Fraud and oppression detected and arraigned. Or An appeal to the Parliament of England in a short narative and deduction of severall actions at law depending in the ordinary courts of justice in Holland & Zealand, between diverse subjects of the King of England, and the subjects of the States Generall of the Seven United Provinces. With severall remarkable observations and animadversions thereupon, by the creditors of Sr. William Courten, Sr. Paul Pyndar, Sr. Edward Littleton and Willam [sic] Courten Esquire deceased. Faithfully recollected and digested into a method by G.C. a lover of his countrey. Whereunto are added some necessary advertisements concerning the improvement of navigation and trade.

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Title: Fraud and oppression detected and arraigned. Or An appeal to the Parliament of England in a short narative and deduction of severall actions at law depending in the ordinary courts of justice in Holland & Zealand, between diverse subjects of the King of England, and the subjects of the States Generall of the Seven United Provinces. With severall remarkable observations and animadversions thereupon, by the creditors of Sr. William Courten, Sr. Paul Pyndar, Sr. Edward Littleton and Willam [sic] Courten Esquire deceased. Faithfully recollected and digested into a method by G.C. a lover of his countrey. Whereunto are added some necessary advertisements concerning the improvement of navigation and trade.
Author: Carew, George, Esq.
Publication: [London :: s.n.],; Printed anno Domini 1676.
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Subject terms: Courten, William, -- Sir, 1572-1636 -- Early works to 1800.; Pindar, Paul, -- Sir, 1565 or 6-1650 -- Early works to 1800.; Littleton, Edward Littleton, -- Lord, 1589-1645 -- Early works to 1800.; Courten, William, d. 1655 -- Early works to 1800.; Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie -- Early works to 1800.; Netherlands -- History -- 1648-1714 -- Early works to 1800.
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The Certificate of the Kings Commissioners, concerning the originall words. Poterunt litem inceptam prosequi.

WE under written Commissioners for his Majestie of Great Brittain in the Treaty concluded the fourth of September 1662 at London with the late Embassadors of the States Gene∣rall of the United Provinces of the Netherlands doe hereby Testifie affirme and declare, that the words (Poterunt Litem inceptam prosequi) in the fifteenth Article of the said Treaty relating to the Ships Bona Esperan za et Bona Adventura, was by us meant and intended that Lis begun and now depending at the Hague in a Pollitique way between Sr. George Down∣ing Knight and Barronet his Majesties Envoy extraordinary, and the Deputies of the said States and no other. And that there was no mention ever made of any other Lis begun and depending then that. And as to the construing of the said words to have Reference to any Lis pretended to be now Incepta at Amsterdam before the Eschevens there. Wee the said Com∣missioners do further Testifie and declare, that there was not any mention made during the time of the Treaty of any such Lis incepta at Amsterdam, but indeed the said Embassa∣dors did particularly and earnestly presse that the business as to those two Ships might have been left to the ordinary Course of Iustice in Amsterdam, which was absolutely refused by us the said Commissioners in the name and by order of his said Majestie, and by his said Majestie himself (as he declared in Council) in Conference with the said Embassadors, and that with this Declaration, that this businesse should not be removed out of the way it was depending upon the severall memorialls & proceedings at the Hague by his Majesties order and direction given in that case to Sr. George Downing which was mutually agreed accordingly. In testi∣mony whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names and affixed our Seales this nine & Twentieth day of May in the fifteenth Year of the Raign of our Soveraign Lord King Charles the Second, Anno Domini, 1663.

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