Recto: Barlow describes the people, customs and produce of Java. Four or five English ships trade at Java and Sumatra every year unless England is at war with Holland. Verso: Barlow describes the sufferings of those who are sick on board ship, and the manner of their burial. The EXPERIMENT approaches the mainland of China.

Item reference:	JOD/4/169-170
Catalogue Section:	Manuscript volumes acquired singly by the Museum
Level:	ITEM
Extent:	1 page
Date made:	1672
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

Recto: Missing page from Edward Barlow's journal. Verso: Missing page from Edward Barlow's journal. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/99-100)

Recto: The MONKE winters at Chatham and Barlow complains about the food and the lack of due pay. Unusual fish called garfish are seen in the river. Verso: Barlow meets his old master. A chain is placed across the Medway at Gillingham. The MONKE undertakes convoying and cruising duties. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/103-104)

Recto: The MONKE continue to look for enemy ships, without success. They hear news of the Dutch attack on the fleet in the Medway, which Barlow blames on treachery. Verso: The MONKE assists preparations in Kinsale against a Dutch attack, but soon after peace is declared in the Second Dutch War. The MONKE returns to England. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/105-106)

Recto: Kinsale, River Bandon. Verso: Barlow is paid off and sends money to his family. He joins the REALL FFRENSHIPPE, a small merchant ship bound for the Canaries to load wine. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/107-108)

Recto: The REALL FFRENSHIPPE arrives in Tenerife, where Barlow enjoys the Canary Sack wine. The ship takes on a cargo of wine. Verso: Barlow describes the Canary Islands and their produce, as well as the danger of the seas and rocks around them. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/109-110)

Recto: Barlow's ship returns to England. At Dover they get news that a fleet of men-of-war is being built, and the crew fear the press-gang. Verso: Barlow is press-ganged from his ship by the frigate YARMOUTH, but his sister is able to visit him on board. War with France is threatened. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/111-112)

Recto: Many sailors are laid off as the threat of war with France recedes, but not Barlow. The YARMOUTH convoys the Duke of York's pleasure boat, carrying his daughter [Anne], to Dieppe. Verso: The YARMOUTH sails for Tangier via Cadiz with Sir Thomas Allen's fleet, hoping to get restitution from Barbary pirates who have been plundering English merchant ships. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/113-114)

Recto: The YARMOUTH sails to Algiers, where a plan to attack the fleet is thwarted by calm weather. The sailors ransom some Englishmen taken as slaves. Verso: Cagliari, Sardinia, with a view of the Rock of Lisbon. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/115-116)

Recto: Missing page from Edward Barlow's journal. Verso: Missing page from Edward Barlow's journal. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/117-118)

Recto: The ship arrives at Tunis, where their intention is to make peace with the King to improve trading conditions. Barlow describes the ruins of Carthage and the government and produce of Tunis. Verso: Tripoli. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/119-120)

Recto: The YARMOUTH visits Tripoli and Barlow describes its trade. The ship loses her anchor when its cable breaks, but sails on past Malta. Verso: Straits of Messina. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/121-122)

Recto: North coast of Sicily. Verso: The YARMOUTH visits Sicily, where Barlow is impressed by the beauty and fruitfulness of the island. Sailing on to Naples they hear news of the wreck of the fireship PROVIDENCE. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/123-124)

Recto: Naples. Verso: From Naples they sail to Livorno, where Barlow gives news of some other English ships. He complains bitterly about their Christmas dinner on board and the treatment of the crew by their officers. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/125-126)

Recto: Barlow reflects on the hard life of a sailor. He describes Livorno, including its brothels and the monument to the four Moorish slaves.. Verso: Livorno. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/127-128)

Recto: Barlow describes the danger of sailors' work and the poor rewards they earn for it. They arrive at Genoa. Verso: Barlow describes Genoa and its principal products. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/129-130)

Recto: Genoa. Verso: The YARMOUTH's foremast is badly damaged on the way to Algiers. War with the Turks is threatened due to the actions of Barbary pirates, but the fleet sets sail for England.. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/131-132)

Recto: At Tangiers they hear news of the accidental burning of the DEFIANCE at Chatham. Barlow blames a woman who was on board and expresses his low opinion of women. Verso: The YARMOUTH returns to England. Barlow sees his sister in London, and buys some fine clothes before setting off to travel to his parents' home. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/133-134)

Recto: Barlow spends twelve weeks in his father's house, meeting up again with friends and flirting with their sweethearts. Verso: After visiting the well at Buxton, Barlow joins the EXPERIMENT, bound for Surat. Their first stop for provisions is Santiago Island. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/135-136)

Recto: Cape Verde. Verso: The Portugese who inhabit Santiago include exiled bandits, who have black slaves and servants. The ship crosses the Equator, and Barlow describes the fish they see. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/137-138)

Recto: Cape Verde islands and fauna. Verso: The EXPERIMENT reaches Madagascar and re-provisions at a nearby island. After six months at sea the ship arrives at Mumbai, where some female passengers get bad news about their husbands in the East India Company. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/139-140)

Recto: An island off Madegascar, possibly Anjouan. Verso: Barlow describes Mumbai, and the customs and religion of the native people. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/141-142)

Recto: Mumbai. Verso: Views of Indian coast. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/143-144)

Recto: Missing page from Edward Barlow's journal. Verso: Missing page from Edward Barlow's journal. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/145-146)

Recto: Surat, India. Verso: The ship reaches Goa and then Karwar. Barlow tells how English sailors have died on arrival there due to the hot, unhealthy climate. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/147-148)

Recto: Views of several small islands to the North-West of Madagascar (top), and a port town named "Carwar", now Karwar. Verso: The ship arrives at Belopatan. Barlow describes the people and wild animals of the area. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/149-150)

Recto: Views of islands and a port in the Indian Ocean. Verso: A cargo of pepper is taken on board at Pannanie. Barlow describes the local customs, such as Devil worship and the chewing of betel nut. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/151-152)

Recto: Two towns on the west coast of India. Verso: At Surat some deer are loaded on board as a present for the King. The EXPERIMENT, the LOYAL SUBJECT and the HANNIBAL set sail for England. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/153-154)

Recto: Calicut (now known as Kozhikode, Kerala). Verso: The EXPERIMENT is nearly shipwrecked in a storm off Mauritius, which Barlow describes in a poem. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/155-156)

Recto: Ascension Island. Verso: The EXPERIMENT arrives back in England and Barlow decides go on her next voyage. On 27 September 1671 they set sail bound for Taiwan, with the RETURN and the ZANT. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/161-162)

Recto: Missing page from Edward Barlow's journal. Verso: Missing page from Edward Barlow's journal. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/163-164)

Recto: Near San Diego a youth falls into the sea and is drowned. On the way to Java a swordfish weighing 60 pounds is caught. Verso: Bantam, Java. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/165-166)

Recto: Bantam, Java, with sketches of coast near Java Head. Verso: At Bantam Roads sentries are posted at night for fear of local people running amok under the influence of opium. Barlow falls ill with the bloody flux. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/167-168)

Recto: Barlow describes the people, customs and produce of Java. Four or five English ships trade at Java and Sumatra every year unless England is at war with Holland. Verso: Barlow describes the sufferings of those who are sick on board ship, and the manner of their burial. The EXPERIMENT approaches the mainland of China. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/169-170)

Recto: They arrive at Taiwan, but have difficulty landing goods because of bad weather. Eventually they take a hundred chests of Japan copper and other goods on board. Verso: Taiwan, with a drawing of a Chinese junk. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/171-172)

Recto: Taiwan. Verso: Barlow describes the recent history of Taiwan, including Koxinga's war with the Dutch, and the appearance and clothes of Chinese people. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/173-174)

Recto: Capture of the EXPERIMENT by the Dutch in the "Straights of Banka", (Bangka Strait, Indonesia). Verso: The EXPERIMENT encounters a fleet of Dutch ships in the Straits of Bangka. Outnumbered, they surrender and the Dutch plunder the ship. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/175-176)

Recto: Barlow is kept prisoner on various Dutch ships and begins to write his journal. Verso: Barlow is put on board the Dutch Admiral ship, which anchors near Bantam. Barlow decribes various recent engagements with the Dutch, and dislikes their bragging about their victories. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/177-178)

Recto: Barlow is transferred to the Dutch ship the CASTLE OF LIYD, which is to return to Holland. He describes Batavia, which is forcefully ruled by the Dutch. Verso: Batavia.. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/179-180)

Recto: Batavia. Verso: The CASTLE OF LIYD anchors near the Cape of Good Hope and Barlow describes the local people. He does a drawing of a 'monster', which a woman gave birth to on board a Dutch ship. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/181-182)

Recto: Barlow feels unwell. They sight Scotland and meet Dutch men-of-war looking out for their fleet. Verso: Barlow reflects on his love for England. They anchor at Helford Sluys, Holland, and the English prisoners are ordered to go to Amsterdam. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/185-186)

Recto: Barlow and his shipmates lodge in Amsterdam, where they are paid. He returns to England on a pleasure boat belonging to Colonel Stroude. Verso: Barlow describes Amsterdam and its importance as a trading centre. Most goods are carried by water and the city is clean and handsome. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/187-188)

Recto: Barlow arrives back in England and is grieved to hear that his sister has died. He gives details of his financial position. Verso: Harwich, England. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/189-190)

Recto: Barlow stays in London for six months' recuperation. He joins the FFLORENTINE, bound for Venice, which stops at Bergen in Norway on her voyage. Verso: The ship is loaded with a cargo of dried stockfish. Barlow describes the products and people of Norway. Some local landladies who are owed money by the sailors threaten that the voyage will not prosper. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/191-192)

Recto: Bergen, Norway. Verso: The ship encounters bad weather and the master is fearful of portents of bad luck such as a black cat on board. They are wrecked on the Goodwin Sands but Barlow manages to save his journal. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/193-194)

Recto: Barlow reaches shore safely but has lost most of his money and clothes. The FFLORENTINE sinks on 23 October 1675. Verso: Barlow joins the pink MAREYGOULD, which sails to Scotland and takes on board a load of herring at Greenock. (Manuscript) (JOD/4/195-196)

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