Chap. ,LXV. during the Reign
1601. utmost Endeavours, by Means of their- Ambassador, to set the King againstthem, but in vain. Besides this, theyattempted several other Treacheries a-gainst the English-, But, by the Favourof the King, they all fell to theGround.
They sail to The eleventh of September, they set
theStreights Sail for the Streights of Malacca, inof Malacca. Search of some Portuguese Prize, leav-ing, in the mean Time, some of theirchief Merchants to manage their Tradeat Achen , whom the King was so gra-cious to take under his especial Protecti-on. They took in Company with thema Dutch Ship of two Hundred Tuns,that offered to bear a Part in the Ad-venture, and by Agreement was tohave an eighth or what was taken.
The third of Oblober , they discover-ed a Sail, and thereupon spread them-selves into a wide Compass, that theymight be sure she could not escape. Shehappened to fall in with the Heblor ; Butthe Rest soon drew all together abouther; They gave her several Shot whichshe at first returned briskly; But theAdmiral coming up, and her MainYard being soot down, she lay by,without making any farther Resistance.A rich?rize The next Morning, the Captain of herta en ' came on Board the Admiral, and resign-ed his Ship and Goods into his Hands;Upon which he sent some of his Men onBoard, to take Possession of her. Sheappeared to be a Ship coming from St.Thomas’ s, in theBay of Bengala , and wasbound for Malacca. She was of nineHundred Tuns Burden, and had sixHundred Persons on Board. Her Load-ing consisted of nine Hundred and fiftyPacks of Callicoes, Pintades, and a greatdeal of other Merchandize; So thatthey were now eased of their Cares andFear of returning Home without a Load-ing ; On the contrary, their greatestConcern now was for Room to bestowwhat they had gotten, kill the Returnof the Ships from England.
Th™ return THE four and twentieth of Oclohento Achen. they returned safe into the Port of A-chen, where they found their Mer-chants, and their Affairs, in verygood Circumstances, the King havingbeen their faithful Guardian in their Ab-sence ; In Return for which Favour,they made him several Presents out ofNumb. XIV. x
(a) In Harris the Reader may sec Copies of theKing’s Answer.
of §lyeen Elizabeth, H79
their Prize, which were kindly accep- 1601.ted.
. Th e Admiral now gave Orders to A Letterbring all the Spice they had on Board, fsf entand to make ready for going to BantamAnd going himself to Court, to takeLeave of the King, after a gracious Re-ception, and a long Conference, had aLetter given him from this Monarch toHer Majesty,together with a Present forHer, consisting of three rich Pieces ofCloth, embroidered with Gold; a Ring,with a very large Ruby ; And the Ad-miral himself was prelented with ano-ther Ring with a fair Ruby. After se-veral Ceremonies His Majesty pronoun-ced aBleffing upon them,in great Order,and dismiss’d them with a Promise, thatthey soould find the same kind Enter-tainment, if ever they came into hisCountry again, (a)
The ninth of November, they depart- They departed from Achen, with three Ships, fors rom Achen,Priaman and Bantam, the Susan being—, .> ■gone towards thole Parts before, to get s wa s ent toa Loading of Pepper. Two Days after- England,wards, the Admiral djfpatch’d the As-cension for England, and the other twoShips failed along the Coast of Sumatra ,in Order to meet the Susan . Havingcrofs’d the Equinoctial, the third Time,they arrived at Priaman, on the twenti- >eth, where they found the Susan, pro -vided with six Hundred Bahars of Pep- man,per, and sixty-six of Cloves; And mewas ordered to com pleat her Loading,and then fail directly homewards.
The fifteenth of December, they ar- atrived in the Streights of Smda, and an-chored three Leagues from Bantam.
The sixteenth, they entered BantamRoad, and the Vice-Admiral went onShoar, to certify their Arrival and Busi-ness to the King, and to desire his safeConduct. The King sent one of his Are graci-Nobles, with the, Vice-Admiral, to bi &ousy receiv-the Admiral welcome, and conduct himto'Court. He met with the fame kindReception here as at Achen, the Queen’sLetter and Present of Plate was receiv-ed, with great Satisfaction; And aTrade was allowed them, with all theFreedom they could desire, and with asmuch Safety as st they were in theirown Country.
During their Stay at Bantam, theylost their Vice-Admiral, Captain John
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