Abstract: Journal of the East India Company ships the
Hartand the
Mary, kept by ship's mate Edward Austin. The journal covers the
Hart's voyage from England to Surrat [Surat] and Gumaroone [Bandar-e ʻAbbās], and the
Mary's voyage from Surat to Bantam and England (all dates are those of arrival): 10 July 1627, Cape [of Good Hope]; 10 September 1627, Mohelia [Moheli, Comoros]; 30 November 1627, Surrat; 6 January 1628, Gumaroone; 25 February 1628, Surat; 27 May 1628, Mauricius [Mauritius]; 6 July 1628, St Augustin Bay, Madagascar; 22 July 1628, Mozambique; 4 August 1628, Johanna [Anjouan, Comoros]; 4 October 1628, Surat. At this point Edward Austin appears to board the
Mary, whose voyage continued from Surat as follows: 25 December 1628, Bantam; 7 August 1629, Cape Verde; 12 October 1629, Silly [Isles of Scilly]; 28 November 1629, Downes [Downs]; 13 December 1629, Erith.The journal consists of daily entries in three columns. The first column contains navigational data and the occasional remark on landings. The second column contains the day of the month. The third column contains further navigational data and notes on land bearings, courses, wind, and weather.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 76; 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 51-74, which have not been digitised.Pagination: the file also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This volume consists of journal (log book) kept by Archibald Jennison. The journal entries are dated 25 March 1620 to 13 June 1622.The entries record the East India Company ship
Londonsailing from the Downs on 25 March 1620, and then record the ship’s arrival at the following places: Saldaniya [Saldanha] (24 June 1620), Swally [Suvali, near Surat] (9 November 1620), and Jasquis [Jask] (19 December 1620).Jennison records the
London’sarrival at Swally on 3 February 1620 [New Style date 3 February 1621], before stating that he left the
Londonand went to be Captain of the
Garde(a Portuguese prize ship) from 18 March 1620 [New Style date 18 March 1621] until 5 April 1621, after which he transferred to the East India Company ship
Hart, and then to a captured vessel which had been bound for Muscat.The journal then records the ships anchoring at Soar [probably either Sohar or Sur, Oman] on 24 June 1621, after which Jennison returned to the
Londonfor a while and then rejoined the
Hart.Subsequent entries record Jennison’s ship reaching Surratt [Surat] in October 1621, before anchoring at St Hellena [St Helena] on 19 February 1622 [New Style date 19 February 1623], and in the Downes [Downs] on 7 June 1622.Entries for when the ship was at sea mostly record: measurements of latitude and longitude; the course of the ship; the position of the ship and bearings of land; and wind direction.The journal also includes tables recording the following: the date, knots (Kn:), fathoms (ffa:), leagues (Lea:), course (cour:), latitude (Lat:), longitude (Long:), wind, and variation (Va:); for 26 July to 7 November 1620.Entries for when the ship was at anchor include information about goods being unloaded from the ship, and goods being loaded onto the ship, and other ships encountered.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 33; 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 ships
Mary, Hartand
Hopewellby Peter Andrews, covering a voyage from Cape Bona Esperance [Cape of Good Hope, also written in the journal as Cape Bone Sperance] to Surratt [Surat] and back to England between 20 July 1627 and 12 January 1629 [New Style date 12 January 1630] (Captain Malim,
Hopewell; Captain John Hall,
Mary, Captains Bartholomew Goodall and Richard Swanley,
Hart).Peter Andrews changed ship twice during this voyage: he was on board the
Marybetween 20 July 1627 and 5 July 1628 (folios 11-28), the
Hartbetween 6 July 1628 and 7 October 1629 (folios 28-44) and the
Hopewellbetween 9 October 1629 and 12 January 1630 (folios 44-47). The journal consists of mostly daily entries of information on the following: navigation; winds; weather; contact with other East India Company ships, contact with Portuguese ffriggatt [frigates] and ships; descriptions of the coasts seen during the ships' course; commodities carried; and other observations.The dates of the entries (where indicated) are in the Old Style (i.e. the Julian calendar).Inscription: 'A journal kept by me Peter Andrewes m[as]ters maite off the Mairy and then m[as]ter off the Hart till the discease off Capt: Andrew Eyers and then by consultation m[as]ter off the Hopewell ffrom the Island of S Hellena to England' (folio 10); 'By me Peter Andrew m[as]ter off the Hopewell
'(folio 47).The ship's route includes the following destinations (dates given are approximately those of arrival): Cape Bona Esperance, July 1627 (folio 11); Mohillia [Moheli], 10 September 1627 (folio 15); Daman, 27 November 1627 (folio 19); Swally [Suvali], 13 January 1627 [New Style date 13 January 1628] (folio 20); Surratt, 18 January (folio 20); Dabull [Dabhol], 28 January (folio 20); Gundevee [Gandavi], January (folio 20); Surratt, February (folio 22); Goa, April 1628 (folio 23); Cocheene [Kochi], 15 April 1628 (folio 24); Mauritius, 30 May 1628 (folio 28); Augusteene Baye [Saint Augustine Bay], 5 July 1628 (folio 28); Mossanbique [Mozambique], 21 July 1628 (folio 29); Mohillia, 20 August 1628 (folio 30); Persia, January 1628 [New Style date January 1629] (folio 34); Mauritius, 26 July 1629; St Hellena [Saint Helena], October 1629 (folio 44); Plimoth [Plymouth], 18 December 1629; the Downs, 10 January 1629 [New Style date 10 January 1630].Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 87; 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 48-85, which have not been digitised.Pagination: the file also contains an original pagination sequence.