The merchant, or factor, of the ship in this case, is the same person that was factor to the French ship of Caen ; respecting which the Directors of the East India Company several years ago, had trouble. Your High Mightinesses' letter of the xvii March, with the M. Oxensterne's proposal, and the pieces thereunto belonging, and another of the xxi of the aforesaid month, respecting the two Scots skippers, arrived here only on the xvii instant, through want of conveyance from Zealand. Herewith I shall close this, commending myself respectfully to your High Mightinesses, and praying God, High and Mighty Lords, that He may bless your High Mightinesses' Government, more and more.

In London, the xxvii May, 1634. Your High Mightinesses' most humble servant. Received IS"" June, 1634. (signed) Alb. Joachimi. 1634.

Appendix; Received 13. June, 1634. Pro magro Clobery et Alio. 1 November 1633. Andrewe Hume of the precincte of Saincte Catherine, London marriner, aged about 32 1.

yeares, sworne before the Wor" William Sames, Doctor of Lawes, Surrogate to the righte

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Wor" Sir Henry Marten, knight judge of his Majesties highe Court of the Admiralltye. To the first interrye hee sayeth, that the interr'= William Clobery, David Morehead and :

John Delabarr, in the monethes of November and December, Anno domini 1632 iaste paste, did freighte and victual! the interr'* Shippe, called the William of London (vyhereof William Trevore was Master) and did lade diverse goodes abord her, to be transported in the said Shippe to Hutsons baye, adioyninge unto Virginia. W'in his Mnjesties dominions there to be traded w"" and trucked awaye w"" the Natives of those countries for beaver skinnes and other skinnes or furrs; the premisses hee knoweth to be true, being m" mate of the said shippe the saide voyage.