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==== First Voyage (1601-03) ====
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lancaster Captain James Lancaster] was appointed "General" of the fleet and sailed in the 'Red Dragon'. John Middleton was 'Vice-Admiral'. Other ships were the [http://www.eicships.info/ships/shipdetail.asp?sid=111 'Susan'], the [http://www.eicships.info/ships/shipdetail.asp?sid=57 'Hector'], the [http://www.eicships.info/ships/shipdetail.asp?sid=9 'Ascension'] and the [http://www.eicships.info/ships/shipdetail.asp?sid=1483 'Guest']. Lancaster established the first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factory_(trading_post) factory] on at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bantam_(city) Bantam] on the coast of Sumatra. An account of the voyage is given in [http://www.archive.org/stream/lettersreceivedb01east#page/n27/mode/2up Letters received by the East India Company Vol I (1602-13)].
==== Second Voyage (1601-03) ====
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