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May 3.
The Hague.
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660. Carleton to Sec. Naunton. Barnevelt's execution, with the
vacation of the fair, have delayed the [Dutch] East India merchants,
from making any report of their treaty in England to the States ;
they are gone to Amsterdam to speak first to the Company, and
return hither in a day or two. [Extract from Holland Corresp.]
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May 4.
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661. Court Minutes of the East India Company. Oaths taken
by Robt. Washborne, Thos. Chancye, Walter Mountford, and Edward
Withers "for due performance of the trust reposed in them." Account
of a riot among the carpenters of the King's yard at Deptford
and the Company's yards, 200 or 300 of them violently taking and
carrying away certain apprentices out of the Company's yards at
Deptford and Blackwall with a drum struck up before them ; resolution
to punish the ringleaders. Gratuity to James Bag, searcher of
Plymouth. Gomersoll dismissed. Petition read of Matthew Saywell,
boatswain in the Charles. Oaths taken by Andrew Burrell,
Edward Lee, Edward Seager, Robt. Frauncis, Wm. Fishe, Thos.
Buttresse and Rich. Collyns, the Company's officers.
Minutes of a General Court. Discussion on the sale of the indigo.
Sale of commodities with names of the purchasers and the prices.
[Five pages and a half. Court Bk. IV., 339-345.]
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May 4.
Aboard the
Sampson,
riding in Saddow
Road.
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662. John Jourdain to Robt. Johnson at Jambi. Arrival of the
Sampson and Hound ; wishes to see him on board as to the state of
Jambi, and leave William Webb in his place. Whether he has
sufficient favour with the King of Jambi to expel the Dutch ;
advises him thereon, and to inform the King that they have determined
to shut the Dutch clean out of the Indies. Begs he will send
him all kinds of provisions. [One page. O.C., Vol. VII., No. 798.]
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May 7 to
June 25.
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663. Minutes of consultations between 7 May and 25 June 1619,
as follows:-
May 7.-At Acheen, present Capt. Robt. Bonner, chief commander,
Wm. Nicolls, chief merchant, Richard Fursland, Daniel
Wight, and Abraham Bonde. The offer made to the King of Acheen
for his pepper declined.
May 27.-At Acheen, present as above. Concerning their repair
to Court about purchase of the King's pepper ; "if we deal not with
him, his subjects dare not deal with us."
June 3.-At Acheen, present as above. The King's refusal to
have any more speech about the price of his pepper ; resolved to give
his price, otherwise their future good hopes of trade at Tiku will
be frustrated.
June 5.-At Acheen, present as above. As to the quantity of
pepper to be bought at the King's price, who refuses to give credit.
To ask whether the King would take iron for his customs and
vouchsafe trade at Tiku.
June 25.-At Acheen, present as above. Concerning the disposal
of the merchants resident there. Reasons for the departure of
Nicolls with the Dragon. Trade denied at Tiku to the Rose,
Osiander, and Gift, but procured by extraordinary gifts in three
several voyages by the Hollanders for two years, to expire Aug. 1620,
no other means left to the English factory than to supply ordinary
expenses ; and the King's promise to give Nicolls trade for two
years at Tiku on his return from England. Nicolls complains of
being unjustly accused by the Company ; his departure for England
in the Dragon concluded on. Fursland to succeed as chief. [Three
pages. O.C., Vol. VII., No. 799.]
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May 10.
Aboard the
Sampson, in
Saddow Road.
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664. John Jourdain to John Johnson at Jambi. To send a small
junk to Succadana to Cokayne with money and commodities, and
move the King of Jambi about buying his pepper yearly, "which if
he will yield unto, we will forthwith begin to make our house more
larger and fire-free, and defend him from any wrong that shall be
offered by any." Must excuse himself from giving any powder by
reason of our wars. Requests him to buy all the roes of fish he can
get and other salt fish and provisions for the ships. [One page.
O.C., Vol. VII., No. 804.]
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May 12.
Dover.
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665. Viscount Doncaster to Carleton. Heads of the King's instructions
to himself, one of which is to make the States understand
the discontent of his Majesty at the disagreement of the merchants
"and his after so long and painful a treaty of accord ;" but now the
King's health will permit, he doubts not being able to compound
their differences with equity ; "and their association being a matter
that so nearly and highly concerns the weal of both countries, his
Majesty will neither spare any travail to effect it, nor be in anything
more partial to either side than if they were both his own
subjects." [Extract from Holland Corresp.]
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May 14-17.
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666. Court Minutes of the East India Company. The "mutinous
carpenters" at Blackwall punished. English wheat found to be as
good as French wheat for biscuits, tho' the latter was formerly held
to be the best. Articles of a treaty concluded between the English
and Dutch Commissioners, the point for forts in the Moluccas and
Bandas the only one in difference, the Dutch having resolved that
England should have a third of all the spices in those parts and all
the pepper at Bantam. Having one fort at Pooloroon, the Company
conclude that they should demand the right to build others at
Ternate, Motir, and Pooloway, believing four forts to be as honourable
and safe for themselves as eight, and are satisfied with the proportion
of spices and pepper agreed on. As to the charges to be
incurred and the number of ships of war, five at Surat and four at
Bantam, to procure trade of the Chinese. &c. The King made
known the willingness of the States Commissioners to refer themselves
to him to overrule the business ; the Company of the same
mind, after making known their desires to his Majesty.
May 17.-Letter read from the King, dated Greenwich, 15th inst.,
desiring to have one-half of the goods taken from the Earl of Warwick's
ship in the Indies, which belong to his Majesty, delivered to
the Marquis of Buckingham for the King's use. Resolved to make
it appear to his Majesty that they regard not the goods, or the
part, being the moiety, although it were a matter of greater value,
or are they desirous to gain by such courses, but intended only the
preservation of their trade, to secure his Majesty's subjects and
preserve his Majesty's honour there, and are therefore willing to leave
the whole to his Majesty's disposal, which being found but a small
sum between 900l. and 1,000l., they were contented to have it made
up an even 1,000l., and so presented to the King. Discussion
thereon, but the resolution confirmed. [Two pages and a half.
Court Bk. IV., 345-347.]
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1619 ?
May 17 to
Sept. 21.
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667. "Piece of a running jornall kept by some Inglish captive
aboard some one of ye Holland ships in ye East Indies." The first
entry.-"This day the whole fleet came to anchor in Jacatra road."
May 20.-The Hollanders took the Javans' (sic)Castle from them with
24 pieces of ordnance and the loss of one man and five hurt ; the
Hollanders had 1,000 men, but thousands of blacks, who all fled, and
the Hollanders set fire to their houses. May 25.-A fleet of 16 ships
came to anchor in Bantam road. May 28.-They had from the
shore 60 of the men which had been taken by the English in the
Black Lion. June 11.-I sent a letter to Bantam House. June 13.-
Twelve ships set sail from Bantam to Jacatra ; anchored in Jacatra
road 15. June 20.-Three junks taken by the Sea Wolf. July 2.-
"I came into the Wappen, and we had two men run away, and the
Unicorn came into Jacatra road." Aug. 15.-William Swetland
died. Sept. 21, the last entry.-"The Harlume's prize came from the
Moluccas with some cloves and six Englishmen." [One page and a
quarter. O.C., Vol. VII., No. 800.]
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May 20.
Greenwich.
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668. Walter Balcanquall to Carleton. The States Commissioners
received good contentment from the King and Council on Whit-Monday.
"We five" dined with the King on the Tuesday, were
used very graciously, and much questioned. Visited the Commissioners
after, who said how honourable and just the King was in
their cause, that they were like to agree with the Council. [Extract
from Holland Corresp.]
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May 21.
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669. Court Minutes of the East India Company. Letter read
from Secretary Calvert on behalf of Cooke, sometime servant to
Sir Wm. Craven, deceased, for his freedom. Knowing how such
letters are often drawn from such persons, the Deputy Governor is
requested to ascertain from Mr. Secretary if it be a thing he desires,
it shall be granted for his sake, but if otherwise, then to request to
be forborne. Petition read of William the father and Benjamin the
brother of Henry Patteson, deceased, concerning his wages and goods.
Request of the Countess of Pembroke to have a lease of Crosby
House from the Company ; some of opinion that my Lord of Northampton
is willing to have her ladyship out because he intends to sell
it and put the money into the Company's stock. Committee appointed,
to confer thereon. Langley's business concluded. Letter
read from Thos. Spurway, from Bantam 7 Sept. last (see ante,
No. 424), which was brought by a French ship to St. Malo. The
most material points of the letter to be copied and given to his
Majesty and most of the Lords and English Commissioners to make
appear the insupportable wrongs against the English, and to petition
the King (see ante, No. 425, I.) to take them into his consideration
and give relief, "being of opinion, by the carriage of these abuses,
that this treaty hath been but a colour to give time to work all
these mischiefs against the English, and therefore fit to press it home
unto his Majesty." Letter of thanks to be written for the courtesy
of the French at St. Malo. [Two pages and a half. Court Bk.
IV., 347-350.]
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May 21.
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670. Consultation held aboard the Moon ; present, Sir Thos.
Dale, Martin Pring, and Aug. Spalding. Sir Thos. Dale, admiral
to go for Engano with the Moon, Clove, Globe, Peppercorn, Advice,
and the Dragon's Claw, to try and recover the moneys cast away in
the Sun ; from thence sail for the Coromandel coast, send the Claw
to Capt. Pring, who, with the James Royal, Unicorn, New Year's
Gift, and Bee, will sail for Pulicat, Masulipatam, and Pettapoli. The
Rose to be sent to Priaman and Tiku to meet Capt. Robert Bonner
and advise him of proceedings with the Dutch and of the place of
meeting in September next. [One page. O.C., Vol. VII.,
No. 801.]
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May 21.
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671. Minutes of a Court held aboard the Moon. Owen Bodman,
for burning the Black Lion, breaking open the chests, mutiny, and
breaking the master's head, is sentenced to be hanged at the main
yard until he be dead ; James Littill, Adam Douglas, and - Domingo,
Bodman's confederates, also found guilty of burning the Black
Lion, to receive ten stripes upon the bare back aboard each of the
seven great ships of the fleet ; Barnard Wright, for his slanderous
speeches, to receive 40 lashes aboard the Clove, and then be turned
for a foremast man. Victualling of the fleet, four days in the week,
flesh one meal a day, the other three days rice, sugar, candy, and
butter. Signed by Sir Thomas Dale, Aug. Spalding, Peter Bowers,
John Munden, John Hatch, John Roberts, John Cottwell, Richard
Yard, William Crascom, Richard Newall, and William Reckes.
[This is dated 21 May 1618, evidently by mistake. Two pages and
a quarter. O.C., Vol. VII., No. 802.]
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May 25-28.
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672. Court Minutes of the East India Company. Opinion that
the unkind carriage of the Dutch and their malice against the
English, as exhibited in the abstract of the letter from the Indies
(see ante, No. 424), should rather persuade the English to an agreement,
although upon some unequal terms, seeing it is so generally
desired, and that without it there is danger of the overthrow of the
whole trade ; resolution to submit to his Majesty's wisdom and let
the article of forts "rest unperfected" until they hear out of the
Indies, as it is hoped hereafter the Dutch may be drawn to yield
to forts. Petition of William and Benjamin, father and brother of
Henry Patteson, deceased, about his estate. Letter read from Sir
Thos. Wilson, from "the office of his Majesty's papers," in behalf of
Walter, brother to Richard Cocks, factor in the Indies ; Sir Thos.
Hewet willing to disburse part of the money to apprentice Walter
Cocks, requests the Company to pay the remainder out of the salary
set apart by Richard for the relief of his brother. Suit of old Mrs.
Walldo about her brokes, she having sold 200l. of her adventure in
the new joint stock to John Eaglefield. Burrell found very backward
in building some of the great ships ; supposed that he undertakes
morethan he can manage. Committee appointed to confer with Browning
and Tranckmore as to building ships at Ipswich and Shoreham.
May 28.-David Bourne's debt. Petitions read of John Floyde,
surgeon in the Charles, about paying freight for his goods ; and of
Christopher, Richard, and Henry, the three sons, Jane Lewis and
Anne Stephens, widow, the daughters of Henry Wagstaffe, concerning
legacies left to them by their deceased father, which Thomas
Chapman had recommended to his care as overseer of the will
during their minority, but he dying, John Trout, Chapman's executor,
refuses to satisfy said legacies. [Four pages. Court Bk. IV.,
350-354.]
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May 28.
The Hague.
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673. Carleton to Sec. Naunton. Seventeen of the (Dutch) East
India Company have this day resolved with the States on the
points in difference between them and our merchants, in conformity
to what was set down by the King, as they say, at their last audience
at Greenwich on Whit-Monday (17 May) as an indifferent course
betwixt them. Upon the answer of these letters some of these
merchants are to go over again to conclude the business. The
honour and thanks is by the States ascribed wholly to his Majesty.
[Extract from Holland Corresp.]
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May 28.
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674. Sir Clement Edmondes to Carleton. The treaty concerning
the East Indian affair is this day made and concluded, and the Commissioners
on both sides have shook hands upon it. Hopes it will
produce effects to the satisfaction of both parties. Encloses the
articles agreed on, which, being the first copy made, Carleton is to be
sparing to publish. [Holland Corresp.]
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May 29.
St. Martin's
Lane.
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675. Sec. Calvert to Carleton. What passed between the States
and Carleton, touching the trade of the East Indies now in question,
was to very good purpose ; the King particularly observed the
manner of his arguing and liked it well. In a manner the treaty
was concluded before the receipt of Carleton's despatch ; the conditions
he will hear from Sec. Naunton. [Extract from Holland
Corresp.] Encloses,
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675. I. "The copy of a treaty between his Majesty and the States of
the Low Countries concerning the East India trade."
French. A copy of the "Articles of Treaty," see No. 679.
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[1619.
May 30.]
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676. William Methwold to President Ball at Bantam. Our
Bandanese, with their full force, departed presently after Ball to the
Bahar, and Cokayne to the Pengran. The Dutch seem to be more
busy than the English in bringing the ordnance to the platform and
fitting other hostile provisions. "In the meantime (God willing)
we will be so careful within doors that their worst attempts (if any
such intended) shall little damage us. [Half a page. O.C.,
Vol VII., No. 803.]
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May 31.
London.
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677. Chamberlain to Carleton. The King has dissolved the
difficulties of the East India business, and by his own wisdom and
authority brought them to accord ; they are to acknowledge his
gracious and peaceful disposition and to answer it in like measure
when it comes to their turn. [Extract from Dom. Corresp. Jac. I.,
Vol. CIX., No. 61, Cal., p. 49.]
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