[1663]
Franco-Danish alliance. English alliance with Portugal against Spain.
Background - from official documents in the archives
4/2 ... [Marsseveen arrived] news of peace with the Kings of France and England, but nothing as regards Portugal ...
28/6 ... [Outworks of Fort* to be extended] towards the shore ... including especially a new Hospital* [work started 7/11]
26/8 ... anchored before the fort ... the ship Alphen ... left April 16 ... with 207 souls ... also the Hon. Pieter van Hoorn with his family ... had lost 8 persons ... fully 80 sick of scurvy ... [later] the Sparendam, in which came out the Hon Pieter Anthonisz. Overtwater ... 184 men ... the yacht Elpendam ... 54 sailors ...
27/8 ... came the yacht 's Lantsmeer ... 53 sailors ...
28/8 ... came ashore the Hon Serjeant Majoor Sloot with his family [from] the ship Amerongen ... [later] the yacht* Purmerlant ... 51 sailors ... Meerman... 156 men ... in her also the Preacher Petrus Cassier ...
31/8 ... The aforesaid gentlemen ... rode out to visit the Company's lands, the large corngranary, the bosheuvel, and the new house standing in part of the orchard [Rondebosch]
6/9 ... towards noon all three [yachts] reached the open sea ...
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