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were to be handed over to the Hollanders, without anything 

 being openly or clandestinely withheld. 



After this treaty had been ratified by both sides, we 

 marched into the town on the 12th of May. On the follow- 

 ing, the 13th, the sick were brought in, I amongst them, and 

 quartered in the monastery of S. Augustine. 



The soldiers of the Emperor of Gandici were not allowed 

 to enter, which he resented so much that he ordered all the 

 passes in his country to be closed, and all the victuals on the 

 way to Golumbo to be stopped. Thereupon famine reigned 

 again in the town ; and so many died, that our slaves, whom 

 we had with us in the camp, had nothing else to do three or 

 four days long, but to bury. There died in one day twenty 

 to thirty, and this caused a great stench, so that many even 

 amongst us fell ill and died, although we had large quantities 

 of rice and salt-meat from the ships to live upon. 



On the 13th and 14th of May nine of our ships left — three 

 went to Batavia, the other six took those away that wanted 

 to emigrate : the men of rank and clergy were embarked 

 first ; the others afterwards. 



On the 15th four Hollanders, amongst them the Corporal I 

 spoke of before, were hanged ; also a native, and likewise a 

 Portuguese Captain who first had deserted the Portuguese to 

 come to us, and, when our assault was beaten back, again 

 went from us to them.* One of the Hollanders, a common 

 servant, had died two days previously, but, to add to the 

 terror, and to prevent any other from becoming a felon and 

 betraying his master, the body was dug up again and hanged 

 on the gallows. 



From the 15th to the 21st nothing remarkable happened. 

 On the 21st May, however, in the afternoon four ships were 

 seen, which came as near the town as possible. We knew 

 already that they were Portuguese, and we allowed them to 

 come into the harbour. We hoisted the Portuguese flag on 

 the bastions, and some of our soldiers had to dress like Portu- 



* Baldseus gives his name as Simon Lopes. 



