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Vertoogh Van Nieu Nederland [by A. Van Der Donck?] and Breeden Raedt Aende Vereenichde Nederlandsche Provintien [by C. Melyn?]. Tr. by H.c.
Vertoogh Van Nieu Nederland and Breeden Raedt Aende Vereenichde Nederlandsche Provintien Tr by Hc - by A. Van Der Donck? - by C. Melyn? Author:Adriaen van der Donck Title: Vertoogh Van Nieu Nederland [by A. Van Der Donck?] and Breeden Raedt Aende Vereenichde Nederlandsche Provintien [by C. Melyn?]. Tr. by H.c. Murphy General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1854 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing t... more »ext. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: BROAD ADVICE, DIALOGUE ABOUT THE TRADE OF THE WEST INDIA COMPANY, ETC. BETWEEN A. -- Alfonso, a Portuguese Soldier, serving the Company in Brazil. B. -- Bouwen Krynssen, Skipper. C. -- Charles, a Siudent from Sweden. D. -- Domingo, a Spanish Barber. E. -- Stephen De Chefne, a French Merchant. F. -- Faust, a Neapolitan. G. -- Govert, a poor English Nobleman. H. -- Hans Christopher, a High-Dutch Gentleman. J. -- -Jinx Hans Van Schoonen, Boatswain. K. KONRAD POPOLSKI. B. Well, comrades, though I am the last to come aboard, I am bold to be the first to ask how will we pass away the time on the way, while we are thus in a ship ? is it by playing cards ? A. Although I speak bad Dutch, yet, as we are strangers, let us hear the news from one another. C. There I am also elogieert. Is that good Hol- landish, shipmate? D. That does very well. Yo non jmtdo metis, ha, ha, he ! E. Man Dieu ! Here people are brought together to talk. We shall interpret each other. F. Bon jorno Stgnoresi, par il amor di dios, that will be a ridiculous talk. G. Wait a little. I will come by and by, as soon as my knapsack is off. H. Why the devil don't these ragamuffins let me rest? J. I have conversed with Hollanders so long, that they will talk much before it will trouble me. K. It is good to drive away melancholy. B. It cannot fail of our having some news, when we come together from such foreign quarters. But you, Senor Alfonso, what brings you from Bra...« less