An impartial vindication of the English East-India-Company from the unjust and slanderous imputations cast upon them in a treatise intituled, A justification of the directors of the Netherlands East-India-company, as it was delivered over unto the high and mighty lords the States General of the United Provinces / translated out of Dutch, and feigned to be printed at London, in the year 1687 ; but supposed to be printed at Amsterdam, as well in English as in French and Dutch.

The First Paper of Business which the afore∣said English Commissioners Received from the said Dutch Commissioners Instructors; which was Translated into English in the fol∣lowing words, Viz.

To the Honourable Seigniours, Sir Joseph Ashe Bar∣ronet, Governour of the English East-India Com∣pany; Sir Josia Child Baronet, Deputy-Gover∣nour; Sir Benjamin Bathurst, and Sir Jeremy Sambrooke, Knights; all Deputies of the said Company for Bantam Affairs.

WHereas the Directors of the Dutch East-India-Company, do desire nothing more earnestly than a good Intelligence between them, and the Royal East-India-Company of this Kingdom: They also de∣sire nothing more earnestly, than to see an end of the differences which would trouble that Intelligence, in case it was not from both sides endeavoured with all imaginable care to suppress, in the very beginning, the seeds of a quarrel, of which the progress (though short) should be able to produce an Evil, which after having taken root, it would not be easie to dissipate.

Now forasmuch as the Late King of Great Britain, of Glorious Memory, and my Lords the States Gene∣ral of the Ʋnited Provinces, being desirous to provide the differences that should arise between both Compa∣nies should have no bad consequences, have thought fit to Order the Remedy, contained in the Treaty of the Year, 1674-75. Upon which ground the under-written Deputies of the said East-India-Company of the said Provinces, desiring that the differences about Bantam

should be determined: They do desire your Lord∣ships to concurr with them, and proceed upon that Foundation; and to deliver to them a Copy of all the pretensions of the English Company touching the Ban∣tam Affairs; and also of the justificative Proofs and Deeds upon which they pretend to ground their said pretensions. The under-written Deputies being re∣solved to pursue all the Forms required by Equity and natural Right. And because they have been in∣formed, that in the Conference of Munday last, there were some mistakes; they have thought fit to express their mind by Writing, and to desire your Honours to give Answer in the same manner.

Dated at Westminster 27 May, 1685.

Signed,

• G. Hooft
• Jacob Van Hoorne.
• S. Ʋ. Blocquery.
• A. Paets.