The 8th I went to Jackatra,[175] and anchored far out.  The king sent his sabander to desire powder and match, and I sent him 30 pounds of powder and a roll of match.  I bought of them a Portuguese boy, given by the Hollanders to their king, but who refused to apostatize from Christianity, and paid for him 45 dollars.  We have seen thirty or forty islands since leaving Bantam.  The 10th we made sail from Jackatra.  There is a sunken island even with the water, about two leagues W. by N. from the east point of Jackatra, which we left to larboard, going between it and the easter island.  The two points forming Jackatra bay bear E.S.E. and W.N.W. four leagues distant, the eastermost island being in a straight line between both points.  At noon on the 11th we were ten leagues N.E. from the east point of Jackatra.  The 12th at noon, we were two leagues S.W. by S. from an island, having sailed thirty leagues E. by S. The 15th we came near Madura, contrary to my expectation, whence I suppose that the island of Java is not so long as it is laid down in the charts, or else that we had found a current setting to the east.  The 18th we were near the islands of Nossaseres or Nussasira, which were N. by W. a league from us, in lat. 5 deg. 30’ S. The 21st, in the forenoon, we saw Celebes; but we could not fetch Macassar.  Coming to anchor, we parted our cable and lost an anchor.  The 4th February we saw Bourro.  The 5th I held a council to consider what was best to be done, as the wind did not serve for the Moluccas, when it was concluded to go for Banda.  We saw Amboyna E. by N. from Bourro, twelve leagues.  The 6th we saw the high land of Banda, in my opinion 25 leagues E. by S. 1/2 S. from the eastern part of Amboyna.

[Footnote 175:  On the Dutch making this place the metropolis of their Indian trade and dominion, they changed its name to Batavia, in honour of their own country, called by the Romans, insula Batavorum.-E.]

We got into the road or harbour of Banda on the 8th February, 1609, when the people and the Hollanders came to welcome me.  The 9th I went on shore, and delivered his majesty’s letter to Nera, together with a present, being a gilt cup and cover, a head-piece and gorget, and one of Mr Bucke’s firelocks, which cost twenty-five dollars.  I was received with much state, but they delayed giving an answer about our house till next day.  The Hollanders fired five pieces at my landing, and as many when I returned on board, and I dined with them.  The 11th we agreed for building a house.  The 21st I went to Urtatan, to confer with the people, and on the 25th I went to Lantor, where I delivered our king’s letter and present, being a smaller gilt cup and cover, a handsome target, a stocked musket; and a musket-barrel.  In the night, Nakhada China, a spy of the Hollanders, came on board, and advised me to be speedy.  The 13th the people of Lantor demanded for serepinang[176] 140