Note 1053 — THE THIRD VOYAGE NORTH-WARD TO THE KINGDOMES OF CATHAIA and China, in Anno 1596.

The 6 of October, about euening, the sunne being south-west, we set saile, and with Gods grace, from Ware-house for Holland; but for that it is a common and well knowne way, I will speak nothing thereof, only that vpon the 29 October we ariued in the Mase1053 with an east north-east wind, and the next morning got to Maseland sluce,1054 and there going on land, from thence rowed to Delfe, and then to the Hage, and from thence to Harlem;1055 and vpon the first of Nouember about noone got to Amsterdam, in the same clothes that we ware in Noua Zembla, with our caps furd with white foxes skins,1056 and went to the house of Peter Hasselaer, that was one of the marchants that set out the two ships,1057 which were conducted by John Cornelison and our maister. And being there, where many men woundred to see vs, as hauing estemed vs long before that to haue bin dead and rotten, the newes thereof being spread abroad in the towne, it was also caried to the Princes Courte in the Hage,1058 at which time the Lord Chancelor of Denmark, ambassador for the said king, was then at dinner with Prince Maurice.1059 For the which cause we were presently fetcht thither by the scout and two of the burgers of the towne,1060 and there in the presence of those ambassadors1061 and the burger masters we made rehearsall of our journey both forwards and backewards.1062 And after that, euery man that dwelt thereabouts went home, but such as dwelt not neere to that place were placed in good lodgings for certaine daies, vntill we had receiued our pay, and then euery one of vs departed and went to the place of his aboad.