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Table of contents :
Preface and Introduction '^'i
I DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW-NETHERLAND I
II HISTORY.
A. West-India Company ; Introduction 29
1. Sources for the General history of the W. I. Company 40
2. Writings of W. UfTclincx 73
3. Documents relating to the fundamental Conftitution of the
Company 9^
4. Eaft-India Company 1622—23 I05
5. Writings in behalf of the Wcfl-India-Company 1622—23.. 108
6. War with Spain 1624—26 "5
7. Amftcrdamfche Requeften 1628 1 18
8. Piet Heyn 1628 ^^9
9. Truce with Spain 1629—30 124
10. War with Spain 1630—40 128
1 1 Free trade with Brasil 1630—39 I35
12. Portugal delivered; truce with Portugal 1641 138
13. Brasil 1643—44 ^42
14. Brasil and Angola 1645—50 148
15. Treaty of Rlunller 1648 162
16. Brasil lofl;. War and Peace with Portugal 1650—63 163
17. Balthazar Gerbier (1656—60) 172
18. Schulenburg (1662) 174
19. Coymans (1662) 175
20. Difputes with the Danes and the Englifh (1660—64) 176
B. History of New-Netherland 180
APPENDIX 220
ALPHABETICAL INDEX 223
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^BIBLIOGRAPHICAL

HISTORICAL ESSAY

DUTCH BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS/ RELATING

TO

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Nieuw

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Wïttüijt^li ÖCt Amerikaanfe Zee-Rovers tegCtl^ ÖE

Ferciert. Door cen Voornaam EnHeer E* M. en andere, Opmerkelijk Befchreven. t'Amfl:crdam, by de Weduwe van Gysbert de Groot , Boekverkoopfter op de Nieuwe4vhich,

the country ought to follow

view, feeble

in the

development

extreme.

from the nature of things, the was not fo clearly marked out as

Spain and every thing in connection with

it

itfelf.

the

in

If for inftance

line of in the

the interminable

,

the

all

Netherland

fact

having produced independance and

for is,

it

;

to the science

all

vain to correct without destroying

fay has been the caufe of

narrow-mindednefs of the Netherlands

Admirable

and above

to the ideas

is

of the prefent day, which endeavours it ,

and

,

and thus turned and returned, fcnt and refent

conduct

war with

discussions

which enfued might bring the country into danger, or at least place it at a great disadvantage. Then again, almost all the actions of the country boic the stamp of the narrow-mindednefs which especially marks the fpirit of the communities. This double effect made itfelf felt with frightful force in the history of the West India Company, As we have not the

much

fo

latter

of the

said in

engages

to

The Company, from its

manded fay

By

indemnify

the

made

for all expcnfes

it

,

Company was

the 41^1 article of the patent,

for the security

state.

bed by to

our note on the Breeden Raedt

Subject as an ally State.

a

this

sacrifices.

the

the very first, took

arrangement

,

But when

promised

and ,

fame time

fo

compensation

incomplete to

be

,

measures on the foot prescriits

that

,

the fuccours of the ftate

,

only

they

contracted on

had the

new hopes F

2

,



that

that

is

to

at the

effect of causing

hopes

de-

it

,

only arrived fo tardily and were

,

and

efforts

according to the arrangements taken

of the different communities

engagements

its

succefses were equal to

its

new

were always doom-

(44 doomed

to be

As long

as the

disappointed;



)

such was the inevitable

efFect of the fyftem.

tradesmen and merchants who compofed the town councils

did not feci the influence of the decline of the company, their given

could not decide them to take any fteps

;

and even

were well dispofed, the

ruption

considers

played

,

unanimous decisions were therefore always desirable

arrest the influence;

one

word more

municipal council could long

reliftance of a Angle

and desired where decisions by majority were of if

cities,

by the consequences of the weaknefs of the Company

forcibly ftruck

And

if fevera.l

(as

is

fo little value.

natural in fuch a Hate of

a great part in these deliberations

afi'airs^

and decisions,

that cor-

we

shall

be able to underftand many facts otherwise incomprehensible.

Let

us

add

a

few words on

power of

the

Orange and of

the Prince of

the Council of State.

When,

could not arrive

after long debates, they

was referred

at

unanimity, the matter

Orange, who, without having

to the Prince of

the

power

to

decide, frequently succeeded in inducing the refractory parties to conform to the general wish. In

a fimilar

way

the Council of State

had

the initiative.

the provincial afsemblies petitions, the only authority of a

It

addrefsedto

which was merely

moral one. In the analyse

we

excusable imperfections

hand

it

we

are about to give,

Brodhead,

Mr.

the chapters in

,

will follow the arrangement of

not in order to

show

that author's very

On

but to have some point of fupport.

will be fcen by the abridgement

we

the other

are about to give, that the great

majority of the Resolutions arc entirely foreign to the fubjects treated by

Brodhead;

Mr,

book here but

that

and that in the

been written for the ftood

of

,

the

we

can hardly excuse our boldnefs in introducing

hope

last

that the hiftory of

time

;

New

and that to make

it

Netherland has not

more

clearly under-

fome future author may treat it in connection with the entire hiftory Weft India Company, And for fuch an author our book would be

more indispensable than De Vries and Wassenacr. In every case we believe that the recital, even abridged as ours is, cspetially of the memorable years from 1647

New

on the history of

light

to 1653

Brodhead, This

by

chapter

the

exact

as

rica

his

,

especially

Resolutions. it

is

concise

will not be without throwing

will

Ch.

fome

of the

book contains but

I.

1492—1609.

be considerably cleared up and explained

For though Mr, ,

>

Netherland,

firft

Brodhead

attempts

little

at

has given a hiftory, as

colonisation in North

on the voyages

to

thi;

Ame-

North which oc-

(45 occasioned the voyage of Hudson

West

May

1S94.

on the

history of the

first

A Company demands

lo.

"

protection

the

go to China behind Norway."

to

The

of the state in

its

states refer the matter

commifsion.

to a

May

given to skippers

May

agreed to

is

promifed

is

the chief of the enterprise

A

17.

and

fpecial

,

of

good

a

of the States by which they enter

detailed act

Dc Moucheron, who

with

engages to furnish

part of the cxpenfcs of the expedition. This act occupies

On

inftruc-

;

and hopes

,

he succeeds.

if

a contract

into

efficacious afsistance

;

De Mouc heron,

given to

reward

The proposal

Report of the commifsion.

II.

are

tions are

lefs

ftill

Company.

India

enterprise

)

and

,

fourth a

page.

ad is very vague (fee B r o d h e a d p. 22), he does not feem to know whether the States of Holland took any share in this enterprise or not. He is also guilty of a fmall inexactitude in calling the great Flemish merchant "Moucheron," his real name was D e Moucheron. all

B

a

more than

this

r

o d h e

money

72 pounds Dutch

Dec. 29.

be

will

given

Mr.

to

Spineler,

for his fervices in the expedition to the North.

Of

159^. IS

year 1595

the

of June the

;

voyages

10

,

North

the

to

7

,

;

there 12

refolutions

are

14

,

15 bis

,

,

17

the

i, 5, 11,

20 bis

,

embrace nearly

thefe refolutions

Apart they have only an

collection.

May

of

16 quater

,

15

,

on the

pages of our

intereft of detail, but together they

are of a great hiflorical importance.

1596. of the North. land the

We 2Ö d°

again

find

fome resolutions of March

bis,

and

of April

relating

all

the

fruitlefs

attention

yet one

efforts

voyages to

of the

Brodhead, who

of Mr.

Moucheron,

(d e)

the

an

We

here

fee

that

it

of the

is

y e n , of which Mr. Brodhead fpeaks p. 21. cannons with ammunition for his voyage to Guiana 1598. Jan.

21.

We

Government of HolNorth, has escaped all

*'

patronage" of

J. C.

He was granted

eight

in Peru.

Company of Olivier Olivier van Noort?) and

here find another American

van Oort (is not this the Jacob Klaesz, demanding

fame

with

ammunition for

their

voyage through the

of Magellan.

1601. to

12, 13, 19; , voyages to the

the merit of them eminent man no doubt, but

attributes

e

straits

i

whose importance we mud not exaggerate.

1597. Dec. 23.

L

the

to the

All this active participation of the Provincial

in

Balthazar

to

11,

May

Guinea

,

IS.

Some merchants demand

after having discovered gold

1602. Fcbr. 27.

D

i

r

k V

a n

P

urm F

e r 3

a

patent for a trading monopoly

and 1

a n

filver

mines there.

d arrives from America. 1606.

46)

(

They think feriously of a Weft India Company. Eodem die: The complete plan of the new Weft India Company, preceded by an introduction in which it is faid 1606. July 27,

:

That the States approve the propofed plan.

I.)

The names of

a.)

the afsembly

,

nominated from among the members of

the delegates

to

examine

this queftion

once more and

modations with the different confiderablc

Eodem nated

almoft the fame as that given under the date of 1607 by Mr.

is

Brodhead

make accothe deputies

Huygcn van Linschoten.

Jan

is

The plan

to

Among

cities.

The

23—24).

(p.

entire

document occupies nearly a page. of the high Council, nomi-

Francois Vranck, member

die,

commifsioner

fpecial

of the

States

to

conduct the

to

affair

a

good end. Eodem die. The commifsioners nominated are charged to advance the to bring it to a termination during the months of July and affair , and August of Aug.

this year.

The

24.

Eodem

many of

that

States

Fr.

die.

till

company

,

known but that

the States General have decided on the patent.

The draught patent

I.

the report of the commifsioners.

reads his report, in which he makes

the merchants are well disposed for the

they prefer waiting

Nov.

demand

Vranck,

(

I.

10; Nov. 20, 21, 24, 26 ter

(1648.)

,

3, 6, 7, S

;

27; Dec. 10,

As nothing happens by miracle

,

Sept. 16, 19, 24, 30; Oct. 2, 22.

the refolutions of this year

ftill

bear the fame character as thofc of the preceding ones. All

posfible

of the arrears

make

florins.

the States

For

this

it

ftill

owe

necesfary to pafs

five

pay what they is

and for the central government to make feveral applications.

refolutions It is

pains are taken to

of the 300,000

much worfe with the annual fubfidy of 700,000 florins. made in November of this year , it appeared that

culation

had only paid

a third,

the

words.

other hand

We

a cal-

and the province of Holland had not behaved much

better than the other's flnce

On

From

the provinces

it ftill

owed more

than half of

the States never refufe to

alfo find half a

asflft

the

Its

fubfidies.

Company



in

dozen lengthy documents, having reference to two other

;

( 64

other principal questions of this year

new " Order" As

documents, one can hardly believe that

of the King

were

We

was blindnefs on them , for the commifsioners

the

should be rather dispofed to think that the

displeafed

really not

it

attention to

more than once remarked by

is

cntruftcd with this matter. States

much

that they paid so

of the States

insincerity

the peace with Portugal and the

of the Company.

to the first

part

the

)



;

cxcufe

to find an

lengthening out

for

the affair. the refolutions of this year are not lefs important

For the history of Brazil than

of the preceding ones.

thofe

de With,

accounts relating to of Brazil

The long Concept-tractaets and feveral and the Hooghe Raeden

Schkoppe

has

16, 18, 19, 23, 24, 26 ter, 27

July

2,

27, 28, 30, 31

;

Sept.

3. 4>

15

,

,

9j

12

March 24 and

j

Oct.

I, 2, 4, 5,

hebbers of the

Septemb. 14,

Nov.

The

April 8,

to

2, 3, 4) 28

ter;

I

over 200 farmers

propofed

is

it

June

;

19 ter, 20 ter;

,

27, 28, 29 ter, 30

to take

30; Oct.

16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31

3, 4, 5, 6, II, 12, 27, 31

9, II,

;

July

;

3

19

,

,

28

4> 9 ;

1

10 quater, 11, 12,

i, 5, 6, 7, 8 ter

Dec,

May 24,

i.

deputies of Ncw-Ncthcrland ask permission tlie

;

matter being duly considered

examine the question and above

">

27 ter ,

14

,

28, 29

,

15

19

,

Nov. 30; Dec.

this time the refults

;

;

all

have

Bewind-

to hear the

known

of this petition of

i, 2, 3,

,

6

,

14 xer

;

8, ;

13, 16

May

Aug, 12

,

18

;

were more fortunate.

are not fufficient to to

it

March

;

12,

5,

4,

I'S,

Septb. 20

2, 9, 11, 20, 21, 22.

be

attempt

v. d.

he does not make any mention of it.

April 4, 6, 7» 8, 13, 22

July 4

refolutions ufclefs

;

22; Aug.

7, 8, 14 ter, 23,

(1649) This year pafsed in debates on the afsistance due to the

But

Nov.

Chamber of Amfterdam.

June 10

Oct. 6, 7;

Aug.

15, 16, 17, 20, 21 ter, 2;, 23,

1651. Refol. of Jan. 4, 9, 10, 16, 26, 27; Feb, ,

;

6 ter, 8, 9 ter;

3, 5, 8, 9,

April

24, 29, 30;

(^bouwlieden')

Mr. Brodhead does not feem to Do nek and his colleagues; at least 2

June 30;

;

15, 17, 18, 21, 22.

H>

of Jan. 13, 14, 15, 15» March

1650. Refol. 14

4, 5,9. 11,12,

4, 7, 11, 15, iB ter

;er, 2, 4, 6, 7 ter, S, 9, 10 ter, 11, 13, 14, 15, 1Ö,

I

18, 21 quater, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28,

Dec.

May

April 30;

;

8, 10, 13, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31

6, 7,

3,

25, 29;

Netfcher

Mr.

of especially great historical importance.

are

made ufe of hardly any of thefe documents. Chap. XV. 1649— 1651. 1649. Refol. of Jan. 15, 16, 18, 19, 23 ter; Feb. 24; March

however

,

as

Company,

Yet the documents of the

make any exact

calculations

,

and

it

would

one may be Aire of finding other documents

which permit more fatisfactoiy conclusions

;

we may however

estimate the

6s

(

money paid

the

enough indeed, but unfortunately

this

condition for victory

,

pofsible

efforts

,

confidence

deter

to

)

Company

year to the

this

was long from

the foldicrs

Company, wherever they could, Company were discouraged; De

of the

of the

fum confiderable late. The first the prcfs made all

at i,500,0C30; a

good

came too

will

fince lost

retained the

W

h had

t

i

;

expedition

the

;

the creditors

money; for

the officers

months

feveral

Then again the administration of the colony lost all that was flill to be lost; weak, unjust and incapable, the counfellors afscmblcd at Pcrnambuco filled but inadequately the place ceded fpoken of

return

his

Mau

them by

r

Holland.

of Nafsau.

c e

i

to

we fuppofe

Neither must

that there

was any extraordinary hurry on the Company; we should much

part of the provinces to pay their debts to the

rather admire the perfistance of the commifsioners of the States.

there was more than once queftion of an open war The Prince of Orange advifed the blockade of the Tagus. They even went fo far as to engage perfons who were acquainted with

During

this

year

with Portugal.

thefe roads to give the nccefsary information;

make

to

reprifals,

which indeed

had



but except the permifsion

long been given, the matter went

no farther. of the year there were again feveral conferences with

In the beginning

Sou

Cotinho, who

fa

underftood admirably well

how

to lengthen

matters. Once, just before the vacation of February, the States

come

lutely

to a determination.

They

out

would abfo-

fcnt for the ambafsador, but he had

taken medicine and was unable to appear. The sessions were notre-opened till

a

month

We

But the hatred of the people towards the diplomatift was

after.

fo great that the

King his master recalled him for

fterdam to the meafures taken

fpcak of

it

in

own

fafety.

ftcps taken to

in

favour of the Company.

pcrfuadc

it

its

were

Another event of which we

it.

Company, and

refufal to afsist the

all

the

in vain.

mud make

mention

opened the trade of provifions with Brazil

part in

Am-

Our refolutions

very exprefsivc terms.

Friesland remained firm in

ral

his

mult alfo make mention of the obflinatc rciistance of the city of

is,

to all

that the States

who

chofe

This mcafure was taken to diminish the famine which

to

Genetake

reigned

there.

(1650,) The refolutions of this year have the fame dilatory character as all

thofe

we have

however they

led

hitherto to

dance with the preceding refolutions tancc

to Brazil.

Like

noticed.

fome pofitive

refults. ,

thofe

of the

preceding year

In the first place, in accor-

they fend pretty confiderable afsis-

But even thefe payments, by which they only I

fulfilled a dis-

-

a 66

)

and plain promife, found much oppofition

distinct

and

,

required conti-

it

nual niefsages from the Council of State and from the different admiralties interefted in the affair's being quickly dispatched.

was much worfe with another propofal hinted at the year before, — of openly declaring war with Portugal and fending a fleet worthy of

It

that

The Prince of Orange made this propofal March i6so, but after 6 months of deliberation they were unable to come to any definitive refolution. The other affairs of this year relate in part to the fubfidy, in part they

the country to begin hoftilities. in

are of a fecondary importance.

At the end of the year they recommence the negociations with Portugal,

who had

fent

new ambafsador

a

however

refolve

they

;

to

demand

his

of credence immediately, and determine not to listen to him should

letters

they not be fufficient.

The

city of

Amsterdam and Friesland continue

their obftinate refistancc.

De With

Zealand prays the States to encourage the cruifers.

from Brazil; the celebrated Navigation-Act having gland, feveral Dutchmen

may be kept open officers

,

make reclaims,

now

40

entirely bankrupt;

En-

all

these inlignificant embarrasmcnts, without



the shares of 150

Com-

were now negociated

fl.

lefs.

The refolutions of After only

of 1650.

thofe

in

to the Antilles

importance, point out very well the fituation of the

first

and even

fl.

(1651.)

commerce

Continual reclamations are made by the

for the Dutch.

All thefe little misfortunes,

at

returns

been pafscd

foldiers and Tailors for arrears in their pay.

being of the

pany,

that the

just

this

three

more energetic than

year are fomewhat

months of deliberation they managed

confcnt to a fecond afsistance of a million of florins. The hostilities

ever did not caufe

open rupture with Portugal

an

only were allowed to make reprifals

;

the

to

how-

two companies

no attack was made upon Lisbon. Yet we muft not fuppofe there was any great hurry on the part of the Provinces to pay the Company; many entreaties were necefsary to induce them to do fo. ;

The other affairs of this year are of little importance. There are at firft renewed demands for interference with England on the fubject of commerce



with

the

den

on which fome

,

Antilles

renewed on the perfifts

in its

,

abufes

refistance;

throw one obstacle pany.

Nor

is

fome

it

letters

discufsions in

the

the

place.

adminiftration

Amfterdam too

after another

for

of change drawn by

take

into

Company

;

Then in

the Hoogke Roe-

the

complaints

Zealand.

arc

Friesland

and a thoufand private interefts

the

alone

way of they

the unfortunate

had fo

little

Com-

mercy; the offi-

big^t OeSCÜCn enbe UCCleenb i^/ Mitsgaders een naerder Bericht over I

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GRAVENHAGE

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Papeftraacjin den Bybel

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WILLEM VSSELINCX. Boeckverkooper

in

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de

anno 1627. 4°. (^Patent

93 )

(

[Patent, or Privilege graciously granted

newSouth Company

the

to

in

Kingdom of Sweden , by the mofl Illustrious and Powerful Prince and Lord, Gusfiavus Adolphus, King of the Snedes, Goths and If''ends. Grand prince in Finland Duke of Chejlen and Garden , Lord of Inthe

,

germanland ,

etc.

Together with a Further ylccount of the fame Patent

and Letter of Agreement 42.

,

by ffilliam Ufselincx.)

MAR QUARDI I. Cti. Singular! COMMERCIORUM.

lOHANNIS

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Pac-

tione j'u.vta feriem Alphabet!

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paffim con-

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FRANCOFFRTI, Ex |

ANNO M DC

Officin:i

LXII. fol.

Law,

which are expofed

in

books the juridical principles and maxims of trade according

the Divine,

,

qiiijita, \

AFTHORE lOHANNE MARQVARDO,

(^Politico-Juridical treatife on Commercial in

mnnicipa-

lofophorum,

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illuflrata funt.

gratiam Lectoris

Privilcgio Sac. Casf. Majcft.

Mattiii.t: Götzii,

Piii-

Conflitutionum

peculiari defigna-

partimverhnunquampublicèvifa. 1

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di-

Libris, fecundCim tria Juris

,

I

,

Hispaniae,

exemplis atquc monitis Po-

Hiftoricorum Clairicoruni axiomatibus,

liticis,

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Daniffi,

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Saxonico,

,

Confiliis

Francije,

Moribus, Privilegiis, Pactis, Contractibus, utet

libus,

ICto

Fcudali

Commentariis ac

Belgii, Hanfcaticarum et aliarum

tae,

tuum, Civitatum Conftitutionibus

et

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verQs Imperii Romano-Gcrmanici,

Persia;,

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to

Public, Private, Common, Civil, Canonical, Teutonic and

according to the commentaries of various learned men i and and with the regulations of the German empire, the Kingdoms of France, Spam, Portugal, Italy, England, Scotland, Denmark, Sweden, Poland,

Saxon laws

Rusfia, Perfia, Venice, Holland,

added etc.

Vol. 43. Lir.

I.

M.|

the

original

and

the Hanfeatic towns. To which are

Privileges, Confiitutions

,

Statutes,

Documents

,

with a copious Alphabetical index. XIV, 572 PP-

Vol.

II.

IV, 744 pp.

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States Gen. the 2. 4 and 8

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Nederlanden January

(ten

ter

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ander zijde,

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1648.

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onderteyckent ende bezegelt den dertigTot ROTTERDAM. | By Haest 1

MUNSTER.

Tot

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van Voortganck

van de Vrede, 1648. 4°. , 250ECfibrUCfiEr ban iJE SCrtiCUleil and Conditions of the Eternal peace concluded between the Great and Mighty the King of Spain etc. on the one side and their High I

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(Articles

Might, the States General of the United Netherlands on the other and sealed the ^oth of January 164S at Munfier.")

;

signed

16 pp.

WAR AND

BRAZIL LOST.

16.

PEACE WITH PORTUGAL

1650— 1663.

270.

VOOR-LOOPER

van

D' Hr.

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I

WITTE CORNELISSZ.

WITH

de

,

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Ad-

Nopende De»; ^r/j^y//c/ifK Gedruct voor den Verdruckten. Anno 1Ö50. 4°. handel. (T/jfi fore-runner of Mr. iritte Cornelisz, de With , Admiral of the mirael van de Weft-Indifche

Compagnie,

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IVest India

Company

Respecting the trade with Brazil.)

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20 pp.

DU DISCOURS FAIT PAR

271.RECUEIL

I

deur d'Espagne a Mef-

Mars

blée de 28

1651.

I

meurant au Marche

,

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MonGeur de Brun

sieurs les Estats-Generaiix, en la

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Imprimee

1651.

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a

Anvers

cliez Jean

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Ambafsa-

grande afsem-

Hu-

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fens, de-

4°.

{Report of the Speech made before their High Might, the States General by

Mr, De Brun,

the Spanish

Ambassador ^

in the

Great assembly

of March 28, 1651.) 12 pp.

272-SCiurnflEl/

1

OFTE

BROECK.I Van wegen

't

't

Hifioriaelfe

I

geen hy

begin ende

Befchryvinge

felfs ghefien

I

VAN MATHEUS I

ende waerachtigh ge-

Revoke van de Por-

1

1

vanden

beurt

tugefe in Braflel, als

is

mede

gaen van de Forten aldaer. i'Amstelredam, Voor Gerrit vau Goedesbergen , Boeck-verkoo- per op het water, by de nieuwe-brugh inde Delffe Bybel. Anno 1651. 4°. de conditie en het over-

1

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{Jour-

164

(

)

{Journal or Historical Description of what

and

the defigns

Matthew van den Broeck

by

,

,

himfelf seen and what has truly happened concerning

has

he

of the Portuguese in Brazil i

revolt

the

alfo with the

conditions of surrender of the forts there.')

44 PP«

VERTOOGH,

273.

NIE,

!

IN

tot iieöjE^

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ban

tiefeiue

Cecjle «©cci.

i

van Roon

lohannes

iïSp

with a view of Fernambuco,

5

DER Weft-Indifche Over den Toeftant Haer begin, midden, ende eynde , MET I

«JHaufijcrfsöaEClf.

1651.

i

SemCÖiE

gedrvct tot Rotterdam,

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SÖOUCfi^ÜCrBaojJEt

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COMPAG-

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4''. 1

State of the ffest-India Company in

{Account of the

Remedy for

prosperity and end} with a

beginning^

its

Redress, Part

its

I.

{No more

published.')

16 pp.

propositions

274.

DO

prefentées par

I

Ambafadeur de

I

Portugal,

mefme

pas voulu reeevoir, n'y (^Proposal prefented

tugal

,

MONSIEUR DE SOUZA DE MACE-

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I

lire.

Imprimée

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Mr. Soufa

by

Mef-

lefquelles

sieurs les Estats n'ont

1

Leyden

a

Macedo

de

,

1651.

4**. |

Ambafsador of Por'

which the States would not receive nor even read.) 12 pp.

DISCOURS

275.

,

I

FAIT PAR MONSIEUR

DE SOUSA DE MACEDO |

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Ambaffadeur du Sereniffime Roy de Portugal, prez Mef- fieurs les leur Affembleé Generale Ie Eftats Generaux , dans 6 Mars l6si. Traduit du Latin en Frangois, Imprimé l'an lóSI. 4°. 1

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{Speech made by

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Mr. Soufa

de

Highnefs the King of Portugal

Macedo ^Ambafsador of his most serene High Might, the States Gene-

to their

ral in their General Afsembly the 6th of

March

1651

;

Translated from

the Latin into French.) 8 pp.

276.

CATHEGORIQUES,! Et derniere refolution DE MONSIEVR DE SOUSA DE MACEDO, AMBASSADEUR De PortuPROPOSITIONS

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gal, touchant les

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dilTerens du Brefil

,

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Imprimé

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l'an i6si.

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4°.

{Categorical Propofitions and last refolution of Mr. Soufa de Macedo

Ambafsador of Portugal , regarding 8

277. Klare en

pp.

Waarachtige

ÜEt Portugezen in

en oorÜEtt

I

ÖOO?

Xant

,

the quarrels of Brafit.)

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BESCHRY VING ©an I

MOREAU

gctUEEfl / En ö'

oo^öaREn

van Parrey iiEóEc

lEtlE

23EtaECtEn En SCfbal

oorfprong dezer zwarigheden

in d'

logen klarelyk vertoont worden.

PIERRE

ÖE

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BRASIL; Daar

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2([n

ÜE jF^anfcIJE taal ÖEfCÖ^E*

in Charollois

üEroErtEU

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5Elf in

Üai

naauriEUciglij8 onüEtsocöt

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En

( 165 )

Met de Reisbefchrijving van de zelve , die hem daar in ontmoet H. Glazemaker bcrtaalt. t' Amsterdam J^OO? Jan

en getroutuelp DefcD^EbEll ÖCeftSchrijver naar Brafil, en

zyn.

[

^flo^

Hendrikfz.

J.

1

de vreemdigheden

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,

I

Jan Rieuwertfz. ^SoeftÜErftOJJCt^

Ell

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1652.14°,

{Clear aud True Description of the last Troubles and the Defertion

of the Portuguese in Brafil;

in

which are clearly shown the origin and

the difficulties of the war. Written in French by P.

Charollais

who has himfelf been

,

and

tigated

described

truly

of the same writer there met with.)

voyage

102 pp.

— (A

the

gezien

Staert-Sterre

in

closely inves-

With

the

the strange adventures he

map of Mauritsflad on

December 1652.

16

op

Moreau of Parrey

and has

reafons of these troubles.

Brazil, and

to

Nieuwe ongewoon-Wonderlykkc

278.

in that land,

the title-page.j

op

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Recif in Brazil

N. N,\

/Ildus vertoont en afgebeelt door

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t''Amflerdam A°. 1653.

{New and uncommonly Wonderful Comet ;

on the Reciff^a in Brazil;

Seen Dec. 16. 1652; Thus described and drawn by N. N.)

QAn engraving

WEST-INDISCH

279.

ken.

I

Hoc

meente

die

en

,

in 4°.)

DISCOURS,- Verhandelende \De Weft-Indifche Saecweder verbetert mogen worden , ten beften der Ge|

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fceckerft voor de

't

by maniere van Samen-fpraeck

Gedruckt

Jaer 1653.

*:

in

may

be

COMPAGNIE.

;«/yc/iC«ee«

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Generalyck ontworpen

Middelburger e« Haegenaer.

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4°«

1

^West-lndian Discourse they

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;

How

Treating on the West-Indian Affairs.

again improved for

the

good of the Community and the

Given in the General form of a Dialogue,

most surely for the Company.

between an inhabitant of Middelburgh and one of the Hague.) \6 pp.

280.

ARTICVLEN BRASILIEN fterckten In

'S

I

(

als

van Ende conditien gemaeckt by het overleveren mede het Recif, Maurits Stadt ende For- ten ende |

aen de

daer

GRAVENHAGE

,

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penderende.

Gefloten den 28 January 1654.

Gedruct by Jan Pietersz. Anno 1645. {sic)

{Articles and conditions made on the surrender of Brafil the Reciffe

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Maurits Stadt and

the forts

;

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4".

as also of

and fortifications belonging

thereto; signed Jan, 28. 1654.)

8 pp. 281.

ACCOORD

I

Van

I

BRASILIEN,

ende de omleggende For-

I

I

Mede van

ten van Brafil.

1

't

Recif, Maurits-Stadt

t'AMSTERDAM

,

I

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By Claes

Lambrechtfz. van der Wolf, 1654.14°.

V

3

{Agree-

166 )

(

(Agreement of Brajil; neighbouring forts of

of the Reciffo

as also

Maiirits Stadt and the

,

Brafil.')

8 pp. 28a.

COPIE ,

FAN DEN\ BRIEF GESCHREVEN BY SIGISMVND VAN I

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