ently we made out two barkes to goe to looke for her. And
they found her in great calamitie and neede of water, being at an anker
with a contrary winde, which came very ill to passe, because that she
wanted her boat a moneth, which should haue made her prouision of wood and
water, the shippe also by the grace of God arriued safely in the aforesaid
port of Martauan.

The Citie of Martauan.

[Sidenote: Martauan a citie vnder the king of Pegu.] We found in the Citie
of Martauan ninetie Portugales of Merchants and other base of men, which
had fallen at difference with the Retor or gouernour of the citie, and all
for this cause, that certaine vagabondes of the Portugales had slaine fiue
falchines of the king of Pegu, which chaunced about a moneth after the king
of Pegu was gone with a million and foure hundred thousand men to conquere
the kingdome of Sion. [Sidenote: A custome that these people haue when the
king is in the warres.] They haue for custome in this Countrey and
kingdome, the king being wheresoeuer his pleasure is to bee out of his
kingdome, that euery fifteene dayes there goeth from Pegu a Carouan of
Falchines, with euery one a basket on his head full of some fruites or
other delicates or refreshings, and with cleane clothes: it chaunced that
this Carauan passing by Martauan, and resting themselues there a night,
there happened betweene the Portugales and them wordes of despight, and
from wordes to blowes, and because it was thought that the Portugales had
the worse, the night following, when the Falchines were a sleepe with their
companie, the Portugales went and cut off their heads. [Sidenote: A law in
Pegu for killing of men.] Now there is a law in Pegu, that whosoeuer
killeth a man, he shall buy the shed blood with his money, according to the
estate of the person that is slaine, but these Falchines being the seruants
of the king, the Retors durst hot doe any thing in the matter, without the
consent of the king, because it was necessarie that the king should knowe
of such a matter. When the king had knowledge thereof, he gaue
commaundement that the malefactors should be kept vntill his comming home,
and then be would duely minister iustice, but the Captaine of the
Portugales would not deliuer those men, but rather set himselfe with all
the rest in armes, and went euery day through the Citie marching with his
Drumme und ensignes displayd. [Sidenote: Great pride of the Portugales.]
For at that time the Citie