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A Journey/rowz Norwich to Colen,
largest of the three noble gilded Balls at Morocco are inferiour to this.
Bur I will say nothing more of this great building, the Stadthuis, smce
there is a peculiar delcription of it in Folio, with Cuts and Figures of
the moil remarkable Curioslties in it. The Exchange is fair and large,
and above it are Shops: it is very well frequented, and he that comes
after twelve payeth six {fivers. • ■
Divers of their Churches are fair : In the new Church, the partition
with Ballisters of Brass, and the carved Pulpit, are noble. In the old
Church the Tomb of Nan Hitlfle and Heemskerk are remarkable.
Heemskerk did his Country great Services in their first attempts upon
Lidia : for the King of Spain, having confiscated some of the Hollan-
ders Ships, who traded to his Dominions, which were then the Staple
for the India Trade, It was resolved by the permission of Prince Mau-
rice and the States, to set out a Fleet of eight Ships for the Indies; four
of which were to pass by the way of the Atlantick Ocean,and the Cape
of Good-hope: And the other four were to search a passage towards the
Kingdoms of Cathay and China by the North-east, whereby the passage
also into those parts might be expected much ssrorter than that which
was known to the Spaniards.
To this intent these four last vesiels sailed out of the Lexel. Tune 5.
15-94. and returned in September, not being able to proceed by reason
of the Ice. But upon the relation of the Voyage by William Barenfon,
there were two other Expeditions afterwards to Nova ‘Zemlla ; in the
last of which they wintered there, and Barenfon lost his life. Heems-
kerk was the chief of the twelve which returned from that cold habita-
tion, where none but Bears and Foxes could well endure the Winter,
where he had been twice, and afterwards made two rich Voyages into
India. Upon whose happy returns the Holland Eafl India Company
was first establistied, and a prohibiten m. de for any other of that Coun-
try to trade thither for the space of One and twenty years.
But to proceed to other publick Buildings in this City. The Idch-
thuis or Rafpelhuis, or House of Correction for debauched young men,
such as are incorrigible and disobedient to Parents or Laws, hath at the
entrance os the Gate two Lions bridled, a proper Emblem, with this
Inscription, Eirtutis efl domare cjuce cunlh pavent. This w7as formerly
a Monastery belonging to the Nuns of the Order of St. Clare, and con-
verted to this use 1 595-. They who are put in, are forced to w ork and
gain their Bread with hard labour. I saw those who rasped Brazil,
having a certain task set them every day, wrork so hard, that being
naked and in a sweat, and the du st of the Brazil wo'd ssying upon
them, they were all over painted of a beautiful red colour. Which odd
sight made me call to mind the Fancy os my Lady Marchioness of
Newcastle, of a Nation wherein the People were of Orange-tawny co-
lour, and .the King of Purple.
They told us that some that wTere committed to their charge, and
not to be brought to wTork by blows, they placed in a large Cistern,
and let the water in upon them, placing only a Pump by them for their
relief, whereby they are forced to labour for their lives, and to free
themselves from drowning. One w e saw put into a narrow Dungeon?
and kept from meat. Some are put into this House for a longer time?
some for a shorter. It hath been a punishment for such as have drawn
their Daggers, or offered to stab any one. And some Citizens, though
O able
A Journey/rowz Norwich to Colen,
largest of the three noble gilded Balls at Morocco are inferiour to this.
Bur I will say nothing more of this great building, the Stadthuis, smce
there is a peculiar delcription of it in Folio, with Cuts and Figures of
the moil remarkable Curioslties in it. The Exchange is fair and large,
and above it are Shops: it is very well frequented, and he that comes
after twelve payeth six {fivers. • ■
Divers of their Churches are fair : In the new Church, the partition
with Ballisters of Brass, and the carved Pulpit, are noble. In the old
Church the Tomb of Nan Hitlfle and Heemskerk are remarkable.
Heemskerk did his Country great Services in their first attempts upon
Lidia : for the King of Spain, having confiscated some of the Hollan-
ders Ships, who traded to his Dominions, which were then the Staple
for the India Trade, It was resolved by the permission of Prince Mau-
rice and the States, to set out a Fleet of eight Ships for the Indies; four
of which were to pass by the way of the Atlantick Ocean,and the Cape
of Good-hope: And the other four were to search a passage towards the
Kingdoms of Cathay and China by the North-east, whereby the passage
also into those parts might be expected much ssrorter than that which
was known to the Spaniards.
To this intent these four last vesiels sailed out of the Lexel. Tune 5.
15-94. and returned in September, not being able to proceed by reason
of the Ice. But upon the relation of the Voyage by William Barenfon,
there were two other Expeditions afterwards to Nova ‘Zemlla ; in the
last of which they wintered there, and Barenfon lost his life. Heems-
kerk was the chief of the twelve which returned from that cold habita-
tion, where none but Bears and Foxes could well endure the Winter,
where he had been twice, and afterwards made two rich Voyages into
India. Upon whose happy returns the Holland Eafl India Company
was first establistied, and a prohibiten m. de for any other of that Coun-
try to trade thither for the space of One and twenty years.
But to proceed to other publick Buildings in this City. The Idch-
thuis or Rafpelhuis, or House of Correction for debauched young men,
such as are incorrigible and disobedient to Parents or Laws, hath at the
entrance os the Gate two Lions bridled, a proper Emblem, with this
Inscription, Eirtutis efl domare cjuce cunlh pavent. This w7as formerly
a Monastery belonging to the Nuns of the Order of St. Clare, and con-
verted to this use 1 595-. They who are put in, are forced to w ork and
gain their Bread with hard labour. I saw those who rasped Brazil,
having a certain task set them every day, wrork so hard, that being
naked and in a sweat, and the du st of the Brazil wo'd ssying upon
them, they were all over painted of a beautiful red colour. Which odd
sight made me call to mind the Fancy os my Lady Marchioness of
Newcastle, of a Nation wherein the People were of Orange-tawny co-
lour, and .the King of Purple.
They told us that some that wTere committed to their charge, and
not to be brought to wTork by blows, they placed in a large Cistern,
and let the water in upon them, placing only a Pump by them for their
relief, whereby they are forced to labour for their lives, and to free
themselves from drowning. One w e saw put into a narrow Dungeon?
and kept from meat. Some are put into this House for a longer time?
some for a shorter. It hath been a punishment for such as have drawn
their Daggers, or offered to stab any one. And some Citizens, though
O able