But now having been there some Twenty days, and going a Shore and coming on Board at our Pleasure without any molestation, the Governor of the Place also telling us, that we were welcom, as we seemed to our selves to be, we began to lay aside all suspitious thoughts of the People dwelling thereabouts, who had very kindly entertained us for our Moneys with such Provisions and Refreshings as those Parts afforded.
[A pretended Message to the Captain from the King.] By this time the King of the Countrey had notice of our being there, and as I suppose grew suspicious of us, not having all that while by any Message made him acquainted with our intent and purpose in coming.

Thereupon he dispatched down a Dissauva or General with his Army to us.

Who immediately sent a Messenger on Board to acquaint the Captain with his coming, and desired him to come ashore to him, pretending a Letter to him from the King.

We saluted the Message with firing of Guns, and my Father the Captain ordered me with Mr.John Loveland, Merchant of the Ship, to go on shore and wait upon him.

When we were come before him, he demanded who we were, and how long we should stay?
We told him, We were English, and not to stay above twenty or thirty days, and desired Permission to Trade in his Majestie's Port.