'Trades Increase: Journal, Benjamin Green, factor'
IOR/L/MAR/A/XII
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The record is made up of 1 volume (20 folios). It was created in 15 Nov 1610-22 Dec 1612. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Fragment of a journal kept by Benjamin Green of the sixth voyage of the East India Company ship the Trades Increase (Captain Henry Middleton). The journal starts on 15 November 1610 in Moha [Mocha] and ends at Bantam [Banten] on 22 December 1612.
The journal consists of monthly entries with information on navigation, winds, weather, contact with other ships, deaths of crewmembers, and general observations. The journal relates different events that happened during the voyage; trade relations with the Aga of Moha and working trade relations with different Agas in the Redde [Red] Sea; information of the capture of the captain and the crew around Zenan [San’a]; sightings of other vessels, and contact with other English ships, like the Peppercorn; interaction with the native populations, and general remarks. On the last folio of the journal (f 20) there is a fragment from a play, in different handwriting.
Notable places: Mecca, Medina, Yeamen [Yemen], Aden, Siam, Zenan, Moha, Succatra [Socotra], Surat, and Bantam.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (20 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 23; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
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- English in Latin script
- Type
- Archival file
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- British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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- Archive reference
- IOR/L/MAR/A/XII
- Date(s)
- 15 Nov 1610-22 Dec 1612 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Ships logsMarine navigationTrade (practice)WeatherPlay scripts
- Places
- MochaZenanSuccatraAden
- People & organisations
- Trades IncreasePeppercorn
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- IOR/L/MAR/A/XII
- Title
- 'Trades Increase: Journal, Benjamin Green, factor'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1r:20v, iv-r:v-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
