to Lisbon, where he entered the
service of Vicenzo Fonseca, archbishop of Goa, where he arrived in 1583. He
returned to Europe in 1589, having visited most of Southern Asia. His
principal work is his "Relation", published first in Dutch at the Hague in
1591. Curiously enough, the place erroneously named as his birth place in
the text, is where he died in 1611.] And the two good fathers of S. Paul,
who trauelled very much for vs, the one of them is called Padre Marke, who
was borne in Bruges in Flanders, and the other was borne in Wiltshire in
England, and is called [Marginal note: This is he whose letters to his
father from Goa are before put downe, and he was sometimes of New colledge
in Oxford.] Padre Thomas Steuans.

Also I chaunced to finde here a young man, who was borne in Antwerpe, but
the most part of his bringing vp hath beene in London, his name is Francis
de Rea, and with him it was my hap to be acquainted in Aleppo, who also
hath done me great pleasure here.

In the prison at Ormus we remained many dayes, also we lay a long time at
sea comming hither, and forthwith at our arriual here were caried to
prison, and the next day after were sent for before the Aueador, who is the
chiefest justice, to be examined: and when we were examined, he presently
sent vs backe againe to prison.

[Sidenote: Iames Storie their painter.] And after our being here in prison
13. dayes, Iames Storie went into the monastery of S. Paul, where he
remaineth, and is made one of the company, which life he liketh very well.

[Sidenote: They arriued at Goa the 20 of Nouember 1583.] And vpon S. Thomas
day (which was 22 dayes after our arriuall here) I came out of prison, and
the next day after came out Ralph Fitch, and William Bets.

If these troubles had not chanced, I had beene in possibility to haue made
as good a voyage as euer any man made with so much money. Many of our
things I haue solde very well, both here and at Ormus in prison,
notwithstanding the captaine willed me (if I would) to sell what I could
before we imbarked: and so with officers I went diuers times out of the
castle in the morning, and solde things, and at night returned againe to
the prison, and all things that I solde they did write, and at our
imbarking from thence, the captain gaue order that I should deliuer all my
mony with the goods into the hands of the scriuano, or purser of the ship,
which I did, and the scriuano made a remembrance, which he left there wi