Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Dedication
- INTRODUCTION
- CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS
- ADDENDA ET CORRIGENDA
- DEDICATORY EPISTLE
- HEADINGS OF CHAPTERS
- VOYAGE: PART THE SECOND
- CHAPTER I Arrival at Goa, and description of the Hospitals and Prisons there
- CHAPTER II Description of the Island of Goa, the chief Inhabitants, and Lords
- CHAPTER III Of the city of Goa, its Squares, Streets, Churches, Palaces, and other Buildings
- CHAPTER IV Of the Markets, Slaves, Money, Water, and other remarkable things at Goa
- CHAPTER V Of the Government of Goa.–Of the Viceroy, his Court, and magnificence
- CHAPTER VI Of the Archbishop of Goa, the Inquisition, Ecclesiastics, and Ceremonies observed there, with other Occurrences
- CHAPTER VII Of the Exercises and Games of the Portuguese, Metifs, and other Christians at Goa, their Dress and Manner of living, and of their Wives
- CHAPTER VIII Of the Portuguese Soldiers at Goa, their Manner of life and taking ship.–Divers Expeditions, and the Order observed by them in war
- CHAPTER IX Of the kingdom of Dealcan, Decan, or Ballagate, and the Neighbourhood of Goa
- CHAPTER X Voyage of the Author to Ceylon, and description of that Island
- CHAPTER XI Of Malaca, a description of it, and the memorable Siege which the Hollanders laid thereto
- CHAPTER XII Of the Islands of Sunda–Sumatra, and Java,–and the Towns of Bantan and Tuban; the Islands of Madura, Bally, the Moluccas, and Banda
- CHAPTER XIII Of the Singular Things that are brought from the Islands of Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and from the Philippines and Manilla. Of China and Japan, and of the Traffic carried on at Goa
- CHAPTER XIV Of the Form and Fashion of the Portuguese Ships going to the Indies, and of their Shipments, Order, and Police, as well going as returning
- CHAPTER XV Of the Traffic of the Portuguese throughout the Indies in general, and the Order which they observe therein
- CHAPTER XVI Of the Traffic to Brazil, the River de la Plate, Angola, Congo, St. Thomas, Mina, and the Slaves of Africa
- CHAPTER XVII Of the Traffic at Mozambique, Sofala, Coüesme, Melinde, Mombase, Socotera, and other places.–Of the Siege of Mozambique, and what happened there
- CHAPTER XVIII Of the Kingdom of Ormuz: a description of it, and of the punishment of a Prince of Ormuz at Goa
- CHAPTER XIX Of the Kingdoms of Cambaye, Surat, and of the Grand Mogor; Diu, and the rest of the Coast of India; Malabar, and the King of Tananor and his perfidy
- CHAPTER XX Many Captures of Portuguese Ships, and other Occurrences in the Indies during the sojourn of the Author at Goa
- CHAPTER XXI The Author's taking ship at Goa.–Condition of the Indies at that time.–The Author's Imprisonment and Deliverance.–Arrival of Carracks, and other matters on this head
- CHAPTER XXII Departure from Goa.–Manner of embarking.–Provisions on board.–Treatment of the Author.–Vermin in India
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CHAPTER XII - Of the Islands of Sunda–Sumatra, and Java,–and the Towns of Bantan and Tuban; the Islands of Madura, Bally, the Moluccas, and Banda
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 April 2011
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Dedication
- INTRODUCTION
- CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS
- ADDENDA ET CORRIGENDA
- DEDICATORY EPISTLE
- HEADINGS OF CHAPTERS
- VOYAGE: PART THE SECOND
- CHAPTER I Arrival at Goa, and description of the Hospitals and Prisons there
- CHAPTER II Description of the Island of Goa, the chief Inhabitants, and Lords
- CHAPTER III Of the city of Goa, its Squares, Streets, Churches, Palaces, and other Buildings
- CHAPTER IV Of the Markets, Slaves, Money, Water, and other remarkable things at Goa
- CHAPTER V Of the Government of Goa.–Of the Viceroy, his Court, and magnificence
- CHAPTER VI Of the Archbishop of Goa, the Inquisition, Ecclesiastics, and Ceremonies observed there, with other Occurrences
- CHAPTER VII Of the Exercises and Games of the Portuguese, Metifs, and other Christians at Goa, their Dress and Manner of living, and of their Wives
- CHAPTER VIII Of the Portuguese Soldiers at Goa, their Manner of life and taking ship.–Divers Expeditions, and the Order observed by them in war
- CHAPTER IX Of the kingdom of Dealcan, Decan, or Ballagate, and the Neighbourhood of Goa
- CHAPTER X Voyage of the Author to Ceylon, and description of that Island
- CHAPTER XI Of Malaca, a description of it, and the memorable Siege which the Hollanders laid thereto
- CHAPTER XII Of the Islands of Sunda–Sumatra, and Java,–and the Towns of Bantan and Tuban; the Islands of Madura, Bally, the Moluccas, and Banda
- CHAPTER XIII Of the Singular Things that are brought from the Islands of Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and from the Philippines and Manilla. Of China and Japan, and of the Traffic carried on at Goa
- CHAPTER XIV Of the Form and Fashion of the Portuguese Ships going to the Indies, and of their Shipments, Order, and Police, as well going as returning
- CHAPTER XV Of the Traffic of the Portuguese throughout the Indies in general, and the Order which they observe therein
- CHAPTER XVI Of the Traffic to Brazil, the River de la Plate, Angola, Congo, St. Thomas, Mina, and the Slaves of Africa
- CHAPTER XVII Of the Traffic at Mozambique, Sofala, Coüesme, Melinde, Mombase, Socotera, and other places.–Of the Siege of Mozambique, and what happened there
- CHAPTER XVIII Of the Kingdom of Ormuz: a description of it, and of the punishment of a Prince of Ormuz at Goa
- CHAPTER XIX Of the Kingdoms of Cambaye, Surat, and of the Grand Mogor; Diu, and the rest of the Coast of India; Malabar, and the King of Tananor and his perfidy
- CHAPTER XX Many Captures of Portuguese Ships, and other Occurrences in the Indies during the sojourn of the Author at Goa
- CHAPTER XXI The Author's taking ship at Goa.–Condition of the Indies at that time.–The Author's Imprisonment and Deliverance.–Arrival of Carracks, and other matters on this head
- CHAPTER XXII Departure from Goa.–Manner of embarking.–Provisions on board.–Treatment of the Author.–Vermin in India
- Plate section
Summary
The Portuguese call all the islands beyond Malaca, la Sonde, as one should say, “the sea and islands of the South”. Under this name are comprised Sumatra, Java, the Moluccas, and all the other islands of those coasts.
As for the island of Sumatra, I will not tarry to describe it, for I did not touch there, and merely passed in sight of it. It is situated under the Equinoctial line, which intersects it; it is of exceeding great compass, for it extends from the fifth degree on the north side to the sixth degree of southern latitude, that is, about the same as the Maldives, from which it is distant some six hundred leagues. As for the inhabitants, some are Mahometans, chiefly those that live by the sea-shore; the others are Gentiles. They are fond of traffic, wherefore all merchants are welcomed among them. The Arabs and other Mahometans resort thither and trade more than all other: the Portuguese go there too, but little, for they are not liked by the king. The Hollanders keep a factory there, and some factors. The country is very rich in pepper, which is larger than that of Malabar, but the latter nevertheless is more esteemed all over the Indies. But in this island there is such abundance that they can sometimes load thirty ships in one year.
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- The Voyage of François Pyrard of Laval to the East Indies, the Maldives, the Moluccas and Brazil , pp. 157 - 168Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010First published in: 1888