The next day, a great many of our men went ashore; and going into _China-row_, (a street so called in _Bantam_) to drink Punce and Tea, a great crew of Indians and Chineses (headed by this _Bannyan_) fell upon them, killing whom they could, (not directing their revenge upon any particular person, which they call a _Muck_:) so hot and sharp was this Conflict, that many were killed on both sides, but more wounded. This accident alarm’d the whole town, but most especially the English there resident: but at last, with much ado, this grand uproar was calmed. It was my good fortune, that I was not then among them, otherwise I might have been made a sacrifice among the rest of my fellows. But I was fore-warn’d, having been pre-inform’d that such broyls are usual upon such occasions; wherefore I kept my self out of harms way for that time. But not long after, thinking their malice blown over, I went ashore; and walking with others of our Boats-crew in the same _Row_, (where most of our men were us’d to resort, because of the liquor that was there to be had, and a Whore to boot) a fellow came to me, with this _Bannyan_ I cheated, and both of them with _Creases_, (a kind of Dagger of about a foot and half long) would have stab’d me, had not my friends prevented them, by striking up their heels, and afterwards with their own _Creases_ stab’d them to the heart. After this, we could walk very quietly without any disturbance, going any where without any danger. Being very hot there, our usual pastime was to go up a little small River (joyning to the Town) four or five miles to wash our selves: the trees so covered it over like an Arbor, that the beams of the Sun could not penetrate it; by which means it was fine and cool, which very much refresht our parched bodies. I never came ashore, but I drank very immoderately of _Punce_, _Rack_, _Tea_, &c. which was brought up in great China-Jugs holding at least two Quarts: with every such Jug there was brought in a Dish of Sweetmeats, not of one sort, but variety, and excellent good, for which we paid a shilling English: and if you call’d for another Jug, you paid no more, unless a Dish usher’d it in.