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Chap. I. 
Commodore Roggewein, 
well-behaved Man ; who infiantly aflembled a Council, to 
confider what Meafures were to be taken upon this Qcca- 
lion. They were all extremely moved at the Recital given 
by the Commodore of the Misfortunes they had met with ; 
and pitied him, his Officers, and Ships Companies, exceed- 
ingly. 
To fay the Truth, there never was feen a Set of Men 
wore worthy of Companion. There were no more than 
ten Perfons in tolerable Health left, among which our Au- 
thor was one ; and no lefs than twenty-fix were down of 
Sicknefs, by which they had loft, in the Courfe of their 
Voyage, exclufive of thofe who were killed in their feveral 
Engagements with the Indians , no lewer than feventy Men. 
As loon as they had notified their Arrival, their next Care 
was to get their Tick Men on ffiore ; which was performed 
with all the Diligence and Tendernefs imaginable, by fling- 
ping them in their Hammocks into their Shallops. There 
were, however, four amongft thefe poor People in fo very 
low a Condition, that it was not thought poffible to move 
them, and therefore they were left on board; the very 
Thoughts of which, after their Companions were removed, 
killed them. Such as were carried affiore were lodged in 
an Ifiand, under Tents fet up for that Purpofe; where they 
had every Neceffary afforded them, that the Country pro- 
duced ; and yet, after all the Care that could be taken, many 
of them laid their Bones in this Ifiand. 
Mr. Kufter did not fail to fend an Account of their Arri- 
val to the Commandant of the Coaftsof Java , who inftantly 
tranfmitted it to Mr. Swaar dekroon , who was at that t'r* 
Governor-General of the Eaft Indies. The Anfwer 
was extremely favourable. He promifed to affift 
very thing in his Power; and, if I miftakf* 
Author, he promifed to fupply us with Pro’ 
adding, that we had nothing to do but * 
foon as we could. While they waite ’ 
fwer, and the Recovery of then 
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queft, but, at the fame time, for a Guard to the King. 
This Prince is a Mohammedan , and, according to the Prac- 
tice of molt Eaftern Monarchs, is conftantly ferved by Wo- 
men, of whom he takes as many as he pleafes, either as 
Wives, or Concubines. Some of his Priefts are obliged to 
go every Year in Pilgrimage to Meccha , in order to make 
Vows there for the Safety and Profperity of the King and 
Royal Family. His Subjects are extremely faithful, and, 
to the laft degree, devoted to his Service. ’ The principal 
Perfons in his Court are obliged, as often as they have an 
Audience, to approach him creeping on their Knees ; but, 
in Time of War, this fiavifti Cuftom is difufed. Such as 
commit the flighted: Fault are poinarded on the Spot with 
a little Dagger, called a Krid ; and as this is almoft the only 
Punifliment inUfe amongfl: them, fo the flighted: as well as 
the greated: Faults are, among thefe People, capital. The 
Natives of this Country are, for the mod: part, of a very 
brown Complexion, tolerably well-ffiaped, and have long 
black Hair ; which, however, they often cut. Their Nofes 
are flat and broad, and their Teeth exceflively bad, which 
is owing to their Betel and Faufel, which 1-1 
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