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1615

...thereupon one of the principal carpenters of the Chinese came to tell Mr. Hendrik Middleton this, with the request that he should give a buffalo to sacrifice to the Devil. But this was refused, and Mr. Middleton himself forbade him, even though he wanted to do so at his own expense (in the belief that the failure to do so was the cause of their misfortunes).

On the 21st, the Globe left Bantam for Kept?.

On the 24th, the ship Thomasine sailed for the Moluccas, with Mr. Baily as head merchant and Mr. Wilson as skipper. Our General sent word to the King of Bantam that the Spaniards were threatening to attack him and make themselves masters of his city, to which he replied that if all the Kaffers non-Muslims in the entire world came up against him, he had a God who would defend him and fight for him.

Presumptuous boast of the King of Bantam.

Departure from Bantam, and arrival at Priaman.

On the 14th of March, we departed with the ship Thomas for the coast of Sumatra. On the 12th of May, we arrived at Priaman coastal town in Sumatra, where we were refused permission to trade.
On the 13th, we rode along the coast to Tecoo Tiku, Sumatra; on that coast are very many shallows and dangerous places, so that one cannot easily know the danger of sailing there. But we received no better news here than at Priaman.

And from there to Achen. Smooth sea in strong wind.

On the 17th, we weighed our anchor to sail to Achen Aceh, Sumatra, where we arrived on the 20th of June. Along that entire coast, the sea runs quite deep and high when there is no rain, even in calm weather, but when it rains, one has a smooth sea, even if there is a strong wind. The King sent us his permission to trade.
On the 28th, he sent an elephant a royal animal used for ceremonies to collect the King’s letter with great pomp; we carried with...