He Then Informed Us Of Having Taken The Guzerat Vessel, And
We Entreated Of Him That He Would Not Capture The Chinese Junks, Which
He Promised Not To Do On The Word Of A Gentleman.
He set sail from
Bantam on the 2d November, directing his course for the straits of
Palinbangan.
The 18th November, a small Dutch pinnace sailed for the exploration of
the land called New Guinea, which was said to produce great abundance of
gold. The 2d January, 1606, a junk set sail for Timor, freighted by
Chinese merchants. Besides English iron, coarse porcelain, taffetas,
Chinese pans and bells, they carried with them what are called brand
pieces of silver, being beaten out very thin and a hand-breadth in size.
On the 20th there arrived a Chinese junk, which Sir Edward Mitchelburne
had captured notwithstanding his promise to Mr Towerson and me. We were
called upon to make restitution, the nokhada or pilot of the junk
alleging to have lost many rich commodities, and the governor and
principal courtiers were grievously offended; but by the favour of the
admiral and sabander we were let off.
On the 23d May, there arrived a small vessel belonging to the Hollanders
from Ternate, bringing away the merchants left there by Bastianson,
who were sent away by the Spaniards, by whom that island was now taken,
together with all their goods, the Spaniards having allowed them to
depart, but had carried off the King of Ternate as a prisoner to
Manilla; and it was said they meant to send him to Spain.
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