Chap. II. between the Inhabitants of Great-Britain, 
always to pay to our general, lading, and folid Intereft, as 
to Affairs at Sea, and of Traffick. 
Thefe great and neceffary Cares can never be profecuted 
as they ought, but in Times of full Peace, and perfedt Set- 
tlement ; that is, when the People and the Government 
look one Way, and have but one View, as they never can 
have but one Intereft. We fee how little, during thefe 
Diftra&ions, it was in the Power either of the King or 
Parliament to obtain any Satisfa&ion for the Loffes they 
fuftained from foreign Nations, which being grounded in 
the Nature of things, muft always be the Cafe whenever 
any thing of the like kind happens in proportion to the 
Degree in which it happens ; for beyond a Queftion, the 
Profperity of this Nation at home and abroad, depends 
folely on the Harmony fubflfting between the Government 
and the People, which can fubfift no other Way than by 
the former attending to the Concerns of the latter, with 
that Diligence and Dilintereftednefs that becomes thofe, who 
for the publick Benefit are entrufted with the Adminiftra- 
tioh of the Concerns of a free People. We have nothing 
more to add during this Reign, and ftiall therefore proceed 
to fuch Matters as concern this SubjeCt after the Death of 
the King, 
10. The immenfe Wealth, and great naval Power of 
the Dutch, acquired, as has been before obfervcd, in the 
Times of our Diftradtions, and when it was impoffible for 
us to prevent it ; encouraged them to think of eftablifhing 
their own Wealth and Grandeur by a total Supprefiion of 
our maritime Force, to which, perhaps, they were tempt- 
ed, from an Opinion, that the Parliament, or, as it was 
then called, the Commonwealth of England, would fear ce 
adventure upon a War abroad, when flie had fcarce extri- 
cated herfelf from one at home. But they were miftaken, 
for the Parliament of England , however they came by their 
Right, or by their Power rather, were determined to make 
a juft Ufe of it ; and this produced the firft Dutch War, in 
which they, for the Reafons before affigned, were the 
Aggreffors, but fuffered dearly for it in the End, fince 
after repeated Defeats at Sea, and notwithstanding they 
helped to procure a new Revolution here, by fetting up the 
ProteCtor inftead of the Parliament, yet they were forced 
to fubmit to a Peace upon the Terms preferibed to them, 
which was figned at Weftminfter, April the 5th, 1654, and 
by this Treaty the States were obliged to do that Juftice to 
Cromwell, which they had refufed to King James and King 
Charles. 
The twenty -feventh Article of that Treaty being con- 
ceived in thefe Words : “ It is agreed as above, that the 
« Lords the States General of the United Provinces, fhall 
« take Care that Juftice be done upon thofe who were Par- 
« takers or Accomplices in the Maffacre of the Englijh at 
45 Amboyna , as the Republick of England is pleafed to term 
44 that FaCt, provided any of them be living.” In con- 
fequence of this Treaty, there was a Com million granted 
on both Sides, which fat at GoldfmitFs-Hall , in order to 
hear and determine the Complaints that fhould be made to 
them both by the Englifto and Dutch Eafi-India Companies, 
and their Determination was to be final. The Englijh 
Company put in a Charge, confifting of fifteen Articles, 
concluding, that befides the Lofs of their Settlements, they 
had fuffered to the Amount of the Sum of two Millions fix 
hundred ninety-five thoufand nine hundred and ninety-nine 
Pounds fifteen Shillings Sterling. The Dutch Eajl-India 
Company on the other hand brought in their Demands, but 
without entering exaCtly into Particulars ; yet afeertaining 
in the Clofe their Expences at eight hundred and fifty thorn 
fand Pounds, which being confidered, together with the 
FNidence offered on the Support of each Side, the Com- 
miffioners came to a Conclufion, which they ftiled a Regu- 
lation concerning the Loffes and Damages fuftained in the 
Eafi and Weft-Indies , which was figned on the 30th of 
Auguft, 1654. 
And in this Paper, after reciting all the Demands before- 
mentioned at large, they proceed in the following Terms : 
« All which Complaints and Demands exhibited to us the 
ss faid Commifiioners, by the Deputy of both the Englijh 
4C and Dutch Companies, exprefsly chofe to this Purpofe, 
« have been laid before us with a great Number of 
44 Documents, Inftruments, and Proofs, exhibited as well 
Numb. 61. 
“ for forming arid corroborating their own Demands, as 
44 for deftroying and refuting, thofe of the oppofite Party ; 
44 and at length the Arbitration of all thole Controverfies’ 
64 is fubmitted to us the aforefaid Commiffioners by the 
44 faid Deputies of both Companies. Wherefore we the 
44 aforefaid John Exton, William T urner, . William Thomfon , 
44 Thomas Kendal, Adrian Van Aclmonde, , Chriftian Van 
46 Rodenburgh, Lewis Houwens , and James Oyjel , after 
44 having feen, read, examined, and accurately confidered 
44 all the Documents, Inftruments, and Proofs exhibited 
44 to us on both Sides, together with all other things which 
44 ieernecl neceffary for the Difco very of the Truth ; and 
44 being defirous to reconcile and to eftablifh a perpetual 
44 Agreement between both the Companies aforefaid, by 
44 virtue of the Power and Authority to us given and 
44 granted by the moft high the Lord Protedlor of the Re- 
44 publick of England, Scotland , and Ireland, and the High 
44 and Mighty Lords the States General of the United 
44 Netherlands, have decided, defined, and determined, 
44 and by this our prefent Award and Arbitration do decide, 
44 define, and determine, as follows : 
44 We make void, extinguifh, obliterate, and altogether 
44 wipe out and commit to Oblivion (fo as never to be re- 
44 vived at any time, and upon any Pretence, by any Per- 
44 fon whatfoever) all Complaints, Pretenfions, and Con- 
44 troverfies mentioned more at large above, and all others 
44 whatfoever, which th t Englijh Company trading in the 
14 Eaft-lndies, doth or may form againft the Dutch Com- 
44 pany, without excepting any, of whatfoever kind, Na- 
44 ture, or Condition they may be ; and particularly we 
44 appoint and ordain, that the faid Englijh Company fhall 
44 not for the future fue or demand any thing of the faid 
44 Dutch Company in Perjia, or elfewhere, under the De- 
44 nomination of the Cuftoms of Ormuz and Gambron , fo 
44 that the Dutch fhall never be molefted, or difturbed by 
44 the Englijh for this Caufe, under any Pretext : Provided 
44 neverthelefs, that this does not prejudice any Adlion or 
44 Plaint, which the Englijh Company may enter againft 
44 the King of Perfia, or any other Perfon whatfoever, the 
44 Dutch excepted. In like manner we make void, extin- 
44 guifh, obliterate, and wholly blot out and commit to 
44 Oblivion, fo as never to be revived at any time, and on 
44 any Pretence, by any Perfon whatfoever, all Complaints, 
44 Pretenfions, and Controverfies mentioned above more 
44 at large, and all others, whatfoever they be, which the 
44 aforefaid Dutch Eajl-India Company doth or may form 
44 againft the before-named Englijh Company trading in 
44 the Eaft-lndies, except none, of whatfoever Kind, Na- 
44 ture, or Condition they may be ; and moreover we ap- 
44 point and decree, that the faid Dutch Company fhall 
44 yield and reftore the Ifland Poleron to the faid Englijh 
4 ‘ Company, in the fame State and Condition as it is now ; 
44 provided neverthelefs, that it fhall be lawful for the faid 
44 Dutch Company to take away and remove out of the 
44 faid Hand all military Furniture, Merchandize, Houfe- 
44 hold- Stuff, and all Moveables, if they happen to have 
44 any in the faid Ifland. 
44 And in the laft place we declare and ordain, that the 
44 faid Dutch Company fhall pay the faid Englijh Company 
44 85,000 /. Sterling to be paid here at London, one Moiety 
44 before the laft Day of January next enfuing, according 
44 to the Englijh Style, and the other Moiety before the 
44 laft Day of March following, according to the fame 
44 Style*, and all Controverfies between the faid Companies 
44 being by this means compofed, decided, and deter- 
44 mined, to the end that a Stop may alfo be put to the 
44 Quarrels of private Perfons. 
44 We have feen, perufed and examined, all the Com- 
44 plaints and Demands exhibited to us in due time, in the 
44 Name of fome private Englijhmen , who complain of 
44 having received Injury and Damage at Amboyna in the 
44 Year 1623 ; and on the other hand, we have heard and 
44 confidered the Matters which have been alledged and 
44 exhibited by the above-mentioned Deputies of the Dutch 
44 Company in their own Defence ; and we the Commiff 
44 fioners aforefaid confidering that no one Perfon befides 
44 thefe under-written has on this Account entered any 
44 A&ions or Demands before us within the due Time, after 
44 which it is not lawful to enter any more, and being 
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