ingratitude Yet the States Generall by the treaty at Breda became obliged to regulate the trade in the East Indies and to observe the former Capitulations concerning Surrinam Which nevertheless the East-and West-India Companies of the Netherlands afterwards refused to performe Knowing that they themselves doe governe the States of Holland as the States of Holland doe governe the States Generall The Deputies of the 18. respective Citties which are sent to the Assemblies of the great and mighty Lords the States of Holland being Directors or participants of the East and West-India Companies The Diputies of the respective Provinces sent to the Assemblies of the high and mighty Lords the States Generall being also Directours or participants of the East and West-India Companies The respective Persons or Lords of the Councells of the States Generall and the States of Holland As also The respective Lords in the severall Collegies or Chambers of their Admiralties in Amsterdam Rotterdam Midleburgh North-Holland and Fâ—â—zland are likewise Directors or participants of the East and West-India Companies of the Netherlands and mostof them Either Brâ—wars Soapâ—boyâ—â—rs Sugerbakers their sonns or Advocates who are also the Magistrates of the respective Citties and â—â—chivens in the severall Courts of Judicature where the Subjects of Forraigne Princes cannot expect Justice in any matters upon Civell Actions brought before them wherein their owne interests are any wayes concerned being both parties and Judges themselves which is a most abominable and intollerable practise â—specially when Appeales are made from those Competent Judges soe termed in the respective Citties unto the Provinciall Court and Superior Court at the â—ague where there cannot be any other Creatures found a moâ—gst them then of the same mould before whome the suites and Complaynts of many orphants and widdowes have been delayed some 20. and some 30. years and left still undetermined who have appealed to Heaven for bengance which at last is fallen upon the Hollanders for their frâ—ude and oppression If Justice cannot be obtained in their Ordinary Courts of Judicature upon civell Contracts and obligations between English-men and Hollanders for matters arising within their owne Country or for debts contracted in England It cannot be expected that any strangers should find releife against any Director or participant of the East or West-India Company upon any cause of action reall or personall for goods lands or money gotten into their hands and possession in forraigne partes for any spoâ—le or trespass whatsoever Committed in the East or West-Indies Where they make warr and peace at pleasure Tantum Imperium Principis quam Patrimonium majus est Ad Reges potestas omnium pertinet ad singulos proprietas And the Casuists affirme that a debitor although Judicially absolved remaynes a debitor untill he hath given satisfaction Jus permaneat semper nec unquam mutetur lex vero scripta saepius In the yeare 1668. The French King in right of Maria his wiâ—e Daughter of Phâ—lip the IV. pretending a tytle to the Spanish Netherlands after the King of Spaines deâ—th entred into Brabant and Flanders with an Armâ—y and toke possession of Châ—rleroy Binch Aâ—â—â—â— Douâ—y Sâ—â—rpe Tournay Oulâ—â—ard Liâ—le Armentiers Cortrick â—â—wxbargh with the bâ—ylewicks Casteleines and jurisdictions to them belonging notwithstanding the Queene had renounced her right and the French King barred himselfe as the Hollanders say by the Pyreenean treaty Which the Lawyers and divines of France affirme to the contrary first in regard the 400000 Spanish Ducates were not payd by the King of Spaine promised in marriage with the Infanta which was the ground of the Pyreenean treaty And Especially for that the Soveraignity of those Provinces could not be alienated seperated or divided from the Crowne by any Colaterall Acts or agreements contrary to the Law of the Country However a triple Alliance was made betweene the King of great Brittaigne the King of Sweeden and the States Generall tending to reconcile France and Spaine and to oppose the French King in his further progresse into the Spanish Netherlands which triple league procured the treaty at Aken and produced an accord that France should for ever injoy those places taken by his Armes and an everlasting peace was concluded in terminis confirming the Pyrenean treaty whereby France was to forsake Portugall and leaue that Crowne to the Mercy of the Spaniards and Hollanders Which was more unjust then the French Kings entrance into Flanders was unreasonable From whence it appears that publick treatys are not like the Laws of the Mâ—ads and Persâ—â—ns The strongest partyes makes the best construction and interpretation of all doubtfull cases In the years 16-0 and 16-1 the French Forces being Exercized in the new conquested Places of Flanders and Brabant the Hollanders were as jealous of such neighbours as the French were troubled at such attendance The States Generall haveing levied 50000. Soldgiers to watch their motions by land and water Then Admirall van Ghent nere the Flemish-coast refused to strick sayle to the Royall Standard of great Brittaigne that was carried in His Majesties owne Brigadine but Answered the demand most contemptuously with powder and ball Afterwards the States General being as unwilling to give satisfaction for such indignites and affronts to his Majestic as they were for spoyles and injuries to his Subjects this present warr insued wherein the King of great Brittaigne and the French King have made an Alliance of mutuall assistance against the Hollanders finding that those Crownes had formerly taken wronge measures to suffer the United Netherlanders which they saved from extirpation to grow â—oe powerfull and great to contend with them and their Allies Which also confirmeâ— the English proverb save a theife from the Gall-house and he will be the first that shall â—utt your throate wherâ—fore the lâ—ague with France proceeds not from such dangâ—rous councells As the Appealants to the Parliament would suggest In the yeare 1671. John de â—â—â—â— Pensionaris of Holland his faction being drunke with success in the former warrs Over ruled that party in the States of Holland who advised to raise a great Army to oppose France by land and suddainly to invade the Bishopp of Munsters Country And to make only a defensive warr against England by guarding their owne Coast But â—â—â—n de â—â—â—â— Argueing that the three Maritine Provinces by reason of their sluices being impregnable by land there was a necessity to keepe the sea open for their trade and Navigation otherwise they would sone become beggers wherefore his Councell was followed and a great fleete out of hand provided to fight both the English and the French which the Hollanders taking their advantage did ingage on the first of June 1672. old stiâ—â— Wherein the Earle of Sandwich and Admirall van Ghent with severall others of both sydes perished when it appeared that the French notwithstanding their naturall courage were better at land then at sea and the English alone if they had persued the victory might have distroyed
confiâ—â—ation And it was Lawfull for the Captaine to prosecute for the Shipp goods in the names of Sir Edmond Turnor and Mr. Carew persuant unto the Letters pattents without subjecting of them to any offence they being Turstees for a Corporation of Creditours and altogether passive in matter of fact Captaine Byrne and all other Captaines had only power to Execute their Commission according to the rules and Directions contained in the Letters pattents if they transgressed those Limitations it was their owne Act and not Sir Edmond Turnors and Mr. Carews The Maxime Qui facit per alterum facit per se is relative to Civell Actions where all things are done persuant to a Lawfull Authority Personall injuries cannot be comprehended within any deputation or Comission whatsoever and it would be of evill consequence if such provisionall sentences should be confirmed and brought into Presidents Being contrary to Law and the very express words of His Majesties grant declared in the sayd Letters Pattens wherein it s mencioned in the last clause of the Pattent that this Royall Comission should be fauorably interpreted and construed in all respects to the benefitt and advantage of Sir Edmond Turnor and George Carew their Executours Administratours and assignes Captaine Edward Lucy and Capt Iohn Holines in prosecution of their Comissions under the sayd Letters Pattents did within the space of three months take sink burne Nine Shipps of the French Dutch and Danes yet they mett with such discouragements at home that rendred their enterprizes rather burthens to themselves and their Friends then any advantage or profitt to the Heires Executous or Creditors of Sir William Courten Sir Paul Pridar and Sir Edward Littleten who were also blamed for spoyling the Kings enemies And Mr. Franklinn to shew an absolute prejudice against Mr. Carew advised Mr. Ioas Everâ—yen a dutch claymor his brother in Law to arrest him in a vexatious action of 1000. pound by writt out of the Admiralty Court upon pretence of a spoyle done by Captaine Heyden to a Hamburger in the month of August 1666. and although sufficient bayle was given into the Court to answere the Action Yett noe prosecution was ever made against him thereupon nor any Costs payd him for his vexatious trouble It is not difficult to register the names of severall Hollanders French-men and Danes that traded all the time of the late warr in the names of Flemings and Hamburgers and that had also their correspondence in England to colour and protect their Shipps and goods by collusive testimonialls and Commissions out of Flanders and the Hantz townes Even as severall Hookers and Dogger boates of Zirrickzee and Herring-buysies of Mazelandsluice Scheydam and Anchusen Fished freely as Oastenders and the Subjects of other neutrall Princes which incouraged the Kings enemies in those times of extreamity Whilst His Majesty of great Brittaigne laboured under all the difficulties imaginable that were brought upon the Kingdome through the corruptions and selfe interests of perticular men In the yeare 1667. After the rage and fury of the sword fyer and pestilence had abated and the King was treating in the territories of the Hollanders at Breda concerning a peace with the States Generall France and Danemarcke the States adventured upon a signall exployt to burne His Majesties Shipps at Chattam Supposing that English men could digest fyer both by land and water then they trâ—â—â—mphâ—ntly insisted that the Act concerning Navigation was disâ—â—â—â—ive to their Commerce and therefore proposed to have aâ— Articlâ— to make it voyde presuming that such treaties might dissanull Acts of Parliament as well as Letters Pattents under the great Seale of England but being advised to the contrary they prevayled onely for a dispensation that all goods coming downe the Rhyne out of Germany to the staple at Dort should be admitted as of their owne growth and transported to England in dutch bottomes Then they insisted upon a further provision to be made for tender Conscienciâ—s concerning all English men that should transport themselves into the united Netherlands for protection which was refused Only in favour of Doctor Richardson Minister of the English Church at Leyden it was consented unto Notwithstanding the Yorkeshire Plott that all Preachers who were come out of His Majesties Kingdomes should be free from any impeachment for treason c. The Hollanders those conquerours as they termed themselves rested not satisfied here but projected severall Articles in generall termes to acquitt and discharge de bene esse all Actions and pretentions whatsoever that his Majestie and his Subjects had against the States Generall and their Subjects from the beginning of the world to the conclusion of that treaty wherein Pouleron was also to be suddainly relinquished that had been 40. years in delivering up persuant to severall former treaties and the Soveraignity of Surrinam to be surrendred which had been only possessed some weekes by the Zeland Capers and retaken from them by the English Here was a strange providence and very remark-able concerning Surrinam and Pouleron This Surrinam was a Colony setled by the Lord Willoughby wherein he had expended all his patternall Estate And this Lord Willoughby was the person that had kept the lands possessions of Sir William Courten and his Heires in the Island of Barbados from the right proprietors under the pretence of a lease from the Earle of Carlilse as Lord Proprietor of the Carebee Islands who had by force supplanted Sir William Courten his tenants officers and Servants after Sir William had setled a Colony there had expended thirty thousand Pounds Sterling upwards in fortifications buildings and planting having first discovered the sayd Island and been three years in quiet possession thereof Pouleron is an Island that belongs to the Heires and Successors of the English East-India Company that first acquired the same by their joynt stock and such an Island that was taken from them orriginally by vyolence which creates noeright annexed to the Hollanders possessions This Island was wasted by the East-India Company of the Netherlands after Cromwâ—lls treaty and all the nuttmegg trees were there distroyed by Capt Kirkhove and his Soldgiers in obedience to the Hollanders Commands the Generall of Batavia which trees were to have bin restored to the English againe in the same condition they were growing This Island was after many long delays delivered to the English but retaken the same yeare againe by the Dutch East-India Company without any satisfaction or price for the spoyle or the soyle whereof the Hollanders esteeme themselves to be for ever acquitted and really discharged without any Act or deed from the orriginall proprietors who could not formerly agree how to draw up a discharge for the 80000. pound Sterling that Cromwell borrowed of them against their will which the Hollanders had payed by Mr. â—illiam Garraways Sollicitation for other damages Nor consent to give him a reward answerable to his paynes for getting that which they lost by their
first Alarum removed all their plate Jewells and fine Lâ—nnen to Delf Layden and Rotterdam This being done in the absence of the Prince the Burgers begun to Câ—amour against him for ill conduct â—aying that they were all betraâ—ed and that the Prince knew of this warr when he was with his Uncle in England in the yeare 1670 making merry with venizon pasties Although the Prince moved altogether by the States order in Mâ—llitary affaires and had not soe much command of the Treasury or Militia as to preferre a Soldgier or reward a servant Princes walke upon narrow bancks where their fortunes dipends upon such giddâ—y peoples â—uâ—ours In the beginning of this yeare 1673. The King of Sweeden interposing as Mediatour betweene all parties Proposed a Generall Treaty for a peace and in the interim a Cessation of Armes the former was seemingly accepted by the States but the later absolutly refused yett underhand they desired a cessation with England at sea for which they would have given 130000. pound Sterling The States Generall finding themselves not able to digest the forces of soe many Kings and Princes at one meale by land without a free vent backward by water for trade Especially for bringing home their East-India Shipps they lost this yeare which were of greater value then the price offered for a Cessation The Hollanders perceiving their money was not soe courrant in England as formerly They Appeared under this strange Carracter of Englands appeale to the Parliament which yett did not doe their turne The Commons gave the King 70000. pound per month for eighteene months towards the further expence of the warr then the Hollanders made a suddaine resolution in the assembly of the States to raise new levies by Capitall lending to sett out a great fleete which money was to be payd in before the first of April 1673. new stile and was done accordingly The people beng moved by a preamble in the Placcate and act for raising the money grounded upon the Lord Chancelors speech in Parliament Especially upon that expression Dilenda Cartago which did surprise the States of Holland Zeland when they were at a straight for ready Cash their Cantores being empty their obligations of little value The Duke of Brandinburgh having lately Caldeized them out of 200000. pound upon a contract for mutuall assistance whereby he was to send the States 12000. foote and 8000. horse to be maintained at a joynt charge but nevertheless he kept both the men and the money for his owne defence upon a better bargaine with the French concerning Clefe and Marke Where severall of his best Townes had been long detained from him by the States Here the Hollanders were payd in their owne coyne who never performed any parte of a publicke treaty further then attended their owne profitt or advantage Now while the States were chaffering about the place of treating they were using all meanes possible to evade it by contracting leagues and Alliances with Spaine and Austria to maintaine the Protestant interest which the Appealants to the Parliament say the Kings Ministers neglected and rather then they would submitt to England or parte with any thing they had gott by fraude and violence they send their Agents to Pomerania Courland Prusia and other neutrall Places to raise both horse and foote to appeare with an Army in the feild as well as a fleete at sea to treat like Soveraigne Princes with their swords in their hands Yet intending noe agreement but upon their owne termes depending upon their bretheren in England and Scotland to accomplish their designes presuming that the Commons there would not have Hollands patience to indure an exspensive warr much longer The States keeping to their old Principalls that there was noe means soe approved under heaven to weaken great Brittaigne as by sowing sedition amongst the people with notions of introducing popery or setting up an Arbitrary Goverment by the French Alliance Although they were not ignorant that it is as impossible for a Roman Catholick to be King of England as a reformed Protestant to be King of France This last Summer the States Generall ingaged the English and French fleets in three sea sights wherein there was noe considerable loss of either syde Excepting Sir Edward Sprague being all fought nere the bancks upon the Coast of Holland Zeland and Flanders where the French were less usefull at sea this yeare then they were the last which incouraged the Hollanders still to boast and publish in all forraigne parts that they had beaten the two mighty Kings againe at sea in three most glorious Victories This report made some persons rashly to say that the English were either traytours or Cowards Notwithstanding Admirall de Ruytter in the last sea fight writt to the States that it was Gods great mercy he could keepe the sea to guard their Coast Although he could not guard the East-India Shipps upon the Coast of Norway not daring to adventure for their protection at sea any further then the States Armies and their Allies did by land for the releife of Mastricht which was surrendred within 14. dayes after the first stormes made by the English and French forces that much surprised the Hollanders to loose such a considerable place in soe short a time Which plainly demonstrates to all the world that those who are Masters of the feild are Masters of the best garrisons even as they that were Masters at sea in the yeare 1667. were Masters of the Royall Charles and the London In the month of October last the Hollanders with their Hackney Appealants degenerated English men charged their Paper gunns againe with new expedients against the meeting of the Parliament and Framed a Letter in a Dutch dresse directed to the King of great Brittaigne dated the 25. of October 1673. stilo novo which they sent by a Trumpeter after they had first distributed many thousand copies in English and Dutch amongst their Friends confederates in England and Holland insinnuating how ready the States Generall had alwayes been to give His Majesty all reasonable satisfaction for avoyding the miseries and Callamities inseperably attending the warr alleadging that they thought the triple Alliance had bound them eternally from any further rupture adding that now the Prince of Orange his interest and theirs being united together with his personall mâ—râ—it those consideratâ—ns might inclyne His Majestie to peace making a deduction of all that had proceeded at Cologne whereby they waued the Lords Plenipotentiares and appealed from the King unto his Subjects And at the same time industriously sett on foote a clamour against the Marriage betweene the Duke of Yorke and the Dutchess of Modena Then the King prorogued the Parliament untill the 7. of Januarij next and in the meane time answered the States Letter from poynt to poynt with was sent back by the same Trumpeter Whereby it appeared that the States Generall had found instruments purposely to deceive his Majesties
the world as the Generallity of his owne Subjects implying from thence that the greatest happines of a King consisted in the prosperity of his Kingdomes And Cardinall Mazarine was of an opinion that an honest man ought not to be a slave unto his word implying from thence aluding to Portugall and Spaine that it was better to vyolate a promise in diverse Cases upon any emergent contingences then to prejudice many millions of people by keeping it The Motto non nobis nati sumus is more properly applicable to such publique Ministers then to private persons It was held for a great virtue amongst the Pagans for any man to love his country certainly then it must be a Damnable vice amongst Christians for any man to hate the land wherein he toke his first breath And there cannot be a greater demonstration of that iniquity then to wound the Honour and reputation of those Princes who represents the glory wisdome courage and conduct of their Subjects and Servants There is noe perfection in man neither doe I beleive that all the best Councellours of Princes are either saints or Angells Yett I am confident that those who sitt upon the topps of Mountaines can see further then they that stand upon Mole hillâ— And that the Caball at white hall as they are termed in the appeale gave the King of great Brittaigne the most wholsome Councill for the honour and interest of England that ever was given within those walls concerning a warr with the Hollanders Advised in such a Juncture of time that the States Generall Hectored both England and France and boasted in the French Court that the King of great Brittaigne had neither money nor creditt to â—eâ—t out a man of warr And in that Juncture when the Comedians and publike Harbours in the United and Spanish Netherlands had their Screenes and Sceans painted with the Trophies of Chattam And even in that Juncture when the Councell of Spaine had rejected any nearer Alliance with Great Brittaigne or to give His Majestie any Assistance whatsoever against the Hollanders that had soe lately insulted ouer him and his Kingdomes The Appealants make a great noise with their Flourishing language against Englands Alliance with France and the prodigious growth of that Kingdome Since the Leagues and Alliances continued soe long betweene France and Holland against Spaine and England and now they feare the dreadfull conquest of the United Provinces and the Spanish Netherlands And say in their 15. 18. and 19. Summary hints to the Parliament that there will be an unavoydable breach with Spaine in case the Alliance with France continues and how fatall the consequences of a Spanish warr will be and then impertinently propounds how much greater the danger will prove if France should conquer Spaine Germany and the United Provinces and lastly says there is noe care taken of the Triple League or of the interest of England and the Protestant Religion Noe man will deney but that Charles the fifth was the greatest Monarche that ever raigned upon the face of the Earth Yett he did some years before his death surrender the Crowne of Spaine and the Seaventeene Provinces to his Sonn Philip the second and the Empire of Germany to his Brother Ferdinando that was chosen King of the Romans Charles the fifth being wearied out with the divisions and troubles amongst the Netherlanders and the German Princes concerning the Priviledges of the Empire and their respective Provinces Philip the second was also wearied out with the dissentions in the Low Countries and assigned the 17. Provinces unto Albertus and Isebella who continued in a state of warr with the Hollanders during their lives And how a French Monarch should expect any greater conquests by all his Armes I cannot apprehend or understand The Dukes of Bavaria and Brandingburgh who stands yett neutrall and other Princes of the Empire would unite their forces effectually if they did forsee the danger of what the Appealants vainely suppose The Northerne Kings and their neighbour Princes in the continent would unite and hinder such a prodigious groweth of France if the King of great Brittaigne should suffer such a progress Which is an Idle circumstance to Imagine The Interest of England is navall power and it is certainly the advantage of His Majestie and his Crownes to continue by all means possible the warr against the Hollanders untill their Fishermen be forced to goe and inhabite againe upon the Coast of England and Scotland And the rest of the Marchants and Mariners be constrained to give better caution for their good behaviour for the future Or be compelled to burne their owne Shipps of warr for a peace as the Carthagineans did 500. of their Shipps and Gallies at the end of the second Punick warr How many times France hath been almost subdued by England many Cronicles and records sufficiently testifies even when England was not soe populous nor soe prompt to Armes and when they had greater diversions from the Scotts that are since united to the Crowne and to give English men their due all the former conquests of the Hollanders were gotten by the bloud and valour of the English whose courage was not abated when the Duke of Monmouth and his Regiment made the first assaults and stormes at the taking of Mastricht It is granted that the French may be as subtill false and insolent as the Hollanders but they are universally more generous and being soe different in their humors and their habitts from the Hollanders there is noe great feare of any accord betweene them Especially since the breach is made soe wide Yett there is an opertunity for the King of great Brittaigne to putt a cheque upon the French in the Spanish Netherlands by possessing a place in the Hollanders power which at present is a Curbe both unto Flanders and Brabant and ought to be rendred to England as a precaution from the Hollanders upon this treatie at Cologne to prevent any mischeife that may happen from France Spaine Holland Ioyntly or severally hereafter All men of understanding or knowledge in History will confess that the French Kings had the Soveraignity of Flanders before the batle of Pavye and that appeales before that time were made to the Parliament at Paris Which after Francis the first renounced the Soveraignity to Charles the fifth for his ransome being taken Prisoner in that batle all appeales in Flanders are made to the Chamber at Mechelen But whether a Soveraigne Prince can by Law renounce any Soveraignity or prerogative of his Crowne without a generall consent of the Kingdome or Principallity that orriginally chose their Kings to protect and defend them who granted the Soveraignities to their Princes and their Heirs Is a question that I shall not undertake to resolve Or whether the Kingdome of Sicily that was divided by the Mediteranean sea from the Continent of Jtally could be transferred to the Crowne of France by the Donation of the Queene Which afterwards upon the perswasion
that one of the dutch company who could not digest soe much bloud and inhumanity writt the true relation of the Strattagem and sent it over land to the English Factors at Aleppo who transmitted it to some Friends at Amsterdam where it was printed in English and dutch to the great Amazment of all man-kind then severall of the Jewes sold their actions in the East-India Company Esteeming their money not safe in the hands of such a corporation that had drawne soe much guilt upon themselves by their most barberous cruelty Foundations layd in bloud cannot support a fabrick â—â—rg but the whole structure will sinck under its owne burthen In the yeare 1621. the truce with Spaine being expired the States Generall proceeded with their armies into â—landers and Brabant And in the same yeare they Established the West-India Company by pattent who watched for the Spanish plate fleets finding it a very profitible warr wherein they could both trade and fight by the benefitt of English and French Portes and shelter themselves for reeâ—uâ—tes upon all accidents of wind and weather in English harbours without Salvage or Toâ—age Notwithstanding the Hollanders could not retallâ—â—â—â— the 〈◊〉 upon thâ—ir 〈◊〉 or assist the English with a Caske of fresh wa◠〈…〉 In the yeare 1622. the Stateâ— Generall pâ—â—â—eving that the massacre at Amboyna had â—â—de a 〈…〉 in Holland they putt forth a proclamâ—tion 〈◊〉 suppress all 〈…〉 at subject promising rewards to any persons that could dâ—scover the Authour of the History in the mâ—â—â—e time thâ—â—r Embaâ—â—adours â—usieâ— themselves at Whitâ—hall to take off the reproach and inâ—amy tâ—aâ—â—â—y upon them in England Where the Sâ—â—ynâ—s of that bloud will nâ—ver bâ— washed out The States Generall during the remaynder of King James his raigne held themselves secure against great Brittaigne that could obâ—â—ruct their Navigation and trade by the dâ—versions given to His Majestie concernâ—â—â— his onely Daughter and her children in Bohemia the Contâ—nuall Complaynts of the Marchants trading to the East-Indies and the divisions and controversies raised in England and Scotland by the seperatâ—â—ts and Brownists that the Hollanders had â—â—rrâ—d up by their sedâ—tious practises and Pamphletts dispersed in all his Majesties Dâ—minâ—onâ— against the Goverment of Church and State Whereupon great numbers of people were growne soe obstinate and uncharitable in England that rather thâ—n to Communicate with their Parochiall Congregations they chosed to live in America amongst the Pagans thinking to find a nearer way to heaven in new England then they were taught in great Brittaigne yett they followed the Hollanders stepps allowing God Almighty noe share in the goverment their Clergie being putt to pensions with liberty to trade for their better subsistance or to adventure their stocks in private men of warr Seperatists and Annabapâ—â—â—â— being fallen from thâ—ir first principalls have craftily learned to defend themsâ—â—ves by armes and like Hollanders and Zeelanders pretend they may take any thing from the enemies of Christ Jesus In the yeare 1625. King James died and likewise Prince Maurice then the States Generall sent their Embassadours into England to treat with King Charlâ—s the first concerning a league offensive and defensive against Spaine which they effected and agreed that it should continnue untill the Paltzgrave should be restored and the States Generall setled however that for the space of fifteene years neither party should treat upon any peace or truce without the consent of both This treaty being concluded at Southampton was signed the 25. of November 1625. whereunto the States Generall annexed their proteâ—â—ation in theise words following viz That if his Majesty should not be satisfied within a prefixed time concerning the Massacre and spoyle of his subjects at Amboâ—na committed by the Hollanders that then his Majestie might seeke satisfaction by reprisalls or other wise Which notwithstanding the protestation there was noe satisfaction or reparation obtained during the raigne of King Charles the frst As the Hollanders could never bring King James into any league soe King Charles could never bâ—â—ng the States Generall to any performance The next yeare after the treaty the States Generall in stead of Equipping out Shpps against Spaine they send twenty Shipps of warr to â—â—list the French King at Rochell and the Isle of Ree to the great oppression of the Protestants in that Kingdome where notwithstanding the new Alliance made by the Marriage betweene the King of great Brittaigne and Hâ—nriâ—tta Maria a Daughter of France Yett Cardinall Râ—â—helâ—â—â—u contrary to promises and agreements depressed the Hugonetts at Home but assisted the Protestant Princes with men and money a broade holding it to be the interest of France to keepe under any rising party there but to incourage and strengthen them in all other places to oppose Spaine and the House of Austria their enemies The foure intire subsidies given to King Charles the first in the beginning of his raigne being expended with other monies towards reliefe of Nochell against the forces of France and Holland they both knew the depth of his Majesties pâ—â—â—se aâ—d the strenght of his armes during his time and toke their Measâ—res accordingly knowing that his revenue was not sufficient for any action to question France or the States Generall for any sâ—oyles or incroâ—thments upon his Majesty or his subjects whatsoever In the yeare 1630. the King of Spaine desirous of a peace with England offered satisfaction for wrongs and injuries done then the King of great Brittaigne acquainted the States Generall thereof and would have included them in the treaty at Madrid according to the forementioned agreement but the States Generall upon the first rumour of an overture for peace entred into a further league with France and agreed upon Articles with that Crowne to devide the Spanish Netherlands Equally betweene the French and the United States and soe they left the King of England at liberty to doe what he pleased with the Spaniard the States Generall refusing a peace with Spaine upon any conditions whatsoever It was against the interest of Holland and their Religious concernments to end the warr soe longe as there were plate fleets and other spoyles to be had upon such easie termes During the subsequent tenn years when the King of great Brittaigne was at peace with France Spaine the States Generall and all the world in a common Amity with the Crowne of England excepting the East and West-India Companyes of the Netherlands a rebellion broake out in Ireland the Scotts invaded England and the whole Kingdome divided into Factions every man driveing on his owne perticular interest neglecting the publick during that longe vacation of Parliaments while the Hollanders ingrossed all manner of Navigations and traffiâ—que sayling in light built bottomes to English plantations The native seamen were then discouraged port townes decayed Cloathing townes depopulated trade insenceably declyned and the comon people became miserable and pore in the midst of plenty In the Conclusion of those tenn
â—imor yeildeth sandell wood tortell shell and waxe which is carried to Maâ—â—aâ—â—ar Timer is for the most part Inhabited by portingalls their is Bezoar and black amber to be found Borneo is rich with dâ—â—monds and pearlâ—s whereunto the great Materan pretendeth but he is not obayed here is pepper Benjamine camphire Aquilwood calamâ—ack Bâ—zâ—ar c. The diamâ—nds are bâ—ttâ— then on the coast but the Natives are trâ—aâ—bâ—rous and blood thâ—â—tye Mallacca which belongs to the Company is not the trade which is used to be in Callacâ—â—s brought thither by the Moores nor pâ—â—pâ—r which is now found at Iamâ—y on the west-coast of Sumatra here is â—â—dâ—o ponco beleiued to be a good medicine againâ—â— agâ—es it is found in the heads of porcupines and are sâ—â—â—d â—â—r â—â—â— hundred Rixdollâ—rs and upwards Aichien reduced by the Company Anno 1664. â—â—re is store of pâ—pper gould and campâ—â—â—â— bettâ—r thâ—n that of Japan the Company â—ad three hundred pound â—aight of gould here last year there pâ—pper is to be sould to none but the Company and that at a certaine price Ciâ—o is posâ—â—st by the Company who protect the Inhabitants against those of of 〈◊〉 â—â—re are greâ—t quantâ—ties of Oliphants Rhinoceros Tigers and other beasts In Japan the Company have their trade on the Island Nangâ—sacky where the Chineses trade very much it yeilds gould silver Alcomy copper camphire and lackworke the Government of Japan is written and described in a treatise by Caron In China the Company have but one Factory at Hocksieuw where trade is not admitted without difficulty Especially if the company send not an Ambassador thither On the Island Formosa the Company have a place called Colang in hope to bring the trade thither the Island is governed by the Son of Coxmia In the Kingdome of Torquin there was in the year 1664 Averie great Crop of silke The Kingdome of Cambodia from whence the company trades to Japan with small profit the Chiefe commodities are muske Benjamine sappan wood Buck and Buff hides their hornes and some Tinn Siam yeilds Buckskins which are carried to Iapan and good store of Tinn but the toll or custome is verie high Bengale is under the Command of the great Mogol where the company hath a peaceable trade for silke fine callicoes muske and sugar In Cormandel they have severall Factories where they buy store of callicoes and sell them through out whole India Massilipatnam yeilds diamonds from the Mine Golcanda Gum Lack and Iron besides other Marchandises At Pegu under the Goverment of Cormandell are the best Rubyes of all India In Persia the company have two Factories one at Camron the other at Spahan where goods are sould at great profit Especially sugars paying small tâ—lls but their silke is verie deare In regard of the contract made with the Persians Anno 1651. At Suratt and Gusarat the company â—ells great quantities of spices for â—allicoes and diamonds At Ceilon that rich Island for Cinnamons all was in good condition At Batavia the Garrison was about 2000. strong where the company for want of mony take it at Interest and pay one and a halfe and two per cent for a month In Batavia was a good Cargo to be sent home but by reason of the waâ—r with England six of the best Shipps were kept there that they might not fall into the hands of the Enemie The English have little or no trade at Bantam Maccassar Iamby Bâ—ngale Cormandell Surat and Persia Through want of mony and comodities wherewith if the company were supplied they would carry the whole trade of India The Cape bon Esperance was in good condition the Garrison 500 strong labouring to finish the Castle There they want Slaves to manure the Land and wood for fire and timber the Vines and Olive trees grow there very well At Sumatra from Jamby Palambaâ—gh Andrigoi Achien all Faâ—â—orâ—â—s in the sayd Island where no other Nation now is admitted to buy pâ—pper At Queda from Perah Ligor is a reasonable trade for tinn from Arracan they have rice and Slaves for there service at Batavia from the coast of Cormandâ—â—l 250. Thousand pounds yearly in Callioes THe yearly returnes from India Amounts unto twelve hundred Thousand Pound Sterling and upwards one yeare with another in time of peace Their Equipage and charge of goods last year sent amounted to -60000 pound Sterling The Over-plus is divided unto the participants or imployed in the payment of debts The originall stock of the Companie was 600000. pound sterling Amsterdam hath an halfe parte of the stock â—eland a fourth parte â—elf and stotterdam an eight parte Horne and Enchusen and eight parte They have 140. saile of Shipps effective in service and 250â—0 men Mariners and Land Soldgiers The Company being first setled in the year 1602. have improved themselves to a great â—eight â—p the deffects of the English All which was orriginally raised out of pickled Herrings and Codd-fish takâ—n upon the English coaâ—t â—â—nce Queene Elizebeth toke the Hollanders into â—â—r protection Whereby they supplyed not only themselves and France but sâ—rvâ—d thâ— vast armies of Austria and Spaine Sweeden and Poland who made a great consumption of those Fish that increased the Hollanders wealth anâ— strenght Which may be soner retrenched by an Honourable peacâ— and industrious Acts of invitation then by a treadious distrutive warr IN the years 1666. and 1667. there happned Severall Remark-able things not to be forgotten The King of great Brittaigne having the yeare before granted Speciall Letters of Reprisall against the Hollanders unto Sir Edmond Turâ—or Knight and George Carâ—w Esq their Executors Administrators and assignes in consideration of the great losses and damages that Sir William Courten and Sir Paul Pyndar had sustained by the United Netherlanders to continnue Effectuall in the Law untill the summe of 151612. Pound Sterling should be reprized from the States Generall and their Subjects or satisfied by the East-India Company of the Netherlands Whereupon severall comissions were granted to diverse Captaines conformable to the Letters pattents from his Majestie who in persuance thereof brought in many Shipps sayling from the enemies Ports built in the enemies Countries laden with enimies goods and bound to the enemies Citties and townes Yett they were coloured and claymed by English Marchants or the Subjects of neutrall Princes and States who by Extrajudiciall proceedings obtained such orders and reports that cleared the sayd Shipps and their ladings excepting those that were fraighted with salt Viniger and Chesâ—nutts not worth the duties and charge of contending But during those prosecutions severall of the Captaines detained some Shipps according to the Customes of other Nations to be tryed by judiciall hearings in the Admiralty Court upon presumptions that the Shipps and goods belonged to the French Dutch or Danes all then in confederacy and declared enemies to the King Yett they were discharged even upon those very Circumstances that in other countries English Shipps and their ladings had bin often
Jacobsz  Bewinthebbers or Directors of the East-India Company elected for life Johan Munter Burgermaster Cornelis Gravelandt Sâ—hepen Daniel Bernards Mr. Johan Huydekoper Burgermaster Johan Hulst Schepen  Nicolas vande Cappelle Schepen Mr. Lambert Reynst Idem Jeronymus de Haes Cornelis van Vlooswijck Idem Dierick Tulp Schepen Hendrick Brauwer of Leyden Pieter van Loon. Nicolas Pancras Burgermaster Dr. Gillis Valckenier Burgermaster Hendrick Scholten  Isaac Hochepiet Iunior Cornelis Backer Schepen Cornelis Silvius Pieter de Graef Hendrick Becker Mr. Pieter van Dam their Advocate Bewinthebbers or Directors of the West-India Company elected for life Jacob Pergens Johan van Erpecum Johan Rijckaerts Nicolas van Beeck Dierick Spiegel Schepen Mr. Arnout Hooâ—t Schepen Hans Bontemantel Schepen Isaac van Heuvel Mr. Cornelis Kloeck Schepen Mr. Pieter Schaep Schepen Mr. Michiel ten Hove their Advocate Burgemasters Schepenen and Raden elected in Midleburgh the last of Iuly 1673. to serve for the following yeare Burgermasters Mr. Willem Brauwer Mr. Christiaen Thibault Schepenen or Judges â—aden or Common Councell Mr. Gillis Munninex Iohan Schorer Iohan le Sage Iohan Lampsen Mr. Iacobus Pecâ—ius Mr. Fredrick Huyssen Mr. Ioris Brest Iohan Boudaen Benjamin Rawle Mr. Pieter Duvelaer Mr. Gualterus vander Poort Isaac Vervaecq Mr. Sampson de Keyser Iohan Blondel Mr. Iohan Honinck Mr. Iohan Becker Steven Voet. Dr. Gelenus Tresel Laurens Willemsz Verpoorten Mr. Iohan vande Poele Mr. Iohan Petri vanden Brande Dr. Anthom Everaerâ—s  Mr. Aegidius Malliaert Mr. Arnout vanden Helm Pensionaris Lords of the Admirallity in Zeland Reynier vander Beke of Midleburgh Cornelis Pous of Sirickzee N. Eversdijck of Tergoes Bonifacius Vryberghen of Tertoâ—n G. Inghels of Flushing Pieter Munninex of Terveer Van Beveren of Dort Borst van Waveren of Amsterdam Panhuysen of Uytrecht Daniel Fannius Fisead Iohan Steengracht Secretary Memorandum That in all Admiralties there are 3. Lords of other Provinces joyned Directors of the East-India Company for Zealand are 12. elected to serve for their lives and have stipends with other perquisites worth respectively to every man 300. pound Sterling par annum Iohan le Sage Burgermaster Gillis Munâ—nex Burgermaster Alexander de Munck Pieter Boudaen Arnout vanden Helm Pensionaris or Recorder of Midleburgh David van Reyghensberghe Willem de Nastauw Hâ—â—râ— van Odijâ—k Premier Noble Willem Brauwer Burgermaster Daniel Fannius Fisâ—â—â— of the Admirallity Iacob van Hooren Burgermasters of Flishing Apollinius Ingels Burgermasters of Flishing Cornelis Kien of Terveer Directors of the West-India Company for Zeland van Midleburgh Johan vande Poele Johan Lampsen Johan Rodemaecker Johan Ronberghe van Vlissiaghen De Heer van Hecke De Heer van Peeren van Tervere De Heer Lendert Tyssen van ter-Tolen De Heer Johan Gripskercke Den Advocaet vande Compagnie De Heer vander Heyde Memorandum That the Magistrates of Midleburgh and Flushing will not trust any of their moneys upon the securities of lands houses or Comptores in Zeland for feare of the Comon people who they have betrayed into the warr but remitt the greatest parts of their Estates to London Amsterdam and Antwerpe where they find trusteefor the same to imploy their monies at interst Mr. Daniel Fannius G. Engels have gotten 15,000 pound sterling by this warr the last Mr. Engels upon the his late mariage before the warr gave the account of his Estate to be 4000. pound sterling now it s valued at 80000. pound as by his rates in Assesments taxes appears They the Boudaâ—ns are the Cheife parchasours in surrinam and have many considerable plantations there THe Burgermasters of the Citties in their severall Jurisdictions account themselves Soveraignes The Pensionaris is the Recorder The Schepen are the Judges who with the Burgermasters doe heare and determine all causes both Civell and Criminall The Raden are the Common Councell Out of whom and the Colledge of the Ridersâ—hape which is their gentry or Nobility that have one voice in the 19. The Deputies are chosen which they send to their Assemblies of the States of Holland who levys money upon extraordinary Cases from their respective Provinces The Deputies sent to the States Generall are chosen out of the same people who are only stipendaries of the Provinces and doe noe Acts of state but by the directions and consent of their respective Soveraignes which they serve The Lords of the Admiralty who are the Judges of all Sea affaires and from whome there is noe appeale but to the States Generall are likewise selected out of those Magistrates and people The Gecomitteerde â—aden or Councell of the States of Holland who continue at the Hague all the yeare and act according to their instructions as a Court of Judicature in all Cases concerning the publike revenues and deale in matters concerning the Militia and payments of money as also for bringing in the severall repartitions allotted upon the respective Citties and divisions towards the publike charge of the Country are also chosen out of theise and such like worthy members The Provinciall Court of Judicature of Holland and West-Frizland which consist of a certaine number are also elected out of the Common Councells c. And sent from the respective Citties and continues all the yeare at the Hague excepting the times of their vacations vnto whome appeales are made from the Scheepen or Competent Judges of the Citties Then after a teadious time of trouble and Expence if Sentences be Irregulary given by the Provinciall Court as very often times they are Appeales are made from them vnto the Hoghen â—aedt or Supreame Court of Judicature at the Hague who are likewise chosen out of the Persons aforesayd and sent from the respective Citties to the Hague who also remaynes constantly there and have an influence one upon the other being of the same principalls against all Forraigners Then after their Sentences definitive if the Plantifes or defendents have not expended all their patience money and creditt They may have revisions of their lamentable Cases upon security for Costs to some parte of the Supreame Court of Judicature and 3. or 4. of the Deputies of the States Generall who are fae similes and Governed by the people And after all this time spent and oppressions layd upon strangers if they should complayne to their respective Princes or their Embassadours abroade or Ministers of State at home The Hollanders impudently reply that they are Soveraigne States and who shall be Competent judges in Civell Actions betweene them and other Soveraignes or the Subjects of both in such Cases but some neutrall Prince which cannot be found that will intermedle with such a perverse and wicked generation as the Holland Soveraignes are being soe teadious in their resolutions soe tumultuous in their practises and soe vncertaine in all their treaties and contracts that noe Prince can have any due ` Performance of agreements from soe many Soveraignes Soveraignities without a reall caution given by the Generality that might be a cheque upon them both by sea and
land which may be obtained in this Juncture by the King of great Brittaigne to all intents and purposes Where the Soveraignity is in the Common people there is noe sence of Honour or honesty And where Roberies and spoyles have been often committed at noone day there cannot be any security without greater Caution The Personall Security of those Soveraigne Provinces and of the Soveraigne Citties are of litle value since the Lords of Midleburgh who have gott soe much by privatering that were all obliged to make good their Banck of Lending or Lumbard cannott be made lyable to answere the pore orphants Widdows and others whose moneys are drawne by those Magistrates out to the value of many hundred thousand pounds Sterling and now the Lumbard is become Banckrupt the pore people and Creditors are ready to perish for want And the Banck of Amsterdam is not infallable where soe many bills of exchange are payd with paper ticketts there being not halfe soe much money in specie as the Banck hath taken in upon Creditt There is noe reason that the King of great Brittaigne should take the word of those States who cannott as they are Soveraigues prevaile with any of their owne Subjects to trust them with 100. pound in money or goods to be payd by the publicke although they would give their obligations for it unless they would oblige themselves as private persons whose Estates are visible in actions as Directors or Participants of the East and West-India Companies That are soe unwilling to part with any thing to Strangers upon any termes whatsoever which they have gotten into their hands and possessions by unrightuousnes as appeares by the three severall Cases following Yett neverthclcss the Appealants to the Parliament say It is the interest of great Brittaigne to support the Hollanders and their Government The Continuation of the Case between Sir William Courten his Heirs and Assignes AND The East-India Company of the Netherlands concerning the Ships Bona Esperanza and Henery Bonaventura to the 23. of Decemb. 1673. With some Considerations annexed and Octjections answered SIR William Courten late of London Marehant Endimion Porter Esquire John Weddal Nathaniel Mountney George Townesend Thomas Kynaston Marchants and divers others Participants with them set forth severall great Shipps laden with money and Marchandizes for the Coast of India China and Japan in the yeare 1636. 1637. and following years for trading voyages persuant to their Letters Patents under the great Seal of England After the death of Sir William Courten William Courten his Son and Heir and the surviving Partners set forth the said Ships Bona Esperanza and Henery Bonadventura inter alia in the year 1641. forsupply of their Factories and to bring home their Effects from India and Parts adjacent Afterwards William Courten being indebted to divers Persons in severall great summes of Money amounting unto 100000. Pounds and upwards for which Sir Edward Littleton his Brother in Law stood obliged The said William Courten did by his indenture and Bill of sale dated the 26. day of April 1642. grant and assigne all his Interest and share of stock in the said Ships and Factories in India to Sir Edward Littleton for his indempnity from the said debts provided the surplus should be returned to the said Courten Afterwards William Courten and Sir Edward Littleton reciting the first Bill of sale and a great debt of 24800. Pounds due to Sir Paul Pindar they grant and assigne unto Sir Paul all their Interest share of stock in the Ships Bona Esperanza and Henery Bonadventura with all Freights proceeds by a tripartite Indenture and Bill of Sale dated the 19. of December 1642. Provided that the surplus should be applyed towards the discharge of Sir Echrard Luttuten's ingagements On the 25. of June in the year 1643. the said Ship Bona Esperanza with her lading was taken in an hestile manner in the Streights of Mallacca in her passage from Goa towards Maccao in China by two Ships of warr called the Vendilo and Portugallo commanded by Captain Vermerren and Captain Gecland and the Lieutenant of the Fort at Mallacca belonging to the East-India Company of the Netherlands under a pretence that Mr. Courten and his Partners traded with the Portugalls their Enemies not withstanding there was a Truce made between the King of Portugall and the States Generall for ten years in all parts of the Indies and Europe which was concluded at the Hague on the 12. of June 1641. by Don Tâ—â—â—â—â— de Mendoca Furtado Embassadour from Don John King of Portugall In the same year 1642. the Officers of the said East-India Company toke the Ship Henry Benadventura with her lading into their possession near the Island Mauritius and converted both the Ships and Goods to their own use to the loss and damage of Mr. Courten aud his Assignes and the rest of the Partners the summe of 85000. Pounds Sterling as by the proofs taken in the High Court of Admirallity in England appears On the 5. of September 1644 the Proprietors having addressed themselves to the High Court of Admirallity and procured an Admonition to be given unto Monsr Albertus Joachimy the States Embassadour then resident in England Intimating that they intended to examine Witnesses â—â— perpetuam rei meinortam concerning the spoyls and damages of the said Ships and lading Which Admonition was also affixed upon one of the Pillars of the Royall Exchange where it remayned eight dayes publickly to the end that the East-India Company of the Netherlands or any Person for them might retaine a Proctor to cross examine any of the said Witnesses if they pleased In the year 1647. Sir Paul Pinder makes a Procuration or Letter of attorney to Jonas Abeels of Amsterdam Marchant dated the 11. of Feb. 1647. old â—â—â—le and also sent him an authentick Copie of the said tripartite indenture attested by Iosua Mamet of London Publicq Notary In the year following William Courten being insolvent by reason of other losses absented himself and went privately to the Hague to Mr. Iacob Pergens who was not ignorant of the Premises in every circumstance having received the perticulars of the damages amounting unto 85000. Pound yet nevertheless to imbroil the Subjects of both Nations he perswaded Mr. Courten to make another Bill of sale dated the 22. of February 1648. reciting therein that Mr. Courten being indebted to Mr. Pergens in severall summes of monie he granted and assigned all his right and interest in the said Ships and lading to him the said Pergens Provided that Pergens should pay the surplus over and above his pretended debt to such person and persons lawfull clayming under Courten which bill of sale was signed by William Courten and Iacob Pergens and attested by Dominiâ—â—ue Coulyn David Goubard and Salomon vander Heyde publicq Notary in the Hague In the month of May following Gerrit Coren Publicq Notary at Amsterdam by order of Ionas Abeels insinuated his Procuration from Sir Paul Pindar and the Originall bill