nd foure Cloues called Bastan are worth 70. and 80.
thousand Caixas the Bhar: Nutmegs are alwaies worth 20. and 25 thousand
Caixas the Bhar: White and blacke Beniamin is worth 150. and 180. thousand
Caixas, and sometimes 200. thousand. The wares that are there desired and
exchanged for spices, are diuers sortes and colours of Cotton Linnen, which
come out of seuerall Prouinces; and if our Cambricke or fine Hollande were
carryed thither, it would peraduenture bee more esteemed then the Cotton
linnen of India.

The 15. of Iune there rowed a scute called a Prawen harde vnder the lande
by vs, wee called him, but not against his will, and shewed him siluer, and
other wares that liked him well, he bad vs make towards the strand, and
told vs of Bantam, saying that there we should haue al kinds of
Marchandise. Then we made signs vnto him that if he wold bring vs to
Bantam, we wold pay him for his labor, he asked vs 5. rialles of 8. and a
redcap, which we graunted vnto, and so one of the men in the scute came on
bord the Mauritius, and was our Pilot to Bantam, where we passed by many
Islandes.

The nineteenth of Iuly as wee sailed by a towne, many Portingalles borded
vs, and brought vs certaine Cocus and Hens to sell, which wee bought for
other wares.

The 22. of the same Month wee came before the towne of Bantam, within three
miles of it, and there ankered vnder an Island. The same day about euening
a scute of Portingals borded vs that were sent by the Gouernour to see what
ships we were, and when we shewed them that wee came thither to traficke
with them, they told vs, that there was the right Pepper country, and that
there we might haue our lading, that new Pepper was readie to be gathered,
and would be ripe within two Monthes after, which pleased vs well, for wee
had already beene fifteene Monthes and twelue daies vppon our voyage,
hauing endured great daungers, miseries and thirst, many of our men by
sicknesse being dead.

The 23. of Iune wee hoysed our ankers, and went close to the towne of
Bantam, and ankered harde by 4. small Islands, that lie right North from
the Towne: the same day the Sabander (who is there one of the greatest
officers next the King) came abord our shippes, asking vs what we would
haue, we said we were come to buy Pepper and other spyces, and that wee had
readie money, and certaine wares, whereof we shewed him some parte, which
hee liked well, saying that there wee might haue lading enough, shewing