644 
In the year 1503. one Brother i?/;ofmc 
Jjaldxm. a Dominican Frier, coming into thefe 
v.-^'^-^ parts to propagate the Gofpel, did con- 
vert many of the Pagans, and incoura- 
gcd the Ghriitians of St. Thomas inhabi- 
ting here to perfevere in their Faith. 
hh^■ The Inhabitants are generally very 
bit.wts barbarous and treacherous, of which they 
i-rc.tchc- j^^yg given feveral times fufficient Proofs 
■ to the Dutch. At a certain time they 
allauked the City by night, and had al- 
moll carried it by Surprize^ and at ano- 
ther time Capt. fJemy Gluvoing taking the 
hcfli Air with fonie Officers without the 
Gare, were tieacheroully murder'd by 
them. 
In the time of the Portugucfes there 
flood a certain Pagode about four Leagues 
without the City, famous for its Riches 
throughout the Indies, which induced 
Sofa to plunder it, notwithftanding there 
was then a Peace betwixt them and the 
A p.tgm Portupucfes. The Nairoi reveng'd the 
Temple Lofs by icilling about 30 of the Portu- 
i'''f£por- <?"^/" ' ^''f'''' 'laving fent a large Veffel 
tunicicr Fancims ( their Coin ) to John King 
in^iimc fl/ of Po>'^ii'^<7/, the fame was by the advice of 
i'etce. the Pope fent back to the King of Cou- 
hvtjgj by whom it was placed again in the 
faid Pagode. 
r/;e Dutch In the yeari65i. when the Hollanders 
believe came to thefe parts to befiege the City 
Coulang a Coulang, they were forc'd to have three 
'hr'hrJetc ^^^^^ Engagements with the A^.-izVo;, who 
itb'j^rc. to the number of 7000 or 8000 Men, 
arm'd with Scy meters and Mufquets, and 
being intoxicated with Opium, fell upon 
them like defperate Men i in which Adi- 
on Mr. Diihlet our under-Fador loft his 
Life. 
And upon this occalTon we ought not to 
2';-'N.iiro5. pafs by the Nairos. Thefe are tlie Gen- 
tlemen of Alalabavj defcended for the 
moil part either from Royal Families, or 
Brabmans^ and are for that reafon ex- 
ceedingly haughty, proud and bold : If 
they meet any of the common People 
in the Street, they cry out, Po, Po, i. e. 
Give way. Give way. They feldom ap- 
pear without their Scymeters and Shields, 
which they leave at the door when (by 
a peculiar Privilege) they go to give a 
private Vifit to one of their Neighbours 
Wives, as a fign that no body mull en- 
ter there in the mean while to diflurb 
them. They are all bred to the War, 
even from the feventh year of Age, when 
they begin to anoint their Limbs with 
certain Ointments to render the Nerves 
pliable, which makes them very active 
and nimble, and the belt Wreftlers in 
the World. They are not only well ac- 
quainted with the ufe of Bows and Ar- 
rows, but alfo with Mufquets and great 
Cannon \ for I have feen thera give a 
Salvo with the fame order and dexterity 
as our belt difciplin'd Troops in Eurove ^ 
and they are of late years arrived to that 
Perfedion, that they make their own 
Gun-barrels, Gun-powder and Matches. 
They commonly engage naked, having 
only a piece of Stuft^ wrapt about the 
middle: Being very nimble they often 
turn their Backs, but foon return to the 
Charge, when they find the leail oppor- 
tunity of having an advantage againft 
their Enemies. On the Hilts of their 
Swords they wear certain pieces of iMe- 
tal, which making a noife as they move, 
ferves them for a certain Mufick : They 
are very dexterous in defending their 
Bodies with their Shields, and confe- 
quently are better at handy Blows than 
at firing, for they commonly fire too 
high. Among the Nairos thole who call 
themfelves Amok,zxQ the worft, being a r/;cAmok. 
Company of Defperadoes, who engage 
themfelves and their Families by Oaths 
to revenge fuch Injuries as are done them. 
They are often feen at Batavia. The 
Power of the Kings of Alalabar is gene- 
rally efteem'd by the number of the 
Nairos under their Jurifdidion. If any 
of their Kings Ihould be murder'd, they 
would facrifice all to revenge his Death. 
As they are naturally fierce and addided 
to all manner of Luft and Pride, fo they 
are declar'd Enemies of the Chriftians. 
Scarce were the Butch Mailers of 
Coulang, but their Fleet confilling of 23 
Ships great and fmall, were furpriz'd 
by fo violent a Tempefl: (which lalled 
three days) that they thought to have 
been all lofi:, as lying at Anchor un- 
der a low Shore, and therefore expos'd 
to the utmoft; fury of the Winds. The 
Ships Names were, the Vlieland^ Sea- Tk Dutch 
horfe. Haddock., Bantam^ Flufhing^ Mary- Fleet in 
gold flower, Cat^Tertolen, Red Lion, Eraf- &^'<='*^ 
tnus, Sluyce, Achilles, the Romer, Flower- jV^^''"'^ . 
Falley, IValnut-Tree, the Houfe of Swieten^ ' 
the Elhurgh, Stadthoufc of Amflerdam, 
and the Exchange of yimflerdam, the four 
lall being lately come from Holland 
freighted with Provilions, fuch as Meal, 
Bacon, Cheefe, Wine, Oil and Mum, be- 
fides a good number of Land-men, many 
whereof were ill of the bloody Flux„ 
During this Storm we fent our fervent 
and conftant Prayers up to Heaven for 
the delivery of our Fleet, on v/hich de- 
pended all our Safety for the Stadthoufe 
of Amjierdam was in fuch diftrefs, that 
flie gave one fignal after another for Re- 
lief. 
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