ny other man, and that from thence
forwarde we should be free, and traffique in the towne, both to buy and
sell when it pleased vs, and with their good willes as we had done, and
before we paide our money, the towne was to sende two men aborde our ships,
which done we were to pay the halfe of our ransome, which was 1000. Ryalles
of eyght; which being performed, their two men, and their other halfe of
our men were on both sides to bee deliuered and sette free, and without
contradiction it was performed.

The 12. and 13. this agreement being ended, diuers victuailers came aborde
our shippes to sell vs Hennes, Egges, and all other kind of victuailes.

The 14. we gaue certaine presentes in signe of good will, to such as had
shewed vs fauour when we were in contention with them.

The 15. 16. 17 and 18. some of our Factors went into the towne, where they
bought certaine Pepper, and brought it abord our ships.

[Sidenote: Why the Gouernour forbad us trafficke.] The 19. they went again
into the towne, and bought a greater quantitie at 5. sackes for one Catti,
minding in that sorte euery day to take in our lading, but it fell not out
as wee desired, for the Portingalles that coulde not brooke our company,
made such means to the Gouernour, that he gave commandment that we should
buy no more Pepper, before we had paide 1400. Rialles of 8. which he
challenged of vs because we had cast anker within his streame, wherevpon
our Marchantes went and agreed with him, which done wee thinking to buy
Pepper as we did before, the Gouernour againe commanded to the contrarie,
whereby we perceyued their deceipt, in that he wold not hold his word. The
countrymen would gladly haue solde their Pepper, as also the Chinars,
Arabians, Mahometitians, and secretly some Portingalles, but when we saw
wee could not get it out but with great daunger, wee thought it not
conuenient to buy: and when we spake vnto the Gouernour, touching the
holding of his worde, he made vs answere, that he had no bones in his
tongue, and that therefore he coulde not speake that which he ment not to
doe: and to say the truth most part of the Iauars are a kind of deceitfull
people, for whatsoeuer they say and presently performe, that shall you be
sure of and no more.

The 25. of October there came an Ambassador into Bantam sent from Malacca
to the Gouernour with a present of 10000. Rials of 8. desiring him to
forbid vs both his towne and streame, that wee might not traffique