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one_o after_o another_o whilst_o they_o be_v at_o dinner_n to_o recreate_v their_o eye_n and_o ear_n as_o well_o as_o satisfy_v their_o appetite_n exquisite_a music_n be_v present_v with_o mask_v dance_a and_o other_o princely_a recreation_n after_o have_v drink_v very_o plentiful_o hogenhoek_v desire_v to_o take_v his_o leave_n whereupon_o the_o viceroy_n command_v three_o great_a bowl_n cut_v and_o turn_v of_o a_o rhinocerot_n horn_n to_o be_v fetch_v one_o for_o himself_o one_o for_o hogenhoek_v and_o a_o three_o for_o factor_n pedell_n which_o they_o be_v to_o drink_v out_o three_o time_n one_o after_o another_o before_o he_o will_v permit_v they_o to_o go_v which_o according_o they_o do_v last_o stand_v up_o to_o return_v thanks_o and_o take_v their_o leave_n his_o highness_n say_v that_o the_o discourse_n which_o he_o have_v have_v with_o hogenhoek_n he_o
the_o trade_n be_v not_o finish_v it_o may_v be_v put_v off_o till_o february_n to_o which_o talauja_n answer_v that_o in_o the_o journey_n the_o emperor_n order_n must_v be_v follow_v and_o observe_v in_o all_o point_n and_o that_o the_o ambassador_n ought_v to_o have_v all_o thing_n in_o readiness_n as_o to_o what_o concern_v the_o trade_n he_o will_v be_v assistant_n to_o he_o that_o it_o may_v speedy_o be_v finish_v and_o notwithstanding_o it_o be_v a_o custom_n that_o the_o ambassador_n must_v first_o deliver_v their_o present_n before_o they_o be_v permit_v to_o trade_n yet_o because_o the_o hollander_n be_v come_v from_o such_o remote_a country_n and_o also_o that_o they_o may_v the_o better_o defray_v their_o expense_n he_o grant_v they_o to_o trade_n before_o they_o go_v then_o after_o a_o handsome_a treat_n with_o many_o thanks_o to_o his_o highness_n for_o his_o kindness_n towards_o they_o they_o return_v to_o the_o lodge_n the_o twenty_o about_o daybreak_n the_o vlaerding_n 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there_o be_v cold_a wether_n in_o his_o country_n who_o answer_v yes_o and_o point_v at_o the_o fur_n say_v he_o shall_v clothe_v himself_o well_o with_o they_o after_o a_o sleight_n caress_n the_o hollander_n desire_v leave_v to_o depart_v which_o be_v grant_v they_o his_o highness_n excuse_v himself_o that_o because_o of_o his_o distemper_n he_o can_v not_o be_v present_a to_o entertain_v the_o ambassador_n who_o with_o all_o his_o attendant_n go_v again_o to_o the_o lodge_n the_o one_o and_o twenty_o the_o conbon_n factor_n come_v to_o tell_v the_o ambassador_n that_o if_o he_o please_v he_o may_v that_o day_n come_v and_o speak_v with_o his_o master_n whereupon_o the_o ambassador_n lay_v hold_n of_o the_o opportunity_n go_v immediate_o thither_o come_v to_o his_o palace_n and_o the_o first_o ceremony_n pass_v the_o ambassador_n desire_v he_o to_o accept_v the_o present_n which_o with_o much_o persuasion_n and_o many_o argument_n he_o do_v then_o the_o ambassador_n desire_v he_o that_o since_o he_o have_v always_o assist_v the_o hollander_n he_o will_v now_o also_o be_v please_v to_o continue_v his_o favour_n by_o letter_n of_o recommendation_n to_o peking_n in_o their_o behalf_n which_o he_o promise_v the_o one_o and_o twenty_o and_o two_o and_o twenty_o the_o governor_n factor_n come_v again_o to_o noble_a to_o treat_v with_o he_o about_o the_o price_n of_o their_o good_n yet_o return_v without_o make_v any_o conclusion_n the_o twenty_o three_o nothing_o happen_v worth_a observation_n the_o twenty_o four_o the_o general_n factor_n come_v to_o fetch_v their_o majesty_n present_n and_o now_o in_o regard_n the_o time_n begin_v to_o approach_v when_o the_o dutch_a ship_n be_v to_o sail_v from_o the_o coast_n and_o the_o emperor_n letter_n come_v thither_o the_o eighteen_o instant_a yet_o the_o ambassador_n have_v not_o receive_v the_o least_o benefit_n of_o it_o more_o than_o before_o because_o the_o chinese_n merchant_n so_o long_o as_o no_o other_o bill_n be_v put_v up_o before_o the_o lodge_n than_o what_o have_v be_v there_o ever_o since_o his_o come_n they_o dare_v not_o come_v to_o buy_v the_o netherlands_n commodity_n therefore_o he_o write_v a_o letter_n to_o the_o general_n that_o since_o the_o emperor_n letter_n be_v come_v from_o peking_n he_o do_v not_o doubt_v but_o the_o trade_n may_v be_v drive_v and_o proclamation_n of_o his_o majesty_n letter_n be_v put_v up_o as_o in_o their_o former_a year_n and_o also_o that_o the_o little_a ship_n may_v be_v suffer_v to_o go_v down_o to_o fetch_v some_o merchandise_n this_o letter_n translate_v into_o the_o chinese_n tongue_n the_o interpreter_n will_v not_o carry_v neither_o be_v the_o hollander_n suffer_v by_o the_o general_n be_v order_v to_o come_v into_o the_o city_n wherefore_o it_o be_v unanimous_o conclude_v that_o the_o ambassador_n shall_v immediate_o in_o person_n go_v to_o the_o general_n and_o tell_v he_o the_o content_n of_o it_o verbatim_o with_o many_o other_o thing_n and_o if_o his_o excellency_n shall_v be_v stop_v at_o the_o city_n gate_n he_o shall_v return_v without_o take_v any_o further_a notice_n and_o then_o send_v away_o the_o blyswiik_n without_o a_o pass_n the_o ambassador_n hereupon_o make_v himself_o ready_a to_o go_v to_o the_o court_n but_o go_v to_o sit_v in_o his_o sedan_n or_o palakin_n there_o be_v no_o coely_n or_o porter_n to_o be_v have_v to_o carry_v it_o the_o mandarin_n that_o keep_v the_o guard_n at_o the_o lodge_n have_v forbid_v they_o yet_o resolve_v to_o prosecute_v his_o design_n he_o go_v thither_o on_o foot_n notwithstanding_o it_o be_v above_o a_o hour_n walk_v come_v to_o the_o city_n gate_n he_o be_v stop_v a_o little_a because_o the_o soldier_n that_o be_v on_o the_o guard_n will_v first_o send_v to_o acquaint_v the_o general_n with_o it_o before_o they_o will_v let_v he_o in_o whereupon_o he_o go_v back_o a_o little_a ask_v the_o guard_n if_o they_o have_v order_n to_o keep_v he_o out_o who_o though_o they_o make_v the_o former_a answer_n yet_o suffer_v he_o to_o pass_v whereupon_o send_v notice_n to_o the_o general_n of_o his_o be_v there_o after_o several_a excuse_n he_o be_v admit_v and_o bring_v before_o he_o by_o who_o be_v place_v he_o desire_v he_o to_o excuse_v the_o hollander_n for_o be_v thus_o troublesome_a to_o he_o as_o be_v force_v thereto_o for_o whereas_o they_o hope_v that_o after_o the_o come_n of_o the_o emperor_n letter_n they_o shall_v have_v be_v permit_v to_o drive_v their_o trade_n and_o enjoy_v more_o freedom_n than_o before_o on_o the_o contrary_a it_o be_v worse_a and_o worse_o for_o their_o letter_n can_v not_o be_v deliver_v nor_o their_o people_n admit_v into_o the_o city_n nay_o more_o the_o mandarin_n that_o have_v the_o guard_n of_o the_o lodge_n have_v forbid_v the_o coely_n to_o do_v their_o duty_n to_o himself_o to_o which_o the_o general_n answer_v that_o he_o never_o forbid_v the_o coely_n nor_o have_v give_v order_n to_o keep_v he_o out_o at_o the_o gate_n but_o that_o it_o be_v only_o mean_v to_o the_o seaman_n that_o come_v to_o buy_v several_a thing_n in_o the_o city_n which_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v then_o the_o ambassador_n deliver_v he_o the_o letter_n write_v that_o morning_n which_o have_v read_v he_o answer_v that_o the_o little_a ship_n may_v go_v down_o free_o to_o which_o purpose_n he_o will_v send_v either_o a_o pass_n or_o a_o mandarin_n the_o trade_n grant_v by_o the_o emperor_n he_o also_o permit_v they_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n moreover_o he_o will_v order_v other_o bill_n to_o be_v write_v and_o put_v before_o the_o lodge_n that_o the_o netherlander_n may_v trade_n with_o who_o they_o will_v but_o they_o must_v remember_v not_o to_o buy_v any_o good_n which_o in_o the_o proclamation_n be_v forbid_v to_o be_v transport_v viz._n silk_n pelang_n panjes_n and_o the_o
the_o present_n shall_v be_v safe_o deliver_v and_o the_o ambassador_n no_o way_n cheat_v therein_o it_o be_v order_v that_o noble_a shall_v go_v thither_o with_o the_o first_o opportunity_n to_o deliver_v they_o in_o his_o own_o person_n and_o send_v a_o dutch_a letter_n with_o they_o that_o they_o may_v show_v it_o by_o such_o person_n as_o they_o please_v the_o ambassador_n shall_v deliver_v their_o present_n to_o the_o twenty_o six_o in_o the_o morning_n noble_a and_o putman_n be_v send_v for_o to_o the_o lipous_a assembly_n of_o the_o lipous_a whither_o have_v acquaint_v the_o ambassador_n with_o it_o they_o go_v and_o at_o their_o return_n relate_v that_o they_o have_v be_v before_o the_o three_o lipous_a who_o sit_v in_o consultation_n of_o their_o business_n where_o they_o be_v ask_v if_o the_o ambassador_n have_v aught_o to_o request_v of_o the_o emperor_n by_o order_n of_o the_o lord_n maetzuiker_n in_o batavia_n and_o if_o he_o intend_v to_o present_v the_o emperor_n with_o any_o thing_n else_o if_o so_o he_o shall_v write_v down_o his_o request_n and_o the_o present_n which_o he_o will_v give_v and_o come_v with_o noble_a the_o next_o morning_n to_o their_o assembly_n and_o deliver_v it_o himself_o that_o hereafter_o he_o may_v not_o trouble_v they_o with_o any_o more_o request_n moreover_o they_o ask_v if_o the_o lord_n maetzuiker_n have_v write_v a_o letter_n to_o the_o pou_n of_o hoksieu_n to_o which_o they_o reply_v yes_o say_v that_o the_o content_n thereof_o be_v unknown_a to_o they_o but_o that_o the_o ambassador_n may_v perhaps_o inform_v they_o of_o it_o they_o inquire_v also_o the_o difference_n in_o quality_n between_o the_o ambassador_n son_n and_o noble_a which_o be_v answer_v according_a to_o the_o truth_n the_o lipous_a also_o say_v that_o cart_n and_o coely_n shall_v come_v the_o next_o day_n to_o fetch_v their_o good_n out_o of_o their_o straighten_a lodging_n and_o carry_v they_o to_o a_o great_a noble_a and_o putman_n acquaint_v the_o 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