea, cassia fistula, cardamons, costus, cubebes, China-rootes, coculus Indi, coriander, cambogium, coloquintida, galbaum, gallangall, gum dragam, gum arabic, manna mirabolans nux vomica, long pepper, cocus maldina, spikenard rubarber, sanguis draconis, squinantia, sarcacolla, lapis tutia, turbich, turmerick tamerinds tacamahaca wormseed, seed pearls, anis-seed, cotton, cotton yarn, and all sorts of clothes made of cotton, white, died and painted. Silk raw and silk wrought in silk stuffs of all sorts. Indigo, gumlack ●abon-wood, safflower. Buffiles hides, deereskinnes, Persian sheepskins. Wax, honey, ebbony-wood, Box-wood, Elephants teeth, Turtle shells, bugios. China dishes of all sorts, Japan scritories. Besides these commodities which are or may be brought to us with advantage, and are likewise transported in trade from Port to Port in the East-Indies, the Country people uses to trade and transport many other goods, provisions and merchandises from one place into another, as Elephants, horses, beefs, sheep, Tobacco, Rhinoceros horns, Elephants and Seahorse teeth, Negroes and slaves, rohanaz, cocos nuts, cayro-roapes, dried Salmon, hemp, rice, butter, oil, jaggara, rack, betel nuts, Salt, wheat, wine, Dates, Raisins, Almonds, galls-onions, chests, cots, cabinets, and all manner of their householdstuff, Persian carpets tombelo, rampontri tatinaga, noshader, cohoseede, quicksilver, vermilion, red lead, martaban jars, dammer, cassumba, beads, horse tails and manes, and many other sorts and kinds of commodities, the names unknown to us. Now to a conclusion. CONCLUSION. The Premises considered, what quantity of Ships and Seamen may be employed, and to how great advantage, is left to every judicious Reader, if trade to those parts were either left free, or else so regulated as not to limit it to a joint stock, and to be disposed under such a government as is destructive to trade, which this Nation hath experience in these last 20. years. FINIS.