Afterwards continued upon the said coast till the beginning of the
month of November 1697 cruising upon the Cape of Cameroon for Pyrates
that frequent that coast. Then he met with Capt. How in the _Loyal
Captain_, a Dutch Ship belonging to Madras, bound to Surat whom he
examined and finding his pass good, designed freely to let her pass
about her affairs. But having two Dutchmen on board, they told the
Narrator's men that they had divers Greeks and Armenians on board who
had divers precious Stones and other rich goods, which caused his men
to be very mutinous, and they got up their Arms, and swore they would
take the Ship. The Narrator told them the small arms belonged to the
_Galley_, and that he was not come to take any Englishmen or lawful
Traders, and that if they attempted any such thing, they should never
come on board the _Galley_ again, nor have the boat or small arms, for
he had no Commission to take any but the King's Enemies and Pyrates and
that he would attack them with the _Galley_ and drive them into Bombay,
(the other Vessel being a Merchantman, and having no guns, they might
easily have done it with a few hands).

With all the arguments and menaces he could use, he could scarce
restrain them from their unlawful design, but at last prevail'd and
with much ado got him clear and let him go about his business. All of
which Captain How will attest if living.

And about the 18th. or 19th day of the said month of November met with
a Moors' Ship of about 200 Tons coming from Surat, bound to the Coast
of Malabar, loaded with two horses, Sugar and Cotton, having about 40
Moors on board with a Dutch Pylot, Boatswain, and Gunner, which said
Ship the Narrator hailed, and commanded (the Master) on board and with
him came 8 or 9 Moors and the said three Dutchmen, who declared it was
a Moors' {109} ship, and he (the Narrator) demanding their Pass from
Surat which they showed and the same was a French Pass which he
believed was showed by mistake, for the Pylot swore by Sacrament she
was a Prize and staid on board the _Galley_ and would not return again
on board the Moors' Ship but went in the _Galley_ to the port of St.
Maries.

And that about the first day of February following, upon the same
coast, under French Colours with a designe to decoy, met a Bengali
merchantman[5] belonging to Surat, of the burthen of 4 or 500 tons, 10
guns, and he commanded the master on board, and a Frenchman, Inhabitant
of Surat and