Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Dedication
- Introduction
- Narrative of the First Voyage of Sir James Lancaster
- Narrative of the First Voyage of Sir James Lancaster
- The Voyage of Captain James Lancaster to Pernambuco
- The First Voyage made to East India by Master James Lancaster (now Knight) for the Merchants of London, Anno 1600
- The Voyage of Captains Keelinge and Hawkins— I
- The Voyage of Captains Keelinge and Hawkins— II
- The Voyage of Captains Keelinge and Hawkins— III
- The Voyage of Captain Sharpeigh— I
- The Voyage of Captain Sharpeigh— II
- The Sixth Voyage set forth by the East India Company: Instructions to the Factors
- Commission to Sir Henry Middleton for the Sixth Voyage
- The Second Voyage of Sir Henry Middleton, being the Sixth set forth by the East India Company
- Journal of the Sixth Voyage, by Thomas Love
- Journal of the Sixth Voyage, kept by Nicholas Downton (1610-1613)
- Journal of Ralph Crosse, Purser of the Hoseander in the Tenth Voyage
- A Calendar of the Ships' Journals preserved in the India Office (written within the seventeenth century)
- Journal of the Voyage of John Knight to seek the North-West Passage, 1606
- A List of Ships of the East India Company (employed during the Seventeenth Century)
- Index
A Calendar of the Ships' Journals preserved in the India Office (written within the seventeenth century)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 August 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Dedication
- Introduction
- Narrative of the First Voyage of Sir James Lancaster
- Narrative of the First Voyage of Sir James Lancaster
- The Voyage of Captain James Lancaster to Pernambuco
- The First Voyage made to East India by Master James Lancaster (now Knight) for the Merchants of London, Anno 1600
- The Voyage of Captains Keelinge and Hawkins— I
- The Voyage of Captains Keelinge and Hawkins— II
- The Voyage of Captains Keelinge and Hawkins— III
- The Voyage of Captain Sharpeigh— I
- The Voyage of Captain Sharpeigh— II
- The Sixth Voyage set forth by the East India Company: Instructions to the Factors
- Commission to Sir Henry Middleton for the Sixth Voyage
- The Second Voyage of Sir Henry Middleton, being the Sixth set forth by the East India Company
- Journal of the Sixth Voyage, by Thomas Love
- Journal of the Sixth Voyage, kept by Nicholas Downton (1610-1613)
- Journal of Ralph Crosse, Purser of the Hoseander in the Tenth Voyage
- A Calendar of the Ships' Journals preserved in the India Office (written within the seventeenth century)
- Journal of the Voyage of John Knight to seek the North-West Passage, 1606
- A List of Ships of the East India Company (employed during the Seventeenth Century)
- Index
Summary
An abstract from the Journal of the third voyage under Captains Keeling and Hawkins, 1607. (See page 108.)
Another abstract of the third voyage. (See page 111.)
A third abstract of the third voyage. (See page 113.)
The voyage of Captain Sharpeigh, being the fourth voyage, 1608. (See page 120.)
Another account of the fourth voyage, commanded by Captain Sharpeigh. (See page 126.)
Journal of the Master of the “Peppercorn”, 1610 to 1611. (See page 145.)
Journal of Thomas Love, a master's mate in the “Trade's Increase”, Sir Henry Middleton, 1610 to 1612. (See page 147.)
Journal of Nicholas Downton, second in command of the fleet under Sir Henry Middleton, 1610 to 1613. Original manuscript comprises 214 pages. (See page 151.)
Instructions to Lawrence Femell. (See page 131.) Commission to Sir Henry Middleton. (See page 137.)
This manuscript is a translation of the Journal kept by Peter Williamson Floris, a Dutchman in the service of the East India Company, who commanded the “Globe” on the seventh voyage set forth by the Company. The journal begins Jan. 5th, 1611, and ceases abruptly on Feb. 17th, 1615. It contains an account of the trade carried on along the Coast of Coromandel, at Bantam, Siam, and Batavia, with a slight sketch of the history of the kingdom of Siam, and an account of a revolt of Javanese slaves, by whom part of the town of Batavia was burnt while the “Globe” was lying in the roads. The original manuscript contains 142½ pages.
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- The Voyages of Sir James Lancaster, Kt., to the East IndiesWith Abstracts of Journals of Voyages to the East Indies During the Seventeenth Century, Preserved in the India Office, and the Voyage of Captain John Knight (1606), to Seek the North-West Passage, pp. 263 - 278Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010First published in: 1877