The Journal of John Jourdain, 1608-1617, describing his Experiences in Arabia, India, and the Malay Archipelago by William Foster

Author:William Foster [Foster, William]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781317026730
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Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2017-05-15T00:00:00+00:00

AMBOYNA

BUTON

Hakluyt Society, Second, Vol.16.

March 22. The next daie, being the 22th of March, I sent George Cockaine, Nicholas Bangham and the Spaniard aland to talke with the Governor3 to provide us a howse; butt the Governor nott beeinge at home, could doe nothinge; and the people of the countrye durst not to bee seene to talke with them. Yett the same daie the Governor [of] Lughu4, a place on the iland of Seran, aboute four leagues from Hitto, understandinge of our arrivall att Hitto, sent over a proa to us to knowe whatt wee weare, invitinge us to come over with our shipp and they would sell us cloves. I told him that as soone as wee had done att Hitto wee would, God willinge, come to Lugho, aboute 15 daies, or happilie in lesse tyme. Soe he departed to acquainte the Governor of Hitto5 of what comodities wee had brought, as alsoe to entreate him from mee to provide us a parceli of cloves against our comeinge. And this daie in the afternoone the Dutch factour, whose name is Stephen Cottelas1, and is cheife factor at Hitto, Lugho, and Cambello2, came aboard with the marchannts; where after many complements hee desired that wee would not make any motion to buye cloves of the country people, for raisinge of the price; that if wee would buye any, they would sell them us as good cheape as the countrye people, and that he had already wrote to the Governor of Ambonia Castell3 to that effect, and that within two daies he should have awnsweere; desiringe to knowe howe many bahars4 wee would buye. I told him that I would bee loth to raise the price; which if they would provide us a parceli of 200 bahars or there aboute, wee would not deale with the countrie people for one bahar; and that wee would give them 5 rialls of eight in every bahar more then they paid for them, and that I would staie these two daies for his awnsweare. Hee seemed to bee well satisfied, and wee well content, because that wee could not doe any thinge untill the Captaine of the towne came, whoe was at the warrs at the other side of the iland of Seran5, and was looked for dailie, every houre. Soe with this the Fleemings departed, promisinge to send us word as soone as they had awnswere.

March 25. The Captaine of Hitto came from the warrs, with two greate carracores6 and two greate proas, and anchored hard by us, betwixt the shoare and us by night. And in the morninge I sent our boate aboard to knowe if the Captaine of Hitto were there. And presentlye hee with his sonne and some of the Arancayes1 came aboard our shipp, where wee enterteyned them in the best manner wee could, and they seemed to be very joyfull of our comeinge to the countrye. I conferd with him con-cerninge trade with them for cloves, acquayntinge him with

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