y wind holding
vppon the foure and twentie of December wee came to an Islande where we had
beene before.

The 25. of December Iohn Molenaer maister of the Mauritius, dyed sodainely,
for an hower before hee was well, and in good health.

The 28. 29. 30. and 31. of December wee were busied to take all the wares,
sayles, and other things out of the Amsterdam, her victuailes and
furnitures seruing for our voyage homewarde, and lying vnder that Island,
we had victuailes brought vs euery day as much as wee needed, both fish,
Hens, venison and fruit, and at reasonable price, but there we could get no
water.

[Sidenote: The Amsterdam set on fire.] The 11. of Ianuary when we had
vnladen the Amsterdam we set her on fier, letting her burne, taking her men
in our shippes.

The 12. of Ianuarie we set sayle again, some desiring to sayle Eastward,
others Westward, but in fine wee set Westwarde to sayle once againe to
Bantam, wherewith the Mauritius sayled Southeastwarde, to gette about the
Island of Iaua, and we followed her. The 14. of Ianuary we once againe
perceyued the East point of the Island of Madura, and held our course
Southward: on that side of Madura there lyeth many small Islandes, through
which we sayled.

[Sidenote: The Pinace on ground.] The 16. in the morning our Pinace fell on
grounde vpon the coast of Iaua, not far from Pannorocan, where she shotte
off three peeces, at the which warning wee made thither with our boates,
and by the helpe of God got her off againe: There we saw a high hil that
burnt, vnder and aboue the fire hauing a great smoake, most strange to
behold.

The 18. of Ianuary we entered into the straight that runneth betweene Iaua
and Baly, and by reason of the hard and contrary streame that ran therin,
we were forced to anker vpon the coast of Iaua, where wee found good anker
ground.

The 19. wee set sayle, and when wee came neere to the coast of Baly, we
entered into a rough streame, and our shippes draue backeward, as swiftly
as an arrow out of a bow, and there we found no anker ground, nor any anker
could haue holden vs, but Molenaer got the coast of Iaua and ankered, which
in the ende wee likewise did, and ankered at the least three miles from
him, and so much we had driuen backe in the space of halfe an houre.

The 20. of Ianuarie wee went and lay by our other ships.

The 21. of Ianuarie there came two barkes to the Mauritius, wherein there
was one that coulde speake good Portingall, who