Background - continued
1/6/1679 ... sailed the Hollandsen Thuijn ...
28/7 ... the new Slavehouse* in hand ...
9/10 ... came to these roads ... an English ship ... Caesar, of about 350 lasten* ... sailed on May 31 from England for Bantam ... politely requesting to take in water freely and to buy some refreshing from the burghers, and especially for their sick, [blank] in number, to be allowed to be lodged by one of our burghers ... which was politely granted ...
10/10 ... the English friends this morning brought their sick ashore to the house of a certain burgher ...
12/10 ... the Vrye Zee with our Commandeur-Designate the Hon. SIMON VAN DER STELL ... reached the roads about noon ... since there is no convenient accommodation in the new Castle, he took up his residence in the old Governor's house [installed 14/10]
13/10 ... the Hon. Commandeur ... riding in the afternoon to visit Roustenburgh ...
15/10 ... had arrived during the night ... the yacht* Poleroon ... sailed June 1 from Zeelant ... 4 or 5 days at anchor in Saldania Bay ...
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