February we
rowed into the Riuer to buy cattle, and other things, but they were become
our enemies, threatning and casting stones at vs, wherevpbn we put out two
shalops to run a shore close to the land, and made our Caliuers and other
weapons ready.

Wherewith we shut at them, but they feared not our shot, for they knew not
what they ment, they thought likewise that the peeces coulde carrie no
further then they were long: but when they sawe eight or nine of their
fellowes dead, they fled into the woodes, and wee entering vpon the lande
set fire on their houses, whereof we burnt about twentie or thirtie. The 9.
of Februarie we sailed on the other side to buy cattle, and other
necessaries, but they seemed vnwilling to deale with vs, but we threatning
to burne their houses, they brought vs Cattle and fruites inough, with all
things else to our desires.

The 12. of Februarie wee hoised anker, and set sayle out of the great Bay
of Antongill, being well prouided of all necessaries, we put out with a
North wind, the Bay stretching Northeast and Southwest: The 2. of March we
had a West winde, our course being East and East and by North towards Iaua.
In March and Aprill about the Islande of Brandawe, we found that our
Compasses helde two Strikes to farre Northwarde, and we coulde not perceiue
the sands that are set downe in the Portingalles sea Cards, but we saw many
turnings of streames, and we were much troubled, with calmes, but with the
new Moone we had winde enough out of the West and North West. The 27. of
May we found the water abord our shippes to bee much lessened, and
therefore euery mans portion was but halfe as much as he was wont to haue;
so that each man was allowed but foure draughts euery day, which was but a
small quantitie. Whereby through the extreame heat we endured great thirst,
so that at that time a draught of water abord our ship was worth a Riall of
8. The first of Iuly we saw the Islande of Emgano, whereat we much
reioyced, because of the great thirst wee endured in our shippe, and when
wee made neerer to it, we perceyued it to be an Islande lying before the
straightes of Sonda, vnder 9. degrees on the South side of the line.

The sixt of Iuly we put somewhat nearer to the land, and there we saw sixe
or seuen canoes, lying vnder the shore but farre off, and durst not make
toward vs: in the end we manned out a shalop and rowed to land, but they
made from vs, and when our men were hard by the shore, th