Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0445
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Septr. 1770. Savu
One of our servants who was trading now came into the yard having a garter tied over his shoulder for which he askd a cock the Radja went to him & askd him for it he ignorant of his quality refusd unless he had a Cock on which he was orderd to be turnd out of the yard as were all our people but the Dr who still was in the assembly house totaly ignorant of what was going on the Radja however now told him that Mr Lange was at such a house a hint to be gone but which was not taken as such for the Dr wanted nothing so much as to see Mr Lange & consequently went directly to him Mr Lange returnd to the Radjas with him & told him that the People were almost in rebellion on account of the Radjas permitting us to trade with goods instead of money & that this day was positively the last on which we could be allowd to do so that he was much offended also at the servant who had refus'd the garter these storys were too ridiculous to be taken much notice of therefore he still stayd in hopes of learning something more the guards were orderd to exercise