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1646. 1Resolutions of States General. 1646. (S.G. 3228)Lunae 12th i»iarch 1646.Read a petition presented to their Ho.Mo. in na:ne of MrGeorge Firch,Councillor of the Duke of Courland, complainingof the seizure by the WIC. through the Admiralty Amsterdamof the ship Fortuyn. Referred to Admiralty.Martis 6th February 1646.-About the English Guinea Co. and St Thome, and the outstandingdebts claimed by it there.-23rd March 1646.-Remonstrance re same,on behaldl of Duke of Courland, referredto WIC-9th April 1646.-Read reply from WIC. (copy in S.G.5774)- in -which they justifyseizure of Fortuyn as trading on Coast of Africa in breachof Charter and Placades.- Referred to representative of Dukeof Courland.-18th April 1646.-Further remonstrance re ship Fortuyn in name of Duke of Courland,to Ho.Mo. read.- (Many more minutes on same subject).Mercury, 23rd May 1646.Received a letter from the Directors of the WIC.at the Chamiber in Zee land, -written at Midcelburoh the 18th instant forthe next Assembly of the XIX, with the roints of Convocation(Beschrijvinge); with communication from the Chamber of AmsterdamTeleckt(?) in 1 s-Gravenhage towards 4th June. Requestingtheir Ho.Mo. to appoint deputies. -Decided to hold over Commissionfor Assembly Deputies t i l l Assembly of XIX had arrived.(S.G. 5774). Above letter in original with the Points (18),including the following: R J P B O Q E D A ^ > ^6.The embers are requested to make disclosure and explainwhat has been equipped and sent, since the last Assembly, toGUINEA, St Thome and Loanda, and those failing are most seriouslyrecom ended to fi fulfil their turn, so that the tradedid not come to fall to
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