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Borneo (Brunei) (search for this): narrative 415
e two spices grow in divers places. The Cloves come all from the Moluccas , which Moluccas are two Islands, not very great, and the tree that they grow on is like to our Lawrell tree. The Nutmegs and Maces, which grow both together, are brought from the Island of Banda, whose tree is like to our walnut tree, but not so big. All the good white Sandol is brought from the Island of Timor. Canfora being compound commeth all from China , and all that which groweth in canes commeth from Borneo , & I thinke that this Canfora commeth not into these parts : for that in India they consume great store, and that is very deare. The good Lignum Aloes commeth from Cauchinchina. The Benjamin commeth from the kingdome of Assi and Sion . Long peper groweth in Bengala, Pegu , and Java . Muske commeth from Tartaria, which they make in this order, as by good information I have bene told. There is a certaine beast in Tartaria, which is wilde and as big as a wolfe, which beast they take
Mecca (Saudi Arabia) (search for this): narrative 415
hey lade very many great ships for the straights of Mecca and Ormus with marchandise, and these shippes beloncini, great quantity of Pannina, which commeth from Mecca , Chickinos which be pieces of golde woorth seven sh the ships that go from thence for the streights of Mecca and Ormus, and some go to Chaul and Goa: and these ets and Scarlets that come from Portugall, and from Mecca : with many other sortes of merchandise. There come or Portugale is not so good as that which goeth for Mecca , because that in times past the officers of the kinortugales, greene and full of filthe. The Moores of Mecca that give a better price, have it cleane and drie, ioned. All the Spices and drugs that are brought to Mecca , are stollen from thence as Contrabanda. Cochin is Cloves, and Nutmegs, which go for the streights of Mecca . The voiages that the king of Portugall granteth toneo and other marchandise. The ships that come from Mecca enter into the port of Pegu and Cirion, and those
Lisbon (Portugal) (search for this): narrative 415
pe there ready to depart for that voyage. And then wee departed from Pegu to Chatigan a great harbour or port, from whence there goe smal ships to Cochin, before the fleete depart for Portugall, in which ships I was fully determined to goe to Lisbon , and so to Venice . When I had thus resolved my selfe, I went a boord of the shippe of Bengala, at which time it was the yeere of Touffon : concerning which Touffon ye are to understand, that in the East Indies often times, there are not stormesnt die and have his Will made, and hath given order that the schoole of Misericordia shall have his goods and sell them, then they sende the money by exchange to the schoole of Misericordia in Lisbone, with that copie of his Testament, then from Lisbon they give intelligence thereof, into what part of Christendome soever it be, and the heires of such a one comming thither, with testimoniall that they be heires, they shall receive there the value of his goods: in such wise that they shall not l
Corna (Italy) (search for this): narrative 415
because that the sea hath divided their countrey into an Iland by channels with the ebbing and flowing of the sea, and for that cause the Turke cannot bring an army against them, neither by sea nor by land, and another reason is, the inhabitants of that Iland are very strong and warlike men. A dayes journey before you come to Basora, you shall have a little castle or fort, which is set on that point of the land where the rivers of Euphrates and Tygris meet together, and the castle is called Corna : at this point, the two rivers make a monstrous great river, that runneth into the sea, which is called the gulfe of Persia, which is towards the South: Basora is distant from the sea fifteene miles, and it is a city of great trade of spices and drugges which come from Ormus. Also there is great store of corne, Rice, and Dates, which the countrey doth yeeld. I shipped my selfe in Basora to go for Ormus, and so we sailed thorow the Persian sea six hundred miles, which is the distance from
Soria (Spain) (search for this): narrative 415
ed. And thus God of his goodnesse keepe you. A voyage to the East Indies, and beyond the Indies, &c. IN the yere of our Lord God 1563, I Caesar Fredericke being in Venice , and very desirous to see the East parts of the world, shipped my selfe in a shippe called the Gradaige of Venice, with certaine marchandise, governed by M. Jacomo Vatica, which was bound to Cyprus with his ship, with whom I went: and when we were arrived in Cyprus , I left that ship, and went in a lesser to Tripoly in Soria , where I stayed a while. Afterward I tooke my journey to Alepo, and there I acquainted my selfe with marchants of Armenia , and Moores, that were marchants, and consorted to go with them to Ormus, and wee departed from Alepo, and in two dayes journey and a halfe, wee came to a city called Bir. Of the city called Bir. BIR is a small city very scarse of all maner of victuals, and nere unto the walles of the city runneth the river of Euphrates . In this city the marcha
Cyprus (Cyprus) (search for this): narrative 415
e East parts of the world, shipped my selfe in a shippe called the Gradaige of Venice, with certaine marchandise, governed by M. Jacomo Vatica, which was bound to Cyprus with his ship, with whom I went: and when we were arrived in Cyprus , I left that ship, and went in a lesser to Tripoly in Soria , where I stayed a while. AfterwaCyprus , I left that ship, and went in a lesser to Tripoly in Soria , where I stayed a while. Afterward I tooke my journey to Alepo, and there I acquainted my selfe with marchants of Armenia , and Moores, that were marchants, and consorted to go with them to Ormus, and wee departed from Alepo, and in two dayes journey and a halfe, wee came to a city called Bir. Of the city called Bir. BIR is a small city mori to the Iland of Zeilan is 120. miles overthwart. Zeilan. ZEILAN is an Iland, in my judgement, a great deale bigger then Cyprus : on that side towards the Indies lying Westward is the citie called Columba, which is a hold of the Portugales, but without walles or enimies. It hath towards the
Nere (France) (search for this): narrative 415
comming neere to it. Babylon and Basora. FROM Babylon I departed for Basora, shipping my selfe in one of the barks that use to go in the river Tigris from Babylon to Basora, and from Basora to Babylon: which barks are made after the maner of Fusts or Galliots with a Speron and a covered poope: they have no pumpe in them because of the great abundance of pitch which they have to pitch them with all: which pitch they have in abundance two dayes journey from Babylon. Nere unto the river Euphrates , there is a city called Heit, nere unto which city there is a great plaine full of pitch, very marvellous to beholde, and a thing almost incredible, that out of a hole in the earth, which continually throweth out pitch into the aire with continuall smoake, this pitch is throwen with such force, that being hot it falleth like as it were sprinckled over all the plaine, in such abundance that the plaine is alwayes full of pitch: the Mores and the Arabians of that place
Pulau Solor (Indonesia) (search for this): narrative 415
er sixe moneths. The Carovan arriveth at a Citie called Lanchin, the place where the king is resident with his Court. I spake with a Persian that was three yeeres in that citie of Lanchin, and he tolde me that it was a great Citie and of great importance. The voiages of Malacca which are in the jurisdiction of the Captaine of the castle, are these: Every yeere he sendeth a small shippe to Timor to lade white Sandols, for all the best commeth from this Iland: there commeth some also from Solor , but that is not so good: also he sendeth another small ship every yere to Cauchin China, to lade there wood of Aloes, for that all the wood of Aloes commeth from this place, which is in the firme land neere unto China , and in that kingdome I could not knowe how that wood groweth by any meanes. For that the people of the countrey will not suffer the Portugales to come within the land, but onely for wood and water, and as for all other things that they wanted, as victuals or marchandise, the
Cairo (Egypt) (search for this): narrative 415
ourney and an halfe from Cambaietta, it is a very great city and very populous, and for a city of the Gentiles it is very well made and builded with faire houses and large streets, with a faire place in it with many shippes, and in shew like to Cairo , but not so great: also Cambaietta is situate on the seas side, and is a very faire city. The time that I was there, the city was in great calamity & scarsenesse, so that I have seene the men of the countrey that were Gentiles take their childrens the king of Gianifampatan. In thirteene yeeres that this Ragine governed this Iland, he became a great tyrant. In this Iland there groweth fine Sinamom, great store of Pepper, great store of Nuttes and Arochoe: there they make great store of Cairo to make Cordage: it bringeth foorth great store of Christall Cats eyes, or Ochi de Gati, and they say that they finde there some Rubies, but I have sold Rubies well there that I brought with me from Pegu . I was desirous to see how they gather th
Goa (Goa, India) (search for this): narrative 415
ian tongue. There I shipped my selfe to goe for Goa, a city in the Indies, in a shippe that had fouadvertise those Marchants that go from Ormus to Goa to shippe themselves in those shippes that carrl the goods they bring. Goa, Diu, and Cambaia. GOA is the principall city tat Cochin for Portugall. Cochin is distant from Goa three hundred miles. The city of Goa is situateGoa is situate in the kingdome of Dialcan a king of the Moores, whose chiefe city is up in the countrey eight day them out of Persia to Ormus, and from Ormus to Goa, where the ship that bringeth twenty horses and the end of two moneths, I determined to go for Goa in the company of two other Portugall Marchantsmade me a walking staffe to carry in my hand to Goa, thinking that I should have gone thither on fohey have good store of Rice which is carried to Goa: and from thence you shall goe to a city calleday the aforesaid custome for my Opium, and from Goa I departed to Cochin in a ship that was for the[29 more...]
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