sorts as appeareth by the aboundant divers shapes of of their shels curious to behold and the shels of esteeme in England by Iohn Tredescant and Master Slade dwelling about Lambeth who treasured up such to please curious people and to adornish rocks and water-workes in gardens of great persons of which sort Master Slade had of me gratis some quantity And without all question this Country farre transcends and exceeds all other Countries in Asia Affrica and America planted by English French Dutch Portugall and Spaniards and is likely to prove of farre greater value and esteeme to that Christian Prince and Nation that shall plant and settle a sure habitation therein then the West Indies is to the King and Kingdome of Spaine And it may well be compared to the land of Canaan that floweth with milke and hony a little world of it selfe adjoyned to no other land within the compasse of many leagues or miles or the chiefest paradice this day upon Earth This gallant Island of Madagascar doth afford these severall rich commodities as followeth Amber-Greece Gold the old Earle of Denbigh brought from this Island of Madagascar Gold land which he presented to the Kings Majesty and the Councel board and I was at the Councell board when this Gold sand was in question and approved of And there is also Tortle shels which doe sell at Surrat for twelve shillings per pound Copper Alloes Cicatrina excellent good Rice Honey and Wax Dragons Bloud divers rich Gums Ebbany Sandle wood Cohooe wood which doth sell at Surrat for foure pence per pound Tamerin and divers rich Drugs you may get by slaves of both sexes and timber either to Persia or else to Moco in the red sea 50000 pounds per annum and your slaves will put you to little charges for they doe live upon rice and water This Island of Madagascar is about nine hundred miles in length There is many Kings upon this Island the south part of it lies in 25 degrees and 35 min. and the northerne part short of the equinoctiall the inhabitants goes handsome in their accoutrements and speake the Arabian Tongue and they have Juncks which they Trade to and fro to the foure Islands which lies about thirty leagues off viz Joanna Malalo Combro and the Majottes and to the Coasts of Malindia The Island of Saint Laurence is a gallant place for to have a Magazine or Randezvouze for the Coast of Malindia lies off this Island forty or fifty leagues The Portugals hath a great fortification at Mussambeg therein and upon these coasts the Portugals get most of their riches and drives all their Trade in India otherwise it was impossible for them to hold out so long because of their great losse both by the English and Dutch The Portugals drives such a gallant Trade upon this Coast from 26 degrees south latitude to 3 degrees north latitude they get great store of Gold Elephants teeth Wax Amber-greece and divers sorts of rich Gums and comodities which cost the Portugals a very small matter for they trade with Knives Bels Pentathoes Barbars-aprons course Calicoes looking-glasses c. I have been taking of a Juncke twenty eight yeeres since which came from this coast of Malindia laden with Elephants teeth Amber-greece and rich Gums The Portugals comming from Mussambeg and bound for India they alwayes touch at the Island of Saint Laurence and there they buy slaves for their plantation I have beene about seaventeen yeeres since taking of a Junck which was laiden with slaves of both sexes and Sandall wood which came from Mussambeg and so to Saint Laurence and their laden and bound for Goa as we found by a Portugall passe If I may be worthy to advice after a trade is once setled at Madagascar what a brave gallant trade may be had upon the coast of Malindia three or foure smal ships may be imployed all the yeere long coasting and trading along the coast from 26 degree south latitude to 3 degrees north latitude and putting off course Indian commodities may lade your ship with rich Commodities much acceptable and vendable in those parts so that you need not to carry any Mony out of England into India CHAP. III. Hogs in Malinda have stones in their mawes as pretious as rich Iewels the affection of the inhabitants to our Nation above all others Portugall Fryers slaine to accompany the King of Madagascar at his death to heaven great store of wildo Foule and Turkies the Envy of the East India Company against a plantation may give the better incouragement thereunto no Gold Silver nor any rich commodity of so high esteeme in Madagascar as red Cornelian Beads THe East India Company they have sent out about twenty five yeeres since Elephants teeth in the ship by me for the Elephants teeth is in great request all over India the Portugals doe put 2000 Tuns yearely off which they get on the coast of Malindia also on this coast there are many wilde Hogs and in the mawes of them there growes stones which the Portugals cals Petra le Porkco which is mighty in request and esteeme in all India and Asia for expelling of Poyson The like thing is not to be had in the world for that purpose for your Beazor stone is not in that request by many degrees and little esteemed of in those parts for the Portugals do drive a very great Trade in India and Asia by this excellent Jem which they call Petra le Porkco I have read of it and likewise in a Manuscript of the Right Honourable Sir Thomas Row when he was imployed Lord Embassador by His Majesty King Iames into the East India for to settle the Trade for the East India Company in those orientall parts wherein he doth write farre more at large then I doe expresse It is conceived by divers wise men where these Hogs are on the coast of Malindia that the soyle is very good and that it doth afford excellent good grasse herbs fruits and drugs which is the chiefe cause of the extraordinary goodnesse and vertue of the stones which growes in the said Hogs mawes which is in that great esteeme and request all over India and Asia that none can parallel it This said coast of Malindia is neare adjoyning to Madagascar likewise there is above 1500 Tuns of Wax yeerely which is brought from the coast of Malindia to India which is in great request rich Gums and divers sorts of Drugs also the Portugals bring great store of very sine Gold and Amber-greece from Mussambeg to Goa So that all the world may understand what rich Trade the Portugall hath on the coast of Malindia and hath for this many hundreds of yeares maintained a very strong Garrison at Mussambeg for their is 100 peeces of Ordnance in their Castle I am confident the richest and best trade the Portugall hath in Asia cannot parallel this on the coast of Malindia furthermore if Saint Laurence Island had once a plantation set led what
East India Merchant Mr. Francis Lloyd my loving friend whom I had not seen in seven yeeres or more before who beareing of my intention desired to have a sight of the rude manuscript which after some time he returned me and offering to adde some what thereunto touching the incouragement for a plantation at Madagascar and the assured great benefit by trade from thence to all parts of the world by making or setling there a Magazine or store house for trade into all Christian and heathen Kingdomes which his free offer I thankefully accepted knowing his intelligence in the Easterne parts of the world to be second to none of this Nation he haveing been many times imployed Factor and Purser of the Admirall ship into India and five times at Madagascar and often visited those many rich kingdomes and got great experience in the trades trafficke and commerce of them all from place to place which now he having performed I have here into inserted yet not desirous to attribute vain gloriously to my self nor to detract from his deeper judgement far beyond my owne who never was but once in India and that but one yeare and halfe that time a close prisoner not for any crime but in malice and revenge of a leud President and counsell in India I have caused his advice and intelligence to be marked with some marke or signe and his name in the margenâ—t thereby to be distinguished and knowne from what is of my owne weake capacity and so to giue him his due desert far surpassing mine and second in that kinde to none in England Therefore gentle reader I intreat thee to accept both our endeavours and harty well wishings to Gods glory his Majesties honour and the welfare of our endeared native Country in good part which we referre to thy charitable censure The Contents CHAP. I. The occasion of printing this rude Treatise or pamphlet Prince Ruperts intent to plant at Madagascar Master Walter Hamonds book in praise of this Island will give good incouragement for a plantation be that is Lord or King of Madagascar may easily in good time be Emperour of all India also the cheapnesse of necessaries both for backe and belly to be had out of India for the present reliefe of the planters p. 1 CHAP. II. The Countries scituation under the Tropick of Caprieorne the healthfulnesse of the Country Augustine Bay a cheâ—â—e and excellent harbour for multitude of ships the pleasantnesse and fertility of the Country a second land of Canaan or a Paradice of the world the Portugals rich trade to Mussambeg on the coast of Malindia p. 4. CHAP. III. Hogs in Malinda have stones in their mawes as pretious as rich Iewels the affection of the inhabitants to our Nation above all others Portugall Fryers staine to accompany the King of Madagascar at his death to heaven great store of wilde Foule and Turkies the envy of the East India Company against a plantation may give the better encouragement thereunto no Gold Silver nor any rich commodity of so high esteeme in Madagascar as red Cornelian Beads p. 7. GHAP. IIII. The comlinesse of the Natives though naked yet personable and of pleasant countenance their weapons not dangerous or of great annoyance their small use and unskilfullnesse in labour or manufacture great probability of sugar and spices at Madagascar the praise of the Island comparable with the land of Canaan p. 11. CHAP. V. The Idolatrous worship of God or the Devill the Natives addicted to theft and robbery A project of the Bishops disposed to plant at Madagascar Madagascar sauegard rashly attained unto p. 15. CHAP. VI Great incouragement to the plantation the cheapenesse of cloathing or apparell to be had out of India for the use of the planters the rich attire for persons of quality to be had there exceeding cheape all sorts of hearbs roots fruits and foules to be had in plentifull abundance in Madagascar trees yeelding great store of pleasant liquor nothing inferiour to wine and sugar in England the excellent vertue of India Mirabolins p. 20. CHAP. VII The cheapenesse of all sorts of eattell and food at Madagascar the Turkies before mentioned in Mr. Lloyds intelligence are not so large and good as ours and I rather accompt the Sants or such like fowle but being all over speckled blacke and white our people give them the name of Turkies the great benefit to be made by dayries at Madagascar with the meanes to accommodate the making of butter and cheese in that hot Country as also for poudering of Beefe and brewing of good Beere p. 24. CHAP. VIII The accommodation and meanes for dayries brewing of beere and powdering of meat for the use of ships at sea the meanes to make Saltpeter cheaper then in India or elsewhere all sorts of excellent materialls for building to be had in Madagascar poore artificers may live by their labours in all sorts of manufacture out strip all Nations of the world for the price of their labour trade and commerce to and from Madagascar will exceede in benefit all other p. 27. CHAP. IX The Riches to be aecrewd by Trade between England and India may all be converted by a free Trade to the Planters at Madagascar the benefit of particular commodities to and from between India and Persia the Piscash of a Chain of Gold given by Podomsee though of 500. pound Valew not comparable to the benefit he received by fraight and custome in his Massie Treasure in Pearles the Massie rich Trade of Pearles and Diomonds from Persia into India c. p. 30. CHAP. X. The mighty losse to the Portugalls in Customes by the losse of Ormus which might haue been turned to the benefit of the English who Conquered it and indiscreetly deserted it to the benefit of the Persians p. 34. CHAP. XI A brave Sea fight with the Portugals upon the coast of India another brave Sea fight with one English ship against many Portugals in the gulfe of Persia the Portugals cruelty te our men taken prisoners in coole blood p. 38. CHAP. XII The Portugals mediation for peace with the English Nation the Persians valuation of Ormus at twenty Millions of treasure now they are possessed thereof which the English might have enjoyed if they had had wise Governours Committees and Agents of the India corporation the exceeding folly of the East India court in sending treasure into Persia to touch at Surrat where the money being inverted in commodities would have turned almost to double money profit the unconsionable custome of India Courts in not shipping out our own rich native commodities which would yeeld good profit but transporting much Gold and Silver to their countries losse and proofe of their ill office to the Common-wealth the way to drive a rich trade into India without transportation of treasure Multitude of English commodities beneficiall for transportation into India to save exportation of treasure if the India courts were good members of the common-wealth the beneficiall trade in
India between Surrat and Goa neare adjacent all commodities from Surrat to Bantam vendible at great beneficiall prizes p. 43. CHAP. XIII The exceeding rich trade from Surrat to China and also a rich trade from China to India though this beneficiall trade be neglected by the English sluggish injudicious Court Committees if a free trade were open diligent industrous Merchants would leave no place unassayed where there is great hopes or certain assurance of large profit the profitable trade from India to Moco in the Red Sea the way to inrich our usurers with more security of conscience by letting Moneyes at interest to Heathens rather then to Christians and at double the Rates for their greater incouragement Industrious men in open trade will find out far more severall sorts of Commodities then the India injudicious Courts never exercised in the practick of that commerce doe looke into and no doubt but as beneficiall p. 48. CHAP. XIIII A beneficiall trade to be made at the Port of Swollow road where all Christian Ships and others resort at fitting times incouragement to young Merchants or decayed persons of a good and honest repute at home in their owne Country a meanes to draw on Adventurers in purse and person to Madagascar p. 58. CHAP. XV The valour of the English Nation against the Salvages in Virginia and new-England also of the Spaniards against a civill nation in America or the west Indies also of the Spaniards and Portugals against the Brasilians and against the Indians a mighty warlike nation also the designe of other Nations jeering us for not setling a plantation somewhere in India for our succour and defence ought to stirre us up to such an enterprize the honour and blessing of a pious christian nation to settle true religion among Idolatrous heathen people to Gods glory and honour The barbarous cruell oppression of the Dutch against the English at Amboyna in east India being to mighty and to strong for the English to resist p. 62. CHAP. XVI Esquire Courteen his worthy enterprize to settle the beginning of a Plantation at Madagascar the partiallity injustice and ingratitude of the India Courts against their true loyall Brothers Servants and corrupt favour to their Iugling debauched undeserving meere hireling Servants A commodity of great value to be regarded and searched for out at Madagascar and of great advantage to the obtainers thereof Prince Rupert in a great forwardnesse to a hopefull Plantation at Madagascar the Earle of Arundels intention to supply Prince Ruperts fayling in the project for Madagascar p. 66. CHAP. XVII The use of Ordnance Guns and Printing long in use in China before used in Christendome good admonition to give the glory to God in this action and all others p. 70. Excellent Encouragement for Setling an English Plantation at MADAGASCAR in ASIA CHAP. I. The occasion of printing this rude treatise or pamphlet Prince Ruperts intent to plant at Madagascar Master Walter Hamonds book in praise of this Island will give good incouragement for a plantation he that is Lord or King of Madagascar may easily in good time be Emperour of all India also the cheapnesse of necessaries both for back and belly to be had out of India for the present reliefe of the planters FOr as much as great talke and rumour hath happened this last spring 1644. about divers of his Majesties subjects adventuring to Madagascar or Saint Lawrence in Asia neere unto East India and there to plant themselves as in other parts of America and that some by report are already gone upon that voyage and for that my selfe have been heretofore desirous to deliver my opinion thereof in regard of my being and abode upon that Island three moneths or more together as first about eleven or twelve yeares past by the right Worshipfull Doctor Henry Gouch master of Trinity Colledge in Cambridge whom himselfe had in his passage into Persia in company with the right Honourable Sir Dodmore Cotton and Sir Robert Sherley Ambassadors from his Majesty King Charles of England to the King of Persia being in that Country whom I satisfied the best I could out of those briefe notes which I had taken not expecting to have been required my opinion thereof which otherwise I would have been more exact and diligent in my observations yet gave him some content chiefly I thinke with a book I lent him to take a Copy of the writing of the priests or religious men there which Master Doctor Gouch told me was the antient writing of the Egyptians in Hierogliphycks or Characters of strange shapes like beasts foules wormes serpents c. or like unto utinsels or tooles of labouring men in severall Vocations which having perused and copied out he returned to me againe with thanks Secondly about six or seaven yeares past the Honourable Endimion Porter and that noble well affected Gentleman Captaine Iohn Bond to that Plantation desired me to give them some of my observations in writing it being at that time when as the right Honourable the Earle of Arundell and other honourable persons intended to perswade Prince Rupert to undertake that businesse which no doubt had he performed would have been more effectuall to Gods glory more advantage and more honourable and beneficiall unto himselfe and brethren then to countenance a civill war in this Kingdome so much at all times respective to him and his family which though more rudely and more defective for want of my papers lost I performed was acceptably of them also received with the Booke formerly mentioned which they presented to his Majesty as a present of some respect and though the Booke was grosly charactared and bound up by the salvages yet it cost me the price of six or eight fat Oxen I also gave Master Porter some of the salvages weapons as darts and a long knife about two foot long the blade and haft together much of an equall length and also a curious India painted Bow and Arrowes with a Quiver lined with crimson Velvet for all which they offered to bring me to his Majesty to kisse his hand but I denied not thinking my present worthy so great an honour and therefore desired to be excused Thirdly because I understand that M. Walter Hamond Chirurgion who was at the same time of my last being at Madagascar with us in company hath lately written a booke of the worthinesse of that Country and the benefit thereof to the incouragement of adventurers and dedicated the same to the noble Gentleman Captaine Iohn Bond which yet I have not seene I have for the reasons premised adventured to take in hand to deliver my opinion in writing to publike view though rudely and farre inferiour in such abilities to that honest able person master Hamond to the further incouragement of the worthy adventurers and planters that shall thinke good to adventure their purses and persons in that right worthy and famous action which peradventure I may hit upon such incouragements by way of Trade or
the winde and tide being short of Surrat twenty leagues and in the interim fitting our ships for fight which did weary and tire our men and the two frigots aforesaid keeping us company with out shot of our Ordinance between the shore our ships about twelve of the clock we spied the Portugals great Armado containing seven great Galloons and twenty foure saile of Frigots so soon as they had espied us they all weighed anchor setting saile toward us and we making to them within three leagues one of another and making of their colours very plaine one Admirall two vice-Admirals a reare Admirall and three other great Galoons with twenty foure Frigots we did suppose and conclude that the Portugals had another fleete and had taken Swallow hole or roade where we lade unlade our ships because they had two vice Admirals which was a great pollicy of the Portugals and sending one of our men up into the main top gallant top espied seven ships riding in swallow road we all concluded that the Portugals had taken the road otherwise if they had been our friends they would come out and helpe us which said seven ships as we heard the next yeare was six saile of Dutch ships and the ship Ionah which the Portugals had challenged to fight with so that the Dutch thought themselves too weak to fight with the Portugals But Captain Kerredge then being President at Surrat he would have come out with the Ionah alone to helpe us but that he was perswaded to the contrary by the English and Dutch so we tacked about for to get sea roome and about two a clock the ship Palsgrave Dolphin and Lyon met the Portugals great fleete all the sailes of their ships crost with red crosses they shot at us as though they had been mad after they had discharged their Ordinance our men stood up played about them like brave gallant Souldiers giving the enemy three broad sides for their one and about foure a clock we shot downe the Admirals maine top mast at which all our men gave a great shout and about twelve a clock at night two of their galloons clapt our reare Admirall aboard throwing wilde fire into her that the ship was all of a light fire and we doing our best to relieve her and being in that great distresse the Master caused an anchor to be let fall whereupon the two galloons brake off their grabnels from the ship Lyon by reason that the tide doth run so strong that the Portugals and we did drive to sea and did continue in fight all that night and the next day and the next night and all the next day and night so that we did maule them that most of their masts and yards were shot off and in the morning they were almost out of shot of us we edging to them I made a shot at the Admirall but he would not answer us any more we had spent halfe our ammunition which we carryed out for the reliefe of our ships which we had in India for we did fight three daies and nights our ordinance went off so fast as small shot that you could hardly see the skie for fire and smoak The Natives of India did see the light of our powder in the skie and did heare the report of our ordinance and also Captaine Weddall in the great Iames comming from Bantam on the coast of India who did likewise meet peices of masts yards timber and dead men swimming on the water and we were at that time about sixty leagues at sea and yet they heard and saw the light of our ordnance so the Portugals was glad to leave us and went for Goa and we steered our course for the Island of Sacatora for to stop our leakes and to mend our ships being very much battered shot and torne that we had not a yard square canvas in all our sailes but that there was a hole shot thorow but all this time we did not know what was become of the ship Lyon which was our reare Admirall till the next yeare that after the Portugals galoons broke their grabnels from the ship Lyon could not come to her any more because the tide would not suffer them and the ship Lyon riding at anchor that in an houres time both we and the Portugals fleete had lost sight of her in the meane time the ship Lyons company put out their fire and throwing many deadmen overboard whereof the Captaine was one and fitting their ship for to steere their course for Persia because they all supposed the Portugals had another fleete at swollow road because they met us with two vize Admirals the Portugals well knowing that the Ship Lyon what case she was in sending foure Frygots after her into the Gulgh of Persia and these foure saile of frygots went to Muskat for more helpe to surprize the ship Lyon and in the meane time the ship Lyon arived over against Gombroon and had unladed all their goods and merchandize and left it in the costody of Thomas Ioyce being pursers mate of her and the next day after the Portugals came with twelve frigots and galleys and did set upon the ship Lyon and after halfe a daies fight all the frigots and gallyes laid the Lyon aboard and did enter her with many men and they blowed them up the Portugals did enter them againe severall times so that they were forced to blow up all their deckes with many hundred of the Portugals and seeing they could doe no good in entring the Lyon then they fired her with wilde fire that the mast did burne so much that coales fell down on the decke our stout gallant English men endeavoured still to put out the fire and to put the Portugals off which lay round about her our men throwing fire balls and pots of powder into them yet could doe no good for our men could not use their Ordinance if they opened a port hole the Portugals did let fly a hundred small shot in so that our men could not rowse out a peice for to doe any execution so that our brave Englishmen were put to their shifts either to surrender or to burne or else to blew themselves up so Mr. Iohnson who went out Pursur of her was by the ships company chosen Captaine of her after the other was slaine in fight with us so with unanimous consent rather then to yeeld to the Portugals upon any quarter saying amongst themselves never any English ship was taken or surrendred to the Portugals So one gallant Englishman who was both Purser and Captaine of the ship Lyon seeing no hope or recovery for to put out the fire the ship being much burned that coales of fire fell downe on the decke from the top of the mast our English was contented to die with their brave Commander They all concluded and in the first place they all commended their soules into the hands of the Almighty their Creator and in the second place all agreed
my affection and indeavours to doe God and my Country the best service in my poor power At Bantam and the Southern parts of India I never was and therefore cannot in large thereupon but leave it to others of better understanding and abilities to act that part From Surrat to Goa trade produceth 30. 40. and 50. per cent innumerable of many sundry sorts of Commodities which the Portugals comes to Surrat and at Combay 100. Saile of Frigots doe lade yearly which I have seene and known to be true and from Goa to Surrat doe produce 20. 25. 30. per cent and for Sinomon and Folium-Indium 50. per cent From Surrat to Massalapattam with Persia commodities will produce 30. 40. 50. per cent by the severall Goods expressed as aforesaid brought from Persia to Surrat. And from Surrat to Bantam you cannot lay out your money amisse for the worst commodities which is vendible for Bantam will produce 70. 80. per cent Blew Byrams Canekeenes 100. per cent Pentathoes and checker Stuffes stript Stuffes Tapeseekes Pattollowes of Cotten and Pattollowes of Silk course Girdles course Shashes Indico blew Chundres Chaders and Bralls 110. per cent Cotton-wooll Sope Cumming seeds Mustard seeds and wheat 8. 9. 10. for one profit There is in most parts of the South seas no Wheat growes that there may be many ships laden with Wheat put off yearly at a mighty great profit Narrow and broad Baftas white at 80. 90. per cent Narrow and Broad Baftas Blew at 110. 120. per cent and many innumerable of commodities which will produce great benefit This I know to be true to my knowledge and Persia commodities do likewise yeeld one and a half and two for one profit before Bantam was opened I have sold all these particuler goods at Jacatra which the Dutch cals Battavia which is 13. Leagues beyond Bantam at the severall Prices as aforesaid And from Bantam most of these commodities is transported to Achine Tickeo Priman Jambee Japarra Macasser and China which doe produce 1.2.3 and 4. for one profit so he that doth intend for to goe to any of these places I doe wish him not to sell his commodities at Bantam for there they buy most part of these goods for to vend at these severall places yet Java Major doe vend aboundance of these severall particulers aforesaid this is very true and certaine to my knowledge CHAP. XIII The exceeding rich trade from Surrat to China and also a rich trade from China to India though this beneficiall trade be neglected by the English sluggish injudicious Court Committees if a free trade were open diligent industrous Merchants would leave no place unassayed where there is great hopes or certain assurance of large profit the profitable trade from India to Moco in the Red Sea the way to inrich our usurers with more security of conscience by letting Moneyes at interest to Heathens rather then to Christians and at double the Rates for their greater incouragement Industrious men in open trade will find out for more severall sorts of Commodities then the India injudicious Courts never exercised in the practick of that commerce doe looke into and no doubt but as beneficiall NOw from Surrat to China English Broad Cloth and Kerseys do produce 20 21 22 23 24. for one profit Indico Narrow and broad Baftas Blew Byrams Cankeens doe produce 6.8 and 10. for one profit Narrow and broad Baftas white Pepper Cloves Mace Nutmeggs divers severall sorts of goods doe produce 3 4 5 6. for one profit This Captain Matthew Wills told me for he was commander of the Ship London which was the first Ship that ever the English had in those parts for the Portugals did freight him by the consent of the President and Councell of Surrat the reason was that the Dutch Portugals was at difference at that time so that they were faine to fraight one of our Ships presently after the Peace was concluded between the English and Portugals and from China to Goa and so to Surrat produced mighty profit in severall commodities as China raw Silke and woven Silke in abundance of varieties of all Stuffes Cobweb Lawnes Cloth of Gold Tissue and silver for a boult of rich Damaske containing 32. yards for 3. or 4. Rials of 8. a peece of China Earthen ware they bought for little or nothing farre cheaper then we buy our Earthen ware in England China Roots and divers other druggs and commodities for there is great store of Coper worth little or nothing and great store of Gold for the Portugals brought abundance of Gold cast in the fashion of Sugar-loves and doe produce 40. 45. and 50. per cent profit in India But from Bantam Macasser Japarra Jambee Achine Tickeo Primaâ— doe yeeld many rich commodities Cloves Mace Nutmeggs Tortleshells long Pepper white Pepper and severall sorts of round Pepper Cuburbs Cashaw-Lignum Cashaw-Fisâ—ula Lignum-Allowes Ruburb China Roots China Ginger preserv'd Tamerin preserv'd China Ware Muske Civet and divers of innumerable of druggs and commodities which doe produce 2. 3. 4. for one profit in Persia and Moco in the Red Sea these commodities will yeeld good profit at Surrat but not so much as at Moco or Persia I bought at Battavia 6. Butts of Tortle Shels which I sold at Surrat for two for one profit and divers other severall sorts of commodities as aforesaid which I sold at Surrat for 50. 60. 70. and 80. per cent which at that time we bought our commodities at Battavia whiâ—h was at the worst hand because the Dutch made the Chinaces Javaes pay custome in their own Countrey and all other Nations both in and out for then at that time Bantam was not opened and after the English went to Bantam the Javaes came within the Dutch Court of Guard and entred into the Town of Jacatra and kill'd many of the Dutch and made them flye into the Castle and the Javaes persuing of them to the Castle walls for they hate a Dutch man so bad as the devill and doe love the English extraordinary well so since Jacatra which the Dutch call Battaiva which in English is new Holland is not one third part so bigge as it hath been because that the Javaes doth Sally into the Towne and burne it the Javaes are very desperate About 20. yeares since the Dutch had three men of War riding in Bantam road the Admirall carryed 36. Peeces of Ordinance the Vice-Admirall 32. Peeces the Rear-Admirall 26. Peeces there came three Javaes in a little Boate aboard the Admirall two of them went into the great Cabbine and killed the Captain Master two Merchants and three men more and yet these three Javaes got off clear I saw these Ships in Bantam Road also the trade is very much decayed the Dutch hath not the sixth part of custom and other duties as they had formerly So much for the Southern parts in briefe From Surrat to Moco in the Red Sea Tobacco doth produce 10. and 12. for