Tyranny of the Dutch against the English wherein is exactly declared the (almost unvaluable) loss which the commonwealth of England hath sustained by their usurpation : and likewise the sufferings and losses of Abraham Woofe, then factor at Lantore, and others in the island of Banda / formerly collected in loose sheets by Mr. Woofe himself ; and now illustrated and extracted out of his papers by John Quarles.

An Account of the severall Particulars of Goods, Wares, and Moni•…•…s, which Abraham Woofe of London, Factor, did lose upon the Island of Lantore, one of the Ban da Islands; in the year, 1620. being surpri∣zed by the Hollander, and by them inhuman∣ly dispossessed of his estate, and most bar∣barously used in his person, viz.

	Rs.	l.	s.
INprimis, 1. Suckle of Nutmegs, weigh∣ing 120. l. wait, cost in Spanish Money 2. Royalls of 8.	02	00	08
Item, 4. Suckles of Mace, weighing∣•…•…80. l. cost	80	16	00
Item, 20. large Serasses, cost 4. Roy∣als, 8. per piece.	80	16	00
Item, 10. pieces of Surrat, strip'd stuffe, cost 4. Rs. 8. per piece,	40	08	00
Item, 10. pieces of Ditto Stuffs, at 3. R. per piece.	30	06	00
Item, 20. pieces of Cane-cores, at 2. 〈…〉〈…〉.	40	08	00

Item, 14. pieces of Blue Baftoes at 2. Royals of 8. per piece.	28	05	12
Item, 12. pieces of broad white Baf∣toes, at 5. Rs. of 8. per piece.	60	12	00
Item, 6. Bolts of Taffaties, at 4. Rs. of 8. per piece,	24	04	16
Item, 4. Bolts of China Damask, at 6. Rs. of 8. per piece,	24	04	16
Item, 8. Bolts of Sattin, at 6. Rs. of 8. per piece,	48	09	12
Item, 40. pieces of Pantadoe, at 3. Rs. of 8. per piece,	20	04	00
Item, 3. Elephants teeth, at 6. Rs. of 8. per piece,	18	03	12
Item, 200. Pantanes of Rice, at 50. Rs. of 8. altogether,	50	10	00
Item, 300. Lockeers of Sagooe, at 80 Rs. of 8. altogether;	80	16	00
Item, 200. pound of Cotton Yarn, at 50. Rs. of 8. altogether,	50	10	00
Item, 40. pound of coloured Silk, at 3. Rs. of 8. per pound,	140	28	00
Item, severall other China Commodi∣ties, all at 60. Rs. of 8.	60	12	00
	869	174	16
Sum of Rialls of 8. born over,	814	174	1•…•…

Brought over from folio(1) the sum of Rialls,	874	174	16
Item, 1•…•…. Cassawarwick green eye Spells, all at Rs. of 8.	003	000	12
Item, 2. dozen and a half of long Arrow Birds; at 30. Rs. of 8. alto∣gether,	030	006	00
Item, 30. dozen of small Arrow Birds, at 40. Rs. of 8. altogether,	040	008	00
Item, taken violently in mony 400 Rs. of 8.	400	008	00
Item, Ap parel, Books, and other necessaries of mine which they like∣wise took violently, 100. Rs. of 8.	100	020	00
Sum total in Rs. of 8. is,	1447	289	08
Item, 12. Iarrs of Rack, at 4. Rs. of 8. each Iarre,	048	009	12
Principle,	1495	299	00
For Premio of 1495. Rs. of 8. after the usance rate of delivering them in the Indies, which is at least 3. for 1. amounteth to	2990	598	00
Principle & Premio	4485	897	00
For simple Interest of 897. l. being 31. years, since the losse of my Prin∣ciple at the rate of 8. per cent. per annum, amounts to,	000	2224	05
Principle, Premio, & Interest,	000	3121	05

Part of this Mr. Woof lost when he was ta∣ken

in the Island of Lantore by the Dutch, and the other part when he was taken buying of Cloves in Mockan, where he was put in the Stocks, and committed afterwards prisoner in the Castle.