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1622.
Feb. 7.
St. Martin's Lane. |
119. Sec. Sir George Calvert to Sir Dudley Carleton. In the conclusion of your last letter, you write unto me that you will treat
with the States concerning the new plantation of the Hollanders in
Virginia, as soon as you can take information of the state of the
business, with which you would have been glad if the Lords of the
Council had been pleased to accompany their commandments. I
do not know what it means, for from myself I do not remember
you had any direction to treat with the States about such a
plantation. Only I do well call to mind that there were certain
Walloons that offered themselves, and to carry with them threescore families, so as they might have a portion allotted unto them
in that country to build a town upon, with privileges, &c., which
ofter you sent unto me, and I acquainting his Majesty with it, he
was pleased to refer it unto the consideration of the Company of
Virginia here, to whom he had formerly given all power by his
Letters Patent, to admit or exclude whom they pleased in that
plantation, and thereupon the company were contented to receive
them upon certain conditions, which I sent unto you to impart unto
them. Since that time, I have heard nothing of it, nor meddled in
it. If your Lordship have had any further order to treat with the
States about it. I would be very glad to understand it by your
next letter. [Extract, Correspondence, Holland.] Printed in New
York Documents, Vol. 13, p. 10.] |
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120. Request of the Spanish Ambassador. He acknowledges the
speedy justice done, with thanks to the Bermuda Company for the
goods delivered, being parcel of the lading of the Spanish wreck on
that Island altho' they only consisted of 5 cwt. of perished
tobacco and 30 lbs. of indigo, whereas the whole lading was 5,000
Indian hides, 1,200 quintals of Brazil wood, 6,000 lbs. of indigo,
30,000 lbs. of tobacco, 5,000 lbs. of sarsaparilla, and gold and silver
to the value of 5,000l., besides 12 pieces of iron ordnance, &c., all
of which his Lordship has been told has been recovered. The Ambassador's wish that a man of his own appointment may pass
thither to receive said goods and lade same for England; and
order of the Privy Council of 11 July last to appoint some meet
person themselves to go over and take charge of that business, yet
the Ambassador hath heard nothing since, but finding that two
ships are on their departure thither, is well assured their Lordships
have accordingly appointed said person, and desires to know his
name for the information of the King his Master. 1 p. [Correspond., Spain.] |
March 9.
The Hague. |
121. Sir. Dudley Carleton to Sec. Sir George Calvert. As yet I
have no answer to the complaint I made by order from my Lords
of the Council in her Majesty's name, touching the new plantation
of the Hollanders in the north of Virginia, of which I gave their
Lordships an account by letters I sent your Honor with my last
despatch, but I find they have the business in hand before the
States of Holland which are now assembled. [Extract, Correspondence, Holland.] |
Sept. 7.
The Hague. |
122. Sir Dudley Carleton to Sec. Sir George Calvert. There are
three of Count Mansfeld's eldest Captains dead there [at the Camp
of Skenckschaus, to the east of Nimeguen] in the space of three days,
two of horse, Philler and Ents, both men of account, who died
suddenly in one night, and one of his foot, Sir Thomas Gates, an
ancient honest gentleman of our nation. [Extract, Correspondence,
Holland.] |
