HENRY MAY 



any more. In October following we in the Edward 

 fell with the Westermost part of the isle of S. Laurence 

 about midnight, knowing not where we were. Also 

 the next day we came to an anker at Quitangone a 

 place on the main land of Africa, which is two or three 

 leagues to the Northward of Mozambique, where the 

 Portugals of the isle of Mozambique fetch all their 

 fresh water. Here we tooke a pangaia, with a Portugall 

 boy in it ; which is a vessell like a barge, with one mat- 

 saile of Coco nut leaves. The barge is sowed together 

 with the rindes of trees, and pinned with woodden pinnes. 

 In this pangaia we had certeine corne called miUio, hennes, 

 and some fardels of blew Calicut cloth. The Portugall 

 boy we tooke with us, and dismissed the rest. From this 

 place we went for an island called Comoro, upon the 

 coast of Melinde, which standeth about 1 1 degrees to the 

 South of the equinoctial : in which island we stayed all 

 November, finding the people blacke and very comly, but 

 very treacherous and cruell : for the day before we 

 departed from thence they killed thirty of our men on 

 shore, among whom was William Mace our master, and 

 two of his mates ; the one of them being in the boat with 

 him to fetch water, the other being on shore against our 

 ship ; they having first betrayed our boat. From hence 

 we went for the isle of Zanzibar, on the coast of Melinde, 

 whereas wee stayed and Wintered untill the beginning of 

 February following. 



The second of February 1592 wee weyed anker, and 

 set saile directly for the East Indies ; but having calmes 

 and contrary windes, wee were untill the moneth of June 

 before wee could recover the coast of India neere Calicut ; 

 whereby many of our men died for want of refreshing. 

 In this moneth of June we came to an anker at the 

 isles of Pulo pinaom, whereas we stayed untill the first 

 day of September, our men being very sicke, and dying 

 apace. This day we set saile, and directed our course for 

 Malaca : and wee had not bene farre at sea, but wee tooke 

 a shippe of the kingdome of Pegu of some fourescore 



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A.D. 

 1592, 



Outtangone 

 neve Mozam- 

 bique. 



The isle of 

 Comoro. 



They Winter 

 at the isle of 

 Zanzibar. 



The isles of 

 Pulo pinaom. 



