THE IOVRNALL, OR DAY­ ly Register, CONTAYNING A TRVE manifestation, and Historicall declaration of the voyage, accomplished by eight shippes of Amsterdam, vnder the conduct of Iacob Corneliszen Neck Admirall, & Wybrandt van Warwick Vice-Admirall, which sayled from Amster­ dam the first day of March, 1598. SHEWING THE COVRSE THEY kept, and what other notable matters happened vnto them in the sayd voyage. Imprinted at London for Cuthbert Burby & Iohn Flasket: And are to be sold at the Royall Exchange, & at the signe of the blacke beare in Paules Church-yard. 1601. A repetition of more plaine mani­ festation, of such things as we found and saw in the Island Mauritius, and of such matters as we there did in the time of our abode. No. 2. 1 THese are Torteyses which liue on the land, and haue no finnes to swimme, being so great, that they will creepe away with a man standing on their shelles, which they carrie on their backs, & they liue vpon crabs, which are as bigge as a mans foote. 2 Is a fowle altogether as bigge as a Swanne, hauing two or three curled feathers behinde at her taile, without any wings, but in place of wings they haue three or foure smal black Quils: of which fowle we caught some, with store of Turtle Doues, and other birds, which our Marri& ners with great ioy brought aboord, dealing to euery ship part of their wild fowle, after they were first sent a shore to search for the deepest fresh riuers, and what harbour there was for our shippes: whereupon the next day wee went to the hauen with our shippes, taking one of those Marriners into euerie shippe for a Pilot, which had beene ashore the day before. These fowles we dressed and sod, but we found them so tough, that we could not (how long soeuer they sod) seethe them tender, but were faine to eate them so tough as they were. As soone as wee were entred into the Hauen, our Vice-Admirall sent some of vs with the long boate ashore, to spie if there were any inhabi& tants in the Iland, but wee found no creatures, except onely great quantitie of Turtle Doues, and other birds, whereof we caught, and killed with cudgels, great num­ bers: for seeing they had not beene accustomed to be fea­ red by any people there inhabiting, they had no feare of vs, but would sit still, suffering themselues to bee killed with staues and cudgels. To be short, it is a plentifull land of fish and fowle, and so abundant, that in all our voyage we found not the like. 3 This is a Palme tree, which carrieth leaues so great, that a man may shrowd himselfe with one of them from the raine, and not be wet: if in this tree a hole bee bored, and a quill or tap put into the same, immediately there runneth out wine or liquour, hauing a sweete and plea­ sant taste like vnto sacke, but if it bee kept three or foure dayes, it waxeth sowre, and therefore it is called the Palme tree. 4 This is a bird or fowle, which we called Rabos Forca­ dos, for that their tayles are in shape resembling a Taylers sheeres: they were very tame, and little lesse then a fadome long, when they were stretched out: their bils are long, their backes most part blacke, and their breasts white: they eate flying fishes which they catch, and the guttes or garbell of other fish and fowle, as wee found by experience: for when we cast abroad our garbell of such fish and fowle as we had taken, yea of their owne kind, they would straightwayes come and deuoure the same: their flesh would not be sodden tender. 5 Is a bird, which we named an Indian Rauen, almost as big againe as a Parret, they are of two or three sun­ drie colours. 6 Is a wild tree, whereon (for a memorie if any other ships should there arriue) is nayled a board, hauing three scutcheons or armes grauen or cut thereon, to wit, the armes of Holland, Zealand and Amsterdam: to the end they may know that ships of Holland haue beene at that place. 7 This is a Palmites tree, whereof our Marriners cut downe many and cut out the pith (marked with the letter A) which we found to be an excellent remedie against the scurvie disease: it is some three or foure foote long, within very white, and hath a sweete taste. Some of our people ate the pith of 7. or 8. of these plants. 8 A Bat or flying Mouse, hauing a head like vnto a Monkie, and flie in this Iland in great numbers, they hang themselues on the trees by the wings, and often times they fight and bite one the other. "flying mouse" antedates the earliest OED citation (1607, then 1934), but used for the Pontic mouse, not the bat. 9 Here our Smith set vp a forge to repaire our broken iron workes, and such other things as were needfull to be mended aboard the ships. 10 These are cottages made by vs of trees and boughes, where our Smith and Coopers did forge and hoope their Caske, that we might bee readie to sayle thence with the first faire wind. 11 At this place our Preacher made euerie Sunday two Sermons: in the morning one half of our people went ashore, and at afternoone the other halfe, to heare the ser­ mon. In this place was a man christened, borne in the I­ land of Madagascar, and named Laurence, with one or two of our company which had not beene christened. 12 Here we tooke so great abundance of fish, that it may seeme incredible to be written, yea at one draft we tooke two barrels and a helfe of many sorts. Some words of the Malish speech, which language is vsed throughout the East Indies, as French is in our Countrie, wherewith a man may trauell ouer all the Land. The Portugals speech is apt and pro­ fitable in these Islands, for there are many Inter­ preters which speake Portugall. ALtogether Samoanga Aske it Minta Ashamed Malon Any thing Bacabaren Alas. Saya BRing it againe Combaly a Bull Carboo a Brother Addollaley a Beard Tganga a Boane Backy Better Parma Blood Darna to let Blood Bewangdarner Bookes Kytab to Buye Bilby Baked or burnt stones Batta Blacke Ita Bagges Corni a Boye Catsion to Burne Baccar a Bat that flyeth Lavo a Bird Borron Beastlinesse Cheehoo a Billet Cayo a Boate Prau the Bellie Penot Beholde Doduer a Borer Alforees. COme hither Maree to cut off Pang a Crab Horra Charge the peece Sombo bedyl Cloues Syncke a Cyuet Cat Gatto d'algalia Calamus Dirimguo Copper Tambagle Custome or vse Esteedat Chuse Damare A Cap Nasse a Childe Buda a Curtesan or wooer Cemoeda a Cast peece Bedyl the Cough Capello. DEath Mattu two Dayes past Balmarys d'aula Ducks Bebe a Dogge Hanghee I Desire it not Tyeda mau to Demaunde Betaugia to Dye Bantaren Dishes Pyennig the Day. Arys. EGges Teloor to Eate Makan Eyes Martye Eares Talynga Eye browes Alys Early. Pagy FOlly Bengo Found Botonuum Faire Apon Feare Tacat Fish Ican Farther off Bapa Friendship Pondarra Forehead Batock Fingers Iaryiary Forget Lampa to Fight Baccalayo Flesh Lalyer to Forgiue Ampo A Foote Goumo my Father Beta babpa a Frend Maety pooty Fyer. Apy. GUnpowder Ooby a Goate Camby God be with you Tyngal Guts Perot Go Pegy Go we Mary Giuen Berny Greene Ise Great Basaer Glasse Lora Good Bayck not Good Tyeda bayck Gold Mas Good morow Tabea Goe away Tachghy to Gaine Menang Galingal Lancuas Ginger Alia Greene herbs. Dyngin. HEe Itowen the Hye priest Cadda How much Batapa Heere Chyny How doe you Bygimana the Hart Aly to Help Toulong Hayre of the head Ramboret the Hand Tanga the Head Kokodang Heauie Brat How sell you that Barappeitu a Henne Ayam an House Roema I haue it not Tyetada I Haue it Ada a Hog or swine Saby Hard waxe. Caiu Lacca. I Thanke you Teymacache I am sicke Byte secata I Manyte Inke Mangsy Is there Beeft an Interpretor Iorbissa It is much Soeda Is out Pacasuyra. KEepe good watch. Tage a Knife Pieson to Kill Benue Keepe silence. Dyem Know. Kiunal a King. Rutgee. LEaue Sone Leade Tyma a Lampe Palyta Light Arynga to Liue Lagaua Lye downe Baryng Leaue off Ganga Let it alone Iangemast Lyme Capyer a Lord Queay a Looking glasse Sarmi a Lawnce or pike Tomba Lips Lambbyder to Leaue freely Lepas to leese Ilan Little. Selykit. MErcifull Caruguanler a Marchant Fetor to Make Bretoun to Morrow Ysouck a Man Orang Money Sarfy to Marry Barwin a Master or Lord Queay the Maner of the Countrie Negry Mustard seed Saiani Many or much. Banghe. NO Tieda the Night Malam Newes Yrotdon Neere Gyla a Naiel or spike Koko a Needle Naroen Nutmegs Palla Nuttes Calappey the Necke. Goulon. OYle Nuagia Ours Quitabota Olde Tua an Olephant Catgha an Oxe Saby Out of that Padyni Out of the way. Lalau. POore Backeye a Pearcer or borer Alforees to Pay Chyny Put vp Passai Pens Calamp Paper Cartas Pepper Lada Pearle-mother Neffa "pearl mother" is not found in the OED in this form, but see "mother of pearl." Pinnes Caluenetten long Pompions Iacca a Pillow. Bantel. RIce Bras to Reache Dusta to Rise vp Bangs Rye Balacca a Ring Chynsyn a Rope Taly. SMall Citghel Synamon Caiumains Sad Chynta Skarlet Faccalata miera to Sweare Sempa Sweete Manys the Sabbath day Ionmahet Salute Baesart Sister Addeparapas the Shoulders Baon Salte Matary Siluer Peca Sicke Sabyt I am sicke Byte secata Should Tehylacca Steele Negle a Sword Padang Sheeres Goethieng a Shield Salwacke Strike Pockul a Smith Goeda Small Kytchyl Spicerie Ober bedyl Strong Cras a Ship Capal Siluer Salacha a Sheepe Domba a Stone Batu Salte Garram to Sell Iou wal a Sweeteheart Nay moeda a Swine or hog Saby. TAke away Ambel There Sana to Thinke Engat They Dya I Thanke you Tarrima casse Teeth Anton Tongue Ilat Tarrie a little Nanthy Tamaryndis. Aassa. VIneger Tsuyka an Vncle Mana to vnderstand Taven Vse, or custome Esteedat I vnderstand it not. Tyeda tau WIthout Blou waer to Worke Kareya to Warre Backelay a Woman Paranpoan a Wooer Cemoeda Where Dymana to Win Menang Warme Penas Woe, or alas Saya Wee Dep a Water-pot Lande Where is it Manaoden Water Eyer Well Sousa What say you Abbacatta Wood of Aloes. Garro. YEasterday Balmary You Pakanera the Yeere Tauwn Young Monda Yce Dalan. Some Iauanish words. PEpper Syhang Mace Massa Nutmegs Palla Cloues Syancke Water Eyer Water Baya Siluer Salorcka Peeces of 8. Serpy "Peeces of 8" antedates the earliest OED citation (1606). Casses, or Cassia Petys Fish Ivack A Dagger. Cryssen A Ship Capella There is too little. Courang