MaStârein.
AJ. 1541.
Sultan Agung,
AJ). 1619.
Ttiban; and, in 1609; they left ah ^ agent at Grésiks A second trèaty
was now entered into with the Mh^ of Bantam, in which' th!e ^fate’s^General
stipulated to: assist him against foreign invaders, particula:r]y'%atiiards
and Portuguese; and the king- «a® hisdsi$ebagreed“ to -m^êboyer-tq the
Dutch a good and strong fort, a triad's, .and.security ifor itiiejr persons
and property, without any duties' or taxes, and to- alï'ow-'Qö^ther
European nation to trade or,residedd hisifemtdries,. .-DChe- Dutch ©bS&iWng
the serious differences-which*bpeurred.- aidong the ihiefs^ of Bantam during
tiie minority of J?hè sovereign, made overtures; in thé1 ‘same - year,—to fthe
pririce-of Jdkatra, dnchrdmdv-ed*tthtbat. province soon-after.
In 161#, a convention was ,entered into between7- tbrenuan’d theprince of
Jdkatra, by ^whie^atJfeee tfadd was allowed to *thempit%^^w|l^f.fe
eligible place to reside at; both partieshcontractihg to. assist^feateh7 ether
in war on the territory of -Jdkatra. ,-lt was moreover-stipulated, tbatlaM
goods should pay duty, 'exeèpt such -aS^-werd-imported jmcDutCb^gfeips,
or Ghinesfe junks; and that the prince> ^should. prohibifrthe.Span'iards^hd
, Portuguese’ froctntrading with his, dominions.
'Onthei I9th January, l 6 l'9^a further treatyiWas-made with th^4,me
prince, • confirming the: former contracts, and stipülatiftg:titïi«t, fthè- jfort
should remain in-its present state until'the amvafofi thé CEoéerflbr'-Genéral,
and that the English-should’ be' oblig'éd: to-? b'uild 'thciih.!factbfy,,^nd^thê
other nations their Houses,'at a Certain disgaf^é^^m’i-'th'ê^fdït -$■ but^ bn
the 1st of February following, in^consequen^^ o/^ ^ e^siicResstlThfidt.bp
English, who had espoused the caUsöLctfu-the'nafivë <mëf§p wë'Jihd 'ai'eön^
vehtion entered into by the prince o f Jd7i?afra,-i4iie tonima'ndin§Jt)fflcer 'of
the English, and the commandants bf the Dutch fort,1 ^ y 7 which the jatter
promised to deliver over the fort to the' English/ and;thè" trêasiirb^nier-
chandize, &c.'to thg_prince; the English .agreeing {o fu ^ ^ t ii fe , Dutch
garrison'with a ship and a safe Conduct'for six^hjbfltKsi'/ "
On the 1 1 th March, a contract was: entered into. betwéen -thé kingof
Bantam and the commissioners of the Dutch Company,' still in -the1' foft of
Jdkatra, whereby the former promised to protecti 'the Dutch agafnsf all
hostile attempts, and to permit the re-establishment of a free trade on''its
fotnier footing. -Die Dutch,, on their part,"agreed-tb keep the' fort in
good order, and'to abandon the same on the^arriVal bf their shipsjwhen
tiiey Woüld also deliver to thé king’- {'i®.'return for £hè prötéctibii .hé
afforded
afforded ' thêm^ppé-lburth | property, and one-half o|
the., ojdnâncef 1&C4. 0 !
InÆbfiièquenç'e, iiiMevjpjcofothe arrival jfijfeinforcem&T^^om [Europe,
u n d e r 'Koen, and' o$ti$e' polibical'd^'dVrStândingl which then' existed-between
thfefVÉ%lis& and Dutch) uati|ss|ltlïéJ Dutch sfilKrriaintained their groUpd?
âhd-in théL.fiio^î@ielg^i^i^âWing/ laid the.' ^pndattQU. oftfpfeièliestar'
bli'shment at. -Tnkafrrjr on * préviôM%..-i%thé;1
years il 1.6,18> i and, 46J-9,7 plijj|defkd^ afid&Iaid? tin; a 50^ t |\b /tb^UT o^Jhp^a,
because the \c|iief oij thatjprpyince had, im the,fo^mêr^,ea#, taken"po|s.esr,
llon-ctÊIHé factory)' made. ipriSorthrs of: tJ^Dùteb;i an (#,serif« them . into. thc^ I
tw®âor,.r.'
Die. Javan:historians c.opàidering,:thej>utchinliheriigbt oftother foreign
nations;'- wh’o were 'in theha&it'ofr tradingiitbrthe séajsalts^tdo.;'riot.furnish
u§ w’ith ^fnyl information coficerhitigi the tfdisppte^wbighytopk place. ..at
Bantam,-.or in the.first instance a.t]Jak'atfa. , r Eve’n'in!thêiW accounts tl|:1pe:
occasibnjof'the. fiigt hostilitiesrwhich itpokj-place (w ithtife, Sultan1.' of - A£atarsTn^;
y ie v^ o iiv è v .M ^ l a notion-- offtwhat is "
P l r first e^blfshmeht d P ^ f iD W È jhan any 'p^dfrsjec'âiculatèidtS^
throw ligHtTbnrthe. history,_of-that. p^Md.U' ‘i, T h ^ befQfé
tèeyf arrived %tcJdkatra, i hadjformèdr an 'a]hapceii^i%^^S^i^.dfiBantam,
ih'ey subsequently treated .with thpiffinglish, and vnth.JPan^an,
but in a ghorEtime.theybifpund •'the way \ torplay^ off a'_fai\Estratagemt,Qtr.th^
latter. In the c&st^placO, when tb ejrwdshgdi- fhé. strengthiand
imQWcm^ÆJdkatra, theydanded ^mdk-mdtas: (ppisyor,; messengers),^
W m S Ê Ê m m Ship disgulsing.himself with ^turbân^and; accompapying:
term, by which tiîéJnati^ês}o^he rj^roipaqdekcq^a^
distinguished). When he had made, his» ohsegyationsm heyhriferedb-hPpP-i
trade, offeringnho^ever-! muchybetteq) fey;ms ' th an fW g j3#Ef;&hd~uiakisgt
more'pjesents th^n were,necessary. A friendship thus,.took place,betw_ee]i
him and the. prince.: when-this, friendship was established,-#;et captain
informed the prince that hispslnp. wanted repair ; and^th^ prince^at^ l^s
request, allowed the ' vessel to:be .brought ;up,theKrixerv-niEherh#>^ captain
knocked,-out the. planks of the,bottom1 and spnk^the^vessehftoiph^hi,^
pretence, for farther delay, and then 'requqst.ed aiye/y small^ieq^qE-^opn^
on which ,he might build a shetj, -tq^torej.,the;-sails and Qthejv®^qper^
while endeavours should be made to raise the^ vpsselj; ^T^isjTeqpest wag
alfp complied, with. The captain then made a wall or mound,of mud,„,sg
you ii. ■ ' m • ' - " " x that
Matârem.
A, J, l-5#Sa _
Sultan AguBg,
Establishment
of’Batavia.