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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

Bon Esperanza tells the same words as Francis Day abovesaid London 25th January 1641. A Board the Hester at Blackwal present William Courteen John Rushout Captain Robert Moulton Anthony Robert one of the Queens Musitions Edward Kinpe John Bening Thomas Gent. and D. G. i. e. David Goubard Was told by William Taylor Masters Mate and confirmed by Robert Hogg Master of the Hester THat William Taylor aforesaid going a shoare at Cocheen with William Gorley the Governour of the Town and Castle demanded or asked him among other things whether the General meaning Captain Weddal was arrived in England with his two Ships to which they answered he was not And do you know said the Governour what is become of those two Ships They said they knew not then said he you must know that they were sunk by the Hollanders about Ceylon They asked how he knew this To which he answered here are passed through this Town two slaves which were taken by the Hollanders and made an escape from them at Ceylon which two slaves have reported the same for a certain truth to all the Inhabitants of Cocheen The said two slaves were then gone for Goa or India c. More particulars they neglected to enquire after because that Mr. Gurley nor none of our people would believe it to be probable They also asked what Hollanders should have sunk or taken them Answer was made The Fleet which lay before Goa of twelve saile in their way home to Jaccatra whereof was General one of the Holland Ships lying before Goa was the ship Trevere Sir John Hubbard writes to his Friends in London that he hath advice out of Holland that Captain Weddall was sunk in the East-Indies by the Hollanders John Bening Mr. of the Planter heard Mr. Mountney say Captain Weddalls two ships were worth 150000l. in England besides his own goods 20000l. very neer One Lawrence a Dane who came home from the Streights with Mr. Lucas told to the Wife of James Clarke taylor in the Dragon That he was at the sinking or Taking of the Dragon and Katherine by seven Holland Ships Robert Hogg tells of one which was at Plynmouth a Hollander and was before at the sinking of Captain Weddall he was with Mr. Tuchburn Captain Swanley tells of one James Burdett which had a Letter from India● which makes mention of the very same report by a slave which made escape from the Hollanders Anno 1644. AT the return of Thomas Lamberton William Page Thomas Newman and others taken in the Bon-Esperanza going to China and brought prisoners into Mallacca with ten wounded men which lay there in the Hospital where they found a Scotch-man lying sick who upon his dying told the aforesaid men of the Bon-Esperanze that he could not dye before he had declared that he was at the taking of the Dragon and Katherine which were going from India unto the Cape Bon-Esperanza by seven Holland Ships which coming in fare by Captain Weddall they pretended to be bound home and invited him with Captain Carter and both the Mountneys aboard where having feasted together so was Captain Weddall and his Friends brought upon the Deck and told they must into the Sea whereupon more words past and they were bound back to back and thrown into the sea those of the Dragon and Katherine seeing the same fit●ed themselves to fight but were taken and their Ships Robbed and then with all the men remaining alive bored and let sink in the Sea he told that the same Fleet came to Mallacca afterwards where much was hid the rest of the common men was sent for the Moluccoes and that well known by many in Mallacca but durst not speak of it The said Lamberton and others asked the Lievtenant of the Town about the same but he answered that upon their liues they should not speak of such things A Declaration of some News seeming probable of the Dragon and Katherine of Esquire Courteens Captain Iohn Weddall and Captain Iohn Carter Commanders From the Mouth of Boat-swain Wente John Thomas Hinton Quondam Chyrurgion of the Ship Bon-Esperanza employed in the service of the Worshipfull Esquire Courteen Anno 1644. in the Moneth of August being by sinister occasion at Johanna in the Ship Hopewell of the old Companies at which time also was the Crispine and Dolphin of the old Companies there as also the Loyalty Mr. John Durson Commander belonging to the Esquire Courteen had this following Relation of the Destruction of the Dragon and Katherine by the Dutch as follows THe said Boat-swain Wente Boat-swain of the good ship Dolphin Mr. Thomas Proude Master in the said Ship 1643. upon some employment went from Surratte to the Southward viz. To Cocheen a Portugal Town where upon what occasion I know not having some conference with a servant of the Governours of Cocheen concerning the Dutch The man told him of a fight made off of Ceylon between the Dutch and English viz. Two English Ships and seven Dutch Ships the English Ships named the Dragon and Katherine both which the Dutch overcame sinking the one and forcing the other a shore so eagerly prosecuting them that some of the English having escaped drowning and got a shore the Dutch in their Boats hasted a shore likewise and cut them all off Now no doubt but the Dutch have projects enough to conceal this Villanie but if this Relation be true Gods wonderful power is evident in the Discovery for this servant to the Governour was in the Dutch Ships at that time in their service when they fought and following the English a shore he being one among the Dutch made escape to the Portugals and in time came to serve the Governour of Cocheen This is the Relation that I heard Boat-swain Wente Relate and indeed I went aboard purposely to inquire of him about that business I desired to have the Relation under the Boat-swains hand but I could not obtain it by reason partly of ●is unwillingness and partly the shortnesse of our time for they suddenly set saile from Joanna Also the Boat-swain said the Governour of Cocheen●nows ●nows of the matter and upon inquiry if he pleaseth can produce you his Servant if living if not he himself is able to give satisfaction Was under written Thomas Hinton DUarte de figueiredo de Mello Secretario de sua Majestrade do estado da India Certifico que assistindo na Ilha de Ceylon soube por algus Prisoneires Olandeses que se tomarao coms as duas naes do Capt. Guadel que hia da China Para Inglaterra as tomarao o● Olandeses no Cabo da Boa-Esperança as meterao ambas apique Is●o he ó que me constor de ditos dos dites Prisoneires Secutarto Goa a 22 de April de 1647. Duarte defigueiredo de Mello I Edward De Figueirdo de Mello Secretario to his Majesty of the State of India do Certifie that being in Commission in the Island of Ceylon I came to know by some Prisoners of the

Celeeb Islands or Macasser upon confiscation of ships and goods and incurring their further displeasure wherefore some English knowing this and that the Dutch were in good earnest for their own advantage for it was 4. or 500000l● per an profit to them and 2. or 300000l l per annum loss to the English ever since by loosing his Majesties Right and Merchant● Trade ●herefore refused to go that Voyage with Capt. Iohn Carter Commander of the Katherine for this very Cause and Danger els● very willingly would have accepted of the Motion III. That Rebellious and wicked agreement made in India and afterwards Printed by Authority in England and Affidavit upon O●th likewise made before a Master in Chancery between the Dutch and English utterly to destroy that exceeding hopefull Imployment of Sr. William Courte●● Kt. William Courteen Esquire his Son● and the rest Adventurers into East India by Seizing Sinking Burning or otherwise wherein the Dutch diligence was very remarkable in all the said Esquires Ships that went for China for certainly the Dragon and Katherine suffered as aforesaid and the Ship Bon-Esperanza also and the Sun and Great William very narrowly escaped neither was the said English at home or abroad altogether idle as in time convenient may further be declared IV. The Relation of Captain Richard Swanley concerning that last passage of Seizure of Portugals and their Goods in the Streights of Mallacca whereby the said Dutch were so enraged and exasperated that they hunted violently to destroy the said Dragon and Katherine as the said Captain feared as by the aforesaid Relation more largely appeareth V. The Relation of Captain William Swanley who being in Holland Anno 1638. when the Dutch East India Fleet arrived and the said Dragon and Katherine was then expected As the said Captain was drinking with a Friend there several Dutch men doing the like and onely a slight thin Deal board between them some other Dutch men enquired What news of Captain Weddall They answered that he was sunk and Drowned The said Captain hearing this presently desired to be satisfied more fully therefore he went to those Dutch men newly come from India and enquired of them but they were very shie and would not discover it any further onely they told him they heard it was so and that it is all one for none but their own Countrey men could tell them so and it will admitt of no other construction but that it was so indeed which amounts to a plain discovery by their own open and free Confession for the one or the other must actually be present actors in the said Destruction VI. The Relation of Iohn Stratford a Cord-wainer in Southwark and Kinsman to Mr. Daube●ey Chyrurgeon of the aforesaid Ship Katherine and for whom the said Stratford had caused to be made an Imbroidred Girdle with Silver Buckles which Girdle the said Chyrurgion promised never to part with for love or money And this said Chyrurgeon was well and in good health when the Dragon and Katherine aforesaid set sail for England as the men in the Ship Mary coming then from India aforesaid report But afterwards the said Iohn Stratford saw two Dutch men in Southwark going from one Gold-smiths shop to another upon their occasions and espied one of the said Dutch men to have or wear the very same Girdle and enquired of the said Dutch man how he came by the said Girdle and where he had it for said Stratford I know it very well The said Dutch man somewhat abashed at the question at last told him he had it in India I thought so replied the said Stratford you are one of the Rogues that sunk the Dragon and Katherine And the said Stratford intended to have had him before a Justice but his VVife and other Friends diswaded him then came he to the Secretary of the East India Company Richard Swinglehurst not knowing Esquire Courteen who laughed at the news as the said Stratford related and so that discovery rested for further prosecution VII The Relation of Senior Lues Rib●ro an Eminent Portugal Merchant at Goa who said that a Gentleman and friend of his which lay then ●ick in one of their Castles who told Agen Farren if he would send to him he could make a perfect discovery of the said Ships and likewise one Thomas a Must●zoe who s●rved the Portugal Governour of Coucheen who was also in that action besides the common relations of Moores Gentues and Mallabars but what the said Agent ●●rr●n did therein is to be unknown for I was then upon occasion sent to Rabagge and afterwards for England VIII The Relation of Thom●● H●●ton Chyrurgion of the ship Bona-Esparanza and others therein who said that when the Dutch entered and had poss●ssion of their said ship some of the Dutch sailors said to the said Hi●ton and others They did well to yield as they did else they had gone after the Dragon and Katherine and moreover a Bootch man when they were in Malacca being there very sick and was in that action desired earnestly to speak with some English man who told them as they said that his Conscience was much troubled because he was in that sad action and destruction of the said Dragon and Katherine IX Memerandum 12. December 1664. Master Newman said in the Custome-house London that one came to Mr. Gurley and himself being Dutch Prisoners at Malacca and desired that some English men ●ould go to speak with a sick man there for the said sick earnestly desired it so Mr. Gurley and Mr. Newman sent Thomas Lamberton and some others who returned this Message from the said sick man that his Conscience troubling him and that he sent for them to tell them that he was at the sinking of the Dragon and Katherine by the Dutch and that the said Dutch bound all the English back to back and threw them over-board according to the Relation of Mr. Hinton Chyrurgion Richard White and others c. X. The Relation of Richard White an English man at Goa s●●ving the Portugals who said that 〈◊〉 me● wi●h ●ight Dutch men upon the Coast of India and seven of them con●●ssed to him they were in the Dutch Fleet that destroyed the Dragon and Katharine and that there were Nine Ships in Number Six Greater Three lesser whereof the Ship Amsterd●m about 1400. T●●s Burthen w●● Admiral and pretended them selves a hom●w●rd bound Fl●et for Holland And Captain 〈◊〉 and Captain Carter with some of their 〈◊〉 being invi●ed ●bo●rd the said Admiral after a pret●nded friendly Entertainment the said Dutch S●i●●d ●illaged and Sunk the said ships Dragon and 〈◊〉 and bound the men back to back and 〈◊〉 the men all over-board and this was 〈…〉 ●bout Forty Leagues from the Island Zeloan as the said Dutch men related XI It is the opinion of some that the English Presidents of Suratt Mr. Methwould Mr. Fremblin and Mr. Brittain and other their