Inscriptions left by Early European Navigators. 



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This may perhaps refer to the ship Swan, a record of which dated 

 1632 is treated of further on. But if SWAN Y stands for Swanley the 

 inscription must be anterior to 1626, at which date Eichard Swanley, 

 Master of the Lion, was slain in an encounter with the Portuguese; 

 but his ship valiantly freed herself. The Palsgrave and Dolplun 

 abandoned her and tied, while the ships at Swally " most basely lay 



FIG. in. 

 127 cm. x 72 cm. 



THE WILL ARRIVED THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER FROM SURAT 

 DEPART THE 18 DITTO 1628 CHRIS BROWNE COMM. 



Under this on the right-hand side : 



ARTHUR HATCH PREACHER OF THE . . . 



still." The 

 by her crew, 

 them except 

 with letters. 

 Lastly, at 

 which seem 

 corner is a 

 Sharpley, in 



Lion was again attacked, whereupon she was blown up 



The Portuguese saved the men, but presently hanged 



one whom they sent to Kerridge, the President at Surat, 



the lower end of the face of the stone are a few letters 

 to be JOHN STEV (R) o c E R T ; and in the right-hand 

 monogram, which may prove to be that of Alexander 

 which case it would date from 1608 ; but the " w " remains 



