About this time Pedro de Faria, who was governor of Malacca,
sent his factor MENDEZ DE PINTO with a letter and a present to
the king of Patane, desiring him to procure the liberty of five
Portuguese who were then slaves to his brother-in-law at Siam.
Pinto was also entrusted with goods to the value of 10,000
ducats, to be delivered to the factor of De Faria at Pam. Having
at that place made up a valuable cargo of diamonds pearls and
gold, to the extent of 50,000 crowns, it was all lost one night
in a tumult, occasioned by the following circumstance. There
resided in Pam an ambassador from the king of Borneo, who one
night detected the king of Pam in bed with his wife, and
immediately slew him. On the death of the king becoming public,
the people rose in commotion, more for the purpose of plunder
than revenge. In this tumult about 4000 men were slain, and the
Portuguese factors were robbed, and some of their companions
slain. They made their escape to Patane, where they and other
Portuguese asked leave of the