In Bantam the Dutch had made various treaties with the princes.
a.D.i?oi. On the 1 7 th April 1684.*a:contract' Was signed withlthe rSultan of
Bantam. Bantam; by which. it was stipulated, among other articles*! that, the
contract of the 10th July 1659 shbuldbe renewed and (confirmed;. tba$,.the
Sultan should give no kind of assistance to. the , enemies, of,'the Dutch,
and undertake nothing hostile against their allies, particularly the Susunan
and the prince of Cheribon; that the Tang’ran river, from its.maiith to fts
origin, and from thence aline.drawn frqm south-untU, it meets the „South,
Sea, should be the boundaries fixed upon between the Dutch, jurisdiction and
the Bantam country, it being understood that the whole ^f^the. Tdng'ran
or Untong Jdma river, with its mouths, should be the property of the
Dutch,. together with six hundred, rods, of land tcr%jT northward; from
fort Babdkan to the sea, with liberty to. erectjKsuqh pdggars, or -forts,,
on the-western banks, of-the river, as should be deemed necqssjiry for .-purposes
of safety; the inhabitants of the Bantam side-to be perjnitted:to,fi^h
in the river and to appropriate its waters to purposes of .cultivation^- but np
vessels to be allowed to enter the river from the sea without? Qojnpany^s
passes; that the claims of the Dutch on the government of .Bantam should*
be reduced to twelve thousand rix-dollars, or one-eighth of its, original;
amount; that his highness should give up all claims;? to thefpjipci polity iof
Chenbon; that the fourth article of the ..contract of ■ ?!659’ should rgaroatmipn
force, and consequently that no ground or factory: rent-, shpqid.be jpaid by
the Dutch, but that theSultan should .give as -much, ground' gratis, a§. the
purposes of the factory might require ; that ;hisJ highness sho^d-conclude.
no contracts with other powers contrary to .tbe ipresent ftreaty.
On the same d a y , however, a bond was execqtqd by the Sultan, in favor
pf the Dutch, for the payment of tho expenses incurred in, assisting-his
highness against the rebel Sultan, and his /friend, the British President,
who it is stated in this document would have received the punishment due
to his conduct but for the interference of the Dutch,.. to- whose' prqtec-
tion ,he was indebted for .the moderation with which his, highness had
restricted his punishment to a final removal from Bantam. This obligation
states the Sultan’s debt to be six hundred thousand rix-dollargj which he
promises to pay either in specie■ or pepper, or by remissionof,duties; and
he also grants therein to the Dutch the sole trade in pepper and in
the countries of Bantam, Lampmg, and Sikbar.
On
, ' On the 28th April 1684,'-a--deed * was executed,! by which the Sultan of
Bantam’s debt of 'six* hundredu thousand rix-dollars was remitted, on condition
that the Qorhpany should'enjoy-ithe privileges mentioned in the bond of
■ the-instant ; but'whenever strife "above privileges were violated da the
Sultan Vpatf, thëdïM'tbh held th'emselves'justified in requiring payment, of
th'ë/'debt in rfjûésfibii-'
- On the 15t*h Eêbfuary 1*686; an agreement was entered, into with the
•Sülfan,’dfiviBan’tam, by which, among other stipulations,'the Dutch engaged
foot assist the Sultan against bis rebellious subjects, with men, ammuridwi;
and vessels, -on condition that he would pay the expense ; it,being stipulated
'that they1 should notlbaW their factory during the might; that they should
not'be permitted to walk -outside ther town' without- the Sultan’s and the
’Be'sidentVji’epmisgion ^ that'they should not enter theibejusesrof the. natives;
much'less stay>there daring the night; ’that they should not take away any
'articles in the bazars without'duly paying fofi thé 'same ; that they should
riot-enter any gardens or premises- without permission from the proprietors ;
that'-tligy''Shotiid1'nbt'''enter'any «temples without previous leave; thatihey
shouldSndt'detain any. females in their houses, nor stop'them, in the'streets;
on -'meeting]tJ[ejSultan in the streets, .that they should'skew his’highness the
hccustomédkonours; that theyshould not stop whenever the Sultan or Sultana
bathed in <the> river,. but pass without looking at their highnesses ; that they
should not'interfere with the disputes and judicial proceedings of "the natives.
By the eighteenth article it yas mutually agreed, that offenders, of
ëîtlier party,-should be punished according to their respective laws, and
each by his own nation-;- and'that the whole of the black and white pepper
^produced at Bantam should be sold to the Dutch at a fixed price. ,
On the 4th December 1687, on the occasion of the accession to the
throne of a new Sultan, of Bantam, an act of renovation of all former treaties
was passed; together with a renewal of the bond for six hrindred thou-,
sand dollars, and of thé deed remitting the same, on condition that the
privileges heretofore specified were granted to the Dutch at Bantam,
• On the 3d March I691, p i occasion of the elevation to the throne of
another Sultan, an act of renewal was passed of the contracts concluded
at different periods between the Dutch and the Sultans of Bantam.
V Ön thè. 6th January 1681 an agreement was signed with the three chiefs
of Chéribon, setting forth the gratitude of those princes for the signal services
Kerta Sura.
A. J. 1627.
A.D. fpM
Chéribon«