The Voyage of Nicholas Downton to the East Indies,1614-15 by Sir William Foster

Author:Sir William Foster [Foster, Sir William]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781317012276
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Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2017-05-15T00:00:00+00:00

Thes severall comodites we estemated woulde amounte to foure thousand poundes, of which monies he was to be suplied from Master Elkinton at Surratt; and for asistance to Master Oxwick in the choyce of indicoe and cotton yarne, Baly Ball and Esaue Butt were apointed.

The 5th, haveinge settled the bussines, we departed Baroche; at which tyme the Governor mett us at the townes end with 25 horsmen and as manie footmen, to guarde us in salftye to the next place of gover[n]mente. This cyttie of Baroche is one of the pleasantes[t] situated and strongest fortefied cytties in those partes, beinge builte uppon the topp of a hill walled round, with a castell and forte comaundinge the river; the which, yf it be as the inhabitantes reporte, that shipps of thre hondred tonns maie come as highe as the towne, woulde make yt the convenienst place for our Englishe to reside at, in regard of the fitt landinge and shippinge fourth our goodes. Baroche afordes the before-mentioned comodites, with finer sortes of baftaes, duttyes1, and other such like cotton. The lenth of thire baftaes are to be 20½ covedaes2; whereof twentye peces makes a corge. Others theie have of 17½ covedaes, whereof 24 makes a corge. If theie wante of thire bredth or lenth, alowance is to [be] maide; which theie dare not denie.

This nighte after our departure from Baroche we lodged at the ende of a smale aldea called Demilode3, where we rewarded the Baroche souldiers with fortye mamoudes, and some toye[s] which we gave to the captaine. From hence we were furnished with 50 horse and foote, which conducted us to Chormondo, 8 coase, beinge the most theveshest waie in those partes.

The 7th, in the morneinge, we departed Charmondo with 25 souldiers, all notorious theves (which afterwardes we founde). Theise conducted us to Danau 10 coase, where pitchinge in a plane accordinge as formerlie we used, maide a baracado with our cartes, and the reste that were in companie, beinge jelious [i.e. suspicious] of that place. At supper time upon the suden came fiftie horsemen close upon us, and without questione, had theie not founde us well provided, would have asaulted us, for that the charge we carryed was certainlie known throughe all the countrye as we traveled.

The 8th, we proseeded forwarde, beinge conducted to Brodera, which is 5 coase, with fiftie horsemen. Where at ten of the clock in the forenoone we came, and lodged in the Seraya [i.e. saāī]. Here we purposed to have lefte Master Preston and John Sandcrofte; but not findinge the ymploymentes expected for them, theie proceeded with us to Amadavar.

The 9th ditto, Master Aldworth and myselfe wente to vissitt the Governor and to desire licence to departe, accordinge to thire costome; but he intreated us to staie untill the next morneinge, that he might provide a guarde for us through the places of his gover[n]mente, which otherwise he coulde not answere to the Kinge. We presented him as from Master Edwardes with theise particulers:

Tow sworde blaydes, one combe cace with instrewments, and three payre of knives.

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