rden of two hundreth and sixtie tuns.
The Master was Iohn Martsen, the Factor or commissary Adrian Veen.

The seuenth a pinnas called Frisland, of burden about seuenty tuns. The
Master Iacob Cornelison, the Factor Walter Willekens.

The eighth a pinnas that had been in the former voiage called the Pidgeon,
now the Ouerijssel, of the burden of fifty tuns. The Master Symon Iohnson.
The Factor Arent Hermanson.

Of this fleete was General and Admirall Master Iacob Neck, Viceadmirall
Wybrand van Warwick: and Rereadmirall Iacob Heemskerck.

With this fleet of eight ships we made saile from Texell the first of May
1598. Stilo Nouo, being the 21. of Aprill, after the account of England and
sailed with good speed vnto the Cabo de bona Speranza: as further shal
appeare by a Iournal annexed vnto the end of this discourse.

Being past the Cape, the 7. and 8. of August, by a storme of weather fiue
ships were separated from the Admirall, who afterwardes came together
againe before Bantam.

[Sidenote: They meete with a ship of Zealand.] The 26. of August with three
shippes wee came within the view of Madagascar, and the 29. wee met with a
ship of Zeeland, called the Long barke, which had put to sea before vs, and
now kept aloofe from us, supposing we were enemies: but at length
perceiuing by our flagges what we were, they sent their Pinnas aboord vs,
reioycing greatly to haue met with vs, because that diuers of their men
were sicke, and ten were already dead: and they had in all but seuen men
aboord the shippe that were meat-whole, and eleuen mariners to guide the
shippe. Wee agreed to relieue them with some supplie of men: but through
darkenesse and great winde wee lost them againe.

[Sidenote: The Isle of Santa Maria.] After this, we the Admiral Mauritius,
the Hollandia, and the pinnas Ouerijssel keeping together, came to the
Island of Santa Maria, before the great bay of Antogil in Madagascar: where
wee got a small quantity of Rice. We tooke the King prisoner, who paide for
his ransome a Cow and a fat calfe.

In this Island we found no great commodity: for being the month of
September, the season was not for any fruits: the Oranges had but flowers:
Lemons were scant: of Sugarcanes and Hens there was some store, but the
Inhabitants were not very forward in bringing them out.

[Sidenote: Killing of the whale.] Heere we sawe the hunting of the Whale,
(a strange pastime) certaine Indians in a Canoa, or boate following a great