in his countrey, which was halfe builded; but our peruerse and malicious Portugals plucked it downe againe:  [Sidenote:  The great gaine of the Portugals in Pegu.] for whereas it is a countrey wherein our nation gaine very much by their commodities, they fearing that by the building of this Church there would be greater resort thither, and so their trade should be impaired if their great gaines should be knowen vnto others then those which found this countrey out first, therefore they were so vnwilling that the building of this church should goe forward.  Our Portugals which are here in this realme are woorse people then the Gentiles.  I preached diuers times among those heathen people; but being obstinate they say, that as their father beleeued so they will beleeue:  for if their forefathers went to the diuell so they will.  Whereupon I returned backe againe to our monastery to certifie our Father prouinciall of the estate of this new found countrey.  It is the best and richest countrey in all this East India:  and it is thought to be richer then China.

[Sidenote:  Pegu the best and richest countrey in all the East Indies.] I am afrayd that the warres which his Maiestie hath with England will be the vtter vndoing and spoile of Spaine:  for these countreys likewise are almost spoiled with ciull warres, which the Moores haue against the Gentiles:  for the kings here are vp in armes all the countrey ouer.  Here is an Indian which is counted a prophet, which hath prophesied that there will a Dragon arise in a strange countrey, which will do great hurt to Spaine.  How it will fall out onely God doth know.  And thus I rest:  from this monastery of Cochin the 28 of December, 1589. [Sidenote:  A prophesie of an Indian against Spaine.]

Your good cousin and assured friend

frier Peter of Lisbon.

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A voyage with three tall ships, the Penelope Admirall, the Marchant royall
  Viceadmirall, and the Edward Bonaduenture Rereadmirall, to the East
  Indies, by the Cape of Buona Speransa, to Quitangone neere Mosambique, to
  the Iles of Comoro and Zanzibar on the backeside of Africa, and beyond
  Cape Comori in India, to the Iles of Nicubar and of Gomes Polo, within
  two leagues of Sumatra, to the Ilands of Pulo Pinaom, and thence to the
  maine land of Malacca, begunne by M. George Raymond, in the yeere 1591,
  and performed by M. Iames Lancaster, and written from the mouth of Edmund
  Barker of Ipswich, his lieutenant in the sayd voyage, by M. Richard
  Hakluyt.

Our fleet of the three tall ships abouenamed departed from Plimmouth the 10 of April 1591, and arrived at the Canarie-ilands the 25 of the same, from whence we departed the 29 of April.  The second of May we were in the height of Cape Blanco.  The fift we passed the tropique of Cancer.  The eight we were in the height of Cape Verde.  All this time we went with a faire winde at Northeast, alwayes before