294 A. D. 1619. 



ftates, in the prefence of certain deputies fronn each company: and, af- 

 ter long debates, they have at length come to the following conclufions, 

 viz. 



I) ' There fhall be, from the date hereof, an amnefly and oblivion of 

 all offences and excefles committed in the Eafl-Indies by either party ; 

 and in confequence thereof, the prifoners, fhips, and merchandize, of 

 both parties, fliall be freely delivered up and reflored. 



II) ' All the officers and fervants of both companies fhall afford all 

 poilible aid and friendfhip to each other, as between friends and neigh- 

 bours lb nearly allied ; and if any of either party fhall happen to be in 

 diftrefs at iea, the people of the other party fhall afford them all poflible 

 fiiccour. 



III) • Commerce in the Eafl-Indies fliall be abfolutely free for both 

 companies ; who may trade with and employ, on their refpedive fepa- 

 rate accounts, fuch fund and capital as they fhall judge proper. 



IV) ' For the common benefit of commerce in India, both compa- 

 nies fhall endeavour to bring about a redudion of the duties there, as 

 well as of gifts and prefents. 



V) ' The like endeavours fhall be ufed by both companies in India 

 to reduce the prices of merchandize there. And as to the fale of India 

 commodities in the countries of both the contracting parties, a certain 

 price fhall be mutually agreed on, below which neither company fliall 

 fell the fame. 



VI j ' To prevent all jealoufies between the two companies, the com- 

 miflioners of both companies fliall fix a certain moderate price for the 

 purchafe of pepper at Bantam, and other places in Java-Major ; which 

 fhall be equally divided between the two companies. 



VII) ' The Englifh Eaft-India company fhall freely enjoy the traffic 

 at Palicate ; and bear half the expenle of the fort and garnfon there. 



VIII) ' In the Molucco ifles, Banda, and Amiboyna, commerce fliall 

 be fo regulated by common confent, that the Englifli company fliall en- 

 joy the third part of it, both for import and export ; and the Dutch 

 company the other two thirds thereof. 



IX) ' And for tins purpofe the factors of both companies fliall buy 

 the merchandize at the current prices there, and fliall divide them by 

 lot, in due proportion, between both companies. 



X) ' And as fo remote and fo important a commerce cannot be pro- 

 teded without a flrong power, 20 fliips of war fliall be furniflied for 

 that end, ten by each company, and each fhip from 600 to 800 tons 

 burden, carrying 150 men, and 30 pieces of cannon each, btlides other 

 needful ammunition ; which cannon fliall carry balls of 8 to 1 8 pounds 

 W' ight *. 



* This is the fufl intlance (at lead in the Fadera) of fpecifying the number of guns and weight 

 of ihek fhot, as well as the tonnage, which ia our times conilitute the raU of Ihips of wiir. 



