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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36823	A true and compendious narration or, second part of Amboyna, or sundry notorious or remarkable injuries, insolencies, and acts of hostility which the Hollanders have exercised from time to time against the English nation in the East-Indies, &c. and particularly of the totall plundering and sinking of the Dragon & Katharine both ships and men : with undeniable and convincing proofs for evidencing the truth thereof, and satisfaction of the reader / by a person of long observation and experiences employed first and last in the affairs of the Indies, fifty years, to wit, from Sr. Walter Rawleigh, his voyage, 1615 to this present year 1665 by J. D.	J. D. (John Darell)	1665 (1665)	Wing D252; ESTC R15400	26,816	44

Factors there● could all or most of them have made a clear discovery thereof as well as one of them Mr. Iohn 〈◊〉 but being co●●ceived to ☜ ●e combi●●● 〈◊〉 with the said Dutch in th● general destruction and seeming well pleased ●herewith● therefore an uncharitable silence did possess them whose case even now might be th●● own if God and the Kings Majesty prevent it not but the 〈◊〉 adventurers are sure to suffer mo●● and ●●●ing that formerly through their great ignorance and ●upi●e and inconsiderate Government and Management of that weighty Affair of such High Concernment and Consequence so it is that they of Merchants have been doubtless the greatest Friends and Promoters of the said Dutch designs and consequently the greatest enemies to the Land of their Nativity as his late Majesty of ever Blessed Memory seemed excellently to apprehend in the Preface of his Majesties Pattent under the Great Seal of England made to Sr. William Courteen and the rest adventurers therein But I presume that the least of these Indicia's and Proof● being all of them Voluntary and Free are of greater Force and Efficacie in the Judgment of any understanding and upright Reader Then the greatest or all those empty and pretended cruel and extorted Indiciaes and proofs produced and alledged by the Dutch in their proceedings against His Majesties Subjects whether the innocent English or Natives at Amboyna or elswhere Further Reasons to satisfie the Reader and refell Objections Reason I. ☞ THat it was never known before this that ever I heard of that ever two ships together English or Dutch going or coming to or from India perished by stress of Winds or Weather Reason II. That there was eight Ships or Pinnaces more lost at Sea belonging to that Expedition yet not a word or relation of any one of them to sail by such Destruction Reason III. That it was more Impossible or Improbable by Land to conceal the burning of the English Houses and Stores at Battavia in sight of Ten Thousand people and not one of them since discovering the same that ever I heard of then to conceal the sinking of the Dragon and Katarine Rex Regina Beati ALL these Indiciaes and Proofs seems Superfluous and needless seeing the Dutch Combinations Actions and constant Obstructions their Combinations Hostile Seizures and Bloody Depredations are fully evident and good and sufficient proofs of the Premises The Lading of the Dragon and Katherine for the Adventurers onely estimated 180000l. The loss of Trade Factories Plantations for the Adventurers onely estimated at 120000l. The loss of particular Persons in two Ships being men of quality and good Estates For Murthers Massacrees and Loss and Destruction of Trade to Posterity being onely matters of State are most humbly left to His Majesty and others under Him in Highest Power and Authority Some special Annotations further to explain the Premises viz. THat this East India War and Dutch Design began about sixty years ago and continues to and at this very day witness the Town and Castle of Cocheen in India lately taken by the Dutch from the Portugals Also the Dutch new Waring against Bantum to drive the English from thence and from their chief Pepper trade at Iambe and so shut them clear out both of the Streights of Sundye and Mallacca That this Dutch War now ●ageth not so much as formerly for want of prey to feed upon having long since destroyed both the power and profit of English and Portugal to the exceeding enriching of their Netherlands or old Holland by the one and of their Vpperlands or new Holland by the other to such a high and transcendent degree of Pride Riches and Power insomuch that the lading of their Eleven Ships this year 1664. from their foresaid new Holland home to old Holland some of their own Nation reported to be worth 4000000l. or more 15. or 1600000. being formerly their usual annual return That the Dutch now having made an absolute Conquest of all the South-East Seas of Asia and Affrica half of the whole Universe from Iapan and China to Cape Bon-Esperanza Thirty Thousand miles Coasting and reduced the Subjects of at least Thirty Emperours Kings Princes and Governours to the Dictates and Rules of their own Arbitrary Power and Protection without any Dispute or Contradiction And all this in the Prince of Aurange his Name Now they treen about the foresaid Cape and meeting there with their Neatherlands West India Company ☜ with whom uniting and combining together endeavour to carry on and propogate the said old War and design into Europe and America the other half of the whole Universe with Confidence and Assurance of like success And Subtilly and Slily striking at the root and main obstacle viz. The Command of the English Narrow Seas having already as themselves and others conceive the Command of all the Seas in the World besides And thereupon they frame a causless Contest and Demand concerning some injuries and damages as they pretend lately done upon the Coast of Guinnie and Cabo Verde wherein they are proved to be the first and onely trespasses But by the blessing of the Almighty upon the Vigilence Care and Prudence of His now Majesty their secret design is at present put to a stand they being peradventure in further Expectation of a large supply from their Vpperlands of Forty or Fifty Tall Ships of inestimable value by April or May next and in the mean time use some Delatory Pretences or Treaties But seeing His Majesty with the happy concurrence of his Royal and most Valiant and Magnanimous Brother His Highness the Duke of York and Lord High Admiral of all His Majesties Forces by Sea with the Unanimous Assistance of a Wonderful Discreet and Loyal High Court of Parliament Representing the whole Nation May apprehend great Hopes and Incouragement in this so Transcendent and Mighty Undertaking against such Powerful and Politique Universal Enemies especially of England and who may compare their Conquests by Sea with the Great Turk by Land and allow him Ten foot for One. I say to reduce this People ☜ to Right Reason is onely the work of the Almighty and of the King of Great Brittain his Instrumental and most Valiant Vicegerent no other King or Prince under Heaven being sufficient in apprehension to Weild their Weapons and to dispute this most Noble and Just Cause with them at Sea and to this end A Voice seems to be heard from Heaven in His Majesties most Glorious and Triumphant Restauration without one drop of Blood-shed To Question and Chastize these Rebellious Ingrateful and Cruel People for all their Actions and Misdemenours in India where blood hath touched blood continually And further Paulus Grobnerus ex Misnia in his Sericum Mundi Filium sent to His Majesties most Famous Predecessor and Nursing Mother to these forgetful and ungrateful people Queen Elizabeth of ever blessed Memory 1574. seems as it were to point with his Finger at these