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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[MARCH, 1902.
Breach, and before she could tacke strucke, and by the extreame forse of the said Breach in a short time fild her hould with water, to the terrer of us all, expectenge death, which we provided for the best we could. In this Condission we Continued four how res, Indeveringe the safety of our lives, gettinge out the skeefe, but she was sodonly sunke by forse of men. At last got out the longe boate, and in her went as many as she could carrey, all which (god be praysed) got ashore one of the nighest Ilands, being above two leages distance from thence; who landinge and findinge it uninhabetd, sent our boate to save the rest of our men and what Treasure they could of your worshipps. For the first in parte effected; but for the tresure, could not gett any, the Breach beinge soe violend that Contenually broake over the shipp, and at last broak out her quarter next the sea, soe that one of the natives Cominge aboard with severall others boates and people nigh her, dived into the hould, but never was seene more. These Boats did sense on what they Could of oures; and our seamen ware to us as bad, for they had the first sharch of all our trunkes in the Cabbing and did strubb us of all we had thare, which was considerable. At this time of Castinge away we lost but six men ; soe fifty of us came safe to the Iland where we ware. And after six dayes stay we ware, upon our Pittifull Complaint which we made them by signes, brought to a Iland, where we had a howse to keepe us dry, and Rise and honey to eate. Heere we gott a boate after 24 dayes stay, and [the natives?] seeing our salers had money, demanded 150 peeces of eight for thare boat; to which we agreed, seeinge [they] would not take of cloth Mr. Madeson had, which we requested him to bringe us. This money he saved in a bagge with 230 peeces more; and, seeinge his money must goe, did obledge my selfe with all others your worshipps servants for the Repayinge said 150 peeces for the boate, the which we did; and then delivered me the bagge to tell the money. Which Indeveringe to doe, was by one of the cheef taken from us all with the Cloth, tellinge us that [he ?] had power to doe more; if pleasd with to take our lives alsoe. On this we had order to enter the Boate, which when we rowed found unsuffisient to Carrey us; so againe did desire him for a better; and on promise to gett more money [he ?] would, the which we did. Soe the next day brought us a very good boate, and agreed for her in 200 peeces of eight, which I towld him would procure if possible, but at present had hopes of but 50, besides a hatband [lungi ?] which I had, and that they would have to supply the 150 peeces, wantinge which I Consented to, the batband costinge me but 10 1. or thare about. Soe beinge fitted with Cocar nutts and water, sett saile for Calombo on Zeland; but fell to leward, and soe after greate hazard came to a place Caled Calleputt, aboute mid way betwixt Calomba and Manar, both duch [Dutch] factorees. Heere is a harber for smale vessells, where we found about 16 saile, all Malabars, who came. thare lcden with Clothes and other Comodities. These people, beinge afraid of us, though without Armes and strenth to use them, left thare boates and goods; but we, wantinge provisions onely and a pilott to Carrey us over the flatts to the Duch, tooke nothinge from them, desiringe onely the forenamed, the which, after some difficulty in speakinge to them, was granted. And sendinge Mr. Vessell, Mr. Morgason, the third mate, and Mr. March, the Gonnour, [they] ware all seased on by the malabars; and presenly ten men left us, goinge by land for Calomba. [We] ware forst to sett saile, fearinge [they] might take the rest of us; but, before did saile, had thare promise to se[n]d them, out performed not. These Malabars had one Mr. Edward Omes Passe, the Cheefe of Tregenbar [Tranquebar], a duch factorey on the Coast, to which towne these people belonged that tooke our men. This night with our two boates got to a plase Caled Adams bridge, havinge two pilotts we seased on thare and gave them 20 pieces for thare paines. These men at light brought us nigh a shore, soe that at night was in the breach, and then againe ware forst to swime for our lives, Coming a shore naked and our great boate broken, but (god be praysed) none lost. Heer in the morninge found some of the Duch to reside, which used us kindely and sent us to Manar, a plase newly taken from the Portegeses; and from thense ware sent to Yaflapatam to thare Generall Ricklift, who was verey curtious to us, assistinge us with what we wanted for our cominge here [Fort St. George], which was the 6 of October, two mount[h]s after our shippes losse."
