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May 4.
Macassar. |
290. Thomas Staverton to Mons. Lemonoy. You have not
considered deliberately in taxing me with coming to your house
in threatening manner against the Italian, who, though serving
your Company, is never the honester or better man. It can be
no breach of peace between Kings, or of the friendship which
our President vouchsafes towards you, to chastise a varlet, which
belongs to no nation, or rather to every nation, a traitor, with
insinuating paracitical tongue and fawning gesture. I pretend no
quarrel or strife against you at present, or any of the French
nation here with you, but if you seek strife, you may have your
hands full. I protest against you Sig. Lemonoy in particular,
and against all the French here with you and against the French
Company in general. And whereas you tax me wrongfully, in
pretending I have often said I would never do good to French if
in my power to hurt, witness my many friendships to Sig. Gualters,
for which I have received reprehension from my superiors. Ask
the King of Macassar, many of the chiefs in this place, and the
Portugals here resident. Ask Sig. Gualters himself, for ingratus est
qui gratiam bene merenti non reponit, which I may well apply to
you. This is my answer to your causeless protest. Delivered to
Sig. Lemonoy by Henry Short, Wm. Danby, and Wm. Withers.
[One page. O.C., Vol. X., No. 1114.] |
| 1623? |
291. Petition of Thomazin Powell, widow, to the Privy Council.
Her son [William Powell] about six years since was employed to
the East Indies in the Swan, served in the great fight with the
carrack in which the General [Benj. Joseph] was slain, and was
afterwards taken in the Solomon, with many hundreds more at the
Moluccas by the Hollanders, who spoiled him of all his goods and
starved him to death in prison. She has long been a suitor to the
East India Company for recompense. Prays their Lordships mediation with the Company or the States of Holland. [Domestic Corresp.,
Jac. I., Vol. CXXIV., No. 103, Cal., p. 329.] |
| May 6. |
292. Report of the Masters of the Trinity House to the Privy
Council upon the demands of the [above ?] and other petitioners
[see also Nos. 361, 362.] They have received one-third part of wages
from the East India Company by mediation of the Judge of the Admiralty, and on their pursuasion the Company have consented to pay
the other two thirds, less certain deductions. Had hoped they had
deserved so much of the petitioners that they would not have further
troubled their Lordships. [One page. East Indies, Vol. II., No. 82.] |
May 16.
Amsterdam. |
293. Barlow to Carleton. There is no news of moment from
the Indies. The proceedings of the Dutch fleets off Macao, Goa, and
Malacca are not known. The English Company has a ship home
with pepper, mace, and nutmegs. The Dutch have lost a ship of
great value, bound for Amboyna, and the English one coming from
England with full lading, on the coast of Java; these here have
begun to perform the Accord made in England, and have paid him
200,000 guilders, the rest, he makes no doubt, will follow. Hopes
no further questions will arise, for if these had never been, both
Companies had been in better estate than now they are, by at least
2,000,000l. [Holland Corresp.] |
| May 19/29. |
294. (Carleton) to Sir W. Aston and Sir Edward Herbert. The
fleet he has before mentioned has now set out from the new haven of
Helfordsluys (Hellevoetsluis), victualled for 30 months. Their design
is not yet divulged, but by common opinion their voyage lies for the
East Indies, but Carleton has many reasons for thinking that they
go to seek their adventure in the West Indies, and if they find
nothing to settle upon, to return by Le Maire's passage, and take
in a lading in the East Indies. Two Dutch ships not over richly
iaden have arrived, bringing news that the Dutch have burnt five
small frigates about Malacca, and lost a great ship with 43 men,
between Banda and Amboyna. The English Company have lost a
fair ship, the Trial, with her full lading from England and 97 men,
on the coast of Java; in recompence whereof they have a ship from
thence, laden with pepper, mace, and nutmegs. The Dutch begin to
perform the Accord, having paid 200,000 guilders to the English
factor at Amsterdam, in part of what was agreed on for restitution,
and the rest will speedily follow. Endorsed, "To Sir H. Wotton,
Sir Thos. Roe, and Sir Isaac Wake, the 27th May 1623." [Extract
from Holland Corresp.] |
