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whereas they are at great charges and little profitt, so that they 

 haue been often minded to raise that Factorie ; the other is 

 att Paleacattee which belonged to the Queene Obaijama, 

 here the Dutch haue great privillidges, so that they might 

 here build a howse of brick att their pleasure, and that no 

 Nation in Europe might come to trade there without Com- 

 mission from Graue Mowrice, so that the Globe coming- 

 there and the James after them, were denyed the Trade ; The 

 Hollanders haueing built there a strong Castle with 4 Bull- 



workes and 16 peece of they haue 



Solor, Moeccasser, Jaua 



and other places for the venting of the Cloth, wherein 



consisteth the proffitt, here are made the best Callicos and best 

 sortes of the whole Coast. In regarde of the long tyme that 

 they haue beene brought vpp in itt by the Portingalles, so 

 that they presentlie knowe what sortes will fitt when a man 

 telleth them for what place hee will goe, ffor that there is no 

 great difference betweene the Clothes fitting Jaua, Mulleij 

 and Siain, as also betweene the sortment for men, women, 

 and Children, which is to bee had at Me^ulpatau ffor although 

 they haue the best musters in the world yet they cannott make 

 them as one would haue them ; ffor which Cause this place 

 concerneth the Dutch verie much although they are att great 

 charges. The Commodities that are requested here are 

 Pepper, Nutmegges, Mace, CJoues, but not many, 

 Sandellwoodd, Brimstone, Camphir, all sortes of China 

 Commodities except porcelane, which is worth nothing here 

 because the Gentiles may not eate out of porcelane, but onlie 

 out of Leaues, of trees beeing ioyned together, or out of Copper 

 dishes, whereby purslane is only vented to the M ores, a parcell 

 of lead and quicksiluer, vermillion, redd branched Corall is here 

 ted, but no vent of En^lish=Cloth, and although 



ven 



Amber°reece, Musk Ciuitt and other such like perfumes are 



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