[They Embark for Batavia.] Upon the Governor’s departure there were great and royal Feasts made.  To which he always sent for me.  Here were exceeding great Varieties of Food, Wine, and sweet Meats, and Musick.  Some two and twenty days after our Arrival at Columbo, the Governor went on board ship to sail to Batavia, and took us with him.  At which time there were many Scores of Ordnance fired.  We Sailed all the way with Flag and Penant under it, being out both Day and Night, in a Ship of about Eight hundred Tuns Burthen; and a Soldier standing armed Sentinel at the Cabin door both Night and Day.  He so far favoured me, that I was in his own Mess, and eat at his Table.  Where every Meal we had Ten or Twelve Dishes of Meat with variety of Wine.  We set Sail from Columbo the Four and twentieth of November, and the Fifth of January anchored in Batavia Road.

[His friendly Reception at Batavia with the Governor.] As we came to greater Men so we found greater Kindness; for the General of Batavia’s Reception of us, and favours to us exceeded (if possible) those of the Governor his Son.  As soon as we came before him, seeming to be very glad, he took me by the hand and bad us heartily welcom, thanking God on our behalf that had appeared so miraculously in our deliverance; telling us withal, That he had omitted no means for our Redemption, and that if it had layd in his Power, we should long before have had our Liberty.  I humbly thanked his Excellency, and said, That I knew it to be true; and that tho it missed of an effect, yet his good will was not the less, neither were our Obligations, being ever bound to thank and pray for him.

[Furnishes them with the Cloths and Money.] Then his own Tailor was ordered to take measure of us, and furnish us with two Sutes of Apparel.  He gave us also Moneys for Tobacco and Betel, and to spend in the City.  All the time we stayed there, our Quarters were in the Captain of the Castle’s House.  And oftentimes the General would send for me to his own Table, at which sat only himself and Lady; who was all bespangled with Diamonds and Pearls.  Sometimes his Sons and Daughters-in-Law, with some other Strangers did eat with him; the Trumpet founding all the while.  We finding our selves thus kindly entertained, and our Habits changed, saw, that we were no more Captives in Cande, nor yet Prisoners elsewhere; therefore cut off our Beards which we had brought with us out of our Captivity; for until then we cut them not; God having rolled away the reproach of Cande from us.

Here also they did examine me again concerning the passages of Cande, causing all to be writ down which I said, and requiring my hand to the same.  Which I refused, as I had done before, and upon the same account, because I understood not the Dutch Language.  Whereupon they persuaded me to write a Certificate upon another Paper under my Hand, that what I had informed them of, was true.  Which I did.  This Examination was taken by two Secretaries, who were appointed to demand Answers of me concerning the King of Ceilon and his Countrey:  which they committed to Writing from my mouth.