'A New Account of the East-Indies: Being the Observations and Remarks of Capt. Alexander Hamilton who resided in those parts from the Year 1688, to 1723, Trading and Travelling, by Sea and Land, to most of the countries and Islands of Commerce and Navigation, between the Cape of Good-Hope, and the Island of Japan. The Second Edition. Volume II.' [‎189] (218/362)

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found fome Chinefe who belonged to the
Jonk when (he was feized, and who knew
both me and Captain Jones, who was the
Captor, and fo it never came to a Trial.
It being high Time for me to get from
Stam at any Rate, 1 applied myfelf to my
Judge for his Afliftance, and carried a Pre-
fent of four Yards of fcarlet Cloth, and
fome Pieces of Surat Goods, to the Value
of ^o L. in all. He received me very cour-
teoufly, and promifed me his Alliftance, but
would accept of none of my Prefents. At laft
on my preffing him to take it, he accepted
of the fcarlet Cloth, but would not touch a-
ny of the Surat Goods, tho' they were very
fine in their Kind, but recommended me to
two Officers more, whom I muft addrefs to
make my Requeft be the eafier granted, and
he told me, that thofe Surat Goods would
ferve to make them my Friends. I took his
Advice, and in three Days had my Clearance,
for paying about xoo L. for my Ship^ Mea-
furage, (an Impofition of Mr. Collefs) and
fo I fell down to Bencocky where, according
to the Siam Cuftom, I was obliged to put
my Guns afhore, before I could go up to
the City. I lay there four or five Days be
fore Orders were fent to deliver my Guns,
which, aflbon as 1 had got on board, and
mounted, I told the Orticer that delivered
them, to give my Service to Ota Senneraty
and tell him, that if the King's three Jonks
arrived on this Coaft this Seafon, he would
hear farther from me bv them.
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