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A11767	An exact discourse of the subtilties, fashishions [sic], pollicies, religion, and ceremonies of the East Indians as well Chyneses as Iauans, there abyding and dweling. Together with the manner of trading with those people, as well by vs English, as by the Hollanders: as also what hath happened to the English nation at Bantan in the East Indies, since the 2. of February 1602. vntil the 6. of October 1605. Whereunto is added a briefe discription of Iaua Maior. Written by Edmund Scott, resident there, and in other places neere adioyng [sic], the space of three yeeres and a halfe.	Scott, Edmund.	1606 (1606)	STC 22061; ESTC S101657	68,993	104

bee long a paying Shortly after that they began to worke with the Protectour as I haue before rehearsed at which time they deliuered so many Ryall into his hands aa will not bee paide them againe in haste About this present time the emperour of Damacke who not many yeares before for tyranny had beene deposed by the kinges thereabouts going by sea from Bantam to an other Towne vppon that coast was by one of his owne sonnes stabbed in his bed sleeping All Nouember and the beginning of December wee were busied both in building and getting in and making cleane of pepper The fourteenth day of December came in a Dutch pinnys which tolde vs of the death of the late Queene Elizabeth and of the great plague and sicknesse that had beene ouer all all Christendome the which strooke more terrour into our mindes then all the troubles wee had passed But they could tell no newes of our shppes which caused vs much to doubt Onely they tolde vs the king of Scots was crowned and that our land was in peace which was exceeding great comfort vnto vs. Also they tolde vs of the peace which was likely to bee betwixt England and Spaine the which wee were sory for because we saw what good purchase the Hollanders got in those parts and wee alwaies hoped to haue the like when our ships should come The twentieth daye of December came in all the Dutch fleete and because wee heard of no letters for vs in the Pianys I made hast and went aboord the Dutch Admirall to bid him welcome also to inquire for letters the which wee founde in the vice Admirall The two and twentieth day of December by meanes of some of our friends Vn-ietee that was the principall that vndermined our house was discried and taken hauing beene long in the mountaines and for want of food was forced to repaire to certaine houses neere the Towne from whence he was brought to the rich Chynas house so soone as I heard of him I sent Master Towerson to the Protector to certifie him of it and withall to tell him wee would shortly execute him for since the time that this mischief happened I neuer went out of sight of our house my selfe but once vntill our shippes came in the which was when the Protector crossed vs so much that thē I was constrayned and my feare was so great that I thought all would bee burnt before I should come backe againe Likewise three times euerie weeke I vsed to search all the Chyneses howses round about vs for feare of more vndermining The same day towards euening wee discried our ships comming into the road to all our extraordinarie great ioy But when wee came aboord of our Admirall and saw their weakenesse also hearing of the weaknesse of the other three shippes it grieued vs much knowing that Bantan is not a place to recouer men that are sicke but rather to kill men that come thither in health at my first comming aboord I found out Generall Captaine Henry Middleton verie sickely and weake to whom I made relation in briefe what troubles wee had passed also I certified him that neuerthesse wee had lading readie for two shippes which was some content vnto his minde which was verie much grieued for the weakenesse of his men they had hardly fiftie sound men in their foure ships and of the sicke men a number died also those that came thither in health many neuer went out of the road The foure and twentieth day our Vice-Admirall Captaine Coulthirst came a shore with some other Merchants on which day we executed this villaine which we had lately taken but it was happy for him we had other busines to goe about otherwise he should haue died nothing so easie a death as he did After whose execution wee thought our selues reasonable well satisfyed for the trouble and miserie they had put vs too for now we had slaine the foure principall and one more was kild for stealing of a woman as I haue before written At my comming away there remained foure aliue of the which two were at Iackatra one with Mandelicko the traytor and one with Caysanapatty Lama the which we could not as them come by but I doubt not but Maister Towerson will doe his best to get them hereafter for hee and I both if wee liue this hundered years shall neuer forget the extreame horror trouble they brought vs to The same day our vice Admirall being accompanied with vs that had beene resident there before and also some other of the newe merchaunts went to the Court to certifie the king that our Generall had letters from the King of England with a present for him and more to tell him our Generall was wearie hauing beene long vpon the seas and so soone as hee was a little refreshed hee would come himself to see him and also to deliuer the letters and present The fiue twentieth day being Christmas day we dined aboord with our Generall but I should haue spoken before of a Counsell that was holden on sonday being the 23 day wherein it was thought of all that the Dragon and the Ascension were fittest to goe for the Mulluckoes for diuers reasons which needed not heere bee rehearsed and the Hector Susan to lode pepper and to be despeeded home And the same weeke after wee were busied in getting of fresh victuals hearbes fruits and flowers for the recouerie of our men which were most pittifully paide with the scuruie On sonday following being the thirtieth day of December our Generall inuited the Dutch Admirall to a feast where all the Hollanders tooke the licker so well that they were sicke on it most part of the weeke following by their owne confession and whereas they purposed to set saile on the monday for the Mulluckoes what by meanes they were ill at ease and also that the Dutch Admirall would bid our Generall againe they staied vntill the monday after so that by this meanes wee got a weekes time of them which fell out greatly to our Generals aduantage at the Mulluckoes as I haue heard by all that I haue talked within our ships Monday being the 31. day our Generall came a shore and being accompanied with all the merchants that were in health and diuers others he went to the court and deliuered the Kings letters and present the which were as followeth one faire Bason and Ewer two faire standing cups all parsell gilt one gilt spoone and sixe muskets with their furniture The which were kindly receiued a day or two after our Generall spent in visiting our chiefest friends as the Sabyndar the Admirall the rich Chynees and also gaue them presents who very thankfully receiued them Thursday being the third of Ianuarie the Dutch Admirall inuited our Generall and all his merchants to dinner where the Hollanders as it is euer their order at a feast tooke in their drinke soundly or else it were no feast with them and truely wee wanted none but it is

some doe repaire neere the Valleys adioyning to the Sea and deuoure many people Towards the Sea for the most part is lowe moorish ground wherein stand their principall Townes of Trade the chiefest whereof lye on the North and North-east side of the Island as Chiri●gin Bantan Iackatra and Iortan or Greesey The which lowe ground is verie vnholesome and breedeth many diseases especially vnto strangers which come thether and yeeld no marchandise worthy trading for or speaking of but Pepper the which hath been brought in times past from all places of the Land to Bantan as the chiefe Mart towne of that Countrey The which ●owne for Trade doth farre exceede Achin or any towne or Citie thereabouts and Pepper was wont to be brought thether from diuers other Countreys which of late yeeres is not by reason that the Dutch-men trade to euery place to buy it vp This Towne of Bantan is about 3 miles in length also very populous there are three great markets kept in it euery day one in the fore-noone and two in the after-noone that especially which is kept in the fore-noone doth so abound with people that they thronge together as in many Faires in England Yet I neuer saw any kinde of Cattell to sell by reason that there are ve●ie few tame in the Countrey Their foode is altogether Rise with some Hens and some fish but in no great aboundance The Iauans houses are altogether built of great Canes and some few small Timbers being sleight buildings In many of the principall mens houses is good workemanship shewed as Caruings c. and some of the chiefest haue a square brick rowme being built in no better forme than a Bricke-kill which is onely to put in all their houshold stuffe when fier commeth but they seldome or neuer lodge nor eat in them There are many small Riuers running thorough the Towne Also there is a good Rhode for Ships whereby if they were people of any reasonable capacitie it would be made a verie goodly Citie also it is walled round with a bricke wall being verie warlike built with Flankers and Turrets scowring euerie way I haue been told by some that it was first built by the Chineses and by others that it was first built by the Portingales wherefore I cannot say certainely by which of them it was first built but it is most likelye by the Chineses by reason of the oldnesse of it for in many places it is fallen to decay for want of repayring At the verie west end of this Towne is the China towne a narrow Riuer parting them which runneth crosse the end of the China towne vp to the Kings Court and so thorough the middle of the great towne and doth ebbe and flowe so that at a high water both Galleys and Iunckes of great burthen may goe vp to the middle of the great towne This China towne is for the most part built of bricke euerie house square and flat ouer-head hauing bordes and smale timbers or split Canes layd ouer crosse on which is layd bricks and sand to defend them from fire Ouer these bricke Ware-houses is set a shed being built vp with great Canes and thatched and some are built vp with small timbers but the greatest number with Canes onely Of late yeares since wee came thether many men of wealth haue built their houses to the top all fire-free of the which sort of houses at our first comming there was no more but the Sabindars house and the rich China Marchants house which neuerthelesse by meanes of their windowes and sheds round about them haue been consumed with fire In this towne stand the English Dutch houses which are built in the same manner onely they are verie much bigger and higher than the ordinarie houses and the Dutch-men of late though with great cost and trouble haue built one of their houses vp to the top all of bricke fire-free as they suppose The King of this place is absolute and since the deposing and death of the late Emperour of Damacke is held the principall King of that Island He vseth alway marshall law vppon any offender whome hee is disposed to punish More if any priuate mans wife or wiues bee taken with dishonestie so that they haue good proofe of it they haue power in their owne hands to cause them presently to be put to death both man and woman And for their slaues they may execute them for any small fault If the King send for any subiect or stanger dwelling or being in his Dominions if he send a man the partie may refuse to come but if once he send a woman hee may not refuse nor make no excuse Moreouer if any inferiour bodie haue a suit to a man of authoritie if they come not themselues they alwayes send a woman neither doe they euer come or send but they present the party they sue too with some present be their suite neuer so small To euerie wife that a Iauan being a free man marrieth he must keep 10 women slaues which they as ordinarie vse as their wiues and some of them keepe for euery wife 40 slaues for so they keepe 10 they may haue as many more as they will but they may haue but 3 wiues onely The Iauans are generally exceeding proud although extreame poore by reason that not one amongst a hundreth of them will worke the Gentlemen of this Land are brought to be poore by the number of slaues that they keepe which eat faster than their Pepper or Rise groweth The Chineses do both plant dresse and gather the Pepper and also sowe their Rise liuing as slaues vnder them but they sucke away all the wealth of the Land by reason that the Iauans are so idle and a Iauan is so proude that he will not endure one to sit an inch higher in height aboue him if hee bee but of the like calling they are a people that do very much thirst after blood If any Iauan haue committed a fact worthy of death and that he be pursued by any whereby he thinketh hee shall die he will presently draw his weapon and cry Amucke which is as much to say I am resolued not sparing to murther either man woman or childe which they can possibly come at he that killeth most dieth with greatest honor credit They will seldom fight face to face one with another or with any other Nation but do altogether seek reuenge of their enemie cowardly albeit they are for the most part men of a goodlie stature Their law for Murther is to pay a Fine to the King and that but a small summe but euermore the friends of the partie murthered will be reuenged on the Murtherer or his kindred so that the more they kill one an other the more Fines or profite hath their King Their ordinarie Weapon which they weare is called a Crise it is about two foote in length the Blade beeing waued and crooked too and fro indenture like and withall exceeding sharpe