L'iïert V.-yiule Ruiter l'OW (1 i;t'VM
OeW in \'.i;:\\ KDKUXAMDT.
In 1607 stichtte de Virginia Company of London de
kolonie Virginia met als hoofdvestiging Jamestown.
In zijn Generall History of Virginia (1624) merkte John
Smith bij zijn overzicht van wederwaardigheden van
de kolonie in 1619 op: 'About the last of August came
in a Dutch man of warre that sold us twenty Negars.'1
Deze gebeurtenis wordt door twee andere bronnen
gestaafd. Zo schreef John Pory, secretaris van de
kolonie, op 30 september aan sir Dudley Carlton, de
Engelse gezant in Den Haag:
Having mett with so fitt a messenger as this man
of warre of Flushing, I could not but imparte
with your lordship these poore fruites of our
labours here The occasion of this ship's com
ing hither was an accidental consortship in the
West Indies with the Tre[a]surer, an English man
of warre also, licensed by a Commission from the
Duke of Savoye to take Spaniards as lawfull prize.
This ship, the Treasurer, wente out of England
in Aprill was twelve moneth, about a moneth, I
thinke, before any peace was concluded between
the king of Spaine and that prince. Hither shee
came to Captaine Argall, then governour of this
Colony, being parte-owner of her. Hee more for
love of gaine, the root of all evill, then for any
true love he bore to this Plantation, victualled and
manned her anewe, and sent her with the same
Commission to raunge the Indies.2
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