FROM THE EAST INDIAN CO. 83 



for many Thowsandes according as they shall perceaue it 

 Cargason to bee, and if in the meane tyme it chance in the 

 meane tyme, that they bee put from their gouerment, the debte 

 is absolutely lost, and if you bee so fortunate that they contynue 

 in their gouerment, yett they will hould you vppon delaies 

 vntill the Monson bee almost expired, so that you must bee 

 glad to escape of any thing they shall offer you, which is not 

 worth half the money, yea such as serveth not your turne. 

 Here the Dutch haue two Factories one in Petapoli which 

 is of small ymportance and if the Companie haue a Factorie 

 in Paleacatte, then is Petapoli needles beeing but a daies 

 Journey from Mesulpatan where they do vent great store of 

 Marchandize of all sortes of China wares purselane, pepper, 

 Nutmegges, Mace, Cloves, Sandall, Cigim, Aloes, Musk, Amber- 



greece and Ciuitt little, except for the Kinges... 



yeare sufficeth and those verie rich and- •• 



well sett forth ; ffor other Colours they will 



not yield the price in England ; The Dutch notwithstanding 

 all their greate Trade haue beene forced to suffer all those 

 knaveries and vexations, and the Governers owe them 8000. 

 Pagados so that thep could beare it no longer, so that they 

 went to the King whoe gaue them faire wordes for couering 

 their debtes, but little was performed, yet they obteyned that 

 hence forwarde they should not haue to do with the Govern- 

 ers but pay to the King yearlie 3000 Pagodes and so to 

 bee free from all other charges as Custome for all goodes out 

 and in, ffor that as farr as the gouerment of Mesilpatan 

 stretcheth as well for that they shall bring or Carrie away in 

 their owne shippes, as other shipps of the Moores, and are 

 lycenced to unlade and lade their goodes without opening their 

 packes by the Governers or keeping them all night in the 

 Custom house, which is the greatest bridle that can bee put in 

 theise Knaues mouthes ffor now seeing with violence they 



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