A New Account of the East Indies: Giving an Exact and Copious Description of the Situation, Product, Manufactures, Laws, Customs, Religion, Trade, &C. of All the Countries and Islands, Which Lie Between the Cape of Good Hope and the Island of Japon; Inter
A New Account of the East Indies: Giving an Exact and Copious Description of the Situation, Product, Manufactures, Laws, Customs, Religion, Trade, &C. of All the Countries and Islands, Which Lie Between the Cape of Good Hope and the Island of Japon; Inter
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1744 edition. Excerpt: ...of his Affairs, was obliged to hide his Thoughts, and defer his Refentments till a proper Time. The next Place, to the Northward, in the Jobore Territories, is Patany. It was formerly the greateft Port for Trade in all thofe Seas, but the Inhabitants being too potent to be afraid of the King's Laws, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1744 edition. Excerpt: ...of his Affairs, was obliged to hide his Thoughts, and defer his Refentments till a proper Time. The next Place, to the Northward, in the Jobore Territories, is Patany. It was formerly the greateft Port for Trade in all thofe Seas, but the Inhabitants being too potent to be afraid of the King's Laws, they became fo infolent, that Merchants were obliged to remove their Commerce to Countries of more Security. It was the ftaple Port for Surat Shipping, and from Goa, Malahar and Chormondel they had a good Trade, and fo they had from China, Tmquin, Camhodia and Siam; but the Merchants finding no Reftraint on Robbers and Murderers, were obliged to give their Trade a Turn into another Channel, which was a great Advantage to Ba-tavia, Siam and Malacca, where they were kindly ufed, and in thofe Ports it has continued ever fince. The The yohore Dominions reach but four or five Leagues farther North, which like moft Borderers, are inclined to Rapine, and lying fo near another's Dominions, where they may be-fcreened from the Power of their own Laws, when they commit Depredations, it makes them exercife their Villanies with Impunity. Between Trangano and Patany lie the Iflands of Redang. They are uninhabited, but fometimes the Saleeters or Malaya Freebooters frequent them, and when they meet with trading Vef-fels that they are able to mafter, they make Prize of them, and carry the Men into other Countries than where they belong to, and fell them for Slaves; and when they meet with no Purchafe at Sea, they go aftiore in the Nights, and fteal all they can get. Men, Women and Children go all into the Booty; but the China.Veftels afford them moft Prizes. The Kings of yohore ever paid Homage to the Kings of Siam, by fending them a Rofe made of Gold in a...
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