vs
great countenance.

The same day likewise there came a great number of scutes vnto our ships,
bringing all kinds of victuailes to sel, as Hennes, Egges, Cocus, Bonanas,
sugar canes, Cakes of Ryce baked, and many other thinges. The 24. of Iune
there came many men aborde our ships, bringing diuers wares to sell,
shewing vs great friendshippe, and as it seemed were very glad of our
arriuall there, telling vs that there we might haue Pepper enough, and new
Pepper within two Monthes after, and that Pepper was then as good cheap as
it had beene any time within ten yeares before, that wee might buy 5. or 6.
sackes for one Catti, (being about 20. Guilderns) which was ordinarily sold
but one sacke for that price: euery sacke wayeth 54. pounde Hollandes
waight, so that a pounde would be worth about a brasse penie Hollands
money.

The same day about noone the Sabander borded vs once againe, willing
Cornelis Houtman to go on land to speake with the Gouernour, for as then
there was no King, for about a Month before our arriuall there, the King
was gone with a great armie before the towne of Palimbam, which he thought
to take, and had almost gotten it, but there he was stricken with a great
Peece by a Renigado of the Portingalles, and so was slaine. His death was
much lamented by the straungers that dwelt at Bantam, for he was a good
king, being about 25. yeares of age: he left behind him foure wives,
whereof the eldest was not aboue 15. yeares of age, and a yong sonne of
three Monthes olde, that was to succeed him in his Kingdome; and they had
chosen a Protector or Gouernor to rule in his minoritie, whom they call
Kipate, and when the Kipate by the Sabandar sent to our Sargeant Maior to
come vnto him into the towne, he made him answer that he had no such
commission, but he desired the Gouernor first to come abord his ship, and
then he would go on shore, he likewise desired vs to go neerer to the towne
with our shippes.

And therevpon wee sayled somewhat neerer to the Island that lay next vnto
the towne, within halfe a mile from it, and there we ankered at 4 fadome
clay grounde, the towne lying South from vs, where wee had a good roade:
[Sidenote: The Gouernor of Bantam came abord their ships.] The next morning
the Gouernor sent aborde, and the men that came spake not onely good
Portingal, but other languages: he let our Sargeant Maior vnderstand that
he would come aborde, and desired that hee would with a shalop meet him
half