The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 22.3.2

22.3.2

At night the king returned, and sent mee a wild Pigg. I receiued aduise of the arriuall of 4 shipes safe at the Port of Swally with lettres from England: That they departed the Coast the 9 of March 1615 [1616] with 6 shipes, losing Company of the Rose about the N. Cape by weather: June the 12, 1616, the other 5 came safely to the bay of Saldania, wher the Lyon hoomward bound was ready for a wynd, her Commanders and People in health: staying [blank] dayes at the Roade without Newes of the small ship, they dispeeded the Swan to Bantam, for effecting the Busines, and sett saile for Suratt the 29 with fowre shipes, and Came to Anchor to their Port the 24th of September, 1616. In their Passadge (August 6) Neare the Islandes of Comora about 12° 50' they had sight of a Carrick, burthen 1500 Tunne, Manned with 600, beeing Admirall of the fleete sent for Goa, bearing the flagg. The globe fetchd her vp to wyndward, and after salutations of the sea, the Carrick Commanded her to leaward, and seconded it with 5 shott thorowgh her Hull, which she requited with 18 and soe fell off. The Admirall and English fleete Comming vp demanded satisfaction for the Iniurye, which was replyed too with scorne; soe began a fresh fight; in few shott the Commander, Benjamin Ioseph, was slayne and, the New established, they Continued yt. At the Euning shee rann herselfe ashore among the Rockes of Angazesia.