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8 BARRETTO DE RESENDE’S ACCOUNT OF MALACCA. 
stones, rice, meats, vegetables, black cane sugar, oils, all kinds of 
provisions and the best fowls and capons of all the southern lands. 
This kingdom of Patane is governed solely by a woman in 
accordance with a very ancient custom.” It is “one hundred and 
fifty leagues from Malacca along the coast and can be reached 
without encountering the northern monsoon, more especially if the 
voyage is made in baloons*’ (which resemble ships of war being 
wider but not so long, having oars, two masts and two helms called 
camudes ) or in Malay galleys (which are smaller than our 
panchelois, * and which are really neither galleys nor baloons, but 
more closely resemble the latter than the former) and in bantims 
of the size of a manchua,*’ which are very swift vessels with oars 
and masts. The last are the vessels most in use along the coast of 
Malacca; they are manned by Christian Malays of Malacca, who 
carry their guns and powder flasks. 
The King of Camboja, where there is a church and fathers of 
the Society, is very friendly to the Portuguese. There is here a 
quantity of very thick angely wood; *’ and very good benzoin ** and 
almond milk *? and excellent lac** are brought in, and a quantity 
of rice better and cheaper than that of Bengal. The majority of 
the inhabitants are Japanese and Chinese Christians of bad 
character who have been expelled from Manila by the Spaniards ; 
and therefore they are the bitterest of our foes. In this kingdom 
there is an abundance of calambac ** and agallochium.” There are 
two or three ports on the coast of Champa where the Portuguese 
go to trade taking black cattle from China and some gold thread, 
which they exchange for black wood much bigger and better than 
that of Mozambique. There is here a church and Christian Settle- 
ment with a father of the Society. 
Beyond lies the kingdom of Cochin China and at the entrance 
to its port is situated an island where the fathers of the Society 
have a Christian Settlement. It is called Pullo Cambim. Within 
the said port, too, the same fathers have a church and a Christian 
Settlement. 
Besides this island there are two ports in this kingdom 
frequented by the Portuguese for commerce. In one resides the 
King, and the other is called Turan. The Portuguese had a better 
welcome here than anyone else and quantities of stuffs are brought 
here. The contract is however now broken through the violence 
of the Captain of Malacca and only ships from China go there. 
Some calambac, ** an abundance of agallochium,® and a quantity 
of copper is obtained from the said kingdom, it is carried there by 
Malays and Japanese. 
The shortest voyages Taken from Malacca are those to Pam, 
a port eighty leagues from Malacca. It belongs to the aforesaid. 
king, who is very friendly to the Portuguese and is lord also of 
Jor and the maritime islands. Any ships may come to this port 
from Malacca without hindrance. They bring stuffs and opium in 
exchange for gold dust” of the country and gold coin, bezoar 
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