‘A Journall of John Graunt from the time of my arivall in Bantam rode unto departure in to ship mari riall partaining to the honerabell company of marchantes trading to ye. Est Indies as followeth’.
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The record is made up of 1 volume (16 folios). It was created in 24 May 1628-6 Nov 1629. 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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The volume is part of the Marine Department Records, Ships’ Journals. Inscribed: ‘ Refuge overset near Bantam. Mary Royall from Bantam to England’. The Journal records the loss of the ship Refuge Which foundered three leagues southwest from Bantam Road, in 1628. And the ship Mary Royal ’s voyage from Bantam to England in 1629. Also mentioned is the ship Falcon at Bantam in 1628 (on folio 2). Among the places mentioned in the volume are Bantam, Battavia [Batavia], Suraat [Surat], Cape of Good Hope, Sant Ellino [St Helena], Cape Verde and Plimmouth [Plymouth].
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (16 folios)
- Arrangement
The entries are recorded in 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 16; 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.
Pagination: the file also contains an original pagination sequence.
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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/LI
- Date(s)
- 24 May 1628-6 Nov 1629 (CE, Gregorian)
- Immediate source of acquisition
The Falcon was at Bandar Abbas in around 1626.
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- Ships logsWeatherMarine navigation
- People & organisations
- RefugeMaryFalcon
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‘A Journall of John Graunt from the time of my arivall in Bantam rode unto departure in to ship mari riall partaining to the honerabell company of marchantes trading to ye. Est Indies as followeth’., British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/MAR/A/LI, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000001273.0x000334> [accessed 13 August 2026]
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- Title
- ‘A Journall of John Graunt from the time of my arivall in Bantam rode unto departure in to ship mari riall partaining to the honerabell company of marchantes trading to ye. Est Indies as followeth’.
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:16v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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