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508.
Some account of Batavia

among themselves as in Europe, in civil matters I know nothing of their proceedings, but in criminal they are rather severe to the natives, & too Lenient to their countreymen, who whatever crime they have committed are always allowd to escape if they chuse it, & if brought to tryal very rarely punishd with death, while on the other hand, the Poor Indians are floggd, hangd, Broke upon the wheel, & even impald without mercy, While we were there 3 remarkable Crimes were committed by Christians, 2 duelists killd each his antagonist & both fled, one took refuge on board our ship, bringing with him so good a character from the Batavians, that the Captian gave him protection, nor was he ever demanded, the other I suppose went on board some other as he was never taken, the other was a Portugese, who by means of a false key had robbd an office to which he belongd of 14 or 15 hundred pounds, he however was taken, but instead of death Condemnd to a publick whipping & banishment to Banda for 99 years

The Malays & chinese have each proper officers of their own, a Captain & lieutenants as
 

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