Book III 



Travels in India. 



twenty of their Attendants, would take no quarter ; fo that the Hollanders were 

 forc'd to fight for't, and at laft they got the better, with the lofs of feven or 

 eight men. The Englijh VeMel being carri'd into Batavia, the General very ci- 

 villy fent both the Prifoners and the VeOTel home again ; withall giving notice 

 to the King, that he was ready to make an exchange of Prifoners with him. 

 But the King would not fo much as Hearken to any fuch proportion ; returning 

 for anfwer, that though the Hollanders had three times as many of his Sub- 

 jects, he would not releafe fo much as one Hollander. So that the poor Dutch 

 were kept fiaves in fava, and the favahnew dy'd miferable in Batavia. 



As for the favanwrs, they are good Souldiers. And it is reported, that while 

 Batavia was befieg'd by the King of Bantam in the year 1659, a Dutch Soul- 

 dier lying in Ambufcade in a Marin, a favanner, little dreaming that any body 

 had been there, came to the fame place to difcover the Enemy ; and was by 

 the Dutch man thruft with his Pike into his Body. Upon which the favanner find T 

 ing himfelf wounded, did not itrive to pull the Pike out of the body, but thruft 

 himfelf farther upon it, to the end he might come at his Enemy, whom he 

 itab d to the heart, as loon as he got within his reach. 



CHAP. XXV. 



The Author buries his Brother ; and is again quarreled withall by 

 Hy the General and his Council. 



WHile I ftay'd at Batavia, my Brother dy'd ; and it was pretty to con- 

 fider what the Dutch made me pay for his Funeral. The firft expence 

 is for the Fees of tho(e that beg leave for the Corps to be buri'd j 

 of whom the more there are, the more honourable the Funeral is efteem'd. 

 I fènt fix, and paid them to my wonder for that feventy-two Crowns. The fee 

 for the Pall is a right that belongs to the poor,for which I paid two Crowns. There 

 was a Veffel of Spanifo Wine drank out, that coft me two hundred Piafters. I 

 gave twenty-fix more for three Weftphalia Hams, and fome Neats-tongties, and 

 twenty-two for Bak'd Meats. To the Bearers I gave twenty Crowns, and fix- 

 teen for a place in the Church-yard , for they ask'd me a hundred to bury 

 him in the Church. And all thefe are Fee's demanded. So that my Brothers 

 Funeral coft me twelve hundred and twenty three Livres of French Mo- 

 ney. 



Being thus put by the two Voyages which I intended to ^ apart and Sumatra^ 

 I was advis'd to lay out my Money in Requenings or Debentures of the Servants 

 of the Holland Company ; which they that have no mind to return into their 

 own Country, as being fetled in the Indies, will fell at an eafie rate ; infomuch, 

 that for fixty or feventy you may buy a hundred Piafters ; the Aft and Ac- 

 quittance of the Seller being made and regifter'd by thePublick NotaTy. There- 

 upon I bought of one of the publick Notaries, who had Bills in his hands, to 

 the value of about eleven thoufand Guelders, at fourfcore and two for the hun- 

 dred. After that, I bought by means of the Advocate of the Treafury , fix 

 thoufand Guelders more, at feventy- nine for the hundred. But fome few days 

 after, meeting with the fame Advocate again, he pafs'd a Complement upon 

 me, and told me, he was very much troubl'd for thofe that had bought De- 

 bentures, in regard that the General and the Council had commanded him to 

 recall all Debentures that had been fold ; for they had confider'd , how fad a 

 thing it would be, for the poor men to lofe fo much of their Salaries. I an- 

 fwer'd him, that for my part I was willing to return mine, provided I might 

 ha^ve my Money again. About fix or feven hours after, I was fent for by the 

 General and his Council. When I came there, they ask'd me why I had not re- 

 turn'd the Debentures, which I had bought, to the Advocate, who had demand- 

 ed them by their order. I anfwerd them, that they were at Bantam ) whither 



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