CANDISH'S CIRCUMNAVIGATION ad. 



1588. 



in a sheete and a prayer sayd, was heved over bord with 

 great lamentation of us all. Moreover, presently after 

 his death my selfe with divers others in the ship fell 

 marveilously sicke, and so continued in very great paine 

 for the space of three weekes or a moneth by reason 

 of the extreeme heat and untemperatnesse of the Climate. 



The first day of March having passed through the March 1588. 

 Straights of Java minor and Java major, wee came to an 

 ancker under the Southwest parts of Java major: where Ourarrwdat 

 wee espied certaine of the people which were fishing ^^'^'^ ^^^J°^' 

 by the sea side in a h^cj which was under the yland. 

 Then our Generall taking into the ship-boat certaine 

 of his company, and a Negro which could speake the 

 Morisco tongue, which hee had taken out of the great ^^^ Monsco 

 S. Anna, made toward those fishers, which havine^ espied °^' ^^ ^^^ 



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our boat ranne on shoare mto the wood tor reare or i^ j^^^. 

 our men : but our Generall caused his Negro to call 

 unto them : who no sooner heard him call, but presently 

 one of them came out to the shore side and made 

 answere. Our Generall by the Negro enquired of him 

 for fresh water, which they found, and caused the fisher 

 to goe to the King and to certifie him of a shippe that 

 was come to have trafique for victuals, and for diamants, 

 pearles, or any other riche jewels that hee had : for which 

 hee should have either golde or other marchandise in 

 exchange. The fisher answered that we should have all 

 maner of victuals that wee would request. Thus the boat 

 came abord againe. Within a while after wee went about 

 to furnish our shippe throughly with wood and water. 



About the eighth of March two or three Canoas came 

 from the towne unto us with egges, hennes, fresh fish, 

 oranges, and lymes, and brought worde wee should 

 have had victuals more plentifully, but that they were 

 so farre to bee brought to us where wee ridde. Which 

 when our Generall heard hee weighed ancker and stoode 

 in neerer for the towne : and as wee were under saile wee 

 mette with one of the kings canoas comming towarde us : 

 whereupon wee shoke the shippe in the winde and 

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