176 Timehri. 



Willoughby's plantations were confiscated together with those of hi a 

 fellow-countrymen living in the Motherland. The contributions levied 

 amounted to 100,000 lbs. of sugar. 



After this Crynssen departed to Tobago and occupied it. On May 

 20th a naval battle took place by the island of Nevis between the 

 English and the United Zeelanders and French, the result of which was 

 indecisive. On Aug. 24th Crynssen arrived in his native country. The 

 States of Zeeland showed their appreciation. In the meeting of 22nd 

 September, Abraham Crj'nssen and his men were duly praised and both 

 he and Lichtenbergh were each honoured with a golden medal and chain ; 

 while all the other Captains were presented with a similar gold medal. 

 The English recaptured Surinam Oct. 8th, 1667, but a second expedition 

 of the Zeeland Admiral restored it to Zeeland in May, 1668. By the 

 Peace of Breda, July, 1667, Suriname was ceded to the Netherlands as 

 having been reconquered before May 10th old style or 20th May new 

 style. At the same time New Amsterdam and New Netherlaud were 

 restored to England and by the Treaty of Westminster February, 1674, 

 the rights of the Republic of the Netherlands tothe Colony Surinam were 

 recognised and established. Where and when Crynssen died is not 

 known, we know his grave as little as his statue. 



The Treasury of Zeeland accounts show his salary as Governor was 

 paid up to Nov. 18th, 1668, at this date it reverts to ( 4 ) Lichtenbergh. In 

 a French letter from Nicolas Combe over accounts of materials tor the 

 States of Zeeland written Febr. 4th. 1670 is mentioned "feu M. Crynssen 

 de bonne memoire." 



Abraham Crynssen must, however, have died between 20th June, 1669 

 and 26th July, 1669. In the Minutes of the Council of Zeeland, of June 

 20th, 1669 Commander Crynssen was mentioned, and in those of 26th 

 July, 1669, of the late Captain Commander Abraham Crynssen. 



His signature was Crynssen although in Art. 5 of the Treaty of 

 Westminster 1674 he is spoken of as Abraham Quirijnssen. On the 

 tombstone of his father the name also appears as Quirijnssen ( 5 ). 



The expedition to Chatham, which was intended to exercise pressure 

 in bringing the Treaty of Breda to a conclusion overshadowed Crynssen's 

 expedition, which, however, had a lasting result. 



The Rev. George Edmundson has also written about the Conquest 

 of Surinam in an article in the Publications of the Utrecht Historical 

 Society ( 6 ) "Account of the Taking of Paramaribo in 1665" ( 7 ) by 

 General William Byam in which he printed the MSS. of Major John 

 Scott of 1667 : 



" Lieutt. Genii. Byam's Journall of Guiana (1665-1667) ; an exact 

 narrative of the Btate of Guiana, as it stood anno 1665 particularly of the 



