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At length the Sentinel that ftood at the entry of the Tent where the Cover-' 

 noiir and Merchants were, {hot him through the body, Co that lie fell down 

 dead. Immediately all the other, JEaqug-s and Mahometans that were upon the 

 place took up the body and buried it: and at the end of fifteen days they put 

 him up a fair Monument. Every year the Englijh and Hollanders pull it down ; 

 but when they are gone, the Faquirs fet it up again, and plant Banners over 

 it 3 nay fomc there arc that perform their devotions to it. 



But to return to thc'Bantdm Faquir. That Villain lying, as I (aid, behind the 

 Pales, as my Brother and I, and the Dutch Cfcirurgeon came toward him; all 

 three a-breafr, thruft his Pike between the Pales, thinking to have ftab'd it into 

 one of our brealts. The Dutch man being next the River_, and. fomewhat be- 

 fore the reft, the head of his Pike ran into his Breeches ■, whereupon we both 

 laid hold of the Staff. But my Brother being next the Pales, prefently Ieap'd 

 over , and ran the Faquir thorough. Whereupon frveral Chinefes, and other 

 Idolaters, came and gave my Brother thanks for killing him. After that 

 we waited upon the King, and told him what my Brother had done 5 " who 

 was ib far from being difpleas'd, that he gave my Brother a Girdle. Fo'r the 

 King and his Governours are glad when thole Rogues areilain, knowing them 

 to be Desperado's, not fit to live. 



The next day, coming to take my. leave of. the EngUJh £refrderit; he fhew'd 

 me two ftrings of Diamonds, and two Services of Silver, which came from 

 England. He would have fold them all, but I only bought one of the ftrings of 

 Diamonds, the other being foul ; and for the Silver, I would have bought it, 

 had they coin'd Silver in Batavia, as they were wont to do. Formerly the 'Hol- 

 landers coin'd Reals, Half-Reals, and Quarter- Reals, bearing on the one fide 

 the ftamp of a Ship, on the other V,0, C, like a Character, as in the Figure,' 

 fignifying in Dutch, For Osl Indian Compagnic 3 for the Eaft Indian Company! 

 Which they did for the fake of the Ckimfes, who loving Silver better than 

 Gold, carri'd away all the Silver that was coin'd at Batavia, at good rates, 

 But length they left it off, finding fo few people that made ufe of Silver, 



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