454 ^' ^' 1654. 



to the proprietors, with damages, &c. for detention. And two arbitra- 

 tors from each commonwealth are to meet in Goldfmiths-hall at London, 

 and to take an oath, to proceed without refped or relation had to either 

 flate, or to any particular interefl whatever, for the adjuftment of this 

 matter : and, unlefs they agree upon fentence before the ifl of Augufl 

 1654, the aforefaid arbitrators fhall from that day be {hut up in a cham- 

 ber by themfelves, without fire, candle, meat, drink, or any other re- 

 frefhment, till fuch time as they fhall come to an agreement concerning 

 the matters referred to them. 



XXX) In cafe the commiflioners to be appointed by both republics, 

 to meet at London, for adjufting all damages and injuries which either 

 nation may allege to have fuflained from the other from the year 161 1 

 to the 1 8th of May 1652, as well in the Eaft-Indies as in Greenland, 

 Mufcovy, Brafil, &c. do not, within three months after their firft meet- 

 ing together, come to an agreement, then their differences are hereby 

 fubmitted to the arbitration of the proteftant cantons of Switzerland, 

 who fhall appoint like commiflioners to give final judgment within fix 

 months following : which judgement fhall bind both parties. 



Befide thefe there was a fecret article, v>7hereby the ftates promifed 

 Cromwell, the protedor, not to choofe the prince of Orange for their 

 fladtholder or captain-general. 



At the fame time, the Englifh Eafl -India company exhibited at large 

 all their claims for damages fuflained in India by the Dutch company 

 from the year 161 1 to 1652, amounting to the vaft fumof L2,695,99o :i5 

 principal, flerling money : and the interefl, fay they, if computed to 

 this time, will amount to a far greater fum : even exclufive of the iflands 

 of Poleroon and Lantore. 



This vafl fum is made up of feventeen articles of damages and lofles, 

 which, the Englifh company alleged, they had fuflained from the frauds 

 and violences of the Dutch company in the Molucco ifles, at Jacatra, 

 Bantam, Poleroon, Lantore, Perfia, Surat, Sumatra, and the Cape of 

 Good Hope ; where our company, fay they, in the reign of King James I, 

 (but they name not the year) took poffefTion of thofe lands at that cape, 

 and caufed a rampart to be call up, called James's-mount, on which they 

 planted the Englifh colours. And they therefor now demanded, that 

 the inheritance of thofe territories might always remain in the power 

 of the Enghfh, and that they might be free to colonize and fortify there, 

 and to trade thence at pleafiire. Thefe feventeen articles of claim may 

 be feen at large in the Colledion of treaties of peace and commerce in 

 four volumes 8vo, printed in 1732, on which therefor we fhall not here 

 be more particular. 



On the other fide, the Dutch Eafl-India company exhibited, by way 

 of counter-demand, eleven articles, for t-xpenles by them contributed 

 beyond their quota, by reafon of a deficiency on our company's part 



