AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1563-81. 



ragges they let downe with a rope into their Barke unto 

 [11. i. 228.] them, and looke what they thought those things to bee 

 woorth, so much fruite they would make fast to the 

 rope and let us hale it in : and it was told me that at 

 sometimes a man shall have for an old shirt a good piece 

 of Amber. 



Sumatra. 



THis Hand of Sumatra is a great Hand and devided 

 and governed by many kings, and devided into many 

 chanels, where through there is passage : upon the head- 

 land towardes the West is the kingdom of Assi governed 

 by a Moore king : this king is of great force and 

 strength, as he that beside his great kingdom, hath 

 The commodi- many Foists and Gallies. In his kingdom groweth 

 ties that grow g^g^^ store of Pepper, Ginger, Benjamin : he is an utter 

 ^ofJssi^^ "^ enemy to the Portugals, and hath divers times bene at 

 Malacca to fight against it, and hath done great harme 

 to the boroughes thereof, but the citie alway withstood 

 him valiantly, and with their ordinance did great spoile 

 to his campe. At length I came to the citie of 



Malacca. 



The Citie Malacca. 



The great 1i yf" Alacca is a Citie of marveilous great trade of all 

 trade that IS at \y \^ kind of marchandize, which come from divers 

 partes, because that all the shippes that saile in these 

 seas, both great and small, are bound to touch at Malacca 

 to paie their custome there, although they unlade no- 

 thing at all, as we doe at Elsinor : and if by night they 

 escape away, and pay not their custome, then they fall 

 into a greater danger after : tor if they come into the 

 Indies and have not the scale of Malacca, they pay 

 double custome. I have not passed further then Malacca 

 towards the East, but that which I wil speake of here 

 is by good information of them that have bene there. 

 The sailing: from Malacca towards the East is not 

 common for all men, as to China and Japan, and so 



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