[1345]Uit een pamphlet, getiteld: Drie Voyagien Gedaen na Groenlandt. (Amsterdam, G. J. Saeghman.) p. 11-15.—Hoewel dit werkje waarschijnlijk eerst veel later verschenen is (cf. Tiele, Mémoire. p. 280), dagteekent het boven afgedrukte gedeelte blijkens den inhoud uit den tijd der Noordsche Compagnie. Er wordt toch daarin gesproken van walvischvaarders, die niet op Spitsbergen aan land mogen gaan om traan te koken; en van den anderen kant wordt de zeevisscherij als van zeer veel belang voorgesteld. De dagteekening valt dus tusschen 1638 en 1642. Daar het de eenige mij bekende gelijktijdige beschrijving der Nederlandsche kustvisscherij is, oordeelde ik het belangrijk, dit nog vrij wel onopgemerkte gedeelte uit het zeldzame boekje over te drukken.
[1345]Uit een pamphlet, getiteld: Drie Voyagien Gedaen na Groenlandt. (Amsterdam, G. J. Saeghman.) p. 11-15.—Hoewel dit werkje waarschijnlijk eerst veel later verschenen is (cf. Tiele, Mémoire. p. 280), dagteekent het boven afgedrukte gedeelte blijkens den inhoud uit den tijd der Noordsche Compagnie. Er wordt toch daarin gesproken van walvischvaarders, die niet op Spitsbergen aan land mogen gaan om traan te koken; en van den anderen kant wordt de zeevisscherij als van zeer veel belang voorgesteld. De dagteekening valt dus tusschen 1638 en 1642. Daar het de eenige mij bekende gelijktijdige beschrijving der Nederlandsche kustvisscherij is, oordeelde ik het belangrijk, dit nog vrij wel onopgemerkte gedeelte uit het zeldzame boekje over te drukken.
EXTRACTEN uit de Resolutiën der Staten-Generaal betreffende reizen naar het noorden, gedurende het bestaan der Noordsche Compagnie ondernomen.
EXTRACTEN uit de Resolutiën der Staten-Generaal betreffende reizen naar het noorden, gedurende het bestaan der Noordsche Compagnie ondernomen.
R. S.-G. 16 Januari 1615. Is gelesen de Requeste van Mr. Jooris Carolus Stierman, laest vuytgevaeren nae Spitsbergen, metten Commissaris Monier[1346],totten Vanck vande Walvisschen, Ende hebbende geadvanceert syne reyse naerde Noortpool om te ondersoecken, ofter eenige passagie te vinden souden syn totte Tartarische See nae China ende Japan, volgende de Caerte daervan by hem gemaeckt, die hy haere Ho: Mo: is presenterende, Versoeckende dat deselue synen arbeyt in dancke willen nemen, met presentatie van synen dienst, Omme met yuer t’ allen tyden opt commandement van haere Ho: Mo: noch voorder ondersoeck te doen, Ende nae deliberatie js den Suppliant ten regarde van synen goeden wil, ende yeuer ten dienste vanden Lande, ende desselffs voorgaende gedaen diensten, tot eene vereeringe geaccordeert de somme van t’weentzeventich Guldens eens, maer den seluen verclaert, dat haere Ho: Mogende voorder egeen costen meer en begeren te doen tot last van het Landt, om de voorschreven passagie te doen ondersoecken, toelatende sulcx te doen die Coopluyden ende andere die den Prys op het vinden vande voorschreven passagie gestelt[1347],sullen begeerte hebben te winnen.
[1346]Vgl. hiervóorp. 111.[1347]Vgl. hiervóorp. 42.
[1346]Vgl. hiervóorp. 111.
[1347]Vgl. hiervóorp. 42.
2 April 1615. Opte Requeste vande Bewinthebberen vande geoctroyeerde Compaignie van het Noordersche quartier, Versoeckende (alsoo sy geresolueert syn eenige Schepen wederom te senden, om te ondersoecken de passagien by Noorden naer China ende Cathay (welcke Schepen na Ierstdaechs sullen gereet syn, om in See te loopen) Ende dat het onseecker is offschoon deselue passagie werdt ontdeckt, dat het doenelyck soude syn mette voorschreuen Schepen den seluen wech wederom te keeren, maer dat sy genootsaeckt souden syn te passeren de Cabo de bonne esperance, off de Engte van Magalanes, ende ouersulcx gedwongen tsy om ververschinge van Water, victuaille, off anderssints aen te doen eenige Landen In Oost Indien, twelck hun byde Schepen vande Oost Indische Compaignie aldaer wesende soude moegen werden beleth) Dat haere Ho: Mo: gelieve hun te verleenen Acte, van dat de voorgenoemde Schepen onverhindert de voorschreuen passagie sullen moegen doen, ende de voorszeide Landen frequenteren, Op dat sulcken goet aengevangen werck In egeender manieren en wert verachtert, Nae deliberatie hebben haere Ho: Mo: de Supplianten dese versochte Acte geaccordeert, Ordonnerende den Gouverneur Generael, ende alle andere Officieren Capiteynen ende Soldaten In Oost Indien t’ selue alsoo toe te staen, ende In sulcken geualle de voorschreuen Schepen te doen alle assistentie tot bevoorderinge van haere reyse.
11 Mei 1615. Opte Requeste vande Bewinthebberen vande Geoctroyeerde Compaignie opte Noortsche Quartieren, Versoeckende geassisteert te worden by leeninge met een Jachte vanden Lande leggende binnen Amstelredam, voor vier ofte vyff maenden, omme daermede te soecken, ende ontdecken seeckere nyeuwe Landen liggende int Noortwesten, Is geordonneert deselue Requeste te senden aen het Collegie ter Admiraliteyt binnen Amstelredam, ende deselue aen te schryuen, Alsoo de saecke haeste vereyscht, ende faveur meriteert, Dat haere Ho: Mo: hem authoriseren, Omme metten Supplianten op haer versoeck te handelen tot haerluyder accommodement, gelyck deselue voorden meesten dienst ende proffyt (doch sonder last van t’ landt) sullen bevinden te behooren.
26 November 1615. Opte Requeste vande Bewinthebbers vande Geoctroyeerde Compaignie handelende opde Noortcuste van Noua Sembla tot Fretum Davidts toe, te kennen geuende dat haer Jacht die zy gesonden hadden om te soecken die doorganck by Noorden naer China, gecommen zynde opte hoochte van tachtentich graden ende aldaer de geheele See vindende vol ys, int wederkeeren gecommen is aen zeecker Landt liggende omtrent opte hoochte van zevenenvyftich tot drye, viere ende vyvenvyftich graden ombegrepen, als te sien is byde getoonde caerte, twelck die supplianten beramen te weesen ten zuyelycxsten van Fretum Davidts, sonder nochtans daervan zeeckere kennisse te hebben, gemerckt tselue Landt noyt voor desen en is bekent geweest, Versoeckende diewyle zy tvoorszeide Landt nyet alleene ontdeckt ende gevonden hebben, maer daerenbouen t’ selue betreden ende daervan possessie genomen, met het planten vande Wapenen van haere Ho: Mo: dat haer Ho: Mo: gelieue volgens het Generael Octroy hun verleent den XXVIIenMeerte 1614 de Supplianten vande vindinge, ondersoeck ende possessie van tselue Landt te verleenen Acte van diligentie, hiernae is de voorszeide gethoonde Caerte gesien, ende geexamineert, ende die voorszeide supplianten geaccordeert d’ Acte van diligentie by haer versocht.
23 November 1616. Is gelesen de Requeste vande Bewinthebbers vande Geoctroyeerde Compaignie van Noua Sembla etc. Versouckende Acte van diligentie nopende de vindinge ende ontdeckinge inden voorleden somer met haer Schip genoempt den Orangenboom int Noordenopte hoochte van tsestich ende sessentsestich graden van seecker Nyeulandt by nyemanden vuyte Vereenichde Nederlanden oyt te vooren ontdeckt, noch bevaren twelck die Schippers ende Commisen genaempt hebben het Staten Landt, Opde Westsyde van het welcke syluyden de wapenen van haere Ho: Mo: hebben geplant, ende metten Inwoonderen van dien gesproocken, ende eenige gereetschappen ende Instrumenten totte visserie dienende becommen hebben, Is nae Deliberatie geaccordeert opte voorszeide Requeste te appostilleren dat die Supplianten op heden dese Requeste mette gevoegde Pascaerte vanden Wegh bij het Jacht den Orangenboom[1348]ao. 1616 geseylt van Jan Mayeneylandt benoorden Islant omme tot aen het westlandt in Fretum Davidts, ter Vergaderinge van haere Ho: Mo: hebben ouergeleuert, ontdeckt ende gevonden hebbende tvoorszeide Nyeulandt daerinne gemencionneert genaemt Staten Landt ende voorts gedaen Rapport van dese reyse daerouer haere Ho: Mo: die Supplianten geaccordeert hebben haere versochte Acte van diligentie die hun voorts sullen reguleren volgende het Placcaet van haere Ho: Mo:
[1348]De kapitein van dit jacht was niemand anders, dan de in de geschiedenis der noordsche reizen zoo bekende Wybe Jansz. (Vgl.p. 374 Noot 1.) Het verdient opmerking, dat men ook op Spitsbergen, grenzende aan „Wybe Jansz’.-water” een „Staten-land” (Staads-foreland) vindt. De vergelijking met deze plaats leidt tot het vermoeden, dat Wybe Jansz. op een schip der N. C. omstreeks dezen tijd dit eiland ontdekt heeft, dat trouwens den Engelschen sinds 1616 bekend was onder den naam van Edge-island.
[1348]De kapitein van dit jacht was niemand anders, dan de in de geschiedenis der noordsche reizen zoo bekende Wybe Jansz. (Vgl.p. 374 Noot 1.) Het verdient opmerking, dat men ook op Spitsbergen, grenzende aan „Wybe Jansz’.-water” een „Staten-land” (Staads-foreland) vindt. De vergelijking met deze plaats leidt tot het vermoeden, dat Wybe Jansz. op een schip der N. C. omstreeks dezen tijd dit eiland ontdekt heeft, dat trouwens den Engelschen sinds 1616 bekend was onder den naam van Edge-island.
28 October 1617. Die Gedeputeerde vande drye Camers vande Noortsche Compaignie als van Delft, Hoorn ende Enchuysen hebben door Mr. Joris Carels Stuyrman van Enchuysen gedaen Rapport vant ontdecken, ende vinden van seecker Landt t’welcke genaempt is nyeu Hollandt leggende opte Hoochte van 60, 61, 62 ende 63 graden, ende meer, Item vant ontdecken van seecker Eylandt genoempt Opdams Eylandt, leggende ontrent XX mylen by Oosten Islandt, opte Hoochte van 66 graden, volgende het naerder Rapport byde Comparanten In geschrifte ouergegeuen mette Caerte daervan gemaect, Versouckende dat hyervan notatie soude werden gehouden, ende dat hun soude werden geaccordeert te mogen genyeten het benefitie van het placcaet Is nae deliberatie t’ voorszeide Rapport aengenomen, ende syn de Comparanten met derseluer drye Camers gehouden voor diligent.
24 Augustus 1618. Is gelesen de Requeste gepresenteert van wegen Jan Jansz. Molenwerff ende Otto Reynersz. Coopluyden woonende binnen der Stede van Hoorn, Daerby sy te kennen geven, dat sy Supplianten inden Jaere 1618 hebben geequippeert ende vuytgerust seecker Schip genaempt de vier Heemskinderen, ende daerop gestelt tot Schipper Pieter Jansz. ende tot Stierman Laurens Broers omme inde Noortcusten te ondersoecken vreemde Eylanden, Custen, Hauenen, ende passagen, ende te ondersoecken, oft opte zelue nyeuwe Eylanden die zij souden mogen vinden geene doode Walvisschen, ofte leuendigen souden te vinden syn, hebbende de voorszeide Schipper Inden voorszeiden Jaere ontdeckt zeecker Eylandt liggende opte hoochte van t’ seuentich graden een halff, omtrent XXVIII ofte XXX mylen West zuytwest van Jan Meyers Eylandt ofte nu genaempt het Eylandt in questien, ende inden voorleden Jaere 1617 naer t’ voorszeide Eylandt wederom geequippeert, omme als vooren geseyt is, aldaer te ondersoecken den Walvisvanck, ende neeringe vandien aldaer te planten, gelyck sy In t’ selve Jaer gedaen hebben ende voor dit jegenwoordige Jaer met twee Schepen meynende den vanck voorder te planten, ende Walvisschen te vangen, ende inne te brengen hun t’ selve beleth is geweest doorde meenichfuldicheyt vanhet ys, sulcx dat zy t’ voorszeide Eylandt nyet en hebben kunnen aendoen, Daerouer zy vruchteloos sonder eenigen vanck opten XIIendeses voorde voorszeide Stede Hoorn syn gekeert, blyckende byde attestatie daervan zynde, Versoeckende dat haere Ho: Mo: souden gelieven deselve attestatie te houden voor Rapport, ende de Supplianten voor diligent, ende hun in conformité van het Octroy te verleenen Acte dat sy tvoorszeide Eylandt alleene voor de vier eerste reysen sullen mogen bevaeren, als vinders, ende ontdeckers van t’ selve etc. Nae deliberatie Is verstaen, Alsoo de Supplianten geen perfect rapport en weeten te doen vande gelegentheyt van t’ voorzeide Eylandt by bewys van Caerte, Streecken, opdoeninge ende aencompste van tselve, om daermede te thoonen dat zy de Vinders daervan alleene zyn, Datmen opte voorszeide Requeste voor dese tyt alleenelyck zal stellen, Gepresenteert ende gelesen ter vergaederinge vande Hooge ende Mogende Heeren Staten Generael der Vereenichde Nederlanden Opten XXIIIIenAugusti 1618.
30 Augustus 1618. Gelesen de Requeste van Cornelis Jansz. Muis ende Adriaen Diercxz. Leuersteyn, daerby zy te kennen geven hoe dat zy van desen Jaere XVIcXVIII hebben vuytgerust zeecker Schip genaempt den Hasenwint, omme te ondersoecken nyeuwe Landen, hauenen, ende passagien, Ende dat dien volgende den Schipper genoempt Aert Adriaensz. Havelaer ontdeckt, ende gevonden hadde seecker Eylant liggende opte hoochte van zeuenentsestich graden ende een halff, tusschen Groenlandt ende ijslandt, hebbende opt selve Eijlandt gevonden groote meenichte van Vogelen, Vossen, ende andere gedierten, ende geuangen groote meenichte van Cabeljauwen, Versoeckende mits dien alsoo tselve Eylandt noyt in eenige caerten is gevonden, dat haere Ho: Mo: souden gelieven t’ aenhooren het rapport van heuren Schipper, die opten XVIIendeses in dese Landen met t’ voorszeide Schip is gearriveert, Ende dien volgende hun Supplianten vuijt crachte van haere Ho: Mo: Placcaet ende generael Octroy in date den XXVIIenMarte XVIcveerthien te verleenen Acte van verclaeringe ende Octroy dat zy t’ voorszeide Eylandt alleen sullen mogen bevaeren vier reijsen vry ende binnen wat tyt alles in conformite van t’ voorszeide generael Octroy, Desen volgende heeft den voorszeiden Schipper Aert Adriaensz. Havelaer gedaen Rapport vande ontdeckinge van t’ voorszeide Eylandt verthoonende haere Ho: Mo: de caerte by hem daervan geteeckent, Ende daerop gedelibereert synde, Is nae gedaen Omvrage verstaen ende geaccordeert datmen die Supplianten sal geven Acte van diligentie, gelyck aen anderen gegeven Is van dat sy binnen behoorlycken tijt het Rapport vande ontdeckinge van tvoorszeide Eylandt gedaen hebben.
8 Januari 1619. Gelesen de Requeste van Pieter Courten Coopman tot Middelburch In Zeelandt te kennen geuende hoe dat hy Suppliant door Logier Jaspersz. met syn schip geuonden heeft zeecker Landt liggende opte hoochte van LXXVI1⁄2graden tot LXXX graden sess minuten, om aldaer walvisschen, walruschen ende andere gedierten te vangen, welck Landt noyt voor desen is geuonden noch betreden, gelyck te sien byde gepresenteerde figuratiue caerte, welck landt byden schipper genoempt is nyeuw zeelandt, versoeckende mits dien te genieten het Octroy by haere Ho: Mo: doen publiceren opten XXVIIenMartii Int Jaer XVIcende veerthien, ende daernae gehoort het rapport vande voorszeide Schipper Logier Jaspersz. van syn gedaen reijse, ende vindinge vant voorszeide eijlandt, Is geaccordeert datmen den Suppliant sall geuen acte van diligentie by tvoorszeide gedaen rapport, ende exhibitie vande voorszeide figuratiue caerte vande gelegentheijt van t’ voorszeide eylandt, ende sall hiernae op syn voorszeide versoeck gedisponeert worden nae behooren.
13 April 1619. Opte Requeste van Bruin Wilhemsz. Dedel ende Bruyn Dircksz. vander Dussen met hun Compaignie Coopluyden binnen Delft, hebbende te Delffshauen liggende een groot Schip genaempt den Waterhont groot hondert tachtentich lasten by hen gecocht vande Groenlantsche Compaignie, welck Schip gedestineert is prima May naestcommende wederom Groenlandt te beseylen wesende byde vercoopers geheelyck van zijn geschut ontbloot sonder dat zij Supplianten tegenwoordich weeten geschut te coopen te crygen, versoeckende mits dien datmen haer voor viere ofte vijf maenden soude leenen vuyt het magasijn tot Delff veerthien ysere stucken geschuts van omtrent twintich ofte dryeentwintich hondert ponden, mette cogels daertoe noodich, Is nae deliberatie int voorszeide versouck vande Supplianten geaccordeert, mits byde selue Stellende soluente cautie ten contentemente vanden Raedt van State, dat de voorszeide Reijse gedaen zijnde, zij de voorszeide veerthien ysere Stucken geschuts geheel ende ongeschent costeloos ende schadeloos wederom int voorszeide Magasijn binnen Delff sullen leeueren, mette voorszeide Cogels ofte de weerde vande selue, mitsgaders van tvoorszeide geschut, tot welcken eynde alles behoorlyck sall worden gewoogen ende gepriseert, ende werden d’ heeren vanden Raedt van State versocht, ende geauthorizeert dese resolutie te doen effectueren vuijt het Magasijn vande Generaliteyt binnen Delff, bij sooverre als aldaer daertoe commoditeyt is.
11 November 1621. Is gelesen de requeste van Adryaen Dircxz. Leversteyn Coopman op Delffshaven, versouckende octroij voor den tyt van 20 Jaren, om alleen te mogen bevaeren de Landen bij hem ontdeckt vande oostcaep van Fretum Davis noortwaerts aen tot aan seecker Landt ende riviere by hem gevonden, liggende vande voorszeide Oostcaep vyff graden mitsgaders van alle voordere Landen by hem noch t’ondersoucken in Freto Davis, noortwaerts aen tot op 84 graden.
Noch gelesen de requeste van Engelbrecht Pietersz. vander Zee Coopman woonende jnden Bryel versouckende om redenen daerjnne verhaelt Octroy om voor den tijt van 12 Jaeren alleen te mogen equipperen op Fretum Davis presenterende aen te wysen de sub et obreptie vant versouck des voorszeiden Leversteins.
Insgelycx gelesen een requeste van wegens de Bewinthebberen vande Geoctroyeerde Noortsche Compagnie versouckende communicatie vande voorszeide Requeste van Leverstein, aleer hem t’ versochte Octroij werde geaccordeert, Ende naer deliberatie Is verstaen dat de voorszeide Supplianten bij monde naerder sullen werden gehoort Daertoe gecommitteert zijn de heeren Essen, Duijck ende Joachimi.
21 November 1624. Opt versouck van Engelbert Pieters om te hebben expeditie op zyn versochte octroy tott het bevaeren vant Fretum Davis Is goetgevonden dat partien toecommende maendach sullen compareren volgens voorgaende resolutie vanden XIendeses, voor Commissarissen.
27 Februari 1625. Opt versouck vande Bewinthebberen van de Noortsche Compagnie goetgevonden t’ ordonneren Adriaen Dirxen Leverstein ende Engelbrecht Pieterssen, dat sij rechte openinge doen van de landen bij hun gevonden, ende op wat hoochte deselve syn gelegen, om recht te connen weten off deselve landen syn gehoorende onder hun octroy, ende by hun voor desen ontdeckt ende bevaeren sijn, offte niet.
25 Maart 1625. Is gelesen de requeste van de Bewinthebberen van de Geoctroyeerde Noortsche Compagnie over de Camer tot Amsterdam, daerby deselve te kennen geven dat sy tegenwoordich laten toerusten een schip omme daermede te seylen door Nova Zembla naer de riviereOby ende Cathey, ende so voorts te laten ondersoucken de deurvaert omme by Noorden te comen in China, Japan ende andere omliggende plaetsen, versouckende opene patente daerby alle uytheemsche Coningen ende Potentaten, mitsgaders alle gouverneurs ende bevelhebberen van wat conditie oft qualiteit die souden mogen syn, versocht ende respective bevolen werden, tvoorseide schip met den aencleven van dien te laten passeren ende repasseren, sonder deselve eenige beletselen oft empeschementen aen te doen, maer ter contrarie in alles te helpen bevorderen ende assisteren, ende daerenboven aen de supplianten mede te verleenen extract van de resolutie voor desen den 13nAprilis 1595 genomen[1349],by dewelcke een premium van 25 oft 30 M guldens gestelt is, voor dengeenen die deselve deurvaert souden comen te passeren ende ontdecken.
[1349]Vgl. hiervóorp. 42.—De resolutie is van 13 April 1596.
[1349]Vgl. hiervóorp. 42.—De resolutie is van 13 April 1596.
Ende naer deliberatie is int versouck van de supplianten, raeckende soo wel t’ eene als ’t ander point geaccordeert.
10 October 1625. Is gelesen de remonstrantie van Jan Jansz. Molenwerff Coopman tot Hoorn ende Adriaen Dircxen Leversteyn tot Delffshaven, daerby deselue te kennen geven dat sy met veele moeiten ende costen ontdeckt hebben in Freto Davis, seecker landt bewoont met menschen, noyt voor date van dien by eenige Ingesetenen der Vereenichde Nederlanden bevaren, versoeckende dat in conformiteyt vant Generael Octroy den 27 Martii 1614 geemaneert hun vergunt mach werden het voorszeide landt alleenlyck vier reysen te mogen bevaeren off doen bevaren met exclusie van allen anderen, Hierop gedelibereert synde, Is goet gevonden te committeren de Heeren Essen ende Duyck om die vande Noortsche Compaignie daerop te hooren ende soo doenlyck parthien taccorderen.
16 December 1625. Is gelesen de requeste vande Bewinthebberen vande Noortsche Compaignie over de Camer van Amsterdam, houdende dat sy in het tegenwoordige Jaer gesonden hebben een Jacht naer Fretum Davis, twelck daerjn geseylt is van 60 tot 681⁄2graden, hebbende ontdeckt verscheyden Bayen, Rivieren, Eylanden ende volckeren, versoeckende vande selve ontdeckinge acte van diligentie volgens haer Ho: Mo: generael Placcaet jnt Jaer 1614 geemaneert, om in gevolge vandien t’ effect vande selve ontdeckinge te mogen genieten, Waerop gedelibereert synde, js goet gevonden deselve requeste te stellen in handen vande heeren haer Ho: Mo: Gecommitteerden tot examinatie van gelycke requeste by N. Leverstein gepresenteert om parthien metten anderen daer over t’ accorderen.
24 December 1626. Opt versoeck van Joost Adriaenssen van Colster ende Mr. Cornelis Musch Secretaris tot Rotterdam, Is geaccordeert voorschryven aen t’ hoff van Edenborch in Schotlant, ende gelycke brieven aen den Gouverneur te Lieth ten eynde der Supplianten Schip by een Schotsche Pirate te Liet jngebracbt, mach werden cost ende schadeloos gerestitueert ende het volck uyt den arreste ontslagen[1350].
[1350]Vgl. de hierna volgenderesolutie van 24 Februari 1627.
[1350]Vgl. de hierna volgenderesolutie van 24 Februari 1627.
15 Februari 1627. Is gelesen de requeste van Engelbrecht Pieterssen vander Zee coopman woonende inden Briel daerbij versocht wert Octroij om voor ses reijsen, alleen ende met exclusie van anderen te mogen bevaeren Fretum Davis als hebbende jnt jaer van 1624 daerinne ontdeckt een nieuw Eilant, ende aldaer oock opgedaen seeckere siluere ende gout mijnen voor desen noijt bekent Waerop gedelibereert sijnde, ende geconsidereert dat jnt jaer 1624 tusschen den Suppliant ende AdriaenDircxen Leversteijn Mitsgaders die vande Noortsche Compaignie ter Camere tot Amsterdam ouer dese saecke questie js gevallen, sijn gecommitteert de heeren Lochteren van Noortwijck ende Liclama om den Suppliant ende d’ andere geinteresseerden te hooren ende t’ accorderen soo doenlyck.
24 Februari 1627. Ontfangen een missiue vanden Raedt van Schotlandt geschreven tot Edinbourgh den 16enJanuarij lestleden tot antwoort op haer Ho: Mo: voorgaende vanden 24 der voorleden Maent decembris, jnt faveur vant gearresteerde schip van N. Colster ende Consorten, commende uyt Freto Davids, geschreuen, houdende dat zij last hadden vande Coninck t’selve schip favorabelyck te tracteren, Ende ouer sulcx los gelaten hebben, dewijl oock den aenclager geen voorder vervolgh en dede, Waerop geen resolutie js gevallen.
6 Maart 1627. Gerapporteert sijnde dat opt versoeck van Engelbrecht Pieterssen vander Zee, om met exclusie van andere naer Fretum Davis te mogen gaen die vande Noortsche Compaignie versoucken datte saecke voor 4 off 6 weecken mach werden uijtgestelt ten eynde alvoorens de preuve mach werden gedaen vande aerde, die van daer js gebracht, js de saecke jn bedencken gehouden[1351].
[1351]Naar het afschrift der R. S.-G. op het archief der provincie Utrecht. De gelegenheid ontbrak mij, om deze extracten te vergelijken met het origineele exemplaar der R. S.-G. op het Rijks-archief, waaraan de citaten in den tekst van dit werk ontleend zijn. Bij eventueel verschil van lezing verdienen dus de citaten in den tekst de voorkeur.
[1351]Naar het afschrift der R. S.-G. op het archief der provincie Utrecht. De gelegenheid ontbrak mij, om deze extracten te vergelijken met het origineele exemplaar der R. S.-G. op het Rijks-archief, waaraan de citaten in den tekst van dit werk ontleend zijn. Bij eventueel verschil van lezing verdienen dus de citaten in den tekst de voorkeur.
THOMAS EDGE, Dutch, Spanish, Danish disturbance, also by Hull men, and by a new Patent, with the succeeding Successe and further Discoueries till this present[1352].
THOMAS EDGE, Dutch, Spanish, Danish disturbance, also by Hull men, and by a new Patent, with the succeeding Successe and further Discoueries till this present[1352].
[1352]Dat dit stuk van Thomas Edge zelven is, blijkt uit: Purchas, Pilgrimes. III p. 734.
[1352]Dat dit stuk van Thomas Edge zelven is, blijkt uit: Purchas, Pilgrimes. III p. 734.
In the yeere 1612 the Companie set forth two Ships, viz. The Whale, burthen one hundred and sixtie Tunnes, and the Sea-horse, burthen one hundred and eightie tunnes, vnder the Command of John Russell, and Thomas Edge, for discouering and killing of the Whale. They discouered that yeere nothing worth writing of, by reason of some falling out betwixt Russell and Edge; yet they killed that yeere seuenteene Whales, and some Sea-horses, of which they made one hundred and eightie Tunnes of Oyle with much difficultie, as not being experimented in the businesse. This yeere the Hollanders (to keepe their wont in following of the English steps) came to Greenland with one Ship, being brought thither by an English man, and not out of any knowledge of their owne Discoueries, but by the direction of one Allen Sallowes, a man imployed by the Muscouia Companie in the Northerne Seas for the space of twentie yeeres before; who leauing his Countrey for Debt, was entertayned by the Hollanders, and imployed by them to bring them to Greenland for their Pylot. At which time being met with all by the Companies Ships, they were commanded to depart, and forbidden tohaunt or frequent those parts any more by mee Thomas Edge. There was also a Spanish Ship brought thither, by one Nicholas Woodcocke this yeere, a man formerly imployed by the sayd Companie; which Spanish Ship made a full Voyage in Green-harbour. But Woodcocke at his returne into England, being complained of by the Companie, was Imprisoned in the Gatehouse and Tower, sixteene Moneths, for carrying the Spanish Ship thither.
In the yeere 1613 the Companie set out for Greenland seuen sayle of Ships vnder the Command of Beniamin Ioseph, and Thomas Edge, the Ships departed from Grauesend the six and twentieth of Aprill, and arriued in Greenland the fourteenth of May. This yeere the English had the Kings Patent vnder the broad Seale of England, to forbid all Strangers and others, but the Muscouia Companie to vse the Coast of Greenland. The English met with fifteene sayle of great Ships, two of them were Dutch Ships, the rest were French, Spanish, and of the Archdukes, besides foure English Interlopers. The Companies Ships forced them all from the Coast of Greenland, not suffering any of them to make a Voyage; they tooke from the two Dutch Ships certayne goods, but in going to take it, they neglected their owne voyage, which damnified thereby to the value of three or foure thousand pounds. For their Ships came home dead Fraight two or three hundred Tunnes by that meanes. This yeere was Hope Iland and other Ilands discouered, to the Eastward by the Companie.
In the yeere following, which was 1614 the Companie set out for Greenland, thirtiene great Ships and two Pinnasses, vnder the Command of Beniamin Ioseph, and Thomas Edge, all which Ships were well appointed with all manner of Artillerie for defence, and other necessaries for the making of their Voyage and for Discouerie. This yeere the Hollanders set out for Greenland eighteene great Ships, whereof foure of them were of the States man of Warre, Ships with thirtie pieces of Ordnance a piece. This yeere the Dutch stayed and fished for the Whale perforce, they were farre stronger then the English, which was a cause that the English Ships came home halfe laden, and the Dutch with a poore Voyage. This yeere the Companie Discouered vnto the Northwards of Greenland, as farre as 80 Degrees odde Minuts, in the Ship Thomazen, as by her daily Iournall doth appeare at large[1353];in which Ship was imployed Thomas Sherwin, and William Baffin, being the second Voyage they were imployed into those parts. And some Ilands to the Eastwards of Greenland, were Discouered by foure Ships imployed in that seruice, as by their Iournall more at large appeareth.
[1353]Dit journaal is afgedrukt bij: Purchas, Pilgrimes. III p. 720 volg.
[1353]Dit journaal is afgedrukt bij: Purchas, Pilgrimes. III p. 720 volg.
In the yeere 1615 the Companie set out for Greenland, two sayle of great Ships and two Pinnasses, vnder the Command of Beniamin Ioseph, and Thomas Edge, who following their Instructions, arriued vpon the Coast of Greenland the sixth of Iune, which they found to bee much pestered with Ice, and being foggie weather, they runne into the Ice, so farre, that they were fast in it fourteene dayes before they could cleare themselues of it. This yeere also the Hollanders set out fourteene sayle of ships, whereof three of them were States Men of warre of great force, they killed Whales in Horn-sound, Bel-sound and Faire-hauen, and stayed vpon the coast of Greenland perforce, as they did the former yeere; whereby the English came home halfe laden. This yeere also the King of Denmarke sent vnto Greenland three of hisships, Men of warre, to demand a toll of the English; but they had none payd them: for they fell with the Fore-land in 79 degrees, where Captaine Edge was, and he denyed payment of any toll, alledging that the Countrey of Greenland belonged to the King of England[1354].These were the first Danish ships that euer came to Greenland, who had for their Pilot one Iames Vaden, an Englishman to bring them thither[1355].
[1354]Zie over dit voorval: hiervóorp. 238,39.[1355]„Vn-English English to serue Dutch, Spanish, Dane, against their owne.” (Noot van Purchas.)
[1354]Zie over dit voorval: hiervóorp. 238,39.
[1355]„Vn-English English to serue Dutch, Spanish, Dane, against their owne.” (Noot van Purchas.)
In the yeere 1616 the Company set out for Greenland eight Sayle of great ships, and two Pinnasses vnder the command of Thomas Edge, who following his course, arriued in Greenland about the fourth of Iune, hauing formerly appointed all his ships for their seuerall Harbours, for their making of their Voyage vpon the Whale, and hauing in euery Harbour a sufficient number of expert men, and all prouisions fitting for such a Voyage. This yeere it pleased God to blesse them by their labours, that they full laded all their ships with Oyle, and left an ouer-plus in the Countrey, which their ships could not take in. They imployed this yeere a small Pinnasse vnto the East-ward, which discouered the East-ward part of Greenland, Namely, the Iland called now Edges Iland, and other Ilands lying to the North-wards as farre as seuentie eight degrees, this Pinnasse was some twentie tunnes, and had twelue men in her, who killed one thousand Sea-horses on Edges Iland, and brought all their Teeth home for London. This was the first yeere that euer the Company full laded all their ships sent to Greenland, and this yeere they made twelue or thirteene hundred tunnes of Oyle in Greenland by the fourteenth of August. All the ships arriued in safety in the Riuer of Thames, in the moneth of September. The Hollanders had this yeere in Greenland foure ships, and those kept together in odde places, not easily to bee found, and made a poore Voyage.
In the yeare 1617 the Company set out for Greenland fourteene Sayle of ships, and their two Pinnasses furnished and manned with a sufficient number of men and all other prouisions fitting for that Voyage, vnder the command of Thomas Edge. They departed from Grauesend, about the foure and twentieth of Aprill, and arriued vpon the Coast of Greenland, the eight and twentieth of May all in safety.
At our first comming vpon the Coast this yeere, I met with a Dutch shippe of two hundred tunnes, which I commanded aboard, the Captaynes name was Cocke, who told mee there were ten Sayle of Dutch vpon the Coast, and two men of Warre, and that he came to make a Voyage vpon the Whale. I shewed him the Kings Commission, and commanded him by vertue thereof to depart from the Coast, willing him to acquaint the rest of his Countrey-men with it. And further, I told him that if I met with him or any Dutch ships hereafter, I would take from them what they had gotten, and thus hauing entertayned him aboord with me courteously, I let him goe without taking any prouisions from him. At his departure from mee, hee promised hee would but stay to meet with two of his Consorts, which he had lost company with the day before, and then hee would directly goe for Flushing, and acquaint his Merchants, that the English Captayne would not suffer him to stay vpon the Coast of Greenland; but it seemeth at his meeting with his Consorts, they agreed altogether to goe into Horn-sound, and there they killed some few Whales which they saued in Blubber. I vnderstandingof it, gaue order to my Vice-admirall when he was laden, that he should goe into Horne-sound, and put the Flemmings from thence, and take what they had gotten, which he did accordingly: but the goods he tooke from the Dutch ships, were not worth to the English twentie pounds, for it was but Blubber and Finnes, which they had no need of, in regard they had killed as many Whales as would lade their ships, and more then they could carry or saue. This yeere the English made nineteene hundred tunnes of Oyle in Greenland, and all their ships arriued at home in the moneths of August and September in safetie. They also employed a ship of sixtie tunnes, with twenty men in her, who discouered to the Eastward of Greenland, as farre to the North-wards as seuentie nine degrees, and an Iland which he named Witches Iland, and diuers other Ilands as by the Map appeareth, and killed store of Sea-horses there, and then came into Bel-sound: where hee found his lading of Oyle, left by the Captayne which he tooke in. This yeere the Hull men set a small ship or two to the East-wards of Greenland, for the Hull men still followed the steps of the Londoners, and in a yeere or two called it their Discouery, which is false and vntrue, as by Oath in the Admiraltie doth appeare. The Dutch likewise practise the same course.
In the yeere 1618 some difference hauing passed betweene the English and some Zelanders, the yeere before[1356],in King Iames his Newland, alias Greenland (which Zelanders were neuer in those parts before, and vpon promise of the present departure) were permitted to passe elsewhere with their prouisions which they had, and comming to Cherrie Iland, and meeting with one English Interloper of Hull; namely Marmaduke[1357],he animated the said Zelanders to returne back for Greenland, alleaging vnto them, that the Companies ships were in each seuerall Harbour busied about their Voyage, and that none would stirre from his Harbours to molest them, and that they being three ships of force, might returne to a Harbour in that Countrey, called Hornsound, and there make a Voyage perforce, which the said Zelanders did attempt, and there manned out diuers Shallops, hauing many Biskainers, and killed store of Whales, setting those English at nought. Whereupon Captayne Thomas Edge, chiefe Commander of the English Fleet, hauing laden those ships that were in Harbour with him, and presently sent for William Hely, his Vice-admirall, giuing him order (who was not then full laden, but in good forwardnesse) to fit the ship he was in, and goe to Horne-sound afore-said, and put the said Zelanders from thence: which the said Hely presently put in execution. But before his comming thither, the Zelanders had notice by an English Surgeon, that if they did not depart, the English Vice-admiral would come presently and force them from thence. Whereupon the Zelanders laded all the goods they had in two ships, and sent them away before the comming of the English Vice-admirall, leauing one ship behind, with certaine cashe of Blubber, and two Whales and an halfe vncut vp, in a brauado to trye if the English would meddle with them or not, which said ship and goods there left, were surprized by the said English Vice-admirall, the goods detayned to the Companies vse, and the ship restored there tothe Zelanders; which ship hauing in her ten cast Peeces, and sixtie men, and hauing intelligence of one of the Companies ships, at that time laden in the Countrey with one hundred and eightie tunnes of Oyle, the Zealander gaue out he would lie in waite and take that ship of the Companies and her lading, and carrie her to Zeland. For preuention whereof, the said Vice-admirall tooke sixe Peeces of Ordnance, and some Powder from the ship of Zeland, which were in England restored to the owners.
[1356]Hier volgt dus nogmaals een verhaal van het voorgevallene met de Zeeuwen in 1617 van eene andere hand dan het voorgaande. De schrijver is denkelijk William Haley, de hier meermalen genoemde „Vice-admirall”, van wien Purchas zeer vele bouwstoffen voor dit gedeelte van zijn werk ontving.[1357]Zie over Thomas Marmaduke o. a.: hiervóorp. 71.
[1356]Hier volgt dus nogmaals een verhaal van het voorgevallene met de Zeeuwen in 1617 van eene andere hand dan het voorgaande. De schrijver is denkelijk William Haley, de hier meermalen genoemde „Vice-admirall”, van wien Purchas zeer vele bouwstoffen voor dit gedeelte van zijn werk ontving.
[1357]Zie over Thomas Marmaduke o. a.: hiervóorp. 71.
In which said yeere 1618 the Zelanders sending ouer for restitution of the goods taken from them. A new Company commixt of English, Scottish and Zelanders, through the meanes of one Sir Iohn Conningham[1358]Knight, procured a grant for setting forth of shipping to those parts, which might vtterly haue ouerthrowne and spoiled the trade of the first discouerers thereof: and to that end diuers of the chiefe men were hired by the new Company that had been seruants to the first discouerie, and much shipping and prouisions agreed for. Whereupon there was an agreement, that the East-India Aduenturers should ioyne stocke with the Moscouia Aduenturers, and be one ioynt Companie for that trade of King Iames his Newland. The Scottish Companies Patent thereupon dissolued, to the Moscouia Companies great trouble and cost, in taking of all the prouisions they had bespoken, and paying ready money for the same, hauing no vse thereof, but great part spoyled, and came to little good, and in ioyning vnfortunately with the East India Companie, in which yeere, and the next yeere after, their Voyages proued very ill, and they were losers, and much vexed and crossed in their proceedings, to the great dis-heartning and detriment of the Moscouia Companie: yet that yeere 1618 they set forth thirteene ships and two Pinnasses, vnder the command of the said Captaine Thomas Edge, who arriuing vpon the coast of King Iames his Newland, in the beginning of Iune separated themselues to seuerall Harbours for accomplishing of their Voyages, the most part being ships of no force. Presently after in all Harbours where the English were, arriued great store of ships of Zeland, in warlike manner, being ships of great force, who continued in the same Harbours amongst the English, setting two boats to the English one, with Biskainers, with a full purpose to driue the English from their Harbours, and to reuenge the iniurie (as they termed it) done them the yeere before: and for that the Scottish Patent was dissolved; wherein many Flemmings were to be interested. And to that purpose towards the latter end of July, ten Saile of the said Zelanders, being at a Harbour called the Foreland, where the said William Heley, Vice-admirall of the English Fleet that yeere, was in the ship Pleasure, Master Robert Salmon, with one English ship and a Pinnasse there of no force, set vpon the said English Vice-admirall, threatning, if hee would not yield presently, to dispoyle him of ship and goods, not permitting to take his men aboord. And with two of their chiefest ships layd the English Vice-admirall aboord, there being but seuen English aboord the ship, which they detayned for foure and twentie houres, the Zelanders not daring to enter, making many brauadoes and attempts, thinking to make the English to yeeld, and stand to their mercy, which was refused. And thereupon fiue of those Zelanders ships; namely, the Fortune of Camphire, burthen foure hundred tunnes, with eighteene cast Peeces, besides brasse Bases and Murtherers, Captaine Hubreght Cornelisson; the Saint Peter of Flushing,burthen three hundred tunnes, with eighteene cast Peeces, Captaine Cornelius Cooke; the Salamander of Flushing, two hundred tunnes, fourteene cast Peeces, Captaine Adrian Peeterson; the Cat of Delph Hauen, with sixteene cast Peeces, Abraham Leuerstick[1359]being Captaine and Generall of the Zelanders, and William Johnson of Milliworth[1360],in a ship with fourteene cast Peeces: all which, after much conference passed betwixt the said Zelanders and William Hely: which said Zelanders gaue out many vnciuill speeches against the Kings Maiestie, not esteeming his Commission; alledging that there was good law in Flanders for what they did. And on Sunday the nineteenth of Iuly 1618 did forcibly set vpon the said English Vice-admirall, fiue together plying their great Ordnance, small Shot, and Murderers, seeking what in them lay to kill and spoile all the English that were aboord: who resisted their force, and in spite of all their opposers set sayle, saluting them with their Ordnance, and maintayning fight against them till their Sayles were shot downe, some of their chiefe men slaine, others hurt, and their ship forced either to anchor, or run ashoare. The Zelanders vsed the English very vnkindly, rifling their ship of all their goods, and taking away all their munition and artillery, not leauing any goods ashoare, but burning vp the Caske, not permitting the English to take in fresh water, but shot their Boat thorow in going ashoare, and minding, as they protested and swore vnto the said William Hely, that they would take and ransacke all the English ships in the Countrey, and carrie the English Captaine to Zeland: hauing as they said, that yeere in those parts 23 sayle of well appointed ships, onely to ouerthrow all the English, all which were to meet in Scotland outward bound. After the surprising of the said English Vice-admirall, all the rest of the English ships being dispersed farre asunder, could not ioyne together, being in all places hindred by the Flemmings: and by that meanes the English Voyage vtterly ouerthrowne, to the extraordinary great losse and charge of the Companie, the most part of their ships returning home without any goods.
[1358]Op de kantteekening door Purchas „Cunningham” genoemd.[1359]„Abraham Leuerstick”, elders (Muller, Mare Clausum. p. 376) „abraham dirksen, general des Flamends” genoemd, heette Abraham Dirksz. Leverstein, en was de zoon van den oprichter der kleine N. C.[1360]Deze, elders eenvoudig „guilliaume millworth” genaamd, was schipper van het schip de Engel, varende voor de kamer der N. C. te Hoorn. (Muller, Mare Clausum. p. 376.) Waarschijnlijk heette hij Willem Jansz. Molenwerff, en was zoon of broeder van Jan Jansz. Molenwerff, den energieken bewindhebber van de kamer der N. C. te Hoorn. (Zie hiervóorp. 178,181.)
[1358]Op de kantteekening door Purchas „Cunningham” genoemd.
[1359]„Abraham Leuerstick”, elders (Muller, Mare Clausum. p. 376) „abraham dirksen, general des Flamends” genoemd, heette Abraham Dirksz. Leverstein, en was de zoon van den oprichter der kleine N. C.
[1360]Deze, elders eenvoudig „guilliaume millworth” genaamd, was schipper van het schip de Engel, varende voor de kamer der N. C. te Hoorn. (Muller, Mare Clausum. p. 376.) Waarschijnlijk heette hij Willem Jansz. Molenwerff, en was zoon of broeder van Jan Jansz. Molenwerff, den energieken bewindhebber van de kamer der N. C. te Hoorn. (Zie hiervóorp. 178,181.)
The next yeere 1619 the said Muscouia and East India Companies set out nine ships, and two Pinnasses, vnder the command of the said Captaine Edge, in which yeere, diuers Hollanders being in the Northermost Harbour in the Countrey, employing great quantitie of Boats in chasing the Whale there, off into the Sea, put them by their vsuall course, so that the Companies ships, being fiue of the nine, in the two Northermost Harbours, were disappointed of their Voyage in those Harbours; and thinking to better it in the other Harbours, the foresaid William Heley sending a Shallop with ten men in her, with Letters to the said Captaine Edge, of their ill successe to the Northwards, the said Shallop was cast away, and all the men lost: and the said Captaine being laden, sent a Pinnasse to the said Heley in August, aduertising him of his departure, thinking all the ships to the Northward had been laden, wishing them to haste home. By meanes of which Shallops casting away, the Voyage was greatly hindred to the Companies exceeding great losse,in that the Hollanders did as then bring ouer great quantitie of Whale oyle, and sold it at vnder rates, so that the Companie was forced to keepe theirs on their hands twelue moneths, and sell it afterwards at a very small price[1361],and lost one ship in her returne homewards neere Yarmouth: which did so much dishearten the said Companie, that they dissolued againe, and thought verily to haue aduentured no more thither (their successe those two yeeres past, in which the East India Companie ioyned with them was so bad, that any that would buy their prouision might enioy the benefit of the Trade there.) At which time, the worthie and famous Merchants Aduenturers; namely, Ralph Freeman, Beniamin Deicrowe, George Strowd, with Captaine Thomas Edge, all brethren of the Moscouia Companie, pitying the down-fall of so worthie a Trafficke, in which yeerely so many poore Land-men receiued great comfort, and breeding of Mariners, at their owne charge compounded with the said Companie, and tooke that Trade into their hands. In which yeere 1620 they set out seuen sayle of ships, vnder the command of William Goodlad, and the said William Heley; in which said yeere, by reason of great store of Flemmings and Danes in the foresaid Northermost Harbours, their ships had ill successe to the Northwards, and were forced to passe from Harbour to Harbour to seeke to make a Voyage, but could not, and so returned home halfe laden, with seuen hundred tunnes of Oyle.