Of how the Portugals in former times traded with the Chinas, and of how these armed against them.

The Chinas who accompanied the Portugals, and some Portugals with them, came to disorder themselves in manner that they began to make great thefts and robberies, and killed some of the people. The Portugals were very glad with the message, prepared a great and sumptuous present, and sent it by night because they were so advised. From thence forward came many goods unto them, the Louthias making as though they took no heed thereof, and dissembling with the merchants. Because as the Portugals and the Chinas were almost at wars, when the China fleets came upon them, the Portugal ships weighed anchor and put out to sea, and lay in places unsheltered from tempests, whereby the storms coming, many were lost upon the coast or upon some banks. The business fell out in sort, that the Portugals began to winter in the islands of Liampoo, that nothing was lacking them save having a gallows and pelourinho.