FROM THE EAST INDIAN CO. 79 



ing in Rice, so that therewith it 



fa p[ro]videth all the Countries 



thereaboutes as the luccos, Amboine, Banda 



and other places, so that many (?) Junckes come thether 

 yearlie, which causeth a greate [trjade ; the Kin<* is latelie 

 turned Moore beeing an Heathen before; this Hand hath 

 nothing of it self but Rice, but in regarde of the quantitie of 

 the Juncks that come and goe, there is many tymes to bee 

 gotten a parcell of Spices, Sandall woodde, Tortoyes shelles, 

 Cetie, wax and such like Commodities which may bee bought 

 to good profitt, And although the Dutch forbidd all the 

 Junckes to transport any Cloues from the MolliCCOS vppon 

 Confiscation thereof, yett they dare not do itt to the Junckes 

 of this kingdome because of the ffactorie which they haue here, 

 and because their fortes must bee provided with Rice from 

 hence, this place venteth yearlie a good parcell of India Cloth 

 of all sorts so that in anywise a ffactorie is here to bee settled. 



Succadania. 



This place lying in the He of Borneo doth vent some 

 parcell of India Cloth, but wee cannott hould it to bee pro- 

 fittable by reason of the greate Charges which run vpon this 

 ffactorie and the smallnes of the Capitall that can bee bestow- 

 ed here together with the dearnes of the Diamonds and bezar 

 stones there to bee bought, and if any quantitie should bee 

 gathered, then must wee send gould thether which wee should 

 conceaue might profittablie be sent and ymployed in the 

 Moluccos and Ainboyna beeing there worth 50 or 60. 

 per Cent promtt and in better request there, then Cloth or 

 Eialls ffor when nothing ells will procure Cloaues, gould will 

 do it : It is a question also wheather, this gould might not bee 

 better imployed in Bantam then att Succadania : which 

 your experience can soolie resolue : Yet notwithstanding itt 

 will not bee good to breake vpp our ffactorie suddenlie there in 



R. A. Soc, No. 54, 1909- 



