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Octr. 1770.  Batavia

as we could have no business with him we could have no reason to desire that favour  but as we had often press'd the thing this as an excuse did not satisfie us so I went myself to the Shabandar  who is also master of the Ceremonies  in order to ask his reasons for refusing so trifling a request  but was surprizd at being very politely receivd & told that the very next morning he would attend us which he did & we were
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introduc'd & had the honour of conversing for a few minutes with his high Mightiness who however was very polite to us.

Ever since our first arrival here we had been universaly told of the extreme unwholesomeness of the place which we they said should severely feel on account of the freshness & healhiness of our countenances. this threat however we did not much regard thinking ourselves too well season'd to variety of Climates to fear any & trusting more than all to an

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