savagely attired.  Last of all came the youngest son of the king of Jackatra, riding in a chariot drawn by buffaloes, which had to me an unseemly appearance.  They have indeed few horses in this island, which are mostly small nags, none of which I ever saw draw; being only used for riding and running tilt, after the Barbary fashion, which exercise they ordinarily use every Saturday towards evening, except in their time of Lent or ramadan.

[Footnote 131:  This matchan of Java is obviously the tiger.—­E.]

The second day after this shew, the king was carried on his pageant to the mosque, where he was circumcised; his pageant being carried aloft by many men, four hundred, as the king’s nurse told me, but I think she lied, as in my opinion so many could not stand under it.

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Sec. 6. Account of Quarrels between the English and Dutch at Bantam, and other Occurrences.

Our general returned into the road of Bantam from Ternate on the 24th July, 1605.  As soon as we saw and knew the Dragon, I took a praw and went on board; when the general recounted all the dangers he had gone through, and the unkind usage he had received of the Hollanders, though he had saved some of their lives.  He told me that he had procured a good quantity of cloves towards his loading, though with much pains and turmoil.  For this good news, and especially because our general was returned in safety, we gave hearty thanks to God, not doubting but we should soon complete his loading.  The 28th of the same month came in the great Enkhusen of Holland from Ternate; and on the same day the king of Jackatra came to visit our general.

The 1st August, in the afternoon, while the general and all our merchants were very busy in the warehouse, taking an inventory of all the prize goods remaining, and of all our other goods, word was brought that the Hollanders had wounded two of our men, whom we presently afterward saw enter the gate bleeding.  Our general immediately ordered every man to take his weapons, and to lay them soundly over the Dutchmen’s pates, which was done accordingly, and the Dutchmen were banged home to their own house, one being run through the body, who was said by some to have recovered afterwards; and two more lost their arms.  The Dutch merchants and several others came out with firearms; but hearing that their men began the fray, they said they had only their deserts:  and, after taking a cup of wine in a friendly manner with our general, they kindly look their leave.  News was carried to court that the Hollanders and us were by the ears, and that two were slain; on which some of the king’s attendants asked, whether the slain were Dutch or English? and when told they were Hollanders, they said it was no matter if they were all slain.  I thank God that only two of our men were hurt in this affair, which were those mentioned at the first; one having a cut over the hand, and the other a stab with a knife in the side, but not very deep.  This was the first serious affray, but it was not long before we were at it again pell-mell, again and again, when the Hollanders sped as they did now.