ABSTRACT
Thishigh-handedactiongaverisetostrongprotests andactivenegotiationsduringthefollowingwinter;butas noredresswasobtained,theDutchseemtohavedecided tomakereprisalsintheseasonofI6I8.TheNoordsche CompanysentforthnolessthannineteenshipstoJan Mayen,andtwenty-threetoSpitsbergen,whilsttheMuscovyCompany'sfleetonlyconsistedofthirteenshipsand twopinnaces.\Vhathappenedisdescribedinthefollowing
