I wrote this in Manila, in 1618, to give to Governor D. Pedro de Bivero.

DUTCH FACTORIES AND POSTS IN THE ORIENT

Account of the factories, and the posts garrisoned with infantry and artillery, that the Dutch enemies maintain in the islands of the East.

Item.  From these factories are taken food and other provisions for Maluco, and a ship of a thousand toneladas of pepper every year.

Item.  In the island of Caramandel they maintain two factories without a garrison.  One of them is in the port and country of Achen, [26] and the other in the same island, which is called Chambi.  There is sent from these factories a shipload of a thousand toneladas of pepper, gold, and jewels.

Item.  In Negapatan they have a factory, without a garrison; from it are carried cloths, which the Terrenate Indians of Maluco wear.

Item.  In the island of Jor [27] there is at present one factory, without a garrison; and 400 bares of pepper are shipped from it every year.  A bare [i.e., bahar] is known to contain 600 libras.

Item.  In Patane there is a factory, without a garrison; from it are shipped glazed earthenware, silk, and various drugs which come from China, and one shipload of more than 600 toneladas of pepper each year.

Item.  In Cian [i.e., Siam] they have a factory, without a garrison; from it are carried jewels and various drugs of much value.

Item.  In Borneo they have a factory, without a garrison.  Thence are sent gold, jewels, and camphor.

Item.  In Japon they have a factory, without a garrison.  Thence are shipped military supplies and provisions for Maluco; and thus the Dutch greatly hinder the progress of Christianity in that country.

Item.  In Macazar they had two factories; but have removed them thence because the king and the natives do not get along well with them.

Item.  In the island of Banda they have a garrison, with artillery and troops.  They gather there Masatrella nutmegs to the amount of more than 1,600 bares each year.

Item.  In the island of Caramandel they have a fortress with a garrison and two factories, one called Masapotamia, [28] and the other Petapulli; from them is carried cloth to trade and barter in Maluco.

Item.  In the island of Bachan they have a garrisoned fortress; more than a hundred bares of cloves are shipped thence each year.

Item.  In the island of Maquian they have three garrisoned fortresses; and 1,200 bares of cloves are gathered there each year.

Item.  In the island of Mutiel they have a garrisoned fortress.  From this island they ship more than 350 bares of cloves each year.

Item.  In the island of Tidore they have a garrisoned fortress, and his Majesty has another.  The whole island yields each year about 600 bares of cloves, of which half, or a little less, is secured by the Dutch.