80 A LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS 



hope of better doinges, booath in the vent of Cloathing, and to 

 keepe the Inlandish trade in action ; but to bee in this wee 

 haue more skillful Jewellers and honest ffactors not to bee 

 Cosoned, nor to coson vs, ells our Charges will ouertopp our 

 gaines. The description of 



heie falles a of 



good store of India Cloth are 



It yeildeth, extraordinarie good Comphire 



tak this (?) name in an excellencie : Camphere of Borneo, 



bezar stones in quantitie aboue all the Easterne Hands, some 

 Diamondes ; Here wee are wished to haue a ffactory planted, 

 which by those of Patania may easilie bee brought to passe, 

 whoe trade much for this place; This Camphere is a verie 

 good Commoditie in Zuratt, Coromandell and Bengalia; 

 Here are also good Tortoyes shelles which are an extraordinarie 

 Commoditie for Z urat; this place may bee mainteyned with 

 a i'factorie with a small charge by reason of our ffactorie att 

 Patania. 



The Discription of Patania. 



This is an auncient Kingdome, but alwaies onder tribute 

 of the King of Siatn ; att this tyme doth an oulv woman rule 

 here, whoe was the Daughter of the last King, whoe did about 

 30 years since, yet though the woman ruleth, the gouerment 

 is reasonable good, and the strangers haue no great cause to 

 complaine of any great trouble, Yet wee may complaine for the 

 great charges w 7 ee pay there, for att every shippes arivall wee 

 must pay 2000 Es. and 5 per[c]ent (?) for all goodes brought 

 in, and as much for all carried out and waving money accord- 

 ing to the quantitie of w-ares you way, and some other bribes 

 besides ; To bridle this people itt w T ere not amiss to build a 

 strong howsein Sangora which lyeth 24 -Leagues north- 

 warde of Patania, vnder the gouerment of Datoe Mogoll 



Jour. Straits Branch 



