was emptie of men, by reason they were gone all
to the warres, and in businesse of the king: in the middest of this rumour
wee came thither, and I thought it, a strange thing to see the Portugales
vse such insolencie in another mans Citie. And I stoode in doubt of that
which came to passe, and would not vnlade my goods because that they were
more sure in the shippe then on the land, the greatest part of the lading
was the owners of the shippe, who was in Malacca, yet there were diuerse
marchants there, but their goods were of small importance, all those
marchants tolde me that they would not vnlade any of their goods there,
vnlesse I would vnlade first, yet after they left my counsell and followed
their owne, and put their goods a lande and lost euery whit. The Retor with
the customer sent for mee, and demaunded why I put not my goods a lande,
and payed my custome as other men did? To whom I answered, that I was a
marchant that was newly come thither, and seeing such disorder amongst the
Portugales, I doubted the losse of my goods which cost me very deare, with
the sweate of my face, and for this cause I was determined not to put my
goods on lande, vntil such time as his honour would assure me in the name
of the king, that I should haue no losse, and although there came harme to
the Portugales, that neither I nor my goods should haue any hurt, because I
had neither part nor any difference with them in this tumult: my reason
sounded well in the Retors eares, and so presently he sent for the Bargits,
which are as Counsellors of the Citie, and then they promised mee on the
kings head or in the behalfe of the king, that neither I nor my goods
should haue any harme, but that we should be safe and sure: of which
promise there were made publike notes. And then I sent for my goods and had
them on land, and payde my custome, which is in that countrey ten in the
hundreth of the same goods, and for my more securitie I tooke a house right
against the Retors house. The Captaine of the Portugales, and all the
Portugall marchants were put out of the Citie, and I with twentie and two
poore men which were officers in the shippe had my dwelling in the Citie.
[Sidenote: A reuenge on the Portugales.] After this the Gentiles deuised to
be reuenged of the Portugales; but they would not put it in execution,
vntil such time as our small shippe had discharged all her goods, and then
the next night following came from Pegu foure thousand souldiers w