A true relation of the vniust, cruell, and barbarous proceedings against the English at Amboyna in the East-Indies, by the Neatherlandish gouernour and councel there : Also the copie of a pamphlet, set forth first in Dutch and then in English, by some Neatherlander; falsly entituled, A true declaration of the newes that came out of the East-Indies, with the pinace called the Hare, which arriued at Texel in Iune, 1624. Together with an answer to the same pamphlet. By the English East-India companie. Published by authoritie.

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Skinner, John, Sir, active 1604.

Contributor:

Digges, Dudley, Sir, 1583-1639.

Wing, John, of Flushing, Zealand

East India Company

Series:

Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 781:8.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie.

Ambon (Indonesia)--History--Massacre, 1624--Early works to 1800.

Local Subjects:

Ambon (Indonesia)--History--Massacre, 1624--Early works to 1800.

Physical Description:

12 unnumbered pages, 30 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 31-38 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 20 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 34 pages : illustrations

35 mm

monochrome

service copy

positive

Other Title:

True relation of the unjust, cruell, and barbarous proceedings against the English at Amboyna in the East-Indies, by the Neatherlandish governour and councel there

True relation of the unjust, cruell, and barbarous proceedings against the English at Amboyna in the East-Indies, by the Neatherlandish governour and councel there.

True declaration of the news that came out of the East-Indies, with the pinace called the Hare, which arriued in Texel, in Iune, 1624.

True declaration of the news that came out of the East-Indies, with the pinace called the Hare, which arrived in Texel, in June, 1624.

Ansvver vnto the Dutch pamphlet, made in defence of the vniust and barbarous proceedings against the English at Amboyna in the East-Indies, by the Hollanders there.

Answer unto the Dutch pamphlet, made in defence of the unjust and barbarous proceedings against the English at Amboyna in the East-Indies, by the Hollanders there.

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by H. Lownes for Nathanael Newberry, 1624.

Notes:

Sometimes attributed to Dudley Digges, but the first and possibly the third parts were written by Sir John Skinner (STC).

The second part, of which no separate published version is known to survive, was translated by John Wing (STC).

Title page in red and black.

Leaf A2 is a cancel; A2v line 3 has "onely offering to the Manes". Variant: A2 is the cancellandum, with A2v line 3 "only sacrificing to the Manes".

Leaf E3 is cancelled by a bifolium in all known copies. The first leaf has a list of the Portuguese and Japanese men executed; the second leaf has an illustration of six men and is occasionally bound as a frontispiece.

"A true declaration of the news that came out of the East-Indies, with the pinace called the Hare, which arriued in Texel, in Iune, 1624" and "The ansvver vnto the Dutch pamphlet, made in defence of the vniust and barbarous proceedings against the English at Amboyna in the East-Indies, by the Hollanders there" each has separate dated title page and pagination; register is continuous.

The first leaf is blank.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1959. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640; 781:8). s1959 miun a

Cited in:

STC (2nd ed.) 7451.

OCLC:

187585813