Background - continued
7/3/1671 At dawn we were astonished to see on the far side of the bay a fine ‘spiegelschip*’ wearing a French flag at her topmast ... On the arrival of the flute Sparendam, in which came the Upper-Merchant Robert Padtbrugge, it had been thought fit to allow the same to fly the flag* on the mainmast, and that now with the arrival of the four return-ships with the Skipper Coopman in command he also had a flag at the main topmast ... contrary to all naval custom ... resolved to let the said Coopman be asked if he had any special commission, and if not he was to strike his flag ... came the shallop* of the said French ship named the Maria ... with officials to salute the Hon. Commandeur in the name of Monsr. de Mondavergne, ex-Viceroy of Madagascar, requesting that H.E. might be allowed to remain here for some days in order somewhat to refresh, which was politely accorded ...
9/3 ... tacking into the bay .. the flute Spanbroeck, left Ceylon January 14 ...
10/3 ... from the flute* Sparendam 25 soldiers [taken ashore], this chiefly at the request of the Merchant* Padtbrugge, in that these men were suspected by him in matters of consequence ...
[Then see in item 26]
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