Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship
Arabia Merchant(written as Arabia Marchant in the volume) from England to Mocho [Mocha] and Bombay [Mumbai], 1704-1707. The ship left England on 12 December 1704 and the journal covers its visits to the following places (dates are those of arrival): 28 June 1705, Mocho; 19 October 1705, Bombay; 19 November 1705, Gogo [Goa]; 31 December 1705, Bombay; 23 January 1705/6, Callicut [Calicut]; 24 March 1705/6, Bombay; 30 April 1706, Surat; 5 May 1706, Bombay; 20 May 1706, Carwar [Karwar]; 20 October 1706, Bombay; 5 January 1706/7, Carwar; 27 January 1706/7, Tellecherry [Thalassery]; 3 February 1706/7, Callicut; 24 April 1707, Mauritius.The journal contains daily entries (although not for every day of the voyage) in six columns: H [Hour], K [Knot], F [Fathoms], Courses, Wind, and a final column recording latitude, longitude, meridian distance, departure times, observations of weather and currents, sightings of land or other vessels, and other general remarks. When the ship is at anchor the entries consist of remarks only.The journal employs Old Style (Julian calendar) and New Style dates (Gregorian calendar).A note at the beginning of the volume states that the journal was received on 22 October 1708.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 99; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which every shelfmark has been given its own separate foliation sequence, i.e. non-consecutive; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: Journal of the East India Company ship
Josiah. The journal covers the ship's voyage from England to Bombay [Mumbai] between 9 January and 8 December 1704 (Captain Randall Pye).The journal contains daily entries in two different formats. Firstly, daily entries written in a journal style (folios 3-24a and 47-73). Secondly, daily entries in six columns: H [Hour], Courses, K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Winds &c., and Remarks (folios 44-47). When the ship is at anchor, the entries consist of remarks only. The journal records navigational information, weather, contact with other East India Company ships and Dutch ships, commodities carried, and general remarks. The journal contains coast drawings (folios 53, 54, 58, and 79). Josiah was accompanied on the voyage by the East India Company ship
Abingdon. Entries are double-dated using both the Old Style (Julian) and New Style (Gregorian) calendars.The journal records the ship's arrival at the following places: the Downs, 15 June 1703; Lizbon [Lisbon], July; Cascales [Cascais], July 1703; Sandy Bay, Guinea, October; Cape of Good Hope, November; Calicut, [Kozhikode], March; Carwara [Karwar], April; Maldives, February; Karwar, August; Bombay, October.The journal records the ship's arrival at the following places: the Downs, 15 June 1703; Cascales [Cascais, Portugal], 24 July 1703; Table Bay, 23 November 1703; Callicutt, [Kozhikode], 29 March 1704; Carwar [Karwar], 29 April 1704; Bombay, 15 May 1704; Carwar, 19 August 1704; Bombay, 18 October 1704.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 80; it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship
Streathamfrom England to Mocha and back (Captain Roger Myers), 1703-07 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated). The
Streathamdeparted from the Downs on 16 April 1703 and the journal covers the ship's visits to the following destinations: 31 May 1704, St Jago [São Tiago]; 9 August 1703, Cape Bona Esperance [Cape of Good Hope]; 9 October 1703, Bettavia [Batavia, i.e. Jakarta]; 14 January 1704, Mallaca [Malacca]; 10 February 1704, Maderass [Madras, i.e. Chennai]; 31 May 1704, Acheen [Aceh, also written in the journal as Atcheen]; 28 June 1704, Malaca; 18 July 1704, Pullo Condore [Côn Sơn]; 24 August 1704, Whampoa [Pazhou]; 8 January 1705, Malacca; 20 February 1705, Anjengo [Anchuthengu]; 3 March 1705, Callicut [Kozhikode]; 24 May 1705, Musscat [Muscat]; 9 June 1705, Gumberoon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]; 24 November 1705, Surat; 31 December, Carwar [Karwar]; 17 January 1706, Tellechery [Thalassery]; 19 January 1706, Callicut; 23 June 1706, Cape; 3 August, St Hellena [St Helena]; 12 November, Cork; 14 February 1707, Milford Haven; 7 March 1707, Erith.The Journal consists of daily entries covering navigational information, winds, weather, contact with other East India Company ships and English men-of-war, sightings of other vessels, deaths of crew members, commodities carried, and general remarks.The entries are double-dated, providing the dates in both Julian and Gregorian calendars.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 110; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which this shelfmark has been given its own separate foliation sequence, i.e. non-consecutive; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The volume includes a sequence of blank pages, ff 90-109, which have not been digitised.Due to mould damage the volume is difficult to read.
Abstract: This volume consists of a journal (log book) recording the second voyage of the East India Company ship
Prince Augustus(the Captain of which was Thomas Ryves until his death, after which William Jobson became Captain on 1 October 1723) to Mocha and Bombay, kept by the Chief Mate, William Wells. The journal entries are dated 1 August 1722 to 18 April 1725.It records the ship sailing from the Down Channell [the Downs Channel] on 26 November 1722, having been moored at Deptford and Gravesend prior to the Downs. The entries then record the ship being moored or anchored in the following places: Table Bay (28 March to 5 April 1723); Moha [Mocha] (3 June to 23 August 1723); Bombay (18 September to 14 November 1723); Surrat [Surat] (18 November to 6 December 1723); Bombay (9 to 17 December 1723); Mocha (7 January 1723 [New Style date 7 January 1724] to 15 July 1724); Bombay (2 to 17 August 1724); Carwar [Karwar] (23 August to 9 September 1724); Tellecherry [Thalassery] (15 to 19 September 1724); Cocheen [Cochin or Kochi] (21 to 24 September 1724); Table Bay (1 to 16 December 1724); and St Hellena [St Helena] (1 to 5 January 1725). The ship arrived at Plymouth on 30 March 1725, and went into the Wet Dock at Blackwall on 18 May 1725, which is the last daily entry in the journal.Daily entries for when the ship was at sea consist of tables recording the following: hours (H); knots (K); fathoms (F); courses; winds; weather; and other comments. These other comments mostly relate to the following: the weather; the position and course of the ship (including navigational measurements); sightings of other ships; and actions performed by the crew.Daily entries for when the ship was moored or at anchor consist of comments, mainly relating to the following: the weather; goods and provisions received and stowed on board the ship; actions performed by the crew; the arrival and departure of other ships; and goods and chests of treasure unloaded from the ship and taken ashore.The journal also includes: sailing instructions to aid the
Prince Augustusand the
Barringtonin keeping in company with each other (folio 6 verso to folio 8 recto); a list of crew members who sailed from England on board the
Prince Augustus(folio 13 recto); a list of crew members who had run away from the ship (folio 164 recto); a list of the crew members and passengers who returned to England on the ship (folio 164 verso); a list of crew members who had died on board the ship (folio 165 recto); and a list of crew members who had been discharged from the ship (folio 165 recto).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 169; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.