Ballioons of the Portuchalls, whose challenge the Wors Thomas Kerridge Presidt. & Councell wich their leatie shills Anne and Laden Jonas (requiring yor.
Assistance) offereen to answeare, wch yor refused, not lijke Conquerors of India but rather maliquing rijvalls, plotting how to ruine the English Shipps, Palsgrave, Dolphin and Lion, at that instant hourly expetted, and even then in sight of your braving Enemies, who victoriouslie set sayle before yqr eijes, and assailed our said shippes in hearing, to yor immortall Ghame and our loss.
Att the same time your shippes Fortune, Bantam, & Beare, sent from Batavia for defence, arryved immediatly after the Gallioons encovnter with Cour saies Shipps Palsgrave, Dolphin, and Lion, and the said Gallioons your saids Shipp's deserned massacred, wich loss of yards, loss of Marts, loss of Menn, and in yor shipp's Lee, yet yor said 3 shippes pasheen longst w: hout encovnter, not lijke absolute Conquerours of India, yet are you not assamed to besurp its tittle.