rst of October, wee got to the heighth of Bantam.

The fifteenth, died the first man in our Admirall.

The nineteenth of November, we came within sight of Sumatra.

The twenty-ninth, we road before the citty of Bantam: And the thirtieth, we
payed our toll to the gouernour.

And vpon Newyeares daie 1599. Stilo Nouo, we began to take in our lading.

Then came vnto vs before Bantam, with great ioie and triumph, our fiue
separated shippes, all the people standing vpon the shore gazing, and
suspecting some harme intended against them.

The eighth of Ianuary, foure of the said 5. newcome shippes (God send them
a prosperous voyage) set saile toward the Moluccas.

Moreouer our foure shippes being well and richly laden at Bantam made saile
homewarde the eleuenth of Ianuary, and the thirteenth, wee were shot as
farre as the Isles of Sumatra.

The nineteenth, we proceeded thence on our voige, and the same day, to the
great griefe of vs all died the Pilot of our Admirall.

The third of Aprill, we descried the land of Capo de buona esperanza.

The eighth, wee doubled the same Cape, thence shaping our course for the
Island of Saint Helena, where the twenty sixt we happily arriued, and
departed from thence vpon the fourth of Maie.

The tenth of Maie, wee sailed by the Isle of Ascension.

The seuenteenth, we passed the Equinoctiall line.

The twenty one, we saw the North starre.

The ninth and tenth of Iune, we had sight of the Canaries.

The twenty seauen, wee sayled vpon the Spanish Sea.

The twenty nine, we were in fortie four degrees.

The fourth of Iuly, we saw behind vs two sailes, one before the other,
which were the first that we had seene for a long time.

The sixt of Iuly our Admirall had both his foremast and mainemast blowne
ouer boord.

The eleuenth, we passed the Sorlings, the thirteenth, Falmouth, Plimmouth
and the Quasquets.

The seauenteenth, we came before Dover.

The nineteenth, wee had foule and stormy weather, at what time by Gods good
blessing wee arriued in our natiue countrey at Texell in Holland, hauing
performed in the short space of one yeare, two moneths and nineteene daies,
almost as long a voiage, as if we should haue compassed the globe of the
earth, and bringing home with vs our full fraight of rich and gainfull
Marchandize.

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