IOR/L/MAR/A/LV

Journal of the East India Company ship the William by George Marriatt, covering its voyage from England to Suratt [Surat] and Bantam [Banten] and back between 1 March 1629/30 and 6 August 1633 (Captain Matthew Wills).

The journal consists of daily entries of information on the following: navigation; winds; weather; contact with other East India Company ships, such as the Blessing; contact with Duch [Dutch] ships and French crew; descriptions of the coasts seen during the ship's course; general observations. When the ship is at anchor the entries consist of remarks only. The entries include mentions of confrontations with other ships (folios 5, 19, 20, 27, and 46).

The dates of the entries (where indicated) are in the Old Style (i.e. the Julian calendar).

The ship's route is as follows (dates given are those of arrival): 15 March 1629/30, the Downs (f 5); 20 May 1630, Trinidado [Trinidade] (f 8); 21 June 1630, Cape Bona Esperance [Cape of Good Hope] (f 9); 14 July 1630, Augustine Bay [St Augustine's Bay] (f 11); 7 August 1630, Iohana [Johanna/Anjouan] (f 12); 14 October 1630, Swally [Suvali], Suratt (f 14); 7 February 1630/31, Comorrom [Bandar-e ʻAbbās, also written in the journal as Comorome] (f 17); 5 April 1631, Swally, Suratt (f 18); 23 May 1631, Polacat [Pulicat, also written in the journal as Poolacat and Pollacatt] (f 19); 23 August 1631, Iohana (f 24); 14 October 1631, Swally, Suratt (f 28); 26 February 1631/32, Comorrom (f 29); 8 April 1632, Swally, Suratt (f 32); 1 August 1632, Bantam (f 39); 12 October 1632, Iambee [Jambi] (f 40); 14 January 1632/33, Bantam (f 42); 15 April 1633, Cape (f 46); 17 May 1633, St Alena [St Helena] (f 47); 3 August 1633, the Downs (f 52).