A true relation of the fleete which went vnder the Admirall Iaquis Le Hermite through the Straights of Magellane towards the coasts of Peru, and the towne of Lima in the West-Indies With a letter, containing the present state of Castile in Peru. Herevnto is annexed an excellent discourse which sheweth by cleare and strong arguments how that it was both necessary and profitable for the Vnited Prouinces to erect a West-India Company, and euery true subiect of the same ought to aduance it according to his power. Written by a well-willer of the Common-wealth.
         Casos notables, sucedidos en las costas de la ciudad de Lima. English. Selections
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             A true relation of the fleete which went vnder the Admirall Iaquis Le Hermite through the Straights of Magellane towards the coasts of Peru, and the towne of Lima in the West-Indies With a letter, containing the present state of Castile in Peru. Herevnto is annexed an excellent discourse which sheweth by cleare and strong arguments how that it was both necessary and profitable for the Vnited Prouinces to erect a West-India Company, and euery true subiect of the same ought to aduance it according to his power. Written by a well-willer of the Common-wealth.
             Casos notables, sucedidos en las costas de la ciudad de Lima. English. Selections
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           A
           True
           Relation
           of
           the
           Fleete
           which
           went
           vnder
           the
           Admirall
           
             Jaquis
             Le
             Hermite
          
           through
           the
           Straights
           of
           
             Magellane
          
           towards
           the
           Coasts
           of
           
             Peru
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Towne
           of
           
             Lima
          
           in
           the
           West-Indies
           .
        
         
           With
           a
           Letter
           ,
           Containing
           the
           present
           State
           of
           
             Castile
          
           in
           
             Peru.
             
          
        
         
           
             Herevnto
             is
             annexed
             an
             excellent
             Discourse
          
           which
           sheweth
           by
           cleare
           and
           strong
           Arguments
           
             how
             that
             it
             was
             both
             necessary
             and
             profitable
             for
          
           the
           Vnited
           Prouinces
           to
           erect
           a
           West-India
           
             Company
             ,
             and
             euery
             true
             subiect
             of
          
           the
           same
           ought
           to
           aduance
           it
           according
           to
           his
           power
           .
        
         
           Written
           by
           a
           Well-willer
           of
           the
           
             Common-wealth
             .
          
        
         
           
             LONDON
             ,
          
           Printed
           for
           
             Mercurius
             Britannicus
             .
          
           1625.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           
           A
           TRVE
           RELATION
           of
           the
           successe
           of
           the
           Fleet
           which
           went
           vnder
           the
           Admirall
           
             Iaquis
             L'
             Hermite
          
           through
           the
           Staights
           of
           
             Magellane
             ,
          
           towards
           the
           Coast
           of
           
             Peru
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Towne
           of
           
             Lima
             in
             the
             West-Indies
             .
          
        
         
           THE
           Lord
           Inquisitor
           
             Iohn
             de
             Manneza
             ,
          
           hauing
           very
           earnestly
           vrged
           the
           Vice-Roy
           of
           the
           West-Indies
           ,
           that
           hee
           would
           procure
           and
           take
           care
           that
           this
           yeare
           the
           siluer
           should
           bee
           sent
           sooner
           downe
           then
           was
           done
           in
           the
           former
           yeare
           ,
           seeing
           that
           he
           had
           letters
           from
           the
           Generall
           
             Thomas
             de
             Larrasperu
             ,
          
           by
           which
           hee
           receiued
           order
           to
           doe
           it
           ,
           and
           shewed
           what
           damage
           were
           caused
           in
           
             Spaine
          
           in
           the
           former
           yeare
           ,
           namely
           in
           the
           yeare
           1622.
           the
           siluer
           then
           beeing
           to
           late
           carried
           from
           
             Harana
             ,
          
           and
           in
           the
           yeare
           1623.
           
           
             Don
             Antonio
             de
             Oquendo
          
           tarrying
           then
           there
           in
           the
           Winter
           time
           ,
           seeing
           that
           the
           siluer
           was
           not
           sent
           timely
           away
           :
           Wherefore
           hee
           did
           his
           best
           endeauor
           to
           mooue
           the
           Vice-Roy
           to
           the
           same
           effect
           according
           to
           his
           Commission
           which
           he
           had
           .
           The
           siluer
           of
           the
           small
           Nauy
           beeing
           shipped
           ,
           they
           of
           
             Lima
          
           were
           still
           of
           opinion
           that
           it
           should
           not
           be
           carried
           before
           the
           7.
           or
           10.
           day
           of
           
             May
             ,
          
           and
           although
           diuers
           persons
           intreated
           the
           Vice-Roy
           that
           it
           might
           not
           sooner
           be
           sent
           away
           ,
           he
           caused
           neuerthelesse
           the
           Fleet
           to
           depart
           with
           the
           silue●
           from
           the
           port
           of
           
             Callao
             ,
          
           on
           the
           3
           day
           of
           
             May
             ,
          
           to
           th●
           
           intent
           that
           it
           might
           in
           good
           time
           bee
           sent
           to
           the
           appointed
           places
           ,
           and
           gaue
           afterwards
           notice
           that
           such
           as
           had
           not
           beene
           ready
           with
           their
           siluer
           to
           send
           it
           with
           the
           Fleete
           ,
           they
           should
           carry
           to
           another
           Ship
           which
           is
           called
           the
           Ship
           of
           the
           Recago
           ,
           which
           was
           within
           the
           space
           of
           few
           dayes
           afterwards
           to
           put
           to
           Sea.
           And
           it
           fell
           very
           happily
           out
           by
           the
           Prouidence
           of
           God
           ,
           that
           a
           Chinchorro
           (
           beeing
           a
           certaine
           manner
           of
           a
           Barke
           )
           which
           went
           to
           Sea
           in
           the
           seauenth
           day
           of
           
             May
             ,
          
           found
           it selfe
           on
           the
           next
           morning
           to
           be
           amongst
           the
           Fleete
           of
           the
           Enemies
           ,
           which
           demaunded
           them
           which
           were
           in
           it
           ,
           whether
           the
           Fleete
           with
           the
           siluer
           should
           put
           to
           Sea
           on
           the
           seauenth
           of
           
             May
             ,
          
           as
           was
           reported
           vnto
           them
           by
           one
           that
           was
           but
           halfe
           blacke
           (
           on
           that
           was
           gotten
           perhaps
           by
           a
           Spaniard
           and
           a
           blacke-Indian
           woman
           )
           and
           was
           taken
           by
           them
           in
           a
           Barke
           :
           Seeing
           that
           they
           were
           resolued
           to
           attend
           vppon
           it
           ,
           or
           to
           pursue
           it
           if
           it
           was
           gone
           to
           Sea
           :
           And
           without
           doubt
           (
           if
           God
           had
           not
           preuented
           it
           )
           and
           they
           had
           followed
           the
           Fleet
           ,
           they
           could
           easily
           haue
           taken
           it
           ,
           for
           it
           consisted
           but
           in
           two
           Ships
           that
           went
           very
           carelesse
           and
           ill-prouided
           ;
           and
           the
           Enemies
           had
           twelue
           great
           Ships
           besides
           their
           Shaloups
           .
        
         
           But
           the
           Pilote
           that
           was
           vppon
           the
           aforementioned
           Chinchorro
           or
           Barke
           ,
           deceiued
           the
           Generall
           of
           the
           Hollanders
           ,
           by
           not
           telling
           the
           truth
           ,
           for
           hee
           spake
           vnto
           him
           in
           this
           manner
           .
        
         
           Signior
           ,
           you
           shall
           not
           neede
           to
           trouble
           your selfe
           about
           the
           small
           Fleete
           ,
           seeing
           that
           there
           are
           already
           eight
           dayes
           past
           since
           it
           went
           to
           Sea
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           not
           possible
           that
           your
           Fleete
           can
           ouertake
           it
           :
           The
           report
           
           which
           is
           made
           vnto
           you
           of
           the
           seauenth
           of
           
             May
             ,
          
           is
           of
           nothing
           else
           then
           of
           the
           Ship
           of
           the
           Recago
           which
           lyeth
           yet
           vntill
           this
           day
           in
           the
           Hauen
           of
           
             Callao
             ,
          
           and
           is
           ready
           to
           put
           to
           Sea
           beeing
           loaden
           with
           two
           Millions
           of
           siluer
           which
           could
           not
           bee
           sent
           with
           the
           Fleete
           ,
           seeing
           the
           siluer
           was
           not
           ready
           by
           reason
           that
           went
           to
           soone
           to
           Sea.
           
        
         
           The
           Enemies
           were
           mightely
           displeased
           vppon
           these
           tydings
           ,
           and
           resolued
           thereupon
           to
           cast
           anchor
           against
           the
           next
           night
           before
           the
           Hauen
           of
           
             Callao
             ,
          
           which
           they
           did
           also
           afterwards
           ,
           and
           set
           yet
           in
           the
           euening
           18
           ▪
           of
           their
           Shaloupes
           in
           Sea
           ,
           which
           were
           of
           the
           bignesse
           almost
           of
           a
           Barke
           ,
           and
           were
           not
           onely
           furnished
           with
           Oares
           ,
           but
           also
           wirh
           Mastes
           and
           Sayles
           to
           vse
           them
           when
           the
           Winde
           will
           serue
           :
           They
           came
           with
           14
           of
           them
           betwixt
           the
           Ordinance
           of
           the
           Hauen
           ,
           notwithstanding
           that
           130.
           peeces
           were
           mounted
           vpon
           it
           ,
           and
           fiered
           9.
           of
           our
           Ships
           which
           lay
           in
           the
           Port
           ;
           but
           they
           could
           not
           goe
           further
           to
           take
           the
           Ship
           with
           the
           siluer
           ,
           and
           to
           fire
           a
           Gallion
           of
           the
           King
           of
           
             Spaine
          
           which
           layde
           neere
           it
           :
           For
           our
           Gunners
           could
           see
           them
           very
           easily
           by
           the
           meanes
           of
           the
           great
           light
           which
           proceeded
           from
           the
           Ships
           that
           were
           set
           on
           fire
           (
           as
           is
           aforementioned
           )
           and
           played
           so
           fiercely
           vppon
           them
           with
           the
           Ordinance
           that
           they
           were
           forced
           to
           forsake
           againe
           the
           Hauen
           ,
           and
           to
           flye
           thence
           ,
           leauying
           there
           yet
           40
           Ships
           which
           they
           could
           neuer
           touch
           although
           wee
           were
           vnprouided
           and
           lookt
           not
           for
           such
           an
           enterprize
        
         
           When
           the
           afore-mencioned
           shipps
           were
           burning
           at
           
             Callao
             ,
          
           there
           were
           great
           moanes
           and
           lamentations
           made
           at
           
             Lima
          
           (
           seeing
           that
           there
           was
           a
           rumor
           spread
           
           abroad
           that
           the
           enemies
           had
           taken
           and
           fierd
           
             Callao
             ,
          
           and
           they
           were
           directly
           marching
           towards
           
             Lima
             )
          
           and
           they
           lasted
           vntill
           such
           time
           they
           learned
           the
           truth
           of
           the
           matter
           .
        
         
           One
           of
           our
           Captaines
           tooke
           the
           same
           night
           a
           Low-Countryman
           who
           was
           discended
           from
           Germain
           Parents
           ,
           and
           was
           a
           gunner
           of
           the
           enemies
           ,
           and
           a
           very
           skilfull
           man
           ,
           and
           rare
           Inginer
           to
           make
           fire-workes
           :
           Being
           brought
           before
           the
           
             Vice-Roy
             ,
          
           hee
           charged
           him
           to
           declare
           vppon
           his
           oath
           the
           truth
           of
           such
           things
           as
           should
           bee
           propouded
           vnto
           him
           ,
           if
           hee
           would
           saue
           his
           life
           ,
           and
           on
           the
           other
           side
           ,
           he
           threatned
           to
           hang
           him
           in
           case
           he
           would
           not
           reueale
           the
           truth
           ,
           the
           Prisoner
           answering
           therevppon
           sayd
           ,
           that
           the
           Fleete
           was
           on
           the
           twenty
           nine
           day
           of
           
             Aprill
          
           departed
           from
           
             Holland
             ,
          
           being
           set
           forth
           by
           the
           rebells
           that
           dwell
           there
           ,
           and
           that
           it
           consisted
           in
           eleuen
           gallions
           ,
           of
           which
           there
           were
           seauen
           that
           were
           newly
           built
           ,
           and
           other
           fower
           that
           had
           ben
           vsed
           in
           former
           time
           by
           priuate
           Merchants
           :
           and
           were
           very
           well
           furnished
           with
           Ordinance
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           manner
           of
           necessaryes
           ,
           which
           might
           be
           required
           both
           to
           fight
           at
           sea
           and
           to
           sayle
           through
           the
           streigh
           of
           
             Magelane
             .
          
        
         
           Moreouer
           hee
           sayd
           that
           besides
           them
           there
           were
           yet
           fower
           pinnasses
           ,
           in
           the
           same
           Fleete
           :
           he
           was
           likewise
           asked
           what
           Ordinance
           ,
           armes
           ,
           munition
           ,
           and
           victualls
           were
           in
           the
           Fleete
           :
           
             Item
          
           who
           was
           the
           Generall
           ,
           what
           course
           they
           had
           kept
           in
           their
           voyage
           ,
           how
           long
           agoe
           it
           was
           they
           had
           taken
           any
           prizes
           ,
           and
           what
           prizes
           they
           had
           taken
           during
           the
           time
           of
           their
           voyage
           what
           the
           fleete
           intendeth
           to
           do
           ,
           whatstore
           of
           victualls
           
           were
           daily
           allowed
           to
           the
           men
           and
           marriners
           ,
           how
           many
           there
           were
           deceased
           ,
           from
           whence
           they
           had
           fetcht
           their
           water
           ,
           and
           where
           they
           had
           refreshed
           themselues
           with
           victualls
           ,
           and
           what
           aduises
           they
           had
           receiued
           o
           the
           sea
           .
        
         
           Moreouer
           ,
           he
           was
           commanded
           to
           declare
           al
           such
           things
           as
           hee
           knew
           concerning
           the
           voyage
           ,
           for
           wee
           knew
           many
           things
           that
           happened
           in
           the
           same
           voyage
           ,
           and
           asked
           him
           onely
           these
           questions
           to
           try
           whether
           hee
           spake
           the
           truth
           ;
           that
           wee
           might
           punnish
           him
           with
           the
           afore-mentioned
           payne
           if
           he
           went
           astray
           from
           the
           truth
           .
        
         
           Wherevppon
           hee
           declared
           that
           there
           were
           fower
           moneths
           past
           since
           the
           fleete
           departed
           from
           their
           country
           ,
           and
           were
           within
           the
           space
           of
           the
           same
           time
           come
           in
           the
           
             Zouth-Sea
             :
          
           that
           the
           shipps
           which
           they
           had
           brought
           with
           them
           ,
           were
           the
           same
           which
           hee
           named
           or
           described
           in
           the
           beginning
           of
           his
           examination
           ,
           that
           both
           the
           
             Admirall
             ,
             Vice-Admirall
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
             Schout
             ,
          
           by
           night
           were
           great
           shipps
           ,
           and
           that
           euery
           one
           of
           them
           was
           furnished
           with
           thirty
           peeces
           of
           ordinance
           ,
           of
           which
           some
           twenty
           or
           thereabouts
           were
           brasse
           peeces
           ,
           that
           the
           least
           Gallion
           of
           all
           the
           rest
           ,
           was
           furnished
           with
           one
           hundred
           barrells
           with
           powder
           ;
           that
           the
           Fleete
           is
           likewise
           very
           well
           prouided
           with
           bullets
           ,
           muskets
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           manner
           of
           warre-like
           prouision
           ,
           that
           wheresoeuer
           they
           met
           with
           the
           
             Indians
             ,
          
           and
           
             Black-mores
             ,
          
           they
           caused
           a
           rumor
           to
           bee
           spread
           amongst
           them
           that
           they
           came
           to
           recouer
           their
           liberty
           and
           settle
           them
           in
           it
           :
           that
           the
           Fleete
           brought
           prouision
           enough
           with
           it
           for
           the
           space
           of
           two
           yeares
           :
           that
           both
           the
           souldiers
           
           and
           marriners
           amounted
           all
           together
           ,
           to
           the
           number
           of
           two
           thousand
           and
           fiue
           hundered
           men
           .
        
         
           That
           some
           of
           them
           were
           discontented
           by
           reason
           that
           they
           could
           not
           get
           Biskit
           ,
           and
           other
           victualls
           ,
           that
           the
           
             Admirall
          
           was
           loath
           to
           land
           his
           men
           ,
           fearing
           that
           many
           of
           them
           would
           runne
           away
           .
        
         
           That
           the
           
             Admirall
          
           was
           named
           
             Iacques
             L'
             Hermite
             ,
             Item
          
           that
           hee
           was
           a
           man
           of
           great
           experience
           ,
           hauing
           in
           former
           times
           bin
           in
           the
           
             East-Indies
             ,
          
           that
           his
           Leggs
           were
           very
           thicke
           being
           swolne
           :
           that
           it
           was
           thought
           that
           hee
           should
           dye
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           greife
           and
           vexation
           which
           hee
           conceiued
           in
           his
           minde
           in
           regard
           that
           hee
           tooke
           not
           the
           siluer
           which
           was
           escaped
           .
        
         
           That
           
             Iohn
             Hugen
          
           the
           
             Vice-Admirall
          
           (
           who
           was
           to
           succeede
           the
           
             Admirall
          
           if
           hee
           should
           dye
           )
           was
           a
           lusty
           and
           high-minded
           young
           man
           ,
           but
           very
           cruell
           ,
           that
           since
           they
           past
           
             Guiena
             ,
          
           many
           of
           the
           Fleete
           fell
           sicke
           ,
           and
           some
           of
           them
           dyed
           :
           that
           they
           sayled
           along
           the
           Coastes
           of
           
             Affrica
             .
          
        
         
           Translated
           out
           of
           the
           Spannish
           Coppy
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           Laus
           Deo.
           
             In
             Siuill
             
               the
               
                 4.
              
               of
               Ianuary
               .
               Anno
               1625.
               
            
          
        
         
           Here
           come
           daily
           many
           heauy
           tydings
           ,
           the
           Fleete
           of
           Lisbon
           is
           aboue
           a
           month
           agoe
           departed
           ,
           but
           it
           is
           vncertaine
           whether
           it
           is
           gone
           towards
           the
           Baye
           of
           
             Todos
             los
             Santos
          
           or
           not
           .
        
         
           The
           Spanish
           Fleet
           is
           ready
           to
           depart
           ,
           &
           tarrieth
           but
           for
           a
           good
           wind
           :
           Some
           are
           of
           opinion
           that
           it
           is
           not
           bound
           for
           Brasill
           ,
           seeing
           that
           the
           wind
           hath
           a
           good
           while
           bene
           good
           to
           goe
           thitherwards
           ,
           and
           that
           it
           putteth
           not
           to
           Sea
           :
           it
           is
           a
           verie
           strong
           Nauie
           .
        
         
           About
           eight
           dayes
           agoe
           arriued
           here
           a
           Barke
           that
           came
           from
           the
           West
           Indies
           ,
           and
           brought
           letters
           that
           were
           written
           in
           the
           Towne
           of
           Lima
           and
           diuers
           other
           places
           of
           Peru
           ,
           to
           giue
           vs
           to
           vnderstand
           how
           the
           Hollanders
           had
           fired
           and
           taken
           many
           shippes
           ,
           both
           in
           the
           
             Callao
             de
             Lima
          
           and
           in
           diuers
           other
           Ports
           and
           places
           that
           lye
           in
           the
           South
           sea
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           haue
           fortified
           themselues
           in
           an
           Iland
           which
           lyeth
           directly
           opposite
           against
           the
           Port
           of
           Lima
           ,
           from
           whence
           it
           is
           but
           a
           league
           distant
           ,
           by
           meanes
           of
           which
           fortification
           and
           their
           shippes
           ,
           they
           hinder
           that
           none
           of
           our
           shippes
           can
           either
           come
           in
           the
           Port
           of
           Lima
           ,
           or
           goe
           out
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           All
           the
           goods
           and
           marchandises
           that
           went
           last
           hence
           with
           the
           Fleete
           of
           
             Terra
             Ferma
             ,
          
           lye
           as
           yet
           at
           Panama
           ,
           by
           reason
           of
           which
           we
           stand
           here
           in
           great
           feare
           ,
           that
           we
           shall
           not
           in
           this
           Summer-time
           receaue
           any
           siluer
           from
           Peru.
           Many
           Trades-men
           cannot
           paye
           their
           debtes
           ,
           by
           reason
           that
           their
           goods
           lye
           yet
           by
           them
           ,
           seing
           they
           could
           not
           send
           them
           to
           Lima
           ,
           where
           they
           thought
           to
           sell
           them
           :
           To
           be
           brief
           ,
           the
           Hollanders
           spoile
           there
           all
           our
           traficke
           .
           By
           the
           same
           letters
           we
           learne
           likewise
           these
           
           following
           tydings
           ,
           namely
           ,
           that
           the
           Hollanders
           haue
           hanged
           about
           Lima
           diuers
           of
           our
           men
           ,
           and
           that
           we
           haue
           taken
           some
           of
           them
           .
        
         
           That
           in
           the
           Towne
           of
           Lima
           ,
           there
           was
           a
           Hollander
           who
           was
           a
           shippe-Carpenter
           accused
           of
           treason
           ,
           and
           condemned
           to
           be
           torne
           in
           peeces
           with
           hotte
           tongues
           ,
           by
           reason
           that
           he
           (
           as
           was
           alledged
           against
           him
           )
           had
           giuen
           aduise
           to
           the
           Hollanders
           ,
           and
           wisht
           them
           to
           come
           in
           the
           South
           sea
           .
        
         
           There
           are
           two
           shippes
           perished
           of
           the
           last
           Fleete
           that
           went
           towards
           
             Noua
             Hispania
             ,
          
           and
           we
           cannot
           heare
           any
           thing
           of
           another
           that
           was
           comming
           from
           Hauana
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           here
           a
           miserable
           time
           ,
           and
           we
           haue
           no
           hope
           that
           it
           will
           mend
           ,
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           heauy
           warres
           by
           sea
           .
        
         
           Here
           at
           Siuill
           is
           a
           Iudge
           arriued
           ,
           with
           a
           Commission
           that
           he
           brought
           from
           Madrill
           ,
           to
           punish
           all
           such
           as
           had
           carried
           out
           of
           Spaine
           without
           licence
           ,
           gold
           ,
           siluer
           ,
           or
           Ryalles
           of
           eight
           ,
           and
           had
           brought
           false
           Ryalles
           in
           it
           .
           And
           he
           hath
           already
           taken
           diuers
           vpon
           suspition
           oraccusation
           ,
           but
           whither
           iustly
           or
           vniustly
           God
           knoweth
           .
           The
           first
           that
           were
           taken
           were
           these
           following
           ,
           
             Bernard
             Dores
             ,
             Henrique
             Vander
             Borg
             ,
             Iuan
             Vermuelen
             ,
             Lorenzo
             Bultiau
             ,
          
           besides
           some
           French
           men
           ,
           and
           one
           amongst
           them
           being
           put
           to
           the
           torture
           ,
           hath
           reuealed
           many
           things
           .
           
             Molernaer
             Cortoys
             ,
             Vanden
             Buyr
             ,
          
           haue
           likewise
           beene
           taken
           ,
           but
           they
           got
           loose
           againe
           ,
           hauing
           put
           in
           Bayle
           ,
           by
           fauour
           of
           friends
           .
           Afterwards
           were
           likewise
           taken
           
             Franciseo
          
           and
           
             Antonio
             Sandier
             ,
             Pedro
             de
             la
             Farse
             ,
             Iuan
             Gutier
             :
          
           but
           they
           are
           released
           againe
           of
           their
           imprisonment
           :
           
             Cornelis
             de
             Groot
          
           retyred
           into
           a
           Church
           with
           
             Oliuer
             Leffe
             ,
          
           and
           
             Guilliam
             Gutier
             .
          
           Many
           of
           them
           are
           put
           in
           prison
           ,
           and
           know
           not
           what
           the
           cause
           
           is
           of
           their
           impr
           isonment
           .
        
         
           About
           eight
           dayes
           agoe
           was
           at
           St.
           Lucar
           ,
           found
           in
           a
           vessell
           that
           was
           drownd
           in
           the
           sea
           ,
           as
           many
           Ryalles
           and
           wedges
           of
           gold
           and
           siluer
           ,
           as
           amounted
           to
           the
           value
           of
           15.
           thousand
           Duckets
           .
        
         
           The
           Flemings
           haue
           here
           erected
           an
           Admiraltie
           with
           the
           permission
           of
           the
           King
           :
           the
           President
           of
           it
           is
           Signieur
           
             Hendricke
             vande
             Raet
             ,
          
           and
           his
           Assistantes
           
             Nicolaes
             Anthoine
             ,
             Francisco
             de
             Smit
             ,
             Pedro
             Francoys
             ,
             Iuan
             Courtois
             ,
             Guilliam
             Clent
             :
          
           they
           are
           to
           buy
           many
           shippes
           ,
           to
           fetch
           booties
           from
           the
           Pyrates
           Turkes
           ,
           Hollanders
           ,
           and
           Zealanders
           .
        
         
           And
           it
           is
           reported
           that
           they
           are
           to
           make
           ready
           in
           the
           Port
           of
           St.
           Lucar
           about
           34.
           shippes
           :
           they
           put
           themselues
           in
           great
           troubles
           ,
           and
           God
           knoweth
           how
           they
           shall
           speed
           .
        
      
       
         
           To
           the
           Worshipfull
           the
           Maiors
           or
           Maisters
           of
           the
           West
           India
           Companie
           ,
           which
           is
           graunted
           by
           the
           High
           and
           Mightie
           Lords
           ,
           the
           States
           Generall
           of
           the
           Vnited
           Prouinces
           .
        
         
           SIRS
           ,
           Many
           haue
           longed
           a
           great
           while
           for
           a
           West
           India
           Company
           ,
           and
           the
           matter
           is
           at
           last
           brought
           so
           farre
           ,
           that
           the
           High
           and
           Mightie
           Lords
           the
           States
           Generall
           haue
           granted
           one
           ,
           and
           that
           your
           Worships
           are
           chosen
           to
           be
           Maisters
           of
           the
           same
           .
           Neuerthelesse
           
           this
           good
           worke
           goeth
           not
           forth
           in
           such
           a
           manner
           as
           is
           required
           :
           and
           there
           are
           many
           welwillers
           of
           these
           lands
           ,
           which
           were
           very
           sory
           therefore
           ,
           and
           some
           of
           them
           doe
           likewise
           their
           best
           endeauours
           ,
           not
           onely
           to
           aduance
           this
           worke
           by
           their
           owne
           meanes
           ,
           but
           exhort
           also
           others
           both
           with
           word
           of
           mouth
           and
           by
           writing
           ,
           to
           doe
           the
           like
           ,
           that
           it
           may
           come
           to
           full
           perfection
           .
           And
           among
           others
           the
           Author
           of
           this
           Discourse
           is
           one
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           a
           Participant
           or
           Venturer
           of
           this
           Company
           .
           He
           vseth
           not
           onely
           great
           diligence
           to
           exhort
           euery
           one
           to
           the
           maintaining
           of
           this
           worke
           ,
           but
           goeth
           likewise
           about
           to
           perswade
           them
           by
           strong
           reasons
           to
           venture
           their
           monyes
           in
           this
           Company
           ,
           to
           the
           intent
           that
           the
           Capitall
           may
           be
           the
           greater
           before
           it
           be
           shut
           vp
           ,
           both
           for
           the
           good
           of
           the
           Company
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           generall
           welfare
           of
           the
           Common-wealth
           :
           And
           seing
           that
           this
           came
           to
           my
           hands
           ,
           and
           was
           iudged
           to
           deserue
           Printing
           ,
           that
           it
           might
           be
           made
           common
           to
           be
           read
           by
           others
           ,
           I
           haue
           willingly
           bene
           at
           the
           cost
           of
           the
           Printing
           of
           it
           ,
           to
           shew
           my
           good
           will
           to
           the
           Company
           ,
           and
           haue
           emboldened
           my selfe
           to
           present
           this
           Discourse
           vnto
           your
           Worships
           ,
           which
           takes
           great
           paines
           to
           aduance
           this
           worke
           ,
           and
           that
           it
           may
           be
           the
           better
           commended
           by
           your
           approbations
           :
           and
           desire
           therefore
           ,
           that
           your
           Worships
           will
           be
           pleased
           to
           take
           my
           small
           labour
           in
           good
           part
           .
           And
           especially
           I
           with
           the
           Author
           will
           pray
           the
           Almighty
           ,
           that
           it
           may
           please
           his
           Diuine
           Maiestie
           ,
           to
           prosper
           your
           administration
           ,
           and
           to
           send
           his
           rich
           blessings
           one
           the
           Company
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           To
           all
           the
           Inhabitants
           of
           the
           vnited
           Prouinces
           ,
           the
           Author
           wisheth
           a
           true
           and
           
             right
             consideration
             and
             care
             of
             the
             Common-welfare
             .
          
        
         
           IT
           is
           strange
           that
           so
           much
           paines
           are
           taken
           to
           moue
           men
           to
           their
           owne
           welfare
           and
           good
           ;
           for
           it
           seemeth
           that
           euery
           one
           ought
           to
           care
           for
           his
           owne
           welfare
           :
           There
           are
           dayly
           complaints
           made
           ,
           that
           the
           Children
           haue
           too
           little
           care
           of
           their
           own
           welfare
           :
           We
           attribute
           this
           to
           the
           foolishnesse
           and
           vnaduisednesse
           of
           Youth
           ,
           so
           that
           their
           Parents
           are
           compelled
           to
           take
           great
           paines
           to
           exhort
           ,
           moue
           ,
           and
           compell
           them
           therunto
           .
           But
           that
           men
           which
           are
           come
           to
           their
           yeares
           ,
           and
           haue
           their
           wit
           ,
           must
           be
           brought
           thereunto
           with
           great
           paines
           and
           labour
           ,
           that
           is
           a
           thing
           no
           lesse
           to
           be
           wondred
           at
           then
           to
           be
           complained
           for
           .
           The
           like
           hapneth
           in
           Spirituall
           matters
           .
           What
           endeauours
           I
           pray
           you
           are
           taken
           to
           make
           men
           apprehend
           and
           embrace
           that
           good
           which
           leadeth
           them
           to
           the
           euerlasting
           salvation
           ?
           In
           the
           same
           manner
           it
           goeth
           in
           temporall
           matters
           .
        
         
           I
           will
           now
           passe
           by
           the
           lazie
           ,
           vnaduised
           ,
           strong
           ,
           and
           vnthriftie
           Drunkards
           ,
           Gamesters
           ,
           Players
           ,
           and
           such
           
           like
           ,
           which
           neglect
           their
           owne
           particular
           welfare
           ,
           and
           that
           of
           their
           Families
           ,
           &c.
           
           I
           will
           speake
           now
           onely
           of
           the
           Common
           welfare
           of
           our
           deare
           beloued
           Country
           :
           What
           endeauors
           must
           be
           vsed
           to
           make
           men
           which
           are
           Inhabitants
           of
           these
           Countries
           ,
           and
           whom
           the
           generall
           welfare
           concerneth
           in
           the
           highest
           degree
           ,
           aswell
           in
           generall
           as
           in
           particular
           ,
           to
           embrace
           and
           vse
           such
           meanes
           by
           which
           it
           may
           be
           procured
           .
        
         
           For
           the
           Defence
           of
           these
           Lands
           ,
           there
           are
           necessary
           generall
           contributions
           ,
           and
           reuenues
           .
           Euery
           one
           is
           very
           sparing
           and
           sloathfull
           (
           except
           some
           few
           honest
           men
           )
           to
           raise
           and
           pay
           them
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           necessarie
           that
           such
           moneis
           as
           are
           raised
           be
           well
           managed
           .
           But
           where
           is
           any
           that
           taketh
           such
           care
           of
           these
           thinges
           as
           he
           ought
           ?
           But
           I
           doe
           not
           intend
           to
           treate
           at
           this
           time
           of
           all
           that
           which
           is
           necessarie
           for
           the
           preseruation
           of
           these
           Lands
           .
           For
           if
           I
           should
           speake
           of
           it
           ,
           I
           must
           first
           of
           all
           treate
           of
           the
           true
           seruice
           of
           God
           ,
           who
           is
           to
           be
           worshipped
           with
           a
           pure
           Conscience
           :
           and
           then
           of
           the
           vsing
           of
           Charity
           and
           Iustice
           amongst
           vs.
           
        
         
           For
           without
           these
           things
           ,
           there
           isneither
           any
           blessing
           of
           the
           Almighty
           to
           be
           expected
           ,
           nor
           likelyhood
           to
           preserue
           any
           Common-wealth
           in
           welfare
           and
           prosperity
           .
           But
           I
           will
           leaue
           these
           points
           to
           the
           Teachers
           of
           Gods
           Word
           (
           which
           may
           speake
           of
           them
           in
           their
           Sermons
           ;
           and
           will
           wish
           that
           one
           amongst
           them
           ,
           would
           out
           of
           a
           godly
           zeale
           ,
           deduce
           into
           a
           small
           Treaty
           ,
           how
           necessary
           they
           be
           ;
           and
           I
           shall
           reioyce
           mightily
           ,
           if
           both
           by
           the
           high
           &
           lowe
           degrees
           they
           should
           be
           embraced
           )
           and
           intend
           onely
           to
           speake
           of
           a
           maine
           meane
           which
           hath
           long
           beene
           expected
           and
           wished
           ;
           and
           is
           at
           last
           ,
           
           through
           great
           labour
           and
           paines
           brought
           so
           farre
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           granted
           :
           namely
           ,
           the
           West
           India
           Company
           .
        
         
           And
           seeing
           that
           it
           goeth
           yet
           slowly
           forth
           ,
           and
           that
           men
           must
           be
           perswaded
           ,
           and
           as
           it
           were
           compelled
           in
           a
           manner
           to
           doe
           themselues
           good
           ,
           I
           will
           vse
           the
           best
           meanes
           I
           can
           ,
           according
           to
           my
           capacity
           ,
           for
           the
           good
           of
           the
           Common-wealth
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           certaine
           ,
           that
           many
           yeares
           before
           the
           Truce
           of
           twelue
           yeares
           was
           concluded
           ,
           this
           Company
           was
           wisht
           for
           :
           and
           that
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           same
           Truce
           it
           could
           not
           be
           graunted
           .
           This
           was
           one
           of
           the
           hurtfull
           effects
           which
           the
           Truce
           produced
           ,
           and
           one
           of
           the
           aduantages
           which
           the
           Enemies
           receaued
           by
           the
           Truce
           .
           And
           besides
           them
           ,
           they
           had
           many
           other
           of
           no
           lesse
           importāce
           ,
           which
           are
           all
           clearely
           demonstrated
           in
           a
           small
           Booke
           ,
           which
           was
           presently
           after
           the
           Truce
           published
           by
           a
           well-willer
           of
           his
           Country
           ,
           who
           instiled
           it
           THE
           COMPANION
           OF
           THE
           FAR-LOOKING
           WARNING-GIVER
           ,
           and
           shewed
           briefly
           ,
           with
           cleare
           and
           strong
           arguments
           ,
           how
           that
           for
           the
           preseruation
           of
           the
           State
           of
           these
           Lands
           ,
           the
           Warre
           was
           more
           profitable
           and
           safe
           then
           the
           Truce
           .
           But
           we
           neede
           not
           at
           this
           time
           to
           debate
           the
           matter
           ,
           seeing
           that
           our
           Enemie
           is
           not
           now
           of
           that
           minde
           .
        
         
           He
           did
           his
           best
           endeauour
           in
           the
           time
           of
           the
           deceitfull
           Truce
           ,
           not
           onely
           to
           take
           breath
           and
           to
           strengthen
           himselfe
           ,
           but
           to
           ruine
           vs
           by
           ciuill
           Warres
           ,
           and
           dissentions
           amongst
           vs.
           He
           hauing
           mist
           ▪
           his
           marke
           (
           God
           be
           thanked
           )
           he
           renewed
           the
           warre
           againe
           ;
           and
           that
           the
           rather
           ,
           seeing
           that
           he
           is
           become
           of
           a
           high
           minde
           ,
           through
           the
           Victories
           which
           he
           hath
           obtained
           in
           
           Germany
           ,
           more
           through
           deceit
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           meanes
           of
           the
           negligence
           and
           dissentions
           of
           the
           Germaines
           ,
           then
           through
           his
           owne
           valiantnesse
           .
        
         
           He
           hath
           these
           two
           last
           yeares
           set
           very
           fiercely
           vppon
           vs
           ,
           and
           caused
           these
           Lands
           to
           be
           at
           very
           great
           and
           such
           excessiue
           charges
           ,
           which
           these
           Lands
           should
           not
           be
           able
           to
           beare
           for
           many
           yeares
           .
        
         
           Therefore
           it
           is
           necessary
           that
           we
           deuise
           other
           meanes
           ,
           by
           which
           we
           may
           support
           and
           beare
           the
           common
           charges
           ,
           weaken
           the
           enemie
           ,
           by
           deminishing
           his
           means
           ,
           and
           giuing
           him
           elsewhere
           worke
           .
        
         
           The
           West-India
           Company
           (
           as
           I
           take
           it
           )
           is
           one
           of
           the
           best
           meanes
           to
           effect
           this
           .
           But
           because
           I
           may
           treate
           more
           orderly
           of
           this
           busines
           ,
           I
           will
           put
           to
           the
           consideration
           of
           the
           Reader
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           Inhabitants
           of
           these
           vnited
           Prouinces
           ,
           these
           following
           points
           .
        
         
           1
           That
           this
           Company
           is
           necessary
           .
        
         
           2
           Feasible
           and
           possible
           to
           be
           effected
           .
        
         
           3
           The
           profit
           which
           is
           receaued
           from
           it
           .
        
         
           4
           The
           good
           conduct
           &
           administration
           of
           the
           same
           .
        
         
           Concerning
           the
           first
           point
           :
           It
           seemeth
           that
           it
           will
           be
           needles
           to
           take
           much
           paines
           to
           proue
           it
           :
           For
           there
           is
           hardly
           a
           well-willer
           of
           these
           Countries
           ,
           but
           esteemeth
           this
           Company
           to
           be
           very
           necessary
           .
           But
           I
           would
           wish
           that
           each
           one
           said
           this
           ,
           not
           onely
           with
           his
           heart
           ,
           but
           shewed
           his
           minde
           likewise
           by
           the
           deed
           :
           For
           words
           and
           wishes
           onely
           ,
           without
           deedes
           ,
           cannot
           aduance
           it
           .
           Not
           faire
           speeches
           but
           money
           will
           helpe
           vs
           herein
           :
           For
           we
           want
           no
           aduisers
           and
           Counsellers
           ,
           but
           Disbursers
           ,
           as
           the
           Prouerbe
           saith
           .
        
         
         
           But
           seeing
           that
           there
           are
           many
           which
           contribute
           yet
           verie
           little
           to
           this
           Company
           ,
           by
           reason
           that
           they
           are
           not
           well
           informed
           of
           the
           necessity
           of
           it
           :
           It
           seemeth
           then
           to
           be
           necessarie
           ,
           which
           otherwise
           might
           bee
           accompted
           superfluous
           ,
           to
           shew
           with
           few
           ,
           cleare
           ,
           and
           strong
           reasons
           ,
           the
           necessity
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           First
           of
           all
           it
           is
           to
           be
           considered
           ,
           that
           wee
           haue
           an
           irreconciliable
           enemie
           ,
           who
           thirsted
           after
           the
           good
           and
           blood
           of
           vs
           and
           of
           our
           children
           .
           The
           high
           mind
           which
           the
           Spaniard
           beareth
           is
           well
           enough
           knowne
           .
           It
           is
           not
           yet
           forgotten
           ,
           or
           at
           least
           it
           ought
           not
           to
           be
           ,
           what
           cruelty
           he
           hath
           vsed
           in
           
             America
             ,
          
           and
           other
           Lands
           among
           the
           poore
           Heathens
           which
           had
           not
           giuen
           him
           any
           occasion
           of
           offence
           .
        
         
           Who
           knoweth
           not
           what
           cruelties
           ,
           bloodsheds
           ,
           deflowrings
           of
           Virgins
           ,
           pillages
           ,
           and
           ransackages
           of
           the
           Townes
           and
           Villages
           of
           the
           Low-countries
           the
           Spaniard
           hath
           vsed
           in
           them
           :
           but
           such
           as
           know
           not
           this
           ,
           let
           them
           reade
           the
           Historie
           of
           
             Emanuel
             van
             Metren
             ,
          
           or
           if
           this
           History
           be
           too
           long
           for
           them
           ,
           let
           them
           peruse
           a
           Booke
           which
           is
           called
           in
           Dutch
           ,
           
             Den
             Nederlantschen
             Morgen-wecker
             :
          
           that
           is
           to
           say
           ,
           
             The
             Netherlandish
             morning-waker
             :
          
           and
           looke
           vpon
           the
           obseruations
           which
           are
           made
           vpon
           the
           proposition
           of
           
             Peckius
             ,
          
           and
           hee
           shall
           find
           this
           to
           be
           true
           .
           Then
           were
           the
           offences
           not
           so
           great
           ;
           and
           are
           now
           since
           growne
           irreconciliable
           by
           the
           meanes
           of
           the
           warre
           which
           hath
           continued
           the
           space
           of
           fiftie
           yeares
           ▪
        
         
           He
           neither
           shall
           ,
           can
           ,
           or
           will
           forget
           the
           spire
           which
           he
           accounteth
           that
           these
           Lands
           haue
           done
           vnto
           him
           ,
           
           and
           it
           will
           continually
           sticke
           in
           his
           stomacke
           ,
           that
           he
           hath
           spilt
           so
           much
           money
           and
           so
           many
           men
           to
           recouer
           them
           .
        
         
           Hee
           accounteth
           vs
           all
           as
           Rebells
           ,
           and
           as
           if
           wee
           had
           committed
           
             Crimen
             laesae
             Maiestatis
             ,
          
           treason
           in
           the
           highest
           degree
           ,
           and
           maketh
           reckoning
           that
           wee
           haue
           forfeited
           both
           life
           and
           goods
           .
        
         
           I
           know
           that
           some
           Romish
           Catholikes
           which
           dwell
           amongst
           vs
           ,
           thinke
           that
           they
           are
           excepted
           :
           but
           they
           are
           much
           mistaken
           .
           For
           it
           is
           fault
           enough
           for
           them
           that
           they
           haue
           tarried
           here
           ,
           and
           haue
           strengthned
           the
           power
           of
           the
           Heretikes
           (
           as
           hee
           calleth
           vs
           )
           by
           their
           meanes
           .
        
         
           In
           regard
           of
           the
           Reformed
           Religion
           hee
           accounteth
           vs
           to
           be
           damned
           persons
           ,
           that
           are
           fit
           to
           be
           burnt
           .
           So
           that
           the
           Spaniard
           maketh
           reckoning
           that
           our
           liues
           and
           goods
           are
           for
           the
           King
           of
           Spaine
           ,
           and
           our
           soules
           for
           the
           Deuill
           .
        
         
           Consider
           now
           by
           your selues
           what
           wee
           ought
           to
           expect
           of
           such
           an
           enemie
           .
           And
           therefore
           it
           is
           certaine
           that
           wee
           haue
           no
           reason
           to
           conceiue
           any
           hope
           of
           a
           Peace
           or
           Truce
           to
           liue
           in
           with
           a
           tranquill
           and
           setled
           minde
           .
        
         
           To
           obtaine
           peace
           is
           impossible
           ,
           vnlesse
           wee
           would
           surrender
           our selues
           whollie
           into
           his
           hands
           ,
           with
           soule
           and
           bodie
           ,
           goods
           and
           blood
           .
        
         
           If
           you
           like
           such
           a
           peace
           ,
           accept
           of
           it
           .
           Truce
           is
           but
           deceit
           ,
           and
           is
           onely
           concluded
           by
           him
           to
           make
           afterwards
           his
           owne
           vantage
           .
           Then
           it
           is
           certaine
           ,
           that
           wee
           haue
           no
           other
           remedie
           then
           to
           keepe
           our
           armes
           in
           
           hand
           ,
           and
           trust
           to
           the
           aid
           and
           protection
           of
           the
           Almightie
           .
           This
           foundation
           must
           first
           bee
           laid
           .
           This
           you
           must
           know
           and
           hold
           firme
           in
           your
           hearts
           ,
           that
           you
           may
           looke
           to
           your selues
           .
        
         
           And
           therefore
           we
           haue
           reason
           to
           deuise
           meanes
           to
           increase
           our
           power
           with
           the
           blessing
           of
           the
           Almightie
           ,
           and
           to
           diminish
           the
           might
           of
           the
           enemie
           .
           And
           to
           effect
           this
           ,
           there
           is
           nothing
           more
           fit
           then
           the
           West
           India
           Company
           ,
           for
           thereby
           shall
           our
           trafficke
           augment
           ,
           and
           the
           enemies
           decrease
           ,
           yea
           his
           meanes
           shall
           bee
           taken
           from
           him
           ,
           to
           make
           with
           the
           same
           warre
           vpon
           himselfe
           .
           It
           is
           very
           well
           knowne
           that
           the
           Spaniard
           should
           not
           be
           very
           well
           if
           he
           had
           not
           the
           West
           Indies
           .
           From
           thence
           he
           gets
           great
           store
           of
           siluer
           and
           gold
           to
           maintaine
           his
           warres
           .
           We
           must
           annoy
           him
           there
           ,
           if
           we
           will
           make
           him
           weake
           ,
           and
           not
           onely
           goe
           about
           that
           he
           get
           none
           or
           few
           thence
           ,
           but
           doe
           likewise
           our
           best
           endeauors
           that
           wee
           get
           some
           part
           of
           them
           .
           For
           otherwise
           it
           is
           impossible
           that
           euer
           wee
           should
           liue
           in
           rest
           of
           him
           .
           The
           Spaniard
           himselfe
           knoweth
           this
           very
           well
           ,
           and
           was
           there
           chiefly
           besides
           some
           other
           considerations
           moued
           to
           make
           a
           truce
           with
           us
           ,
           fearing
           we
           should
           otherwise
           erect
           a
           West
           India
           Companie
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           the
           present
           state
           of
           these
           Lands
           require
           it
           ,
           for
           they
           are
           small
           ,
           and
           full
           of
           inhabitants
           ,
           which
           for
           the
           most
           part
           liue
           by
           manufactours
           ,
           trafficke
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           Sea.
           Now
           then
           to
           get
           meanes
           for
           this
           great
           number
           of
           inhabitants
           to
           entertaine
           them
           withall
           ,
           and
           to
           imploy
           our
           ships
           and
           Mariners
           ▪
           it
           is
           necessary
           to
           haue
           many
           Nauigations
           on
           the
           Sea.
           
        
         
         
           We
           must
           look
           that
           the
           Merchants
           and
           Handicrafts-men
           ,
           which
           nourish
           themselues
           by
           hand
           labour
           get
           no
           occasion
           to
           depart
           .
           And
           wee
           must
           especially
           finde
           out
           worke
           for
           our
           Mariners
           ,
           for
           feare
           that
           they
           might
           become
           desperate
           ,
           and
           goe
           to
           serue
           our
           enemies
           against
           vs
           ,
           or
           should
           goe
           againe
           towards
           
             Algiex
          
           and
           turne
           Pyrates
           .
        
         
           The
           King
           of
           Spaine
           hath
           forbidden
           the
           Inhabitants
           of
           these
           Lands
           to
           trafficke
           in
           the
           Lands
           which
           are
           vnder
           his
           Dominions
           ,
           and
           are
           very
           many
           ,
           for
           some
           of
           them
           border
           on
           the
           North
           ,
           Spanish
           ,
           and
           the
           Mediterranean
           Seas
           .
           So
           that
           we
           are
           compelled
           to
           try
           our
           fortune
           el
           ewhere
           .
        
         
           Many
           yeares
           agoe
           when
           the
           King
           of
           Spaine
           barred
           vs
           from
           the
           trafficke
           which
           we
           had
           in
           Spaine
           ,
           we
           began
           in
           these
           Vnited
           Prouinces
           to
           sayle
           towards
           the
           East
           Indies
           ,
           and
           haue
           still
           had
           good
           successe
           ,
           as
           is
           knowne
           to
           all
           the
           world
           .
        
         
           Let
           vs
           then
           follow
           this
           example
           ,
           and
           in
           consideration
           that
           that
           voyage
           is
           long
           ,
           and
           that
           we
           cannot
           haue
           our
           ships
           which
           goe
           thither
           ,
           at
           hand
           when
           we
           will
           ,
           and
           it
           requireth
           not
           so
           many
           ships
           and
           Mariners
           as
           we
           haue
           to
           imploy
           ,
           take
           some
           neere
           voyages
           in
           hand
           ,
           to
           set
           our
           Mariners
           and
           ships
           at
           worke
           .
        
         
           These
           two
           reasons
           seeme
           vnto
           mee
           sufficient
           and
           strong
           enough
           .
        
         
           Looke
           vpon
           the
           power
           of
           our
           enemie
           :
           Looke
           vpon
           the
           present
           state
           of
           these
           Lands
           ,
           and
           the
           inhabitants
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           you
           shall
           easily
           perceiue
           how
           necessarie
           i
           the
           erecting
           of
           this
           Company
           .
        
         
         
           But
           some
           heauy
           head
           shall
           perhaps
           say
           :
           Although
           this
           Company
           be
           very
           necessary
           ,
           but
           not
           likely
           to
           haue
           any
           good
           successe
           ,
           it
           were
           better
           not
           to
           begin
           it
           ,
           then
           to
           dissolue
           it
           afterwards
           with
           damage
           and
           shame
           .
        
         
           Our
           Sauiour
           Christ
           himselfe
           teacheth
           vs
           this
           prouidence
           ,
           that
           whosoeuer
           will
           build
           a
           steeple
           that
           he
           must
           first
           forecast
           what
           the
           charges
           will
           be
           to
           finish
           it
           .
           But
           this
           hath
           beene
           already
           ,
           euen
           before
           the
           resolution
           was
           taken
           to
           erect
           this
           Company
           .
        
         
           If
           this
           were
           yet
           now
           first
           to
           be
           done
           ,
           it
           were
           too
           late
           :
           And
           it
           is
           to
           be
           considered
           ,
           that
           it
           should
           be
           a
           great
           discredit
           and
           shame
           for
           vs
           ,
           at
           which
           our
           enemies
           would
           laugh
           ,
           if
           we
           should
           now
           giue
           ouer
           this
           Company
           ,
           the
           resolution
           of
           which
           hath
           beene
           taken
           so
           solemnly
           and
           at
           seuerall
           times
           iteratiuely
           :
           And
           thereupon
           the
           Octroy
           or
           Patent
           being
           granted
           and
           published
           ,
           the
           Masters
           of
           it
           were
           likewise
           chosen
           .
        
         
           If
           it
           were
           not
           possible
           and
           feasable
           ,
           bee
           assured
           that
           the
           States
           would
           not
           haue
           troubled
           themselues
           so
           long
           with
           the
           consideration
           of
           it
           ,
           nor
           haue
           taken
           so
           many
           aduices
           .
        
         
           Wherefore
           I
           pray
           ye
           may
           the
           West
           India
           Companie
           not
           haue
           as
           good
           successe
           as
           the
           East
           India
           ,
           which
           was
           at
           the
           beginning
           onely
           by
           the
           small
           meanes
           of
           few
           persons
           vndertaken
           ,
           and
           is
           now
           growne
           so
           rich
           and
           strong
           ?
        
         
           Certainly
           the
           voyage
           is
           not
           so
           great
           ,
           but
           halfe
           so
           big
           onely
           as
           that
           of
           the
           East
           Indies
           .
        
         
           The
           coasts
           are
           not
           vnknowne
           to
           our
           Mariners
           ,
           for
           
           by
           the
           meanes
           of
           the
           traffique
           which
           some
           particular
           persons
           haue
           vsed
           in
           diuers
           parts
           and
           places
           thereabouts
           ,
           they
           are
           as
           skilfull
           ,
           and
           as
           well
           acquainted
           with
           them
           ,
           as
           with
           any
           other
           in
           the
           world
           :
           yea
           they
           are
           as
           skilfull
           of
           those
           parts
           ,
           as
           they
           are
           of
           our
           owne
           coasts
           .
        
         
           Could
           particular
           persons
           traffique
           and
           trade
           thither
           in
           former
           times
           ,
           what
           should
           bee
           the
           reason
           I
           wonder
           ,
           why
           a
           setled
           Company
           shall
           not
           bee
           able
           to
           doe
           it
           .
        
         
           The
           Traffique
           of
           
             Guinea
             ,
             Puncto
             del
             Rey
             ,
          
           and
           diuers
           other
           places
           ,
           are
           already
           in
           daily
           vse
           and
           practice
           .
        
         
           I
           pray
           you
           what
           may
           hinder
           vs
           ,
           not
           onely
           to
           continue
           them
           ,
           but
           also
           to
           increase
           them
           with
           the
           traffiques
           vpon
           many
           other
           places
           which
           lye
           at
           large
           about
           them
           ?
        
         
           Shall
           wee
           want
           ships
           ?
           Where
           is
           there
           a
           Country
           vader
           the
           Sunne
           ,
           that
           is
           richer
           in
           shipping
           then
           this
           Land
           ?
           or
           in
           which
           there
           may
           yet
           daily
           so
           many
           lusty
           and
           strong
           shipps
           bee
           built
           ,
           in
           lesse
           time
           and
           with
           lesser
           charges
           ?
        
         
           Shall
           wee
           bee
           destitute
           of
           Mariners
           ?
           Wee
           haue
           already
           farre
           more
           of
           them
           then
           wee
           know
           how
           to
           imploy
           :
           so
           that
           this
           point
           is
           one
           of
           the
           chiefest
           reasons
           which
           may
           and
           indeed
           ought
           to
           moue
           vs
           to
           the
           aduancement
           and
           furthering
           of
           this
           Company
           ,
           to
           the
           intent
           that
           they
           may
           haue
           imployment
           and
           not
           bee
           idle
           .
        
         
         
           But
           some
           miserable
           Hollanders
           ,
           which
           would
           faine
           lay
           their
           thumbs
           vpon
           all
           that
           they
           haue
           ,
           shall
           bee
           afraid
           for
           losse
           at
           Sea
           ,
           and
           will
           therefore
           rather
           buy
           and
           purchase
           lands
           ,
           rents
           ,
           and
           Leases
           in
           these
           countries
           .
        
         
           O
           poore
           foolish
           men
           ,
           who
           looke
           onely
           vnto
           the
           Hennes
           egge
           (
           as
           the
           prouerbe
           is
           )
           and
           in
           the
           meane
           time
           lose
           the
           Gooses
           nest
           .
        
         
           Haue
           you
           then
           all
           gotten
           when
           you
           peserue
           your
           owne
           particular
           goods
           ,
           and
           so
           suffer
           the
           Common-wealth
           to
           receiue
           damage
           and
           losse
           in
           the
           meane
           while
           ?
        
         
           But
           if
           doe
           well
           consider
           euen
           your
           owne
           particular
           good
           ,
           is
           thereby
           not
           your
           money
           in
           danger
           which
           you
           haue
           bestowed
           on
           lands
           and
           rents
           in
           these
           Vnited
           Prouinces
           ?
        
         
           Doth
           there
           not
           daily
           happen
           Bankrupts
           and
           other
           damages
           ,
           and
           is
           it
           not
           all
           vncertaine
           whatsoeuer
           wee
           possesse
           in
           this
           world
           ?
        
         
           Seeing
           then
           that
           all
           is
           to
           be
           ventured
           ,
           is
           it
           not
           best
           to
           hazard
           it
           in
           such
           maner
           and
           places
           that
           it
           may
           yeeld
           both
           particular
           and
           generall
           profit
           .
        
         
           But
           some
           shall
           perhaps
           say
           ,
           the
           danger
           is
           too
           great
           in
           this
           trafficke
           :
           For
           there
           is
           both
           perill
           at
           Sea
           ,
           and
           of
           a
           mighty
           Potentate
           ,
           the
           King
           of
           Spaine
           .
        
         
           His
           power
           is
           not
           vnknowne
           vnto
           vs
           ,
           his
           riches
           which
           hee
           getteth
           out
           of
           the
           West
           Indies
           are
           almost
           vnualuable
           ,
           and
           he
           shall
           employ
           them
           to
           his
           vttermost
           power
           to
           keepe
           vs
           out
           of
           the
           West
           Indies
           .
           For
           this
           is
           
           the
           best
           Pearle
           which
           he
           hath
           on
           his
           Crowne
           ,
           and
           his
           onely
           meanes
           and
           pillar
           which
           vpholdeth
           him
           in
           his
           Chaire
           .
        
         
           Hee
           will
           vse
           all
           meanes
           hee
           can
           to
           bereaue
           vs
           of
           the
           trade
           which
           we
           haue
           through
           the
           Strait
           of
           
             Gibraltar
          
           in
           
             Italy
             ,
          
           where
           he
           hath
           no
           command
           ,
           what
           shall
           hee
           then
           doe
           in
           this
           case
           .
        
         
           Certainly
           this
           is
           a
           point
           of
           great
           consideration
           :
           but
           it
           will
           both
           the
           difficultie
           and
           the
           necessitie
           set
           before
           our
           eyes
           .
        
         
           For
           if
           the
           West
           Indies
           bee
           so
           deare
           vnto
           him
           that
           will
           venture
           all
           that
           he
           hath
           before
           he
           will
           lose
           it
           ,
           wee
           haue
           the
           more
           reason
           to
           venture
           for
           them
           a
           blew
           eye
           .
        
         
           And
           if
           we
           become
           Master
           of
           all
           ,
           or
           of
           some
           part
           ,
           as
           wee
           are
           now
           in
           the
           East
           Indies
           ,
           wee
           shall
           shorten
           his
           wings
           in
           such
           a
           manner
           ,
           that
           hee
           shall
           not
           easily
           trouble
           vs
           nor
           our
           good
           friends
           so
           much
           as
           hee
           hath
           done
           .
        
         
           Moreouer
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           that
           the
           danger
           is
           not
           so
           great
           that
           it
           ought
           to
           discourage
           vs
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           vs
           conceiue
           that
           these
           voyages
           will
           not
           bee
           made
           with
           good
           successe
           .
        
         
           Looke
           vpon
           the
           former
           times
           ,
           and
           you
           shall
           perceiue
           that
           our
           honest
           Predecessors
           haue
           not
           onely
           resisted
           the
           power
           of
           the
           King
           of
           Spaine
           in
           these
           Countries
           ,
           but
           haue
           likewise
           beene
           so
           bold
           as
           to
           wage
           battell
           with
           him
           ,
           when
           he
           was
           more
           powerfull
           then
           hee
           is
           now
           ,
           and
           haue
           beene
           the
           occasion
           that
           we
           liue
           now
           in
           liberty
           ,
           and
           enioy
           the
           fruits
           of
           their
           labour
           .
        
         
         
           But
           consider
           once
           if
           we
           might
           not
           rightly
           be
           blamed
           if
           we
           liuing
           now
           at
           ease
           ,
           should
           loose
           that
           which
           they
           haue
           gotten
           (
           with
           the
           losse
           of
           their
           owne
           bloud
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           deaths
           of
           so
           many
           braue
           souldiers
           which
           were
           sent
           to
           aid
           them
           ,
           by
           seuerall
           Princes
           and
           States
           of
           Europe
           ,
           but
           especially
           by
           her
           Maiestie
           of
           England
           of
           happie
           memorie
           )
           and
           that
           onely
           through
           a
           base
           feare
           ,
           imprudencie
           ,
           couetousnesse
           ,
           or
           through
           any
           other
           ill
           passions
           .
           If
           our
           Ancestors
           had
           had
           such
           heauy
           heads
           ,
           in
           what
           case
           should
           wee
           now
           bee
           ?
           where
           were
           our
           libertie
           ,
           and
           welfare
           ?
           The
           enemie
           hath
           now
           so
           many
           yeeres
           made
           a
           heauie
           warre
           vpon
           these
           lands
           ,
           but
           they
           with
           their
           power
           and
           the
           aid
           of
           their
           confederates
           ,
           reresisted
           him
           brauely
           through
           the
           fauor
           and
           grace
           of
           the
           Almightie
           .
        
         
           These
           two
           last
           yeeres
           hath
           the
           enemie
           set
           verie
           fiercely
           vpon
           these
           vnited
           Prouinces
           ,
           but
           what
           hath
           hee
           gotten
           in
           a
           manner
           to
           speake
           ,
           but
           damage
           and
           shame
           ?
           Can
           we
           doe
           so
           much
           by
           land
           ?
           we
           may
           do
           much
           more
           by
           water
           .
           This
           may
           appeare
           by
           the
           Sea
           fight
           which
           was
           in
           the
           strait
           of
           Gibaltar
           betwixt
           our
           Fleet
           that
           was
           commanded
           by
           the
           valiant
           Admirall
           
             Heemskerke
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Spanish
           Nauie
           ,
           which
           tried
           there
           what
           the
           Marriners
           of
           Holland
           could
           doe
           .
           I
           will
           not
           boast
           idly
           ,
           knowing
           that
           all
           things
           happen
           according
           to
           Gods
           blessing
           .
           But
           I
           speake
           onely
           in
           manner
           of
           discourse
           ,
           according
           to
           nature
           ,
           to
           shew
           what
           meanes
           the
           Almightie
           hath
           granted
           vs
           for
           our
           defence
           .
           We
           haue
           ships
           enow
           ,
           and
           wee
           want
           neither
           Marriners
           ,
           Souldiers
           ,
           Munition
           ,
           and
           Victuals
           .
           But
           you
           will
           say
           ,
           wee
           want
           mony
           .
           This
           is
           the
           maine
           point
           I
           intend
           to
           speake
           of
           ,
           and
           will
           shew
           that
           this
           shall
           neither
           want
           ,
           if
           euerie
           one
           will
           doe
           his
           best
           to
           
           bring
           a
           good
           Capitall
           or
           stocke
           in
           the
           Company
           .
        
         
           And
           therefore
           let
           euerie
           one
           goe
           on
           with
           a
           good
           resolution
           ,
           and
           he
           shall
           finde
           this
           matter
           easily
           to
           be
           performed
           .
           But
           some
           shall
           perhaps
           reply
           there
           is
           daily
           so
           much
           to
           be
           giuen
           to
           the
           maintenance
           of
           the
           warres
           ,
           as
           pole-money
           for
           euery
           ones
           head
           ,
           and
           other
           taxations
           and
           impositions
           according
           to
           the
           seuerall
           estates
           of
           the
           inhabitants
           ,
           &c.
           
           This
           is
           giuen
           ,
           but
           the
           other
           is
           laid
           in
           to
           get
           profit
           .
           That
           which
           is
           giuen
           is
           gone
           ,
           saith
           the
           Prouerbe
           ,
           although
           there
           is
           nothing
           lost
           that
           is
           giuen
           for
           the
           defence
           of
           the
           Country
           ,
           and
           to
           remoue
           the
           enemies
           from
           our
           frontiers
           ,
           as
           hath
           beene
           done
           at
           Bergen
           vp
           Zoom
           :
           But
           this
           which
           is
           required
           is
           no
           giuing
           ,
           but
           laying
           in
           a
           Company
           of
           trafficke
           vpon
           hope
           of
           great
           gaine
           .
           You
           set
           daily
           ships
           forth
           ,
           and
           send
           abroad
           ,
           and
           receiue
           dayly
           Merchandizes
           ,
           and
           buy
           and
           sell
           wares
           to
           get
           a
           penny
           .
           But
           what
           is
           the
           reason
           that
           you
           will
           not
           venture
           your
           monies
           in
           this
           Company
           to
           annoy
           the
           enemies
           ,
           by
           which
           meanes
           it
           is
           likely
           to
           happen
           that
           henceforth
           you
           shall
           not
           bee
           charged
           with
           such
           great
           taxations
           as
           you
           are
           now
           for
           the
           maintenance
           of
           war.
           You
           complaine
           that
           there
           is
           nothing
           to
           be
           gotten
           ,
           that
           the
           trades
           and
           traffickes
           are
           very
           dead
           :
           and
           now
           when
           there
           are
           meanes
           shewne
           vnto
           you
           ,
           where
           to
           trafficke
           with
           profit
           ,
           and
           how
           to
           reviue
           the
           negotiation
           ,
           you
           will
           not
           giue
           eare
           and
           lend
           your
           helping
           hand
           .
        
         
           In
           former
           times
           the
           Lord
           gaue
           vs
           this
           aduantage
           ,
           that
           our
           enemies
           had
           now
           and
           then
           warres
           with
           England
           ,
           France
           ,
           and
           other
           States
           of
           Christendome
           .
           But
           the
           enemie
           hath
           hitherto
           liued
           in
           peace
           with
           them
           ,
           and
           made
           himselfe
           maister
           in
           a
           manner
           of
           Germanie
           ,
           so
           
           that
           all
           aide
           which
           we
           might
           get
           thence
           is
           cut
           from
           vs
           ,
           and
           we
           haue
           almost
           no
           meanes
           to
           defend
           our selues
           but
           our
           owne
           power
           ,
           and
           the
           aid
           of
           the
           Almightie
           .
           If
           wee
           will
           not
           vse
           those
           meanes
           of
           our
           owne
           which
           his
           diuine
           Maiestie
           hath
           yet
           left
           vnto
           vs
           ,
           what
           will
           become
           of
           vs
           ?
           If
           it
           be
           impossible
           for
           vs
           to
           erect
           this
           Company
           as
           it
           should
           be
           done
           ,
           how
           shall
           we
           then
           hereafter
           bee
           able
           to
           resist
           our
           enemies
           ,
           if
           we
           neglect
           this
           ,
           and
           other
           such
           like
           meanes
           ?
           But
           it
           is
           certaine
           that
           there
           can
           want
           no
           money
           ,
           if
           the
           richer
           sort
           of
           the
           inhabitants
           of
           those
           vnited
           Prouinces
           will
           spare
           but
           some
           of
           their
           monies
           .
           The
           common
           sort
           of
           people
           haue
           quitted
           themselues
           verie
           well
           ,
           and
           haue
           according
           to
           their
           abilities
           ventured
           great
           some
           of
           money
           ,
           and
           raised
           thereby
           a
           good
           Capitall
           .
           But
           if
           it
           could
           be
           made
           higher
           ,
           it
           would
           be
           more
           sufficient
           to
           bring
           the
           matter
           to
           a
           good
           effect
           .
           Let
           but
           the
           rich
           follow
           their
           example
           ,
           and
           assist
           the
           Company
           likewise
           ,
           according
           to
           their
           abilitie
           ,
           all
           the
           difficulties
           will
           presently
           be
           taken
           away
           .
           Diuers
           rich
           persons
           which
           haue
           either
           subscribed
           for
           small
           sums
           ,
           or
           haue
           not
           done
           it
           at
           all
           ,
           they
           excused
           themselues
           ,
           saying
           ,
           that
           they
           did
           it
           for
           feare
           they
           might
           be
           chosen
           Masters
           of
           the
           Company
           :
           which
           charge
           they
           would
           not
           accept
           of
           for
           many
           reasons
           .
           Let
           them
           then
           now
           yet
           signe
           for
           as
           much
           or
           more
           then
           the
           Masters
           must
           needs
           participate
           in
           the
           Company
           ,
           otherwise
           we
           shall
           haue
           reason
           to
           think
           that
           they
           seeke
           but
           friuolous
           euasions
           .
        
         
           Those
           which
           obiect
           that
           the
           West-Indies
           are
           in
           many
           places
           inhabited
           by
           the
           Spaniard
           ,
           and
           fortified
           with
           Forts
           in
           such
           a
           manner
           ,
           that
           wee
           shall
           hardly
           be
           able
           to
           settle
           our selues
           there
           :
           they
           scant
           deserue
           any
           answer
           .
           
           For
           the
           West-Indies
           are
           so
           large
           and
           great
           ,
           that
           the
           Spaniard
           cannot
           beset
           the
           hundreth
           part
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           we
           shall
           haue
           opportunitie
           enough
           to
           trafficke
           in
           such
           places
           which
           lie
           from
           his
           Forts
           .
        
         
           But
           it
           is
           all
           for
           Profit
           that
           the
           Merchant
           looketh
           :
           and
           where
           there
           is
           any
           hope
           of
           gaine
           ,
           there
           hee
           ventureth
           willingly
           .
           Therefore
           if
           we
           can
           make
           apparant
           that
           this
           Company
           is
           to
           yeeld
           profit
           ,
           it
           is
           likely
           that
           there
           will
           be
           many
           that
           will
           resolue
           themselues
           to
           venture
           their
           monies
           in
           it
           .
        
         
           First
           of
           all
           ,
           then
           ought
           euerie
           good
           subiect
           ,
           and
           well-willer
           of
           his
           Country
           ,
           to
           haue
           regard
           to
           the
           generall
           good
           of
           these
           Lands
           .
           It
           is
           to
           be
           hoped
           that
           by
           the
           meanes
           of
           this
           Company
           we
           shall
           diminish
           the
           traffick
           of
           the
           Spaniards
           in
           the
           West-Indies
           ,
           euen
           in
           the
           same
           manner
           as
           we
           haue
           done
           with
           our
           East-India
           Company
           in
           the
           East-Indies
           .
           Hereby
           shall
           the
           reuenues
           of
           the
           King
           of
           Spaine
           be
           defalked
           and
           lesseued
           ,
           his
           customes
           decreased
           ,
           and
           his
           treasure
           sometimes
           exhausted
           .
        
         
           If
           some
           heauy
           head
           would
           say
           ,
           that
           we
           shall
           not
           continually
           haue
           good
           successe
           ;
           I
           would
           answer
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           as
           much
           to
           bee
           hoped
           that
           wee
           shall
           continually
           lie
           vnder
           and
           haue
           the
           worst
           .
           And
           although
           there
           were
           not
           any
           thing
           else
           effected
           by
           this
           Company
           ,
           but
           to
           make
           the
           Spaniard
           elsewhere
           to
           imploy
           his
           power
           ,
           and
           to
           bestow
           some
           of
           his
           meanes
           to
           warre
           by
           water
           where
           we
           haue
           more
           vantage
           then
           by
           land
           ,
           (
           by
           which
           meanes
           the
           warre
           which
           hee
           maketh
           vpon
           these
           lands
           would
           be
           
           partly
           diuerted
           )
           our
           Common-wealth
           should
           receiue
           great
           benefit
           by
           it
           .
        
         
           Moreouer
           ,
           it
           is
           no
           small
           matter
           ,
           that
           by
           reason
           of
           this
           Companie
           ,
           there
           are
           not
           onely
           many
           Carpenters
           and
           Smiths
           ,
           besides
           other
           workemen
           ,
           and
           other
           poore
           men
           which
           doe
           now
           hardly
           know
           how
           to
           liue
           ,
           shal
           get
           good
           imployments
           both
           here
           and
           in
           the
           West-Indies
           .
        
         
           And
           it
           is
           likewise
           to
           be
           considered
           ,
           that
           diuers
           Manufactures
           ,
           as
           Linnen
           ,
           Saye
           ,
           Bombasin
           ,
           Ribban
           ,
           Looking-Glasses
           ,
           Kniues
           ,
           and
           other
           wares
           (
           which
           the
           Spaniard
           vsed
           to
           get
           out
           of
           the
           Low-Countries
           ,
           and
           other
           parts
           ,
           to
           sell
           them
           there
           )
           shall
           by
           the
           Companie
           be
           vented
           in
           the
           West-Indies
           ,
           to
           the
           great
           good
           of
           our
           handicrafts
           men
           .
        
         
           But
           all
           this
           is
           yet
           nothing
           to
           the
           participants
           which
           lay
           their
           moneyes
           in
           the
           Companie
           ;
           for
           euery
           one
           looketh
           commonly
           what
           profit
           he
           may
           make
           with
           his
           owne
           money
           ,
           notwithstanding
           that
           the
           common
           good
           is
           to
           be
           preferred
           before
           the
           particular
           .
        
         
           Therefore
           comming
           now
           to
           the
           particular
           profit
           ;
           I
           say
           ,
           that
           by
           all
           likelyhood
           (
           if
           the
           Almightie
           will
           be
           pleased
           to
           send
           his
           blessing
           to
           this
           Companie
           ,
           without
           which
           ,
           no
           good
           successe
           is
           to
           be
           had
           )
           they
           that
           shall
           venture
           in
           the
           same
           ▪
           are
           likely
           to
           make
           more
           profit
           of
           their
           moneyes
           ,
           then
           they
           could
           get
           by
           any
           other
           traffique
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           knowne
           what
           profit
           the
           East-India
           Companie
           hath
           yeelded
           to
           the
           participants
           of
           it
           ,
           namely
           ,
           in
           the
           time
           of
           seuen
           yeeres
           ,
           
             viz.
          
           from
           the
           yeere
           1595.
           to
           the
           yeere
           1602.
           they
           haue
           receiued
           for
           one
           hundred
           Gilders
           Capitall
           ,
           three
           hundred
           Gilders
           .
        
         
         
           And
           afterwards
           when
           the
           East-India
           Companies
           were
           vnited
           by
           the
           Octroy
           ,
           or
           priuiledge
           of
           the
           States
           Generall
           ,
           the
           participants
           of
           the
           same
           ,
           which
           sold
           their
           Actions
           ,
           haue
           in
           the
           time
           of
           sixteene
           yeeres
           ,
           namely
           ,
           from
           the
           yeere
           1604.
           vntill
           the
           yeere
           1602.
           gotten
           foure
           hundred
           Gilders
           ,
           for
           euery
           one
           a
           hundred
           Gilders
           Capitall
           :
           so
           that
           they
           profited
           some
           twentie
           foure
           Gilders
           yearely
           in
           the
           hundreth
           :
           and
           those
           which
           haue
           not
           sold
           their
           Actions
           ,
           haue
           receiued
           about
           fiue
           hundred
           and
           fiftie
           Gilders
           for
           each
           hundreth
           Gilders
           of
           their
           stocke
           .
           That
           this
           be
           true
           ,
           is
           not
           onely
           confessed
           by
           the
           Masters
           of
           the
           East-India
           Company
           ,
           but
           likewise
           by
           those
           participants
           themselues
           ,
           which
           complaine
           against
           the
           Gouernment
           and
           dealing
           of
           the
           Maisters
           of
           the
           Companie
           .
        
         
           And
           it
           is
           to
           be
           obserued
           ,
           that
           notwithstanding
           the
           heauy
           warres
           which
           this
           Company
           hath
           had
           ,
           the
           Participants
           haue
           profited
           so
           much
           .
           Conferre
           now
           these
           profits
           with
           other
           traffickes
           and
           imployments
           ,
           and
           bestowings
           of
           moneys
           ,
           and
           you
           shall
           finde
           that
           they
           exceed
           all
           other
           gaines
           which
           are
           made
           with
           money
           .
           If
           you
           buy
           land
           with
           your
           money
           ,
           you
           cannot
           commonly
           get
           aboue
           three
           in
           the
           hundred
           by
           the
           yeere
           ,
           and
           by
           buying
           of
           houses
           ,
           you
           shall
           get
           but
           little
           more
           .
           If
           you
           buy
           rents
           you
           shall
           out
           get
           aboue
           4.
           5.
           or
           5.
           and
           a
           halfe
           at
           most
           .
           If
           you
           put
           your
           monies
           at
           vse
           ,
           you
           receiue
           no
           more
           then
           5.
           6.
           and
           6.
           and
           a
           halfe
           in
           the
           hundreth
           yeerly
           .
           The
           best
           traffickes
           which
           are
           now
           vsed
           yeeld
           seldome
           aboue
           ten
           in
           the
           hundred
           cleere
           gaine
           .
           The
           Chap
           keepers
           I
           must
           confesse
           may
           sometimes
           get
           18.
           or
           20.
           in
           the
           hundreth
           :
           but
           they
           loose
           againe
           much
           by
           bankrupts
           
           and
           slow
           payments
           .
           It
           is
           then
           manifest
           ,
           that
           the
           East-India
           Companie
           yeeldeth
           more
           profit
           then
           any
           other
           traffique
           or
           dealing
           ;
           and
           it
           is
           apparant
           ,
           that
           the
           West-India
           Companie
           is
           likely
           to
           giue
           yet
           once
           as
           much
           profit
           :
           and
           we
           may
           easily
           be
           induced
           to
           beleeue
           this
           by
           these
           following
           considerations
           .
        
         
           For
           first
           of
           all
           ,
           wee
           may
           sayle
           hence
           into
           the
           West-Indies
           within
           the
           space
           of
           seuen
           weekes
           ,
           whereas
           an
           East-India
           shippe
           that
           goeth
           but
           for
           Bantam
           ,
           is
           commonly
           thirtie
           or
           fortie
           weekes
           by
           the
           way
           ;
           and
           those
           shippes
           which
           goe
           to
           the
           Moluccaes
           ,
           are
           for
           the
           most
           part
           a
           whole
           yeere
           by
           the
           way
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           I
           gather
           hereout
           ,
           that
           the
           West-India
           Companie
           ,
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           short
           Voyages
           ,
           shall
           nothing
           neere
           be
           at
           such
           charges
           as
           the
           East-India
           Companie
           is
           ,
           which
           giue
           great
           wages
           both
           to
           the
           Mariners
           and
           Souldiers
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           a
           West-India
           ship
           may
           make
           two
           returnes
           in
           a
           yeere
           ,
           whereas
           an
           East-India
           ship
           can
           make
           but
           one
           returne
           in
           a
           yeere
           and
           a
           halfe
           ,
           or
           in
           two
           yeeres
           .
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           an
           East-India
           shippe
           is
           to
           be
           cast
           off
           ,
           after
           that
           it
           hath
           made
           three
           Voyages
           in
           the
           East
           Indies
           ,
           and
           a
           West-India
           shippe
           may
           make
           twelue
           or
           more
           Voyages
           in
           the
           West-Indies
           .
        
         
           Fiftly
           ,
           the
           Voyage
           for
           Gold
           vpon
           Guinea
           ,
           and
           the
           Voyage
           for
           Salt
           vpon
           Printo
           del
           Rey
           ,
           which
           cost
           nothing
           but
           the
           fraught
           ,
           are
           alreadie
           in
           vse
           ,
           and
           haue
           continually
           yeelded
           great
           profit
           ,
           and
           are
           likely
           to
           yeeld
           yet
           more
           ,
           through
           good
           directions
           and
           gouernment
           .
        
         
           Sixtly
           ,
           there
           are
           almost
           no
           wares
           ,
           or
           marchandizes
           ,
           but
           onely
           moneyes
           sent
           into
           the
           East-Indies
           ;
           but
           in
           the
           
           West
           Indies
           there
           may
           many
           wares
           and
           other
           commodities
           be
           sold
           (
           as
           wee
           said
           before
           )
           to
           the
           great
           profit
           both
           of
           the
           Companie
           and
           of
           the
           other
           Inhabitants
           of
           those
           vnited
           Prouinces
           .
        
         
           And
           last
           of
           all
           it
           is
           to
           be
           considered
           ,
           how
           that
           the
           States
           assist
           this
           Companie
           with
           ten
           Tunnes
           of
           Gold
           ,
           which
           amount
           to
           an
           hundred
           thousand
           sterling
           ,
           and
           twentie
           shippes
           ,
           being
           altogether
           well
           furnished
           with
           all
           manner
           of
           necessaries
           ,
           and
           haue
           promised
           to
           giue
           yet
           more
           aid
           to
           this
           Companie
           ,
           as
           soone
           as
           the
           state
           of
           these
           Lands
           will
           bee
           able
           to
           beare
           it
           ,
           and
           the
           occasions
           and
           imployments
           of
           the
           Companie
           shall
           require
           it
           .
        
         
           So
           that
           I
           may
           conclude
           very
           well
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           to
           bee
           hoped
           ,
           that
           the
           West-India
           Companie
           shall
           yeeld
           more
           profit
           then
           euer
           the
           East-India
           Companie
           yeelded
           vnto
           the
           Inhabitants
           of
           those
           Lands
           .
           And
           there
           is
           no
           doubt
           to
           be
           made
           ,
           but
           there
           will
           be
           many
           that
           shall
           repent
           that
           they
           haue
           not
           ventured
           their
           moneyes
           in
           this
           Companie
           ,
           when
           they
           shall
           learne
           the
           good
           successe
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           shall
           resolue
           to
           buy
           some
           Actions
           of
           other
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           likewise
           enioy
           the
           benefit
           of
           it
           .
           And
           it
           is
           likely
           ,
           that
           there
           will
           be
           many
           that
           will
           vpon
           this
           hope
           ,
           That
           they
           shall
           be
           able
           to
           sell
           their
           Actions
           afterwards
           with
           great
           profit
           ,
           subscribe
           for
           greater
           summes
           of
           money
           then
           they
           would
           haue
           done
           otherwise
           .
           Therefore
           let
           euery
           house-keeper
           ,
           that
           will
           enrich
           himselfe
           and
           his
           familie
           ,
           venture
           his
           moneyes
           in
           this
           Companie
           ,
           and
           he
           shall
           in
           time
           ,
           by
           the
           grace
           of
           the
           Almightie
           ,
           learne
           that
           he
           hath
           done
           the
           part
           of
           a
           prudent
           and
           wise
           house-keeper
           .
        
         
         
           Now
           concerning
           the
           fourth
           and
           last
           point
           of
           the
           orders
           and
           Gouernment
           of
           the
           Company
           ,
           we
           must
           a
           like
           treate
           of
           them
           a
           little
           :
           for
           euery
           one
           will
           the
           rather
           put
           his
           mony
           in
           the
           Company
           ,
           when
           they
           shall
           be
           possessed
           and
           assured
           that
           it
           shall
           bee
           well
           gouerned
           .
           But
           seeing
           that
           these
           orders
           are
           already
           concluded
           by
           the
           States
           ,
           and
           the
           Articles
           of
           them
           in
           Print
           ,
           that
           euery
           one
           may
           reade
           them
           ,
           and
           vnderstand
           how
           the
           monies
           of
           the
           Companies
           shall
           be
           administred
           ,
           I
           shal
           not
           need
           to
           talke
           much
           of
           them
           .
           They
           are
           such
           ,
           that
           many
           honest
           &
           vnderstanding
           Merchants
           take
           great
           liking
           in
           them
           .
           There
           are
           also
           some
           which
           refuse
           to
           venter
           their
           monies
           in
           the
           Company
           ,
           and
           alledge
           for
           their
           excuse
           ,
           that
           they
           mislike
           the
           Orders
           and
           Articles
           of
           the
           Company
           .
           It
           were
           to
           be
           wished
           that
           men
           would
           not
           in
           these
           daies
           be
           too
           curious
           and
           nice
           .
           For
           there
           is
           not
           any
           man
           that
           can
           please
           euery
           one
           .
           And
           there
           is
           nothing
           in
           the
           world
           so
           well
           done
           ,
           but
           some
           that
           will
           looke
           with
           curious
           eies
           vpon
           it
           ,
           shall
           say
           that
           it
           hath
           the
           one
           or
           the
           other
           fault
           .
           Therefore
           let
           vs
           hold
           with
           our
           common
           Prouerbe
           ,
           which
           saith
           :
           That
           wee
           must
           commend
           those
           things
           which
           are
           reasonable
           well
           done
           .
           But
           they
           shall
           perhaps
           say
           ,
           If
           they
           were
           tollerable
           we
           should
           commend
           them
           :
           But
           they
           are
           too
           strange
           .
           I
           will
           not
           dispute
           against
           such
           for
           feare
           that
           I
           should
           do
           nothing
           else
           but
           loose
           my
           labour
           .
           What
           their
           drift
           or
           designe
           is
           I
           cannot
           tell
           .
           But
           it
           is
           to
           be
           admired
           ,
           that
           so
           many
           other
           vnderstanding
           Merchants
           cannot
           as
           well
           as
           they
           perceiue
           the
           faults
           &
           imperfections
           of
           these
           orders
           .
           They
           shall
           perhaps
           say
           out
           of
           their
           malice
           :
           that
           the
           other
           haue
           perceiued
           them
           as
           well
           as
           they
           ,
           but
           would
           not
           finde
           fault
           with
           them
           ,
           
           and
           lay
           thereupon
           so
           much
           in
           the
           Company
           ,
           as
           the
           Masters
           of
           it
           must
           bring
           in
           ,
           the
           Company
           hoping
           to
           get
           such
           places
           ,
           and
           to
           come
           to
           the
           handling
           or
           receit
           of
           the
           monies
           .
           But
           let
           vs
           banish
           out
           of
           our
           hearts
           all
           such
           malitious
           and
           pestiferous
           conceits
           which
           hinder
           all
           good
           affaires
           .
           Who
           is
           it
           (
           I
           pray
           you
           )
           amongst
           vs
           that
           knoweth
           the
           heart
           of
           another
           ?
           None
           surely
           ,
           but
           onely
           the
           Almightie
           knoweth
           the
           heart
           of
           man
           ,
           and
           the
           experience
           shall
           shew
           what
           their
           intentions
           haue
           beene
           .
           And
           this
           I
           dare
           assure
           you
           ,
           that
           if
           these
           Articles
           be
           but
           well
           obserued
           that
           the
           Company
           shall
           by
           the
           grace
           of
           God
           yeeld
           great
           profit
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           calculations
           which
           haue
           beene
           made
           .
           You
           know
           that
           the
           East-India
           Company
           hath
           much
           enriched
           the
           participants
           of
           the
           same
           ,
           notwithstanding
           that
           many
           haue
           found
           fault
           with
           the
           orders
           and
           administration
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           But
           I
           will
           wish
           that
           if
           any
           one
           could
           propound
           any
           better
           order
           or
           directions
           for
           the
           good
           of
           the
           Company
           ,
           that
           they
           would
           yet
           shew
           them
           to
           the
           States
           ,
           and
           I
           make
           no
           question
           or
           the
           Company
           will
           be
           very
           willing
           to
           embrace
           them
           whiles
           it
           is
           yet
           time
           .
        
         
           Therefore
           seeing
           that
           this
           Company
           is
           so
           necessarie
           and
           profitable
           ,
           both
           for
           the
           State
           of
           these
           vnited
           Prouinces
           ,
           and
           the
           particular
           good
           of
           the
           inhabitants
           ,
           and
           easily
           to
           be
           erected
           and
           maintained
           ,
           and
           that
           no
           exceptions
           can
           be
           taken
           against
           it
           ,
           I
           will
           exhort
           euery
           one
           but
           especially
           the
           Magistrates
           ,
           and
           the
           richer
           sort
           of
           the
           Commons
           ,
           to
           lay
           great
           sums
           of
           monies
           in
           this
           Company
           ,
           hat
           they
           may
           bee
           presidents
           to
           others
           .
           For
           there
           ought
           great
           Fleets
           to
           bee
           sent
           into
           the
           West-Indies
           :
           And
           it
           is
           apparant
           that
           how
           the
           Capitall
           of
           the
           Company
           
           will
           bee
           the
           greater
           ,
           the
           traffike
           will
           be
           surer
           ,
           and
           yeeld
           more
           profite
           .
           Herewith
           ending
           ,
           I
           will
           pray
           the
           Almightie
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           onely
           fountaine
           of
           all
           goodnesse
           that
           he
           will
           send
           his
           blessing
           to
           this
           Company
           ,
           and
           that
           it
           may
           tend
           to
           the
           welfare
           of
           these
           vnited
           Prouinces
           ,
           the
           weakning
           of
           our
           enemies
           ,
           &
           especially
           to
           the
           exaltion
           of
           his
           Holy
           Name
           ,
           and
           the
           propagation
           of
           the
           Gospell
           ,
           that
           it
           may
           bee
           preached
           amongst
           the
           blinde
           Indians
           which
           haue
           no
           knowledge
           of
           the
           right
           way
           to
           saluation
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .