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A03476 The Hollanders declaration of the affaires of the East Indies. Or A true relation of that which passed in the Ilands of Banda, in the East Indies: in the yeare of our Lord God, 1621. and before. Faithfully translated according to the Dutch copie; Waerachtich verhael, van 't geene inde eylanden van Banda, inden jaere sestien-hondert eenentwintich, ede te vooren is ghepasseert. English. 1622 (1622) STC 13598; ESTC S104144 5,039 14

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THE Hollanders Declaration of the affaires of the East INDIES OR A TRVE RELATION OF THAT WHICH PASSED IN THE Ilands of Banda in the East Indies In the yeare of our Lord God 1621. and before Faithfully Translated according to the Dutch Copie Printed at Amsterdam 1622. A TRVE RELATION OF THAT WHICH PASSED IN THE ILANDS OF BANDA IN the East Indies In the yeare of our Lord God 1621. and before ALL the Ilands of Banda from the tenth of August 1609. were by a speciall treaty agreement made with the Orang-cayas or Magistrates of the fore-said Ilands were put vnder the protection of the high and mighty the States generall of the vnited Prouinces on condition to defend them from the Portugall and other their Enemies prouided that they of the said Ilands are bound to deliuer vnto the Fort called Nassau or vnto the Committes of the said Company all their fruits or spices at a certaine price and so forth as by the said treaty of agreement more at large appeareth These articles of agreement being for a time by them performed were afterward broken and violated as well in keeping backe and with-holding the said frui●s and spices which they were tyed to to the Netherlands Company as also enforcing and robbing their Warehouses and contrary to solemne treaty and promise murthering at sundry times and places diuers of the principall Officers Committees and Seruants of the said Netherlands Company in taking away diuers small Ship prouision their open inuading of the places and Countries withstood also lately vnder the subiection of the high and mighty the States generall and in conquering the inhabitants thereof whom with a strong hand they forced from being Christians to become Mores againe or those which withstood or gaine-said them they sold as Slaues and in committing all kinde of peruerse wickednesse and trechery during which passages doings there was again certain contracts on the aforesaid conditions agreed vpon with the said Bandaneseis as in May in the yeare 1616. by one of the Netherlands Commaunders called Lam and by their Gouernour Generall Lawrance Reaell in the yeare 1617. which indeed were shortly after broken and violated by the Bandaneseis and that through the animating by the English who did openly ayde and assist the fore-said Ilands and maintained them in warrage the Netherlands Company with victuals and Munition great Ordnance Men and Ships thereby to withhold from vs the fruits and spices which the Bandaneseis were tyed to deliuer In this wilfulnesse the Bandaneseis continued till in Iune 1620. Till that at laccatra was published both amongst the English and the Netherlands Fleet then riding there in the Road the treaty concluded and agreed vpon betweene his most excellent Maiesty the King of great Britaine and the high and mighty Lords the States generall for to reconcile vpon certaine conditions the English and Netherlands East India Companies The which Treaty and by conference of handling concerning the Molluccoes Amboyna and Banda all disputes and differences betweene the English and the Netherlands Company concerning the same were to that time abollished and a generall force of Ships of Warre was ordained betweene them for the defence of both Companies in their rights and the commerce which they had obtained in the Indies The Reduction of the wilfull Bandaneseis vnto the Netherlands Camp was hindred a yeare or two through the actuall proceedings which the English in Banda it selfe since the yeare 1616. and afterwards in the yeare 1618. About the coast of Iaua and whole India through by open hostility did attempt whereby the aforesaid Bandaneseis being encouraged and made bolder did withdraw themselues wholly from vnder the subiection of the Castle of Nassaw doing vnto vs and ours all wrong and hostility and with-holding from vs their fruits to say Nutmegs and Maces which they did not onely sell vnto the English and to the Indians but also to the Portugalls who are both their and our Enemies with whom they seeke to make neerer aliance of friendship as already in the great Iland named Banda were come fifty or three score Portugalls who by some more affistance considering the naturall force of the said Iland would haue beene sufficient to haue depriued both the English and the Netherlands Companie of the rights therein and the fruits thereof without hope hereafter to haue any redresse In regard of those inconueniences after the publication of the contract that was made the Generall of the Netherland company in the common Counsell for defence consisting of English-men and Netherlanders propounded the necessity of the taking of Banda as also of the redressing and assuring of those Quarters and of the trade in Amboyna and Moluccoes to the which end both the Companies according to the contract were bound together to vse all the force and power that he could for the preferuation of the places as much as concerned the trade for both the Companies And it appeareth by the Act made by those of the said Counsell for defence bearing date the first of Ianuary 1621. stilo ●oua that the English Committies there declared that the necessities of the businesse was well knowne vnto them as also that they were very willing together with vs to doe some common exploit but for that as then they wanted both power and meanes of men and ships that they could not for that time furnish any thing towards the same Whereupon the Netherlands Gouernour Generall declared that with the particular power of the Netherland Company he would take the same in hand and effect it in such manner as God should be pleased to prosper his proceedings And to that end vpon the 13. of Ianuary the Gouernour Generall went from Iacotra to Amboyna where he ariued vpon the 14. of February and from thence went to Banda to the Castle of Nassaw lying in the Iland Nera vpō the 27. of February 1621. In the meane time one of the English Counsell for defence that had beene at Iacotra vpon the first of Ianuary 1621. and was priuy to the contract made lying then in Amboyna when the Gouernour Generall went from thence to Banda sent Letters in our owne Ships to the English-men lying in the small Iland Puleron and made knowne and discouered vnto those of Banda in what manner the Generall of the Netherland Company intended to assaile the great Iland of Banda and when the said Gouernor Generall was come to the Fort of Nassaw in Banda hee vnderstood that the English-men in Puleron had ayded them of the Towne of Lontor in the great Iland of Banda with 4. Peeces of great Ordnance and that if they had had longer time that the entrance of the Generall of the Netherlands Army into Lantor Hauen should haue beene let and withstood by a great battery As also that some Englishmen in Lantor assisted these of Banda ours and according to the contract their enemies both with counsell and force encouraging them with their presence and notwithstanding that the said Generall