The Explanation of the FRONTESPIECE.  

LAntore being taken, see what haste they make  
To murder children for their parent's sake,  
And Parents for their own; see how they lie,  
(Ah could th' Insculptor but engrave their cry)  
Pickled in blood, whilst Mr. Woof's distress  
Sadly instructs him to expect no less.   

Observe his fellow Captive, see their arms  
Are linked together; but Alas their harms  
Were much unlike; the one received a stroke,  
Which freed his neck from the tyrannic yooak  
Of the enslaving Dutch; behold he lies  
A miserable headless Sacrifice:  
See how his humbled head salutes the feet  
Of Death, expecting woof, who fears to meet  
A second stroke, which made him start, but he  
Being shouldered down, beheld the tragedy,  
But acted not; this done, to make the most  
Of what they had, they tied him to a Post  
Between two Captives; after this they sent  
These three, fast tied (for further punishment)  
Aboard their ship, called Holland, where they had  
Plenty enough, of grief, to make them mad;   

But Heaven thought good, to make this truth appear,  
By woof; then clouded there, now shining here.   

Ro: Uaughar sculp:    

THE TYRANNY Of the DUTCH against THE English. Wherein is exactly declared the (almost unvaluable) loss which the Commonwealth of England hath sustained by their Usurpation. And likewise the Sufferings and Losses of Abraham woof, than Factor at Lantore, and others in the Island of Banda.  
Formerly Collected in loose Sheets by Mr. woof himself, and now Illustrated and extracted out of his PAPERS; By JOHN QUARLES.  
LONDON, Printed by John crouch, and Tho. Wilson, and are to be sold at Mr. Woofe's house, over the water Gate in Cole-Harbour. 1653.   

  

THE EPISTLE To the READER.  
Courteous Reader,  
THis Relation coming to me from Mr. woof (that was both a lo●…ser and Sufferer in the business, which you shall find hereafter expressed) I thought it altogether unnecessary to let a truth of such concernment lie buried in Oblivion; my pains has only been to Illustrate and extract out of his Papers that which is here presented to thy view; The reason perhaps may be demanded, why it was not published to the World before this time, to which the author makes this reply, That his occasions lying constantly beyond the Seas, would not permit him to Print it sooner, and moreover, he thought to have gained some consideration for his Losses, but his hopes were frustrated; so the Times presenting him with an opportunity, he hath thought fit to let the World know how much wrong our Nation hath formerly sustained by the Dutch; and to maintain the truth of this, he is willing to venture his life and fortunes, and hath often been importuned by Persons of great quality to divulge his Losses and Sufferings; and truly I must needs confess, I had rather hear an old Truth, than a new lie; and so I wish the Reader may take as much Pleasure in the Reading, as he had pain in the suffering,  
Reader, Farewell. John QUARLES.   

To the most Illustrious and Excellent the Lord general, Oliver Cromwell, Captain General of all the Militia of England, Ireland and Scotland. And to the Right Honourable the council of State, Constituted for the protection and Conservation of this Commonwealth.  
WHen sad truths find cheerful remedies, the sufferers find much encouragement, and the relievers much applause,  
What is here presentted, is not the addle fixion of a frothy brain, but a perfect relation of an abused Nation: Be therefore pleased to let your serious eyes peruse this small Volume wherein your honour shall find truth pilgrimaging after Justice.  
If Justice then be the ordinary refuge for truth, I hope I have a sufficient plea for my boldness in presenting this truth to be secured by Your Justice.  
As I love not adullation, so I know your honours expects it not; May therefore the principles of wisdom and Justice dwell upon your Actions, that so the abused may find redress, and the abusers punished, Which shall be the hearty and daily Prayers of him that is  
A perfect honourer of your lordship's Virtues, Abraham woof.   

THE TYRANNY OF THE DUTCH Against the ENGLISH, &c.  
IN the year of our Lord God, 1618., in the month of February; It was my Fortune to venture at Sea in a French Pinnace (whose burden was about 30. Tun, with one Captain Jackson, Commander in chief, and one Edward Twelfes his second, with whom I was commanded by Captain Jourden chief of Bantam, to leave jackatray rode (where I was then resident) and ●…aile Eastward; first to Mocassa to transport three or four Bandaneeses to Banda; having hoisted sail, it pleased Godto afford us an oportune wind, which in the space of 14. days blessed us with a happy arrival at Mocassa, where our stay exceeded not the limits of a week, insomuch that within fourteen days more we were ●…ly delivered in the Islands of Banda, but the period of our Voyage was not till we came to Pullaroone, which is the Westermost Islands of those parts, at which place (our sails being filled with a favourable wind from Heaven) we Anchored in the most variable month of March, with as much joy and thankfulness, as safety and present content: In th●…se parts the Reader may please to take notice of one remarkable thing, the Wind (eminent for nothing more than its uncertainty) seats itself in the East, and revels there for 5. months, and at the expiration of that time gives an Acquittance to Zephyrus, & from the Orient posts to the Occident, and there entertains itself 5. months more, proclaiming (as it were) September and March to be two certain uncertain months: Here I inhabited from the year, 1618. till the year 1620. and in part of that year I was sent from Pulleroon with one Mr. Randolph in chief, and I Abraham Woof (the Testator and an eye-witness of the ensuing Discourse) was second, and one Nicholas Gates the third, which were all the Englishmen which were upon the great Island of Lantore, yet we had in our Fa●…ry one old Armenian, and some other man-servants appertaining to us for the steeving of Mace into Sucles, and carrying it, and other necessary goods, to warehouses.  
Now about Michaelmas time, in the year 1620, we had in chief one captain Nathanel Courtupe a Kentish-man, and one Mr. Hayes his second, who was always conversant with him, and lived in his house upon Pulleroon; this Captain Courtupe was a man more faithful than fortunate, of whom I shall more sadly treat hereafter; In the mean time I will make a short digression to inform the Reader of the manner of the Island of Pullaroone, and the manners of the Inhabitants.  
1. Pullaroone is situated on the south Seas, a Place temperate and wholesome, insomuch that there was but 1 man known to die in 4 years; It is very firtyl in bearing of Mace & Nutmegs, & other Provisions for the food of man: It lies between 5 or 6 degrees from the Sun: The Inhabitants are generally Mahometans, and strictly follow the directions of the Turkish Alkeron; they are people very devout, and strict in their Religion, most severe punishers of Murder and Adultery, they are men warlike, and agile, strong and valiant, always subject to revenge an injury; their weapon is for the most part, Sword and Buckler, at which they play with such dexterity, that they can hardly be equalled by any, but themselves; They are courtuous and affable, bountiful and respective entertainers to all, full of contention amongst themselves, but generally united against the common Enemy; These People for a time enjoyed as much terreen happiness as they could desire, and more than they could deserve, but at last they were subdued and subjugated by that avaricious, tyrannical and fallatious Nation the Dutch, whose infidellities and tragical Actions craves mo●… imbittered expression, than the world affords ink to write, or Tongues to express; These are those whose general intrusions into most opulent parts have enriched themselves by the utter ruin and extirpation of others, whose desires to wealth are as voratious as the Sea that transports them to their prey; these are they that have a long time been exiled these three imperial Courts; fides impietas, and Charet●…, because they ever did retain venales animae, shaking off fas, and idolising Nef●…s, but in short, their subduing of Pullaroone was more to the detriment of the English then can easily be imagined, not only there, but also in the adjacent Clove Islands; but to show them a little in their colours, I shall at 〈◊〉 ●…t only recite one of their petty Baroarisins, and return to the aforementioned captain Courtupe, who was betrayed to death by them in manner following:  
This Captain Courtupe (Accidental business intervening) was enforced to go to a place called Lantore (which was more than ever he did in my time) which Lantore is an Island opposite (a small distance) to Pullaroone, being rowed over by the Bandaneeses themselves; In the interim of his abode on the other side) we having three or four Dutch runnegadoes with us) one of them, in the absence of this unfortunate Captain, stole away in the dead time of the Night a small Prooe, which is a little Boat, and with one Paddle or oar, rowed over to Pullaway, which is a Island seated between Pullaroon and Lantore, and related to the Dutch there resident; that Captain Courtupe was in the Lantore Island, and that within three or four nights he was expected to make his return to Pullaroone; which welcome news put them into a serious consideration of mischief, how they might entrap him in his transportation; They understanding (by the information of their welcome traitor) that Captain Courtupe was to come over speedily from Lantore to Pullaroone in a Noranbagg, gave command that a Currecure (whose strength far exceeded the strength of Captain Courtups boat, which was but very small should be fitted out, which was forthwith done; this villainous plot, was not long destitute of a most bloody effect, for meeting (according to their unsanctified wishes) with our captain's boat, immediately fell upon her, and pouring in shot (as it were by wholsaile) killed our most worthy and renowned captain, whose death was as much lamented by us, as it was rejoiced at by those treacherous and bloodthirsty Dutch, who not only triumphed in his death, but in the death of some others that were with him; but this unexpected news was not long a stranger to our ears, for some that escaped the fury of these Nero-like bloodsuckers, having nothing to conduct them but the Waves, swom to Pulleroone, and after some seasonable respite, sadly related (though at first) the unbelieved misfortune of our unfortunate captain: Yet notwithstanding this credible information, Mr. Hayes forthwith sent away a boat with a flag of truce to Pullaway, not so much to know the truth of the matter, as the reason of their unhuman actions; Their only reply was, that he was dead, and that we should take no further care for him, he should be buried: Thus by those cannibals, in a Dutch dress, this worthy Captain lost his life; but this cruelty was not long without a reward, as shall be declared.  
On the 20. of December after the p●…rpetration of this horrid and most abominable act, it happened that on the Lord's Day there came within the compass of our view a Vessel, but what she was we could not presently imagine, and being in sight of all the Banda Islands, the Sea altered her countenance, and withdrew her frowns, insomuch that there was such an absolute calm, that all the Islands made out their Currecurs, which in calm weather are the best servants; But the Hollander having but one Currecur, and being deficient of strength to encounter with them in the day, although (like Thieves) in the night their thoughts and deeds are full of mischief and villainy; this small Vessel being the Westward of all the Banda Islands, we stood still as well as the Hollander, because they were all our friends, and the total of our strength was but one Oranbagg and two or 3 small Prooes or little Boats; but we knew our Island, being the next neighbour to the Vessel, should be first saluted with the news, to which purpose that day about three or four of the clock in the afternoon the great Boats or thievish Bandaneeses men of War came on shore, towing of this Vessel, yet we could not discover whether it was a Dutchman, or an Englishman, so that we being covetous of the truth, launched from our little Island of Nalacco with one of our Boats manned with nine men, to discover what news, but coming amongst them I myself being one of them) we found it to be a small Vessel of the Hollanders, strengthened but with seven men, and three of the chiefest of them the Bandaneeses had killed, and thrown away their bodies, but their heads they brought ashore, the sight whereof made us firmly apprehensive of God's immediate justice and Judgement showed on them, that had been so unjust to others; but for the 4. that were left alive, Captain Hayes bought them of the Bandaneeses, what Market he made I know not, but if he gave above pence apiece, his Market was bad, in respect the last proved so ill; by these people we came to the knowledge of the agreement and peace concluded between the Dutch and us, for we found Letters to that effect, the news of which made our Captain forthwith send away the 4. Dutchmen which he had bought, to Pullaway; we also proffered them the vessel which our Captain had bought of the Bandaneeses, but their modesty was such, that they (to our admiration) refused to accept of that which our purses paid for, so desired us to keep it and convert it to our own use, for by their Letters they were fully informed what strength both we and themselves had coming, which made them civilly politic, or politicly civil.  
Now within a Month after our hearts were very much exhillerated by the approach of an English Ship, called the lion's Claw, the presence of this Vessel banished our former melancholy, and we that before were almost contristed to death, were now elevated into extremity of joy.  
But the old Principle holds true, Nullum violentum est perpetuum, no extreme is permanent, neither were these extreme new joys to myself and some few others, which shall be forthwith knowingly and sadly related.  
The Ship which I formerly made mention of being arrived with commodities, caused our Captain to ruminate about the settlement of his Factory in the Island of Lantore, upon which it was demanded who would, or dared to venture the undertaking of the Factory in Lantore; and to speak according to truth, indeed many were unfitting, and many were unwilling to go, because they feared an alteration, our Captain being in this dilemma, in respect of the unwillingness and disability of most of the Company to go to the Factory, I with two more freely proffered ourselves, and was as willingly and freely accepted, and loaded with the retribution of many thanks from our new Captain, but our after experience instructed us to believe that they were the wisest that stayed upon Nalacca Island till the last, for although our thoughts were sown with the seeds of profit, and expected to have reaped the double benefit in our Estates, we received more than treble losses by the perfidious Hollander, besides the great danger and hourly hazard of our lives, and the extreme punishment we received in our bodies, and all by the Jewish dealings of the too much insentiate Hollander; as often as I think of their unparralelled and almost unimitable severity I cannot but admire, and praise with admiration, that great God which strengthened and so much enabled me to undergo those heavy pressures which were loaded upon me by those Patrons of cruelty; God forgive them, and grant that I may be truly considerate and thankful to him for sparing my life in such eminent dangers, and for preserving me hitherto ever since that time, it being from this time 31. years since those barbarous exactions were imposed upon me by the Turkish-like Hollander, whose baseness I want as much language to express, as I crave patience to forgive; had our deserts importuned the lest of their Tyrannies, it would have put some gloss upon the face of so foul dealings; but I protest (to my knowledge) we never treated them with the least incivility, but were always willing to live quietly amongst them, but the turbulancy of their spirits always put a false construction upon our true meaning, daily labouring to subvert us, and those that were our Adherents, as shall forthwith be declared.  
Not long after our safe arrival and settlement in Lantore, there arrived a Junck with a China man, laded with commodities, and houndlike after their scent came the full mouthed Hollander, and with them a Vessel entitled, A Float, with great Guns in her purposely for Battery, this vessel was towed most part of the way from jackatray (which they now nickname, and call Battavia) but these Hollanders lying about Lantore, began to parley with the Lantore man, and continued there parlying about two Months; but this benefit we had, that which the Dutch agitated by day we were informed by the Lantore men at night, by which we understood how importunate the Dutch was to have the island of Lantore into their hands and custody, sometimes they would fairly persuade and entreat the Lantore men to yield to their persuasions, and sometimes threaten them with Fire and Sword, if they refused to condescend to their proposals; and sometimes telling them, that although they had given the Island to the King of England, they need not fear to disclaim what they had done, and make them Masters of it; for they could, nay and would interpose between all danger and them, and that they had sufficient strength to guard them from all the Nations in the world, if they would give them a pawn to enjoy the profits of their Fruits at those terms the English had conditioned with them: The Lantore men being in this perplexity, and doubting among themselves what might happen to them by the refusal of what was proff●…red, addressed themselves to us, desiring to be informed how we could secure them from these insatiate people whose persuasions were as plausible, as their threatning terrible; to whom we replied that we conceived their fear was built upon bad grounds, in respect that we were confident relief was not far distant from us, and that our Fleet would forthwith come to our assistance; therefore we encouraged them, and char●…ed them to be courageous, and not to yield to their unjust persuasions; These words so much animated them, that the next time the Dutch desired a pawn from them, they pleaded ignorance, telling them that they knew not the signification of a Pawn, and made themselves wonderfully inqusitive what that Pawn was which they made mention of; At this, the Dutch began to be something petulant, but with an advised consideration told them that they must bring a Brass basin filled with Earth, and plant in the middle of it the branch of a Nutmeg Tree loaded with Fruit, and cause it to be presented to them by the hands of the chiefest men of their Islands; and this the Hollander told them was the meaning of the Pawn.  
The Lantore Men after a serious, but short pause, returned answer to this effect; Your Demands are our Impossibilities, for should we recede from what we have already done, both God and Man might justly brand us with Infidelity; and we could almost persuade ourselves into a confidence that your spirits are so Noble, that you scorn to uninterest the English of what is their proper due, & make our names for (complying with you) to be ingraved in every heart with the indelable Characters of base perfidiousness; But, rather than we will do it, we will (as we are encouraged by the justness of our cause) prostitute ourselves to the extremity of all miser●…s; and this is the sum of our intentions: To which the Hollander (whose malice boiled for utterance) replied, Since so it is, that no persuasions will allure you to your own happiness, you must expect to find the reward of your obstinancy, though we confess it is much against our inclinations to imbrue our hands in blood; yet rather than we will be frustrate of our intentions, we are resolved to make a bonfire of your island, think not that the English strength can stand in competition with ours, for we own them but as a handful in comparison of ourselves, and when our success hath benighted your time, you will confess this truth, and acknowledge your own follies; in the mean time, go, and be slaves to your own opinions; and know, that when you find repentance, we may chance to want ears.  
Thus this angry dispute being finished, and the Hollanders much incensed and troubled at the slender effects of their assiduous labours, begin to plot how to obtain that by foul means, which their seeming fair means could not accomplish; to which purpose they begin to prepare their vessel called the Float with her Battery Gunns, which being done, they forthwith assaulted the Town, and besides the Float, they brought some other Ships to lie in br●…st against the Town in which our Factory was; At the sight of which, we forthwith set a Red cross upon our Factory houses, to signify to them that there was our abiding place, at the sight whereof the Dutch trebled their former shot against us, but could no way prevail; but we very easily perceived, it made the heat of their rage increase into a greater flame; but at last I myself ventured, and took it down, yet for the space of 2 days they lay battering, but not to so much purpose as they expected; Now by the way of the water side in this lower town, there was a platform made with three guns in it, two Sak●…rs and one Minion, which kept the Hollander at a reasonable distance from the Town, and all the Town was made up with great broad stones, that there was n●…ither ingress, ●…or egress, but only through the upper Town, and this plate form in the lower Town was so well manned with Guns by the Bandaneeses, that had not the Hollanders found some other way to come in, their second endeavours might have proved as ineffectual as th●… first.  
The Hollander perceiving how insuccesfull their first attempt was, after two or three days' consi●…tion what couries they might best and most safest take; they began to fit themselves on the last day of February, 1620. and on the 1. of March following in the morning, about six of the clock, we being up and ready in our Factory, Mr. Randolph summoned us (as his usual course was) to come to prayers, prayers being ended, he commanded the Cook to provide breakfast, which accordingly was done, but it was the last breakfast that ever that Cook provided for me, for on a sudden there arrived at our ears such a salad of outcries, that made us wish we had eat our breakfast without it, for the Bandaneeses, which had the charge of the lower Town, saluted us with an unexpected Alarum, that the Hollanders was landed, and were upon their march towards the Town, having landed on the West side of the Lantore Island nearest to a place called Louquee their policy thought it most expedient to land their st●…rnmost Boat first, and so by dedegrees landed all their men without any loss of blood or men on the Hollanders side: Thus being landed, we presently and sadly heard the beating of drums; and looking toward the upper Town, we discerned the Hollanders Colours; which caused our Colours (in respect of the suddenness of the business) to retreat to our hearts, and there lie buried till our Enemies pulled them out, Vi, & Armis; but being now surrounded, and expecting every hour to groan out our souls, we thought it more convenient to die at our doors, thinking that our language might something mitigate the fury of our new come unwelcome Enemies; but the Hollanders placed in their front, a Nation called the japaneeses, a people of Japan, but they entered not into our Factory but beset the houses round; these were all Gun-men, having small Guns much like our Cullivers, with brass barrels, so these soldiers called out, and required us to come out of our houses; or they would shoot us, where they found us; Then we three Englishmen came to the door; and having presented ourselves before them, they presently stood presented against us, ready to give fire; So the Fronteers called out unto us, and told us that we must be their prisoners, to which purpose they took us into custody, strictly examining of us whether there was no more of us, the tuth is (I thought they had too many of us already) but in conclusion we told them that we had one Armenian more; so whilst they were roguishly busy in binding of us, some of their associates dragged out the poor old Armenia man, whom I thought would have died for fear of dying, his age being not able to encounter with such youthful tiffanies; but in the interi●…, I took the boldness to ask my busy workman, which was very busy in tying my hands, whether the merciless Hollander would trouble himself so much as to kill us, or no; who replied, and swore a sufficient Oath, that I should not be killed by any till he had brought me to speak with the Hollanders; so by these japandaries we were brought into the marketplace of the lower Town, and there we were commanded to kneel down, so they brought a Nockedy of a Junck, which is a Master of a Ship, and tied him to my right arm; and presently came another Japander, and cut off his head, at which I was starting up, expecting my own to go next; but my Guardian leapt upon my two shoulders, and kept me down, so before my face they cut his body into piecemeals, so that at that time I could not cast my eyes any way, but I sadly observed them cutting in pieces men, women, and children in the streets, so that the town was a Shambles of dead men.  
Now after eleven of the clock, although we heard nothing more distinctly than the most lamentable and horrid cries of men, women, and children, being brought to suffer death by their enemies) we were commanded to march into the upper Town of Lantore, where the bloodsucking Dutch sat in most majestic pomp; at our first appearance before them, we were courteously entertained with the titles of Rogues, ●…ay base Rogues, the basest of all Rogues, except (as I thought) Dutch Rogues; the second course was villains, but not Hogen and Mogen ones; the third was, traitors to the States of Holland, and to our own King of England, and that we were most worthy to be hanged out of the way; which words all of us heard with much regret and distaste, in respect that we could be no less than confident, that we deserved no such imbittered language from them; But to come to the business, we three (I cannot say merry men) Englishmen, were presently condemned to be tied to 3. several posts, but what to do we knew no more than the posts, till afterwards experience made us feel what we were sent for, being miserably dragged along to the posts, we were most violently tied to them, insomuch, that the blood was ready to start out of our finger's ends, and our hands being tormented from their usual colours, looked black, and (as it were) mourned for the miseries our bodies were like to endure, the extremity of which tortures made us sadly cry out to be loosed, and our cries were so prevalent, that it moved them to pity our hands, and punish our necks, for they a little, and (in truth) but a little loosened our hands, and tied our necks so close to the posts, that indeed I could hardly persuade myself but that there was an absolute incorpora●…ion between my neck and the united post; these torments I looked upon as symptoms of an ensuing death, for indeed we expected it, being tied hands and neck to the posts; but on a sudden the Heavens frowning at these impieties, sent down such a shower of rain for one hour and a half, that the like was never before known by any there present; the Rain surceasing, we three standing all the while (in despite of our teeth) in the Rain, desired that we might be once more loosened, for the rain had so much shrunk up our cords, that they pinched us even unto death; not long after we were loosened, but had I not seen my hands (which was as much as I could well do) I had absolutely thought my hands had taken distaste at my body, and so left me; had our miseries ended here, we had been very happy, in respect of what followed after; but see the frailty of man, that had rather suffer a thousand torments, then die once; I remember it is reported of a great Tyrant, when any was to die, he would have as many torments inflicted upon him, as could be imagined, and being asked the reason he replied, Ut sentiat se mori, that a man may know he dies: So our Dutch tormentors could not be contented to afford us great tor●…s, but must st●…ll study greater, for suddenly after they placed the old Armenian with us on ●…round slippery hill, where we expected to receive our last punishment, for we were much afraid that the half Pike men would have forced us down the back side of it into the Ocean, but within half an hour there came an Order that we should be tied one upon the back of another, and so carry one another down the better side of the hill; being thus compelled to obey this cruel command, I took Mr. Randolph and carried him, and Mr. Gates took the old Armenian, and with great difficulty and pains we got down without tumbling, hoping when we came at the bottom to have been eased of our burdens, but we found no such clemency from them, for instead of abstracting, they largely added to our former miseries, buffiting us with our burdens fast tied to our backs; and if we asked whether it were the fashion to use us prisoners in that nature, they would largely answer us in the dumb language of their unsanctified fi●…ts, enforcing us to go with our loads upon our backs to show them the way out of the Town, we not daring to make the least resistance, but with seeming content attended their pleasure, and showed them the place where we used formerly to ease ourselves (but could not at the present of our burdens) the place was 12. foot high, the stones being so laid one upon another▪ yet we (like Pedlars with our ware at our backs) were compelled (I cannot say to crawl over them, in respect we had not the use of our hands) but by the assistance of my toes, elbows and chin, I for my part got up to the top of the wall, but Mr. Randolph that was my back friend showed me a slippery trick (the cord breaking) fell from my back, and I (out of policy, because I would not take up my burden again) ventured to break my neck, and fell down on the other side of the wall, but poor Mr. Randolph, that almost roasted me before with heat in carrying of him, was himself as well basted (for not making more haste over the wall) as I believe hands could do it, and I am sure (were he alive to witness it) he would say, that he needed no more basting in a year after.  
Neither was this the Finis of our misery, but as one wave gives place to another, so did our torments; for coming on the other side of the wall, those beasts of prey (the Hollander) fastened their paws upon us, and like Lions, dragged us to their Den, which was a Boat purposely provided to row us to the Ship called the Holland, which lay near two leagues distant from the place we were taken, but being attended to the Boat with several curses and stripes, we (though unwillingly) stepped in but because we should not forget our former trade, they forthwith took us (Only the Armenian excepted) and bound us harder than before to the thoughts of the Boat, insomuch that through our extremity of pain, we earnestly implored our Butchers to be so merciful to us, as to cut our throats, but our pleadings, lamentations, and sad cries, proved music to their ears, insomuch that instead of compassionating our groans, they laughed to hear them (●…re the Turk is more merciful to his Slaves, than these Tyrants were to us poor naked men: At last we came to the Ship called the Holland, where we were presently inquired after by those in the Ship, at whose inquire and command we were charged to climb up by a roap into the Ship, but for the present neither of us was able to touch a Ropes end to hoist ourselves up, but sat bem●…aning of ourselves, lamenting to think how perpetually they had lamed us; but at last the Provost of the Ship commanded some of his men to come into the Boat, and hand us in by main strength; being thus shipped, the Provost condemned us every one to a several place of suffering; as for me, I was placed at the Beeck head of the Ship, a place where they could not come to ease themselves at nature's Costomehouse, but I must take the scent of their tails, and I am confident they took delight (and I fear some of them took physic purposely) to visit me, and after their visitation they would go upon their forecastle, and laugh, vomiting forth railings against the English, expressing their Affection which they bear to our Nation; this I understood because I was skilful in their speech; Thus sat I in this surreverentiall posture chained to my seat, and the other two were chained, one at the Lar boat cat-head, and the other at the Stare-bote cat-head of the ship; We were thus kept asunder, because if any of the Bandaneeses could or would justify that we had been upon the platform in resistance against the Hollander, than our necks had paid for the offence of our hands; but GOD be praised, none of them could, or would justify it.  
In this sorrowful, and lamentable condition we three Englishmen lay (well may the Reader judge) to our little profit, but less ease, for the Sun lying within five degrees of those Islands, cast such penetrating rays upon us, that had we not spent much grease before, we might well expected to have been almost melted, but the night coming on, we found an alteration, by reason that in Nero road the vapours ascend from the sea, the moistness whereof (had not the Almighty Protector defended us from it) had been sufficient to have suffocated us, or else to have furnished us with sicknesses sufficient to have put a period to our sufferings, for very few that die in those parts, die of any other disease, than the fever, or the Flux; and that which added something more to our miseries, was, that none of us had any thing to protect us from the boards, or detect us, either from the violent heat by day, or the vapourous cold by night; and again, I am confident, we were so odious to the Dutch, that not any of them were guilty of so much commiseration, as to furnish us with the least of any thing that might add comfort to our distress, only this most horrible comfort we should constantly have intruded into our ears, that within two days more, a rope should be our physician (but we could not persuade them, (that were sick of Tyranny) to use it themselves) some of them would often flatter us to our faces, and say, That no men in the world would become a halter, like an Englishman.  
Judge then (Judicious Reader) how dissonant these expressions were to our depressed Spirits; and I beseech you, let your serious consideration reflect upon their tyrannies and our extremities, think but how feelingly we were lashed into misery, and when we thought that our complaints would have induced them to be compassionate, their dispositions were so contaminated with barbarism, that their joys were as exuberous as our sorrow; May not these enormities well prove Arguments to invite us to believe, That if their Power were correspondent to their sanguine thoughts, we should find them worse taskmasters, than ever experience made the Hebrews find from the hands of the Egyptians; And for my own part, I seriously Protest, that if it pleased the Great Determiner of all things, to command me to yield my body to be tormented, I had far rather choose the Turks, than the Dutch Tortures, for the cruelty of their mercies, I am confident, are far transcending the Turkish extremities, and I know that their Viperous inclinations towards us would not be consummated, till completed fury riots itself into an unparalleled revenge; Yet, had the People (which are too much ebrietated with malice) but so much consideration, as to remember how many eminent favours our Nation has formerly accumulated upon them, sure they could not but ingenuously confess, their dissabillity to compensate our deserts, but their Ingratitude has been our reward, Sed de his, satis, quia ingratos dixi; but I will here desist from progressing any further into their ingratitude, and return to my former subject.  
Being (as I have formerly told you) thus carbonadoed in our bodies, and sadly perplexed in our minds, we began to ruminate what course we might best take to procure some ease to our distressed and distempered selves; And after a short pause, we thought it convenient to persuade our enemies to furnish us with pen, ink and paper, that in a Petitionall way we might express our minds to the chief in the ship, called Holland; the effect whereof was, That (in respect of our daily vexations and troubles, our bodies were very much impaired, and our hearts dejected) we desired so much favour from the chief of them, as to be a little freed from our chains, and obtain so great a privilege, as to walk or sit between the Decks of the ship, that so our bodies and minds might find the comfort of a short relaxation; After some consideration, our hearts were exhillerated with the news of our release, we (being forthwith taken from our Irksome Chains) began to conceit ourselves into a strange kind of happiness, but this happiness, as it was soon obtained, so it as soon expired, for we were forthwith (through their goodness and clemency) commanded to be put into a great bolt of Iron, about Eight foot long at the least, insomuch that we were forced to be idle because we could not stir, but only sit upon the Deck, and God knows, we had enough of that before, if their pleasures would have given them leave to consider it; but they that felt no misery themselves, knew not how to commiserate ours, yet the extent of their favours was such, that every other day we were severally brought out of our bolts, but not for our ease, but for their pleasures, for we were compelled every one of us severally to answer to certain Interrogatories, insomuch that if they had found us in several tales, England had never heard this sad truth from my mouth: but our constant sitting and lying grew so tedious to us, that we thought it convenient to Petition them again for ease, yet we were something doubtful in respect of our former Success, but the violence of our Sufferings strengthened our intentions, and we resolved to Petition, that we might find so much favour from their hands, as to be reinchained, and permitted to walk above, or below the Decks, as our Chains should permit, and our occasions require; our Petition being granted, we were acquitted of our troublesome Bolt, but new Torments (like the Hydra's heads) presently succeeded the old; we were no sooner out of our Bolts, but we were presently exalted, and carried up, and set in the heat and cold as formerly; neither was that all, for our legs were forthwith salluted with a Bolt of about a foot long, with both our knees wrung together so hard, that our Torments may better be imagined, then expressed, our conditions were so lamentable, that we could not so much as stir our bodies from the place where we lay, but with miserable content we were constrained to undergo our extremities; In this most deplorable condition we continued the space of 48 hours, unpitied by those merciless nero's; being in extremity of pain, we earnestly importuned them for the possession of our great Bolts again, which request was accordingly granted, and we put in lawful possession by them, where we remained complete 16 days, hearing nothing so much, as the dialects of hanging and torturing, which must needs be very placent to our distressed hearts: Being thus almost worn out with Sufferings, one of my miserable associates (Overburdened with Oppression) was deprived of his health, and with an extreme Flux, was very much debilletated in his body, Mr ●…dolph all this while kept himself in a good condition of health, and so continued; as for myself, I thank my Great Preserver (GOD) I continued in health, and was aegrotus animo magis quam corpore, more imbecile in mind then body; but one thing I cannot without praise to God, and admiration, omit to recite, which is, That in the space of 21 days, I never enjoyed the benefit of Nature more than four times, and yet all the while was very sane in my body: but as for my concometant, Mr. Gates, he was in the time of his sickness most sadly used by them in respect of his often necessity, being troubled with an exceeding Flux; these incomparable villains, in the absence of the Provose, would not let this poor man out of the Bolts, but compelled him to use the Platter wherein we constantly eat our meat; these things were very unsavoury to us, yet these inhuman Creatures would not in the least be sensible of our calamities; thus we lay sadly wasting our tedious and tiresome hours, expecting every minute to have heard the tidings of death, but the hand of heaven restrained them, and as our sins led us into these sufferings, so His hand of Mercy afterwards led us out, which follows, and will forthwith fall into our Relation.  
In those parts, there lies a road, known by the name of Nero Roade, the coming in whereof lies to the Westward between Goonape and Lantore Island, which is the largest Island in Banda; This Nero Roade is surrounded with Islands, having only a Passage out of the East and West towards Rose and Gang Island, over against the Island of Lantore; there is also another Island, near adjacent, which is called, Poulee Swanga, which I make mention of in respect of the name, which signifies, being interpreted, the Island of devils, and may well be so called, because of the sterility, both of fruit, and People; but to come to my story; Into this Nero road came sailing two of our English Ships bound for the East Indies, the one was the Exchange, the other the Star, these ships having been in the road about two or three days, their Commanders were informed what the Dutch had acted in Lantore, and how they had some English Prisoners amongst them, which English Prisoners, One Captain Fitch Herbert sent to demand (which the reader may please to conceive was no small joy to us miserable Captives) upon whose demand, the Dutch forthwith unbolted us, and sent us away, we not so much rejoicing at our departure, as they did at our former miseries; we being arrived at the English ships, word was presently carried into the ship called the Ch●…ge, to captain Fitch Harbert, that the English Prisoners were coming aboard, the news being thus reported, we were commanded into the cabin, where we were examined by Captain Fitch Herbert concerning our being taken, and our usage by the Dutch; to whom I replied, That the Dutch used us like themselves, which was, like Tyrants, and that he might easily perceive by our decrepitness what course entertainment we found amongst them; after we had made the full Relation of every particular; he forthwith discharged us, without adding any relief to our manifold wants, which indeed very much troubled us, but he was pleased (a purpose to be rid of us) to give us liberty and leave to go to Pulleroone as soon as we could get any Passage, for which favour, we gave him a parcel of such thanks as we thought the courtesy merited.   

THE SECOND PART OF THE Dutch tyrannies.  
THE Wind having unseated itself, and left its Western Court, where it had continued constant five months, whirls about, and salutes Flora with an Eastern and comfortable blast, March having breathed its last for that year, April succeeded, which Month we spent at Nalacco island, where our houses were seated; not many weeks after arrived the Ship, called the Exchange, and came to Pullaroon and Nalacco to see what men would go Westward; I being one that was willing to go, forthwith went aboard, and from thence sailed to Amboyna, which was thirty ●…eagues distant, W●…stward from Banda, at which place we spent a complete months' time, and after set sail and came for the Mulouca Islands, where our stay was no longer then whilst we could settle our Factories, it being God's great mercy that I stayed not amongst them; after that, we came to Turnate to the Turnatians, with whom we wasted a month more, and afterwards we came back to an Island called Mockan, that lies under the Line, which Island contains a Castle, which Castle contains a pair of Stocks, which pair of Stocks contained me; for truly I think that those well-sented Hollanders thought I smelled so much of misery, and that I was fit for nothing else, for indeed my stay had not been long in that place before they sent a crew of ill look people with Swords and Gunns, I thought at first to kill me, but it fell out otherwise (I thank God) for they only sufficiently beat me, and dived into my well-furnished pockets, and (I hope the Reader will imagine) took away my money, for truly, I thought it a piece of vanity to put my hand in after theirs came out, neither had I heart to do it, in respect I was confident to find a strange vacuety there; neither would my money ●…ice them, but they must also endeavour to beat me out of my clothes, which indeed much ●…ubled my ●…nscience, yet at last they buffited me into a very unwilling confession wh●…re I had laid them, and some other goods, which I brought with me; thus (I cannot say they left me, but I became) moneyless, and clotheless, to my great grief, and their no small profit; In this posture of poverty they forthwith dragged me to their (Inquisition) the Castle, where I found entertainment answerable to my expectation, for they were not endued with so much manners as to make a poor man drink for his money, no nor for my clothes neither, but immediately (as if I had been born to no other purpose) they sent me sadly to the Stocks, where I sat, more likely to sigh my heart out, than my legs; my rugged lifeguard leaving me, I begun to ruminate upon my misfortunes, and having thought myself into a world of misery, I began to wish my heels at liberty, but my wishes were no way prevalent; at length, having defategated my spirits with tedious and troublesome Meditations, I endeavoured to rouse up my drooping heart, informing myself, that the more I repined, the greater addition I gave to my sorrow, and that I must labour to crown my sufferings with patience, remembering that although the Sun is overshadowed with more than one cloud in a day, yet conquers them at last, and although his resplendent rays often suffers an obnubelation, yet his primitive and pristine glory is no way extenuated, only the world suffers a momentary deprivation: So a m●…n in affliction, although his external parts are veiled with misery, yet his internal qualities retain (nay sometimes more than their usual vigour) and are insensible of any diminution; with these and such like cogitations I satiated my thoughts, and hugged my bitter-sweet afflictions; but at length d●…iring to solace my fancy with new objects, my eyes took a survey of the situation of the Castle, but suddenly I descried a parcel of musketeers coming towards m●…, the sight whereof made me suspicious that I should forthwith breathe my last, for I expected nothing more than immediate death, but the event proved the contrary, for upon their nearer approach to me I observed, that it was a prisoner they had taken, and were bringing him to be my associate, I confess I was miserably joyful to see him, in respect he was an Englishman of my acquaintance, but grieved to think of his being in the hands of such Butchers, indeed they were so civil to me (that although he proffe●…ed me the upper hand in the Stocks, yet they told me, I deserved it, because I was (by their approbation, and appellation) the elder Ro●…gue: Thus we two late lovingly in the Stocks together, bewailing our ●…ad misfortunes, but my stomach began to importune me for meat, having been in the Stocks all night, I may very well be excused for being both hungry and thirsty; but it is far easier for a man to complain, then to be relieved; therefore I gave my appetite an unwelcome check, and feasted myself with content, which is but a mean satisfaction to a raging stomach.  
About 8. or 9 of the clock in the morning, our Castle-C●…ers were pleased to recreate themselves towards us, but our fear instructed us to believe it was rather to abuse us, then to give us a breakfast; being come within the audit of a distinguishable voice, they merrily made enquiry after our healths, and we as sadly told them, that we were only weary with our tedious sitting, and at that time our stomachs were more agile than our legs; upon this (I know not whether out of pity or malice) they were pleased to lend us the use of our legs again, but were very careful that we should not abuse them, and to that purpose betrayed us into the custody of a Guard of Musketeers, which promoted us into an upper room in the Castle, where we stayed till we heard the welcome news of some that made enquiry after us, these enquirers being safely and honourably conducted to our presence chamber by our guard, we cheerfully saluted them, and gave them such welcome entertainment as our palace would afford us; we gave them audience, and by the sequel of their discourse, we gathered, that they came from our Ship to make enquiry after us, which news was no less welcome, then gratefully accepted; ●…fter a short ●…rley with them, ●…e began to assume cheerful countenances; but our winter sufferings craved a flood, insomuch that we earnestly importuned our new come friends, to fetch us a little water, that we might wash away our sorrows with cold comfort; the water being brought, we lovingly tippled to one another; these ceremonies being past, our friends began to deport themselves into a posture of departing, and we (not much inviting them to stay, in respect we had entreated them to bring some victuals from the Ship) courteously bid them farewell; Thus they departed, leaving us behind, accompanied with our sorrows, and miserable stomachs, whilst our Cormorant ●…ard Tantali●…●…d us with their unmannerly eating and drinking before our fa●…s, deriding and mocking at our hunger, whilst we were forced to wish that they had either no meat, or we no stomachs; By this time our friends were arrived at the Ship, where they informed our Captain of our ill usage with the Dutch, who indeed was very apprehensive of our sufferings, and forthwith commanded them to return to us with relief, and charged them to visit us daily about 8. of the clock, much admiring, and incensed at the conflagrations of their malice towards us, willing them to ask whether it was the Dutch fashion to use their prisoners with so much Tyranny and unparalleled barbarism: About 12. of the clock we were informed of the approach of our friends, but they entering, our stomachs for the present would not permit our tongues to express our thanks equable to their deserts; but after we had indifferently qualified and allayed the vigour of our memorable appetites, we began to unbosom ourselves to them, expressing our grateful acceptance of so welcome, (though so long absent) a favour; whilst we were thus humouring of our much implacable natures, our friends seemed to be in a serious consultation with our Guards, enquiring and descanting upon the reason of so much severity towards us Englishmen; and why they should, upon so slender an account, as the buying of Cloves upon their Island, use so much violence against those Captives they had taken, telling them how disproportionable it was to a good conscience, which actions (if continued) would make them an odium to all Nations; these words seemed (as indeed they were) very unsavouly to their turbulent spirits; for they had so much habituated themselves to villainy and bas●…ness, that custom had made it too inherent for a remoall; I will not expend so much time as to make a Narrative of their responds, in respect I intend to hasten to what shall be more material.  
This day we spent with indifferent ease and contentment, but the night approaching, and our friends being departed from us, we began to think of rest, wondering where they intended to dispose of us that night, for we thought that they would not trust us in that room without a Guard; but our admiration was quickly converted in a complete satisfaction, for before night had absolutely spread abroad her ●…able Curtains, there came a Dutch Fury, attended with ●…our Musketeers, and commanded me to take my leave of my fellow captive, and so violently took me away from him, and carried me to the East side of the Castle, and left Matthew Sawell, my former Companion, on the West side, and planted two Musketeers at each of our doors all the while we were in their custody, which was about 8. days, all which time we lay upon the boards, being not allowed by them any thing to sustain us, no not so much as water; the next day our friends coming to supply our wants, wondered to see us at such a distance one from another, demanding of us the reason of our separation; but our slender knowledge could not satisfy their demands, but we were forced with as much patience as we could to endure all their sad impulsives, and I bless and praise my great Redeemer, that he hath been thus graciously pleased to spare my life, and hand me out from all these eminent and depraved extremities, which I hope will never be oblittered out of my serious mind; And I hope God will be pleased to preserve our English Nation from all their plots and Tyrannies threatened, to my knowledge against us; for I am confident the Spaniard in 88 never intended to impose more cruelty upon us then these (let it satisfy that I know not what to call them:) I will therefore assume so much boldness, as to speak a word or two to our Nation, though I know some will condemn, what other by experience will sadly acknowledge: In short, I know them experimentally, to be a people of most operative spirits; and had I a tragical design to act, I should as soon employ them in it (provided it may tend to their gain) as the best Jesuit now living, for I know them to be such undermining and insinuating people, that like the crocodile, they are most destructive, when they shed most tears; and for my own part, I had enured myself to believe least, when they spoke most; nay, in conclusion, neither to believe little or much of their traditions; they are Lions, if conquerors, but Spannels if conquered; And truly I dare not believe but that they are very joyful of this opportunity to fall out with us English, for I have heard them for many precedent years declare, that they would show us, what Dutchmen were if ever they could find conveniency to put their designs in agitation; I hope the Reader will be so favourable to me, as not to conceive that I declare any thing out of malice or base ends; for I protest, and am ready at any time to justify it with my life, that I have not expressed any thing but what is really correspondent to truth, and I am very much assured, that there be those now living that can testify with me how many tragical designs, that have not only been acted upon us, but upon many others, which are now too tedious to recite, I shall therefore return to my former Discourse.  
By this time, the Reader may be pleased to conjecture, that our 8. days' sufferings begins to draw to a conclusion, for our Captain sent to the hollanders to demand his prisoners, for he intended next day to set sail, and leave those parts; the Holander upon our captain's command, gave Order for our enlargement, so we were brought down into the Castle-yard, having nothing upon us but our natural habits, for they stripped us before; but in our march, we observed a Gallery, in which were placed the chief of the Castle & Island, before whom we were forthwith called; being approached near unto them, they willed us to express whether we were willing to go aboard our Ship; we replied, that indeed it was our hearty desires, if we might be permitted, for it was but slender comfort for us to be slaves, if our Liberties might be permitted, but the poverty of our condition was such that we ●…ere inf●…rced to express to them what an obligation they would lay upon us, if they would prove but so favourable to us as to command our clothes and goods to be redelivered unto us, which we were deprived by their appointment, to which they suddenly replied, that our prayers would be as prevalent and effectual for them with our goods, as with them, so wished us to continue in that mind of praying; for they told us, that we being at their disposal, they might as well hang, as release us, and as yet they were in suspense, whether life or death were most sutabale to your deserts; these words dropping from their tongues, which we knew were so well furred with malice, put us into such an ecstasy, that we yielded ourselves to be l●…st men; but after some mature deliberation, they were pleased to let us know, that in respect we were the first Englishmen that ever they took buying of Cloves upon their Island; they were willing to spare our lives; but if ever they should hereafter take an Englishman in the same nature, they would not be so favourable as to hang them, but to whip them to death; the pronunciation of this cruel sentence, I heard distinctly fall from their mouths, with many other calumnies, and violent railings against us, so that as before they had dragged us into their Den, now they railed us out, from whence we. forthwith repaired to our Ship, where we found civil and courteous entertainment from our Captain, who was very much inc●…nsed to hear the sad relation of our Captivity; I shall once more inform the Reader, what I have heard these boorish people express, which was to this effect; Alas, said they, what is England, if compared to our High and Mighty States of the Netherlands, we know that we have Ships enough to block up all the English Ports, and if any difference should arise, the proof should manifest the truth: I have often known them to be ●…o inhuman as to take Vessels from the Chinay-men, and rob them of their goods, and at last drown the poor men; by such means many of these sycophants have mightily enriched themselves; neither was this sufficient to qualify their avarcious hearts, but also many Indies Ships besides, as Weddals and Carters, and many other which I could nominate, have been pillaged by them.  
One inhuman action more of these bloody Hollanders I shall not forbear to relate, with as much truth and exactness as possible; and I hope the judicious Reader will please to favour me so much as to give credence to my report, which shall not in the least syllable deviate from truth; and if my own testimony will not be sufficient, I can have it justified by one Bryan Beddoes, a managed about ●…o. who lives not far dist●…nt from London: The sum of what I intend is this. One Captain Bali being President of Bantam in the year 1617. was desired to give entertainment to some Bandaneeses, which were newly arrived, and desired to address themselves to him; the request being civil, was a civilly granted, and they were permitted to present themselves before our governor, being thus entertained, they began to enter into a parley; the Bandaneeses being come from all the Islands of Banda, brought with them a pawn or a pledge to present to Captain Ball, relating to him the barbarism and severity of the Dutch towards them, and how they daily exacted upon them and murdered them at their pleasures, absing their wives, whilst they themselves looked on, and dared not in the least resist them; moreover, their abominable drunkenness made them daily riot into all manner of misdemeanours, insomuch that at last they had made it such a customary thing, that it was (no less than wonderful) to see them sober, and the truth is, they do so much bestiate themselves that they naturallize ●…briety, and make themselves the sink of baseness; for these and the like reasons, the distressed Bandaneeses earnest lie requested Captain Ball, that he would be pleased so far to compassionate their sorrowful conditions, as to accept of their Gage, and receive their Islands into his jurisdiction, and defend them from the Tyrannies of the intruding and unmerciful Hollander, the weight of whose oppressions were beyond the strength of their endurance; therefore if he would accept of what they proffered, he would very much unslave them, and as they believed no way prejudice himself, nor our English Nation: To which Captain Ball replied, that in regard they had given (as he conceived) their Island already to the Dutch, it was no way agreeable to reason, for him to take away that by force from the Dutch, which they had obtained by favour; therefore he desired them to cease their importunity: To which the Bandaneeses generally replied, That if that were all the obsticle, it might easily be removed, for they protested that they never gave the least consent to the Hollander to possess their Islands, but that they voluntarily and violently came into their Island without their privety or consent, and had oftentimes desired, but never received any Pawn, or Gage from them; and besides, the baseness of their actions deterred th●…m from doing any such thing, neither would they ever condescend to any of their persuasions; therefore they earnestly desired Captain Ball forthwith to accept of their Pawn, and become their Protector; Captain Ball being satisfied in his former doubt, became willing to accept the Pawn, to the great joy, and much comfort of the afflicted Bandaneeses.  
The Bandaneeses at the news of captain Balls acceptance of their Island, rouzd themselves into a great alacrity, returning him as many thanks as could possibly be imagined, withal telling him, that for his many civilities bestowed upon them, they were bound by the ties of friendship to requite them according to their best abilities, and that their lives and fortunes should always wait upon the English: Captain Ball perceiving their integrity, and observing with how much reality they expressed themselves, told them, that in respect they had so voluntarily and freely thrown themselves upon his protection, he would truly endeavour to defend and vindicate them from the fury of the Dutch, and that a short time should produce the effects of his intentions, to which purpose he resolved forthwith to prepare three Ships, namely the Solomon, the Thomas, and the Tendance, to go for Mucassa, there to take in their loading of Rice and Rack, and so to stand for the Banda Islands; this forenamed Captain Ball continued President till the arrival of captain Jourdan, who came with Sir Thomas Dails Fleet in the year 1618. at which time Capt. Ball was commanded home, notwithstanding we proceeded in our Voyage, although the Dutch had made a protest against all the Englishmen and Ships that they could meet withal to the East ward of the Straits of Desselon, but we little regarding that, kept on our course, and in a short time anchored at Mucassa, and in three weeks after we were all ready to set sail from Mucassa, to the Straits of Desselon; being at last all fitted, we weighed Anchor, and set sail, having in our Ships about 80. Bandaneeses, whereof 40. was in the Ship called the Thomas, in which Vessel I myself sailed, our Ship being the first that arrived at (and went through) those Straits, and yet never came within view of the Banda Islands that year, but landed our Bandaneeses at an Island known by the name of Burrough, which is a Clove Island, near adjacent to that most fatal Island of Amboyna; as for the two other Ships, the Solomon and the Tendance, which were in company with us, they staying and trifling away their time longer than convenient, the wind chopped against them, that they could not come after us through the Straits of Desselon, but were descried by the Hollander (who lay purposely to entrap us) and were taken by them, and kept there according to their protest made at Bantam; in the mean time we being out of the Straits of Desselon, standing off from Batto●…, fell upon the shoules of Tym●…re, where we remained some time; but the Reader may please to take notice, that in respect of the danger we apprehended of Banda, we were enforced to leave our Bandaneeses at burrow, where we desired the Inhabitants to provide them Prooes, or small Boats, to transport them to their Island, which they promised to perform, but what the Dutch did with those poor creatures, we could better imagine, then be informed; for we could never hear, neither could the Inhabitants conceive what became of them.  
The next ensuing year we sailed again with Captain Jackson for Mucassa in a small Pinnace of about 30. or 40. Tun, called the Frances, and in her we also had Bandaneeses; so that year it pleased the overruling Providence to send us safe with all our lading into a place called Pulloroon, where we reiterated the unsuccesfulness of our former years Voyage; but our discretions invited us to say with Seneca, Sera parsomonea in fundo est; but having set our Bandaneeses on shore, and the Westwardly Months season being spent, we forthwith steered away for the Island of Tiddore, which was seated in the Mu●…uckees, being arrived thither, we immediately began to make our best Market of our goods, and sold all our Rice that we could spare to the Spaniards, & the Tiddorians, at as good a rate for ready money as we could desire; And the King of that Island affecting one of our Sakers, gave us for it th●… equal weight of it in Cloves, desiring to have one or two more, but we could not conveniently spare them, so we craved excuse, having thus vended our Commodities, and stored ourselves with what we thought most convenient for our u●…e; in six weeks after we weighed Anchor, and stood away for Bantam, and sailed along the Sal●…oe Coast, which is the backside of the Land of Mucassa, where we put into a small Port, called the Boohoole, which we afterwards named the Pu●…pkin-Bay, because of its fertility in bearing of Pumpkins, for there we bought 500 for a faddam of Blue Bafta Callieo, which is Sarrat Cloth; at the same rate also we bought Hogs and brought them to our Boat; being thus victualled we forthwith set sail for Bantam, whither the blessing of a favourable wind not long after brought us, though with a miserable Leakey Ship.  
After a seasonable respite at Bantam, Sir Thomas Daile (a man whose worth and honour cannot be out-famed) thought it convenient to provide a small Navy; and sail towards jackatray, where the Hollanders lay; to which purpose he caused the Thomas, that we sailed to Bantam in, to be made and fitted into a fire Ship (in which Ship I was one) which was speedily done; and after all things were in a convenient posture, we hoisted sail, and away we steered towards jackatray, where the Dutch had a Castle, being come right over-against it, we presently discovered 8. ●…ayle of the hollanders, upon fight whereof our Noble and valiant Sir Thomas Daile bore up to them, and after some smoky salutations, the Hollander began to bid us farewell, though they had 8. Ships to our 7, after the nimble Dutch found them●…elves suffici●…y b●…en, and were gone, Sir Thomas instantly w●…nt ashore and demanded the Castle, and plant●…d his guns about it, but the King of that country after the surrender of the Castle to Sir Thomas, stood upon terms (believing that Sir Thomas Dail had for ever beaten the Dutch) and demanded to have half of what was in the Castle, men and all, telling Sir Thomas Dail, that he could take the Castle without his assistance; To which Sir Thomas replied, That the King's demands were too unreasonable to be granted, in respect that he could in no way answer it unto his Master the King of England, for although the Dutch had by their villainous and most detested actions so much unchristianized themselves, yet he dared not so much outrun his Commission, as to deliver them to a Heathen; To which a sudden Reply was made, that Sir Thomas Dail need not insist upon such a nicety, ●…r if the Dutch had conquered the English, it might well be imagined that the Dutch would have easily and quickly condescended to the King's proposals; to which Sir Thomas returned this answer. That the actions of the Dutch were insufficient rules ●…r him to walk by, for he could not think it expedient for him to act an evil, though it were licenced by other men's consciences, neither could he so much derogate from the Principles of his Religion, as to patronize so heinous a deed, so desired excuse; at which words the King, overwarmed with passion, told Sir Thomas, That if he would not incline himself to the former proposals, he should forthwith draw off his Artillery, and be gone, for he had strength enough of his own to take the Castle at his pleasure.  
Sir Thomas perceiving the intentions and resolutions of the King, rather than he would burden his conscience with such a sin, redelivered the Castle into the hands of the Dutch, wishing them to make the best defence they could for themselves, withal, willing them to take notice that it was more his duty to God and his King, than their deserts, that instructed him to be so favourable; for he confessed to them, that as often as he ruminated upon their baseness and cruel exactions towards the English, his thoughts were so much acuated with revenge, that had they not been unedged by a diviner Power, they might well have expected a reward proportionable to their merits, hoping that this civility and clemency which he had used towards them, would hereafter persuade them into more lenity and moderation; so leaving them to their considerations, he departed, and from thence addressed himself to the King and his council to whom he most courteously, and to this effect expressed himself.  
I am very much grieved that ye should be so much your own oppressors, as to refuse a good so much conducing to your welfares, and out of an avaricious disposition become your own subverters; you complained of their oppression, informing me, that the most that you can present, they think too small for their acceptance, yet you cont●…mn a salve for your grievances; ye complain of their abominable and unheard of ●…riety, telling me, that when they are insaniatiated with superstuous cups, they vomit out more fury than you are able to digest, yet you despise those streams which may wash away those enormities: You complain of their uncorrected lasciviousness, and say, that they enforce your Wives and daughters to be unwilling prostitutes to their lusts, yet you disown that curb which may restrain their lasciviousness, thus ye make yourselves more slaves, and them more Tyrants; for be assured, that if ever they prevail so much as to come amongst you (as I am confident they will shortly endeavour) they will make you perpetually unhappy, insomuch that your lives will be greater burdens to you, than ever they were before; so I leave you, future time may ripen your beliefs, though present persuasions can find no harbour.  
Thus our renowned Commander having treated this Heathen King, and found all his labour and and pains to be ineffectual, forsook the place, and repaired to his Fleet, where he was received with welcome and joy, or joyful welcomness, where for a time I left him, being desirous to give the Reader a a true and full relation of a piece of as most exact Tyranny as ever the Devil was owner of; I know the World is very much inclinaable to censure, therefore some may wonder, and many may be very apt to say; Alas, how is it possible for me being aged, to retain all these things in my memory, so many years being expired since they were agitated; to which I shall in short reply, Scripta diu remanent, things written, remain long, which if but observed, are subject to oblivion; the truth is, that at opportune times, I always committed my sufferings, losses, travels, and things memorable to paper, which is the best remembrancer, and although it hath been a long time buried in loose sheets, yet it retains as much truth as if it had been then printed; and if it shall be demanded why I had not then printed it, I shall (though bluntly) say, the reason is, because then was then, and now is now; for in those days our Nation was at peace with the Dutch, and had I then printed it, I should rather have incurred the repute of an Incendiary, than a true Historian; and besides my urged occasions, and daily employments beyond Sea, would not permit me to borrow so much time as to digest it according to my desires; if these Arguments will not prevail, I must submit to the censure of the World, but before I proceed. I shall only make this short Protestation, That I have neither spoken, or will speak any thing out of malice or envy, although I must confess my losses and miserable sufferings might well induce me to thoughts of revenge, but that I will leave to the great Revenger of all wrongs, and proceed to my intentions.  
Now the season inviting us, we are sent again to the Banda Islands, whither I sailed with Captain Jackson, leaving Sir Thomas Dail at Jackatray, upon which Islands I stayed the revolution of two whole years, so that my long abode there, and my daily observations both of the people and the Islands, will not permit me to bury the perfect knowledge of them in oblivion, neither dare I suffer my Memory to be so treacherous to me, as not to be mindful, and sadly studious of those many and almost unutterable cruelties which were inflicted upon these poor Bandaneeses by those Monsters of men, the Hollanders, for no other cause nor ground, but because their affections were so generally and fervently expressed towards the English, I shall therefore neither add, nor diminish, but truly and punctually relate as sad a truth as ever Villains acted, or Innocents endured.  
It has been formerly related how the Dutch in the year, 1620. put those Lant●…rians they could not take to flight, enforcing them to forsake their Towns and Houses, and fly into the highest hills in that Island of Lantore, until they submitted themselves to their terrible mercy, the Dutch promising them that if they would speedily submit, they should find them merciful; upon the hearing of this, these distressed people submitted (though some of them) with much temerity, in respect they knew how customary it was for them to violate their promises, nay their oaths, and how their pretended mercy was but the abstract or quintessence of all torments; the sense of this made them much mistrustful of their mercy, which indeed (the preceding discourse will tell us) they had much reason to doubt thereof.  
These miserable people having tendered themselves into the hands of their enemies, were forthwith received with much joy and seeming allacrety, and immediately were transported to Nero Island, where being come the Hollander caused 400. of the chiefest of them to be picked out, this being accordingly done, they caused them to wash themselves; after which Ceremony they provided large store of the primest Provision they could get, and with much love and amity entreated them really persuaded of their free welcome, telling them that they hoped the future time should be spent in a more amicable way then the former; and as for their parts, they heartily wished, and desired their safety and welfare, and that they should always find them very willing to befriend them against all opposers, and were heartily sorry that they should so much distrust them, as to fly to the English for relief; but as they never much valued it, so they would now study to forget it, desiring that all differences whatsoever might be absolutely composed, and all former injuries and discourtesies might be perpetually oblitterated, to which intent and purpose they had transported them thither, and provided necessaries for their refreshment.  
These Lantorians hearing with how much serenity, and (as they thought) candidness, they delated their affections, could not (as might well be imagined) but with much joy return them innumerable thanks for the expressions of their bounty, and the bounty of their expressions; for indeed they having been much time distressed for want of provision, could not but conceive themselves to be very happy, finding so much plenty, where they might rather have expected the abundance of sufferings, than provisions, in respect of their former obst●…nancy, and opposition against them:  
Thus the cheerful Lantorians sat discoursing and feeding, being almost overjoyed for their happy and welcome entertainment, not knowing how sufficiently to retaliate such overgrown courtesies: Their Feast being ended, the Dutch and the Bandaneeses began to pi●…r, which word being interpreted, signifies talking, or discoursing; the Hollander all this while accosting them in a very civil and unusual manner, to the admiration and much comfort of the Bandaneeses; but alas! this happiness proved shorter liv●…d than was expected.  
After they had satisfied their appetites, and expressed their thankfulness to the Dutch, they prepared themselves for their departure, but the Dutch having (as it were) thus fattened them for the slaughter, told them, that they must be presented with another course before they parted, so leading them to a Window, told them that they must walk to yonder Green place, and there receive their deaths from the hands of their Executioners, who were purposely provided to dispatch them; this unexpected news made such a sudden alteration in the countenances of the poor Lantorians, that they forthwith cried out, O apetow! which is to say, Oh what is this! the Reader may judge what a terror this unexpected news struck to their hearts, which but even now were as joyful, as joy could make them, and no●… by a fatal stroke are cut off from all their mirth, and frightened into as much sorrow, as is p●…sible to be imagined; but there is no remedy, neither the abundance of tears, nor their lamentable aspects, nor their reiterated entreaties could prevail, they are designed for destruction, and they must die, to which purpose, they carried them to the place of Execution, where they were cruelly received by the japoneeses, and severally taken and cut in the middles alive, their Quarters being divided, they were sent some to Lantore, and some to other places, and set them up in the streets; was not this pure mercy, to dispatch those poor Creatures quickly, that no more cost nor charges might arise upon the maintenance of them? and after such fair and (seeming courteous) entertainment, to exact their lives for the payment of their Ordinaries; this Tragedy was acted in the Year 1621., since which time (and I believe hardly before) was the like cruelty heard of, neither was this the conclusion of their revenge, as I shall to my best endeavour forthwith relate.  
In the same year 1621., these bloodthirsty men sent over to Pullaroone for the chiefest of the Inhabitants there, and after particular examinations of them, executed them; the first that received his death was the chief Priest of Pullaroon, a man that I have often seen, and took more notice of him then of any other of the Bandaneeses that ever happened into my knowledge, he was a man of a very civil deportment, delighting to be courteous both in his speech and carriage; and as for his person he excelled all the Bandaneeses that ever I observed for properness; this man they commanded should be laid down, and then should have a hole cut in his side, into which hole they commanded Gunpowder should be put, so setting fire to it, deprived the poor Priest (in a most miserable manner) of his life, had Nero lived in those times, he might well have blushed to see how much he was outvied by the Dutch, in Tyranny; I do verily believe that the like was never heard before; and although these Pullarooneers were under our protection, yet we dared not (in respect of our strength) to contradict them, but permit tem to murder these poor people before our faces, so that we perceiving how prevalent, tyrannical, and incr●…aching the Dutch were, in the Year 1622. left the Banda Islands, which the Dutch ever since possess, and most unjustly and wrongfully enjoy; one thing very remarkable, that I cannot but relate, which is;  
In those Islands I have constautly seen an innumerable company of mackerel, which was the chief thing that supported those Islands, and if it happened that they came not in great shoals, in two or three days we were sure to have them in greater abundance when they did come; for indeed the Island could not subsist without them; but that which strikes the greatest admiration into my heart, is, That these great shoals of mackerel (after the English had left the Island) deserted it; which thing I look upon as the Justice of God Almighty upon the Hollander, who were so cruel and tyrannical over those Inhabitants, and also the English; and now having murdered the chief of the People, and apprehending the wholesomeness of those Islands (which indeed were the wholsomest that ever I came into in all my travels) they by unjust means detain and keep them, not permitting the English (which have the proper right to it) to have any Commerce with them, which is very much to our dettriment; And truly, if the commonwealth of England, are pleased to let them enjoy that which is only theirs by usurpation, and ours by the free gift of the Inhabitants, I must upon necessity rest satisfied, but the knowledge that I have of those parts, and in the injustice of the Hollanders exacting them from us, must give me cause to think, that we rather encourage them to act the like thing again, then desire them from it; but I leave it all to the grave judgement and counsel of our Nation, whose discretions (the business being weighed in the balance of Reason) will induce them to desire, I hope, a proportionable satisfaction, and that the truth may be more fully and expressly known, I shall forthwith insert, not only the Accounts of my own losses, but the Accounts of others now living, to justify what I have related; but before I proceed, I will return to Sir Thomas Daile, who I left in jackatray Road, when I went with Captain Jackson for the Banda Islands, my desires are to declare him according to the worth, Valour, and Nobleness, which was inherent to him, therefore I crave the patience of the Reader.   

THE THIRD PART OF THE Dutch tyrannies.  
THis Sir Thomas Dail was a man endued with qualities which bespoke him truly Noble, virtuous, and valiant, He was generally beloved amongst the Seamen, his proportion and Strength we have often admired; I myself have seen him, and President Jourden in the Great James together, President Jourden being as remarkable for his shortness and valour, as Sir Thomas Daile was for his stature and courage, these two I have seen walking upon the Decks, sporting away the time with much friendship and love, but at last a difference arose about the 〈◊〉 of their Commissions, which caused much distraction in the Fleet, upon which Sir Thomas Daile (after he had beaten the Dutch away to the Eastward) sailed out of the Straits of Sunday for the Coast of Cormodell to the Port of Meslapotan; After this, President Jourden commanded the Little James, a vessel of about 400 tons to go for England, and President Ball that was President before Jourden, came to Bantam, and was Ordered to go in her for England; but whether he came home that year, I cannot exactly remember, and then captain Jourden took upon him the command of Sir Thomas Dailes Fleet, which as I told you before, was the ground of their difference.  
The aforenamed Sir Thomas Daile advanced his fortunes in France; for being there Resident when a Spaniard came into France, and desired to venture his life with the skilfullest Mounsieur there, upon which occasion Sir Thomas Daile addressed himself to some of the nobility, and importuned them to crave leave of the King that he might be permitted to encounter with the Spaniard, which thing the King having well resented, gave consent, and a day was forthwith appointed; the time being come, the heroic Spaniard, in the field, was forthwith entertained with much gallantry by Sir Thomas Daile, who maintained the fight with as much Courage and Valour as could be expected, and after a hot encounter, the Spanniard being much wounded began to want the life of Strength, and immediately after wanted the strength of life, and so yielded the conquest, and died.  
The report of this honourable atchieument being bruited abroad, brought such a general applause to the renowned Victor, that both the hearts and eyes of the people were so much fixed upon him, that every one made it their study how to respect him according to his deserts; the King also gratifying him, recommended him to his Master the King of England; giving a sufficient Narrative of his worth and valour, which brought him into high esteem in our English Nation; so receiving a Knighthood, was afterwards entrusted by Sir Thomas Smith, then chief in England for the Virginia Company, who employed and entrusted him to go chief Governor for Virginia, at which time I Abraham Wo●…fe was shipped in the Ship called the Clove bound for the sam●…, place, whereof Captain Nuport was chief; and after the well and true performance of th●… service, in which, to my best remembran●…, he was seven years he, was entrusted with 6. 〈◊〉 to the East-Indies, the nam●… of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Sun, the Moon, the Globe, the Clove, the Samson, and the Pepper-corn, with which Ships he came safe to the Cape, and from thence set well forth, and so sailed within 30. leagues short of the Straits of Sunday, but in the dark of the night, the Ship aforenamed the Sun, which was the Ambrall, and the biggest in the Fleet, being headmost, fell foul of the shoules of the Islands of Angania, and could not get off, but was there lost, some of her men being cast ashore on that Island, were most cruelly murdered by the Inhabitants thereof; but those that were well in health, endeavoured to get a way, to which purpose they got one of the ships Boats, and the weather being very temperate and calm, they put to Sea, and came to Bantam, where being arrived, they forthwith repaired to the precedent, and related to him how many of the English were murdered and most barbarously used by the Inhabitants of Angania, and that they conceived (if the precedent thought it convenient) to send away a Vessel to that Island, many of the men which lay there then sick, might be preserved from the hands of the cruel Islanders, and that much of the Ships goods which was cast away might be recovered: The precedent hearing this, forthwith commanded a Ship to be prepar●…d ●…nd sent spe●…dily away for the Island of Angania, which being done, they set sail, & in a short time came to the Island, where being come, they perceived how most unhumanely the Inhabitants had dealt with the English, they fell upon them, and being very much enraged, put many of them to death, and afterwards we returned, and gave the precedent an Account of what they had done, who was something incensed at the killing of so many of the Inhabitants, although they had been so barbarous to our men.  
Now Sir Thomas Daile having by this time come (with much difficulty) within the Straits Mouth of Sunday, and having dropped. Anchor, forthwith manned out a Boat, and sent up to Bantam to desire men to help them to furl their sails, and weigh their Anchors, whereof I the Testator was one that was commanded out to their assistance, they of themselves being so extreme, and unbelievably weak, that they could not perform any service convenient for that time; but we coming, weighed their Anchors, and did other things requisite, and brought their ships safely to Bantam, in the memorable year of the blazing-star before the death of Queen Anne, but during the time of Sir Thomas his abode with us, his men having received the benefit and refreshment of the place, were most of them again restored to their former healths, they having sucked, and rubbed their aggrieved parts with limbs and Lemons, which is the best cure for the scurvy that can be thought of, for it cureth (to my knowledge) the soreness of the mouth, fastens the teeth, and assuages the swelling of the flesh, and fastens it again to the bones.  
Suddenly after the well recovery of Sir Thomas Daile and his men, Sir Thomas being a man of an active spirit, and hating dronish Idleness, betook himself again to Sea, and sailed to a Port called Meslapotaine, where being come, he was arrested by Death at the Suit of Nature, and gave an Acquittance to the World, and died; at which place a Monument was erected, which I believe is to be seen to this day, in memory of so worthy and valiant a Knight, whose death was sadly deplored by all the Seamen, for their hearts were so much united to him, that their griefs for his loss swelled into great extremes: Thus leaving Sir Thomas in his Tomb, I will return to Captain Jourden, and give the Reader a short, yet true, Relation of what befell him by the Treachery of the perfidious Dutch.  
This Captain Jourden being a man more valiant, then prudent, sailing from Bantam (upon a design, not known, nor to this day can be imagined) with two ships, the one called the Samson, and the other the Hound, to the great Islands of Burnew, and Anchored in a Port called Suckedany, and after a short, stay there he discovered 3. or 4. Dutch ships standing in for the same Port, the sight whereof made him confident that they intended no good to him, therefore he immediately gave order to prepare, and hasted aboard, fully resolving to fight it out to the last man, rather than to yield himself, Ships, and men, to the unmerciful hands of his approaching enemies, in the mean time the Dutch approaching nearer and nearer, at last summoned our ships to deliver upon fair Quarter, but Captain Jourden having like the Bee, Ingens spiculum, in angusto corpore, a great heart in a little body, absolutely refused to yield upon any conditions whatsoever; but the Dutch, being unwilling (as they pretended) to shed blood, called out to our men, and told them, that they knew little Captain Jourden was there, and withal desired them to persuade their Captain to parley with them, that so they might forthwith prevent those dangers that might accrue by the denial of so civil a courtesy; Captain Jourden being informed of their desires (being much in fury) again refused, which still made the Dutch more importunate to effect their own ends, to which purpose, they again desired him that he would but show himself upon the Quarter Deck, and speak with them, that so by a fair compliance they might salve up the difference, and stop the effusion of blood, which must needs happen, if not timely prevented, at last Captain Jourden (his passion being something abated) thought that the speaking with them could not damnify him, therefore went to the Quarter Deck, and shewhimself to them, and after some words exchanged between them, Captain Jourden told them, That he knew the justness of his Cause, and the injustice of theirs, and was resolved to fight it out with them to the last man, the Hollander urging, That alas their strength was far greater than his, and it would be ●…steemed rather desperateness then true Valour to fight upon such odds; and moreover, that he would make himself guilty ●…f the blood of those men that should be slain in the fight;  
All these words, and vain persuasions of the Dutch could no way alter the Resolution of Captain Jourden, he telling them, that he questioned not his strength, but was resolved to fight, and to leave the Success to God; Notwithstanding this; the Dutch, willing to bring their treacherous design to pass, protracted as much time as they could, still keeping him in talk upon the Quarter Deck, till at length, a musket shot from one of the other ships killed Captain Jourden in the place while they were in Parley, and at that very instant of time, whether by treachery, or accident, I know not, our ship called the Hound, was part of it blown up, and many of our men mortally hurt, which sudden business, caused such an amazement amongst our men, that they knew not for the present what to imagine; First, they saw their captain treacherously slain; Secondly, They saw part of the Hound blown up; and thirdly, they saw that the Dutch on a sudden were preparing to come aboard, and being in this sad condition, they were enforced to yield to the mercy of their Enemies, who having made them their captives, caused them (according to their former use) to be put into Bolts, not allowing us so much favour as they did to the Heathen, for they permitted them after they had taken them, to walk too and fro with a chain, which is far more easy, then to lie in heavy Bolts of Iron; This is the favour we English have received ●…rom them, that we must either be troubled with a guard of Iron hearted men to attend us, or else lie in Bolts of Iron, or in the Stocks; but I must omit to inform the Reader how the Ship called the Hound was conceived to be blown up.  
During the time that Captain Jourden was in parley with the Hollander, our Boats, and theirs had free recourse to either of our Ships, at which time we had aboard the Hound, a Portugal, who was in the Hollanders Ships several times, and was known to some of them; we therefore supposed, that during the time of this Portugals stay with them, they inveagled him to set fire to some of our Cartrages which we had laid ready for the fight; but that which most of all confirms our belief, is this, that this Portugal was seen several times by these Cartrages with a Match in his hand, and it is verily thought, that he was hired to do it, in respect that it happened so immediately after the death of Captain Jourden.  
Thus we may observe what injury and wrong we have sustained by the Dutch, who have been often desired to make satisfaction, and many of us that have been wronged and abused by them, did from time to time Petition the Lords and many other of the King's Privy council, but found no redress, but our hopes are, that when our Honourable council of State shall hear the sad cries of the poor for Justice against that Nation of blood (the Hollander) who is not to be satisfied; for they will have the kernels, let who will take the shells.  
Our Ship called the Charles, being about 1000 Tun in burden came home, we forthwith repairing to the East-Indie House, and informed the Company of our sufferings and losses, who told us they would do what might be done for us; not long after we were served with subpoenas to attend the Lords of the privy council, where we only heard the noise of satisfaction, but I for my part could never find the comfort of it; At that same time I Abraham Woof being examined, told the Privy council, that the Dutch had taken and possessed the Islands of Banda, which are of such concernment, as I then related, that the Dutch could never give the English satisfaction, how the business was smothered up, I know not; but I am sure if any was done, I will venture my life it was not to the value of a pin to a pound, and moreover I will make it appear, that they got those Islands only by bloodshed, and murdering both the English and their friends, and possesses them by treachery and usurpation to this day, and the people (if they have left any of them alive) are but slaves to the Dutch; and for the better satisfaction of all, I will here insert the Petition of one David Powell to the Lords of the Privy council, and the Account both of his, my own, and others now living, all of us being aged not under 60, and if the honourable counsel of STATE shall think it convenient for us to set out Bills to summon in those that have been Sufferers, either them, their sons, or Grandchildren, I am confident we shall discover some hundreds which have been highly wronged by the Dutch; and I am very sure, that many fatherless children may be relieved out of the Profits, and satisfaction they ought to make us; but I shall leave all to the Grave, and serious Judgements of the counsel of this Nation, and the World to judge.   

To the Right Honourable the Lords and others of the King Majesties most Honourable Privy council.  
The Humble Petition of David Powell.  
Most humbly showing,  
THat whereas Roger Powel his brother about 9 years since betook himself to travel into the East-Indies, and returned about three years after with some convenient fruit of his Voyage, and about one year after that (being still a single man) having a stock of near about 100 l. betook himself to a second Voyago with such entertainment and acceptation of the Adventurers, through his former expense and honest behaviour, that he was in good place, and gathered an estate to the value of better than 300. l. sterling in account in those parts, and being slain (among divers others) in a Ship called the Hound, taken by certain Hollanders at Mes●…potain, wherein was the Petitioners said whole Estate lost, with his own life: Of all which the Company of Merchants have been credibly certified; And your lordship's poor Petitioner hath hand-writings, and (if occasion requires) can have the persons of divers eye-witnesses ready to prove the truth thereof upon their oaths, and, being sole Brother to the said Roger Powel, and by Letters of Administration lawfully entitled to such Estate as he left behind him,  
Most humbly beseecheth your honour's relief at the hands of the Company, as it doth or shall please your good Honours to vouchsafe to others in the like case.  
And your honour's poor Petitioner (according to his bounden duty) shall pray for your, &c.   

An Account of the several Particulars of Goods, Wares, and Moni●…s, which Abraham woof of London, Factor, did lose upon the Island of Lantore, one of the Ban da Islands; in the year, 1620. being surprised by the Hollander, and by them inhumanly dispossessed of his estate, and most barbarously used in his person, viz.  
 Rs. l. s. INprimis, 1. Suckle of Nutmegs, weighing 120. l. wait, cost in Spanish Money 2. Royals of 8. 02 00 08 Item, 4. Suckles of Mace, weighing●…80. l. cost 80 16 00 Item, 20. large Serasses, cost 4. Royals, 8. per piece. 80 16 00 Item, 10. pieces of Surrat, striped stuff, cost 4. Rs. 8. per piece, 40 08 00 Item, 10. pieces of Ditto Stuffs, at 3. R. per piece. 30 06 00 Item, 20. pieces of Cane-cores, at 2. 〈…〉. 40 08 00 Item, 14. pieces of Blue Baftoes at 2. Royals of 8. per piece. 28 05 12 Item, 12. pieces of broad white Baftoes, at 5. Rs. of 8. per piece. 60 12 00 Item, 6. Bolts of taffetas, at 4. Rs. of 8. per piece, 24 04 16 Item, 4. Bolts of China Damask, at 6. Rs. of 8. per piece, 24 04 16 Item, 8. Bolts of satin, at 6. Rs. of 8. per piece, 48 09 12 Item, 40. pieces of Pantadoe, at 3. Rs. of 8. per piece, 20 04 00 Item, 3. Elephant's teeth, at 6. Rs. of 8. per piece, 18 03 12 Item, 200. Pantanes of Rice, at 50. Rs. of 8. altogether, 50 10 00 Item, 300. Lockeers of Sagooe, at 80 Rs. of 8. altogether; 80 16 00 Item, 200. pound of Cotton Yarn, at 50. Rs. of 8. altogether, 50 10 00 Item, 40. pound of coloured Silk, at 3. Rs. of 8. per pound, 140 28 00 Item, several other China Commodities, all at 60. Rs. of 8. 60 12 00  869 174 16 Sum of rials of 8. born over, 814 174 1●… Brought over from folio (1) the sum of rials, 874 174 16 Item, 1●…. Cassawarwick green eye Spells, all at Rs. of 8. 003 000 12 Item, 2. dozen and a half of long Arrow Birds; at 30. Rs. of 8. altogether, 030 006 00 Item, 30. dozen of small Arrow Birds, at 40. Rs. of 8. altogether, 040 008 00 Item, taken violently in money 400 Rs. of 8. 400 008 00 Item, Ap parel, Books, and other necessaries of mine which they likewise took violently, 100 Rs. of 8. 100 020 00 Sum total in Rs. of 8. is, 1447 289 08 Item, 12. Jars of Rack, at 4. Rs. of 8. each jar, 048 009 12 Principle, 1495 299 00 For Premio of 1495. Rs. of 8. after the usance rate of delivering them in the Indies, which is at least 3. for 1. amounteth to 2990 598 00 Principle & Premio 4485 897 00 For simple Interest of 897. l. being 31. years, since the loss of my Principle at the rate of 8. per cent. per annum, amounts to, 000 2224 05 Principle, Premio, & Interest, 000 3121 05  
Part of this Mr. Woof lost when he was taken in the Island of Lantore by the Dutch, and the other part when he was taken buying of Cloves in Mockan, where he was put in the Stocks, and committed afterwards prisoner in the Castle.   

All this being entrusted with Mr. Randolph, who suffered with Mr. woof in Lantore, was seized on and taken by the Dutch whilst the Sufferer himself was upon the Island of Nalacco which joins to Pullaroon.  
GOods in the charge of Mr. Randòlph that was belonging unto one Bryan Beddoes, a dweller upon the Island of Nalacco, adjacent to Pullaroone.  
 l. s. d. Inprimis, Nutmegs woighing 480. I. cost 11. Rs. of 11. 01 12 00 Three Suckels of Mace, weighing 360. pound, cost 60. Rs. of 11. 12 00 00 20. Pieces of fine Serat Stuff, at p. 80. Rs. of 11. 16 00 00 20. pieces of new Blue Baff●…oes, at p. 40. Rs. of 11. 08 00 00 6. Broad fine white Baftoes, at price 30. Rs. of 11. 06 00 00 And in Rials stock-money, just 30. Rs. of 11. 06 00 00 60. Gant of Rice, at price just 15. Rs. of 11. 03 00 00 100 Lockeers of Large Sagooe woodden-bread, 26. Rs. of 11. 05 00 00 289 57 18 00 For premio of 289 Rials of after the rate they deliver them in the Indies, being three for one, amounts to 597. Rs. of. 11. which in sterling money amounts to 115 16 00 1168 173 4 00 For 31. years' Interest of 173. l. 14. s. at 8. per cent. 447 04 08 sum Totall, 620 18 08   

Henry Cooley's Account, (VIZ.)  
 Rs. l. Inprimis, Delivered to captain Lane, 600 120 Delivered to Nicholas Gates in Commodities, 600 120 Deliver●…d to Ditto in Money, 150 030 Sum of Rials delivered 1350 270 For premio, for usance, delivering them at the Indies, at 3. for 1. at least amounts to 2700 540  4050 810 For Simple Interest of 810. l. for 31. years, since the loss of my principle, at the rate of 8. per cent. per annum, amounts to 2008 016 Principle, Premio, and Interest is, 2818 016  
Henry Cooley did intrust Captain Lane of the Solomon with 600. Rials of 8. at his sailing for the Isles of Banda, which ship was unh ap pily taken by the Dutch.  
Also he did in trust one Nicholas Gates which was in the Thomas, with Serasse, Pantadoes, White and Blue Baff●…es, to the value of 600. Rs. of 8. likewise in Money 150. Rs. of 8. which Goods being at Lantore, the Dutch taking that Town by an assault, was lost by the said ●…cholas Gates, and the said Henry Cooley never received any consideration for those Goods, as to my knowledge to this day, by reason of the Dutch seizing of all; the party being now alive, aged above threescore years, and to my knowledge at this time is glad to receive alms of h●…lf a Crown a week, or otherwise he might perish, but for some good that charitable p●…ople bestow upon him Alms.  
This Henry Cooley now living can witness the Bandaneeses did come from the I'll of 〈◊〉 to Bantam, and besought President Ball, that our King of England would please to be their Protector, and to keep them from the disturbance of all other Nations, and to that end they brought a great brass basin filled with Earth, and a small growing branch with fruit on it, as a Pledge of their Resignall; Nevertheless the Hollander took their Lands and Goods from them, all that were in any wise friends to the English, and have kept them to their own use for these 31. years, that if they should give for them and Moleuco Islands 100000. l. per annum, to this Commonwealth, it were too little in my opinion.  
Roger Powell which was killed in the Hound left an Estate to the value of 300. l. and upwards in sterling Money, which is in Rs. of 8. 1500. 1500 0300 For Premio of 1500. Rs. of 8. after the usance rate of delivering them there in the Indies, which is ●…t least 3. for 1. amounteth to 3000 0600 Principle and Premio 4500 0900 For simple Interest 900. l. for 31. years, since the loss of my Principle, at the rate of 8. l. per cent. per ●…um, amounts to 0000 2232 Principal and Premio 0000 3132  
David Powell, the brother of Roger Powell abovesaid, deceased, hath been at charges to take out Letters of Administration, and afeer that petitioned our Privy council, that the Dutch might make them satisfaction, but to this very day he never received any, th●… man being now sixty years of age, and very much indebted, desires he might be considered among the rest if they make satisfaction. This David Powell dwelleth in Chiswell street, and is a very honest man, and willing to pay what he is indebted, if he were in any ways able.  
FINIS.