Background - continued
14/5/1685 [Jamby, Beurs, St Maartinsdijk given their despatches]
15/5 ... the Dutch return-ships set sail ...
17/5 ... arrived at anchor in the roads ... the ship Voorschoten...
31/5 ... two French ships reached this bay by tacking, taking the utmost pains to reach the proper roads ...
1/6 ... were the two French Royal warships L'Auseau ... and Lamaligne ... carrying H.E. the Heer de Chaumont, Ambassador of His Most Christian Majesty to the King of Chiam ... and this morning H.E. van Reede was visited by the Chevaliers de Fourbin, Grammaison and Dufay ...
2/6 This morning 3 French noblemen were given leave at their request to amuse themselves by hunting ...
3/6 Westerly wind with fine and pleasant weather which tempted the Ambassador to take his pleasure incognito in the Hon. Company's Garden ...
4/6 Weather and wind as before, which again induced the Ambassador to visit the Hon. Company's Garden in the afternoon, where by chance H.E. van Reede, accompanied by the Hon. Saint Martyn, met him ...
[It is noticeable that there is no mention of the Jesuits, still less of their being granted the use of the Garden-pavilion, although van der Stel was fully covered by the presence and approval of the super-Commissioner van Reede]
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