[The Governor desires him to go to Batavia.] Then the Governor asked me, What was my intent and desire.  I told him, To have Passage to our own Nation at Fort S. George.  To which he answered, That suddenly there would be no convenient opportunity.  But his desire was that we would go with him to Batavia, where the General his Father would be very glad to see us.  Which was not in our power to deny.  Then he commanded to call a Dutch Captain, who was over the Countreys adjacent, subject to their jurisdiction.  To him he gave Order to take us home to his House, and there well to entertain us, [Cloths them.] and also to send for a Tailor to make us Cloths.  Upon which I told him, his Kindness shewn us already was more than we could have desired; it would be a sufficient favour now to supply us with a little Money upon a Bill to be paid at Fort S. George, that we might therewith Cloth our selves.  To which he answered, That he would not deny me any Sum I should demand, and Cloth us upon his own account besides.  For which we humbly thanked his Lordship:  and so took our leaves of him; and went home with the aforesaid Captain.

[Sends them Money.] The Governor presently sent me Money by his Steward for Expences when we walked abroad in the City.  We were nobly entertained without lack of any thing all the time we stayed at Columbo.  My Consort’s Ague increased, and grew very bad; [And a Chirurgeon.] but the chief Chirurgeon by order daily came to see him, and gave him such Potions of Physick, that by God’s Blessing he soon after recovered.

[The Author writes a Letter to the English at Cande.] During my being here, I writ a Letter to my fellow Prisoners I left behind me in Cande.  Wherein I described at large the way we went, they might plainly understand the same.  Which I finding to be safe and secure, advised them, when God permitted, to steer the same course.  This Letter I left with the new Governor, and desired him when opportunity presented, to send it to them.  Who said he would have it Copied out into Dutch for the benefit of their Prisoners there, and promised to send both together.

[The former Demands and Answers penned down in Portugueze by the Governor’s order.] The Governor seemed to be pleased with my aforesaid Relations, and Replies to his Demands, insomuch that he afterwards appointed one that well understood Portugueze to write down all the former particulars.  Which being done, for further satisfaction they brought me Pen and Paper, desiring me to write the same that I had related to them in English and sign it with my hand, which I was not unwilling to do.