Chap. II. to the EAST 
the King of Queda is now obliged to put himfelf under the 
Protection of the King of Siam. The Inhabitants are Ma- 
layans, but not fo crafty and roguifh as thofe of Achen ; their 
Habit is much the fame, but not fo rich. They are, very 
zealous Mohammedans , and in their Cuftoms and Way of 
Living differ but little from the Inhabitants of Achen. They 
have a fort of Coin not unlike our French Sols, but of a 
little better Alloy, which they call Tras, and thirty-two of 
thefe make a Rial. They reckon by Taels, but one of 
their Taels make four of thofe of Achen. 
34. Queda is a good marfhy Soil, cut by feveral Brooks, 
taking Rife from a large River, in which are many large 
and dangerous Crocodiles. In former times the Country 
was well peopled, and abounded with all forts of Provi- 
fions, efpecially Rice and Cattle, and Queda was reforted 
to by all forts of Merchants from Pegu , Aracan , Bengal , 
Jerfelin , the Coafts of Coromandel and, Surat , befides the 
Portugaeze refiding at Malacca , and even the Merchants 
of Achen. The Cuftoms and Impofts at this Place were 
very moderate, till the Father of the prefent King came to 
reign, who was a perfidious and cruel Tyrant, and by Di- 
vine Vengeance (as the Natives will have it) was carried off 
in Captivity by the King of Achen about three Years ago. 
This Place, to fay the Truth, bears feveral Marks of Di- 
vine Wrath i for about four Years before it was fubdued, 
two-thirds of the Inhabitants, amounting to above forty 
thoufand Souls, were carried off by a Plague. 'The next 
Year after that a Murrain feized upon the Cattle, and car- 
ried off all the King’s Elephants, and feven-eights of their 
other Cattle. The third Year there was fuch a Scarcity of 
Rice, and all manner of Fruit, that they underwent a ter- 
rible Famine. 
The Year after that the King of Achen, who always lies 
in wait to pillage his Neighbours, laid Siege to Queda. 
The City held out three Months, and then the King with 
his Family and Retinue, confifting of a hundred and twenty 
Men, retired to his Palace, which he had fortified, and 
where he was reduced to the laft Extremity of Want, till 
about two Months after that the King of Achen ' s Officers 
perfuaded him to furrender, by alledging that the King ad- 
mired him for his Valour, and would certainly reinftate him 
in his Throne, if he trailed to his Clemency. This Siege 
was carried on by the Achen Army with a great deal of Vi- 
gour, infomuch that they fought when up to the Middle in 
Water in Winter*, for the King had fent them word that 
he would cut them all in Pieces if they did not bring him 
the King of Queda •> at laft, having demolifhed the City 
and the Caftle, they carried the King and his Family, and 
about feven thoufand of the Inhabitants, to Achen. 
The King of Achen gave the Captive King a tolerable 
Reception, till he had drained him and his Friends of all 
they had ; after which he put to Death not only him and 
his Children, but the principal Men among the other Cap- 
tives, confining the reft to a remote Part of the City, where 
in oft of them were killed by Mifery and Want, and the 
forry Remainder, amounting to about five hundred Souls, 
work at prefent in little Huts one half of the Week, for 
their own Maintenance, fuch as it is, and the other half in 
the building the King of Achen 9 s Houfes, and manuring 
his Grounds. The prefent King of Qaeda,, the Son of 
this miferable Predeceffor, was fhut up with his Father in 
the Caftle of Queda before it was furrendered ; but finding 
that his Father was inclinable to furrender, and carry all his 
Children and Treafures to Achen, to procure a better Recep- 
tion from the King *, he made his Efcape privately without 
his Father’s Knowledge. 
35. On the twelfth of OAoher I weighed Anchor, and 
flood for the Road of Achen , in order to try if I could hear 
any thing of our Ships*, foon after the Tides carried me 
upon the Ifies of Pulo~Botton about five Leagues off, where 
1 was obliged to drop an Anchor to keep clear of a Rock. 
Thefe Hands are three in Number, but there are alfo a great 
many Imall ones. They are inhabited and covered with 
Woods, in which there are fome Trees fit for Mails of 
Ships ; they afford good Anchorage all round about, and 
the largeft of them has good frelh Water upon a fandy 
Creek. Next Day we came in Sight of Sumatra. The 27th 
we came within two Leagues of the Hand of Pooloway, 
and I defigned to double it, in order to caft Anchor 013 the 
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Weft Side of the Road of Achen, where I might eafily get 
off, in cafe the King of Achen fit ould ufe me otherwife than 
well. 
But the Tides were fo ftrong, and the Winds blew fo 
hard from Weft and Weft-North- Weft, that I was drove 
above fix Leagues before the Wind, and obliged to put 
into a ftnall Creek of Sand about half way between Podor 
and Achen. That Evening a Praw came up to me with a 
Commiffion from the King of Achen to know who I was, 
whence I came, and whither I was going ; for it feems the 
King had heard of a Ship cruizing upon his Coaft fifteen 
Days before I came to an Anchor in this Place. By this 
Commiffioner I underftood that a ftnall French Shrp had 
arrived in the Road of Achen about eight Days before. It 
happened that the King’s Commiffioner knew me to be the 
Perfon that had been at Achen before, and when he aiked 
me whence I came, I ordered my Interpreter to fay, that 
when I went from Achen I was bound for Bantam, by the 
way of Ficow, but having loft two of my Mails by a Storm, 
I was forced to put into an Ifiand to refit. I defigned 
to conceal the Name of the I Hand,, knowing that the King 
would be angry at my going thither without his Leave, and 
to pretend that I knew not the Hand, and could meet with 
no Inhabitants upon it to inform me ; but my Interpreter 
precipitately told him, I had been at the llland of Puh 
Lanchohuy. 
Nex£ Day a Praw came on Board with an Achen- man in 
her that I knew, and he affured me there was a Imall French 
Veffel in the Road, and fome Frenchmen that faid they be- 
longed to me, adding withal as a Secret, that the King of 
Achen detained them there againft their Will. In the mean 
time I fent my Long-boat on Shore for fome frelli Provi- 
fions, but the People would fell none, alledging that the 
King had prohibited them to fell without his Command. 
Upon the whole, I was apprehenfive that the King of 
Achen might ftop our Advice-Boat (for I took the French 
Ship in the Road of Achen to be it) to prevent their coming 
to an Interview with rne, and thereupon I weighed Anchor, 
and ftood for the Road of Achen but the Wind being con- 
trary, and very high, I was forced to come to an Anchor 
at the Point of a large Bay, and fent by Land one of the 
Men I had redeemed at Achen in a Moor's Habit, to carry 
a Letter to the People belonging to the French Veffel in 
the Road of Achen , promifing him his Freedom if he 
brought me an Anfwer in two Days ; for we were then but 
four Leagues off Achen, and he knew the Way exadtly well, 
for which Reafon i fent him aftiore in the Night-Time, 
ordering him to walk it before Day, left any body Ihould 
meet him, or enquire after his Bufinefs. The next Day a 
large Ship with Englijh Colours made up to us, and when 
they came within a Quarter of a League, put out their 
Long-boat, which brought on Board of me M. du Parr , 
one of the Men belonging to our fecond the Hope. 
36. The State of poor Captain Grave's Affairs, according 
to du Parr's Report, was as follows : This great Ship was 
an Englijh Ship of fix hundred Tuns, and thirty-two Guns, 
and had on Board Captain Grave , the Captain of the Hope , 
who was very Tick, and not finding me at Achen, was go- 
ing to Jacatra to find fome Paffage for France. After the 
Hope parted from me, they came to an Anchor at a long 
Hand about twenty Leagues from Ficow, and fent their 
Long-boat to Ficow. Twelve Days after the Departure of 
their Long-boat they ftood for Ficow themfelves to put 
afhore M. Falter the firft Commiffary, who was then ill ; 
but the Winds and Tide being contrary, they not only loft 
the Men fin the Long-boat, but even thofe they had on 
Board were all fick, except the Captain and five or fix 
more. In this difaftrous Condition they met with a Butch 
Ship of one thoufand two hundred Tuns, called the Ley- 
den, and commanded by William Schovten, and Captain 
Grave went on Board them to defire their Afiiftance *, he 
was no fooner on Board, but the Dutch Captain fent fixty 
Men in two Long-boats to board our Ship, which accord- 
ingly they did without any Oppofition, and not only plun- 
dered the Ship, but ufed our fick Men mod barbaroufly, 
turning them out of their Hammocks, and throwing them 
upon the Deck. 
In the mean time the Butch Captain having detained 
Captain Grave, told him botff he and jhis Ship was a good 
Prize, 
