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 whereas they are at great charges and little profitt, so that they have been often minded to raise that Factorie; the other is att Paleacattee which belonged to the Queene Obaijana, here the Dutch haue great privillidges, so that they might here build a howse of brick att their pleasure, and that no Nation in Europe might come to trade there without Com- mission from Graue Mowrice, so that the Globe coming there and the James after them, were denyed the Trade; The Hollanders haueing built there a strong Castle with 4 Bull- workes and 16 pecce of they haueSolor, Moeccasser, Jaua and other places for the venting of theCloth, wherein consisteth the proffitt, here are made the best Callicos and best sortes of the whole Coast. In regarde of the long tyme that they have beene brought vpp in itt by the Portingalles, so that they presentlie knowe what sortes will fitt when a man telleth them for what place hee will goe, for that there is no great difference betweene the Clothes fitting Jaua, Mulleij and Siam, as also between the sortment for men, women, and Children, which is to bee had at Mesulpatan ffor although they haue the best musters in the world yet they cannott make them as one would haue them; ffor which Cause this place concerneth the Dutch verie much although they are att great charges. The Commodities that are requested here are Pepper, Nutmegges, Mace, Cloues, but not many, Sandellwoodd, Brimstone, Camphir, all sortes of China. Commodities except porcelane, which is worth nothing here because the Gentiles may not eate out of porcelane, but onlie out of Leaues, of trees beeing ioyned together, or out of Copper dishes, whereby purslane is only vented to the Mores, a parcell of lead and quicksiluer, vermillion, redd branched Corall is here vented, but no vent of English=Cloth, and although Ambergreece, Musk Ciuitt and other such like perfumes are