3i8 A. D. 1622. 



panics, that the Dutch fhould have two thirds, and the Englifh company 

 one third part of its cloves, it being almofl the only ifland producing 

 that fort of fpice. But at the clofe of this year our people were driven 

 from this ifland in a mofl tragical manner. Whether Captain Tower- 

 fon, and the reft of our factory there, had really formed a confpiracy, 

 as the Dutch allege, to feize the caftle, and to expell the Dutch from 

 the ifland, does not at all appear certain from the evidences produced. 

 And even granting that it had been plainly made out, yet their barba- 

 rous racking and tormenting our people to extort a conk-flion of it, was 

 mofl inhuman, and rather argued a fettled defign to get rid of theEng- 

 lifh at any rate ! It is, however, a mofl diHigreeable fnbjed to dwell 

 on ; let it therefor fufhce briefly to obferve, that ten of our people lofl 

 their lives thereby, and the refl were fent away to the next Englifh fet- 

 tlement. So the Dutch had now the fole poflTefTion of all the fpice 

 iflands. Our company made heavy and jufl complaints of that barbari- 

 ty, yet no violence was offered to the Dutch company on that account, 

 nor any reparation made to our company till the year 1654. 



In an agreement between King James arid two conrradors for vidual- 

 ling the royal navy, we fee the kind of provifions allowed to the failors, 

 viz. 



Every man's dayly allowance was one pound of bifcuit, one gallon of 

 beer, two pounds of beef with fait four days in the week ; or elfe inflead 

 of beef for two of thofe four days, one pound of bacon or pork, and 

 one pint of peafe, ' as heretofore hath been ufed and accuftomed :' and 

 for the other three days of the week, one quarter of a flockfifh, half a 

 quarter of a pound of butter, and a quarter of a pound of cheefe. Sav- 

 ing for the Friday, to have the quantity of fifh, butter, and cheefe, but 

 for one meal; or elfe, inftead of flockfifh, fuch quantity of other fifli 

 or herrings as the time of the year fhall afford. 



The purfers to be paid by the contractors for neceflaries, as wood, 

 candles, difhes, cans, lanthorns, &c. viz. in fervice, at fea, 6d for every 

 man per month, and, in harbour, i2d; and 2/ to every fliip for lading 

 charges by the month. 



The contradors to have the ufe of all his majefty's brew-houfes, bake- 

 houfes, mills, and other ftore-houfes, as well at Towerhill as at Dover, 

 Portfmouth, and Rochefter *, paying the fame rent as former contradlors 

 paid. 



The allowance to the contradors was, for every man's victuals in har- 

 bour "^-d, and at fea 8^ per day. 



Sir Allen Apfley and Sir Sampfon Darrell, the contradors, were here- 

 by to enjoy during life the title and ofKce of general purveyors of the 

 viduals of his majefty's navy. [Fcedera, V. xvii, p. 441.] 



* Thefe wcie probably all the ports for viftualling the navy at that time. 



