Tosbrreen, to extract the points ot handed to us on the day before by Secretary Kooke. We have since addressed •' ; ^jjg ^^\^ Secretary and complained -J ^ o of nothing of the contents thereof, consisting o ,„.„,. fn.mTnd'^to 'J^poH we also especially demanded that we should but retorts in place of satisfaction ; janM?;, 1682^ " receive an answer in the name of his Majesty, to whom we submited our m'S".'' 'i632?^°"" proposals, or that at least it might be expressly stated who those were who gave

the answer, and that it might be signed by him as Principal Secretary of State. He evinced much scruple therein, not daring to take back with him the said writing to submit it to the Lords Commissioners, but requested us to speak to the Lord High Treasurer about it, as we

have done. His Lordship told us that the writing was no answer, but only the first reply, in order thence to come into further conference ; all which tends to the agitation of the Amboina

question. Your High Mightinesses know how ill instructed we are on that subject; we therefore request again, most humbly, that, pursuant to our previous despatches, we receive by the first opportunity further order on this subject. We particularly complained to the said Lord High Treasurer of the unreasonable and unheard of proceeding adopted towards the ship the Ecndracht, which arrived from New Netherland, and have finally so far influenced his Lordship that he promised us to give orders for the release of the aforesaid vessel, saving and without prejudice to his Majesty's right.