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any order or regularity & carrying away with them Duch Colours which had been hoisted upon the beach opposite to where the ship lay. here he was introduc'd to the Radja or Indian King who he told by a Portugese interpreter that we were an English man of war who had been long at sea & had many sick on board for whoom we wanted to purchase such refreshments as the Island afforded he answerd that he was willing to supply us with every thing we should want but being in alliance with the Duch East Indian Company he was not allowd to trade with any other people without their consent which however he would immediately apply for to a Duchman belonging to that Company who was the only white man residing upon the Island a letter was accordingly dispatchd immediately & after some hours waiting answerd by the man in Person who assurd him with many Civilities that we were at liberty to buy of the natives whatever we pleasd he express'd a desire of coming on board as well as the King & several of his attendants provided however that some of our people might stay on shore on which two
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