Next Day, The 8th February, I Brought My Ship Into The Road, Coming To
Anchor Between The Dutch Ships And The Castle; And Saluted Them With All
My Ordnance, Which Was Returned By The Castle, And All The Ships And
Pinnaces.
Immediately after coming to anchor, the governor and all the
principal people belonging to the castle and the ships
Came aboard to
visit me, and staid to dinner; but I could neither prevail by arguments
or gifts to get leave to purchase a single pound of spice, the governor
plainly telling me he durst not permit me under pain of losing his head.
Seeing no good could be done by remaining, I determined to take in water
and try my fortune elsewhere; but on sending ashore for water, they made
my people be accompanied by a Dutch-man, lest we might have any
conference with the natives. Having procured water, I sent Mr Spalding
ashore to acquaint the governor that I was going away, for I thought it
wrong for me to leave the ship. The governor marvelled much where I
could go, as the wind was westerly, but Mr Spalding said he knew not.
While I was warping from the roads till I could get sea-room for setting
sail, the governor sent three pinnaces to accompany me, and one came
in a boat with a message, saying, that the governor commanded me not to
go near any of these islands. To this I answered, that I was not under
his command, and was bound for Pulo-way as quickly as I could, and he
might send his ships, if he pleased, to drive me away if they could, for
I would soon make his frigates[311] leave me.
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