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400. off Batavia Road
of Pulo Pare were Cocoa nut trees some houses & vessels hauld up & along the sides of the Beach were neat fishing weirs
9. A fine Land breeze which held the greatest part of the night ran us by morn abreast of the Island of Edam so that we saw the vessels at anchor in Batavia road & on rust Island at 10 it left us & we anchord by 11 it cleard up towards Batavia so much that we saw distinctly the Dome of the great church at 1/2 after sea breeze set in & before 4 we were at anchor in Batavia Road a boat came immediately on board us from a ship which had a broad Pendant flying the officer on board her enquird who we were &c & immediately returnd Both himself & his people were pale almost as Spectres no good omen of the healthyness of the countrey we were arrived at our people however who truly might be calld rosy & plump for we had not a sick man among us Jeerd & flouted much at their
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