ua, and about noone because of the great streame that runneth in the
straight, wee were forced to anker, and the 30. day wee set sayle againe.

The first of October in the euening wee came to a great Islande, being
three miles from the towne, and there we ankered finding good clay ground.

The 2. of October wee had a letter from our men, how they were separated
one from the other, and kept by the Gentlemen of the towne, and their wares
parted among them.

The 3. 4. and 5. when wee were againe before the towne, we had other
letters, that by our comming they were better vsed, and hoped to bee set at
a reasonable ransome, and that they promised that one of our men should
come aborde, so he would returne againe into towne, that shoulde by worde
of mouth certifie vs what hope they were in, and the cause thereof, that we
might the better believe it.

[Sidenote: How the Iauars vsed our men being prisoners.] The 6. of October
in the night, one of our men came aborde, and shewed vs what had past, when
we shotte into the towne, how they were separated and kept close prisoners,
and cruelly threatned by the Iauars, whereby they still expected when they
should bee put to death, and howe they sought all the meanes they coulde to
make them to deny their faith, and become Mores, but they remayned
constant, and saide they woulde rather die, and that they had by force
shauen three of our men after the Morish manner, and how the Portingals had
sought all the meanes they coulde to buy them for slaues, offering money
for them that they might sende them to Malacca, how they were set at
libertie againe, and might goe where they woulde within the towne, and so
they hoped all would be well, and that they shoulde bee set at libertie for
some small ransome, and that the Gouernour asked them 3000. Rialles of 8.
but they hoped to bring him to 2000. whereat we much reioyced.

The 8. 9. and 10. of October we passed ouer to make some agreement with
them that we might be quiet.

[Sidenote: The maner of the ransome.] The 11. of October they agreede vppon
a ransome of 2000. Ryalles of eyght, and were content, that what goodes,
soeuer we had taken from them, wee shoulde keepe as our owne, and for our
goodes that they had stolen, and forcibly taken from our men within the
towne, they would keepe them, and so exchange one for the other, they
likewise were content to quit vs of all our debts, that we ought within the
towne eyther to the Gouernour or to a