And these Inhabitants are neither under this King nor the Dutch, but are Malabars, and are under a Prince of their own.

This People we were sorely afraid of, lest they might seize us and send us back, there being a correspondence between this Prince and the King of Cande; wherefore it was our endeavour by all means to shun them; lest according to the old Proverb, We might leap out of the Frying pan into the Fire.
[They still remain at the Governours, to prevent suspition.] But we must take care of that as well as we could when we came among them, for as yet our care was to get to Anarodgburro.

Where altho it was our desire to get, yet we would not seem to be too hasty, lest it might occasion suspition: but lay where we were two or three dayes: and one stay'd at the Governors House a knitting, whilst the other went about among the Towns to see for Flesh.

The Ponds in the Country being now dry, there was Fish every where in abundance, which they dry like red Herrings over a fire.

They offered to sell us store of them, but they, we told them, would not turn to so good profit as Flesh.