Chap. II. Eflablijhment of the Dutch Eaft-India Company. 
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A complete Table of the Dividends made by the DIR E CT ORS of the Dutch-Eaft- 
India Company , upon their Capital ; from Anno 1605 to 1728, inclufive* 
Years. 
1605 . 
6 ■ 
7 ■ 
8 • 
9 ■ 
10 - 
12 
*5 
16 
20 
23 
25 
27 
29 
3 l 
33 
35 
36 - - 
37 - “ 
38 - - 
40 - - 
41 - - 
42 - - 
Months in 
July 1 - - 
March 
July - - - 
April - - 
June - - 
April - - 
November - 
December - 
Augufi - - 
February - 
April - - 
November - 
Augufi - 
March - - 
January - 
January - 
December - 
March * - 
May - - 
Augufi - 
March - 
November - 
March - 
November - 
OAober 
November 
January - 
November - 
February - 
November - 
December - 
which paid. 
1 5 pet 
75 
40 
20 
25 
75 - - ” 
50 " ’ - 
7 f 
57 r - - . 
42 § * - - 
62| - " 
37 k ~ * ^ 
2 5 " “ ~ 
20 
121 
£ 
25 
17k 
20 
20 
I2f 
12 
25 
I2f 
15 
25 
I 9 - - 
25 - - 
15 “ - 
25 - - 
1 5 - " 
2 5 - “ 
50 - - 
In what Manner. 
‘In Money. 
Mace. 
Pepper. 
Money. 
Ditto. 
Ditto. 
Ditto. 
Ditto 
Cloves. 
.Money. 
7 Cloves. 
S 
J 
I Spices. 
Cloves, 
Money. 
| Cloves. 
Money. 
43 
- 
- 
January - 
*5 - 
- 
“ \ 
6 
- - May - 
- 2 5 - 
■9 
IO- 
44 
- 
- 
November - 
2 5 - 
- 
- 1 
V-xAU V vbo 
7 
- - April - 
- 25 - 
- 
- 
December - 
20 - 
- 
- 
8 
- - May - 
- 2 5 - 
- 
co 
46 
- 
- 
January - 
22f- 
- 
- 
9 
- - May - 
- 25 - 
* 
- 
- 
December - 
2 5 - 
- 
- 
10 
- - May - 
- 25 » 
- 
48 
- 
- 
January - 
25 - 
- 
- 
1 1 
- - May « 
- 25 - 
- 
. 
49 
- 
- 
January - 
30 - 
- 
- 
12 
- - May ~ 
- 1 5 - 
- 
- 
50 
- 
- 
January - 
20 - 
- 
- 
13 
- - May - 
- 30 - 
- 
5 L 
- 
- 
January - 
15 - 
- 
- 
14 
- - May - 
- 3 3 |- 
- 
- 
5 2 
- 
- 
January - 
25 - 
- 
- 
15 
- - April - 
- 40 - 
- 
- 
53 
- 
- 
January - - 
I2f- 
- 
am 
16 
- - May - 
- 40 - 
- 
54 
- 
- 
June - - 
*5 - 
- 
J 7 
- - May - 
- 40 - 
- 
55 
- 
- 
January - 
1 21- 
2. 
- 
- 
18 
- - May - 
- 40 - 
- 
56 
- 
- 
December - 
27 i- 
m 
_ 
y Money. 
; 
19 
- - May - 
- 40 - 
- 
58 
- 
- 
December - 
40 - 
~ 
20 
- - May - 
- 40 - 
as 
59 
- 
- 
December - 
1 2 f “ 
- 
- 
2 1 
- - June - 
- 331 ” 
- 
60 
- 
- 
November - 
40 - 
- 
- 
22 
- - May - 
aj U 3, 
“ 30 “ 
61 
- 
- 
November - 
25 - 
- 
oa> 
23 
- r May - 
- 1 22 <- 
<*» 
63 
- 
- 
November - 
30 ~ 
- 
- 
24 
- - May - 
2, 
- a 5 - 
65 
- 
- 
January - 
27k- 
- 
- 
25 
- - May - 
- 20 - 
68 
- 
- 
June - - 
I2f- 
- 
- 
26 
- - June - 
- 25 - 
- 
e» 
69 
- 
- 
July - - 
1 2 f “ 
- 
- 
27 
- - May - 
- 20 - 
- 
70 
- 
- 
June - - 
40 - 
- 
- 
28 
- - May - 
- 15 “ 
* 
a- 
71 
- 
- 
June - - 
45 - 
- 
- 
- 
- 
July - - 
1 5 - 
- 
- 
In all 
2784 pper Cent, 
7 2 
- 
- 
June - - - 
15 - 
Years, Months in which paid, 
SSfper Cent . 
1673 
76 
79 
80 
81 
82 
85 
86 
87 
88 
89 
90 
9 1 
92 
93 
9 4 
95 
96 
97 
98 
99 “ ‘ 
1700 
1 
2 - - 
3 - ~ 
4 - - 
June - - 
February - 
January » 
January - 
January - 
- - 
February - 
May - - 
y^>rz 7 - - 
•4?rz7 - - 
^pn7 - - 
April - - 
Augufi - 
y7pn7 - - 
4^n7 - - 
U/>n7 - 
November 
June 
June 
June 
September - 
June - - 
December - 
- 
Afoy - - 
May - - 
Afoy - - 
- - 
25 - 
12 1 
25 “ 
2 2 § - 
331 “ 
40 - 
1 1 \” 
20 - 
33 f “ 
33 i" 
40 - 
20 - 
25 - 
20 - 
20 - 
25 “ 
l 5 - 
J 5 - 
15 - 
1 5 “ 
20 - 
15 “ 
2 5 * 
20 - 
20 - 
2 5 - 
25 - 
In what Manner. 
t In Bonds payable by 
> the Province of Hol~ 
3 land. 
Bonds at 4 per Cent . 
I Ditto on the Proving 
3 ce of Holland . 
- - >Company 9 s Bonds. 
k Money. 
Bonds of the.Compa* 
v. ny’s at oft per Cent , 
1 payable in 1740. 
I ~ >Money»' 
It may, perhaps be faid with Truth, that fo clear, fo 
accurate, and fo fatisfa&ory an Account as this is, for fuch 
a Number of Years, and alfo of fuch an extenfive Com- 
merce, is fcarce in the World to be met with. Let us 
therefore make Ufe of this Account, in order to raife fuch' 
Observations as may enable us to penetrate clearly into the 
Subject. In the firft Place, we muft remember, that by 
the Conftitution of the Dutch Government, all Ranks of 
People were allowed originally, and are, to this Day, per- 
mitted to inveft their Fortunes in the Stock of this Com- 
pany ; by which Means every Body became interefted in 
its Welfare \ and the Support thereof was confidered 
as equally beneficial to the Publick, and to private Per- 
fons, which Spirit has been kept alive for upwards of one 
hundred Years, by that Skill and Oeconomy which we 
have defcribed, and by making all the Proprietors fenfible 
of the Profit and Lofs of the Company’s Trade, by the 
Rife and Fall of their Dividends. In the Courfe of this 
Time, it clearly appears, by comparing the Total of what 
has been divided, with the Number of Years in which 
that Sum has been divided, that, one Year with another, 
the Propietors of this Stock have conftantly received fome- 
what more than twenty-four per Cent » which is fo con- 
fiderable a Thing, that a very little Attention will con- 
vince us, that it muft have laid the Foundation of a great 
many private Fortunes in Holland , and is ftiliofvery great 
Ufe. 
