Chap.XV. Malabar and Coromandel. 617 
*' of Gale, unjuftly detain'd by your 
" Excellency. Dated in the Caftle of 
" Batavia^ the $tb of j^ugufi 1543. 
Signed, 
Anthony van Diemen^ Cornelm van der Lyn^ 
Francis Caron, "John Maatzuyker^ 
J'ujlm Scboutenj Salomon Svoeers. 
Thus matters remain'd in fufpence be- 
twixt the Portugutfcs and us till the year 
i<544. when Mr. Maatzuyker being au- 
thorized by their High and Mightineffes, 
as alfo by the General and Great Council 
of the Indies, to treat with the Count 
d'Aveiras Viceroy of Goa, concerning a 
firm Truce^ and to adjuft the remaining 
Truce be- Differences for that purpofe ( yet upon 
twixt the approbation of their refpedive Mailers ) 
^°"f"' nd ^^^^ concluded a Truce the 
Sutch'^ln 10^^ of November, upon the following 
the Indies. Conchtions. 
'The Condi- " I. Both Parties declare, that this 
t'ms, " prefent Agreement, intended for the 
" compofing of fuch Differences as have 
hitherto occafion'd much Bloodlhed, 
*^ and obltrudted the fo long defir'd Peace, 
fliall in no v/ife be deem'd, or be pre- 
judicial to the Rights and Sovereignties 
either of the moft Illullrious King of 
*^ Portugal, or of their High and Mighti- 
" neffes the States- General of the Vnited 
" Provinces, as the fame are ellabli(h'd 
(by the Truce agreed upon betwixt 
his Portuguefe Majefty and the faid 
States General ) in their refpedtive 
Cities, Caftles, FortrefTes, Towns, Har- 
hours, and Seas in the Indies ; and that 
" this Agreement fhqjil be inviolably ob- 
ferv'd on both fides immediately after 
*^ its fecond Publication at Goa. 
" II. Since the happy EfFefts of the 
" Truce have been obftrufted hitherto, 
" by certain Differences arifen about the 
" juft Divifion of the Limits in the Ifle of 
" Ceylon, it is agreed that the Decifion 
" thereof lhall be entirely remitted to 
the refpedive Mailers and Lords of 
both Nations, and in the mean while 
" a full Ceffation of Arms and all Holli- 
lities to be kept inviolably, and all 
" Forts, Territories, and other matters 
to remain in the fame Hate as they 
" were at the day of the Publication of 
thefe Prefents at Goa fo that not the 
leall Alteration or Innovation is to be 
made either in building, rebuilding, 
*' or mending any thing, much lefs in 
" making any Preparations either for a 
" Defenfive or Offenfive War, 
Vol III 
III. But that, whilfl the before-men- '-^^^ 
" tioned Differences remain undecided, Baldam. 
the Produfts of the Country may not ^^'W 
**• be neglefted, or lofl, by reafon of the 
" Differences betwixt the Poffcifors, it 
" is agreed that the fame fliall be di- 
" vided into two equal (hares betwixt 
" the Portuguefes and the Dutch, yet fo 
that the fame fliall be depofited (re- 
" main in Cultody) with the laft, till the 
decifion of thefe Differences by their 
" refpedive Principals in : where- 
by they oblige themfelves at the fame 
" time to a full Reflitution in cafe the 
" fame be agreed upon by the faid Prin- 
" cipals. And the faid Ambaffador de- 
dares and protefts, that the word 
" de^ofited^ inferted at the requelt of the 
Viceroy (for the better adjufting of 
matters) fhall not in any wife be in- _ 
" terpreted as prejudicial to the Poifefll- 
on and Title of the States General to 
" thefe Lands and their Produdls. And 
" to avoid all Contells concerning the 
" gathering of thefe Fruits, it is agreed 
" the Portuguefes fhall have full liberty 
" to gather, without any moieltation or 
hinderance, fuch Fruits as grow in one 
" part of the Lands in difpute, viz.. that 
part which is next adjacent to their 
" Fort i as on the other hand, the Hol- 
" landers fhall enjoy the fame freedom in 
" gathering the Fruits in that half part 
" adjoyning to their Fortrefs. The fame 
" is alfo to be underltood of equally 
fharing the Adminiftration of Juflice 
in thefe parts, left Malefaftors may be 
" encourag'd, and Crimes pafs unpu- 
" nifh'd, by reafon of the uncertainty of 
the Adminiftration of Juftice ; publick 
**■ Proclamation hereof being to be made 
" in this Jfle by the refpedive Gover- 
" nours of both Nations. 
"IV. Ra]a Singa the King of Candy 
" fhall be comprehended in this Truce, 
" ( according to the third Article) with 
all his Kingdoms, Provinces and Poffef- 
lions. 
V. All Proprietors, Owners, or Far- 
mers in the Villages, ihall have full 
" liberty to return to their Poffeffions 
" and Farms of what nature foever, 
" with their Families, provided they re- 
turn within the fpace of fix Months, 
either in Perfon, or fend their Depur- 
" tics, and pay theufual Taxes and Du- 
" ties to thofe under whofe Jurifdidion 
they live, without any trouble. And 
that no Inconveniences may arife ia 
" point of Confcience, it is agreed, that 
Liberty of Confcience fhall be allow'd, 
and the free exercife of Religion in 
Llll "all 
