e the way, which was done about noone, and the Gouernour came aborde
with a great company of men, where we shewed him all our wares, which liked
him well, desiring vs to come on land, saying that we should be welcome,
promising vs much fauour, wherewith he returned to the land with certaine
rich presents that we gaue him. The 26. Barent Heijn Factor of the ship
called the Mauritius, died very sodainly.

The 27. and 28. great numbers of people borded our shippes bringing all
sortes of necessaries and victuails to sell.

[Sidenote: The Emperour came aborde and secretly conspired with the
Portingals against them.] The 29. there came an Emperour abord our shippe,
whose father in time past had beene Emperour of all Iaua, and commanded all
the Kings of Iaua, but this man because of his badde life was not much
accounted of: he spake good Portingall, for his mother was a Portingall
woman borne in Malacca: This Emperour had conspired against vs with the
Portingalles, but as then we knew it not.

The 30. of Iune Cornelis Houtman tooke a boate: and went into the towne,
and there spake with the Gouernour about certaine affaires, touching a
contract to bee made with him.

[Sidenote: A contract to buy and sell in the towne.] The first of Iuly
Houtman went again into the towne, and when he returned he brought with him
a certaine contract made and signed by the Gouernor himself, who most
willingly consented therevnto, and saide vnto him, Go now and buy what you
will, you haue free liberty; which done, the said Houtman with his men went
to see the towne, apparelled in the best manner they coulde, in veluet,
Satin, and silkes, with rapiers by their sides: The Captaine had a thing
borne ouer his head to keep him from the Sun, with a Trumpet before him,
which certaine times he caused to bee sounded: There the Emperour bad them
to a banket after the Indian manner: From thence we went to the
Portingalles, that made much account of Houtman, and made him a banket,
saying that they had seene him in Lisbone. The 2. of Iuly many Marchants
came abord, profering vs Pepper verie good cheape, but because we were
vnskilfull in the waight and other thinges wee tooke respite to answere
them.

The 3. of Iuly the Sabander came abord, and he was our great friend, for
that after we found it so, hee tolde vs what waight the sackes of Pepper
were, and what prises they bare, counselling vs to buy.

The 7. of Iuly the Gouernour sent vs a man secretly by ni