"تقرير جديد عن الهند الشرقية وبلاد فارس، في ثمانِ رسائل. تتناول رحلات تسع سنوات، بدأت في ١٦٧٢ وانتهت في ١٦٨١. يحتوي التقرير على ملاحظات مأخوذة من أخلاق وطبيعة تلك البلاد وممتلكاتها الصناعية: تحديدًا، من حكوماتها ودينها وقوانينها وأعرافها. تقرير عن التربة والمناخ والمواسم والصحة والأمراض، وكذا الحيوانات والخضروات والمعادن والمجوهرات، إضافةً إلى المساكن والرداء والصناعات والتجارة والسلع، فضلًا عن العملات والموازين والمقاييس المستخدمة في الأماكن الأساسية للتجارة في تلك الأجزاء." [‎٩] (٥٠٦/٤٦)

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And now we began to think of returning, when we met with
fome had happened to fee the glory of the Day; who told os, our Ad
miral had fent to the Deputy-Governour, refiding here, to be certi
fied. about the Anchors ; who firft claimed thofe Anchors of our
Emitfaries with the Majefty eflential to that Nation he reprefented
(being a White Portugal) for his Mafter, being flipped in Port;
and then informed them, that they were left there the Afternoon
before we came in, by Three great /iMW Men.of War, w ho were
feparated by foulnefs of Weather, from the Squadron of Admiral
Everfdon, who was fent to vex the Englijh Plantations at Firginia :
Who at the fight of our Men o[ War, had put to Sea in great confu-
fion, leaving fome of their Crews behind thettvwho went eft in
their Shallops, but could not reach their Shipskeeping therefore the
Shore onboard, they put in at Sr.Town, where they now re
main : From whence this Morn by frelb Advice he was affured only
fix Ships were feen to ply to windward; which mull be our Fleet
ftriving to regain the jfland, which is difficult by reafon of the Trade-
winds, it being bejfide their Gommiffion to purlue them. Thus being
alarm'd to our Ships, that Night we weighed. ^
In the dusk of the Evening cam% into this Bay a Sattee of Portugal,
laden from Madera with Wine, fome of which we purchafed, but
reftored not the Anchors. * •
The Country without is rocky and mountainous, the Ifland but
fmall; what Towns it has of note, our fmall (lay would not permit
the Enquiry:' It is faid to be pleafant within the Country ; well wa
tered, and furniihed with all things neceflary for»the life of Man';
difcovered for the King of Portugal, Anno 1440. Well peopled by
the Portugals, and a Colony of their Plantation from G'mea. In
refped: of the Heavenly, Bodies', it lies in thrth Latitude, 15 deg.
25 min. Longitude from the Ltzzard deg. 10 min.' Weft, the
length of Days altering very little.
The People are of a comely Black, their Hair frizled, Tall of Ma
ture, cunning and Thievifh; they flaring one in the Face, and in
the mean time cut a Knot ffom the Shoulder, or (leal an Handker
chief out of the P.ocket.
Their Speech is broken Portugal, asalfo is tl\eir Habit, imitating
therein the Portugals ; though tew of them fo well clad as to hide
their Nakednefs (Oj 'but tha.t either Leggs, Shoulders ariH Back may be
feen, a ad in fome all. If they get an old Hat with a Bunch of Ribbons,
two White Sleeves,a Waiftband,or a Coat flafht to hang back to fhew
their Sleeves, or an old Pair of Long Breeches to their Buttocks; an
unfizeable Suord to their Backs, a Javelin in their Hands, without
either Hofe or Shoots (as if cut out for Sir John Fal/iafs Hu
mour) they jfhall have them ftrut, and look as big as the greatefl Don
in Portugal. r
The Women are not fo handfome as the Men, Blubber-lipp d,
more corpulent, and' fhorter ; notorious al(b for their Levity. Their
Headgeera Clout rowled up like our Water-bearers; their Backs,
and Breafts (which were large, and hanging down ) bare, as alfo
to their Wafls, from whence a thinCloath, infalhion of a Petticoat,
down to their Feet, which are bare likewife. Some, of the beft ot
them adorn'd with Bracelets about their Arms and Necks, falfe
C Jewels
Chap. I.
News of rhe
St. Helen Fleet
furprizing the
Dutch in this
Bay.
The Caufe of
our iudden
departure.
The Nature
of theIfland,
And Inhabi
tants.
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