Thus it is, that the subjects of their Lordships, the States, have, for a long time, traded in the river Manathans, now called Maurice, in the West Indies, having purchased from the native inhabitants and paid for a certain island called also Manathans, where they remain surrounded on all sides by the Natives of the country, and have, from all time, in coming and going, freely enjoyed your Majesty's ports and harbors without any objection. Now it has happened, that a vessel belonging to the West India Company, and coming from the said island, with quite a number of people, their wives and children on board, arrived at Plymouth harbor through stress of weather, where she has been seized with very great inconvenience to the said people. Wherefore, Sire, we most humbly pray your Majesty to be pleased to give order that the ship be released, so that the said people may terminate their voyage.

[Found as an appendix to the despatch of Mess" Joachimi and Brasser, received 11"" June, 1633.]

HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : L 57

Answer to the Remonstrance of the Dutch Ambassadors. [ From the MS. in the Royal Archives at the Hague ; File entitled, Sn^jeland. 1682. ]

Answer to Remonstrance presented to the King and the Lords, his the Commissioners, by their Lordships the Ambassador and Deputy of the Lords States General of the United Provinces, in April, 1G32.

First: as regards the occasion of this Remonstrance, which is founded on the suspicion of some misunderstanding, it cannot but appear strange to his Majesty who could not imagine, by any indication, except by this Remonstrance, that there had been evil designed attempts made with a view to disunion, nor that offence had been taken to the respect shown by the said Lords the States to other princes.