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lieutenant—Acts of piracy oil the Javan coast—English
ships fall in with a Japanese pirate vessel—Sudden attack
by the Japanese—A terrific combat—Davis is slain—
A happy thought—Defeat and extermination of the
Japanese—Michol borne returns homo 55-64

CHAPTER IV.—LIFE AT SEA IN THE SEVEN­
i TEENTH CENTURY
Wido range of tho East India Company’s operations—
Henry Middleton conducts a voyage to Bantam—Keel­
ing, Sharpeigh and David Middleton command expedi­
tions to tho East—Building of the Trade's Increase—
James I christens it—Lifo on tho Company’s ships—
The character of tho crows—Preachers appointed to
the ships—The Company’s commanders—Discourses by
William Keeling and Nicholas Downton . 05-72

CHAPTER V.—HOW THE ENGLISH WENT TO
INDIA
William Hawkins is landed at Surat—Makarrab Khan,
the local governor—A typical Mogul official—His atti­
I tude towards the English—Hawkins proceeds to Agra—
Description of the city of that day—Jehangir on the
throne of the Great Mogul—Ho gives Hawkins a friendly
reception—Takes him into his service—Hawkins’ ad­
vance to power—His marriage—Effect of Jehangir’s
patronage of Hawkins on the officials at Surat—Jehau-
. gir’s character—His debauchery and cruelty—Downfall
s of Hawkins ....... 73-90

CHAPTER VI.—ENGLISH CAPTIVES IN ARABIA
Sharpeigh conducts an expedition to Aden—Jourdain’s
account of the voyage—Description of Aden—Rejib
Aga, the Turkish governor, detains Sharpeigh—Jour-
dain and Glasscock proceed overland to Mocha—Un­
■ successful effort to trade—Departure of the expedition—
Sir Henry Middleton arrives at Aden with a fleet—Pro­
ceeds to Mocha in tho Trade's Increase.—Attackod and
made prisoner ....... 91-103

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