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TF^E
EAST-INDIA
TRADE.
A true Narrafion o> divers Ports in East-
India; of the Commodirics, and Trade one
Kii gdome holdeth with another^ whercb/ic
appearethjhow much profit this Nation is
deprivcJby rdlraincoi F radc to thole p-res,
which IS fir re greater then all the
tradeof EUROPE,
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EA^-IndUTrade,
He Eaft-Tndia Trade of old u as managed by the Chine-
i«;whieh appearcsby divers Monumtncs which yet rc-
main in indiajas the Plantation of the Cinnamon Iland
oF Ceylon , inhabited by the Chiugala's, anoff-lpring
.ofChineles, with leverall other Plantaiionson the vv eft coaft
of.Suntatra; and the very name of ■ Cinnamon which to this
day is called by the Perlians Darcin, or China-wood/'After them
Tueceeded thie.Guzaraces* or Moor6s of Cambaya iTiiintill the
veare 1497 thatGamas with his Portugals dilcovered
beyond the Cape .of good hope and during 100 yearcs purchafed
and enjoyed tl"iat Trade rAnd at laft from i$95 the Hob
landers firft, then thcEnghfh, and afterwards feme few Frencli
and Danes came for a Fhare of that rich Trade of the Eaft.
Spices,and other Eaft-Tndia commodities in the Chinefesand-
Moors tiifnes were brought into Europe, and oth^rWeftern parts,
by thcvyay.of Ormus, and thence over Babylon t6 Tr-apizond,
Caffa,.and other placei on and about the Euxine and Mid-land
Sea,and by the Gtnuefes further Wcftward: Andfometimes over
A the
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,hc Red fea, to Meiuphii or Cairo in E^ypt,and (o to Alexandria
and Daiiiiata:clicaceby chiVenctians to iKemjre wcftern partsj
wherby thoft States ot Genua and Venice flourifted for many a-
gcs. The Eaft-In Jia trade is fo vaft that all the Ihippingof our We-
Item Europe would therin Htid fufficienc imploy:ncn;,it once un-
dertaken and proiecutcd with ioduftry and courage, which may
appeare by the folio wing generall ckfcrip ions»(tor the particu-
lars would be too tedious) beginning at Capebon Eipeiance,and
fo along the coafts of the Contin nc unco the turtheft parts of
Chinajand afterwards a little ot the llands, and the unknownc
Southerne world, with i briefe delcription of the commodities,
and io to a cqnclulion,.
Cal/o Lon Efperanca.
TheCapcibelidcs Bcefe> Sheep, and other provifiohs, \V>hich
ufed to bee purchaied there for peeCes o' old Iron iioops and tor
tome lateycar.sceafed by the ili inannagmg thcreut by hoilan-
dcrsjatfords Traine oyle lutiicicnt cO lade lixe or > igut (hips a
y.are; the Hollanders an! French made otten cim.s Voyrtges
thither on purpolc tor Oyle, and tuil traughced their ihips, al-
though the Hollanders ot late, lince the erecting ot their Weft-
India com pany, never came there for that hihing becaule that all
others bhides tha: Company are r ftrain d the navigating be-
yond the Tropic^ of Cancer: the French were there few ytares
paft and had tUeir defir s Ac leverall times motion was by
Green land Com.nauders out ot Zealand which had ufed both
Green land and £aft- ndia Voyages to fend to the Cape aforelaid
out ot England and they made it appcarc as cheap and eali. r then
Green-land, and the h z ;rd and dangers leftc, for tliat although
the voiage to tlie Cape cannot be pertormcd under eight
nioneths , and ^at of Greene-land in fixe moneths, yet
wages and vidualing will coft no more for eight moneths to the
Southwards then for lix monechs to the Norward; heJides,Green »
land IS not paft three or fourc moneths a year free from ice,
whereas the cape may be applyed unto all the ycare long. The
vent for this trayne-ayle. wnm'Europe affords no confiderable
price, mitft be louuiour m Brazil,in the Eaft Indies, and at the
caps It felfe and neig:>bouring places j for,that people uies ftore
of grcafe to anoync th iuielves,and would in licw thereof affoord
us better commpditieSr
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de San Bri«*
Here the Foikmders trucked Beeves' and "other provift--
ons for pieces of oid Troo.-hoopes and Hatchets, and found
all the Country full of Senipervivum or Aloes herbc; and iroft
of the Countrey People we .res golden Rings which argues Gold
along their coaft: For 2 jo. Le-le further Eaft ward. the Pof-
ttugailsfound the Country peopiw likewife adorned with Gold.
Cabo Coffentes.
The Portingalls ofMofambique trade yecrly to this place with
divers Ships where m truck, of blue CahiCo,paint.d andchetque-
red Stuftls and Beafls from Cambaya they return Gold,Ivory,
Ntgros, Tobacco leaves Rmoceros homes, andfeveralJ IcrCiof
Proviiions. The people much mclined to trade with ftrangers,
and an Iftand very convenicnctor many more Shipping then uiii-
ally comes.
Sojfala,
Here the TortingaHs have a Caftle to prcferve their golden
trade ot Ophit: for this is the true Ophir whence S»lom» fetcn-
cd Gold and other riches.as by tradition and ancient monuments
th"re to this day appeares The tcaele is not lo barred but wee
migfit ob;.ainc a ffiare y many Navigable Rivers there are bclides
the Pordrgall Caftle of Softala , where wee may navigate and
trade w«h the Natives for Gold, ann Elephants teeth.
Sfni.
rp theR'ver Quama, the Portingalls have a Fort to fecure the
pofltision of other, gold Mines, but this gj eat R iver hath many
Dtanchss and.rhe Country abounds with ftoVe of Minerals more
thenTew Portingalls are .ible to manage. The Country people
are not expert in the handling of Guns . fo that two Portingalls
under the protcdion of their Fouling pieces,, travelland
trade fix wee^es up in the Country without let or refiftancc.
LMofamlique,
This Portingall Caftle and town herc are upon a finall Tfland
(which wants both provifioas an 1 wa .er cloleto the mainerand
from thence they trade Southwardsto Sena,Scffula, Cabo Cor-
A a rentes.
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rentes, to the Northwards to .^^erinba, Monibafa , MelindCj
Magadoxo, and other places : to the Eaftwards, to Muiiiiady A-
iaday, and other ports of Madagaicar, for Negros and Provihons,
to the red SeajPeriia,the coaft of India and Mallabar butcheifiier
to Goa,, the center pf all £alf India Portugall Trade.
Qt4erinbsj Qjnloa^ rjifomhaCa^ <^{eltnde^ Brava^
MagacioKO.
Thefe places Trade with Molambique, the red Sea , Arabia.
India, Ptrha and Madagafcai*. and ftore.ot Ships continually em-
ployed byyhe Country people to and agnn.fo that twenty ot our
Shipping may find fufHcient employment .upon this Coall. The
Coilimoditips beft kiiown, arc Gofo,. Ivory, Ebony-wood , Tur-
teli'-Ihcls N^rbs,Ambergreece,Efl:rich feathers Manna,Sca-horfe
teeth', Hydes, Butter, Tobacco, Rice and all forts of grains Rhi-
noceros hgrncs, and many other good Commodities yet un-
knowne.
'B^d-Se4y Mob/tj tAdcn, aod the Coaft of Arabia.
To the Red fea comes every monfone, above a hundred faileof
Ships from all placesof the Eaft, with Commodities for the in-
land parts of Arabia, Ethiopia., Egypt. Paleftinaandadjoynirg
Countries: and with Pallengersthatgoein Pilgrimage toviiit
M^hemets Tombe of Mecca : Not onely from the places before
mentioned, but alfo from Madagafcar, Mafcam,Go.iibrour»JaT
ques in P^rfia, Sindu, Diu, Ciimbaya, Surratte, Dabull.Ragia-
pore,Goa, Mangalore, Cannanore Callicut, Cochin, ScyJon.
Mafulipatan, Bengala Pegu Tannallery, Achcn Bantam, and
other ieyerall places. Which Ships being of no. great defenfive
force, are Subjeifts to Mallabar Pirates,Portingalh and infulting
Hollanders, and to all manner of men of W arte, which often re-
forts to the Red fea, to make purchafe of rich Indians; iothat
our Shipping may find employment not onely m Trade, but
chteflier in carrying and re-carrying thole Indians, their perfons,
Haves and goods to the Red lea, and back to their owne home.
U^fafcate^Qtmas. ^ombrone,Bandcr^Ja[ques^Guadel,Terfja. i
Thither comes Shipping from moft of the ports before menti-
cned, with diver Comtnodiries, and from all the reft of the Faft
Indies, as from Sindu, DiUj Cambaya, Surratte. Dabul, Ragia-
pore,
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pore, Carvvar, Baticala* M-angalor.Cannanorc, Calicut, Cochin
Ceylon, N.gapacam, S' Thome. Maiuiipatam, Bangala, Tannal-
lory, Pegu, Acnin , and other pUces trom the South fca; with
pepper, cloves, nutmegs, mace,cinamon, indico, turihericke,
g'jinlack,ginger, cohoieed card.mons, ramponcri,launders, lig-
niuu aloes, muske. ambergreece, turrcilfhcJs Elephants,timber,
negrosjlugar pouder and candy , callico. and cotton cloth ot all
lorts, dyed, painted and white, with all kind of China ftulFes,
an t China wares: and return larces or money,horfcs.lilk carpets,
bezars turkeys pearles.iutia.brimftone myrrha, olibanum. worm-
lecd, rubarbe, mdnna, roanay roiew-ter and cakes, aia 1 etida, rai-
fons, dates, almonds.wine,horie tailes and mames with other
commodities. Perlia it ltlr,wiil vent above 3000. Ehglilh cloths
a yecr, and in progrelie oftime more,thecountrie to the north-
ward of that great Kingdome, and towards the Cafpian Sea, be-
ing extreme cold J whicnventof cloth was all this while dilcr-
derly neeleded by the Marchants Trading into thole parts; tl-
thoughby their agents duly informed. And its believed that
Perlia may hnd employment, not onely for the belt part of the
Shippes of this Kinglome, but alio for the greateft
part of the ftocke, • if providently adventured on its vaft
Trade; and the mard of Perlia hike , thus brought to London;
whereas its now diverted by Armenians and Hollanders, toTur-
ky and Batavia.
LMogull^ SinJu^Viu^ Goga^ Camhaya, Surratte. Damon*
Bafatm/ haul.
The Trade, of the great Mogutls domin ion . isanfwerable to
thevaftnclle of that great fcnpire, and affords' lulFicient matter
for a farrc larger trade, then nichcrto tiled hy the Marchants of
London, trading into thole pa^rs.and onely at the port of Surrat-
te and up into the Country rb Baroche Brodefa, Amadanab and
Agra for Calicoes,^ndigo and few'drugs to lade two or three fhips
a yecre : VVheras Surratteand the CountrieCadjacenr. may very
well afford trade for the inveftment of all the ftceke of England;
not onely for Europe, but chiefly for all ports before named, as
the coaft of Abifsine, Red fca Arabia. Perlia, India,Cormandell.
Bengala. Pegu, Aracan, .Siam-AchcniBantam. Banda, Melucco,s,
Ceylon and other Coafts and Illands; wherein great number of
Ships continually employed. Cambaya alone is a place offarre
A3 greater
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greater Trade J then by all ous Shipping could be managed; and
hacn iomtimcs a hundred Frigats ih a Laffiia or Flcec> h om Gpa
and other places upon the coad; ol India • bound to that Port.
S;ndu Diu Goga Damon» Bacaim and Chaul_ arc Por.5 otpeat
Trade to all ports of Indiar-lo that it may confidently be believed
thattne Moguls Country may adbrd lull^cienc employment foi!
all tfic Shipping ot b C F A N D.
Coaft of IndiaD.itndragcfore^ Dahull, Ragia^ore, ^04^ Canvar^
Onor, Baticala, Parfahr.
Thefe ports Trade not onely for F-urope, butalfofor the Red
Scai Mehn e Ma 'agalcar Perlia Guzaratce. Mallabar, Ceyloni
G ormandel!, B > x ,galai Aracan Pt gu. Tennafiery, N^aliacca, A chin,
Bantam,Macalfari M luccos Banda,Tiraor,China,Japon,and
other places; and alFoord Navigation for a great number of
Ships.
Mdllabar,^Mangalor, <J^9unt dellt^Cannanor^C^lUcut^
^ranganor^C ouUriyi'uiucttri.
This coaft is mgch inf cfted with Mallabar Pirates,but affoorda
profitable Naviga ion for many good Ships trading to all places
before mentioned and belides to the M dclivas, Ceylon,Gorman-
dell,Bengala, Pegu. Achin Bantam, Maccallar, TTimor, China,
Japan, and to a number of pons rcforting under the laid general!
Names.
Cormandell, Trinconbar.^^egapatam^ S''. 7home^Paliacatti^Ar-^
magon, Pettij)oli, Majulapatam,
The Trade of this Coaft is very rich for the great ftore of Cot-
con cloth made here of ail kinds, white, dyedapd painted whereof
all the vyorld is liirnifhcd and chiefly the coaft of Mclindc.Perfia,
Red lea South fea,Pegu,MaIacca.j,Achcn; the weft coaft of Su-
matra.Jambre,Bantam and many other places: hencecomc
the belt Diamonds, anddiverfity of other commodities. Gr at
ftorc of Ships trade continually Upon thiscoaft to and agame.ar.d
to all places before mentioned; and our Shipping could want no
employmfnt there, every port being open , andmoft willing to
entertaine ftrangers and their trade; and paflengcrs ready to com-
mit both thcmielves and goods in our Ihips.which are fecurer Sc
of better accommodationand defence,then the Country junckes.
PcKgata,
BeKgalti^\Naflfaf»re^ P'^aleeyChaiigam^ Arachm^
HCTeaboutidsall kind of Cotton cloth, and Stuffe5,Silke, ami
provifionsof Rice, Butter, Oyle, Wax, with all iorts of Mine-
rails, (uf licient to provide a great part of India, and the Ifl-inds
where fiich are wanting:and Navigation uled with great number
of Ships to Perfia, the coaft of Indiai MaldivaSj Achen.and other
pkces.
Pegu^ MdrtavAnyTavA^, Tenmffry^ Qj^ddyPerAy Malhcay
Johofy Pahaun.
The Trade of thefe Countreys produces Gold,Copper, Tinne,
Lead. Rubies, Elephants, Gomiacca, plenty of provilions and
other Commodities vendible in India, Perfia, and Red leas and
to the Eaft vvard as far as China and Japon; wherein great many
Ships continually empldyed in carrying goods and commodities
toandagainc.
SiamyTataney LugoryCamhogia^ Champa^ Cauchin, ChinA,
Here IS to be had in abundance, Gold. Tin, Lead, Tatimaga*
Copper, Ourefhinus, Sabouwood and Pepper, with variety of o-
ther commodities native.and brought out of the adjoyning vaft
Countreys bordering with China, and thence is great naviga-
tionand trade maintained with the more adjoyning Countries
of China- Japan and Philippinas; and full employment for our
Shipping, for thcle ports afFoords ffore of Rice and provilions
necdtull m the Moluccos and other places of the South lea,
where the like are wanting.
chin A.
The China Trade is eftecmed and admired ail the world over,
and of fuch vaftneile that all the wealth of Europe, is not able to
compalle; the Siiips employed in the Rivers and upon the coaft
of China are innumerablcdomtimcsa particular man hath there
been ieene with a Fleet of five hundred Sailes of his owne. Their
Trade to remote Countries is much declined and are 6y the Hoi-
landers forced to forbear trade in the Meluccos, Banda Malacca,
and other adjoyning places. China afFoords great tre lures in
G old by lo much as the King of Spame hath been wifhed to ex-
change the halte of his Weft India Plate for China Gold, upon
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the exchange whereof he might gaine 7J or 80 ftr eemtHm. Com-
modities belt knowne to us here, are raw Silke, lilk StufFes ot aii
lorts; ■^ugrr pouder and Candy, '--reen gingcr,Radix China,Ku-
barbe Alusk Pearis China diihcs Cinanion,i-diume,Copper,rate-
nag, with fever all other conmiodiciesjand aboundance otali kind
oiproviiions for thelullenance of ail living creatures very cheap,
commodities vendible trom other^Jlaces is .Silver cloth Corrall,
Amber,Pepper and apices ot the Aleluccos and lianda. Ivory, Ri-
nocerOS homes Beniamin Mirrhe,Puchock, O ihanum and ma«
ny others. The difficulty of trading wi:h the Chineies in their
own Country, is nptlodifficuiv as the Portingalls and Hollan-
ders would periwade the World for iheir o vn advantage. En-
gliih iVlarchants have iraded even in the great City Cantan, for
three moneths together; and notwithifandingall the treacheries
and hinderances procured by the Portingalls, I have brought
from thence, necr the full lading of three Ships of 500. 400. and
?oo Tunnes. This coaft with lomelabour, courage and indu-
ftry may alfbord employraent for ail our Shipping to export
the Countrey commodities, and provide Spices,Eafl India goods,
Japan and w'eff India Plate: and whereas this coaft confumcs
the rac^ part of the plate which oin of Europe is exported to the
Eaft Iftdiasj^either by Sea or over land, with all the Japan Plate;
and all the P.ate which out of Peru and newSpainc, comes to the
Mavillas for China commodiiies; ..doubtielie, when our Ships
fhaH.bc polldled of that trade great ftorc" of that plate and C hina
Gold will remaine to our fhare in exchange of our commodities
and induftry ; belides what China goods we may have brouiiht
home to fupply Europe and the Weft Indias. Here ends the firm
coaft which ior the fpace of i yoo o miles and upwards, containes
more trade-then ten times our Shipping is able to fuppV; now
for the Iflands and tHeir Trades among themfclves, and with the
Ports of the maine continent, and begiawrth
Aladagafcar^ Comoro^ AlchilU. 'Joanna, Ma)ottes.
The Ports known to us upon Mndagafcar ^flasid , are St. Au-
gliftiae, S'* Lucia. 5^=^ Maria, Autongd Afada Mafelagc- the
cbmmodities befidEs Beeves Shecpc. Goats, Hc^s. Rice, Gra-
vances,and other viduall kind beft known are Ambergrtecc Ne-
gros Tron,Copper,Tin,TiJrtel ftiels Sugar Ginger* Aloes. Tama-
r(nds,Sanguis draconis,Turnierick,Ebony-woodSaundel-wood,
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•nd fevcrall dying and painting ^fFes > Cotton, and Cotton
Stuffes. The Northerne parts are Traded unto by feverall Ships
from Mpiaavbiquct and above twenty Sh^s in one por t fron>
Mombaia« Magadoxoj}oanna,Mohillia,Comore,Mayp,ttes,and
the foafr Arabia* 1 h^fe lilands are vvonderfuU well ieatea
for a great Plantation; which in progrefle of trade and time may
engrode all the Navigation of the coaft of Meiinde.Red fea Per-
iiai Cambaya, India, Cormandeli, Bengala, and the South le^.
X>tcgo Raiz,
Thffr tht^e iHandt to the Eaftward of Madagafcar^ abound yvitl^
J^roY^iiiqnaancI Ebony-wood* The Hclianders have upon Man-
frtius a Tort with hxteene pieces of Ordnance, and aboye^QP*
men upon the Ifknd to cut Ebony- wood, and to Jookeior Am-j
bergreecea whereof oftentimes good ftore comes a ihpre. TUcis
hlands are no waies inferiour to the Caribesj and may with imall
trouble be planted by our people, and furtbfr trad^ from
toaUpaitJoflndiamaybefetfed. .
> " SffcmrAy^hdelcuria,
Upon theieldands ftore of Dates, Aloes, Socotrivo and mir-
?ha 10 be had, and may very well yeeld employ/pPbt ^or thraf or
foure of ourlelfer Ships; for the iflapds being ba^en $ want ricp
ann other proviftons» which from Ma4agaicar and pthcr placgi,
may plontcouflybefupplyedin barter of thefr Aloes, Miriba*
and other Soobtrive commodities.
Great tradcisdriven to thffe Ifland^frqm Ca0a#Pti.BeBgala-&
Other placet withrice andqthfr provthfrn?^^^ wher of re^?
turns Cocos Nuts.Cayroropes,for the rpoft P4tt pf the Shipping
of India, Ambergreecc,CQCQmaldina»Bug;ijq$and dryed Salmons.
CeylonyMan^reir:"
Diverfr parts of trade theye are upon the lOand of Ceylon f thc^
ehiefeColumbojPunto-ga^ls, JVdatit^lq and Trinquemala: the
trade is piehtiPuII chiefly in ei^ortihg ofCmatnon andElephants,
here alio areftprc of Riibies.^arbimcies, Drugs, and other Spi's
ces to be found; and in the fmll Ifland of h4anaren, a prbcious
Pearle fifhing, whence yeerly great ftore tranfported to all parts
of the Eaft* B
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Nicuh'ar. i
Thefe inands yceld ftore of Ambergrcccc, andvvants Rice for
fuftenance of the Inhabitants whichcaulesareafonable Naviga-
tion from Bcngala Araccan.and other places which abounds with
provifions.
Sumatra.
The Ports of Achen» Pcdit,Barros,Tjco> Priaman, Cellibat)
and the RiVers ot Palimbain Jambre> and Andrahifi. a,rc upon
this ifland which yeeld altogether as much hcpper as-the reft of
the Ealf Indiasj bdidcs Benjamin,Elephants, Campher* Lignuma
AloesjGubeb^s. and other commodities>and chiefly Gold>whieh
is fo plentifull in this. Ifland, that ti e Inhabitants report by Tra-
ditionj that fetched his Gold from thisOphir. To the
Port of Achen relprts Shipping from Cambayai India, Gorman-
dell, Bengala, Aiaccan, Macaliar,andalmcltfromalI plac-s of
tradeevery one with his Gountrey commodities; whereof for
the moft part, one ftranger exports what merchandizes another
imports, befidesthenativecommoditiesof the ifland, as,GoIda
Pepper,Elephant$,Benjamin and others. Our trade being clofly
followed to all parts of Sumatra, no doubt but wee might bring
home a yeerly Trcafure in Gold, belides other commodities to
fupply the markets of Europe! for the Ifland Wants Provifions
and clothing which we may bring cheapc from other places, the
people being addided to their pleafures, iafineflc and Prodiga-
litie.
Java^ Madurh^ Ltmboek^^al^^ Camhanv^ ,
The ports of Bantam, Batavia or Jacatra, Japara, Jortan aiid
Greisi.befides others belong to Jaua, which yecids of their ownc
PeppcrjSugars Giibcbes.Gold, Caflbmba and other commodi-
ties. Tlie Navigation to Bantam and Batavia, are beft kn owne
to Englilh and Hollanders, thefe being, hereieated to fecure their
Spice trade upon Sumatra , Borneo. Java, Molucco and Banda
fctelides their Ghina and Japan trade; the former to receive their
P(?ppet» which with fmailer vellells come from ^ambre, BengerJ
malsinand fcwmoreports r THcfe ports are hot io full of Snip
pi g but might addemany faile to th?^'nunib"cr, and find profita"
blv to induftrious merchaflts,
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Y>»rneo.
This great Ifland contains many good Ports which yecld qnan'
Utiesot Pepper, Campher, Diamonds and other commodities*
The Navigation herc^ Knowne to us is at Samba, Succodana and
Benger Maisin; befides other ports v/liich trade with the Spa-
mards of the Mavillas, and the Hollanders of Bataia wiih horc
of Shipping j and great many more may bee added by induffry of
painfull Merchants, to no Imall benefit of the undertakers.
Celebeiy ^outon, Pangefane, C/tmbefia^-SalayrjCdUur9.
MacalTar upon Celebes trades withmanv places, asthecoaft
of India, Mallabar, Achcn,and all Pores of vThe South fea, chiefly
with the Molucco and Banda Tflands , for Cloves, Nutmegs and
Macc; here being a contmuallmardforlthoie Spiccs which for
mqlf part are broughthither by ftealth, for feare of the Dutch,
who by an everlafting contrad claiiue all the Cloves. Nutmegs
and ware which grow on the Molucco and Banda iflands; and
fuffers none to be lold from themielves.
MoluccasyGihloj (Morotay, Ceram^ 4mh)ftayBoerOi "P'er"
nAte.jidore^ Motyy Machian, Bachian,
The five ifland) of Temate, Tidore, Motyr, Machian and
Bachian ycild al| the cloves exc^t fomc fmall quantity grow-
ihg upon Giloio, Amboym and Ceram, and arc now under the
government or ratfier tyranny of the Spanyardsand Hollanders,
ib that the whole Navigation and fole trade thereof is in their
hands, except fomc portion which by ffealth and by night is
thence broug t in fmall vefTells to Maccalfar, and other nei gh-
bouring places. DoubtlefTc afloone asftore of our fliipping (hall
trade into hole parts, the cloves will be brought unto us let
the HoILndcrs and Spaniards be never fowatchfull, for hopes
ofgaiiie will induce the country people to attempt any thing,
let it never be lb dangerous.
Banda-lla»!ls,N(r4,B^ayGona^y PuUvpa)^ Vulorony
Rsjfengyn,
Thefe fix iflands ccntaine all the knowne nutmeg trees o^ the
World,and5rcwholly poflefledbvthe Hollanders; the 'fland
Puloronofabout eight or nine miles circumference belongs to
B X the
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the EngUfli, but lies waft , and all the nutmeg trees arc cut down:
fo th It the Hollanders remaine quiet owners of all the Macc
and Nutmeg until! tliat by cnorcale of our ua^gation in the
Souch-fea fuloron may bee replanted j «id iome /hare
procured of the other Iftands^ and their frtfites, in manner ex-
pre/led about the dom- A report goes that fome of the old
Bandanefes to /hunthetrnew ulurping Maftc^rs theHoUandds
arc retired to the Southi'ard;, and begun to plmt riutmei trees"
there: which ought to tnovc us t6 try whether doves ana nt/t'--
meg trees may not grow in other pUces beiides the Molucco
and Banda fftands.
Tm«ryFloy^y Sih;d^S&l(nr,^dnhii!e^ Mklua,
Vpon Timor and neighbouring iflands growcs ftcarc of 5andel-
wood which is fetched trom all parts of India. -South fea and -chi-
cat^tig a rek|bn^te navigation and rich trade mto chde
Southemeparti. J , '
Japan is an Empire pf agrcatlfland. with many lefler round
about the ftftie>'wh!Ch reaches from ?o. degred to 50. degrees
North-latitude, andv from Weft toi^ft for above joo. leagues,
which great Empire is now whdiy iindcr the coinitiand of a
Monarchik.nowu by thenaGHcx^the Emp9rour Of Japan. The
Trade of thde jparts i's, chicnict'WithjChina, Siam and Phi-
lippifaas, thehQCth6metra^as ytt unknowtie. This Country
ventsvery .greet ftordof Chmaraw filfce./iWce ftuffes, doth oF
goldvahd mhay other Ghn« c6mmoditics,atodfrom Siam abun-
darioe-ofSaboQ-woodand ddefskjnbes.fr^ohejSouth-lea Ipiec,
eipecaally :(ploves> from hence doth, Tim Teadj Gamerick aiid
Ladnes, inather.'baycs' petpetuancs, |wajc, verdigreece and other
fta/T's : -Iron"and fteele. Amber,;^laiic of all forts and colours,
Caftle; Soapcx; Velvet, Sattiln, and Taffeties,with othercommo-
dicies. Ourclothchereisinverygrcatefteeme, and fold at ex-
cesfivc deere rates and belecved that this Empire of Japan would
fpend all thfe doth which c^ould be made in England. For which
commodities i^ returnes Silvcror Tkte which is there in great
abuhdance, and of no^leirc-quahtity then all the King of Spaines.
Fli;etb»"ingf^'OiiKofthe Weft'-fndies intoSpaine; the rtiott part
of'that F^lat? goes to -China forlilkes and fillseifuffes,-doth of
gold
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gold and other fanci«5, tlicgreatcft part whereof may come to
uswhenwefumifhthem with good cloth and other commodi-
ties which may fatisfie their mmdesrother commodities.as iieiiip
Wheatc, Barley, rice,,all kirvd of lackwork, ablew colour wher-
of great fbort andcheap to be had may likcwife be returned irora
Japan. < reacftore ot Ihippingh continually etuployed^ about
the Japan trade which ours may fupply, and now the bell time
to beginne, the Hollanders in a manner beir^ expelled from
thence.
Fhihfinat, Lftz.ot>, tJM$>idAnMo, Mtndero, Tanday/t, Panetj.Parxgoa,
The trade of thefe Illands with China, Japan, Moluccos, and
the weft-Indies is of great valtiej for lomecimes three or fourp
millions of Rialis of b". arebrou^y^early from the Welt-Indies,
to be inv^cd in China hike ft uftes; and other cohimodities , for
tlK-ufebf Mexico,'Peru and orherpartsof Ahierica. The Spanir
ards are chiefc Rulers'oFthcltJ]linds,and willing CO admit us part-
ners in their Navigations.
Fermofo^ LtqutcSy^ni. other Hands np on
the Codft 6FCib>»». ' ■
There bee three famous'Pearlc-£lhingS:;in^ the Eaft-Indicsi
whence the bell Orientall Pcatles comes to our Europe. Baha-
renin thegulfeot rPerha,.Manaran Jbetwhct Ceylon and Cape
Comorin, and this llancj of Aynan-theSouthercnoft parr at Gni-
na.. WpoaFermofo the Hdllandershave a Fort calledT^.dan,
whether Cninefes bring'thefe coftly commodities rothe Hoi-
landers,which comfnoditiesare thencc rranlported to Japan, Ba-
tavia andiotherparcs of theirs rthi^ Tayoahpeinga? artiarkethar
the Chinel«sito feh-thcgi^dv. There i5,gteatiSav,^tion mall
theie'-f flaads .and" very ealie for our ftilpping tohccomeovvners of
theheft^pade there # coii^ag^'andinduftrie be not wanting. And
here ends the lland trade,th^ circumference otVhichllands fum-
med optogecherdossindt-amount to ieflethan i4foo. Englilh
miles: and now proceed to the unknowns Souta erne World.
The' udknpwn.Southprnc ^^,0 d £c)t©hee difcovered.
The extent of this unknowne World muft needs be very gH?:t,
for beginniiig fromrhcf'itr.a^itsroti.e Mott in 57- degrees .Sohtii-
la^tiudeyaadithfeQectEidiwardrxoJtiie laft Hioiknd ditcovciy a--
B ^ bcu t
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bout Hcutnwus Abreihps in ^5. degrees,andTo to the tryalls in
20. degrees, thence to the Wcltermolt dilcovery ot Nova Guinea
under the cquinoiiiall,thence along thac Nova Guinea & Papuas
Eailvvard along the Terra Auftralia^<?^i'"/'«'y -'f^'' and all the I-
landsdilcovered by Fernand Magelanesi Villaloboz, Fernando
Dcquiros, and Jacob leMayr.e untillthe Southermoft pare of
the Itraites le Mayre, no ieile then :,ooco . Englifh miles can bee
reckoned of coatt, irdudingthc Southcrne unknowne World
of larger extent then Alik. Africa and Europe io . ned together.
From the ffraites le Mayre m 3 7- degrees Southlatitude > to the
coafl of Chili and along Peru, and all the backlide of America
to Caiifornias, thence to theNoriherne parts of japan, China,
Tartariaand Waygatts, maybeecoafted for the Ipacc of above
12000. Engliflimiles. The trade of the Southerne unknowne
World is as yet to difcover. andnot improbable to prove to bene-
fit whenfoevcr attempted ; the few dilcoveriesmadeinfevcrail
parts thereof proves fufficiently thefame to be inhabited, and a-
bounds with provifionsfor the fuftenanceof men, with many
commodities, withfgfeat likelihood of gold and Pcarles. The
trade on thebacklidc of America will turne to the advantage of
the undertakers, when thereby the gold of Chili and Plate of Pe-
ru (hall thereby come into their poifefsion. Hence fliall proceed
to the Eaft-India commodities.
Eaft-/W;i« Commodities,
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The commodities which ufually are brought home intoEu'
rope, or may be: brought from the Eaft- Indies are thefe;
Mettalls,gold,Silver, Copper, Tinne, Lead, Iron, Steele.
^ Mincralls and falts, brimltone> falpeter, allimie, ial-armoniac,
tincall, ialgcmur, vitriol. Gemmes, Diamonds, Rubies,Pearler,
Spinells,Emeralds, Saphirs, Turkeys granats, hyachuts, ame-
thiftsjcatteyes, cornclians,Lapislazuli,Elitropian, Jafpis»agats
Chrift^lls.
Spices, Pejmer, Cloves, Nutmegs,Mace,Gmger,Cinnamon,Sur
ir, powder Candy.
Perfuines,Muskc,Civet, Ambcrgreece, Lignum aloes, fandel-
wood, Mirrha Olibanutn, Benjamin, Campher,Calamus aroma-
ticus.
Druggs,aloe focotrino,amacardium,amomo,ahom, afa fctida,
ammoniacum* bolus armenius, bezar,balfamum bdellium, balau-
ftium.
Oy)
ftium, Cafsialignea,cafsia fiftula, cardamoms, coftus, cubebes,
Cluna*rootes,cocuius Indi,corianderj cambogi'um, coloquinti-
da, galbaum, gallangali,gum dragam, gum arabick, manna mira-
bolans nux vomica.long pepper, cocus maldina, ipikenard rubar-
ber,ianguisdraconis,lquinantia, farcacolla, lapis tutia, turbich,
turmerick,tamerinds,tacamahaca wormlecd, feed pearles, anis.
Iccdjcotcon, cotten yarne, and all iortsof clothes made ot cot-
ten, white, dyed and painted.
Silke raw, and lilke wrought in lilke ftufFesof all forts.
Indigo,gumlacki iabon-wood, fatflower.
Buft'iies hides, deereskinnes, Perlian fhcepskins.
Wax, honey, ebbony-wood. Box-wood, Elephants tcc.h,Tur-
tie fhells, bugios.
China dilhes of all forts, Japan icritories.
Beiiies thele commodities which are or may be brought to us
with advantage, and are likewifc tranfported in trade from X'ort
to Port in the Ealt-Indies,the Country people ufes to trade and
tranfport many other good>, provilious and merchandifes from
one place into another, as
Elephants, horles, beeves, lheep,Tobacco,Rinoceroshornes,
Elephants and Seahorfe teeth, Negros and flaves, rohanaz cocos
nuts,cayro-roapes, dryed Salmon hempe, nee, butter, oyle, jag-
gara,rack, betell nuts, Salt, wheate, wine. Dates, Railins, Ai-
monds,galls,onions, chefts cots, cabinets, and all manner of
their houflioldftulFe, Perfian cjrpcts tombelo, ranipontri ta-
tinaga nofhader, cohofeedc , quiCKlilver , vcrmillion. red lead,
martaban jarres, dammer, caflumba, beades, hurle cayles and
manes, and many other forts and kindes ot commodities > the
names unknown to us. Now to a contlulion.
CoNC LUS ION.
The Vrem'tfesconlldered,vh<it <jnantitj 9fShifs and Sea-men m.if hef
employed,andto haw great advantage, it left to every judicious geadtr, if
trade to thofepurts were either left free, or e/Je fo regulated as not to limit
ittoajojntfitck^,andtahedfpofedunder^uchageverKment as is defirte-
Sltve to tradeswhich this Nation hath experience in thefelajl io.jeares,
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