yalentyn's DESCRIPTION OF MALACCA. 55 



Several other factories are under the Governorship of Malafeka 

 of which some are in this country and others on the East coast of' 

 Sumatra, and the Opperhoofdeu ( Commandants ) of those Settle- 

 ments were sent thither by the Governor of this place and by his 

 Council. These factories are Peirah ( Perak ), Keidah (Kedah), 

 Oodjong-Salang, ( x ) and Andragiri. ( 2 ) 



Peirah, the first named Settlement, situated on this Malay Coast, 

 was subjected to the authority of the Queen of Atsjiu ( Acheh), 

 and was only kept for the tin trade: the Hon'ble Company had 

 appointed there an (Jnderfactor, to purchase that mineral for ready 

 cash, or to barter it against cloths at fifty liix dollars the buhar, 

 but the nature of that people is very mean and murderous, which it 

 has shown by murdering in 165 i. all the people of our factory at 

 that place. Their Honours have often been compelled to order the 

 Governors of this Government (Malakka) to break up quietly 

 that factory and its lodgings, and to try to find an opportunity to 

 avenge this abominable piece of roguery, which was carried 

 out afterwards, and which we will mention with every particular 

 later on. 



The second outer-factory is Quedah (Kedah), also situated on 

 this Coast almost opposite Atsjin. We had there also an Under- 

 factor and a Settlement to barter tin, gold and elephants for the 

 Hon'ble Company; but this small kingdom, gave us also now and 

 then so much trouble, that we have been obliged to break up this 

 factory too. 



We shall meet with the two other factories in our history of 

 Sumatra. 



[Here follows a list of the Governors and principal Officials 

 of the Government of Malacca. - ] 



LIST OF THE 



GOVERNORS OF MALAKKA. 



Johan van Twist, Governor and Extraordinary Mem- 

 ber of the Council of India, ... ... 1641— 1642 



Jeremias van Vliet, Governor and Extraordinary 



Member < f the Council of India in 1645, ... 1642—1645 



(!) Commonly known as " Junk Ceylon." 

 ( a ) Indrag-tri. 



