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Richard Hakluyt - Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation, 10
almost gotten it, but there he was stricken with a great Peece by a Renigado of the Portingalles, and so
was slaine. His death was much lamented by the straungers that dwelt at Bantam, for he was a good king,
being about 25. yeares of age: he left behind him foure wives, whereof the eldest was not aboue 15.
yeares of age, and a yong sonne of three Monthes olde, that was to succeed him in his Kingdome; and
they had chosen a Protector or Gouernor to rule in his minoritie, whom they call Kipate, and when the
Kipate by the Sabandar sent to our Sargeant Maior to come vnto him into the towne, he made him answer
that he had no such commission, but he desired the Gouernor first to come abord his ship, and then he
would go on shore, he likewise desired vs to go neerer to the towne with our shippes.
And therevpon wee sayled somewhat neerer to the Island that lay next vnto the towne, within halfe a
mile from it, and there we ankered at 4 fadome clay grounde, the towne lying South from vs, where wee
had a good roade: [The Gouernor of Bantam came abord their ships.] The next morning the Gouernor
sent aborde, and the men that came spake not onely good Portingal, but other languages: he let our
Sargeant Maior vnderstand that he would come aborde, and desired that hee would with a shalop meet
him halfe the way, which was done about noone, and the Gouernour came aborde with a great company
of men, where we shewed him all our wares, which liked him well, desiring vs to come on land, saying
that we should be welcome, promising vs much fauour, wherewith he returned to the land with certaine
rich presents that we gaue him. The 26. Barent Heijn Factor of the ship called the Mauritius, died very
sodainly.
The 27. and 28. great numbers of people borded our shippes bringing all sortes of necessaries and
victuails to sell.
[The Emperour came aborde and secretly conspired with the Portingals against them.] The 29. there
came an Emperour abord our shippe, whose father in time past had beene Emperour of all Iaua, and
commanded all the Kings of Iaua, but this man because of his badde life was not much accounted of: he
spake good Portingall, for his mother was a Portingall woman borne in Malacca: This Emperour had
conspired against vs with the Portingalles, but as then we knew it not.
The 30. of Iune Cornelis Houtman tooke a boate: and went into the towne, and there spake with the
Gouernour about certaine affaires, touching a contract to bee made with him.
[A contract to buy and sell in the towne.] The first of Iuly Houtman went again into the towne, and when
he returned he brought with him a certaine contract made and signed by the Gouernor himself, who most
willingly consented therevnto, and saide vnto him, Go now and buy what you will, you haue free liberty;
which done, the said Houtman with his men went to see the towne, apparelled in the best manner they
coulde, in veluet, Satin, and silkes, with rapiers by their sides: The Captaine had a thing borne ouer his
head to keep him from the Sun, with a Trumpet before him, which certaine times he caused to bee
sounded: There the Emperour bad them to a banket after the Indian manner: From thence we went to the
Portingalles, that made much account of Houtman, and made him a banket, saying that they had seene
him in Lisbone. The 2. of Iuly many Marchants came abord, profering vs Pepper verie good cheape, but
because we were vnskilfull in the waight and other thinges wee tooke respite to answere them.
The 3. of Iuly the Sabander came abord, and he was our great friend, for that after we found it so, hee
tolde vs what waight the sackes of Pepper were, and what prises they bare, counselling vs to buy.
The 7. of Iuly the Gouernour sent vs a man secretly by night willing vs to looke vnto our selues, and not
to trust the Emperour, with whom all the Marchantes conspired, and went to inuade our ships, and that
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