We
Accordingly Bargained With Lackmoy For 2000 Sacks Of Pepper, At
127-1/2 Dollars The 100 Sacks; And With Keewee For 1000 Sacks At 125
Dollars The 100 Sacks, And For 3000 More At 150 Dollars The 100.
We now
tried ashore what was the weight of a pekul of cloves, which we found to
be 132 pounds English.
The 9th November, Sir Henry Middleton arrived at Bantam in the
Pepper-corn. The 15th, at the earnest request of Chamarra the
protector, we mustered before the palace eighty of our men in arms from
our different ships, to assist in celebrating the breaking up of the
Mahometan Lent, which gave him much content, more especially as the
Dutch refused to gratify him. The 16th we agreed with Keewee for 4000
sacks of pepper at 160 dollars the 100 sacks, with an allowance of three
in the hundred basse. The 18th eleven large Dutch ships arrived, the
Thomas being in their company. She had only got at Priaman 312 bahars of
pepper, and twenty tael of gold. On the 22d, 100 Dutchmen, armed with
firelocks and pikes, all in brave array, marched to the front of the
palace, where they drew up in a ring and gave three vollies. The
protector sent word in the king's name to thank them, saying they had
done enough, and might depart with their iron hats; for so the Javanese
call head-pieces. The 28th, three Dutch ships sailed homewards bound,
mostly laden with pepper and mace, and five more of their ships sailed
for Banda and the Moluccas.
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