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During the peiïod Wan-li (1573 — 1619) the Franks (Portuguese) came 

 to attack this country ; the chief was overcome in battle and offered his sub- 

 mission, on which they pardoned him and put him again on the throne; 

 they imposed an annual tribute of cloves and then went away, without leavïng 

 soldiers in charge öf the place. 



Afterwards the Dutch (red-haired barbarians) came across the sea, and 

 knowing that the Portuguese had gone away, they availed themselves of the 

 occasion and went to the town , where they took the chief and said to him : 

 //if you serve us well, we will be your masters, and we can beat the Portu- 

 guese." The chief had no choice, he obeyed and continued to govern his 

 country. 



When the Portuguese heard this , they became very angry and collected 

 soldiers to attack them , but these were killed on their way by the Chinese , as is 

 told in the history of Manila. The Dutch now, though they kept the Mo- 

 luccos , went away every year or every two years and then came back again. 

 In the meantime the son of the Portuguese chief had succeeded his father ; 

 he wanted to carry out his plans and came with a large force for this purpose. 

 Now it happened that the Dutch were absent at that time , so he conquered 

 the Moluccos , killed the chief and put a man on the throne whom he trusted. 

 Not long afterwards the Dutch came again, they also took the town, drove 

 away the chief who had been put up by the Portuguese and raised to the 

 throne the son of the former chief. After this time they fought every year 

 and many people were killed, till the Chinese who lived there talked to 

 both sides , advising them to stop fighting and rather to divide the country ; 

 on this the high mountain of Banda (*) was taken as boundary, the north of 

 this mountain going to the Dutch and' the south to the Portuguese; it be- 

 came a little more quiet now and the Moluccos remained divided between the 

 two countries. 



Tung Hsi Yang K'au (1618). Book V. 



The Moluccos ( 2 ) are a rich and fertile country in the eastern ocean. 

 When their chief goes out, he has a great state and his people kneel down 

 on both sides of the road with folded hands. The men shave their hair 

 and the women wear it in a knot beliind the head. 



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