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pady_n or_o unthresh_v rice_n salt-petre_a indigo_n several_a priest_n coat_n helmet_n sword_n scythes_n ten_o blunderbuss_n beside_o several_a chinese_n man_n woman_n and_o child_n whereof_o five_o young_a woman_n and_o four_o young_a man_n be_v keep_v aboard_o and_o the_o rest_n release_v seven_o other_o jonk_n be_v also_o set_v on_o fire_n and_o sink_v in_o the_o river_n out_o of_o which_o many_o chineses_n leap_v be_v either_o drown_v and_o kill_v the_o next_o day_n two_o of_o the_o small_a jonk_n be_v break_v up_o and_o use_v for_o fuel_n but_o the_o big_a of_o they_o be_v new_o trim_v the_o two_o and_o twenty_o they_o have_v a_o general_a thanksgiving_n in_o all_o the_o fleet_n for_o their_o victory_n over_o their_o enemy_n the_o day_n after_o the_o admiral_n by_o put_v out_o the_o company_n red_a flag_n command_v all_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o fleet_n aboard_o where_o the_o ship_n council_n for_o certain_a reason_n propose_v yet_o do_v not_o conclude_v that_o the_o vice-admiral_n van_fw-mi campen_n with_o his_o frigate_n the_o zierikzee_n accompany_v with_o the_o highland_n meliskerke_n ankeveen_n and_o the_o loenen_n and_o the_o finch_n shall_v cruise_n out_o at_o sea_n before_o zwatia_n to_o see_v for_o the_o japan_n trading_n jonks_n which_o come_v from_o thence_o till_o the_o middle_n of_o february_n and_o the_o admiral_n bort_n shall_v put_v to_o sea_n the_o twenty_o six_o with_o the_o naerden_n calf_n overveen_n and_o seahound_n frigate_n beside_o the_o five_o jonk_n two_o great_a and_o three_o small_a and_o cross_v over_o to_o kitat_v and_o tenhay_n and_o from_o thence_o sail_v to_o the_o river_n hoksieu_n there_o to_o inquire_v how_o affair_n stand_v it_o be_v also_o judge_v convenient_a that_o the_o ankeveen_n frigate_n and_o the_o loenen_n and_o finch_n shall_v immediate_o weigh_v their_o anchor_n and_o sail_v to_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o forementioned_a river_n to_o look_v for_o some_o jonk_n that_o be_v daily_o expect_v but_o these_o proposal_n never_o be_v put_v into_o execution_n the_o twenty_o four_o in_o the_o morning_n van_n campen_n be_v by_o bort_n order_v send_v ashore_o with_o a_o hundred_o and_o ten_o soldier_n and_o fifty_o seaman_n to_o burn_v zwatia_n no_o soon_o be_v he_o land_a but_o they_o see_v five_o priest_n with_o a_o great_a many_o chineses_n stand_v about_o a_o red_a flag_n which_o all_o fall_v down_o at_o his_o foot_n and_o humble_o beg_v he_o to_o save_v their_o temple_n champan_n and_o fish-net_n which_o if_o he_o do_v not_o they_o shall_v perish_v with_o cold_a and_o hunger_n and_o promise_v against_o the_o next_o morning_n according_a to_o their_o first_o proposal_n to_o bring_v they_o the_o porker_n hen_n duck_n orange_n radish_n and_o potherb_n van_n campen_n move_v with_o compassion_n be_v persuade_v to_o forbear_v the_o twenty_o five_o be_v christmas-day_n van_n campen_n go_v aboard_o to_o the_o admiral_n in_o the_o naerden_n frigate_n ask_v he_o what_o be_v best_a to_o be_v do_v with_o zwatia_n whereupon_o bort_n reply_v that_o he_o shall_v lay_v it_o in_o ash_n which_o say_v van_n campen_n go_v ashore_o with_o three_o boat_n and_o three_o sloop_n well_o man_v where_o he_o find_v lie_v on_o the_o shore_n five_o hog_n and_o fifteen_o basket_n of_o orange_n bring_v thither_o by_o five_o priest_n and_o fifteen_o chineses_n two_o of_o the_o hog_n and_o five_o basket_n of_o orange_n be_v by_o van_n campen_n carry_v aboard_o to_o the_o admiral_n who_o remit_v somewhat_o of_o his_o anger_n give_v he_o order_n to_o do_v with_o zwatia_n what_o he_o please_v and_o think_v convenient_a but_o before_o van_n campen_n come_v ashore_o again_o the_o house_n be_v all_o in_o a_o flame_n occasion_v through_o the_o wilfulness_n of_o the_o seaman_n out_o of_o the_o house_n and_o pagode_n come_v divers_a sick_a man_n and_o woman_n creep_v on_o their_o
for_o we_o christian_n but_o strict_o forbid_v by_o our_o superior_a magistrate_n therefore_o we_o give_v every_o one_o knowledge_n and_o warning_n not_o to_o dispose_v of_o any_o of_o the_o maid_n or_o youth_n or_o other_o chinese_n either_o here_o at_o poele_n timon_n or_o batavia_n to_o mahumetan_n or_o idolater_n neither_o to_o barter_v nor_o give_v they_o away_o to_o such_o on_o pain_n of_o those_o punishment_n decree_v for_o such_o offence_n and_o that_o such_o misdoer_n may_v be_v find_v out_o every_o one_o shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o how_o many_o they_o have_v to_o our_o appoint_a officer_n that_o they_o may_v take_v their_o name_n in_o write_v and_o this_o to_o be_v set_v up_o in_o all_o the_o ship_n of_o the_o fleet_n lie_v at_o a_o anchor_n before_o poele_n timon_n date_v the_o eight_o of_o march_n 1664._o the_o ten_o it_o be_v conclude_v in_o the_o council_n that_o since_o there_o be_v not_o provision_n enough_o to_o be_v have_v for_o the_o fleet_n and_o that_o which_o be_v there_o very_o dear_a to_o go_v thence_o to_o the_o isle_n of_o laver_n in_o hope_n to_o be_v better_o provide_v towards_o which_o have_v weigh_v anchor_n they_o set_v sail_n in_o the_o evening_n and_o about_o midnight_n arrive_v there_o on_o his_o departure_n the_o admiral_n leave_v a_o letter_n with_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o poele_n timon_n to_o deliver_v to_o the_o rere-admiral_n verwei_n in_o which_o he_o advise_v he_o of_o all_o what_o have_v happen_v since_o they_o part_v the_o twelve_o it_o be_v resolve_v in_o council_n that_o evening_n to_o proceed_v on_o their_o voyage_n to_o batavia_n according_a to_o which_o they_o weigh_v anchor_n and_o set_v sail._n the_o thirteen_o the_o fleet_n sail_v by_o poele_n panjang_v and_o on_o the_o fourteen_o pass_v lingen_n and_o poele_n saya_n and_o in_o the_o evening_n poele_n toesjouw_n the_o fifteen_o towards_o night_n they_o pass_v by_o the_o rock_n frederick_n hendrick_n and_o towards_o evening_n enter_v the_o straits_n of_o banka_fw-mi the_o twenty_o the_o fleet_n stem_v the_o thousand_o island_n and_o in_o the_o evening_n anchor_v in_o twenty_o eight_o fathom_n and_o be_v about_o three_o league_n distant_a from_o the_o isle_n of_o edam_fw-la the_o next_o day_n be_v the_o one_o and_o twenty_o the_o fleet_n come_v to_o a_o anchor_n at_o batavia_n with_o ten_o ship_n the_o seahound_n frigate_n send_v thither_o with_o the_o quemuy_a jonk_n with_o letter_n from_o the_o piscadore_v be_v also_o arrive_v there_o and_o likewise_o two_o other_o jonk_n towards_o evening_n the_o admiral_n balthasar_n bort_n vice-admiral_n huibert_n de_fw-fr lairesse_n the_o council_n of_o war_n and_o commander_n of_o all_o the_o ship_n go_v ashore_o and_o be_v courteous_o receive_v by_o his_o excellency_n the_o lord_n maetzuiker_n who_o invite_v they_o to_o dinner_n the_o next_o day_n the_o admiral_n relate_v all_o his_o adventure_n to_o he_o deliver_v he_o also_o his_o paper_n and_o a_o list_n of_o the_o prisoner_n and_o the_o chinese_n child_n which_o be_v in_o all_o two_o hundred_o forty_o three_o viz._n fifty_o nine_o man_n a_o hundred_o forty_o eight_o male_a child_n and_o thirty_o six_o female_a mean_o while_o the_o rear-admiral_n bartholomew_n verwei_n who_o on_o the_o twenty_o four_o china_n of_o february_n set_v sail_n with_o four_o ship_n from_o the_o piscadore_v to_o the_o coast_n of_o china_n to_o transport_v the_o revolt_a chineses_n and_o land_n they_o about_o puthay_n or_o the_o river_n chincheo_n the_o twenty_o six_o come_v to_o a_o anchor_n at_o the_o island_n colongsoe_n where_o he_o desire_v the_o tartar_a agent_n that_o they_o will_v with_o one_o of_o their_o vessel_n fetch_v away_o the_o chinese_n to_o which_o purpose_n he_o put_v the_o agent_n ashore_o at_o the_o city_n eymuy_n the_o next_o day_n they_o bring_v a_o jonk_n into_o which_o they_o be_v put_v with_o their_o arm_n and_o likewise_o the_o letter_n give_v to_o the_o agent_n to_o be_v deliver_v the_o viceroy_n singlamong_n and_o general_n lipovi_n with_o which_o the_o agent_n go_v to_o the_o city_n chincheo_n the_o twenty_o eight_o a_o tartar_a vessel_n come_v aboard_o the_o rere-admiral_n in_o which_o be_v a_o shave_a chinese_n call_v hionko_n which_o have_v former_o live_v in_o batavia_n and_o speak_v portuguese_a who_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o be_v send_v by_o sitetok_n with_o request_n to_o verwei_n that_o he_o will_v please_v to_o come_v to_o he_o to_o haytin_n a_o place_n about_o a_o league_n and_o a_o half_a from_o thence_o to_o a_o treat_n but_o verwei_n be_v sickly_a put_v it_o off_o this_o hionko_n also_o relate_v that_o the_o enemy_n with_o his_o force_n lay_v yet_o in_o tangsoa_n and_o dare_v not_o go_v to_o tayowan_n fear_v the_o dutch_a ship_n that_o lay_v before_o it_o and_o that_o about_o fourteen_o day_n since_o five_o thousand_o man_n come_v to_o they_o in_o sixty_o jonk_n which_o then_o lie_v at_o haytan_n that_o the_o commander_n which_o come_v in_o the_o say_a jonk_n desire_v to_o inhabit_v the_o isle_n of_o eymuy_n and_o quemuy_v which_o if_o it_o be_v permit_v they_o the_o prime_n of_o the_o coxingans_n will_v come_v over_o to_o they_o but_o the_o viceroy_n singlamong_n have_v deny_v and_o will_v not_o hearken_v thereto_o allege_v that_o when_o another_o holland_n fleet_n shall_v come_v again_o on_o the_o coast_n they_o will_v then_o without_o any_o further_a trouble_n submit_v the_o first_o of_o march_n the_o overveen_n cog_v and_o buiksloot_v frigate_n come_v to_o a_o anchor_n by_o the_o rere-admiral_n the_o three_o be_v monday_n verwei_n set_v sail_n with_o his_o four_o ship_n that_o according_a to_o order_n he_o may_v proceed_v on_o his_o voyage_n to_o batavia_n and_o in_o the_o afternoon_n find_v himself_o half_a a_o league_n beyond_o the_o island_n with_o the_o hole_n his_o course_n south-south-west_n the_o four_o he_o descry_v lammo_n a_o isle_n in_o the_o north-west_n four_o league_n from_o the_o fleet_n in_o twenty_o two_o and_o twenty_o three_o fathom_n water_n and_o in_o the_o evening_n the_o sand_n nor-west_n and_o by_o west_n within_o five_o league_n the_o five_o be_v wednesday_n verwei_n come_v among_o a_o company_n of_o chinese_n fisher_n of_o which_o he_o think_v to_o overtake_v one_o or_o by_o fire_v of_o a_o gun_n make_v he_o strike_v but_o in_o vain_a for_o they_o by_o their_o nimble_a sail_v get_v clear_a away_o in_o the_o forenoon_n they_o see_v pedro_n branco_n and_o about_o noon_n be_v in_o twenty_o two_o degree_n eleven_o minute_n northern_a latitude_n towards_o evening_n they_o descry_v the_o isle_n lemas_n nor-west_n three_o league_n from_o they_o the_o eight_o be_v saturday_n in_o the_o morning_n they_o have_v tinhosa_n in_o the_o west_n five_o league_n distant_a and_o at_o noon_n in_o the_o nor-west_n his_o course_n be_v south-south-west_n monday_n the_o ten_o about_o sunrising_n they_o see_v poele_n canton_n west-south-west_n four_o league_n from_o they_o and_o at_o noon_n by_o observation_n find_v 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belong_v to_o the_o emperor_n of_o china_n but_o to_o certain_a free_a lord_n which_o they_o call_v the_o min._n the_o first_o that_o join_v it_o to_o the_o empire_n of_o china_n be_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o family_n cheu_n yet_o the_o inhabitant_n soon_o shake_v off_o that_o yoke_n and_o keep_v themselves_o free_a till_o the_o fortunate_a and_o valiant_a emperor_n hiaou_fw-la of_o the_o family_n of_o han_n reduce_v and_o add_v it_o to_o china_n with_o all_o the_o southern_a territory_n settle_v they_o in_o peace_n and_o place_v a_o viceroy_n over_o it_o call_v veuch_v who_o keep_v his_o court_n in_o the_o metropolis_n thereof_o cyn_n the_o first_o king_n thereof_o call_v the_o chief_a city_n and_o the_o tract_n of_o land_n thereto_o belong_v cyngan_n the_o next_o king_n svi_fw-la name_v the_o country_n mencheu_o but_o the_o tang_n of_o another_o line_n kiencheu_o and_o not_o long_o after_o focheu_fw-la which_o name_v the_o taimingian_n race_n keep_v ever_o since_o this_o country_n focheufu_n contain_v eight_o city_n focheu_o the_o metropolis_n and_o city_n chief_a of_o all_o the_o country_n otherwise_o call_v hoksieu_n or_o hokzieuw_n cutien_n mince_a changlo_n lienkiang_n loquen_n jangfo_n foce_n the_o city_n focheu_o by_o paulus_n venetus_n call_v fugui_n lie_v about_o fifteen_o league_n westerly_a from_o the_o sea_n on_o the_o southern_a shore_n of_o the_o river_n min_n which_o with_o a_o wide_a mouth_n fall_v easterly_a into_o the_o sea_n and_o bring_v both_o great_a and_o small_a vessel_n up_o to_o the_o city_n wall_n the_o convenience_n of_o this_o river_n make_v the_o town_n very_o populous_a and_o of_o great_a trade_n it_o be_v adorn_v with_o fair_a building_n and_o have_v large_a suburb_n call_v nantai_n otherwise_o according_a to_o the_o pronunciation_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n lamthay_n for_o those_o in_o fokien_n use_v in_o stead_n of_o n_o the_o letter_n l._n and_o often_o say_v lamk_v in_o stead_n of_o nank_v there_o be_v also_o many_o idol_n 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the_o city_n pingkiang_n lie_v the_o mountain_n tiengo_n five_o hundred_o furlong_n in_o circumference_n and_o be_v in_o the_o book_n of_o tausu_n account_v the_o twenty_o five_o among_o the_o famous_a mountain_n and_o be_v likewise_o famous_a among_o the_o chinese_n physician_n for_o the_o produce_v of_o many_o physical_a herb_n by_o the_o city_n gaukiang_n towards_o the_o south_n be_v the_o mountain_n hoang_n that_o be_v yellow_a for_o the_o earth_n and_o stone_n about_o it_o be_v of_o a_o yellow_a colour_n wherefore_o it_o be_v call_v also_o kinhoa_o that_o be_v golden_a flower_n in_o the_o county_n changxafu_n westward_o from_o the_o city_n changxa_n lie_v the_o mountain_n jamo_n so_o call_v from_o the_o muscovy_n glass_n which_o be_v dig_v out_o of_o it_o in_o great_a abundance_n westward_o from_o the_o city_n ninghiang_n towards_o the_o south-west_n lie_v the_o big_a mountain_n taihiu_o which_o rise_v with_o three_o spire_n the_o middlemost_a whereof_o have_v on_o the_o top_n 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