FROM THE EAST INDIAN CO. 81 



vassall to the King of Siam : In this place maie well the 

 ReildeVOUZ bee made to bring all thinges together that you 

 shall gather for the provideing of the ffactories of Siam, 

 Cochinchina, Borneo and partlie our ffactorie in Japan, 

 as you shall gather according to the advises thereof, And hither 

 to bring all such wares as wee shall gather from the foresaid 

 places to bee sent to Bantam or Jaccatra: this howse 

 wilbee found to bee verie Necessarie, for the charges wilbee 

 too highe in Patania besides inconveniences there; which 

 charges you shall spare at Sangora : there you pay no 

 Custome, onlie a small .guift to Datoe Mogoll cann effect all 



here; The Dutch haue taken this course nowe for ye 



take(?) it-- 



to be diverted from them, they will 



lett (?) fall their great charges: So that 



thoese two places may well bee compared to Bantam and 

 Jaccatra The tram que in Patania is reasonable, it yeildeth 

 no speciall Matters of it selfe, but is all brought in from other 

 places and because of the scituation of the place there is great 

 shipping for diuers places, whereby much marchandize is 

 brought hither, especiallie of China wares, by reason of the 

 Nearnes of the Countries would bee brought if there were 

 buyers. This place venteth good store of India Cloth, but 

 must bee of the finest of Pellicatt both painted and woven : 

 The fine Cloth of Ben gal ia is here likewise sould to profitt 

 but coarse cloth is in no request att all. 



The discription of Siam. 



Siam many yeares agone itt seemeth hath been a famous 

 Kingdome bearing rule ouer others, euer beeing in good creditt 

 with the King of China which kingdome receaued their 

 Lawes and religion from Siam; so confessed by their mutuall 

 sending of presents euery 3 yeares each to other. The King 



R. A. Soc, No. 54, I9C9- 



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