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403.
Octr.   Batavia

having come in a Kings Ship were free from that Obligation & might live where ever we pleas'd after having ask'd leave of the Council which was never refus'd  we might therefore if we chose it take a house in any part of the town & bringing our own servants ashore keep it  which would be much Cheaper than living at the Hotel provided we had any body on whoom we could depend to buy in our provisions  but this not being the Case as we had none with us who understood the Malay Language we concluded that the Hotel would be the best for us  certainly the least troublesome & may be not vastly the most expensive  Accordingly we went there  bespoke beds & slept there at night

The next Morning we agreed with the keeper of the House whose name was Van Heys the Rates we should pay for living as follows

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