- E.]
The 7th March, at five p.m. while in lat. 20 deg. 34' S. we descried land
nine leagues off, N.E. 1/2 N. The S.E. part of this island is somewhat
high, but falleth down with a low point. The W. part is not very high,
but flat and smooth towards the end, and falls right down. The south and
west parts of this island is all surrounded with shoals and broken
ground, and we did not see the other sides; yet it seemed as if it had
good refreshments. The longitude of this island is 104 deg. from Flores, but
by my computation 107 deg..[105] In these long voyages, we do not rely
altogether on our reckoning, but use our best diligence for discovering
the true longitudes, which are of infinite importance to direct our
course aright.
[Footnote 105: No island is to be found in the latitude and longitude
indicated in the text. - E.]
SECTION XX.
The Twelfth Voyage of the East India Company, in 1613, by Captain
Christopher Newport.[106]
The full title of this voyage, as given in the Pilgrims, is as
follows: - "A Journal of all principal Matters passed in the Twelfth
Voyage to the East India, observed by me Walter Payton, in the good
ship the Expedition. - Whereof Mr Christopher Newport was captain,
being set out Anno 1612. Written by the said Walter Payton." The
date of the year of this voyage, according to our present mode of
computation, was 1613, as formerly explained at large, the year being
then computed to commence on the 25th March, instead of the 1st
January. - E.
[Footnote 106: Purch. Pilgr. I. 488.]
Sec.1. Observations at St Augustine, Mohelia, and divers Parts of Arabia.
The 7th January, 1613, we sailed from Gravesend for India, in the good
ship Expedition of London, about the burden of 260 tons, and carrying
fifty-six persons; besides the Persian ambassador and his suite, of whom
there were fifteen persons, whom we were ordered to transport to the
kingdom of Persia, at the cost of the worshipful company. The names of
the ambassador and his people were these. Sir Robert Sherley the
ambassador, and his lady, named Teresha, a Circassian; Sir Thomas
Powell, and his lady, called Tomasin, a Persian; a Persian woman, named
Leylye; Mr Morgan Powell; Captain John Ward; Mr Francis Bubb, secretary;
Mr John Barbar, apothecary; John Herriot, a musician; John Georgson,
goldsmith, a Dutchman; Gabriel, an old Armenian; and three Persians,
named Nazerbeg, Scanderbeg, and Molhter.
In the morning of the 26th April; we fell in with a part of the land of
Ethiopia, [Southern Africa,] close adjoining to which is a small island,
called Conie island, [Dassen island] all low land, and bordered by
many dangerous rocks to seawards.
