East Indies: November 1603 | British History Online

Calendar of State Papers Colonial, East Indies, China and Japan, Volume 2, 1513-1616. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1864.

'East Indies: November 1603', in Calendar of State Papers Colonial, East Indies, China and Japan, Volume 2, 1513-1616, (London, 1864) pp. 139. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/colonial/east-indies-china-japan/vol2/p139b [accessed 16 April 2024]

November 1603



Nov. 18. London.	324. Thos. Alabaster to Sec. Cecil Mr. Bramley and Mr. Chambers sent by the East India Company to Court, through a letter from the Lord Treasurer, about liberty for sale of their pepper, which it seemed he would stay, unless they would buy the King's, or it were otherwise sold; the Company will give in their reasons. Intreats his favour towards them; the extreme scarcity of money prevents them buying it. Holland and Zealand are sending forthwith 11 ships all well fitted to the East Indies, pretending to make war there with the Portugals, and they fully expect that by our peace making with Spain, we shall be excluded from traffic that way. [Extract from Domestic Corresp., Jac. I., Vol. IV., No. 86. Cal, p. 54.]