Excerpt from Letters and Papers, Vol. 3: Relating to the First Dutch War, 1652 1654
Committee January 2 - Orders of c.o.s. Resolutions of the states-general January 21. - Edmond Courties to Robert Coytmor January 21. - Petition of Jeffery Dare to c.o.s. Remonstrance of Jeffery Dare January 21 - News from Amsterdam January 22. - Ord_ers by the Admiralty Committee January 22. - Peter Pett to the Admiralty Committee January 24. -orders of C. January 24. - Orders of the Admiralty committee January 25. - Orders of C. O. S.
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