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Tyranny of the Dutch against the English wherein is exactly declared the (almost unvaluable) loss which the commonwealth of England hath sustained by their usurpation : and likewise the sufferings and losses of Abraham Woofe, then factor at Lantore, and others in the island of Banda / formerly collected in loose sheets by Mr. Woofe himself ; and now illustrated and extracted out of his papers by John Quarles.
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Woofe, Abraham.
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Wing W3523A; ESTC R10179
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To the Right Honourable the Lords and others of the King Majesties most Honourable Privy Councel The Humble Petition of David Powell Most humbly shewing THat whereas Roger Powel his brother about 9. years since betook himself to travell into the East-Indies and returned about three years after with some convenient fruit of his Voyage and about one year after that being still a single man having a stock of neer about 100. l. betook himself to a second Voyago with such entertainment and acceptation of the Adventurers through his former expence and honest behaviour that he was in good place and gathered an estate to the value of better then 300. l. sterling in Accompt in those parts and being slain among divers others in a Ship called the Hound taken by certain Hollanders at Mesâ—…potain wherein was the Petitioners said whole Estate lost with his owne life Of all which the Company of Merchants have been credibly certified And your Lordships poore Petitioner hath hand-writings and if occasion requires can have the persons of divers eye-witnesses ready to prove the truth thereof upon their Oathes and being sole Brother to the said Roger Powel and by Letters of Administration lawfully intituled to such Estate as he left behind him Most humbly beseecheth your Honours reliefe at the hands of the Company as it doth or shall please your good Honours to vouchsafe to others in the like case And your Honours poor Petitioner according to his bounden duty shall pray for your c. An Account of the severall Particulars of Goods Wares and Moniâ—…s which Abraham Woofe of London Factor did lose upon the Island of Lantore one of the Ban da Islands in the year 1620. being surprized by the Hollander and by them inhumanly dispossessed of his estate and most barbarously used in his person viz.  Rs. l. s. INprimis 1. Suckle of Nutmegs weighing 120. l. wait cost in Spanish Money 2. Royalls of 8. 02 00 08 Item 4. Suckles of Mace weighingâ—…80 l. cost 80 16 00 Item 20. large Serasses cost 4. Royals 8. per piece 80 16 00 Item 10. pieces of Surrat strip'd stuffe cost 4. Rs. 8. per piece 40 08 00 Item 10. pieces of Ditto Stuffs at 3. R. per piece 30 06 00 Item 20. pieces of Cane-cores at 2. 〈…〉 40 08 00 Item 14. pieces of Blue Baftoes at 2. Royals of 8. per piece 28 05 12 Item 12. pieces of broad white Baftoes at 5. Rs. of 8. per piece 60 12 00 Item 6. Bolts of Taffaties at 4. Rs. of 8. per piece 24 04 16 Item 4. Bolts of China Damask at 6. Rs. of 8. per piece 24 04 16 Item 8. Bolts of Sattin at 6. Rs. of 8. per piece 48 09 12 Item 40. pieces of Pantadoe at 3. Rs. of 8. per piece 20 04 00 Item 3. Elephants teeth at 6. Rs. of 8. per piece 18 03 12 Item 200. Pantanes of Rice at 50. Rs. of 8. altogether 50 10 00 Item 300. Lockeers of Sagooe at 80 Rs. of 8. altogether 80 16 00 Item 200. pound of Cotton Yarn at 50. Rs. of 8. altogether 50 10 00 Item 40. pound of coloured Silk at 3. Rs. of 8. per pound 140 28 00 Item severall other China Commodities all at 60. Rs. of 8. 60 12 00  869 174 16 Sum of Rialls of 8. born over 814 174 1â—… Brought over from folio 1 the sum of Rialls 874 174 16 Item 1â—… Cassawarwick green eye Spells all at Rs. of 8. 003 000 12 Item 2. dozen and a half of long Arrow Birds at 30. Rs. of 8. altogether 030 006 00 Item 30. dozen of small Arrow Birds at 40. Rs. of 8. altogether 040 008 00 Item taken violently in mony 400 Rs. of 8. 400 008 00 Item Ap parel Books and other necessaries of mine which they likewise took violently 100. Rs. of 8. 100 020 00 Sum total in Rs. of 8. is 1447 289 08 Item 12. Iarrs of Rack at 4. Rs. of 8. each Iarre 048 009 12 Principle 1495 299 00 For Premio of 1495. Rs. of 8. after the usance rate of delivering them in the Indies which is at least 3. for 1. amounteth to 2990 598 00 Principle Premio 4485 897 00 For simple Interest of 897. l. being 31. years since the losse of my Principle at the rate of 8. per cent per annum amounts to 000 2224 05 Principle Premio Interest 000 3121 05 Part of this Mr. Woof lost when he was taken in the Island of Lantore by the Dutch and the other part when he was taken buying of Cloves in Mockan where he was put in the Stocks and committed afterwards prisoner in the Castle All this being intrusted with Mr. Randolph who suffered with Mr. Woofe in Lantore was seized on and taken by the Dutch whilst the Sufferer himself was upon the Island of Nalacco which joynes to Pullaroon GOods in the charge of Mr. Randòlph that was belonging unto one Bryan Beddoes a dweller upon the Island of Nalacco adjacent to Pullaroone  l. s. d. Inprimis Nutmegs woighing 480. I. cost 11. Rs. of 11. 01 12 00 Three Suckels of Mace weighing 360. pound cost 60. Rs. of 11. 12 00 00 20. Pieces of fine Serat Stuff at p. 80. Rs. of 11. 16 00 00 20. pieces of new Blue Baffâ—…oes at p. 40. Rs. of 11. 08 00 00 6. Broad fine white Baftoes at price 30. Rs. of 11. 06 00 00 And in Rials stock-money just 30. Rs. of 11. 06 00 00 60. Gant of Rice at price just 15. Rs. of 11. 03 00 00 100. Lockeers of Large Sagooe woodden-bread 26. Rs. of 11. 05 00 00 289 57 18 00 For premio of 289 Rials of after the rate they deliver them in the Indies being three for one amounts to 597. Rs. of 11. which in sterling money amounts to 115 16 00 1168 173 4 00 For 31. years Interest of 173. l. 14. s. at 8. per cent 447 04 08 Summe Totall 620 18 08 Henry Cooley's Account VIZ.  Rs. l. Inprimis Delivered to Captaine Lane 600 120 Delivered to Nicholas Gates in Commodities 600 120 Deliverâ—…d to Ditto in Money 150 030 Sum of Rials delivered 1350 270 For premio for usance delivering them at the Indies at 3. for 1. at least amounts to 2700 540  4050 810 For Simple Interest of 810. l. for 31. years since the loss of my principle at the rate of 8. per cent per annum amounts to 2008 016 Principle Premio and Interest is 2818 016 Henry Cooley did intrust Captain Lane of the Solomon with 600. Rialls of 8. at his sayling for the Isles of Banda which ship was unh ap pily taken by the Dutch Also he did in trust one Nicholas Gates which was in the Thomas with Serasse Pantadoes White and Blue Baffâ—…es to the value of 600. Rs. of 8. likewise in Money 150. Rs. of 8. which Goods being at Lantore the Dutch taking that Town by an assault was lost by the said â—…cholas Gates and the said Henry Cooley never received any consideration for those Goods as to my knowledge to this day by reason of the Dutch seizing of all the party being now alive aged above threescore years and to my knowledge at this time is glad to receive alms of hâ—…lf a Crown a week or otherwise he might perish but for some good that charitable pâ—…ople bestow upon him Alms. This Henry Cooley now living can witnesse the Bandaneeses did come from the I le of 〈◊〉 to Bantam and besought President Ball that our King of England would please to be their Protector and to keep them from the disturbance of all other Nations and to that end they brought a great brass Bason fill'd with Earth and a small growing branch with fruit on it as a Pledge of their Resignall Nevertheless the Hollander took their Lands and Goods from them all that were in any wise friends to the English and have kept them to their own use for these 31. years that if they should give for them and Moleuco Islands 100000. l. per annum to this Commonwealth it were too little in my opinion Roger Powell which was killed in the Hound left an Estate to the value of 300. l. and upwards in sterling Money which is in Rs. of 8. 1500. 1500 0300 For Premio of 1500. Rs. of 8. after the usance rate of delivering them there in the Indies which is â—…t least 3. for 1. amounteth to 3000 0600 Principle and Premio 4500 0900 For simple Interest 900. l. for 31. years since the loss of my Principle at the rate of 8. l. per cent per â—…um amounts to 0000 2232 Principall and Premio 0000 3132 David Powell the brother of Roger Powell abovesaid deceased hath been at charges to take out Letters of Administration and afeer that petitioned our Privy Councell that the Dutch might make them satisfaction but to this very day he never received any thâ—… man being now sixty years of age and very much indebted desires he might be considered among the rest if they make satisfaction This David Powell dwelleth in Chiswell street and is a very honest man and willing to pay what he is indebted if he were in any wayes able FINIS
been in the Stocks all night I may very well be excused for being both hungry and thirsty but it is far easier for a man to complain then to be relieved therefore I gave my appetite an unwelcome check and feasted my self with content which is but a meane satisfaction to a raging stomack About 8. or 9. of the clock in the morning our Castle-Câ—…ers were pleased to recreate themselves towards us but our fear instructed us to believe it was rather to abuse us then to give us a breakfast being come within the audit of a distinguishable voyce they merrily made enquiry after our healths and we as sadly told them that we were onely weary with our tedious sitting and at that time our stomacks were more agile then our legs upon this I know not whether out of pitty or malice they were pleased to lend us the use of our legs again but were very carefull that we should not abuse them and to that purpose betray'd us into the custody of a Guard of Musketeers which promoted us into an upper room in the Castle where we stayed till we heard the welcom news of some that made enquiry after us these enquirers being safely and honourably conducted to our presence chamber by our guard we cheerfully saluted them and gave them such welcome entertainment as our Pallace would afford us we gave them audience and by the sequell of their discourse we gathered that they came from our Ship to make enquiry after us which news was no less welcom then gratefully accepted â—…fter a short â—…rley with them â—…e began to assume cheerfull countenances but our winter sufferings craved a flood insomuch that we earnestly importuned our new come friends to fetch us a little water that we might wash away our sorrows with cold comfort the water being brought we lovingly tippled to one another these ceremonies being past our friends began to deport themselvs into a posture of departing and we not much inviting them to stay in respect we had intreated them to bring some victualls from the Ship courteously bid them farewel Thus they departed leaving us behinde accompanied with our sorrows and miserable stomacks whilst our Cormorant â—…ard Tantaliâ—…â—…d us with their unmannerly eating and drinking before our faâ—…s deriding and mocking at our hunger whilst we were forced to wish that they had either no meat or we no stomacks By this time our friends were arrived at the Ship where they informed our Captain of our ill usage with the Dutch who indeed was very apprehensive of our sufferings and forthwith commanded them to return to us with relief and charged them to visit us daily about 8. of the clock much admiring and incensed at the conflagrations of their malice towards us willing them to ask whether it was the Dutch fashion to use their prisoners with so much Tyranny and unparalell'd Barbarisme About 12. of the clock we were informed of the approach of our friends but they entring our stomacks for the present would not permit our tongues to express our thanks equable to their deserts but after we had indifferently quallified and allayed the vigour of our memorable appetites we began to unbosome our selves to them expressing our gratefull acceptance of so welcome though so long absent a favour whilst we were thus humouring of our much implacable natures our friends seemed to be in a serious consultation with our Guards enquiring and descanting upon the reason of so much severity towards us Englishmen and why they should upon so slender an account as the buying of Cloves upon their Island use so much violence against those Captives they had taken telling them how disproportionable it was to a good conscience which actions if continued would make them an odium to all Nations these words seemed as indeed they were very unsavouly to their turbulant spirits for they had so much habituated themselves to villany and basâ—…ness that custome had made it too inherent for a remoall I will not expend so much time as to make a Narrative of their responds in respect I intend to hasten to what shall be more materiall This day we spent with indifferent ease and contentment but the night approaching and our friends being departed from us we began to think of rest wondring where they intended to dispose of us that night for we thought that they would not trust us in that room without a Guard but our admiration was quickly converted in a compleat satisfaction for before night had absolutely spread abroad her â—…able Curtains there came a Dutch Fury attended with â—…our Musketeers and commanded me to take my leave of my fellow captive and so violently took me away from him and carried me to the East side of the Castle and left Matthew Sawell my former Companion on the West side and planted two Musketeers at each of our doors all the while we were in their custody which was about 8. dayes all which time we lay upon the boards being not allowed by them any thing to sustain us no not so much as water the next day our friends comming to supply our wants wondred to see us at such a distance one from another demanding of us the reason of our separation but our slender knowledge could not satisfie their demands but we were forced with as much patience as we could to endure all their sad impulsives and I bless and praise my great Redeemer that he hath been thus graciously pleased to spare my life and hand me out from all these eminent and depraved extremities which I hope will never be oblittered out of my serious mind And I hope God will be pleased to preserve our English Nation from all their plots and Tyrannies threatned to my knowledge against us for I am confident the Spaniard in 88. never intended to impose more cruelty upon us then these let it satisfie that I know not what to call them I will therefore assume so much boldness as to speak a word or two to our Nation though I know some will condemn what other by experience will sadly acknowledge In short I know them experimentally to be a people of most operative spirits and had I a Tragicall design to act I should as soon imploy them in it provided it may tend to their gain as the best Jesuite now living for I know them to be such undermining and insinuating people that like the Crocadile they are most destructive when they shed most tears and for my own part I had inured my self to believe least when they spoke most nay in conclusion neither to believe little or much of their traditions they are Lions if Conquerours but Spannels if conquered And truly I dare not believe but that they are very joyful of this oportunity to fall out with us English for I have heard them for many precedent years declare that they would show us what Dutchmen were if ever they could finde conveniency to put their designs in agitation I hope the Reader