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.land to the Bahia : they were indifferently well treated in their joun: :y thither ; but 

 fuch as either by reafon of ficknefs, or any other accident, were left behind, fell into the 

 inhabitants* hands, who cut them to pieces, and would have done the fame with all the 

 reft, had it not been for their convoy. After their arrival in the Bahia, an account 

 being taken of their names, they had certain quarters afligned them, and thirty-one 

 pence halfpenny per week for their pay, and a meafure of meal for every ten days. 



They had liberty to walk up and down within the city where they pleafed, except 

 Colonel Haus, Captain Wiltfchut, and Liflry, who were confined to their lodgings, 

 and durfl not, without fpecial leave, talk with anybody. Colonel Haus was at laft 

 fent to Portugal, and Wiltfchut and Liflry, in June 1647, put on board a fhip with 

 two hundred and thirty Dutch prifoners ; about fixty of our men took fervice among 

 them there, but they refufed the natives of Holland. 



The enemies being greatly encouraged by thefe fucceffes, and their flrength in- 

 creafmg daily by the great concourfe of the Portuguefe inhabitants, who in the captain* 

 fhips of Parayba and Goyana, which hitherto had remained in quiet, and engaged 

 themfelves to the government by a new oath of allegiance, now alfo took up arms 

 againfl us 5 fo that it was thought convenient to recall our garrifons out of thofe 

 parts. 



But to return to the cape of St. Auflin, after the furrender of which the garrifon 

 was carried to St. Antonio, where they were forced to deliver up their arms. Among 

 the reft of our prifoners there was Ifaac Zweers, afterwards vice-admiral of Holland 

 and Weftfrifeland, Abraham Van Millingen, and John Broekhufen, both ftill living 

 in Holland. Major Hoogftraten addreffed himfelf to them, endeavouring to bring 

 them over to the Portuguefe fide, by the allurements of captain, lieutenant, and enfign's 

 places, telling them, that it would now be in his power to promote them to much 

 higher employments ; but when he faw them refufe his offer, he fwore they fhould 

 repent it. At the fame time he preferred three Dutch men, to wit, Winfel Smith, 

 formerly his lieutenant ; Alexander Boucholt, and Claes Claefen, a native of Amfter- 

 dam, to captains places ; the laft of thefe three being an intimate friend of Zweers and 

 Broekhufen, told them, and confirmed it by many oaths, that he had taken fervice 

 among them for no other end, than to get an opportunity of returning to us. They 

 had alfo liberty given them to walk abroad, but not without a guard to keep a watch- 

 ful eye over all their adions. 



Not long after, the Portuguefe provider, Mor, fent for John Broekhufen, and after 

 the firft compliments were paffed, told him, that if he would ferve the King of Por- 

 tugal in the quality of commifl'ary-general, he fhould go along with him to the camp, 

 where he fhould receive one hundred gilders per month, and be welcome to his table 

 befides j and that if he refufed his offer, and ftayed behind, he would be in danger 

 of being murdered by the inhabitants. He replied, that being engaged by his oath to 

 the company he could not break it, though with the hazard of his life. " And," faid 

 the provider, " will you choofe rather to ferve a company of mob than a King ? We 

 are j uft now upon the point of executing a defign which is infallible, and then you will 

 begin to fee that the King's caufe is the jufteft, and will be crowned with fuccefs for 

 ever." Then he gave him a cup with brandy, of which after Mr, Broekhufen had 

 taken a good draught, he took his leave and returned to his comrades, unto whom he 

 gave an account of what had paifed betwixt them. 



Thefe had in the meanwhile been informed by fome Portuguefe, that this defign 

 was upon the ifle Itamarika, and being certain that the council did not forefee this 

 danger, they were contriving all pofTible means to give them notice of it, but could not 



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