[1659]
Commonwealth in England. Dutch war with Portugal continues. November 7 peace between France and Spain.
Background - from official documents in the archives
2/2 ... Today, praise be to God, wine was pressed for the first time from the Cape grapes....
8/3 ... the Princes Royael came into the bay....
16/3 [arrived] Arnhem, sailed on October 22 last from the Vlie with the Princes Royael etc. with 347 paid men ... 11 persons died or lost ... a large number ... are lying sick of the scurvy....
20/3 ... the Princes Royael set sail....
21/3 [two flutes* arrived] ... Ulisses ... left Texel alone on December 3 last ... Loenen ... had left on October 22....
22/3 [arrived] ... the ship Hector ... had left Goeree on December 6 last ... Today also arrived the Hon. van Almonde in the Paerl with the flutes Cortenhoff and Zuylen [all having sailed from Vlie October 22]
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