ON AFRICA. 503 'till Thursday; and the Thursday at night I was sent for to the King after supper, and then he sent Alcayde Rodwan and Alcayde Gowry to conferr with me ; but, after a little talk, I desired to be brought to the King for my dispatch. And being brought to him, I preferred two bills of John Bampton's, which he had made for provision of salt-peter, also two bills for the quiet traffique of our English Merchants, and bills for sugars to be made by the Jewes, as well for the debts past, as hereafter, and for good order in the Ingenios. Also I moved him again e for the salt-peter, and other dispatches, which he referred to be agreed upon by the two Aicaydes. But the Fryday, being the 20th, the Alcaydes could not intend it, and upon Saturday Alcayde Rodwan fell sick ; so on Sunday wee made meanes to the King, and that afternoone I was sent for to conferre upon the bargaine with the Alcaydes and others ; but did not agree. Upon Tuesday I wrote a letter to the King for my dispatch ; and the same afternoone I was called againe to the Court, and referred all things to the King, accepting his offer of saltpeter. That night againe the King had me into his gallie, and the spaniels did hunt the duck. The Thursday I was appointed to weigh the 300 quintals grosse of salt-peter, and that afternoone the Tabybe came unto me to my lodging, shewing me that the King was offended with John Bampton for divers causes; The Sunday night late, being the 7th July, I got the King K K 4